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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · 10d

Could you help us out? We're looking for German post election surveys including state elections - any pointers very welcome! See full details below - thank you

Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 10d

Hey everyone, I am looking for homogenized data on *post-electoral* surveys in Germany. We would need them for federal, EU, and ideally also state elections—but anything you can help with is very much welcome!

Anyone know of a single dataset including them for several elections? Thanks so much!

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · 14d

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 14d

Are you a woman who has recently started a TT position in politics or a politics related field? Then @katharinalawall.bsky.social and me would like to warmly invite you to join a new network for early career women: WIPS: Women in Political Science.

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations Diane, what a fantastic project and achievement!!

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Sep 5

Does copying the radical right's "tough" anti-immigration rhetoric pay off? No! Our new pre print provides evidence that Starmer's anti-immigration speech did not benefit Labour - with important implications for mainstream parties across Europe. Thread below ⬇️

Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨New pre-print with @versteegenluca.bsky.social and @mtsakiris.bsky.social on emotions and polarization ⬇️ We often intuitively think that affective polarization (AP) is about strong negative emotions, e.g. fear & loathing. But how do citizens actually feel? Spoiler: not as negative as assumed!

Peter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨Pre-print alert🚨

Research shows citizens in many Western democracies are increasingly affectively polarized––they feel warm toward their own party but quite cold toward opposing parties.

But how does it feel to “feel warmly”?
@katharinalawall.bsky.social, @mtsakiris.bsky.social & I asked.
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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · Jun 30

‼️ There are a few more days left to apply for the PhD positions in my group at KU Leuven. Make sure to send in applications by July 4! 👇

Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · Jun 3

I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices!

Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!

2 PhD positions in Electoral behavior

2 PhD positions to research how social group memberships become connected to vote choices

www.kuleuven.be

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · Jun 30

If you’re a political scientist please consider joining @epssnet.bsky.social as a member to help support this new (not for profit!) organization and the next European Political Science Conference in 2026 in Belfast 👇

If that’s not in the budget: spreading the word is just as important 😊

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 29

1.3K followers & counting. Thank you all for your incredible support!

The EPSS journey is just getting started & we couldn’t do it without you.

Thank you for so many of you who already joined EPSS! If you haven't already, please join: epssnet.org/sign-up/#join

Let’s do this together.

Sign Up – EPSS

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Peter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · Jun 24

Recs for #EPSA2025 schedule:

THU, 1.10-2.50, in 0A.05: I’ll chair a panel on conceptual issues in affective polarization, feat. @luismremiro.bsky.social, @mascakir.bsky.social, Mickael Temporão, @fghjorth.bsky.social, plus present work w @katharinalawall.bsky.social + @mtsakiris.bsky.social

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · May 19

It was great to speak at the launch of POAL - I shared some insights about negative partisanship, and how hostility in politics relates to women disproportionately dropping out of elected office. Thank you @miriamsorace.bsky.social for creating this space, excited for what's next!

Public Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) @poalab.bsky.social · May 19

Some snapshots from our event on Friday, where we discussed the future of polling, the challenges ahead, and how AI is shaping survey research. Massive THANK YOU to all panelists for sharing their wisdom with us! Here’s a thread with some key take-aways:

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · Dec 30

Opportunity here for someone interested in campaign experiments within the progressive ecosystem in the UK. Some training in experiments/causal inference a big plus/stats background required. Also ideal for a recent graduate interested in PhD research afterwards: apply.workable.com/campaign-lab...

Research Officer - Campaign Lab

OverviewLocation: London/Remote and home working options (expected to work in London at least 8 days per month)Contract: Until 1st January 2026Hours: Full time with some evening and weekend workSalary...

apply.workable.com

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Dec 9

Had a great time in Boston giving a talk at Harvard Business School on gender and the radical right. Thank you to Laura Jakli for inviting me & for all the excellent conversations and questions! @vinpons.bsky.social @giovannifacchini.bsky.social

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Nov 24

Hi could you add me please if there is space? Thank you!

Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Nov 21

Could you add me please if there is space? Thank you for making this!

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Nov 20

Thank you Stu, would love to join if there is space!!

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Nov 20

Thank you Julius, that's really helpful!

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Nov 20

Amazing thank you Stefan!

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Nov 19

With Trump's victory, the need for a fresh UK-EU strategy has never been more urgent. Check out my latest piece in the Conversation on "Bresignation" and how the UK can re-configure the UK-EU relationship: shorturl.at/VyDYw #polisky #UKEUReset

Bresignation: British people are ready to turn a page on the EU referendum vote

The British public has moved beyond wanting to relitigate the Brexit referendum, making now a good time to reset relations with Brussels.

shorturl.at

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Dec 1

🌤️So is it all doom and gloom? No! While echo chambers polarize, even a half-an-hour conversation with people from the other party can reduce polarization. Interventions that encourage cross-partisan discussion, however limited, may be key to ameliorating partisan animosity. 7/n

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Dec 1

We also show results by partisanship. These reveal that echo chambers only significantly increase affective polarization among Labour partisans. This finding may be explained by incumbency dynamics 6/n

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Dec 1

We also find that echo chambers increase policy polarization. Being assigned to discuss in a homogeneous group, compared to a mixed group, entrenches partisans’ policy views. Conservatives become even more in favour of the policy, while Labour partisans become more opposed to it. 5/n

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Dec 1

We find that being assigned to discuss in a partisan echo chamber, compared to a mixed group, increases affective polarization by around 5 points, or a quarter of a standard deviation.➡️ Echo chambers polarize! 4/n

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Dec 1

We test the effect of echo chambers on polarization using a large-scale pre-registered “lab-in-the-field” experiment in the UK, randomly assigning partisans to discuss a salient policy issue in either a mixed partisan group or a homogeneous group 3/n

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Dec 1

Partisan polarization is of increasing concern across the world. What causes polarization? We examine the argument that partisan “echo chambers” – people surrounded by likeminded partisans – fuel polarization 2/n

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Katharina Lawall @katharinalawall.bsky.social · Dec 1

🚨Do echo chambers polarize? Yes! 🚨Very excited that our paper “The Polarizing Effect of Partisan Echo Chambers” w @sarahobolt.bsky.social and James Tilley has been published FirstView at APSR! Link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Thread 👇1/n

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Queer Politics Webinar @queerseminar.bsky.social · Oct 24

🌈🎉 Queer Politics Webinar Fall '23 🌟

📅 Nov 2: Calla Hummel dives into Remittances and LGBTQ+ Rights! 🔥 @callahummel.bsky.social

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