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Lucas Leemann
@lucasleemann.bsky.social
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Professor University of Zurich @ipz.bsky.social — interested in comparative politics & data science — representation, participation, direct democracy — @leewas.bsky.social — @bjpols.bsky.social — DigDemLab — Co-founder of https://leewas.ch/
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Tom Hunter @tommccraehunter.bsky.social · 6h
🚨 New(ish) Publication Alert! Delighted to see my article Credit Claiming in the EU @thejop.bsky.social I explore a classic question for accountability in Europe: when and why do govs claim credit for the work of the EU and shift blame onto Brussels to avoid responsibility? doi.org/10.1086/732970
Credit Claiming in the European Union | The Journal of Politics: Vol 87, No 3
Incumbents in multilevel systems are assumed to exploit uncertainty of responsibility by claiming credit and shifting blame, yet little is known about when and how they engage in these rhetorical stra...
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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 8d
What's the difference between @epssnet.bsky.social and the "old" EPSA, and why you should come to our conference in Belfast in June 2026: epssnet.org/uncategorize...
Difference Between EPSS and EPSA: What to Know for 2026
Confused about the difference between EPSS and EPSA? Learn how they differ in governance, structure, and their 2026 conferences.
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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 6d
𝗚𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 – 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿ä𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗵ä𝗹𝘁𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝘇𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝗨 𝗻𝗲𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗽3: Das und vieles mehr zeigt die neue @20min.ch -/Tamedia-Wahlumfrage von @leewas.bsky.social

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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 7d
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗳𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝘂𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲: 𝗠𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗺𝘁𝘀𝗷ü𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗺𝘁𝘀ä𝗹- 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗪ä𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗺 𝘇𝘂𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻: Das zeigt die neueste @leewas.bsky.social -Umfrage zur Zufriedenheit mit den einzelnen Bundesratsmitgliedern ebenso wie mit dem Gesamtbundesrat
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Le Temps @letemps.ch · 7d
Dernier entré, Martin Pfister est le conseiller fédéral le plus populaire
Dernier entré, Martin Pfister est le conseiller fédéral le plus populaire
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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 8d
𝗠𝗲𝗵𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗳ü𝗿 𝗘𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗪ä𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗲𝗻: Das und vieles mehr zeigen die Zusatzauswertungen in der @20min.ch -/Tamedia-Nachbefragung von LeeWas zu den eidgenössischen Volksabstimmungen vom 28. Sept. 2025.

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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 8d
Der vollständige Bericht der @20min.online -/Tamedia-Nachbefragung von @leewas.bsky.social ist nun online: leewas.ch/referenzen/

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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 10d
Die legendäre @leewas.bsky.social -Abstimmungsnadel tickt und tickt….

….mit aktuell knappem Ja zur E-ID (± 1.4%)

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Mathias Lutz @mathiaslutz.bsky.social · 10d
Abschaffung des Eigenmietwerts: 62,9% JA
E-ID-Gesetz: 50,4% JA
So die ersten Prognosen unserer #Hochrechnungen zum #Abstimmungssonntag mit
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Liveprognosen verfolgen:
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#CHvote #Abst25 #Eigenmietwert #eID
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Mario Stäuble @peligro.bsky.social · 10d
Live-Hochrechnung zu den Abstimmungen:
Abschaffung Eigenmietwert – rund 60 Prozent ja.
E-ID – auf Messers Schneide. Jetzt 51 Prozent Nein, aber Fehlerbereich noch 2,5 Prozent. Alle Prognosen hier: www.tagesanzeiger.ch/karten-und-g...
Karten und Grafiken: Die Schweiz stimmt ab: Alle Resultate im Überblick
Die Stimmberechtigten entscheiden über die Abschaffung des Eigenmietwerts und die E-ID. Auch alle Ergebnisse der kantonalen Abstimmungen finden Sie in dieser Übersicht.
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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 10d
Die legendäre @leewas.bsky.social -Abstimmungsnadel tickt – mit Liveprognose in Echtzeit!

Jetzt den Abstimmungssonntag verfolgen: tagesanzeiger.ch

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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 22d
#POLITKOLUMNE: A plutocracy rather than a democracy? A person above the median income is electorally worth 1.16 times a pereson below the median.

In Swiss direct democracy, however, wins & defeats are distributed quite equally across income classes @leewas.bsky.social www.derbund.ch/politkolumne...
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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 10d
Ballot after ballot, #directdemocracy shows us where representation did not work.

Take today's vote on a tax break for homeowners: @leewas.bsky.social polls suggest it is largely supported by homeowners, a group with a strong lobby. Renters tend to oppose it, with ≈60% being renters in Switzerland
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Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · 22d
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
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Markus Kollberg @markuskollberg.bsky.social · Sep 3
Returning from vacation and looking for a late summer read? @ivobantel.bsky.social and I got you covered!

In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social paper, we assess how mainstream parties rhetorically create an affect-based "common front" against the radical right.

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Aug 25
In many countries, mainstream politicians are adopting rhetoric and policies that typical of the far-right.

Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Aug 11
NEW -

How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD

"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"

- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the dynamics of mainstream and radical political rhetoric regarding anti-immigrant policies, highlighting differences in societal responses and enforcement norms based on the source of the rhetoric.
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Mirco Good @goodmirco.bsky.social · Aug 21
A milestone today: my first PhD publication, co-authored with Fabio Wasserfallen, is out in the @spsr.bsky.social. The article compares Swiss Euroscepticism—just as the title promises. The article is open access: doi.org/10.1111/spsr...
Bar chart comparing public perceptions of the EU across European countries. Switzerland stands out with one of the highest shares of negative views (very negative or fairly negative) and the lowest positive evaluations, similar only to the UK and Czech Republic. Most other countries, including Norway and Iceland, show more positive or neutral attitudes.
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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14
Do men see gender parity in representation as detrimental to their interests? What about when women’s representation exceeds parity? And how do such shifts affect men’s fairness perceptions? I address these questions in my article, now published in PRQ. 1/9


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Lucas Leemann @lucasleemann.bsky.social · Aug 8
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Lucas Leemann @lucasleemann.bsky.social · Aug 8
Belfast, not Dublin 🫢
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Lucas Leemann @lucasleemann.bsky.social · Aug 7
I have been at every single EPSA conference since EPSA was founded. I am excited to attend EPSS 2026 in Dublin - below some clarifications on EPSA and EPSS
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵
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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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WZB Democracy @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 20
The WZB Transformations of Democracy unit hosted a great workshop on how ideas of Democracy evolve over time . A great group & lots of scholarly progress.
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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Jul 14
I am so honored, happy, and still a bit in disbelief that my book "The Normalization of the Radical Right" has won APSA's Dahl Award and the best book prize for the Democracy and Autocracy Section.

I can't thank enough everyone who has helped out with this project throughout the years.
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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · Jul 14
Congratulations to the 2025 APSA Award Winners

APSA is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 APSA awards! APSA recognizes and honors the work of various scholars who have made outstanding contributions to political science research, teaching and service. Recipients will be honored at the…
Congratulations to the 2025 APSA Award Winners
APSA is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 APSA awards! APSA recognizes and honors the work of various scholars who have made outstanding contributions to political science research, teaching and service. Recipients will be honored at the APSA Awards Reception during the 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Vancouver, BC, Canada. DISSERTATION AWARDS Gabriel A. Almond Award…
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David Karpa @dkarpa.bsky.social · Jul 15
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Inflation narratives: government spending, as emphasized by Republicans, and corporate greed, highlighted by Democrats.

"Economic voting behaviour depends not only on objective economic conditions but also on how political parties subjectively frame these conditions."
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Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · Jul 7
CPDS update 1960-2023 is online 🤓 👇/with @dweisstanner.bsky.social @lucasleemann.bsky.social @klarabruhn.bsky.social
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CPDS @comppoldataset.bsky.social · Jul 7
🚨 Newest Comparative Political Data Set released!🚨

Updated until 2023

Available here 👉cpds-data.org/data

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