🎯New publication out in @wepsocial.bsky.social 'Lipset and Rokkan meet data': a 🧵on our study (with Bruno Marino) on the electoral structuring of traditional cleavages (1870–1967) across 17 Western European countries 👇 Read the full article (open access): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

6/📌 Key takeaway: Electoral volatility is increasingly a multi-level phenomenon. National instability is often reflected in regional arenas - but regional parties, institutional autonomy & economic prosperity can act as buffers Full article (open-access) here ⬇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 New article out in @wepsocial.bsky.social ! 📄 From nations to regions: electoral volatility in European multi-level politics Open access👉 doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2557768 National politics in Europe is growing more electorally unstable - does this volatility also reach the regions? Thread 🧵

Such a neat paper by @ankuepfer.bsky.social, @pluggedchris.bsky.social & @jocmuel.bsky.social in @wepsocial.bsky.social – really glad to see this published! 🎉

This is extremely good!

This is an extremely creative paper drawing on extremely unique data on applause patterns in the German Bundestag 👇👇👇

👏Applause offers a revealing lens on party competition! In a recent article @wepsocial.bsky.social (w/@[email protected]), we study how applause reflects party and coalition unity, ideological agreement, political exclusion, issue ownership, and the electoral cycle! (1/6)

New article on parliamentary reactions 👏 (with @jocmuel.bsky.social and @pluggedchris.bsky.social) online first at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Read about the intricate politics of moving decisions on EU climate policy between the European Council and the Council depending on political circumstances in our @wepsocial.bsky.social piece on the EU core executive and the Green Deal @cterranova.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Super interesting & a really creative approach!

This is a great example of how the use of innovative data can bring us a step further with old research questions

💥Online first: "The sound of party competition: how applause reflects unity, disagreement, and the electoral cycle in parliaments" by @ankuepfer.bsky.social @jocmuel.bsky.social & @pluggedchris.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Why do we assume some people are like us, politically speaking? Why do we assume some people aren't? To find out, take a look at the latest paper from Dr Anthony Kevins (@avkevins.bsky.social), Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies in IRPH.

💥OUT NOW! Volume 48, Issue 7 (2025) Lots of superb research on: 👉different parties 👉social democracy 👉support for democracy 👉regional coalitions 👉populism & radical right parties 👉group appeals 👉elections: Belgium 2024 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/4...

🌟Online first: "Ideological bias in policy implementation: public opinion and policy outcomes in 43 democracies" Research Note by @professormpersson.bsky.social & Anders Sundell doi.org/10.1080/0140...

New paper with Anders Sundell published in West European Politics: Ideological bias in policy implementation: public opinion and policy outcomes in 43 democracies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

💫Online first: "How we think about the political stances of others: evidence on projection from Canada, Germany, and the UK" by @seonghuilee.bsky.social & @avkevins.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

📉 New study by Veronika Patkós & Bendegú Plesz: Political polarisation weakens democratic accountability across 28 European democracies. Both ideological & partisan divides reduce citizens’ ability to hold leaders accountable. 🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Neue Evidenz dazu, dass Bundeskanzler:innen in Österreich weniger mächtig sind als in vielen anderen Staaten.

New expert survey on prime ministerial power in 21 parliamentary democracies by @alexmarland.bsky.social Eoin O'Malley & @galapalavicini.bsky.social ‼️Findings challenge assumptions about growing executive centralization and trends toward presidentialism ‼️ doi.org/10.1080/0140...

💥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...

The first paper of the symposium 👇 bsky.app/profile/mart...

The second paper of our symposium is out @wepsocial.bsky.social 😍 Guest edited with @simonotjes.bsky.social @cerpintaxt.bsky.social & @christinajuen.bsky.social

Online first: "How local is decentral politics? Variations in the supply of municipal policies" by Christoffer Florczak, Thor Bech Schrøder, Ulrik Kjaer & @robertklemmensen.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

💥 Online first in West European Politics: "Cleavage theory meets civil society: a framework and research agenda" by @mierkezat.bsky.social @eborbath.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Online first: "Stuck on the stairway of change: the EU’s enlargement and security and defence policies post 2022" by @antoanetadl.bsky.social Seda Gürkan & Joachm Koops doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Online first: "Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement" by @sjungkunz.bsky.social l & Paul Marx doi.org/10.1080/0140...

New paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social‬: Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Returning from vacation and looking for a late summer read? @ivobantel.bsky.social and I got you covered! In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social paper, we assess how mainstream parties rhetorically create an affect-based "common front" against the radical right. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨New Open-Access Research Alert 🚨 Why do we assume that certain people we meet are more or less similar to us politically? Using data from the UK, Canada, and Germany, @seonghuilee.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new article in @wepsocial.bsky.social. Check it out online now below.

🚨 Neue Veröffentlichung! 🚨 Im sogenannten “Election Report” schauen wir uns die Nationalratswahl 2024 nochmal aus wissenschaftlicher Perspektive an und bereiten sie mit aktuellen Daten auf 🇦🇹🗳️🤝 📄 Lest hier: doi.org/10.1080/0140...

❓Whether & why do young men oppose feminist policies? 💡Anwers by Amy Alexander, Nicholas Charron & @gefjonoff.bsky.social in their new article: "Young men, gendered labour market competition, and opposition to gender equality policy across 27 EU countries" doi.org/10.1080/0140...

New publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social! Are young men becoming more conservative? This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Immigrant-origin voters & native behave the same, but have different experiences across the political life cycle. New research @wepsocial.bsky.social by @emppolitikwiss.bsky.social Jonas Elis & @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

🎊 Online first! The research note "Opposition parties seek more conflict with the government when losing electoral support" by @eliaskoch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

⏬ Read this excellent piece on shifts in government-opposition conflict by @eliaskoch.bsky.social, which has just been published @wepsocial.bsky.social!

New paper out @wepsocial.bsky.social! 🥡 Key Take-Away: Opposition parties seek more conflict with the government when performing poorly in the polls – especially when falling below their previous election result. Read full 🧵 below:

❓Does judicial diversity matter for court rulings? 💡The outcome of immigration appeals in the UK significantly hinges on the identity of the deciding judge. 👉@movadek.bsky.social shows that minority women are stricter on migrants than minority men & white female judges. doi.org/10.1080/0140...

I have a new paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social looking at immigration rulings in the UK (doi.org/10.1080/0140...). It's a short read, but the two main findings are: 1) the success of an immigration appeal depends a lot on who the deciding judge is 2) BAME women are (surprisingly) strict judges

Based on @wepsocial.bsky.social research, @evwillems.bsky.social, @iskanderdebruycker.bsky.social & @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social explore how #CivilSociety mobilisation reduces socioeconomic bias in #EUpolicy debate and reveal a promising path toward more inclusive EU policy-making. 👉 bit.ly/3GLTfjM

and 2) @nspmartin.bsky.social, @ralphscott.bsky.social and @rolandkappe.bsky.social (2025) in @wepsocial.bsky.social studying voting behavior in the UK: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"studying arts and humanities subjects leads to greater support for socially liberal parties, whilst studying business and economics increases support for economically right-wing parties". Another great contribution to the Special Issue! 👇

Spannend: Paneldaten zum Effekt von Schulfächern auf politische Einstellungen der Schüler.

Very happy to see this out! We show that defending democracy against autocratizing incumbents is possible, but an uphill battle!

📣 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🚨 "School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support" Just published in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @nspmartin.bsky.social and @rolandkappe.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1080/0140... 🧵👇

Online first: "School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support" by @nspmartin.bsky.social @ralphscott.bsky.social & @rolandkappe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140... Part of the Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies"

We are very pleased that this is published in @wepsocial.bsky.social : our assessment of the 2020 negotiations on #RuleofLaw #conditionality and grants vs loans in the #RRF. #FunctionalSpillover #EUbudget

Online first: "Defending democracy: investigating the efficacy of elite democratic defence in a competitive information environment" by @jmvanlit.bsky.social & @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140... #Academicsky #Polisky

❗The segmentation of the right field is eroding, especially among young voters❗ New article out by @simonbornschier.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social @mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself @ipz.bsky.social ‬ @wepsocial.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj A short 🧵 1/7

How much competition within the right field? ❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗ New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social ‪@dpzollinger.bsky.social @mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself @ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj A short 🧵 1/7