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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Cas Mudde, Ruth Dassonneville , and 7 more

davidattewell6.bsky.social
@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:

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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Joanna Bryson, Alexander Wuttke , and 1 more

jochemvanagt.bsky.social
🚨 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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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Mark J. Brandt, Alexander Wuttke , and 1 more

jeppjournal.bsky.social
🤝 @jochemvanagt.bsky.social, Katrin Praprotnik, @luanarusso.bsky.social, and @markuswagner.bsky.social show that when the mainstream right signals openness to govern with the far right, it eases tensions on the right but amplifies antipathy on the left 👇

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Partisan affect and political tolerance in the context of shifting norms: the effect of coalition signals towards the radical right
Mainstream political actors in many countries face the challenging decision of how to engage with radical-right parties. While some systematically exclude them from power, others accept them as coa...
www.tandfonline.com
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by Gijs Schumacher — Reposted by Markus Wagner, Matthijs Rooduijn, Claire L. Adida , and 1 more

gijsschumacher.bsky.social
Wrapping up the week

- Posted two new (tt) Assistant Professorship position in my department: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... ... I am chairing this committee, so let me know if you have questions
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
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Reposted by Markus Wagner

worldpolitics.bsky.social
In Figure 7 from their @worldpolitics.bsky.social July article, Tarik Abou-Chadi, Silja Hausermann, Reto Mitteregger, Nadja Mosimann, and Markus Wagner address whether #policy positions create divergent reactions among groups of Social Democratic Party #voters, based on #education
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Robert Huber, Thomas M. Meyer

retobuergisser.bsky.social
New city, new job, new term!
After a wonderful time at the @ipz.bsky.social, I’m very excited to have joined the Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social at the University of Vienna as Assistant Professor.
If you’re in Vienna and up for a coffee, let me know!
picture with a view on the Danube
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by Émilie Van Haute — Reposted by Markus Wagner

emilievh.bsky.social
Attending #apsa2025? Interested in the new opportunities offered at @ejprjournal.bsky.social? Stop by the Cambridge University Press stand this Thursday from 9.30 to 10.30am. I’ll be there with @markuswagner.bsky.social to answer all your questions. See you there!
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Ruth Dassonneville, Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte

eelcoharteveld.bsky.social
What do citizens imagine their political opponents to be like? Polarization is real, but it also lives in our heads, fueled by stereotypes. We asked people in 🇧🇷, 🇬🇧, 🇩🇪 & 🇵🇱 to describe opponents in their own words.

With @jnareal.bsky.social, @markuswagner.bsky.social & @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social 👇
OSF
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Jürgen Maier, Jane Green , and 1 more

thomasmmeyer.bsky.social
The @epssnet.bsky.social call for the 2026 conference in Belfast opened today! 😮

epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Deadline: 7 November 2025
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.
epssnet.org
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Andreas Dür, Lisa Dellmuth

andduer.bsky.social
We are hiring! 5-year postdoc position in International Relations at the Department of Political Science of @unisalzburg.bsky.social.

Deadline for applications: 12 February 2025.

Full information: tinyurl.com/postdocIP

#Polisky #AcademicJobs
Dropbox
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Siniša Malešević, Sandra González‐Bailón

stefanmueller.bsky.social
UCD’s School of Sociology is hiring an Assistant Professor (permanent) in Computational Social Science.

– Salary Scale: €62,855–€99,533
– Application deadline: 10 Feb
– Details: www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...

@ucdsociology.bsky.social
@ucddublin.bsky.social
Lecturer / Assistant Professor - Computational Social Science, School of Sociology - Dublin, Leinster (IE) job with UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN (UCD) | 386526
We are seeking applications from individuals with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Computational Social ...
www.timeshighereducation.com
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Gijs Schumacher, Jürgen Maier , and 1 more

jakobkas.bsky.social
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First paper of my dissertation now out in EJPR with @bnbakker.bsky.social & @gijsschumacher.bsky.social

Can we measure affective polarization in systems with 6, 10, or even more parties without overburdening respondents or compromising validity? We show how.

Paper: doi.org/10.1111/1475...
Establishing the construct and predictive validity of brief measures of affective polarization
Measuring affective polarization, defined as the liking for one's political ingroup and the dislike for political outgroups, poses methodological challenges in multiparty systems: evaluations of seve...
doi.org
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Norbert Schwarz, Brian A. Nosek , and 6 more

mcxfrank.bsky.social
Experimentology is out today!!! A group of us wrote a free online textbook for experimental methods, available at experimentology.io - the idea was to integrate open science into all aspects of the experimental workflow from planning to design, analysis, and writing.
Experimentology cover: title and curves for distributions.
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by Mariano Torcal — Reposted by Markus Wagner, Jürgen Maier, M Josep

marianotorcal.bsky.social
It is OUT the last (printed) version of Handbook of Affective Polarization doi.org/10.4337/9781...
It is open Access!!!
doi.org
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by Markus Wagner

markuswagner.bsky.social
Congrats!!
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Samuel L. Perry, Dave O’Brien

valeriabordone.bsky.social
We are seeking to appoint a Tenure-Track Professor in Sociology with focus on #QuantitativeMethods @ifswien.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

For the call and how to apply 👇
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Stephen P. Jenkins, Dave O’Brien , and 10 more

nadiasteiber.bsky.social
⭐🎓The Department of Sociology in Vienna @univie.ac.at‬ invites applications for a Tenure Track Professor in Sociology with focus on Quantitative Social Science Research Methods | #Sociology | quant methods

Apply here (17 Sept 25): jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, David Lazer, Ruth Dassonneville , and 11 more

alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social
🚨 We're hiring!
Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment.
Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊
www.gesis.org/en/institute...
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by Markus Wagner — Reposted by Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte

markuswagner.bsky.social
science.orf.at/stories/3231... Nice German-language summary of the recent paper by @turnbulldugarte.com and me - perfect Sommerloch material!
So würden Harry Potter und Darth Vader wählen
Menschen projizieren ihre politische Einstellung auch auf fiktive Figuren. Laut einer aktuellen Studie gehen viele davon aus, dass Helden wie Harry Potter und Spider-Man genauso wählen würden wie sie ...
science.orf.at
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Ruth Dassonneville, Dave O’Brien , and 1 more

bjpols.bsky.social
NEW -

The Electoral Appeal of Symbolic Class Signalling Through Cultural Consumption - cup.org/44rcdVW

- @dweisstanner.bsky.social & @saengler.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the role of symbolic right-wing politics in cultural consumption, specifically referencing wine and classical music in pubs, based on a survey from Switzerland with 1,550 respondents.
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Reposted by Markus Wagner

laurenzennser.bsky.social
🎉🎉🎉 Immensly proud of @jzmarlier.bsky.social who yesterday defended her PhD thesis on independent politicians in representive democracy, co-supervised by @markuswagner.bsky.social and myself. Big thanks to the committee @eribertsou.bsky.social, @jbpilet.bsky.social & @chriswratil.bsky.social!!
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, David M. Farrell, Thomas M. Meyer , and 1 more

wegschaider.bsky.social
📝🧵 New Publication ✨

My paper on multi-option referendums is now available open access in @cpsjournal.bsky.social

If you are interested in referendum design and/or immigrant enfranchisement and/or multi-method work, read on...
Abstract: Is voting behaviour in referendums impacted by having similar proposals on the same topic? Drawing on the literature on the compromise effect, I argue that support for a proposal is higher if it is presented alongside a more extreme version. Empirically, I apply this argument to the substantive topic of electoral rights for immigrants—a contemporary frontier of democratisation. First, I test the argument with an original survey experiment fielded in the United States. Second, I delve into the practical relevance of the topic by focusing on Swiss immigrant enfranchisement referendums. Two case studies complement a subsequent analysis of voting data. The results of the experiment and the observational analysis both support the idea that the compromise effect shapes voting behaviour in simultaneous referendums. These findings call on scholars to consider the compromise effect in the study of popular votes and political decision-making more generally.
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by Silja Häusermann — Reposted by Markus Wagner

siljahausermann.bsky.social
❗Among their electoral potential, social democratic parties face very few strategic dilemmas. Left-progressive appeals resonate most strongly.

New study in @worldpolitics.bsky.social
with @tabouchadi.bsky.social , @indubioproreto.bsky.social, Nadja Mosimann, and @markuswagner.bsky.social

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tabouchadi.bsky.social
Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Jul 7
New article out in World Politcs. We analyze how different groups react to varying programs of social democratic parties. We find less trade-offs than often assumed. Generally, more left-progressive programs increase support among social democratic potentials
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Jonathan Portes, Cas Mudde , and 14 more

tabouchadi.bsky.social
New article out in World Politcs. We analyze how different groups react to varying programs of social democratic parties. We find less trade-offs than often assumed. Generally, more left-progressive programs increase support among social democratic potentials
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Jürgen Maier, Sofia Stathi , and 2 more

juliareiter.bsky.social
PSA: If you're currently in Prague for #ISPP2025, you might also like joining the 24 Hours of Political Psychology in Vienna in February!
No conference fee, always worth a trip! Approach me with any questions 😊
Submissions are open until the end of September: 24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at #24hpolpsy2026
24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026
24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026
24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Ruth Dassonneville, Stefan Müller , and 5 more

gefjonoff.bsky.social
Our Element is out! 🎉

Why do authoritarian-leaning leaders target women’s and LGBTQ+ rights? Is there a systematic pattern that reaches beyond individual country cases, and how is this reflected in people’s attitudes and societal norms?

www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Attitudes toward Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies
Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Attitudes toward Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies
www.cambridge.org
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Reposted by Markus Wagner, Caterina Froio

manesweisskircher.bsky.social
New article! 📚

"A Normal(ised) Far-Right Party? A Long-Term Perspective on the #FPÖ's Electoral Strength" out in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social. It analyses long-term organizational integration, the 2024 success & growing elite openess towards the FPÖ.

▶️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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by Markus Wagner

markuswagner.bsky.social
Congrats! Well deserved!
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by Dani Rodrik — Reposted by Markus Wagner, Simon Hix, Archon Fung , and 9 more

macartan.bsky.social
@wzb.bsky.social is searching for new director for the study of democracy

These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas

www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...

🚨Please share widely!

#Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
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by Cas Mudde — Reposted by Markus Wagner, Simon Hix, Fabrizio Gilardi , and 6 more

epssnet.bsky.social
Yesterday EPSS was founded, today we answer members’ questions.

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1. Who formed EPSS?

EPSS was founded by a supermajority vote of the EPSA Council, made up of 3 EPSAL shareholders & 9 elected, appointed, or ex officio members.

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