I'm delighted to have started as a Visiting Scholar at @harvard.edu, at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies! Here, I will research the far right as well as climate and environmental politics. So far, it’s been great days here in #Winter #Wonderland! ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/man%C...

Do followers of populist radical right parties across the globe talk about the same things online? @fravittonetto.bsky.social analyses the emergence of transnational publics of the populist radical right in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Two new articles in Party Politics With @gessler.bsky.social Measuring party positions and issue salience with mass media and manifesto data" doi.org/10.1177/1354... With Hanspeter Kriesi "Restructuring party systems in Northwestern Europe" doi.org/10.1177/1354... Feedback very welcome!

Unpopuläre Meinung: Expert:inneninterviews mit Wissenschafter:innen im Rahmen von BA-Arbeiten gehören abgeschafft. Interviews binden erhebliche Zeitressourcen für ein „Expert:innenwissen“, das in unseren Publikationen öffentlich zugänglich ist – dann doch lieber Literaturarbeit.

Während sich die Grünen in Baden-Württemberg zwischen 2021 und 2026 deutlich in Richtung der Mitte des Policy-Raums bewegen, bleiben sie in Rheinland-Pfalz weiter bei ihrer klar linken Position in wirtschafts- und gesellschaftspolitischen Fragen. /1

Published in 2023: S. Volk and M. Weisskircher. “Defending Democracy Against the 'Corona Dictatorship'? Far-Right PEGIDA During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. In: Social Movement Studies online first (2023), pp. 1-19. dx.doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2023.2171385.

Thrilled to announce the great group of visiting scholars for Spring 2026 at the Center for European Studies. Some are here all year and 11 new fellows for the spring semester. Here they are : ces.fas.harvard.edu/visiting-sch...

💥 New publication w/ @svenjakrauss.bsky.social in German Politics: "Asset or Liability? The Effect of National Approval Ratings on Regional Election Results"

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Our first joint article with the PhD researchers of my research group @rexklima.bsky.social has just been published! 🎉 "Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)

Our first joint article with the PhD researchers of my research group @rexklima.bsky.social has just been published! 🎉 "Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)

Very happy that our review article (with the @annualreviews.bsky.social) on „Austerity and Populism“ is now available as preprint: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... - with @sattlersthomas.bsky.social

I am happy to announce that I have joined the team of Politische Vierteljahresschrift / German Political Science Quarterly @pvs-journal.bsky.social as Managing Editor alongside the new Editor-in-Chief Marc Debus. I will assist Marc and the team of Associate Editors in managing this great journal.

Nachreichen möchten wir außerdem einen Beitrag von @manesweisskircher.bsky.social aus dem letzten Jahr, in dem er die historische Entwicklung und fortschreitende Normalisierung der rechtsextremen FPÖ beleuchtet, vor allem vor dem Hintergrund ihres Wahlergebnisses 2024: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

📢 New publication! Luke March and I analyse how European radical left parties politicise the Israel–Palestine and Russia–Ukraine wars, comparing positions across 25 parties. Free access (for a limited time) with this link www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...

20 years of protest survey data now available! In the last 20 years, the @protestinstitut.bsky.social has conducted more than 30 protest surveys at demonstrations. We have made this huge dataset now publicly available at @gesis.org. Details it the blog post: protestinstitut.eu/20-jahre-pro...

Looking forward to this 👇 On 13 Jan 2026, MIDEM hosts @leberntzen.bsky.social (@universitetsmuseet.bsky.social) on affective polarization & political violence. 🤝 Jointly organized at MIDEM (in Dresden) w/ @rexklima.bsky.social led by @manesweisskircher.bsky.social

And more job opportunities: @univie.ac.at aims to fill 40 (!) doctoral positions in the social sciences, humanities and cultural studies careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...

We (@stawi-univie.bsky.social) are hiring a PhD researcher: - focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related - 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26 - 30h/week, incl some teaching - deadline: 28 Jan 26 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

Very happy to share this OPEN-ACCESS article on 'left populism in office', examining Podemos' policy impact while in a coalition government in Spain (2020-2023) 👇 Very short summary below (1/5): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨Neue Publikation 🚨 Deutsch als Wissenschaftssprache in der Rechtsextremismusforschung: Publish in English, perdu en Français, auf Deutsch zugrunde gehen? In: Fach und Sprache(n) Hg. von Jessica Ammer, Helmut Glück & Tim Krokowski fis.uni-bamberg.de/server/api/c...

A. Heinze. “Zwischen Etablierung und Mainstreaming: Zum Stand der Forschung zu Populismus und Rechtsradikalismus”. In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft 16.1 (2022), pp. 161-175. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12286-022-00517-9.

Hot off the press: M. Weisskircher and S. Volk. “The People Against the Sun? Ideology and Strategy in Far-Right Parties' Climate Obstruction of Solar Energy”. In: Environmental Politics online first (2025), pp. 1-32. dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2025.2458380.

Join us! Wir bieten eine volle Promotionsstelle für drei Jahre @powimz.bsky.social - Verlängerung um weitere drei Jahre möglich. Alle Details hier 👇

Because I have been such a good boy (once again), 🎅 has an early present for me: here's a brand-new (open access) article discussing the use of #radicalright as a concept in current scholarship. And if that wasn't already great (it is), there's more 1/3

🔔 Neue Publikation: Mein Text setzt die zunehmende queerfeindliche Mobilisierung auf die Agenda der Bewegungsforschung und formuliert einige dringende Forschungsaufgaben Open access bei @protestinstitut.bsky.social

This is a fantastic dataset for studying the evolution of political attitudes and party preferences in Germany. Here's a mosaic plot of vote choices in 2025 by vote choices in 2021 (as reported back then). One striking observation is the high volatility behind the overall gains of the Left Party.

🚨 Postdoc in Comparative Politics/Public Opinion (2 years) We’re hiring a 100% Postdoc at the University of Greifswald. ✨ What makes this job special: Two full years to focus on research (no teaching, no admin overload) embedded into an International Research Training Group

Although the findings are discouraging, I am happy to share that the article that @oyvindbs.bsky.social and I have written about the consequences of the Pride terrorist attack in Oslo on 25 June 2022 for LGBTIQ+ people in Norway has now been published open access: doi.org/10.1080/1943...

📣 The latest edition of our e-Extreme Newsletter is out! It will be of interest to anyone studying extremism and democracy. ☄️ You can join our @ecpr.bsky.social Standing Group on Extremism & Democracy here: ecpr.eu/Group/extrem... 📫 You can also sign up for our mailing list and newsletter.

🚨Job alert: We are looking for a PhD Researcher at Bielefeld University ✨Research on policy learning, and work-family policies in Mexico & Germany, within the @sfb1342.bsky.social on global dynamics of social policy Applications until 12.1.26, details at: uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/473...

I have a cellular-level disrespect of disciplinary silos, so it was a pleasure to contribute a reflection piece to Current Anthropology, one of the field’s most prestigious generalist journals. The kind of cross-disciplinary conversation we need to have to better understand antiliberal politics.

Published in 2023: M. Weisskircher. “Direct Democracy and the Impact of the Alternative for Germany (AfD)? `Populist' Demand for Popular Sovereignty as Latent Political Conflict”. In: Sovereignty in Conflict: Political, Constitutional and Economic Dilemmas in the EU. Ed. by J.

Scary stuff at our research lab: @sldelange.bsky.social speaking about harassment of and threats against (political) scientists

🚨🚨 job alert time 🚨🚨 @unibremen.bsky.social 3 PhD positions within the 3rd phase of the @sfb1342.bsky.social, with a focus on computational methods and/or on protest mobilization, specifically with a focus on Africa. Starting time: early 2026, deadline: 14th of January. more info below:

Two PhD Positions in Project about Protests in Africa @sophiahunger.bsky.social and I are looking for two PhD researchers in our project „Welfare States and Protest: Understanding the Contentious Outcomes of Social Policy in Africa". Application deadline is 14.1.26: www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...

Im Vorfeld der #Landtagswahl 2026 in Rheinland-Pfalz setzt die AfD ihre langfristige Strategie fort, lokal gegen #Windkraft zu mobilisieren. Sie versucht dabei, lokale Konflikte gezielt zu instrumentalisieren. Meine Einschätzungen für @tagesschau.bsky.social. www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...

We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) 📢 @politikuhh.bsky.social 3+3 years Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour) DL 🗓️ 05/01 stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...

It's time for PQ Wrapped - our top 10 most-read journal articles of 2025! At 10, we have 'A Normal(ised) Far-Right Party? A Long-Term Perspective on the FP's Electoral Strength in Austria' by @manesweisskircher.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Free to read for one month.

Heute vor 4 Jahren ist der große #Politikwissenschaft ler Klaus von #Beyme gestorben. Wir gedenken seiner wieder mit einer Vorlesung an der @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, diesmal am 15. Januar, 18 Uhr in der Aula. Sprecherin: Prof. @andrearoemmele.bsky.social von der @hertieschool.bsky.social.

New evidence from over 6,000 college students finds that digital devices are bad for academic performance and even effect peers in negative ways! Mobile app use reduces grades, increases stress & lowers class attendance, job applications, and wages coming out of school. www.nber.org/system/files...

The #RadicalRight in Austria and Switzerland: A. J. McGann and H. Kitschelt. “The Radical Right in The Alps. Evolution of Support for the Swiss SVP and Austrian FPO”. In: Party Politics 11 (2005), pp. 147-171. dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354068805049734.

Rural vs. working class? A new study shows they’re not as different as we think. 🌾🏭 Both feel cities get too much, both want more support for working people, and both back redistribution. 🤝 There’s real political potential in this shared outlook according to Marta R. Eidheim 🗳️

📣 Job alert! 📣 For my Emmy Noether group on local digital public spheres, I'm hiring 3 predoc research associates who are interested in doing qualitative/mixed-methods research on local communication environments. Apply until 02 Jan 2026! www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/news/deta...

Highly recommend the below article by Omran Shroufi on the key narratives behind Geert Wilders' pro-Israelism. It was a pleasure to interview Omran for the @reacpolrn.bsky.social blog, if you'd like a quicker read: reacpol.net/wilders-proi...

📢📢 Happy to announce a new update to the PPEG database! The data now covers - > 3.000 parties - 1.100 parliamentary elections - 402 presidential elections - 2.044 cabinets across 73 countries (1945 - 2025, Oct 31). All info: ppeg.wzb.eu We hope that data is helpful to the community!

Join us! Die Abteilung für Innenpolitik & Politische Soziologie sucht zum 01.04. eine*n neue*n Kollegin*en. Wir bieten: volle Promotionsstelle (EG13) für drei Jahre (Verlängerung um 3 Jahre möglich), flexible Arbeitszeitregelungen, kollegiales & forschungsstarkes Team. Mehr Informationen hier👇

When and why protests reinforce institutional politics on the far right? "Protests of the Far Right" ed. with @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it is under contract @oxfordunipress.bsky.social with a terrific lineup of contributors who helped us covering & comparing 14 countries.

Big city life! 💫 I'm glad to spend this week at the Center for Civil Society Research @wzb.bsky.social. Many thanks to @swenhutter.bsky.social for the invite & @tevoelker.bsky.social for providing me with a desk to distract her from work 🧑‍💻 Looking forward to the exchange with friendly colleagues!

Weiß eigentlich irgendwer, ob es diese Studie in den Akt der WKSTA geschafft hat? - nur weil gerade wieder viel über den Fall diskutiert wird.