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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thank you Jon!!

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Sven-Oliver Proksch @sopro.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 EPSS 2026 Call for Papers! @hannaeback.bsky.social and I are excited to invite submissions for the Political Representation section at EPSS 2026 in Belfast. EPSS has some exciting new panel formats this year - read on! 🧵

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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · Aug 15

🎉 Delighted to share new research out today: The Political Consequences of the Mental Load

📄 European Sociological Review
doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf019
@europeansocreview.bsky.social

What happens to political engagement when the “mental load” of running a household gets too heavy? 🧵

The political consequences of the mental load

Abstract. How do levels of cognitive household labour—the ‘mental load’ involved in anticipating, fulfilling, and monitoring household needs—affect politic

doi.org

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thank you Bilyana!!

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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · Aug 14

@deeesharp.bsky.social & I are looking for a collaborator on a project w/ @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social on empathy-based interventions against affective polarization @uni-hamburg.de
j0b.de/veca

75% PhD position, 1st yr project funded & can be converted to a position w/ teaching afterwards
📆31/08

Ausschreibung

www.uni-hamburg.de

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

@valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social, @bpetrova.bsky.social, @indubioproreto.bsky.social, @cc-tp.bsky.social, and many others for their comments! 9/9

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thank you to the two anonymous reviewers at PRQ, @feisenring.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @anacweeks.bsky.social, @jbslapin.bsky.social, @lucasleemann.bsky.social, Daphne van der Pas, @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social, @mabreyer.bsky.social, @dpzollinger.bsky.social, 8/9

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

The results also suggest that women legislators are perceived as advocates for women’s interests; a female-majority body may be interpreted as a shift toward policies aligned with those interests, potentially marking a departure from a male-dominated agenda. 7/9

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

These findings indicate that fears of negative male reactions should not hinder efforts to advance gender parity. They also carry important implications for the design of mechanisms—such as quota laws—to ensure balanced gender representation. 6/9

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

 Gender parity does not signal to men that institutions address their interests less. However, once men are under-represented, they perceive a reduction in output generated in their favor. Furthermore, men, on average, perceive gender parity as the fairest scenario. 5/9

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

In a well-powered factorial survey experiment fielded in the UK, I manipulate gender representation alongside the representation of age groups, classes, ethnic groups, and ideological camps. I use a treatment for men’s under-representation modeled on real cases (e.g. Finnish government). 4/9

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

I examine how different levels of gender representation—(1) over-representation of men, (2) parity, and (3) narrow under-representation of men—affect how men expect institutions to represent their interests (i.e., output expectations) and their perceptions of fairness. 3/9

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

Women’s representation has significantly increased in recent decades. Women have secured half the seats in key decision-making bodies, and in some governments they even outnumber men (e.g., Chile, Finland, and Scotland). 2/9

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

Do men see gender parity in representation as detrimental to their interests? What about when women’s representation exceeds parity? And how do such shifts affect men’s fairness perceptions? I address these questions in my article, now published in PRQ. 1/9

 doi.org/10.1177/1065...

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Toni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · Aug 14

Equal representation does not affect men’s expectations regarding policy output. However, if men are under-represented, most men across various sub-groups believe institutions are less likely to cater to their interests journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

How Men React to Shifts in Gender Representation: Ignored Interests? Good for Society? - Verena Reidinger, 2025

Women’s representation has significantly increased in recent decades. Women even dominate some decision-making bodies. How do these changes influence men’s atti...

journals.sagepub.com

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Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thank you Tine for your blazing support! :)

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Giorgio Malet @giorgiomalet.bsky.social · Jul 4

Together with @jellekoedam.bsky.social, @tinepaulsen.bsky.social, and @nicolaiberk.bsky.social, we brought together an amazing group of researchers doing exciting work here in Zurich — and it turned into a super fun, engaging workshop. Huge thanks to everyone who joined and made it so special!

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Sven-Oliver Proksch @sopro.bsky.social · May 13

🚨The updated companion site for the 2nd edition of our textbook #foundationsofeuropeanpolitics is now live! Discover all data exercise updates and additions at www.foundationsofeuropeanpolitics.com @catherinedevries.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @jbslapin.bsky.social 🚀🧵1/4

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Sophia Hunger @sophiahunger.bsky.social · Apr 14

🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Bremen 🚨

Open to PhD students and early career scholars Fully-funded places available for applicants, deadline 1st of May 📅 summerschoolwpm.org

Image of a building of the University of Bremen with the text "Summer School for Women in Political Methodology" and "20 to 26 July at the University of Bremen" writen on it.

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WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Jul 2

Online first & open access:

"Social democracy transformed? Party change and union ties"

by Mario T. Taschwer @laurenzennser.bsky.social @reidingerve.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

#Polisky

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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · Jan 19

sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New publication out in Electoral Studies!

In this study, I analyze generational voting differences in Western European multiparty systems - focusing on generational realignment *within* political blocs and using individual survey data spanning over 70 years.

Socialized with "old cleavages" or "new dimensions": An Age-Period-Cohort analysis on electoral supp...

Across Western Europe, the electoral base of formerly dominating parties on the left and the right has been eroding in the past decades. In contrast, …

https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379424000027…

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Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · Jan 15

How do voters react to different women's representation trajectories, and what does this tell us about progressive mobilization and backlash dynamics?

I tackle this question in a paper that was part of my PhD and is now out in CPS:
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
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Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · Dec 13

Ich habe für @defactoexpert.bsky.social die Hauptergebnisse meiner Dissertation @ipz.bsky.social zusammengefasst: Es geht dabei um soziokulturelle Komponenten von Status, wie diese sich verändern und ob es einen Backlash gibt.
www.defacto.expert/2023/12/13/w...

Wieso Identität, «Wokeness» und Gender mit Status und Anerkennung zusammenhängen - DeFacto

www.defacto.expert

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Jochen Rehmert @jochenrehmert.bsky.social · Nov 30

A snowy Zurich today created a cozy atmosphere for our workshop on representation at @ipz.bsky.social
Fascinating & innovate studies on governments, representation, voters, parties & candidates! @reidingerve.bsky.social @lenamariahuber.bsky.social @donyhu.bsky.social @anacweeks.bsky.social & more!

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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · Oct 2

Apologies, it must have gotten cut. It is "The insecurity of doing research and the ‘so what question’ in political science: how to develop more compelling research problems by facing anxiety" by Gustafssnn and Hagstrom
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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