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Zeynep Somer-Topcu @zeynsom.bsky.social · 15d

Looking forward to seeing your paper, panel, roundtable etc. proposals for the Party Politics section of EPSS. Don't forget: submissions are due on November 7, and the conference will take place in Belfast on June 18-20. @epssnet.bsky.social @sarahwagner.bsky.social

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 15d

▶️ Party Politics

👉🏽 Section chairs: @zeynsom.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social

📢 This section welcomes work on party organizations, party electoral strategies, parties in government, as well as electoral and behavioral consequences of parties’ strategies & their organizational changes.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 15d

Submissions with comparative perspectives across developed & developing world, innovative methodologies, or emerging challenges facing parties in the 21st century are particularly encouraged.

Submissions: papers, complete panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

We'll feature two sections each Tuesday & Thursday to provide more information about the conference.

🔝 This Tuesday: Party Politics & Historical Political Economy

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.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 15d

▶️ Party Politics

👉🏽 Section chairs: @zeynsom.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social

📢 This section welcomes work on party organizations, party electoral strategies, parties in government, as well as electoral and behavioral consequences of parties’ strategies & their organizational changes.

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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 23d

Nothing is as resilient as an academics office plant that didn’t get watered all summer.

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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · Jul 29

A regular reminder that the Political Studies Association of Ireland (@psaireland.bsky.social) publishes a weekly newsletter.

Sign up to stay informed about job opportunities and events across the island: www.psai.ie/newsletter/

Maintained by PSAI Secretary @sarahwagner.bsky.social.

Newsletter - PSAI

If you wish to sign up to the PSAI mailing list for the Association newsletter please sign up here or contact [email protected].

www.psai.ie

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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thanks, Cas!

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jul 18

Good piece in which @sarahwagner.bsky.social draws important lesson on “left conservatism” from the German case.

Selling margarine as butter: the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW and the pitfalls of “left conservatism”

Political parties usually move slowly—adjusting across election cycles, not within months. But in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party launched in January 2024 – Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Für Vern...

renewal.org.uk

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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · Jun 11

Our newest piece on BSW is now published. We show that when attitudes toward Wagenknecht come into the game, policies are no longer that meaningful in predicting behaviour. Personalisation in a personalised party! What a surprise! 😀
@sarahwagner.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Jonathan Polk @jonathanpolk.bsky.social · Jun 11

Still time to sign up for tomorrow's discussion of recent elections in Europe: @cristinachiva.bsky.social on Romania 🇷🇴, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social on Portugal 🇵🇹 @alesmichal.bsky.social for Czechia 🇨🇿 @sarahwagner.bsky.social takes Germany 🇩🇪 and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social on Poland 🇵🇱
Join us!

Jonathan Polk @jonathanpolk.bsky.social · Jun 9

Please join me online this Thursday afternoon for an #ECPRHouseSeries discussion of recent elections across Europe, featuring expert input from: @cristinachiva.bsky.social, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social, @alesmichal.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social, and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social. Details 👇

Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding, Online, 12 June 2025

European Consortium for Political Research

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Jonathan Polk @jonathanpolk.bsky.social · Jun 9

Please join me online this Thursday afternoon for an #ECPRHouseSeries discussion of recent elections across Europe, featuring expert input from: @cristinachiva.bsky.social, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social, @alesmichal.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social, and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social. Details 👇

Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding, Online, 12 June 2025

European Consortium for Political Research

ecpr.eu

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · May 29

🔜 FREE #ECPRHouseSeries Roundtable
🗳️ Electoral Integrity & Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding
💻 Thu 12 Jun, 13:00 BST
👇 Speakers
@cristinachiva.bsky.social
@hferrinholopes.bsky.social
@alesmichal.bsky.social
@aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social
@sarahwagner.bsky.social
‬Jonathan Polk

ECPR House Series: Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding

Online and FREE, Thursday 12 June 2025

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Renewal @renewaljournal.bsky.social · May 25

4. Most recently, we published @sarahwagner.bsky.social’s analysis of “left conservatism” is Germany and the UK:

Selling margarine as butter: the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW and the pitfalls of “left conservatism”

Political parties usually move slowly—adjusting across election cycles, not within months. But in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party launched in January 2024 – Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Für Vern...

renewal.org.uk

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Renewal @renewaljournal.bsky.social · May 23

What does the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW party in Germany tell us about the potential and pitfalls of a “left-wing conservatism”?

Sarah Wagner (@sarahwagner.bsky.social) explains in a new piece for Renewal:

Selling margarine as butter: the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW and the pitfalls of “left conservatism”

Political parties usually move slowly—adjusting across election cycles, not within months. But in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party launched in January 2024 – Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Für Vern...

renewal.org.uk

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Political Studies Review @psrjournal.bsky.social · May 22

We are delighted to announce that ‪@svenjakrauss.bsky.social‬ & @sarahwagner.bsky.social‬ have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!

For their article:

Take the Streets or Take the Parliament? Political Participation Choices of Radical Left Individuals

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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · May 6

Just keep watching the Bundestag chimney—when the white smoke comes out, we've got one.

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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · May 6

Kanzlerwahl-Tipp: Einfach so lange auf den Bundestag schauen bis weißer Rauch rauskommt.

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MZES Uni Mannheim @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social · Apr 24

📣 Neu von @sarahwagner.bsky.social und @wurthmann.bsky.social

📘 Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW). Eine politikwissenschaftliche Einordnung.

Entstehung, Entwicklung, Positionierung und vieles mehr.
👇 #OpenAccess 😀
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW)

Dieses open access Buch liefert einen Einblick in die Entstehung und Entwicklung des Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht – Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW).

link.springer.com

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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · Apr 24

Das Springer VS essentials "Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW). Eine politikwissenschaftliche Einordnung" von @sarahwagner.bsky.social & mir ist nun open access erschienen. Möge es als Einstiegslektüre für interessant befunden werden. #BSW
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Das Bild zeigt das Cover des Springer VS essentials "Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW). Eine politikwissenschaftliche Einordnung" von Sarah Wagner und L. Constantin Wurthmann

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Mar 19

Who does Spiderman vote for? Who you vote for.

In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others

doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Local Government Studies @lgstudies.bsky.social · Mar 18

📢🆕 In LGS Journal: In their article on day care & economic hardship, @marcdebus.bsky.social @keonhison.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social find that the number of full-time day care spots for children per capita in cities that face economic hardship is significantly lower. doi.org/10.1080/0300...

Partisan politics, economic hardship, and full-time day care for children in German cities

The availability of full-time day care spots for children is important for integrating parents into the job market and for reducing the prominence of traditional role models within families. We arg...

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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · Mar 11

Coming soon!

Book cover springer essential on the party BSW

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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · Mar 4

New publication with @marcdebus.bsky.social and @keonhison.bsky.social - see below for explanation of our findings ⬇️

Marc Debus @marcdebus.bsky.social · Mar 4

In a contribution to @lgstudies.bsky.social, @keonhison.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social and I find that the nr of full day care spots for children in German cities is lower in case of economic hardship. This effect gets stronger if the mayor belongs to a left-wing party shorturl.at/p8YUK 1/3

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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · Feb 24

Not enough memes on this site

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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · Feb 23

Still very much tbc - government negotiations hinge on 0.1%

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