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Noam Gidron @noamgidron.bsky.social · 26d

A thoughtful and well-argued critique of the common measure of subjective social status, increasingly used in survey-based studies of populism ⬇️

Sociological Science @sociologicalsci.bsky.social · 27d

NEW: Anderson, "An Unreliable Ladder: Top–Bottom Self-Placement, Subjective Social Status, and Political Preferences sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...

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Noam Gidron @noamgidron.bsky.social · Sep 4

PhD students who might be interested in this -- feel free to get in touch! The application deadline is October 27.

azrieli.smapply.io/prog/interna...

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Sebastian Jungkunz @sjungkunz.bsky.social · Aug 22

New paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social‬: Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement (open access)
doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement

Understanding inequality in political involvement is a core goal of political science. Previous research has examined specific life-course influences, but there is limited knowledge about the diver...

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Armin Schaefer @arminschaefer.bsky.social · Aug 7

I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word.
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · Aug 4

So great to see Voters Under Pressure featured in this @comppol.bsky.social review article by @klingelt.bsky.social!

Reviewing the book alongside work of Bartels and Tillman, Tristan's reading is the mandate function of elections is being challenged👇

www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

Recasting the Meaning of Election...Mandate Interpretation in Europe: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

www.ingentaconnect.com

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jul 29

An exceptional piece of scholarship by @pauliinapatana.bsky.social , which goes straight on my Qualitative Methods syllabus as it is a perfect example of the value of mixed methods research. It is also highly relevant for my own work on European politics and the far right. Bravo! 👏

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Delia Zollinger @dpzollinger.bsky.social · Jul 29

Even in times of sociocultural conflict, a progressive left electorate is more averse to sociocultural *and* socioeconomic inequalities than (far) right voters.

New paper with @siljahausermann.bsky.social Palmtag @tabouchadi.bsky.social @stefwalter.bsky.social Berkinshaw
tinyurl.com/d42wyb79

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · Jul 26

Exactly right

Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jul 23

Alternatively, you can read this interview with the excellent @noamgidron.bsky.social & Yaniv Roznai.

Also a reminder that boycotting all Israeli academics is not just morally dubious (collective punishment) but also strengthens rather than weakens the Israeli far right.

Two scholars warn of Israel’s democratic backsliding, hidden by Oct. 7’s fog of war

In their new Hebrew-language book 'Democracy in Retreat,' Noam Gidron and Yaniv Roznai claim the government is using populism and polarization to chip away at democracy

www.timesofisrael.com

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jul 23

Alternatively, you can read this interview with the excellent @noamgidron.bsky.social & Yaniv Roznai.

Also a reminder that boycotting all Israeli academics is not just morally dubious (collective punishment) but also strengthens rather than weakens the Israeli far right.

Two scholars warn of Israel’s democratic backsliding, hidden by Oct. 7’s fog of war

In their new Hebrew-language book 'Democracy in Retreat,' Noam Gidron and Yaniv Roznai claim the government is using populism and polarization to chip away at democracy

www.timesofisrael.com

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David Karpa @dkarpa.bsky.social · Jul 16

"those who discussed immigration in their open-ended responses expressed far more distrust towards opponents – an effect driven by right-wing respondents who discussed immigration"

British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Jul 16

From May 2025 -

Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx

- @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract discussing scholars' investigation into polarization and logical comparisons across party entities, cultural priming in economic discussions, and the effect of cultural debates on political discourse.

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Jul 16

From May 2025 -

Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx

- @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

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Alexander Horn @alexanderhorn.bsky.social · Jul 4

1/3) 📣Out in Party Politics:
We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality

journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

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Noam Gidron @noamgidron.bsky.social · Jul 2

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · Jun 30

June 30, 2025. Last lunch of the 2024-25 CASBS fellowship year with remaining fellows

How quickly an academic year slips into the rear view mirror⏱️

Farewell to the 2024-25 class!! 👋 😘 👊

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devorahmanekin.bsky.social @devorahmanekin.bsky.social · Jun 18

5. Discussions of effectiveness should also be mindful of the fact that ethnic/racial minorities, as well as their grievances, are perceived as more violent by the public even when peaceful, since perceptions are biased, e.g. my work with @tmitts.bsky.social here:. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Effective for Whom? Ethnic Identity and Nonviolent Resistance | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Effective for Whom? Ethnic Identity and Nonviolent Resistance - Volume 116 Issue 1

www.cambridge.org

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devorahmanekin.bsky.social @devorahmanekin.bsky.social · Jun 18

Excellent op-ed on nonviolent protest from @robbwiller.bsky.social and @owasow.bsky.social on the importance of nonviolence here www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o.... Some additional points worth noting:

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Noam Gidron @noamgidron.bsky.social · Jun 9

An important piece from the @apsrjournal.bsky.social (by @devorahmanekin.bsky.social and @tmitts.bsky.social) to make sense of ongoing events: it matters not only which tactics are adopted by protesters but also who they are.

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devorahmanekin.bsky.social @devorahmanekin.bsky.social · Jun 9

Yes, but tactics are perceived and covered through racialized lenses that frame them as threatening regardless of facts on the ground.

Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · Jun 9

Consider two photos: one of an immigrant mother being separated from her child and another of a burning car. Which leads the news? Which focuses attention on the harms of mass deportations? A challenge of violent protest tactics is that they often shift attention away from the injustices they decry.

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Jun 9

Those concerned about violence might want to start with violence against immigrants, by ICE here, by illegal deportations to gulags and third countries, the violence against so many federal departments, against the law, the climate, the public lands, waters, civil rights, reproductive rights...

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · Jun 5

This was up there with one of @rafaelbehr.bsky.social's best eps. I learned a lot from @m-b-petersen.bsky.social Next up, Raf should talk to @noamgidron.bsky.social about status and populism - would make for a great follow up. Oh, and it's given me an earworm for one of my favourite ever tracks!

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Noam Gidron @noamgidron.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thinking about immigration from a cultural perspective heightens distrust of political opponents—with Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social and @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social at @bjpols.bsky.social. Might interest scholars of polarization and ideology, and those analyzing open-ended questions. cup.org/3ZajcQ1

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Arndt Leininger @aleininger.bsky.social · May 30

Another great paper by @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social of now also TU Chemnitz. Congrats, Thomas!

British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · May 30

NEW -

Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx

- @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · May 30

NEW -

Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx

- @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

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Noam Gidron @noamgidron.bsky.social · May 16

Interesting substack on interesting research, identifying one more way to be right — this time, through culture wars:

James Breckwoldt @jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social · May 15

I've written my academic culture war results in substack form with added thoughts on:
- Options for left to deal with CW
- What CW says about appeal (and definition) of social conservatism
- Why it doesn't matter Reform's voters have range of economic views
- Historic cyclical nature of CW salience

Who Cares About the Culture War?

A closer look at how cultural issues influence voter behaviour across the political spectrum

jamesbreckwoldt.substack.com

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · May 8

Happy to share a new paper now out in EJPR w/ @jeyalizade.bsky.social , @fabioellger.bsky.social and @mgruenewald.bsky.social exploring gendered effects of political violence on political supply.

https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1475-6765.70017

A 🧵 with findings

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Alex Hertel-Fernandez @awhf.bsky.social · May 2

We're in an age of surging right-wing populism here in the US and around the globe, threatening democracy and growth. Should policymakers care? And how should they respond? In an essay for @equitablegrowth.bsky.social, Shayna Strom and I answer these questions: equitablegrowth.org/designing-ec... 1/

Designing economic policy that strengthens U.S. democracy and incorporates people’s lived experiences

Why U.S. policymakers should approach economic policy with an eye to its downstream political effects on democracy and policy approaches.

equitablegrowth.org

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