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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 12d

Why does political #legitimacy matter in a democracy? ➡ Here is #ActEU Daniela Braun's answer 👏

Watch the full #TEPSAExplainer on YouTube 🔗 youtu.be/r_8oudinAtk
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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 15d

The widespread acceptance of a government's authority by its people is key for a healthy democratic system 👉 #ActEU Scientific Lead Daniela Braun tells us more about the importance of political #legitimacy in her recent explainer ⬇️
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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 15d

Digital technologies reshape politics & religion alike — but how do European politicians reference religion online?

Our #PoliSci study together with @davidschweizer.bsky.social & Eva-Maria Euchner examines EP candidates’ X (Twitter) profiles in 🇩🇪🇸🇪🇳🇱🇬🇧. Read more:

Frontiers | Is secular–religious party competition moving online? Digital religious profiles of candidates running for the European Parliament

New digital technologies alter various societal spheres, including the landscape of religion and politics. “Christianity influencers,” faith tweets, digital ...

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 16d

Was #climate policy central in the 2024 European election campaign – and how divided were parties along left-right lines?

Find out in our #PoliSci study by Daniela Braun, Djamila Jabra & @janpollex.bsky.social:

Climate Change and Political Parties: Higher Salience and More Diversification Over Climate Change in the 2024 EP Elections?

The EU faced several crises during the Parliament’s last term, notably the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, advanced by the new Commission President von der Ley...

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 20d

🤝 Political trust is fundamental for representative democracy 👉 but what makes a government legitimate? And why does legitimacy matter?

Find out in our latest #TEPSAexplainer with #ActEU Daniela Braun 🔗 youtu.be/r_8oudinAtk
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What makes a government LEGITIMATE? | Daniela Braun

YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 20d

We compared #EU issues' salience in the 2019 & 2024 EP elections and found out: Mainstream parties turned more negative on EU policies, while Eurosceptics became somewhat less negative on the EU polity.

Read more in our #PoliSci publication: oaj.fupress.net/index.php/qo...

Party competition on European issues in the 2024 EP elections | Italian Journal of Electoral Studies (IJES)

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 22d

We are looking for a project manager for our large-scale project SOUNDS!

Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager

#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 23d

#InternationalDayOfDemocracy
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Democracy. We take a look at the development of democracy in the world over the past 80 years, by visualizing the V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index (LDI), using the heat map graphing tool.
#PolDataSky #PoliSky #Democracy
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The mage shows a heat map graph of the V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index for the years 1945 to 2024. The graph shows the number of countries, indicated by color, scoring from low to high on the Liberal Democracy Index for each year in the period.

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 23d

How do different types of regional organizations react to current challenges and crises? Find out in our #PoliSci publication together with @lisa-h-anders.bsky.social & Alexander Libman which explores this question by bringing together contributions from EU studies and comparative regionalism.

Crises, Adaptation, and Resilience—Exploring Crises Responses of Regional Organizations from the Perspective of EU Studies and Comparative Regionalism - Politische Vierteljahresschrift

How do different types of regional organizations react to current challenges and crises? This special issue of the Politische Vierteljahresschrift explores this question by bringing together contribut...

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Sep 8

🤔 What is 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, and why does it matter for the future of representative democracies?

If you haven’t yet explored the latest 📖 publication by Georg Wenzelburger, now is the perfect time. Start your week with some fresh #PROTEMO insights www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... ✨

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Sep 4

✨ #PROTEMO in 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 journal!

Georg Wenzelburger from @uni-saarland.de has published 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚.

Read it here ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Universität des Saarlandes @uni-saarland.de · Sep 3

29 Mio. Euro Förderung für das Kompetenzzentrum SOUNDS:
Ziel der Forschungsstelle ist es, Informatik und Sozialwissenschaften zusammenzubringen, um gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen datenbasiert zu analysieren.

Mehr dazu: www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/gese...

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Millionenförderung des Landes: Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft mit neuen Datenquellen analysieren

Satellitenbilder, soziale Medien oder Barcode-Scanner in Geschäften bieten einen reichen Datenschatz, der bisher in den Sozialwissenschaften noch wenig genutzt wird. Neue KI-gestützte Methoden helfen ...

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Martin Gross @martingross.bsky.social · Sep 1

💥New study with Daniela Braun @politicsunisaar.bsky.social in dms – der moderne staat – Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management @barbarabudrich.bsky.social:

Who engages with environmental issues in a multi-level system? An exploratory analysis of German parties’ issue emphasis

Abstract of the article "Who engages with environmental issues in a multi-level system? An exploratory analysis of German parties’ issue
emphasis" by Daniela Braun and Martin Gross. Published in dms – der moderne staat – Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management 18 (1): 162-184.

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · Aug 26

The amount of data available is greater than ever, yet remains mostly unused by social scientists & #PoliSci researchers. The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS) aims to change that - and receives 29 million Euro in funding from Saarland's state gov!🎉

Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM

Project analysing society and the economy with new data sources garners millions in state funding

Satellite images, social media and barcode scanners in shops offer a wealth of data that has so far been little used in the social sciences. New AI-supported methods are helping with the evaluation, b...

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · Aug 6

USAAR's Cluster for European Studies is looking for a science communication officer!

Learn more: bit.ly/CEUS-Ausschreibung

#PoliSci #hiring

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · Aug 4

Check out our new interdisciplinary volume on border regions as laboratories for researching #Europe!

www.nomos-shop.de/isbn/978-3-7...

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · Jul 18

What links exist between attitudes towards #GenderEquality policies and democracy?

Check out Matilde Ceron's #ActEU presentation about our project's preliminary results over on YouTube!
@unidue.bsky.social @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @unisalzburg.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffO8...

Attitudes towards gender equality policies & democracy | Matilde Ceron | #ActEU Mid-Term Conference

YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our new #PoliSci collected volume on border regions as laboratories of European research is finally here. Check it out (in German): www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.5771/9...

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · Jun 25

We're looking for student assistants!

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Observatory of Online Politics @o3pol.bsky.social · Jun 23

📢 New on the Observatory of Online Politics blog!

🎯 TikTok and its role in the 2025 German Elections
By @rosanavarrete.bsky.social & Ariq Suryo Hadi P.

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Observatory of Online Politics - TikTok_2025

20.06.2025 While TikTok is becoming increasingly relevant among social media users, its role in elections remains understudied. The successful social media campaign targeting youth by the party Die L...

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Eftichia Teperoglou @efteperoglou.bsky.social · Jun 6

With #TEPSΑ we turned some findings from our report into a nice infographic. Bonus: it's in Greek and Spanish too. Enjoy!

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · Jun 5

🤔 How do European citizens engage in politics? ➡️ Our latest #ActEU infographic explores forms of non-electoral political participation in Europe

‼️Now available in GREEK and SPANISH 🇬🇷 🇪🇸
🔗 tepsa.eu/analysis/inf...

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · May 30

What are the drivers of political #engagement in Europe❓ #ActEU researcher @alexhartland.bsky.social (@uni-saarland.de) explores the triggers of political participation in our latest video recording from our December mid-term conference 📺

Watch it on YouTube ➡️ youtu.be/M7Rcmco6jCQ?...

Triggers of political engagement | Alex Hartland | #ActEU Mid-Term Conference

YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)

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Alex Hartland @alexhartland.bsky.social · May 26

🛎️ New Publication 🛎️

How did public and party priorities interact during the 2024 European Parliament elections?

In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social article, Daniela Braun, @giucarny.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @annreinl.bsky.social and I find some connections

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The role of key European issues in the 2024 election campaign

International crises and Euroscepticism have made European issues prominent in citizens’ lives. This article studies the role of three key European issues – migration, the environment, and EU integ...

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · May 20

Prof Braun will participate in a TEDx Saarbrigge event as a speaker discussing the challenges of democracy in the digital age. Learn more: www.ted.com/tedx/events/...

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · May 6

Join us online for the ActEU Trans-National Youth Democracy Lab!

Learn more: bit.ly/ActEUlab

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