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Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · 3d

New publication out in #IJPP! 📑
We study how audience expectations of journalism 📰 shifted during COVID-19 in Austria 🇦🇹 – showing both short-term rally effects & longer-term recalibration 🔄.
Led by @clmron.bsky.social & @danielwiesner.bsky.social , w/ @andreasriedl.bsky.social & me. 1/n

Screenshot of an academic article titled “Rally and Recalibrate: Political Dynamics of Audience Expectations of Journalism During Times of Crisis” published in The International Journal of Press/Politics (OnlineFirst, Sage Journals).
Authors: Claire Roney, Daniel Wiesner, Andreas A. Riedl, and Jakob-Moritz Eberl.
The abstract explains that the study examines how audience expectations of journalism in Austria evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies shifts toward emerging journalistic roles such as Fact Checker and Science Communicator, based on data from three waves of the Austrian Corona Panel Project. Findings show fluctuating audience expectations tied to changes in public trust and crisis dynamics, emphasizing journalism’s need for adaptability.
Keywords listed: journalism, audience expectations, trust in institutions, crisis attitudes, survey research, COVID-19.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612251375203

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Signal @signal.org · 5d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you so much Lena :)!

Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you, Corinna! :)

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Lena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Neue Publikation

Mit @sarahdingler.bsky.social und @corinnakroeber.bsky.social habe ich für die Zeitschrift des @juristinnenbund.bsky.social den Beitrag „Wahlsystem und Wahlrecht – Barrieren und Lösungsansätze für die Wahl von Frauen“ verfasst. Hier gehts zum Heft: www.djb.de/zeitschrift/...

Wahlsystem und Wahlrecht – Barrieren und Lösungsansätze für die Wahl von Frauen - Nomos eLibrary

www.nomos-elibrary.de

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you Alona :)! I’m really excited about what we are doing in the project and our collaboration!

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks Andreas :)!

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you Constantin!

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · 15d

We will develop new NLP approaches to extract the construction process of groups in all sorts of political texts. I am very much looking forward to this new challenge! 🤗

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · 15d

Some personal news! 📰

I am very excited to share that I have started a new PhD position with the fantastic @msaeltzer.bsky.social at the University of Oldenburg. I will be working alongside the amazing @alonadolinsky.com and @klingelt.bsky.social in their new CONSTRUCT project. 🧵

A large tower, the meaning building of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg is seen behind trees.

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Christina Gahn @christinagahn.bsky.social · 22d

💥 Update! 💥

This paper is now officially published in Volume 30, Issue 4 of The International Journal of Press/Politics! 🗳️

Experimental evidence that voters prefer moderately tailored messages - highly tailored ones can backfire & targeting can be too much: doi.org/10.1177/1940... #IJPP

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Darius Ribbe @dariusribbe.bsky.social · 26d

Interested in gender & politics and working with exciting empirical methods?
Want to critically discuss “quant” and “quali” research on gender, intersectionality & inequality?

Join us at #ECPG26 for the section:

ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

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Bridging Boundaries: The State of the Art in Empirical Gender and Politics Research

European Consortium for Political Research

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WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · 27d

💥Online first:

"The sound of party competition: how applause reflects unity, disagreement, and the electoral cycle in parliaments"

by @ankuepfer.bsky.social @jocmuel.bsky.social & @pluggedchris.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Abstract of the research article "The sound of party competition: how applause reflects unity, disagreement, and the electoral cycle in parliaments" by Andreas Küpfer, Jochen Müller and Christian Stecker. Published online first in West European Politics.

Figure 1, displaying the occurences of different types of reactions in the German Bundestag between 1976 and 2020.

Figure 3, displaying the heatmap of predicted applause per 1000 words based on a Poission regression model.

Figure 5, displaying expected applause for interaction terms government and opposition.

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · Sep 4

Wuhu! 🎉 Das sind tolle Neuigkeiten! Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Freue mich sehr für dich :)

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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · Sep 4

I feel overwhelmed and incredibly honoured to announce that I have been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant for my project “VisibleQueers”, fully titled as “Making the Queers Visible: Partisanship and Support among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Eastern and Western Europe”.
#ERCStG

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · Aug 26

Congratulations! 🎉
Great to see this published, looking forward to read it :)

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Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣 Postdoc (75 %, 3 yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social — start autumn 2025 on perhaps Germany’s most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? ⬇️ #PolSci #Postdoc

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Peter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · Jul 2

3. When citizens are asked to recall a situation of politics, what do they think of, how did that situation feel, and how did it change their engagement in politcs?

(w @dpltr22.bsky.social + @chriswratil.bsky.social)

SUN, 3:55 - 5:10, RB 209

Also, please send running routes for Prague! 🏁

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · Jun 3

Congrats, have a great start! :)

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · May 15

Super cool! Looking forward to read it, congratulations 🎉

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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · May 15

🚨 My first publication, co-authored with Sylvia Kritzinger & Susanna Bastaroli, is out! In our chapter, we explore how Italians re-elaborate their country’s role in the WWII & the Holocaust.

Available online & in print (EN): www.wallstein-verlag.de/978383535866...

🧵 Some key findings: 👇

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · Apr 27

Huge thanks to everyone who made this conference possible! It’s been such a special experience — and there’s something extra nice about attending a conference at your own home institution. :)

The COMPTEXT Association @comptext.bsky.social · Apr 26

The success of COMPTEXT 2025 was made possible by the indefatigable and amazing work of the local organising team led by @fabiennelind.bsky.social + @hajoboo.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @compcommlab.bsky.social. The COMPTEXT Association is grateful for their work and to our sponsors (bit.ly/430VUye)!

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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · Apr 27

Thank you, #COMPTEXT2025! ❤️ It was amazing to see familiar faces, meet new ones, and have so many insightful conversations and discussions. Thank you for the great feedback and inspiring presentations! I'm excited about where the field of computational social science is heading!

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Elias Koch @eliaskoch.bsky.social · Feb 11

New paper with @ankuepfer.bsky.social accepted at EJPR🎉
When do MPs debate each other & when do they avoid discourse? Applying a new framework to study the emergence of elite discourse, we find that ideology and gov/opp dynamics shape MPs incentives to seek & avoid dialogical interactions. #polisky

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Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl.bsky.social · Dec 16

🚨 Open Position at the University of Vienna 🚨

University Assistant (Postdoc)

📅 Start: June 1, 2025
⏳ Duration: 6 years (fixed-term)
💼 Focus: Political representation, party competition, institutions, & behavior
📌 Deadline: Jan 24, 2025

Join us! 🇦🇹

jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

Screenshot of the University of Vienna's Department of Government website. It features a photo of a historic white building at Rooseveltplatz, surrounded by greenery, with a clear blue summer sky in the background.

For more information about the department, see our website:
https://staatswissenschaft.univie.ac.at/en/

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