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Jochem Vanagt @jochemvanagt.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 New publication out @jeppjournal.bsky.social w/ Katrin Praprotnik @luanarusso.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social

We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.

Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

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Hanne Fjelde @hannefjelde.bsky.social · Aug 19

I am hiring! 1-2 post-docs to join my project on political violence in democracies at @uupeace.bsky.social!

UppsalaPeaceConflict @uupeace.bsky.social · Aug 14

We are looking for 1–2 postdoctoral researchers to join the project “Political Violence in Democracies”, led by @hannefjelde.bsky.social

📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral position
📆 Start Date: Dec 1, (or by agreement)
📍 Location: Uppsala
⏳ Apply by: Oct 1

Read more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵

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Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣 Postdoc (75 %, 3 yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social — start autumn 2025 on perhaps Germany’s most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? ⬇️ #PolSci #Postdoc

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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 30

Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University!

Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️

Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 4

📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs!

Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:

🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

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Tadeas Cely @celytadeas.bsky.social · Jun 16

Big moments lately: became a dad and defended my PhD. Huge thanks to @andrewroberts.bsky.social and committee members @noamgidron.bsky.social, @filipkostelka.bsky.social, and @ylelkes.bsky.social for their thoughtful feedback. Looking forward to the next chapter at Aarhus with @suthank.bsky.social!

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Svend-Erik Skaaning @skaaning.bsky.social · Jun 12

Min bog - Dansk demokrati i perspektiv - skrevet med David Andersen og udarbejdet i forbindelse med Magtudredningen 2.0 er netop udgivet! Gratis E-bog og gratis lydbog er tilgængelige her:
unipress.dk/udgiv.../d/d...

unipress.dk

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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · Jun 10

CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social

Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas

Apply by Aug. 3, 2025
➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

#PolTheory #demoinno

PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS)

employment.ku.dk

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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 4

📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs!

Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:

🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · May 8

🚨 We're hiring! Join us at @LMU_Muenchen for the DFG-funded project "Democratic Persuasion: How to Make the Case for Democracy."

Interested in making scholarly & societal impact?

We’re looking for:
🔹 1 Postdoc (100%)
🔹 1 PhD researcher (70%)
Starting: Oct 2025 | Apply by: July 8
More info ⬇️ (1/7)

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Jonathan Polk @jonathanpolk.bsky.social · Mar 31

Two weeks left to apply for a post-doctoral position in my project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe.

Thanks for helping me alert interested researchers!

Jonathan Polk @jonathanpolk.bsky.social · Feb 21

I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!

Postdoctoral fellow in political science: party competition in Europe

Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos

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Svend-Erik Skaaning @skaaning.bsky.social · Apr 8

Who supports free speech, and how consistent is the support? Together with @suthank.bsky.social, I’ve conducted a survey of citizens in 33 countries for The Future of Free Speech. A lot of interesting findings (see 🧵 + link): futurefreespeech.org/wp-content/u...

futurefreespeech.org

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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · Mar 27

📚📚📚

New book out this July with @lukotto.bsky.social & @cvargiu.bsky.social

We present a novel approach to study #NegativeCampaigning & #Incivility 🥊 ⚔️ - focusing on public perceptions and evaluations 😱😆🤢😡

Bonus: low price (~£35) & the cover is 🤘

Pre-orders from July 5: tinyurl.com/7raa9fpf

Cover of the book “The Psychology of Attack Politics
Perceptions, Evaluations and Effects” by Alessandro Nai, Lukas P. Otto, Chiara Vargiu, out in July 2025 (Routledge). The cover features a detail from a medieval painting showing people happily stabbing at each other (from the Codex Manesse, 1304-1340)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 27

Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Mar 12

Meta ad spending in Greenland 🗳️

Winning party outspending competition, in fact more than other parties combined.

Data from @whotargets.me, always a great resource on online political ad spending 🙏🏻

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · Mar 10

A lot has happened in those 20 years.

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Anja Neundorf @anjaneundorf.bsky.social · Feb 24

The most striking result from yesterday’s German election #btw2025 🇩🇪:

🔹 35 years after reunification: The GDR is redrawn on this map.
🔹 The AfD won 45 out of 48 electoral districts in the East.
🔹 In some parts of Saxony, they came close to 50%!

Why is this happening? Here’s my take 👇

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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · Feb 25

Our research on Need for Chaos was focused on how some voters wanted to watch the world burn: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

With DOGE it now seems to be official government strategy from Trump & Musk

But the goal seems the same: Burning down existing structures for selfish status gain

The “Need for Chaos” and Motivations to Share Hostile Political Rumors | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

The “Need for Chaos” and Motivations to Share Hostile Political Rumors - Volume 117 Issue 4

www.cambridge.org

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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · Feb 11

Instruktøren for kryolit-dokumentaren tager til genmæle i P1 Orientering - men svarene er langt fra overbevisende: www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/p1-or...

For mig at se er dokumentaren et eksempel på misinformation, som det oftest praksiseres i politik og på sociale medier.

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P1 Orientering | Tirsdag 11. feb. 2025 | DR LYD

Er DR-dokumentaren om kryolit i Grønland egentlig retvisende? Er Elon Musks drøm om at købe OpenAI realistisk? Og går EU-regulering af AI for langt? Dagens værter: August Stenbroen og Pernille Rudbæ...

www.dr.dk

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Suthan Krishnarajan @suthank.bsky.social · Jan 10

🚨 Only 3 weeks left to apply! 🚨
Postdoc position in Advertising Democracy. An excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team and do impactful research.

Suthan Krishnarajan @suthank.bsky.social · Dec 3

Join our team! 🚨

We are hiring 2 postdocs for the new Advertising Democracy project at Aarhus University.

We are looking for researchers who are passionate about advertisements & citizens’ democratic values in Western democracies.

Feel free to share!👇🏾

bss.au.dk/en/about-aar...

Postdoctoral positions in Political Science at Aarhus University – Advertising Democracy - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · Jan 9

Donald Trump Jr. spend 4 hours in Greenland and has, on this basis, widely reported on what Greenlanders feel about racism, Denmark and US.

What do know from actual research? 🧵 (1/8)

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Tore Wig @torewig.bsky.social · Dec 7

We are hiring at the PolSci department at @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social. Tenure, open to all subfields, can apply for professor promotion immediately (on merits). Top international department, green and buzzing capital city of Oslo, high quality of life, great for families! www.finn.no/job/fulltime...

2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science | FINN.no

AboutThe University of Oslo is Norway's oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution with 28 000 students and 7000 employees in abroad range

www.finn.no

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Suthan Krishnarajan @suthank.bsky.social · Dec 3

Join our team! 🚨

We are hiring 2 postdocs for the new Advertising Democracy project at Aarhus University.

We are looking for researchers who are passionate about advertisements & citizens’ democratic values in Western democracies.

Feel free to share!👇🏾

bss.au.dk/en/about-aar...

Postdoctoral positions in Political Science at Aarhus University – Advertising Democracy - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

bss.au.dk

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · Dec 2

Check out our new work in @ajpseditor.bsky.social on the (lack of) persuasive effects of audit studies on broader anti-discrimination attitudes bsky.app/profile/msch...

Merlin Schaeffer @mschaeffer.bsky.social · Dec 2

(1/7) 📢 New research alert!

Even when people are shown clear evidence of #discrimination, it doesn‘t change their support for anti-discrimination policies.

Read @kkrakows.bsky.social, @asmusletholsen.bsky.social, and my article in @ajpseditor.bsky.social to find out why: doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library

The disadvantages experienced by minorities and lack of societal remedies are partly attributable to native-majority citizens’ limited awareness of minority hardships. We investigate whether informin...

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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Nov 29

Turns out, using simple language in politics helps people understand issues better and even shapes how they see politicians - but it doesn't directly sway votes.

Excited to share that our study (w/ @danbischof.bsky.social) is conditionally accepted at JOP!

Link: doi.org/10.31219/osf...

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