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Marc Debus @marcdebus.bsky.social · May 22

Do interpersonal relations affect coalition bargaining? @hannaeback.bsky.social, @michaelimre.bsky.social and I argue that when the Prime Minister is replaced, the incumbency advantage of a coalition will be weakened because of reduced familiarity and trust journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 1/2

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · Mar 27

In the coming months, I'll be recruiting two PhD students to work with me as part of the Voting & Democracy research group at @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social. So watch this space if you want to join the team and work on this lovely campus!

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Jan Berz @janberz.bsky.social · Mar 24

I'm very proud of Lucas, who just published his second single-authored paper! A great track-record since the start of his PhD in 2021.

Lucas Paulo da Silva @lucas-p-dasilva.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thrilled that my paper is now published by @polbehavior.bsky.social! Using a natural experiment—the Sun boycott—I show how media may shape our voting mostly by changing our perceptions of party positions. Media matters! 🗳️

Read here: doi.org/10.1007/s111...

@tcddublin.bsky.social #mediabias #vote

Research article about media influence and voting in the journal Political Behavior

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Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · Mar 17

As speakers of the @dvpw.bsky.social's working group Elections and Public Opinion, we invite proposals for a special issue on the 2025 German federal election (to be submitted to Electoral Studies).

See: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...

Also see the previous SI: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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Dawn Teele @teele.bsky.social · Mar 12

As @cpsjournal.bsky.social editor I read about 100 peer-reviews per month. A 🧵 on what makes a great review:

1.) Succinct summary of the contribution (puzzle, argument, data, evidence)

2.) State clearly in your first paragraph whether the evidence supports the argument.

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Peter Egge Langsæther @peterla.bsky.social · Feb 26

Very happy to share our new article in JoP @thejop.bsky.social, where we explore how parties forge links with social groups (here: social classes) through different appeals and how citizens respond to such appeals.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Feb 26

My article on voter support for disabled candidates is now published at doi.org/10.1086/732994.

I find that left-wing voters in UK+US favour disabled candidates, while right-wing voters prefer non-disabled candidates - but only because voters assume disabled candidates to be more left-wing. [1/2]

Voting for Disabled Candidates | The Journal of Politics

Despite important advances in the rights of disabled people, stigma and prejudice remain widespread. Meanwhile, disabled political representatives are few and far between. This raises the question: do...

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Electoral Studies @electoralstudies.bsky.social · Feb 21

As Germany heads to the polls on Sunday, here are some articles we have published on German elections that can guide you through what to expect… 🗳️ 📊

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Lena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · Feb 19

Letzte Woche haben @corinnakroeber.bsky.social und ich basierend auf den Kandidierendenlisten & der Wahlrechtsreform geteilt, dass der neue Bundestag deutlich weniger weibliche Abgeordnete beinhalten wird. Unsere Überlegungen dazu könnt ihr bei @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social nachlesen. 📚🕵️‍♀️

Corinna Kroeber @corinnakroeber.bsky.social · Feb 19

Women will disappear from the next Bundestag. Learn about the mechanisms through which the new German electoral law will reduce women’s presence in Sunday’s election on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social shorturl.at/v0uyi - joint work with the great @lenastephan.bsky.social

Women are disappearing from the Bundestag

Germany’s federal election on 23 February is almost certain to produce a significant decrease in the number of women in the German parliament, write Corinna Kroeber and Lena Stephan. Following the …

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Feb 14

Do citizens stereotype Muslims as inherently homophobic?

In a new @bjpols.bsky.social paper w/ @bertous.bsky.social & @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social we answer this question using a double-list experiment across 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🇳🇱

doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Spoiler: Yes. 🧵

Do Citizens Stereotype Muslims as an Illiberal Bogeyman? Evidence from a Double-List Experiment | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core

Do Citizens Stereotype Muslims as an Illiberal Bogeyman? Evidence from a Double-List Experiment - Volume 55

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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · Feb 7

🚨 Postdoc Fellow at LSE in Political Behaviour 🚨

We're hiring a 2-3 year postdoc fellow at the LSE to join our great department (with some teaching in political behaviour and comparative European or EU politics)

Please spread the word and reach out with questions!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

LSE Fellow in Political Behaviour

LSE Fellow in Political Behaviour, , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <p style="text-align: cen...

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Jan Berz @janberz.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thank you so much Or and Roni for a fantastic workshop and outstanding hospitality! It was great to be at the MZES.

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Or Tuttnauer @ortuttnauer.com · Feb 7

Had a great time talking all things prime ministers with @janberz.bsky.social, @javiermcanto.bsky.social, @bittner.bsky.social, and many others in the 2-day workshop Roni Lehrer and I organised @MZES Mannheim. Inspiring stuff.

Left to right: Or Tuttnauer, Jan Berz, Amanda Bittner, Maya Mark, Javier Martinez Canto, Roni Lehrer, Justin Spruit, Michelangelo Vercesi, Lucas Da Silva. Also attended: Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Florian Grotz, Christoffer Green-Pedersen

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Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · Feb 7

Got my first one today too 👇👇

Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · Feb 7

EPSA rejection: to all early career people who face this today, I want to say that I had two of them in the past, one of them was published in AJPS in the end, the other has not been submitted yet. Today, my third EPSA rejection. If you have it, too: hear me it means nothing! Enjoy your weekend 😇

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · Feb 7

‼️ New paper out in EJPR!

With @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social, we use a new survey item that we fielded in surveys in five countries to examine who accepts party policy change. Check out the 🧵 by Maurits below for an overview of our findings!

Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Feb 7

Parties often change their policy positions, but what do citizens actually think about party policy change? In our new EJPRjournal article, @rdassonneville.bsky.social and I study party policy change acceptance among citizens in 5 countries (🇩🇪🇳🇱🇵🇱🇪🇸🇬🇧)
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 1/n

Who accepts party policy change? The individual‐level drivers of attitudes towards party repositioning

Experimental research has shown that political parties often, but not always, suffer reputational costs when they change their policy positions. Yet, it is not clear who accepts and who rejects party....

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · Feb 7

EPSA rejection: to all early career people who face this today, I want to say that I had two of them in the past, one of them was published in AJPS in the end, the other has not been submitted yet. Today, my third EPSA rejection. If you have it, too: hear me it means nothing! Enjoy your weekend 😇

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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · Feb 5

Die "Umfrage" ist nicht repräsentativ. Sie hat die Qualität einer Videotextumfrage. Sie ist manipulierbar. Es gibt die Möglichkeit, mehrfach abzustimmen. Es widerspricht allen Kenntnisständen, die wir zum Wahlverhalten der Gruppe haben. Teilt diesen Unsinn nicht. #AfD

www.focus.de/politik/bei-...

Bei Homosexuellen belegt die AfD den ersten Platz - mit haushohem Vorsprung

Diese Umfrage dürfte viele überraschen. Ein Datingportal für Homosexuelle hat rund 60.000 Nutzern die Frage gestellt, wen sie bei der kommenden Bundestagswahl wählen würden. Das Ergebnis ist verblüffe...

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Mark Kayser @markkayser.bsky.social · Feb 4

Delighted to see this coming out in @thejop.bsky.social. Some basic science that for data reasons was never done before. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

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Lena Masch @lenamasch.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚨 New Open Access Publiation! Under the lead of @ronjademel.bsky.social , David Schieferdecker, @hannaschwander.bsky.social , Swen Hutter, Jule Specht and I investigated the role of empathy on attitudes towards refugees and ingroup-outgroup dynamics

Empathy During Crises: Investigating Attitudes, Tolerance, and Ingroup-Outgroup Dynamics in Response to Refugee Movements

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Jan Berz @janberz.bsky.social · Feb 3

Our book lays a foundation for understanding PM performance & raises new questions: 🤔 Do capable PMs strengthen democracy? 🤔 Does poor PM performance affect elections or democratic trust? We hope this sparks more research on the causes & consequences of PM performance—in CEE & beyond.

Jan Berz @janberz.bsky.social · Jan 24

🎉 Excited to announce our book "Prime Ministers in Central and Eastern Europe: Careers, Context, and Performance" is out and published by Oxford University Press! Co-authored by the amazing Florian Grotz, @corinnakroeber.bsky.social, & Marko Kukec. More: academic.oup.com/book/59247

Prime Ministers in Central and Eastern Europe: Careers, Context, and Performance

Abstract. Prime ministers are the most powerful and visible politicians in established parliamentary democracies. But is this also true for post-communist

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Corinna Kroeber @corinnakroeber.bsky.social · Jan 31

Last but not least, we investigate: What drives prime-ministerial performance? Our analyses highlight:

Corinna Kroeber @corinnakroeber.bsky.social · Jan 27

🔍 Interested in prime ministers’ careers, performance, or politics in CEE? Our new OUP book will be worth your time. Why bother reading the 228 pages? Over the next days, @janberz.bsky.social & I will share threads summarizing its main contributions. Stay tuned!

Corinna Kroeber @corinnakroeber.bsky.social · Jan 24

🎉 Excited to announce our book "Prime Ministers in Central and Eastern Europe: Careers, Context, and Performance" is out and published by Oxford University Press! Co-authored by the amazing Florian Grotz, @janberz.bsky.social, & Marko Kukec. More: academic.oup.com/book/59247

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Jan Berz @janberz.bsky.social · Jan 30

How do PMs’ careers & contexts shape their success? We analyzed of 131 cabinets across 11 CEE countries (1990–2021) to find:
✔ PMs are more experienced than assumed
✔ Contexts are stabilizing (e.g., fewer oversized cabinets).
Take away: CEE PMs & their challenges are far from uniform!

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Corinna Kroeber @corinnakroeber.bsky.social · Jan 30

Is the idea of weak CEE PMs a myth? Our dataset reveals wide variability in PM performance, challenging assumptions of uniform weakness. PMs with strong parliamentary & party backing excelled at conflict resolution & policy influence. CEE PMs are far more dynamic than stereotypes suggest.

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Jan 29

Our paper on how plant disease pandemic destroying olive groves in 🇮🇹 fuelled far right support by activating local community narrative of state neglect forthcoming @apsrjournal.bsky.social

🧵 below ⬇️

For nerds: also presents research design for combing causal inference with ethnographic research

Simone Cremaschi @simonecremaschi.bsky.social · Jan 29

🚨New paper forthcoming @apsrjournal.bsky.social!🚨

How do economic shocks shape politics?

We study a plant disease epidemic in Italy🌱—finding it fueled far-right support

It’s not just economic loss but how shocks uproot communities and interact with perceptions of state neglect

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Jan Berz @janberz.bsky.social · Jan 28

Thank you very much, Gizem.