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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1h

The #farright #AfD is polling ~25%, far above anything seen in German post-war history. Meanwhile, some reporters get very excited about the "Value Union", a tiny outfit with no seats and no prospects at any level, where a former AfD leader & former top spy vie for control of the party

Personalchaos bei rechtskonservativer Kleinstpartei : Hans-Georg Maaßen verlässt die Werteunion

Seit Monaten tobt in der Kleinpartei Werteunion ein Machtkampf. Der bisherige Parteichef Maaßen sprach zuletzt von einem Putsch. Nun macht er seinen angekündigten Austritt wahr.

www.tagesspiegel.de

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2h

Take a peek at this #throwbackblog about measuring survey bias without needing access to raw data. Discover more here:
www.kai-arzheimer.com/measure-surv...

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 6h

Relatable #AcademicChatter #PoorlyDrawnLines

Four-panel comic: A mouse and a turtle discuss reading. The mouse states they are trying to read more, but haven’t started yet. The turtle interjects that sounds like not trying. The mouse insists it's different. Signed "Poorly Drawn Lines".

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 17h

Religion, authoritarianism, and extreme wealth mix rather well

From the Kremlin to Karlovy Vary: Inside Putin’s Orthodox Women’s Network - VSquare.org

The Russian Union of Orthodox Women pushes to outlaw abortion, advances a hardline pro-Kremlin agenda, and openly supports Russia’s war in Ukraine.

vsquare.org

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 19h

Quite interesting: diversity is increasing very slowly, but doesn't seem to matter all that much anyway. From a European POV, the most surprising thing remains that there still so many church-going Americans 🇺🇸

The Most Segregated Hour? Rethinking Race and Religion in America

Is racial diversity commonplace in houses of worship?

www.graphsaboutreligion.com

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 21h

'We remain unclear as a profession about what exactly we expect from our students.' And it's very much the same here, not because we don't care, but because we do not really know #AcademicChatter

A new academic year has begun, but UK universities are still struggling to respond to AI - Impact of Social Sciences

Mark Carrigan argues university staff are still struggling to develop coherent, contextual and disciplinary responses to AI’s impact on teaching and learning.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Henning Best @besthenning.bsky.social · 22h

"emerging literature" = i thought about it a couple of years ago

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

👀 'Democratic leaders’ position should at the very least be bolstered by Americans’ historically strong support for liberal fiscal policies.'

Americans are in an unusually liberal fiscal policy mood.

This could strengthen Democrats’ position in shutdown negotiations.

goodauthority.org

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

This looks almost painfully relevant right now 👇

Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 1d

New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵

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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 1d

Are Christians in Western Europe more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens?

New research finds no link between personal Christian beliefs and Islamophobia, but a close association with nativism/authoritarianism.

✍️ @kai-arzheimer.com @powimz.bsky.social

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Islamophobia in Western Europe is not driven by religiosity

Are Christians more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens in Europe? New research finds European Islamophobia has no link to a person’s religiosity.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

You: wasting tokens on writing "please" and "thank you" in a desperate bid to curry favour while our new overlords are colonising every screen on the planet.

Me: valiantly teasing the machine a bit while this is still an option, legally and technically.

A screenshot reading: Spelling and grammar are correct. However, “so-called #AI” sounds slightly dismissive and could be phrased more neutrally (e.g., "artificial intelligence"). The statement expresses an opinion, not a fact.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

Ah, happier days #tbp

Cas Mudde and I talk about the 2021 German federal elections - kai arzheimer

Cas Mudde and I discuss the 2021 German federal elections

www.kai-arzheimer.com

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

The Mash kind of nails it #France

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

What fresh hell is this?

Chatbait Is Taking Over the Internet

How chatbots keep you talking

www.theatlantic.com

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PoWiMZ @powimz.bsky.social · 2d

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

Honey pots, but for political theorists #AcademicChatter

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

Excellent question. Unfortunately, the answers seems to be: yes

RRResRobot @rrresrobot.bsky.social · 12d

The #RadicalRight in the US: L. de Jonge, V. Georgiadou, D. Halikiopoulou, et al. “Is the Far Right a Global Phenomenon? Comparing Europe and Latin America: A Scholarly Exchange”. In: Nations and Nationalism 31.1 (2025), pp. 7-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nana.13074.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

RIP

RRResRobot @rrresrobot.bsky.social · 2d

A. Pelinka. “Die FPÖ im internationalen Vergleich. Zwischen Rechtspopulismus, Deutschnationalismus und sterreich-Patriotismus”. In: conflict & communication online 1 (2002), pp. https://web.archive.org/web/20230315030559/http://www.cco.regener-online.de/2002 1/pdf 2002

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

In a nerdy way, this is quite funny 👇

The Two Mearsheimers

the best argument against his Russia theory is in his own work

hegemon.substack.com

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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 2d

#SilentSunday #Monochrome #AlgonquinPark #Ontario #NaturePhotography

A black-and-white photograph of a calm lake in Algonquin Park at dusk. A fallen tree trunk extends from the foreground into the still water, perfectly mirroring the treeline and clouds above. The mood is serene and reflective, evoking a sense of solitude and quiet beauty in nature.

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Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek @drphilphil.bsky.social · 3d

Bereits über 5.500 User:innen habe ihre Daten in meinem Populismus-Selbsttest für die Forschung gespendet - danke! 🙏

Zudem habe ich wertvolle Anregungen erhalten und einige Ergänzungen zum Einschätzung des Ergebnisses und zur Anzahl der zugestimmten Statement aufgenommen.

👉 politiktest.de

Politiktest.de

politiktest.de

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

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Jürgen P. Lang @onlinefirst.bsky.social · 2d

Sahra Wagenknecht. Von der SED zum BSW. Jetzt vorbestellen beim Großkapitalisten Ihres Vertrauens 👉 www.amazon.de/dp/3756034704

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 3d

I feel seen 👀 #AcademicChatter

Courtney Boen @courtneyboen.bsky.social · 4d

The high of putting finishing touches on your #PAA abstract for a newer, exciting project that you are 100% committed to and engaged in, while your older, longstanding, unfinished projects languish in despair.

A meme showing a man (labeled ME) looking provocatively at a woman (labeled NEW SIDE PROJECT) while several other women (labeled ALL MY OTHER UNFINISHED PROJECTS) stare at the man with a disgusted face.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 3d

The anatomy of a minor miracle #moldova

Despite Russian meddling, Moldova’s pro-Europe party wins a majority

Russia’s social media campaign fell short.

goodauthority.org

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