Nathalie Giger
@nathaliegiger.bsky.social
🔔Job Alert 🔔
Thrilled to share that @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and I have been awarded 1.5 million CHF in SNSF funding for our new project: “Electoral choice: Which role does legislators’ quality play?”
We’re recruiting 1 postdoc and 2 PhD candidates to join us in Basel and Geneva!
Thrilled to share that @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and I have been awarded 1.5 million CHF in SNSF funding for our new project: “Electoral choice: Which role does legislators’ quality play?”
We’re recruiting 1 postdoc and 2 PhD candidates to join us in Basel and Geneva!
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🔔Job Alert 🔔
Thrilled to share that @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and I have been awarded 1.5 million CHF in SNSF funding for our new project: “Electoral choice: Which role does legislators’ quality play?”
We’re recruiting 1 postdoc and 2 PhD candidates to join us in Basel and Geneva!
Thrilled to share that @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and I have been awarded 1.5 million CHF in SNSF funding for our new project: “Electoral choice: Which role does legislators’ quality play?”
We’re recruiting 1 postdoc and 2 PhD candidates to join us in Basel and Geneva!
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🆕 Side income impacts trust in politicians? 💰
@ohuwyler.bsky.social @stefaniebailer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
study voters across 7 🇪🇺 countries to see how transparency about parliamentarians’ extra income shapes #VoterPerceptions, #Trust, and electability
@ohuwyler.bsky.social @stefaniebailer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
study voters across 7 🇪🇺 countries to see how transparency about parliamentarians’ extra income shapes #VoterPerceptions, #Trust, and electability
Transparency matters: The positive effect of politicians’ side income disclosure on voters’ perceptions | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Transparency matters: The positive effect of politicians’ side income disclosure on voters’ perceptions
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🆕 Side income impacts trust in politicians? 💰
@ohuwyler.bsky.social @stefaniebailer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
study voters across 7 🇪🇺 countries to see how transparency about parliamentarians’ extra income shapes #VoterPerceptions, #Trust, and electability
@ohuwyler.bsky.social @stefaniebailer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
study voters across 7 🇪🇺 countries to see how transparency about parliamentarians’ extra income shapes #VoterPerceptions, #Trust, and electability
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Mise au concours #Postdoc.Mobility. Approfondissez votre expérience de #recherche grâce à un séjour à l’étranger. Si vous voulez en savoir plus sur cet appel, participez à notre événement d’information en ligne, le 17.11.2025.
➡️ sohub.io/f091
🗓️ Délai de soumission: 03.02.2026
➡️ sohub.io/f091
🗓️ Délai de soumission: 03.02.2026
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Mise au concours #Postdoc.Mobility. Approfondissez votre expérience de #recherche grâce à un séjour à l’étranger. Si vous voulez en savoir plus sur cet appel, participez à notre événement d’information en ligne, le 17.11.2025.
➡️ sohub.io/f091
🗓️ Délai de soumission: 03.02.2026
➡️ sohub.io/f091
🗓️ Délai de soumission: 03.02.2026
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Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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📣 New EJPR publication!
@stefaniebailer.bsky.social, @nathaliegiger.bsky.social and I study citizens’ attitudes toward MPs’ side income disclosure in 7 European countries.
MPs who conceal income are trusted least, even less than those with very high side incomes.
doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100303
@stefaniebailer.bsky.social, @nathaliegiger.bsky.social and I study citizens’ attitudes toward MPs’ side income disclosure in 7 European countries.
MPs who conceal income are trusted least, even less than those with very high side incomes.
doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100303
October 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📣 New EJPR publication!
@stefaniebailer.bsky.social, @nathaliegiger.bsky.social and I study citizens’ attitudes toward MPs’ side income disclosure in 7 European countries.
MPs who conceal income are trusted least, even less than those with very high side incomes.
doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100303
@stefaniebailer.bsky.social, @nathaliegiger.bsky.social and I study citizens’ attitudes toward MPs’ side income disclosure in 7 European countries.
MPs who conceal income are trusted least, even less than those with very high side incomes.
doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100303
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📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Starting today, we'll feature two sections each week to provide more information about the conference.
🔝 This week: Comparative Politics & International Relations
Starting today, we'll feature two sections each week to provide more information about the conference.
🔝 This week: Comparative Politics & International Relations
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
September 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Starting today, we'll feature two sections each week to provide more information about the conference.
🔝 This week: Comparative Politics & International Relations
Starting today, we'll feature two sections each week to provide more information about the conference.
🔝 This week: Comparative Politics & International Relations
I am very happy to serve as section co-chair for #EPSS Belfast next June, please consider submitting your most excellent work!
And we have an incredible list of section co-chairs for Belfast 2026, from 18 countries and every part of Europe. We are really grateful to these dedicated colleagues for taking on this role and helping us shape the future of political science in our continent.
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
August 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I am very happy to serve as section co-chair for #EPSS Belfast next June, please consider submitting your most excellent work!
Excited to have become a member of this great initiative - do the same and show support!
🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
June 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Excited to have become a member of this great initiative - do the same and show support!
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"Invitation Letters Increase Response Rates in Elite Surveys" with @nathaliegiger.bsky.social. Short report @ JEPS.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
June 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Invitation Letters Increase Response Rates in Elite Surveys" with @nathaliegiger.bsky.social. Short report @ JEPS.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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📣 New research in EJPR together with the wonderful @nathaliegiger.bsky.social, @stefaniebailer.bsky.social, T. Turner-Zwinkels & S. Heller:
We find:
1) MPs use more constituency signals while campaigning,
2) voters notice the signals,
3) but don't reward that behaviour.
doi.org/10.1111/1475...
We find:
1) MPs use more constituency signals while campaigning,
2) voters notice the signals,
3) but don't reward that behaviour.
doi.org/10.1111/1475...
Constituency references in social media: MPs' usage and voters' reaction
Social media platforms offer MPs the opportunity to directly signal attention to their local voters in the constituency. And while previous research has linked the strategic use of such local cues in...
doi.org
April 15, 2025 at 8:11 AM
📣 New research in EJPR together with the wonderful @nathaliegiger.bsky.social, @stefaniebailer.bsky.social, T. Turner-Zwinkels & S. Heller:
We find:
1) MPs use more constituency signals while campaigning,
2) voters notice the signals,
3) but don't reward that behaviour.
doi.org/10.1111/1475...
We find:
1) MPs use more constituency signals while campaigning,
2) voters notice the signals,
3) but don't reward that behaviour.
doi.org/10.1111/1475...
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Are you a parent, and an early career scholar? Are you going to #EPSA? I'm thinking of organizing an event on #parenting and #academia at EPSA. Are you interested? Drop me an email. I'm looking for "partners in crime".
March 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Are you a parent, and an early career scholar? Are you going to #EPSA? I'm thinking of organizing an event on #parenting and #academia at EPSA. Are you interested? Drop me an email. I'm looking for "partners in crime".
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📢 We are hiring: 4-year PhD position at the Department of Government @univie.ac.at 👇
Interested in pursuing a PhD in comparative politics (institutions, behaviour, representation, parties)? We have a four-year position at our department, with great conditions, lots of freedom and a reasonable teaching load. Get in touch if you have questions! jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
University assistant predoctoral
University assistant predoctoral
jobs.univie.ac.at
January 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📢 We are hiring: 4-year PhD position at the Department of Government @univie.ac.at 👇
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📚 New book review published
Ari Ray @ariray.bsky.social reviews "Unequal Democracies" (eds. Noam Lupu @noamlupu.bsky.social and Jonas Pontusson) in the SPSR
@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Ari Ray @ariray.bsky.social reviews "Unequal Democracies" (eds. Noam Lupu @noamlupu.bsky.social and Jonas Pontusson) in the SPSR
@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Unequal Democracies: Public Policy, Responsiveness and Redistribution in an Era of Rising Economic Inequality, Noam Lupu & Jonas Pontusson (Eds.). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (2023)
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:32 AM
📚 New book review published
Ari Ray @ariray.bsky.social reviews "Unequal Democracies" (eds. Noam Lupu @noamlupu.bsky.social and Jonas Pontusson) in the SPSR
@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Ari Ray @ariray.bsky.social reviews "Unequal Democracies" (eds. Noam Lupu @noamlupu.bsky.social and Jonas Pontusson) in the SPSR
@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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⚠️ Six-year position at our department - work in lovely Vienna with a friendly team, 2 classes a term, and follow/develop your own research agenda. Feel free to ask me questions you might have. Deadline 24/01/25 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
University Assistant (postdoc)
University Assistant (postdoc)
jobs.univie.ac.at
December 16, 2024 at 9:19 AM
⚠️ Six-year position at our department - work in lovely Vienna with a friendly team, 2 classes a term, and follow/develop your own research agenda. Feel free to ask me questions you might have. Deadline 24/01/25 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
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🚨 Publication alert
I am so glad my publication "Political Attitudes and Sexual Identity in Germany: Examining the Sexuality Gap" has now been published in Swiss Political Science Review.
While there is an increasing literature on political behaviour, research on...
#LGB #LGBTQ
I am so glad my publication "Political Attitudes and Sexual Identity in Germany: Examining the Sexuality Gap" has now been published in Swiss Political Science Review.
While there is an increasing literature on political behaviour, research on...
#LGB #LGBTQ
December 11, 2024 at 8:14 AM
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Out now! Thijs Vos, Lianne van Kalken, Geerten Boogaard and I look at voting patterns in Dutch municipal councils and what shapes the importance of the coalition-opposition divide onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Swiss Political Science Review
Click on the title to browse this journal
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 7, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Out now! Thijs Vos, Lianne van Kalken, Geerten Boogaard and I look at voting patterns in Dutch municipal councils and what shapes the importance of the coalition-opposition divide onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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🚨 Call for Papers: #EPSAXV in Madrid! 🚨
📅 June 26-28, 2025 📍 UC3M, Madrid, Spain 🔗 Submit: coms.app/epsa2025 🗓️ Deadline: Dec 18, 2024
Showcase your research in one of 18 divisions! 🌍🌞 Don’t miss out—join us in sunny Madrid!
Details: epsanet.org
📅 June 26-28, 2025 📍 UC3M, Madrid, Spain 🔗 Submit: coms.app/epsa2025 🗓️ Deadline: Dec 18, 2024
Showcase your research in one of 18 divisions! 🌍🌞 Don’t miss out—join us in sunny Madrid!
Details: epsanet.org
15th Annual Conference of the European Political Science Association
coms.app
October 28, 2024 at 10:09 AM
🚨 Call for Papers: #EPSAXV in Madrid! 🚨
📅 June 26-28, 2025 📍 UC3M, Madrid, Spain 🔗 Submit: coms.app/epsa2025 🗓️ Deadline: Dec 18, 2024
Showcase your research in one of 18 divisions! 🌍🌞 Don’t miss out—join us in sunny Madrid!
Details: epsanet.org
📅 June 26-28, 2025 📍 UC3M, Madrid, Spain 🔗 Submit: coms.app/epsa2025 🗓️ Deadline: Dec 18, 2024
Showcase your research in one of 18 divisions! 🌍🌞 Don’t miss out—join us in sunny Madrid!
Details: epsanet.org
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If you are a PhD student and work on inequality, you can get funded for spending some time at our Cluster 'Politics of Inequality' @excinequality.bsky.social
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/ungleichh...
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/ungleichh...
Grants and Fellowships | Supporting Structures | The Politics of Inequality
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de
October 9, 2024 at 1:27 PM
If you are a PhD student and work on inequality, you can get funded for spending some time at our Cluster 'Politics of Inequality' @excinequality.bsky.social
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/ungleichh...
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/ungleichh...
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New @excinequality.bsky.social working paper together with
@mbusemeyer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social based on data from the #InequalityBarometer
"Individual Ideology and Biased Perceptions of Income"
kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstreams/c...
@mbusemeyer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social based on data from the #InequalityBarometer
"Individual Ideology and Biased Perceptions of Income"
kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstreams/c...
DSpace
kops.uni-konstanz.de
June 12, 2024 at 3:55 PM
New @excinequality.bsky.social working paper together with
@mbusemeyer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social based on data from the #InequalityBarometer
"Individual Ideology and Biased Perceptions of Income"
kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstreams/c...
@mbusemeyer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social based on data from the #InequalityBarometer
"Individual Ideology and Biased Perceptions of Income"
kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstreams/c...
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"Encouraging politicians to act on climate." @ajpseditor.bsky.social (w @nathaliegiger.bsky.social, Maria Pérez & Kaya Axelsson) We study the motivations of local officials to learn about net zero policies in 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇭🇮🇹🇩🇪🇫🇷
link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
March 19, 2024 at 11:52 AM
"Encouraging politicians to act on climate." @ajpseditor.bsky.social (w @nathaliegiger.bsky.social, Maria Pérez & Kaya Axelsson) We study the motivations of local officials to learn about net zero policies in 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇭🇮🇹🇩🇪🇫🇷
link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We are hiring: The political science department at the University of Geneva is looking for a PhD candidate in political behavior: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
French for teaching required, otherwise free to work on any topic of interest!
French for teaching required, otherwise free to work on any topic of interest!
Assistant-e (A2) en comportement politique (5710)
au Département de science politique et relations internationales
jobs.unige.ch
March 14, 2024 at 2:57 PM
We are hiring: The political science department at the University of Geneva is looking for a PhD candidate in political behavior: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
French for teaching required, otherwise free to work on any topic of interest!
French for teaching required, otherwise free to work on any topic of interest!
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*** Assistant Professorship in Political Communication with Tenure Track ***
Our department (IKMZ - University of Zurich) is hiring!
More info:
jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...
Thank you for spreading the word and/or applying!
Our department (IKMZ - University of Zurich) is hiring!
More info:
jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...
Thank you for spreading the word and/or applying!
UZH: Assistant Professorship with Tenure Track in Political Communication
The University of Zurich invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in political communication to begin on 1 February 2025. After two three-year appointments, promotion to a perma...
jobs.uzh.ch
January 8, 2024 at 7:28 AM
*** Assistant Professorship in Political Communication with Tenure Track ***
Our department (IKMZ - University of Zurich) is hiring!
More info:
jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...
Thank you for spreading the word and/or applying!
Our department (IKMZ - University of Zurich) is hiring!
More info:
jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...
Thank you for spreading the word and/or applying!
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📣 Job alert: Hast du einen Master in Sozialwissenschaften und kennst dich in Umfrageforschung aus? FORS sucht eine*n wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter*in (80%, davon 40% im Homeoffice) für Datenerhebung & -analyse 👇
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forscenter.ch/about-fors/s...
December 7, 2023 at 6:46 AM
📣 Job alert: Hast du einen Master in Sozialwissenschaften und kennst dich in Umfrageforschung aus? FORS sucht eine*n wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter*in (80%, davon 40% im Homeoffice) für Datenerhebung & -analyse 👇
forscenter.ch/about-fors/s...
forscenter.ch/about-fors/s...
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Most positions for postdocs on European social research at the MZES!! 👉 Check out our 3-6yr fellowship on European societies + integration tinyurl.com/ycd6wxn7 and our 2yr fellowships tinyurl.com/2vaxwmht. 📅 Deadline for both 22 Dec 2023 polisky #sociology #socialpsyc
November 24, 2023 at 10:49 AM
Most positions for postdocs on European social research at the MZES!! 👉 Check out our 3-6yr fellowship on European societies + integration tinyurl.com/ycd6wxn7 and our 2yr fellowships tinyurl.com/2vaxwmht. 📅 Deadline for both 22 Dec 2023 polisky #sociology #socialpsyc