Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Tiago Ventura @tiagoventura.bsky.social · 20h

How common are “survey professionals” - people who take dozens of online surveys for pay - across online panels, and do they harm data quality?

Our paper, FirstView at @politicalanalysis.bsky.social, tackles this question using browsing data from three U.S. samples (Facebook, YouGov, and Lucid):

4 50 130

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 9h

Great reporting on the contagion risks of the Trump presidency, drawing in parts on insights from the @disintegrationerc.bsky.social project.

Is America contagious?

Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.

www.motherjones.com

1 16 39

Reposted by Sarah Engler

David Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · 1d

@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

🧵⬇️

4 53 110

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 1d

"Precisely because they have been losing court cases over free speech and visas for foreign students, Trumpists now seek to entrap universities in a deal that effectively removes the protections of federal law and gives the administration arbitrary power over them."

US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps | Jan-Werner Müller

The administration is trying to make nine universities an offer they seemingly cannot refuse

www.theguardian.com

1 56 130

Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · 1d

"Precisely because they have been losing court cases over free speech and visas for foreign students, Trumpists now seek to entrap universities in a deal that effectively removes the protections of federal law and gives the administration arbitrary power over them."

US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps | Jan-Werner Müller

The administration is trying to make nine universities an offer they seemingly cannot refuse

www.theguardian.com

5 9

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 1d

All nine institutions must reject this proposal: it is a thinly veiled attack on academic freedom; it is a test case for whether Trumpists can get away with demanding loyalty oaths; it exceeds the president’s powers to begin with
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps | Jan-Werner Müller

The administration is trying to make nine universities an offer they seemingly cannot refuse

www.theguardian.com

12 47

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Tim Haughton @timhaughton.bsky.social · 4d

Spolu likely to increase share of its vote as the bigger settlements still to declare. Babis’s ANO will clearly be the largest party, but may struggle to form a coalition with a majority in parliament.

1 3 4

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Tim Haughton @timhaughton.bsky.social · 3d

Over 95% votes now counted. Babis’s ANO wins over a third of the vote. Some form of coalition with ANO at the helm likely.

3 2

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 13d

My old research group at UvA is hiring an assistant professor to replace me. Do get in touch if you want to know what a fabulous place it is to work. And female colleagues, I especially encourage you to apply!

Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 13d

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

werkenbij.uva.nl

1 16 23

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 13d

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

werkenbij.uva.nl

3 66 59

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 13d

In light of Keir Starmer's turn on immigration & debates in the UK about Denmark as an example to follow, I was invited by @ukandeu.bsky.social to reflect on what the research tells us about lessons to draw from Danish migration policy. Here's my take on the pitfalls: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...

Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe

Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.

ukandeu.ac.uk

1 4 20

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Sophia Stutzmann @slstutzmann.bsky.social · Feb 6

Extremely happy that my first single-authored paper is now published (open access) at @EJPRjournal: “Asymmetric backlash against structural economic change: the electoral consequences of the coal phase-out in Germany”

Here's a summary thread... 1/n

5 30 100

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Stefan Schlegel @stefanschlegel.bsky.social · 14d

Das Fremdeln der offiziellen Schweiz mit dem internationalen Menschenrechtsschutz, insbesondere mit dem Europäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte (EGMR) geht weiter: Gestern nahm der Ständerat (!) eine Motion an, die von der Schweiz verlangt, sich dem Brief an den Europarat anzuschliessen... 🧵🪡 1/

1 3 5

Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · 14d

Congrats Reto, such great news! 🥳

1 1

Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · 15d

Best news and so well-deserved 🥳

1

Reposted by Sarah Engler

theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 16d

Some professional news as I took my oath of office today:
On September 1st, I joined the University of Hamburg as a full professor of democratic political decision making👋

I'm very excited about this job & the chance to continue researching democracy, party competition and digitalization here
1/2

43 6 210

Reposted by Sarah Engler

stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 22d

Are you ready to call it authoritarianism yet?

White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups

www.nytimes.com

5 20 56

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · 27d

We look forward to receiving your submissions for the Comparative Politics section of the EPSS conference (@epssnet.bsky.social)! In addition to innovative work on traditional topics & cases, we especially welcome strong contributions on less studied countries and regions (e.g., Eastern Europe). 📝

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 27d

▶️ Comparative Politics

👉🏽 Section chairs: @nathaliegiger.bsky.social & @filipkostelka.bsky.social

📢 Our section welcomes individual papers and panels that engage with states, political regimes, welfare institutions, and governance from both contemporary and historical perspectives.

1/

4 13

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 26d

I wrote a longer essay on how social status matters for far-right support. Many still wrongly associate the far right with the economically left behind. Taking social status seriously also cautions against the idea that deliverism will win back far-right voters.

equitablegrowth.org/threats-to-s...

Threats to social status and support for far-right political parties

How economic threats to social status in the form of unemployment risk and rental market risk affects support for the far right in Europe.

equitablegrowth.org

5 65 220

Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · 27d

Three weeks left to apply 👇

Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · Jul 28

My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.

If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!

shorturl.at/kcTbG

14 19

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Manifesto Project @manifestoproj.bsky.social · Sep 5

📣 Manifesto Project Data & Corpus Update 2025 is here! What's new? 🧵:

1 12 35

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · 29d

OK, a🧵: Our new paper studies workers' political consciousness in times of class demobilization.

We show there's more to workers' politics than right-wing resentment. Listening to workers, we reconstruct their moral critiques of money, power & recognition.

Link journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

12 120 330

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · Sep 8

After a democracy turns illiberal, can it return to democracy again? Here are the reasons why democracy after illiberalism is hard to maintain.

Democracy After Illiberalism: A Warning from Poland | Journal of Democracy

Restoring liberalism after illiberalism is no easy task: Leaders face hard choices between acting quickly and effectively while maintaining a commitment to democratic procedure. Worse…

www.journalofdemocracy.org

4 13 29

Reposted by Sarah Engler

WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Sep 8

💥Online first:

"Communicating a common front: mainstream party rhetoric and affective polarisation towards the radical right"

by @markuskollberg.bsky.social & @ivobantel.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Abstract of the article "Communicating a common front: mainstream party rhetoric and affective polarisation towards the radical right" by Markus Kollberg and Ivo Bantel. Published online first in West European Politics.

Figure 1, displaying the means of elite-level negative rhetoric for target and origin parties (re-scaled to 0-10) and affective polarisation scores in the public.

Figure 4, displaying the means of skalometer outcome across treatment conditions.

Figure 5, displaying the means of feeling thermometer outcome across treatment conditions.

5 14

Reposted by Sarah Engler

Tarek Jaziri-Arjona @tarekjaziri.bsky.social · Sep 8

Radical-right parties are often linked to the “left-behind”. But supporting them when stigma is strong is costly. So who is willing to pay that cost early on, before it’s normalized?

In my new WP, I argue that breaking political norms is socially stratified. 🧵👇

7 50 160