Florian Dorner
@florian-dorner.bsky.social
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🎊 I successfully defended my PhD at the University of Mannheim yesterday! Huge thanks to my fantastic supervisors, Christian Stecker (@pluggedchris.bsky.social) and Chris Arnold (@chrisguarnold.bsky.social), for guiding and supporting me every step of the way!
#multimodaldata #politicalbehaviour
#multimodaldata #politicalbehaviour
Huge congratulations to newly minted Dr. Andreas Küpfer @ankuepfer.bsky.social on successfully defending his excellent PhD at the University of Mannheim (supervised with @chrisguarnold.bsky.social ). Many thanks to Thomas Gschwend and Marc Ratkovic for their thoughtful and constructive reports.
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
🎊 I successfully defended my PhD at the University of Mannheim yesterday! Huge thanks to my fantastic supervisors, Christian Stecker (@pluggedchris.bsky.social) and Chris Arnold (@chrisguarnold.bsky.social), for guiding and supporting me every step of the way!
#multimodaldata #politicalbehaviour
#multimodaldata #politicalbehaviour
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Es geht um die radikale Rechte. Fakt ist: Es ist empirisch falsch.
Habe ich auch mal anders gedacht? Ja. Gibt es aber einen einzigen empirischen Ansatzpunkt dafür? Nein.
Das Gegenteil ist der Fall.
Habe ich auch mal anders gedacht? Ja. Gibt es aber einen einzigen empirischen Ansatzpunkt dafür? Nein.
Das Gegenteil ist der Fall.
Falsch. Die Ausgrenzung hat sie groß gemacht. Statt in die Debatte zu gehen.
December 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Es geht um die radikale Rechte. Fakt ist: Es ist empirisch falsch.
Habe ich auch mal anders gedacht? Ja. Gibt es aber einen einzigen empirischen Ansatzpunkt dafür? Nein.
Das Gegenteil ist der Fall.
Habe ich auch mal anders gedacht? Ja. Gibt es aber einen einzigen empirischen Ansatzpunkt dafür? Nein.
Das Gegenteil ist der Fall.
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I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us
what happens when AI automates "normal science"?
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
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Wait. The U.S. is "running" Venezuela?
Did the U.S. force Maduro to sign a contract — generated by chatGPT — to appoint Trump CEO?
Did we declare a legal occupation with... how many boots on the ground, exactly?
WTAF is going on?
Did the U.S. force Maduro to sign a contract — generated by chatGPT — to appoint Trump CEO?
Did we declare a legal occupation with... how many boots on the ground, exactly?
WTAF is going on?
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Wait. The U.S. is "running" Venezuela?
Did the U.S. force Maduro to sign a contract — generated by chatGPT — to appoint Trump CEO?
Did we declare a legal occupation with... how many boots on the ground, exactly?
WTAF is going on?
Did the U.S. force Maduro to sign a contract — generated by chatGPT — to appoint Trump CEO?
Did we declare a legal occupation with... how many boots on the ground, exactly?
WTAF is going on?
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RU has been calling Zelenskyy “illegitimate” since he “canceled elections” (he didn’t, Putin’s war did); China has been also stating Taiwan is “theirs”, hence their president isn’t “legal”.. so if US/Venezuela is OK-ed by international community, this will kick off a wild phrase.
January 3, 2026 at 11:40 AM
RU has been calling Zelenskyy “illegitimate” since he “canceled elections” (he didn’t, Putin’s war did); China has been also stating Taiwan is “theirs”, hence their president isn’t “legal”.. so if US/Venezuela is OK-ed by international community, this will kick off a wild phrase.
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"Too often, policies are justified not by whether they work, but by whether they sound punitive enough to satisfy an increasingly volatile media ecosystem. People seeking safety are framed as a problem to be managed, rather than lives to be protected"
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/18/i...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/18/i...
I Met Migrant Women in Calais Hoping to Reach the UK and This Is What I Learnt
It is time to move away from a politics in which cruelty is always portrayed as “toughness” and moral abdication as “realism”, argues Green Party Deputy Leader Rachel Millward
bylinetimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Too often, policies are justified not by whether they work, but by whether they sound punitive enough to satisfy an increasingly volatile media ecosystem. People seeking safety are framed as a problem to be managed, rather than lives to be protected"
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/18/i...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/18/i...
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Once again, I spoke with @tomnuttall.bsky.social about the #AfD, which continues to #normalise even as it #radicalises - a dynamic we both observed at the founding event of the party's new #youthwing in Gießen. An excellent portrait, with comments by @kai-arzheimer.com and yours truly. 👇
In many parts of Europe populist-right parties have moderated as they have grown, shedding unpopular policies and personnel. If anything, the AfD in Germany is growing more radical econ.st/3KSptMm
Illustration: Javier Palma
Illustration: Javier Palma
December 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Once again, I spoke with @tomnuttall.bsky.social about the #AfD, which continues to #normalise even as it #radicalises - a dynamic we both observed at the founding event of the party's new #youthwing in Gießen. An excellent portrait, with comments by @kai-arzheimer.com and yours truly. 👇
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Europa soll sich bis 2030 selbst verteidigen können, doch an Hochschulen wird "Forschungssicherheit" oft nur diskutiert. Wie widerstandsfähig sind sie wirklich?
Ein Kommentar über die Debatte, die wir führen müssen. Im ZEIT-Newsletter Wissen3 und im Wiarda-Blog:
👉 www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2025/12...
Ein Kommentar über die Debatte, die wir führen müssen. Im ZEIT-Newsletter Wissen3 und im Wiarda-Blog:
👉 www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2025/12...
December 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Europa soll sich bis 2030 selbst verteidigen können, doch an Hochschulen wird "Forschungssicherheit" oft nur diskutiert. Wie widerstandsfähig sind sie wirklich?
Ein Kommentar über die Debatte, die wir führen müssen. Im ZEIT-Newsletter Wissen3 und im Wiarda-Blog:
👉 www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2025/12...
Ein Kommentar über die Debatte, die wir führen müssen. Im ZEIT-Newsletter Wissen3 und im Wiarda-Blog:
👉 www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2025/12...
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Days after we published her essay about reporting from Gaza amid Israeli attacks on journalists, a Palestinian reporter was injured by an explosive dropped from an Israeli drone as she walked with her family. Seven weeks into the Gaza ‘ceasefire’, Ansam Al-Kitaa writes for us again.
Wounds in my body, scars in my heart
Days after we published her essay about reporting from Gaza amid Israeli attacks on journalists, a Palestinian reporter was injured by an explosive dropped from an Israeli drone
continent.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Days after we published her essay about reporting from Gaza amid Israeli attacks on journalists, a Palestinian reporter was injured by an explosive dropped from an Israeli drone as she walked with her family. Seven weeks into the Gaza ‘ceasefire’, Ansam Al-Kitaa writes for us again.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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🎉 New publication 🎉 Why do #youngpeople vote for the #AfD? This question has kept our research project busy for quite some time, so I'm beyond excited that our first article - co-authored with @timonscheuer.bsky.social - is now out in #GermanPolitics! 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🎉 New publication 🎉 Why do #youngpeople vote for the #AfD? This question has kept our research project busy for quite some time, so I'm beyond excited that our first article - co-authored with @timonscheuer.bsky.social - is now out in #GermanPolitics! 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Wer in der Wissenschaft als exzellent gelten will, muss sichtbar sein. Nur: Frauen werden für Sichtbarkeit abgestraft. Sie können es schlicht nicht richtig machen! Kein Wunder, dass Gleichstellung im dt. Wissenschaftssystem schleppend vorangeht. Das #Sichtbarkeitsparadox: heute in #ArbeitInDerWiss!
Das Sichtbarkeitsparadox: Warum Wissenschaftlerinnen es nicht richtig…
Als exzellent gelten setzt voraus, sichtbar zu sein. Wissenschaftlerinnen werden jedoch für Sichtbarkeit abgestraft. Egal was sie tun: Sie können es nur falsch machen!
steady.page
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Wer in der Wissenschaft als exzellent gelten will, muss sichtbar sein. Nur: Frauen werden für Sichtbarkeit abgestraft. Sie können es schlicht nicht richtig machen! Kein Wunder, dass Gleichstellung im dt. Wissenschaftssystem schleppend vorangeht. Das #Sichtbarkeitsparadox: heute in #ArbeitInDerWiss!
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Encouraging numbers - the diaspora is still missing but pro-european PAS in the lead!
September 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Encouraging numbers - the diaspora is still missing but pro-european PAS in the lead!
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He's fed and legitimised it. Can't wait to see what the solution is this time ...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer to launch progressive fightback against ‘decline and division’ fuelled by far right
Prime minister expected to warn UK is ‘at a crossroads’ as he sets out plan to counter Nigel Farage and Reform
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
He's fed and legitimised it. Can't wait to see what the solution is this time ...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Great to see @onethuthree.bsky.social and @jannikjansen.bsky.social in the Guardian making the important point that Europe giving in to the far right on immigration, climate and Gaza weakens its position in the world.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen
European leaders’ weakness is undermining the democratic principles on which the EU was built, say Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen from the Jacques Delors Centre
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Great to see @onethuthree.bsky.social and @jannikjansen.bsky.social in the Guardian making the important point that Europe giving in to the far right on immigration, climate and Gaza weakens its position in the world.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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📻 Morgen um 14.05 Uhr bin ich live im DLF & diskutiere mit über Kürzungen an Hochschulen — gerade jetzt, wo 1 resiliente Wissenschaft besonders wichtig ist, drohen deshalb fatale Folgen! Leidtragende: Beschäftigte (v.a. #IchBinHanna), Studierende, Wissenschaft & Demokratie. Schaltet ein, ruft an! ⬇️
September 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
📻 Morgen um 14.05 Uhr bin ich live im DLF & diskutiere mit über Kürzungen an Hochschulen — gerade jetzt, wo 1 resiliente Wissenschaft besonders wichtig ist, drohen deshalb fatale Folgen! Leidtragende: Beschäftigte (v.a. #IchBinHanna), Studierende, Wissenschaft & Demokratie. Schaltet ein, ruft an! ⬇️
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He’s not trans or brown so he’s now getting the usual media treatment
“I have no idea why he did this.” A young man's descent from model student to suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk. on.wsj.com/48gbtoN
September 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
He’s not trans or brown so he’s now getting the usual media treatment
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We have once again updated our encyclopedia of polarisation and I will take it as an opportunity to introduce some of the features again.
On ❄️ polarization.wiki you can find descriptions, formulas, data and applications of the most common measurements of political polarization.
On ❄️ polarization.wiki you can find descriptions, formulas, data and applications of the most common measurements of political polarization.
Encyclopedia of Polarization
An Encyclopedia of Polarization
polarization.wiki
September 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We have once again updated our encyclopedia of polarisation and I will take it as an opportunity to introduce some of the features again.
On ❄️ polarization.wiki you can find descriptions, formulas, data and applications of the most common measurements of political polarization.
On ❄️ polarization.wiki you can find descriptions, formulas, data and applications of the most common measurements of political polarization.
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While there can be no complacency in countering fascists on the streets, concerns about the far right must also be concerns about the role of mainstream politicians and media in shaping the reactionary agenda
aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...
aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...
‘The people’, ‘legitimate concerns’ and the far-right ‘protests’
Our understanding of the world, beyond the most direct elements in our personal life, is always mediated. In today’s information landscape…
aurelmondon.medium.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:07 AM
While there can be no complacency in countering fascists on the streets, concerns about the far right must also be concerns about the role of mainstream politicians and media in shaping the reactionary agenda
aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...
aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...
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I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word.
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de
August 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word.
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
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⏰ Timing is crucial:
@marcdebus.bsky.social and @ortuttnauer.com show that voters tend to reward parties for attacking coalition partners, provided it comes at the right time.
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@marcdebus.bsky.social and @ortuttnauer.com show that voters tend to reward parties for attacking coalition partners, provided it comes at the right time.
(1/6)
July 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
⏰ Timing is crucial:
@marcdebus.bsky.social and @ortuttnauer.com show that voters tend to reward parties for attacking coalition partners, provided it comes at the right time.
(1/6)
@marcdebus.bsky.social and @ortuttnauer.com show that voters tend to reward parties for attacking coalition partners, provided it comes at the right time.
(1/6)
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📢 MZES Fellow Oliver Rittmann has been granted this year’s Lorenz von Stein Award for his outstanding thesis titled “Video-as-Data for the Study of Parliamentary Speech: Methodology and Application”
Congratulations! 🥳
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Congratulations! 🥳
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June 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📢 MZES Fellow Oliver Rittmann has been granted this year’s Lorenz von Stein Award for his outstanding thesis titled “Video-as-Data for the Study of Parliamentary Speech: Methodology and Application”
Congratulations! 🥳
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Congratulations! 🥳
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Sie ist überall: die Rede vom #Spitzenforscher. Nur: Was soll das überhaupt sein? Über einen Begriff, der das Gros der Wissenschaftler_innen als zweitklassig degradiert & einem Geniekult zuarbeitet, der der Arbeitsrealität in der Wissenschaft weder angemessen noch zuträglich ist. ⬇️ #ArbeitInDerWiss
Keine Spitze ohne Berg: Zum Begriff des „Spitzenforschers“
Der Begriff des Spitzenforschers degradiert das Gros der Wissenschaftler_innen als zweitklassig und stützt einen Geniekult, der der Arbeitsrealität in der Wissenschaft weder angemessen noch zuträglich...
arbeitinderwissenschaft.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Sie ist überall: die Rede vom #Spitzenforscher. Nur: Was soll das überhaupt sein? Über einen Begriff, der das Gros der Wissenschaftler_innen als zweitklassig degradiert & einem Geniekult zuarbeitet, der der Arbeitsrealität in der Wissenschaft weder angemessen noch zuträglich ist. ⬇️ #ArbeitInDerWiss