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Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · 8h

We're hiring! 📢

Senior Lecturer in ‘Quantitative Methods and the Political System of Austria’ for 23 hours per week

The position is to be filled from September 1, 2026, and is limited until August 31, 2030

Deadline: 27 October 2025

More details: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

Senior Lecturer (Academic Teaching)

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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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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 1d

Please spread the word @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social @polcomm.bsky.social Merci!

Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 1d

One month left to hand in your submissions to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast next year!⬇️ Please consider submitting to the Political Communication Section🤓

Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excited about the very first EPSS conference in Belfast next year!🤩 @kenbenoit.bsky.social & I co-chair the Political Communication Section and invite submissions on contents & effects of political communication, broadly conceived, and media-politics relations⬇️Please reach out in case of questions

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 6d

Come work with us 🚨

We are looking for a #postdoc in our @aimediademlab.bsky.social lab.

Profile: Comm sci / poli sci/ computational social science.

Great team, timely topocs, fabulous city, good conditions.

DL 🗓️ November 1

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Vacancy — Postdoctoral researcher Communication Science at AI, Media & Democracy Lab

Do you want to be part of the AI, Media & Democracy Lab? We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a profile in communication science.

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IE Political Science @iepolisci.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨🚨

We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track.

We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.

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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 9d

Tolle Neuigkeiten!! Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Dr. Kakavand!🎉

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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 11d

They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real…
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social

The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️

Screenshot of the article “Open science in democracy research: the research infrastructure ‘Monitoring Electoral Democracy’ (MEDem)” published in European Political Science. The header shows the journal name, DOI link, and the label “DEBATE.” Below, the title is followed by the author list: Hajo Boomgaarden, Alexia Katsanidou, Sylvia Kritzinger, Georg Lutz, Johanna Willmann, and Jakob-Moritz Eberl. The abstract explains the aims of MEDem as a European research infrastructure to make democracy research data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). Keywords listed include open science, FAIR data, ESFRI roadmap, research infrastructure, democracy research, data harmonization, data linking, and data set search. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-025-00534-8

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 12d

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

www.theguardian.com

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 12d

Gisteren greep BBB-lijsttrekker Van der Plas het debat over het extreemrechtse geweld aan om opnieuw te pleiten voor een noodwet. Het leidde tot grote verontwaardiging, maar past binnen de strategie van de partij: de volledige omarming van radicaal-rechts gedachtegoed. Wat zit daar achter?

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 12d

You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?

Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇

@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.

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Curd Knüpfer @curdknupfer.bsky.social · 13d

Hey #PolComm folks!
The #ICA26 @icahdq.bsky.social election for the PolComm Division @polcomm.bsky.social is now open.
There are fantastic candidates running for Vice Chair, Early Career Rep, & International Liaison.
Go read their statements & cast your votes! 🗳️
www.icahdq.org/surveys/?id=...

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 13d

@ifpolms.bsky.social, the winter term always sees our lecture series on #sustainability & #democracy! This year's focus is on the perspective of citizens, with a great line-up of external and internal presenters.

Participants from other departments @uni-muenster.de & other unis are very welcome!

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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 13d

Delighted to see this paper out @polstudies.bsky.social ! @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social has produced a great 🧵 on our main argument, methods, and findings ⬇️

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · 13d

New publication with @kgattermann.bsky.social :
“Does media framing of election results affect whether voters perceive parties as election winners or losers?”
@polstudies.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0032...

A short 🧵:

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Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · 13d

New publication with @kgattermann.bsky.social :
“Does media framing of election results affect whether voters perceive parties as election winners or losers?”
@polstudies.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0032...

A short 🧵:

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 13d

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 13d

Der Beitrag basiert auf unserem Kapitel im Sammelband "The 2024 European Parliament Elections" herausgegeben von Michael Kaeding, @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu & @alexhoppe.bsky.social tinyurl.com/d6wfm96r

TikTok Use and Young AfD Voters

This chapter investigates the relationship between social media use and voting for the German far-right party, AfD. It poses three research questions tapping a) the type of platform, with a specific focus on TikTok in comparison to other social media, b) the...

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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 13d

Neu: @marinatulin.bsky.social & ich haben einen Blogbeitrag zu unserer Europawahlstudie zum vermeintlichen Zusammenhang von TikTok-Nutzung und Wahlverhalten unter jungen Wählenden veröffentlicht ⬇️

DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · 15d

Neu im #DVPWblog: Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social & Marina Tulin @marinatulin.bsky.social fragen: Verstärkt TikTok die AfD? Ihre Studie zeigt: So einfach ist es nicht.

👉 www.dvpw.de/blog/mit-tik...

#PoWi #AfD #TikTok #Wahlen

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 15d

We - @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social, @kgattermann.bsky.social @sebstier.bsky.social, @sziaja.bsky.social & I - are very excited to start the work of the RN on #DataLinkage!

If you are interested in why, when & how to link data formats in PolSci research, do not hesitate to join our Network!

European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 15d

🎉 Our brand-new Research Network on Data Linkage in Political Science (@ecpr-datalinkage.bsky.social) has joined us on Bluesky!

📲 Follow them to stay updated on the latest research, job opportunities and forthcoming events

Join their network for FREE 👉 buff.ly/P98ZDx1

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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 15d

📣 Nieuwe column voor @groene.nl. Het klakkeloos overnemen van termen als ‘remigratie’ past in het draaiboek van uiterst rechts. Het versterkt uiteindelijk het zelfvertrouwen van de beweging – wat zich vertaalt in electorale winst en meer zichtbaarheid op straat. www.groene.nl/artikel/remi...

Het klakkeloos overnemen van dubieuze termen als ‘remigratie’ is allesbehalve onschuldig

Het veelvuldig gebruik van een term als ‘remigratie’, eufemisme voor ‘deportatie’, past in de tactiek van extreem-rechts om denkbeelden salonfähig te maken.

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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 15d

Many congratulations, Theresa!! And great news for the University of Hamburg!

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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 16d

Uiteraard komt de beste analyse over her geweld van zaterdag van collega @leoniedejonge.bsky.social

de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 16d

Onderzoeker over geweld in Den Haag: ‘Extreemrechts gedachtegoed wordt normaal. Dan krijg je dit’

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 19d

The far-right majority in the Dutch parliament (BBB-FvD-JA21-PVV-SGP-VVD) has just designated “Antifa” a terrorist organization.

This is a dark day for Dutch democracy and the final nail in the coffin of the VVD as a serious liberal democratic party.

Kamermeerderheid vindt Antifa terroristische organisatie

Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil dat Nederland, in navolging van de Verenigde Staten, de extreemlinkse beweging Antifa aanmerkt als terroristische organisatie. Een motie daartoe van Lidewij de V...

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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 21d

Many congratulations again, Sarah! Leiden is super lucky to have you (and we are sorry to see you go!)

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 21d

Geweldig nieuws voor @polscileiden.bsky.social dat de enige echte @sldelange.bsky.social terugkeert naar haar (en mijn) alma mater. 🎉

Lees dit mooie interview! ❤️

Sarah de Lange nieuwe hoogleraar Nederlandse Politiek: ‘Onze democratische rechtstaat is geen vanzelfsprekendheid’

‘De Nederlandse politiek wordt gekenmerkt door grote veranderingen en stabiliteit; die spanning fascineert mij mateloos’, aldus Sarah de Lange. Zij bestudeert onder meer hoe het Nederlandse partijsyst...

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