Überraschend, dass das ZDF-Politbarometer diese Umfrage so verzerrt darstellt: Statt nach der Originalaussage von Merz zu fragen, die tagelang diskutiert wurde, wird in der Umfrage seine späte Rechtfertigung ergänzt. In der Grafik wird das aber gar nicht erwähnt. So geht Framing.

Ich habe mit der Magdeburger Volksstimme über eine doppelte Gefahr für die CDU nach der Landtagswahl gesprochen: "Mord" in blau-schwarzer Koalition oder "Selbstmord" in einer überdehnten Anti-AfD-Koalition mit Einigungszwang. Etwas Empirie im thread...

Warum verlassen so viele Abgeordnete freiwillig den Bundestag? Unsere neue Studie "Arbeitsplatz Bundestag" zeigt, wo es hakt – und wie bessere Bedingungen politische Arbeit stärken können. (neu) www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/themen/ak...

🎓✨ Officially Dr. Reuse! ✨🎓 After 4 years of hard work, I defended my PhD on ideology in local politics. It was an unforgettable night. Grateful to my supervisors @nicolasbouteca.bsky.social & Kristof Steyvers, colleagues, family & friends for making this possible. ❤️

Fast exakt das Erststimmenergebnis der Bundestagswahl 2025 in NRW im Februar 2025. Insgesamt kaum Veränderungen seit Februar. Lässt sich kaum etwas für die Bundespolitik ablesen (lässt es sich eh sehr selten bei Kommunalwahlen, es sind eben LOKALE Wahlen und keine mid-terms).

💥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...

Noch 3️⃣Wochen Zeit für Einreichungen zur @dvpw.bsky.social Tagung des AK „Lokale Politikforschung“! 🌟Demokratie auf lokaler Ebene: Herausforderungen, Krisen und Perspektiven 🎫11.-12.12.2025 in Berlin ⏱️Deadline für Einreichungen: 1.10.2025 @munchsybille.bsky.social @christinajuen.bsky.social

New post for POP 📢 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺: 𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is a great resource for teaching and learning 🔥 It was a pleasure to publish this article written by the editors of this amazing project @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @cerpintaxt.bsky.social   us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/po...

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

NEW - How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD "we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians" - @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social #OpenAccess

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

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:

My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years. If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply! shorturl.at/kcTbG

📣 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

💥Very happy & proud that the Special Issue "Party Politics at the Local Level" has found such an excellent home @spsr.bsky.social Huge thanks to my co-editors @christinajuen.bsky.social @rafreuse.bsky.social @simonotjes.bsky.social & @cerpintaxt.bsky.social A 🧵on the SI contributions:

Hey y'all I am hiring a PhD student. Minimal teaching load and many opportunities for more ;) uol.de/job566en

The PVV has left the Dutch coalition. What does this mean? Will there we be new elections? When? Who will win? Which government will form? 🧵

BA in PoWi oder verwandtem Fach fast fertig? ✅ Interesse an dem, was gerade in der Welt passiert? ✅ Jetzt bewerben und ab dem WS mit @clandwehr.bsky.social, @arminschaefer.bsky.social, @nilssteiner.bsky.social et al. @powimz.bsky.social studieren ✅ (Kurzlink im Video & im ersten Kommentar)

Honoured to give the keynote speech at LoPaPol 2025 @polscileiden.bsky.social. But before that: presenting insights of our @dfg.de project, w/ awesome @christinajuen.bsky.social. 😍 Thanks to @simonotjes.bsky.social @rafreuse.bsky.social & @christinajuen.bsky.social LoPaPol is going places.

Today in the historical academy building of @unileiden.bsky.social the second Local Party Politics conference (LoPaPol) organized by @polscileiden.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing many colleagues including @martingross.bsky.social, @rafreuse.bsky.social and @christinajuen.bsky.social

🚀 Our paper (with @eliaskoch.bsky.social) on ‘The Politics of Seeking and Avoiding Discourse in Parliament’ is finally out as EarlyView at the EJPR!

Call for papers! The annual meeting of the @dvpw.bsky.social working group on Analytical Political Theory will take place on Oct 9-10, 2025 in Mainz. This year, we are particularly interested in papers on democratic process preferences! theorie.politik.uni-mainz.de/files/2025/0...

Call for papers for the 11th Annual Conference of the Austrian Political Science Association, University of Salzburg, September 25/26, 2025. Come visit us in Salzburg and present your research! Go to www.oegpw.at/conference/ for more information and to submit your proposals.

With the joint majority of AfD and CDU, the "firewall" (Brandmauer) is becoming a central issue in the Bundestag election campaign. In a new study (with @christinajuen.bsky.social & @martingross.bsky.social), we examine how voters react to CDU candidates' varying positions on issues & firewall. 🧵

On April 8 and 9 together with colleagues I am organizing LoPaPol, a conference about local party politics. We would be more than happy to see you there! (register before February 1!) www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

We (that is @cerpintaxt.bsky.social and me) are happy to share that our co-edited book “Populism: An Introduction” is now out from SAGE. With Trump’s inauguration today, it’s the perfect moment for a clear, accessible overview of populism. Our 15 chapters are written by top experts worldwide.

Working on party politics at the local level? Please join us on April 8 and 9 in Leiden at the Local Party Politics Workshop. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

Neue Publikation in der @pvs-journal.bsky.social zu der Wählerschaft des BSW. Link (open access): link.springer.com/article/10.1... Eine kurze Zusammenfassung der Studie.

Mit Politikum konnte ich ein paar Minuten über die positiven Seiten von Minderheitsregierungen mit wechselnden Mehrheiten sprechen. www1.wdr.de/mediathek/au...

Had a fantastic research stay @unileiden.bsky.social! Thanks for the invite @simonotjes.bsky.social & the organisation of a superb workshop on local politics with @christinajuen.bsky.social @rafreuse.bsky.social & other great colleagues that are not on this platform yet. 😀 I hope to be back soon! 😍

Polisky 🎉 New DFG-project "Independent Local Lists between Challenger and Mainstream Actors in Local Politics" incoming w/ @christinajuen.bsky.social & Michael Jankowski! We'll analyse the impact of ILL on several factors: 1️⃣their impact on local party systems

Doing research on local party politics? Mark your calendars for the first LoPaPol workshop, taking place on the 4th and 5th of April 2024 in wonderful Ghent. More information & abstract submission: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Online-Veranstaltung "Ein Jahr nach der Landtagswahl - Ein Blick auf extrem rechte Parteien in Niedersachsen" mit Andreas Speit und @christinajuen.bsky.social. Veranstaltet von 'Mobile Beratung Niedersachsen'. Weitere Infos:

Please apply for our 1️⃣ LoPaPol (Local Party Politics) workshop on 4-5 April in Ghent! 😍 If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Happy to get in touch. Polisky

Call for papers! Op 4-5 april organiseert GASPAR de eerste LoPaPol workshop over partijpolitiek op lokaal niveau, i.s.m. @martingross.bsky.social, @christinajuen.bsky.social & @simonotjes.bsky.social. Abstracts kunnen worden ingediend via onderstaande link. Meer info op: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...