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Claudia Landwehr

@clandwehr.bsky.social

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Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy, JGU Mainz

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Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · Mar 29

I have a new paper out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @christopherojeda.bsky.social and Paul Weingärtner. 🎉

Using data from @ess-survey.bsky.social and @gesis-panel.bsky.social, we explore the relationship between depressive symptoms and evaluations of democracy.

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 2h

Seit einiger Zeit sollen einheitliche Muster für #Abschlussberichte DFG-Projekte besser erschließen und so die Verwendung der Gelder und #Forschungsergebnisse transparenter machen. Unsere Informationsseiten dazu bündeln alles Wissenswerte:
https://sohub.io/whrx

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Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 1h

Panel on Empirical Research and Evidence-based Policy Advice
@ipp-jgu.bsky.social

Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 8h

Keynote by Nan Dirk van Graaf.
Check out the full program here:
www.akademie-soziologie.de/die-akademie...

Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 8h

Right now: Gunnar Otte and Natasha Nisic opening this year's congress of the Academy of Sociology @unimainz.bsky.social sponsored by @ipp-jgu.bsky.social
Looking forward to three inspiring days in Mainz!

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Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · 1d

Exciting lineup for our (@powimz.bsky.social) research colloquia—the Forschungswerkstatt and the Democracy Seminar—this coming winter semester! I’m looking forward to welcoming many great guests and hearing from my colleagues.

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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely to talk referendums with the ever-insightful David Runciman. This is part of a series on how to fix democracy's problems - definitely worth a listen if you haven't done so yet!

Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · 3d

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

In today’s episode David talks to @alanrenwick.bsky.social from UCL’s Constitution Unit about the pros & cons of referendums. How can they be used to open up political debate? When does a democratic question need to be put direct to the people?

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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Thomas Saalfeld @thomas-saalfeld.bsky.social · 5d

R. I. P., Claus Offe, one of the great German social scientists of the post-war era. Here is the tribute of the Hertie School Berlin:
www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...

The Hertie School community mourns the passing of Professor Claus Offe

Offe was a distinguished political sociologist and a founding member of the Hertie School.

www.hertie-school.org

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Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 4d

I am saddened to hear that Claus Offe has died.

I have admired his work since I was an undergraduate student and believe few others have influenced my thinking as much as he did.

He was kind, generous and encouraging in person. He will be greatly missed.

Steffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social · 5d

Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben

Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.

www.faz.net

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Steffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social · 5d

Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben

Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.

www.faz.net

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 6d

#ResearchCareers: Just finishing your #PhD and wondering if the DFG’s Walter Benjamin Programme is a #funding option for your next step in academia? Come and find out in our digital info talk on 14 October. No registration, the meeting link will be published here:
➡️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...

Infotafel mit Schriftzug "Walter Benjamin Programme" und Datumsangaben:
14 October
Tuesday
1:30 - 15p.m. CET
in English

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Roland Imhoff @rolandimhoff.bsky.social · 8d

🚨Promotionsstelle "Antisemitismus am Arbeitsplatz" - TVL-13 75%, 4 Jahre 🚨

Bitte gerne eifrig weiterleiten: ab März 2026 (vorbehaltlich finaler BMFTR-Zusage) ist in unserem Team eine Stelle im Projekt von @zakfio.bsky.social zu vergeben. Näheres in der Ausschreibung:
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...

Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (d/w/m; 75% TV-L E13)

Am Psychologischen Institut der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Abteilung Sozial- und Rechtspsychologie, ist zum 01.03.2026 (oder 01.04.2026) folgende Stelle befristet für 4 Jahre zu besetzen: W...

www.psychjob.eu

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Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 9d

Oh, this sounds interesting! Would you send me the paper?

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Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · 9d

John Searle, influential philosopher in the history of Analytic philosophy with works in philosophy of mind and language, has passed away. R.I.P. (1932-2025)

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Thorsten Faas @wahlforschung.thorstenfaas.de · 11d

Morgen Abend, 18 Uhr (deutscher Zeit). InstaLive zu diesen jungen Leuten, was sie denken, was sie wählen. Sneak Preview zu Ergebnissen unserer Jugendwahlstudie zur btw 2025, die wir mit der @fesonline.bsky.social durchgeführt haben @arminschaefer.bsky.social @juliareuschenbach.bsky.social

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 13d

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 16d

Some professional news as I took my oath of office today:
On September 1st, I joined the University of Hamburg as a full professor of democratic political decision making👋

I'm very excited about this job & the chance to continue researching democracy, party competition and digitalization here
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MZES Uni Mannheim @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social · 16d

📣 Attention, postdoctoral researchers!

❗ Apply now for our MZES Visiting Fellowships 😊

💡 Spend 2-4 weeks at the MZES to share ideas
💰 Funding for accommodation, travel, daily allowance
📆 Deadline: 28 November

Full information:
👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/deta...

Screenshot of the call for applications for MZES Visiting Fellowships, 22 September 2025. For the full text, please follow the link.

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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 19d

🚨📢 I am hiring a PhD candidate /research assistant in Swiss Politics and/or Comparative Politics (100%)!

🚨📢 Je recrute un·e assistant·e diplômé·e en science politique en politique suisse et comparée!

Please join me @unil.bsky.social, Switzerland!

Thanks for sharing! polisky @sspunil.bsky.social

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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 22d

How plutocratic are democracies?

🇨🇭 In Switzerland, the higher electoral weight of the rich stems above all from turnout bias: people above the median income vote far more often than those below.

The challenge is not just to raise turnout overall, but to make turnout more equal across income groups

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Journal of Deliberative Democracy @delibdemjournal.bsky.social · 20d

ICYMI 🚨

Marit Hammond on how #deliberativedemocracy can be understood as 'a political culture marked by a citizen-initiated consciousness and motivation toward unending democratic social critique' ✊

⬇️ delibdemjournal.org/article/id/1...

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Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · 21d

"Warum junge Männer die AfD wählen – und junge Frauen die Linke"
- (unter anderem) darüber habe ich mit dem Handelsblatt gesprochen: www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...

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Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 23d

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Marcel!🎉

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PoWiMZ @powimz.bsky.social · 23d

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Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 27d

Wonderful and exciting news! Congratulations, @boesevanessa.bsky.social 🎉

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Sep 4

So thrilled that @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social postdoctoral fellow @boesevanessa.bsky.social has received this prestigious and important grant for important work on the global evolution of democracy.

WZB Berlin @wzb.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulation, @boesevanessa.bsky.social! The WZB researcher has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for her work on regime types and socioeconomic interactions.
www.wzb.eu/en/press-rel...
@vdeminstitute.bsky.social @dziblatt.bsky.social @blfirestone.bsky.social

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