🎉 New paper accepted at JPSP: ASC! Verena Heidrich, Felicitas Flade & I ask: When people meet others, which social lens do they use — age, gender, race? Our paper: “Face the Difference: Meta-contrast as an Affordance to Spontaneous Social Categorization.” osf.io/preprints/ps...

12.11.2025 - Öffentliches Symposium "Vertrauen in der Wissenschaft – Vertrauen in die Wissenschaft" mit Vorträgen und Podiumsdiskussion 👉 https://stg.uni-mainz.de/vertrauen/

Very proud of my PhD student @kwalz.bsky.social who successfully defended his thesis on "Pathways to breakdown resilience" today and is now Dr. (des.) Kevin Walz 🎉 Watch out for his book to learn how accountability can stop autocratization! In Picture: Kevin🧑‍🎓, Natasha Wunsch, 2nd supervisor and me 😀

🔍 Check out this video from the 4th edition of our Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business, co-organized with @lergetporer.bsky.social, @fpeter.bsky.social, and @simonwiederhold.bsky.social 🫶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GW1... 📢 Next edition will take place on September 7-8, 2026 📆✏️

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 (English in comment) An meinem Lehrbereich ist zum 1.2.26 eine Postdoc-Stelle (100%) zu besetzen. Gesucht wird ein*e Kandidat*in mit Kenntnissen in quantitativen Methoden sowie Expertise in einschlägigen Themenbereichen. Mehr hier: www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/Auss...

▶️JETZT REINSCHAUEN: #VoicesForClimate mit Dr. Eckart von #Hirschhausen & Lea Dohm zum Thema "Gesunde Erde - Gesunde Menschen - Gesunde Seele" 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFVV... #Klima #Nachhaltigkeit #BildungFürNachhaltigeEntwicklung #Klimabildung #Zukunftsmodul #VisionsForClimate

#CWTSLeidenRanking 2025: #UniMainz mit zahlreichen Platzierungen in internationaler und nationaler Spitzengruppe, insbes. in Naturwissenschaften 👉 https://presse.uni-mainz.de/hervorragende-platzierungen-fuer-die-johannes-gutenberg-universitaet-mainz-im-cwts-hochschulranking-2025/

#GutenbergZukunftsAward 2025 der #UniMainz für Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen und Lea Dohm in Anerkennung ihres herausragenden #Engagements für eine nachhaltige Zukunft 👉 https://presse.uni-mainz.de/gutenberg-zukunfts-award-2025-fuer-eckart-von-hirschhausen-und-lea-dohm/

29.10.2025 - "Kann man KI eigentlich auch gut machen?" - Meenzer #ScienceSchoppe in der Reihe "Wissensdurst zum Feierabend" 👉 https://www.wissenschaftsallianz-mainz.de/veranstaltungen/themenjahr-2025/2025-10-29-meenzer-science-schoppe #KünstlicheIntelligenz #MainzerWissenschaftsallianz

Das Wintersemester an der @unimainz.bsky.social geht los. Ich freue mich besonders auf mein neues Seminar zu Generationenunterschieden in politischen Einstellungen und dem Wahlverhalten.

Semesterstart an der #UniMainz: Erstsemesterbegrüßung im vollen Hörsaal / JGU zählt im WiSe 2025/2025 voraussichtlich knapp 30.000 Studierende in 297 Studiengängen 👉 https://presse.uni-mainz.de/jgu-rueckt-im-wintersemester-2025-2026-die-foerderung-von-entrepreneurship-skills-in-den-fokus/

@ckreudersonnen.bsky.social and I are happy to announce two open research positions in our joint DFG-funded project VARICRIS (👉 bit.ly/varicris). We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵: #PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐

IPP supporting young researchers: @anlopatina.bsky.social from the Chair of Methods of domestic politics and political sociology received IPP funding for her travel costs to participate in the GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science 2025!

SAVE THE DATE: #VoicesForClimate - Start am 27.10.2025 mit "Gesunde Erde - Gesunde Menschen - Gesunde Seele" von Dr. Eckart von #Hirschhausen & Lea Dohm / Anmeldung unter 👉 https://zukunft.uni-mainz.de/vfc/ #Klima #Nachhaltigkeit #BildungFürNachhaltigeEntwicklung #Zukunftsmodul #VisionsForClimate

had a really good time at last week's DVPW Political Economy section meeting in @unimainz.bsky.social @ipp-jgu.bsky.social! Many thanks to the organizers & hosts: @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @leaelsaesser.bsky.social @thomasrixen.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social

Panel on Empirical Research and Evidence-based Policy Advice @ipp-jgu.bsky.social

Exciting lineup for our (@powimz.bsky.social) research colloquia—the Forschungswerkstatt and the Democracy Seminar—this coming winter semester! I’m looking forward to welcoming many great guests and hearing from my colleagues.

Right now: Gunnar Otte and Natasha Nisic opening this year's congress of the Academy of Sociology @unimainz.bsky.social sponsored by @ipp-jgu.bsky.social Looking forward to three inspiring days in Mainz!

🚨Promotionsstelle "Antisemitismus am Arbeitsplatz" - TVL-13 75%, 4 Jahre 🚨 Bitte gerne eifrig weiterleiten: ab März 2026 (vorbehaltlich finaler BMFTR-Zusage) ist in unserem Team eine Stelle im Projekt von @zakfio.bsky.social zu vergeben. Näheres in der Ausschreibung: www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...

How can we bettet connect citizens, political organizations, and public institutions through digital technologies? On my way to Brussels again... #Relink2 #CA23114 #BrIAS @ramonv.bsky.social @giuliasandri.bsky.social @lucaskins.bsky.social brias.be/index.php/ev...

BIS 1.10.2025 ANMELDEN: "Datenschutz in der neuen Medienrealität" - MAINZ MEDIA FORUM am 9.10.2025, 16-18 Uhr 👉 www.mainzer-medieninstitut.de/mainz-media-... #Datenschutz #Kommunikation #Datenverarbeitung #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Journalismus #Medienprivileg

Two fantastic days of the annual conference of the #AKWahlen are now behind us. Many thanks for the many excellent presentations, the friendly atmosphere, and to the local Berlin team for the fabulous organisation on site! ❤️ Watch out for the special issue in @electoralstudies.bsky.social!

📣 Attention, postdoctoral researchers! ❗ Apply now for our MZES Visiting Fellowships 😊 💡 Spend 2-4 weeks at the MZES to share ideas 💰 Funding for accommodation, travel, daily allowance 📆 Deadline: 28 November Full information: 👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/deta...

Economics as a school subject leads to more #entrepreneurship: Recent study of #ifoInstitute and #MainzUniversity shows connection between economics classes in schools and entrepreneurial activity in adulthood 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/economics-as...

A fantastic #fgsp2025 German SocPsy meeting is crowned with a band performance feat. organizers @hansalves.bsky.social @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social and @moritzingendahl.bsky.social! A really great organization and inspiring event. See you at #fgsp2027 in Lüneburg (w/ @olivergenschow.bsky.social).

Thank you for a wonderful conference!! 😊

2 more days to apply for this 5-year research-focused postdoc position in my @erc.europa.eu team at @goetheuni.bsky.social on the politics of the educational cleavage!

Ph.D. position/ Promotionsstelle (75%; f/m/d) "Parsimony in Bias Research". Please share with potential candidates - gerne streuen: www.psychjob.eu/de/job/promo...

Postdoctoral Researcher #ECPRMemberJobs 🎓 Doctorate in the field of social sciences 🏫 Goethe University Frankfurt ⌛ Monday 15 September

The #Call for Proposals for the joint #Dreiländertagung #3LT2026 of DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP is open. We are looking forward to panel and paper proposals until 14 November 2025! 👉 www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun... #CfP 11/14 #PolSci #PoliticalScience #Europe #Future #SpreadTheWord

📢 For my DFG project “The Role of Religiosity in Delinquency among Christian and Muslim Youths,” (ReliDeli) I am looking for a research associate: 🔗 en.kfn.de/wp-content/u... #Sociology #Psychology #PoliticalScience #Criminology 👇

I had a wonderful time presenting and discussing some of the #EUPeople24 output at the #ecprgc25. Thank you to @ipp-jgu.bsky.social and @daadworldwide.bsky.social for sponsoring the data collection and the travel grant. Thank you to @felixvonnostitz.bsky.social for this collaboration!

Im Forschungspodcast der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität sprechen Lawrence Meinig & ich über #WehrhafteDemokratie, #Rechtsextremismus, Islamismus und die Polizei 🚓

🚨 Reminder: Heute endet die Deadline für die Anmeldung zur Jahrestagung des AK Wahlen & pol. Einstellungen!

How does the second-order national election (SONE) theory hold up in the 2024 European Parliament election? I explore this in a short letter now published in @eupthejournal.bsky.social. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Zur Erinnerung: Die Position der ehrenamtlichen Chefredaktion der @pvs-journal.bsky.social ist zum 1.1.26 neu zu besetzen! Alle Infos 👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione... Interessenbekundungen bis 17.8.25 👉 [email protected] #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #Redaktion

Heroes, victims – and rarely collaborators: International study based on an online survey with 5,474 participants from eight European countries reveals how people across Europe reinterpret their nation's role during the Nazi era 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/heroes-victi... #psychology #SocialPsychology

I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference! 📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
 🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
 📍 ICC Belfast
 📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025 🧵

Jetzt schon den 13. & 14.09 vormerken: Auch die @goetheuni.bsky.social, @unimainz.bsky.social und @tuda.bsky.social sind dabei, wenn Hochschulen, Forschungsinstitute und innovative Unternehmen beim #MainzerWissenschaftsmarkt 2025 #Wissenschaft für alle erlebbar machen! 👉 Programm folgt in Kürze 👈

I made a short video abstract for my paper on #Islamophobia & #religion in #Europe, because why not? Read the full paper here 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

⌛️ REMINDER: Two weeks left to apply for this fantastic postdoc position at @ifoeducation.bsky.social 🙂 Deadline: August 17 ⏲️ IMPORTANT: The position requires fluent German skills 🧑‍🏫 @woessmann.bsky.social @cesifo.org

🤷What type of manuscripts do we accept? 📝Research Articles 🗒️Research Notes 📊Data Note 📚State of the Art Reviews Submit yours here 👉 bit.ly/4jgFkPQ #PoliSky #AcademicSky #IRsky #Publishing

#JGUinternational: International German Language School at #MainzUniversity welcomes 60 students from 20 countries, 5 of them from the #FORTHEMAlliance / German courses for language levels A1-C1 plus German history, literature, and culture More information at 👉 summer.uni-mainz.de #SummerSchool

Are populist sore losers? Using three datasets, @arminschaefer.bsky.social and Jonas Wenker demonstrate that the winner–loser gap in satisfaction with democracy is larger among populist individuals. 👇

Join us!

The WZB Transformations of Democracy unit hosted a great workshop on how ideas of Democracy evolve over time . A great group & lots of scholarly progress.

This is really useful information! Reviewers who can't be bothered to reply at all or who accept and then fail to deliver reviews are the worst. I see the same problem with grant applications. If you don't want to review, saying no immediately helps everybody.