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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · 27d

Super happy to see this out!! Congratulations @andreasalbertsen.bsky.social

Andreas Albertsen @andreasalbertsen.bsky.social · 28d

When cities exclude the homeless, it is wrongful discrimination!
In @bjpols.bsky.social Knight and I argue that hostile design (anti-sleep benches, spikes on window ledges) should be understood as discriminatory, and wrong for the same reasons as more familiar forms of discrimination.
Very proud🥳

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · 28d

The project is ongoing—hope to share more soon. Reach out if you're in Vancouver and want to talk market risk and political behavior. #APSA2025

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · 28d

Rising energy prices aren’t just about budgets items, they represent exposure to market volatility that can generate financial anxiety and insecurity.

My preliminary findings suggest this burden is linked to declining satisfaction with democracy.

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · 28d

The German govt, meanwhile, announced energy burden relief for industry only— households won’t see immediate cuts to energy taxes.

www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · 28d

📊 We hear a lot about the energy crisis and price increases - how are households actually experiencing this?

According to my study (n=3000):
34% of households feel severely burdened
53% had to make unexpected additional payments
40% adjusted home energy use due to rising prices

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 Excited to kick off #APSA2025 by attending the PECE pre-conference in Vancouver!

I'm presenting new survey results on the politics of energy burden—specifically, what happens when people in Germany face rising energy prices. ⚡

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations Jan!

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · Sep 4

Amazing Jacob, huge congratulations!!

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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · Aug 26

This August marks the official start of my new @erc.europa.eu funded project on youth & their conceptions of political power #YOPOW 🫅🏻 & with that I can also announce the 1st postdoc joining the team: @lisaherbig.bsky.social 💫 Lisa's skill and creativity make her a true win for the project 🙌🏻

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EUI Political Behaviour Colloquium @behaviour-eui.bsky.social · Aug 6

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!

We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).

If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31

EUI Political Behaviour Colloquium

Please fill in the details below to submit your proposal. Kindly provide the title and abstract of your paper, as well as your availability to present. The Colloquium is held every Tuesday from 17:00 ...

docs.google.com

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · Jun 12

✨ Smaller local govts actually permit more housing
✨ Consolidated municipalities = fewer permits, less construction

Why?? Stronger fiscal incentives + closer accountability in smaller jurisdictions

💥 Upshot: Local control isn’t always the enemy of housing growth. (2/2)

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · Jun 12

📣New publication! Out in Perspectives on Politics

Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing

Coauthored w/ @mvinaes.bsky.social

👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...

We study the effect of a municipal reform in DK:
🏘️ What happens to housing supply? ⤵️ (1/2)

Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core

Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing

doi.org

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · Jun 6

Super happy to be in Barcelona this week for such a great workshop! Thank you @dec-gr.bsky.social for organizing.

dec-gr.bsky.social @dec-gr.bsky.social · Jun 6

Today, we concluded our two-day workshop on Political Behaviour and Public Opinion. Many thanks to all presenters and participants for the inspiring discussions and contributions!

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · Apr 9

Meet our new team and follow our work @demolaw.bsky.social

Steffen Hurka @steffenhurka.bsky.social · Apr 9

Meet the DEMOLAW-Team! Constantin Kaplaner (@kaplaner.bsky.social), Stefanie Rueß (@steffiru.bsky.social), myself, Amelie Sieber and Mike Cowburn (@mikecowburn.bsky.social). So much looking forward to the years ahead!

Follow us at @demolaw.bsky.social!

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APSA Urban and Local Politics Section @apsaurban.bsky.social · Mar 12

Deadline approaching! ⌛️The APSA Urban & Local Politics section awards are waiting for your (self-)nomination! ✨

APSA Urban and Local Politics Section @apsaurban.bsky.social · Feb 27

📢 It’s time to nominate for the 2025 Urban & Local Politics Section Awards!

We’re recognizing outstanding work in urban politics across multiple categories, including best dissertation, book, and career contributions.

🏆 Deadline: March 15, 2025

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Andreas Albertsen @andreasalbertsen.bsky.social · Nov 21

A Starter Pack to connect with political scientists at Aarhus University 🥳

go.bsky.app/CbDyBb1

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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · Nov 22

Would love to be added, if possible!

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Lena Hipp @llhipp.bsky.social · Apr 20

We welcome full papers but also short contributions and comments!

Sebastian E. Wenz @sewenz.bsky.social · Apr 19

📢 CfP: "SRM Special Issue: Learning Through Failures"

The issue is dedicated to learning from survey experiments that failed or led to unexpected results.

🗞️ ESRA’s Survey Research Methods
🧐 Eds: @llhipp.bsky.social & @sewenz.bsky.social
🗓️ Submit by 15 Dec
🌐 ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/article/...

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