A week ago, I defended my PhD on place, trust and vote. I’m still processing what this means, both personally and for the research itself - especially at a moment when the far-right is on the brink of (or already) governing.

Why do rustbelts vote radical right? Studying the German Ruhr area, @nilsblossey.bsky.social, @lstoetze.bsky.social and I show: it’s not just about deindustrialization, but also about the original industrialization. Where coal is buried deeper and mining started later, the AfD is stronger today 1/12

Shout-out to all #PoliticalTrust researchers interested in attending the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in #Belfast @annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!

Billions of 🇪🇺 money flow into regional development. But do citizens trust the EU more in return? 🔬 Find out in this Electoral Studies article with Paul Maneuvrier-Hervieu and Anne-Marie Jeannet. ❗Spoiler: EU 💶 regional funds do build trust in the 🇪🇺 , especially among working-class citizens.

🚨 New blog post online!
 What do missing schools, closed hospitals, or long trips to the nearest train station reveal about trust in government? (1/3)

Extremely happy to see my first single-authored paper published! Check it out in @ersjournal.com 👇

Excited to share that my first single-authored article is now published in @wepsocial.bsky.social! In light of the current backlash to climate policy, I explore the (rural) geography of support for climate policies in Europe. 🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New publication with Wouter van der Brug in Electoral Studies! What is the role of place-based resentment for voting behavior in multiparty systems? We took data from the Dutch parliamentary elections in '17, '21 and '23 to find out. (1/4) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Attending #EPSA2025 in beautiful Madrid to present 2 papers on climate politics ⤵️ On Thursday at 13:10, I'll present our work on symbolic policies and climate policy support 💡 On Saturday at 13:10, I'll present my paper on rural discontent with the green transition ☀️

Während die AfD immer weiter erstarkt, mehren sich die Rufe nach einer Wirtschaftspolitik gegen Rechts – und das aus gutem Grund. Doch Antifaschismus muss auch in der Nachbarschaft verankert sein. Ein Gastbeitrag von @feratkocak.dielinkebt.de‬.

A Tinder Test of Democratic Norms💋 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social with @bertous.bsky.social We rely on a visual conjoint experiment, cross-sectional data, & panel data to show that affective polarization drives the normalisation of the far right among the centre-right 🇬🇧🇪🇸 doi.org/10.1086/736698

Interested in how public services affect political distrust, populist support, and similar? Longitudinal evidence from Germany and Norway. doi.org/10.1080/1471...

This is a BIG decision, which will undoubtedly get a legal follow-up. It allows not only state surveillance but could also hinder the growing normalization, as public sector employees cannot be members of “extreme right” organizations.

Beginne langsam zu verstehen, was alles "juristisch nicht reicht" in Deutschland 😭

I am really proud about this publication on trust, with Chaïm la Roi and @cvalebeek.bsky.social . Using unique panel data, we show (1) that trust has a dispositional element among adults, and (2) that these trust attitudes are socialized during adolescence. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Was erklärt regionale Unterschiede im Wahlerfolg der AfD? Hiermit befasst sich die Dissertation meiner Kollegin @theresabernemann.bsky.social, die in unserer #AK-Wahlen Buchreihe erschienen ist. Check it out: link.springer.com/book/10.1007....

Neues @taz.de-Interview zur Bundestagswahl. Fokus: Gender Gaps & um regionale Veränderungen. Dabei geht es auch um lokale Wahlmuster – und mein bald erscheinendes Buch dazu: 📚"Wo wir wie wählen – Politische Muster in Deutschlands Nachbarschaften"📚 Stay tuned!🚀 www.campus.de/buecher-camp...

Tomorrow will be an exciting day: I'll be presenting our work on "symbolic policies" and their effect on climate policy support at the Nuffield Comparative Political Economy Seminar @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Reach out if you want to attend online or in person!

Fish and chips and the Brexit vote. Brilliant work by @stevepickering.bsky.social and Seiki Tanaka in Geoforum. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This was YEARS in the making but my first solo authored publication is out. I do more than rant on social media. I also study situational trust! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

NEW - Can Official Messaging on Trust in Elections Break Through Partisan Polarization? - cup.org/433kRJP - @jengaudette.bsky.social, @sethjhill.bsky.social, Thad Kousser, @maclockhart.bsky.social & Mindy Romero

A few thoughts on the urban-rural divide in the upcoming German election (Thread). First: the benchmark. The 2021 election saw the strongest urban-rural divide in decades. With AfD and Greens, two parties had more distinct rural/urban voter support than any party had in recent elections 1/8

From our new issue: "Measuring and Modeling Neighborhoods" by Cory McCartan, Jacob Brown, and Kosuke Imai. #ASPRNewIssue https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/measuring-and-modeling-neighborhoods/13D284E0CF76458F597B70F2242C23EA

Our analysis of the geography of GE2024 is now out in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social. This offers an important update of The Changing Electoral Map of England and Wales by @jwfurlong.bsky.social and me, published by OUP just ahead of the election. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🚨It's finally out! The #SciencesPo_CEE starter pack :) Add Europe's coolest researchers in #polsci and #sociology right here 👇 Credits go to @malojan.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social go.bsky.app/54D9Bjk

Mal wieder herausragender Datenjournalismus bei @zeit.de : www.zeit.de/politik/2024... Übrigens gibt es zu fast jeder hier untersuchten Grenze auch akademische Studien (kleiner Thread):

The urban-rural divide is back in European politics. My dissertation explores how place-based identities, resentments, and affective polarization shape this divide—and what it means for political attitudes and behavior. A short 🧵 on my main findings: (1/6)

There is a general assumption that urban-rural divides in politics have increased across Western Democracies in recent decades. But is this really case? Or are we just extrapolating from the US? A recent paper by @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social and Jonathan Rodden provides comparative evidence. 1/c

We can’t understand the geography of capitalism in our present moment without seeing how these old industries overlap with the new. "Two Towns" features an interactive map showing how ex-industrial towns were not “left behind” but actively made into havens for low-paid work.

Are you interested in political trust but think 'actually, it's a bit more complicated than that'? You'd be right! In a draft paper, we use original data from 13 surveys across 11 countries & 52 focus groups w/ 311 participants in 8 countries, arguing that trust, mistrust, & distrust are distinct:

Man I cannot endorse this abstract more

#HelloESR #HiSciSky🔵🦋 We're a #PolSci & #Sociology lab within #SciencesPo and @cnrs.bsky.social. Research focus on the comparative analysis of politics/policy/polity to apprehend contemp. European societies. Stay tuned for posts in EN & FR about projects, events, publications, jobs! #AcademicSky

Our paper on trust and trusworthiness is out, where we test a model of competence, benevolence, and integrity in 5 countries. We find these are generally consistent across people and countries, with benevolence being most important in determining trust judgements. doi.org/10.1111/1475...

If there’s one paper to read on local service deprivation & far-right support—this might be THE one!