MEDem conference day 1: fantastic keynote speech by @sldelange.bsky.social on the future of democracy research. @gesis.org @medem.bsky.social

MEDem conference day 1: @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social gave an amazing keynote on data and their impact on the future steps of democracy research @gesis.org in Cologne @medem.bsky.social

Day 2 of the @medem.bsky.social conference, @sziaja.bsky.social presenting our HarDIS/PartyFacts project to make linking on the basis of Party IDs future proof.

🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.

They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real… 🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️

We - @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social, @kgattermann.bsky.social @sebstier.bsky.social, @sziaja.bsky.social & I - are very excited to start the work of the RN on #DataLinkage! If you are interested in why, when & how to link data formats in PolSci research, do not hesitate to join our Network!

🚨 We're hiring! Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment. Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊 www.gesis.org/en/institute...

Job offer: You love international electoral studies? If you'd like to lead the CSES data processing team at GESIS in Cologne, Germany, and be part of the CSES Secretariat, apply here before August 15th: www.gesis.org/en/institute...

Together with projects from @gesis.org and @uni-muenster.de, we organized a workshop @humboldtuni.bsky.social to evaluate on one of the most promising tools for democratic renewal: #CitizensAssemblies.

We invite paper submissions to our workshop on Earth Observation Data in the Social Sciences @gesis.org ⏳November 26-28, 2025 🎓Keynotes Prof. Dr. Monika Kuffer (University of Twente) Dr. Ana Andries (University of Surrey). ⏱️Deadline August 6th ✉️abstracts (max. 500 words) to [email protected]

#linkingdata #cfp #cfa #KODAQS #Workshop: Linking Data through Location - Workflows, and Quality Assurance of Geospatial Data Integration 13-14 Nov 2025 at GESIS Cologne

Können Bürgerräte die repräsentative Demokratie stärken? Wir diskutieren Ergebnisse aus vier praxisnahen Forschungsprojekten auf einem Roundtable mit @polenz.bsky.social, @kliesenberg.bsky.social, Felix Arndt, Stabstelle Bürgerräte @bundestag.de und @heikekluever.bsky.social 1/4

Are you an expert in Survey Methodology? There is no better place to work than @gesis.org We are looking for a head of department for our flagship "Survey Design and Methodology" department (combined with a W3 professorship in the Uni Mannheim). www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge...

🎉 Big step for #MEDem! We’ve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026— backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations. One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅ Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉

Are you planning a Horizon Europe proposal? If you need some methodological innovation with earth observation data (eg. satelites) linked with survey data by geolocation at GESIS we have a great team that can support that dealing with all kinds of sociological and political science questions.

Earlier this month, Paul Bederke had the opportunity to attend the 1st OSCARS Annual Meeting in Rome (March 3–4, 2025), where he represented our HarDIS project – Harmony in the Democratic Ideological Space. oscars-project.eu/projects/har...

GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology 2025 📣 The program of the #GESISsummerschool is out & registration is open! 🗓️ 23 July - 15 Aug 2025 Venue (depending on course): 🏢 GESIS Cologne 💻 Online More info & registration at gesis.org/summerschool

We are on the finishing line. You can still support the work of MEDem here: www.medem.eu/medem-endors...

Wir suchen einen Berufseinsteigerin (Politikwissenschaft, Soziologie o. Ä.), der*die uns hilft, den Dschungel der Online-Plattformen zu navigieren und unsere Datentreuhand im Datenportal zur Rassismus- und Rechtsextremismusforschung zu stärken. www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge...

🚨Publication Alert 🚨 Just in time for the next #BTW25, in my latest article doi.org/10.1111/pops... I show that far-right parties benefit strongly from heightened migration debates, but that left-wing parties can also benefit to some extent by offering pro-immigrant, inclusive positions. #polpsy

Democracy researchers please take note, and tell relevant colleagues: The Dep. of Pol. Sci. in Gothenburg is hiring a new Director for the V-Dem Institute. The Director will also serve as permanent (tenured) member of the Dep., with reduced teaching responsibilities during their tenure as Director.

Great discussions at the recent MEDem Workshop in Lausanne with brilliant minds from Political Science and Communication Science! Hosted by FORS, we worked hard to gear up for the final phase of the ESFRI meeting. #MEDem #ESFRI #DemocracyResearch 🔗

📄New article out with @gessler.bsky.social: With a vignette survey experiment in Germany and Poland, we show that citizens’ attitudes towards democracy vary substantially, clearly influencing their reactions to undemocratic actions. doi.org/10.1017/gov.... 1/8

🚨 Just two more days to apply!

📣 Call for papers! On 3 July, the Cologne Center for Comp Politics, GESIS and ECONtribute is hosting a workshop to bring together scholars using diff types of data to study democracy. If this sounds like you: please apply! forms.gle/sm45AMdm9jwo... @sziaja.bsky.social @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social

Um unabhängig und ergebnisoffen forschen zu können, ist die liberale Demokratie eine Grundvoraussetzung. Wie aber können wir unsere demokratischen Strukturen schützen? Zehn neu geförderte Demokratieforschungsprojekte suchen nach Antworten. Alle Infos: www.volkswagenstiftung.de/de/news/aktu...