Last week, @charlottekuberka.bsky.social and I hosted our ECR Conference on the Political Dimensions of Place-Based Inequalities in Urban & Rural Life at the LSE. Thanks to all participants, @neillee.bsky.social, @msands.bsky.social, @lseinequalities.bsky.social & @lsegovernment.bsky.social 🎉

I am really happy to share this year's prize for the best dissertation at the @ipz.bsky.social with @reidingerve.bsky.social! This is an exciting end to an intense but also joyful dissertation journey.

Very proud of our @ipz.bsky.social students who celebrated their graduation tonight. Congratulations to all, especially our prize winners! The prizes for best dissertation go to @reidingerve.bsky.social and @indubioproreto.bsky.social - Congrats! 🎉🥂🍾

📢 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! 🧵

🎉 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? 🧵

@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

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 
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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....

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!

🚨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

🚨 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

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

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.

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... 1/7

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...

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!

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...