Eva Wegner
@evawegner.bsky.social
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Prof. of Comparative Politics at Uni Marburg, political behaviour, inequality, clientelism, and accountability. Inequality and Distributive Politics Research Group. https://inq-dp.eu/
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netzpolitik.org
Elon Musk hat auf einer Großdemonstration zu Gewalt aufgerufen. Doch die Bundesregierung und viele Medien sind weiterhin auf seiner Plattform X. Was muss eigentlich noch passieren, bis sie diesem gewaltbereiten Rechtsradikalen den Rücken kehren? Ein Kommentar. netzpolitik.org/2025/komment...
Kommentar: Nach Musks Aufruf zur Gewalt muss die Bundesregierung X verlassen
Elon Musk hat am Samstag als Sprecher einer Großdemonstration zu Gewalt aufgerufen. Doch die Bundesregierung und viele Medien sind weiterhin auf seiner Plattform X. Was muss eigentlich noch passieren,...
netzpolitik.org
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johnholbein1.bsky.social
ChatGPT shows signs of the same biases that arise in audit studies of human beings.

When you give ChatGPT resumes, it's biased in how it evaluates minorities.

When you ask ChatGPT to generate resumes for women & minorities, it generates systematically different types of resumes
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epssnet.bsky.social
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵
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wissenschaftsrat.de
Mehr #Dauerstellen, mehr Transparenz, klare Karrierewege – im neuen Positionspapier #Personalstrukturen im deutschen #Wissenschaftssystem fordert der #WR eine grundlegende Reform der Strukturen. Zum Papier und weiteren Informationen
🔗 www.wissenschaftsrat.de/download/202...
evawegner.bsky.social
This fall, we’re launching two new Master’s programs focused on applied methods in the social sciences at Uni Marburg. More info + details 👉
Graphic from Universität Marburg promoting two new Master's programs in social sciences.
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nilsweidmann.bsky.social
I still don’t understand why we’re not adjusting the semester dates such that the teaching ends before the summer heat kicks in? If the University of Mannheim (and many other institutions worldwide) can do it, we can too. What we’re currently going through is completely avoidable.
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claasgefroi.bsky.social
Die Union schreckt vor keiner rassistischen Abscheulichkeit zurück. Nicht nur beendet sie (zusammen mit der SPD) den Familiennachzug. Sie begründet ihn auch noch mit einer Verbesserung der Sicherheit, so als ob nachgeholte Frauen und Kinder unser Land bedrohten.
Tweet von CDU:
Wir halten Wort. Wir machen Deutschland wieder sicherer. Mit dem Beschluss zur temporären Aussetzung des Familiennachzugs hat der Deutsche Bundestag heute eine wichtige Entscheidung zur Entlastung der Kommunen beschlossen.
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epssnet.bsky.social
🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.

🔗 epssnet.org

Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.

🧵
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melissabaker.bsky.social
Cool new paper in Neuron discussing how neuroscience can help us study misinformation.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Figure 1. A research agenda for the neuroscience of misinformation" Included categories are susceptibility to misinformation, sharing of misinformation, and interventions to counter misinformation.
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abgeordnetenwatch.de
Interne Masken-Ermittlung belastet Jens #Spahn, berichtet die FAZ. Der bei der Beschaffung von Corona-Masken entstandene Schaden für Steuerzahler:innen liegt vermutlich viel höher als angenommen. Spahn, heute Unionsfraktionschef, wollte sich nicht äußern.
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt....
Jens Spahn: Interner Bericht zu Corona-Masken belastet Politiker
Der Schaden durch überteuert gekaufte Corona-Masken summiert sich auf 623 Millionen Euro – das sind 156 Millionen Euro mehr als bislang bekannt. Der interne Bericht einer Sonderermittlerin enthält ein...
www.faz.net
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gabrielzucman.bsky.social
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
evawegner.bsky.social
This sounds like straight out of a dystopian movie. It's so evil I can hardly believe it
thedailybeast.bsky.social
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
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thedailybeast.bsky.social
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
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danjdevine.bsky.social
In a second paper with @turnbulldugarte.com, we ask: Does working-class descriptive representation enhance perceptions of system legitimacy?

Using two survey experiments, we argue that (1) it does, quite a lot (2) this is for candidates and institutions (3) it is conditioned by class identity.
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lisaspantig.com
In the German system, the professor is
- supervisor
- employer
- examiner
of "their" PhD students.
Plus, they usually function as gatekeeper to the relevant scientific community.

What can possibly go wrong? 🤔
virginiagewin.bsky.social
“There is far too much power in the hands of professors in the German system,” says @leising.bsky.social.

My latest @nature.com story digs into efforts to tackle the entrenched structural heirarchy that enables academic bullies.
Can Germany rein in its academic bullying problem?
Researchers and administrators are exploring ways to restructure a rigid hierarchy that can breed power abuses.
www.nature.com
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inqdp.bsky.social
Maps upgrade! 🗺️ We expanded our maps of inequality page to include additional data on the spatial distribution of election results, rent prices, and education levels across Marburg. Explore: inq-dp.eu/index.php/ma...
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warnock.senate.gov
A budget is a moral document. Show me a budget and I’ll show you who you think matters and who doesn’t.
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christian-fuchs.bsky.social
Ohne das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (#IFG) hätte ich in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten nicht den illegalen Drohnenkrieg der USA aufdecken, Ex-Minister des Lobbyismus überführen oder über Korruption in Ministerien berichten können.

Darum jetzt Petition unterzeichnen: weact.campact.de/petitions/sp...
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casmudde.bsky.social
I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.