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Manifesto Project @manifestoproj.bsky.social · Sep 5

📣 Manifesto Project Data & Corpus Update 2025 is here! What's new? 🧵:

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PD Dr Philipp Köker @philippkoeker.bsky.social · Aug 20

We have page numbers 🥳 Independent #judiciaries around the world are under threat from authoritarian #populists - but the threat starts long before these actors enter office! More on the dangers of "populists before power" 👉👉👉 doi.org/10.1080/1351... #OpenAccess @democratization.bsky.social

"Populists before power: delegitimization strategies against independent judiciaries" by Philipp Köker, Tilko Swalve, Merle Huber, Christoph Hönnige and Dominic Nyhuis
Abstract:
Research on the dangers of authoritarian populism for liberal democracy has almost exclusively focused on “populists in power” and those cases where dramatic changes have occurred. However, there is a notable gap in understanding the strategies and dangers of “populists before power”. We argue that authoritarian populists also pose a threat where they cannot effect constitutional change. By using “delegitimization strategies” they can significantly weaken liberal democratic institutions through a systematic erosion of public trust. Focusing on independent judiciaries as targets, we illustrate how attacks that link criticism of decisions, judges and judicial institutions with narratives of systemic failure may unfold and highlight the value of delegitimization within the larger populist tool kit. Thereby, the paper lays the conceptual foundation for an integrated research agenda on “populist before power”, including counter-reactions to delegitimization attempts, and contributes to the growing literature on the relationship between populism and democracy.

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CPDS @comppoldataset.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚨 Newest Comparative Political Data Set released!🚨

Updated until 2023

Available here 👉cpds-data.org/data

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Jul 11

NEW -

The Electoral Appeal of Symbolic Class Signalling Through Cultural Consumption - cup.org/44rcdVW

- @dweisstanner.bsky.social & @saengler.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract discussing the role of symbolic right-wing politics in cultural consumption, specifically referencing wine and classical music in pubs, based on a survey from Switzerland with 1,550 respondents.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Jul 7

New article out in World Politcs. We analyze how different groups react to varying programs of social democratic parties. We find less trade-offs than often assumed. Generally, more left-progressive programs increase support among social democratic potentials
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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · Jul 5

The Department of Homeland Security has spend over $800k worth of ads on Facebook and Instagram clearly targeted at people with Latin American / Mexican background telling them that "if you are here illegaly we will find you and we will deport you".

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · Jul 3

(1/5) Out now in Acta Politica: Populist parties increasingly target scientists and scientific knowledge. By analyzing 15 annual waves of representative panel data from the Netherlands (2007–2022), I examine to what extent populist parties fuel science skepticism among their supporters.

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Felicia Riethmüller @feliciarthm.bsky.social · Jun 17

My colleague at @manifestoproj.bsky.social, @tiondelisa.bsky.social has published a new paper on populist in- and outgroups, which you should definitely read:

Lisa Zehnter @tiondelisa.bsky.social · Jun 16

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION! Who belongs to “the people” – and who does not?

What a great way to start the week. I’m really happy that my article on populist in- and outgroup references is now out in @polstudies.bsky.social #openaccess 🔓

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Screenshot of the abstract of the article.

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Felicia Riethmüller @feliciarthm.bsky.social · Jun 17

Amazing, congrats!! 😍

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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · Jun 5

Hey y'all I am hiring a PhD student. Minimal teaching load and many opportunities for more ;)

uol.de/job566en

Research Associate in the field of "Digital Social Science" // University of Oldenburg

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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · May 23

In Portuguese elections this week, we saw more evidence of the far-right's rise 🇵🇹🗳️

Is the far-right the go-to party for Europe's young men? 🤔

Two ✨FREE ACCESS✨papers can provide some answers

@tabouchadi.bsky.social doi.org/10.1332/2515...

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doi.org/10.1332/2515...

A gendered far-right wave among young voters in Western Europe?

"A gendered far-right wave among young voters in Western Europe?" published on 13 Dec 2024 by Bristol University Press.

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Felicia Riethmüller @feliciarthm.bsky.social · May 20

Thank you!! ☺️

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · May 20

Some thoughts on the Portuguese election last Sunday.

1. The main story here is one of left versus right.

The right as a whole scores a major win, getting 2/3 of the MPs (likely sufficient for a constitutional amendment, eg).

The left as a whole was decimated.

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Felicia Riethmüller @feliciarthm.bsky.social · May 20

Sounds really cool, Julius, congrats and looking forward to reading it!

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Julius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · May 20

How is regional loss of manufacturing jobs linked to populism? In a new paper in @pvs-journal.bsky.social, @mbayerlein.bsky.social, Anne Metten & I find that industrial decline in Germany shapes electoral support for left-wing rather than far-right populist parties.
A thread. 🧵👇 shorturl.at/RIjCr

Industrial Employment and Populism in Germany—Exploring the Effect of Actual and Looming Decline - Politische Vierteljahresschrift

The regional decline of manufacturing employment is frequently linked to the rise of right-wing populism in many Western countries. Surprisingly, contributions that directly examine the relationship b...

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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · May 16

🚨 working paper (w. @morganlcj.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social): Protesters are not judged equally - even if tactics of groups are similar.

We ran an experiment in 🇩🇪 testing how people react to farmers vs. climate activists blocking roads.

What we find is disturbing:

osf.io/preprints/os...

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Lucienne Engelhardt @luceng.bsky.social · May 15

🚨 Excited to share that my first dissertation paper got published in Politics and Religion this week!

I examine: Is Christian religiosity linked to nativist attitudes?
And does this relationship strengthen when PRR parties are in power?