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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 4h

Happening this morning at the @wzb.bsky.social conference, straight after @catherinedevries.bsky.social‘s opening keynote.

Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 12h

After a great evening at the first @wzb.bsky.social conference on the future of democracy I’m looking forward to the first full day first tomorrow. I’m presenting work (w/ @curdknupfer.bsky.social & @yunkangyang.bsky.social) at 9:30am in B001

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Title page for the paper “The Logic of Connective Faction”
By Curd Knüpfer, Yunkang Yang, and Mike Cowburn

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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 17h

For my DFG-funded project “German Sexual Identity and Election Study” and my ERC-funded project “VisibleQueers”, I am looking for three student assistants (m/f/d) to provide dedicated support and active collaboration.

Please share!

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Three Student Assistants (m/f/d) Projects German Sexual Identity and Election Study as well as VisibleQueers

www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 4h

Happening this morning at the @wzb.bsky.social conference, straight after @catherinedevries.bsky.social‘s opening keynote.

Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 12h

After a great evening at the first @wzb.bsky.social conference on the future of democracy I’m looking forward to the first full day first tomorrow. I’m presenting work (w/ @curdknupfer.bsky.social & @yunkangyang.bsky.social) at 9:30am in B001

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 12h

After a great evening at the first @wzb.bsky.social conference on the future of democracy I’m looking forward to the first full day first tomorrow. I’m presenting work (w/ @curdknupfer.bsky.social & @yunkangyang.bsky.social) at 9:30am in B001

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 16h

At the inaugural @wzb.bsky.social Future of Democracy conference. Tomorrow I’ll be presenting work with @curdknupfer.bsky.social & @yunkangyang.bsky.social but tonight it’s the opening discussion event with @betoorourke.bsky.social, Anna Lührmann and Anna Sauerbrey

Democracy at Stake: A Conversation Across the Atlantic

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Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 2d

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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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11d

This was always the funniest conspiracy theory to me — that there are MRI machine-like devices that can cure all known illnesses in seconds, but the government has been hiding them — and Trump just posted an AI generated video of himself announcing they're real. We're cooked!

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 11d

Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...

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DEMOLAW @demolaw.bsky.social · 13d

@kaplaner.bsky.social and @steffenhurka.bsky.social had the privilege to present and discuss the DEMOLAW project at the University of Aarhus. DEMOLAW thanks @rsenninger.bsky.social and the entire department of political science for the kind invitation, the hospitality, and the great feedback!

Constantin, Roman, and Steffen at the Aarhus University Political Science Department.

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks Matt! 😀

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Matt Grossmann @mattgrossmann.bsky.social · 16d

Democratic women are disadvantaged in competitive district primaries, where party elites prioritize electability & view men as safer. Republican women are disadvantaged in safe district primaries, where elites & voters assume they are less conservative.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 21d

🚨🎉 New Publication 🎉🚨 w/ @meredithconroy.bsky.social

Where Do Women Win Primaries? Asymmetric Opportunity Theory in Congressional Nominations

We offer a party-asymmetric theory of incentives for female candidates in nominations across different districts

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

www.tandfonline.com

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 21d

Empirically, we show that Democratic women are disadvantaged in competitive districts (likely due to perceptions of “electability”) whereas Republican women less often win safe districts (likely due to views about the role of women in politics/society among primary voters and party elites) #polisky

Plot showing predicted probability of women winning primary elections as Democrats and Republicans across values of district partisanship.

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 21d

Empirically, we show that Democratic women are disadvantaged in competitive districts (likely due to perceptions of “electability”) whereas Republican women less often win safe districts (likely due to views about the role of women in politics/society among primary voters and party elites) #polisky

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 21d

🚨🎉 New Publication 🎉🚨 w/ @meredithconroy.bsky.social

Where Do Women Win Primaries? Asymmetric Opportunity Theory in Congressional Nominations

We offer a party-asymmetric theory of incentives for female candidates in nominations across different districts

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

www.tandfonline.com

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 23d

Yes, excellently done

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 28d

👉 Just published: "Empowering People in Online Spaces: Democracy and Well-being in Digital Societies" - Book of Abstracts of the Weizenbaum Conference 2025. #WIConf25

➡️ doi.org/10.34669/WI.... 🔗

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · Sep 8

Signed. Please consider doing the same

Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · Sep 8

The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social.
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Keine WiSo ohne PoWi! Für eine starke Politikwissenschaft im Bachelor & Master

https://www.change.org/p/keine-wiso-ohne-powi-für-eine-starke-politikwissenschaft-im-bachelor-master

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · Sep 6

Congratulations! 🥳 so happy to see this find such a great home

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · Sep 5

Exactly. I absolutely think that the mainstream media is the central actor here (though obviously where does it get its narratives from etc etc). When I found out the actual numbers attending the Epping hotel protest I was really surprised. I should have known better.

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · Sep 5

I’m not sure there is even that much public input at this point. The hotel protests are a case in point. But agree with your general point about what these parties perceive they are responding to

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · Sep 5

Labour’s turn to the right on immigration did nothing to win them support from Reform voters and made their own voters like them less. It really is that simple.