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Maik Herold
@maikherold.bsky.social
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Political Scientist (Postdoc) @tudresden.bsky.social & @forum-midem.bsky.social | democracy, populism, polarization | political theory, sociology & history of ideas
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Jun 10
🚨 Very happy to see this article on the 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗦𝗪 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 published in German Politics (with @cyrillotteni.bsky.social). 👇
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Cyrill Otteni @cyrillotteni.bsky.social · Jun 10
📢𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Excited to share our new article (with maikherold.bsky.social‬) in German Politics: "𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 ‘𝐁ü𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐭’ (𝐁𝐒𝐖) 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲"
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · May 9
🚨Who believes in the “Great Replacement”? In my latest article in 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺, I show that those who subscribe to this conspiracy theory are much more politically diverse than commonly assumed, and that their endorsement cannot always be explained by extreme political ideologies. 👇
Who Believes in the “Great Replacement”? Political Attitudes and Democratic Alienation Among Supporters of Immigration‐Related Conspiracy Theories in Europe
Objective This paper investigates how belief in the Great Replacement myth (GRM) is associated with individual political attitudes, ideological positions, and indicators of political alienation. M...
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Dr. Anne Küppers @akueppers.bsky.social · Apr 28
🚨New preprint online! We looked at the AfD and BSW in Thuringia during the 2024 state elections. Big question: could BSW actually pull voters away from the AfD? osf.io/preprints/os... 🗳️ 1/3
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Oliviero Angeli @olivieroangeli.bsky.social · Feb 20
Excited to co-organize this workshop in my old home, Florence! Together with a.o. @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social @maikherold.bsky.social @yuliala.bsky.social, we’ll address key migration questions: policy shifts, polarization, and the situation of Ukrainian refugees

Join us on-site or tune in online!
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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Feb 20
📢 How do migration attitudes & policies evolve? What’s driving polarisation? How is Europe responding to Ukrainian refugees?

Join us at this collaborative workshop w. MIDEM for a deep dive into these pressing migration questions.

📅 Friday 14 March 10:00-18:00
🔗 Register loom.ly/AOR5-gs
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Forschungsinstitut Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt @fgz-risc.bsky.social · Feb 17
📊 Neue Studie
Wo die AfD stark ist, sind Abwertungen und Spaltungen innerhalb der Gesellschaft ausgeprägt - und zwar in der gesamten Bevölkerung, nicht nur bei AfD-Wähler:innen. Basis: Repräsentative Befragung von 15.000 Menschen.
Mehr im Datenmonitor ⬇️
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FGZ Datenmonitor 2025#1: Spaltet die AfD die Gesellschaft? Eine Regionalanalyse gruppenbezogener Sympathien auf Basis des German Social Cohesion Panel (SCP)
Eine aktuelle Analyse des German Social Cohesion Panel (SCP) untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen regionalen Erfolgen der AfD und Sympathien gegenüber gesellschaftlichen Gruppen. Dabei zeigt sich deut...
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Frank Gadinger @gadinsky.bsky.social · Feb 17
🥁 New publication - Forum article on practices of (de)legitimation in world politics in International Studies Review @isanet.bsky.social Might be interesting for IR scholars interested in the practice turn, visuality, the body, emotions & new forms of communication!
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Practices of (De)Legitimation in World Politics
Abstract. This forum proposes a practice-oriented approach to (de)legitimation processes in world politics. Drawing on international practice theory and vi
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Feb 10
📢I'm happy to share my 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 "The impact of conspiracy belief on democratic culture", which examines how belief in conspiracies is related to democratic attitudes and preferred forms of political participation published in @misinforeview.bsky.social.
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HKS Misinformation Review @misinforeview.bsky.social · Dec 13
Now live: “The impact of conspiracy belief on democratic culture: Evidence from Europe” by Maik Herold
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-...
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
@dvpw @AnnaKurella @HartlandAlex @ortutt @StefanChristoph @verbalyte @M_Filsinger @ECPR_AffPol
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
@ForumMIDEM
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
Today is the last day of the @dvpw 2024 and finally it's “Affective Polarization Day!” In two panels we will have great papers presented by Mahmoud Farag, @AnnaKurella, @HartlandAlex, @ortutt, @StefanChristoph, @verbalyte, @M_Filsinger and Felix Jäger

#dvpw2024 @ECPR_AffPol
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
Read the full study here (in German): 👇

https://forum-midem.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TUD_MIDEM_Report_Polarisierte_politische_Landschaften.pdf

@Felix_Hormig | @StSchaeller | @ForumMIDEM | @tudresden_de | @GSW_TUDresden
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
On the other hand, we find that the more sparsely populated a municipality is and the farther away it is from a major urban centre, the better the AfD's electoral performance. The same is true for places with lower quality and availability of local public services. (3/3)
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
We find significant correlations not with current, but with past unemployment rates: In municipalities where many people were unemployed in 2001, the AfD vote share is higher today, while the BSW vote share is lower. (2/3)
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
The elections in Saxony and Thuringia have shifted Germany's political landscape further to the right. In our recent study, we used structural data at the municipal level to test the influence of various socio-demographic and socio-economic factors on the election outcome. (1/3)
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41358-023-00362-6
Ein unruhiges Land: Sachsen und seine labile demokratisch...
Saxony has repeatedly been in the public eye in recent ye...
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
Vor den #ltw2024 in #Sachsen lohnt sich ein Blick auf die Eigenheiten der sächs. polit. Kultur: Etwa, dass Politik- und Demokratieverdruss weniger in ländl. Regionen, sondern v.a. in den 'Mittelzentren' stark ist. Vgl. unseren Beitrag in @ZPol_journal:...
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
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https://www.courthousenews.com/germanys-new-populist-party-hopes-to-build-on-eu-election-success/
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
I had a chance to talk to @braneck about Germany's new @Buendnis_SahraW (BSW) party and its recent success in the European elections. His insightful report for @CourthouseNews can be found here....
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
@ForumMIDEM Further research on #BSW by us and others will follow: @CW_PoWi, @jpthomeczek, @SarahWagnerPhD, @Julius_Ktxt, @NilsSteiner, @ZoeLefkofridi, @MarkusWagnerAT, @JRob0922, @mhansenphd, @JeremyCliffe, @AdrianPabst1, @Buendnis_SahraW
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
@ForumMIDEM Overall, not only AfD (and #Linke ), but also SPD and CDU are likely to be affected by possible BSW vote gains.

On the other hand, ideological convergences of its supporter bases might pave the way for possible political alliances between BSW and SPD/CDU. (5/5)
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
@ForumMIDEM Does the BSW have the potential to significantly weaken the AfD?

We are rather skeptical. A rivalry between BSW and AfD arises primarily with regard to politically disillusioned voter groups, especially in eastern Germany. (4/5)
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
@ForumMIDEM Overall, in terms of their socio-econ. left-right orientation, BSW supporters are close to voters of the social democratic SPD, while regarding their socio-cult. views they are most similar to supporters of the CDU/CSU. Rather large is the ideolog. distance to the Linke....
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
Based on new survey data from @ForumMIDEM, we analyzed polit. positions of BSW supporters.

We found that, on average, BSW supporters can indeed be considered "left-conservative" even if the econ. left-orient. is more decisive than the cult. position for BSW affinity. (2/5)
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Maik Herold @maikherold.bsky.social · Dec 17
📢*New Preprint* with @CyrillOtteni:
Who supports Bündnis Sahra #Wagenknecht?

Our research on #BSW and its impact on the political landscape in #Germany is now available at:

https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/7agyu

In a nutshell, here are some of our results: 👇(1/5🧵)
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