How do politicians use Insta outside campaigns? Lara Fuge and I analyzed 1,279 Instagram posts by German MPs and introduce the Instagram Complexity Index (ICI) to measure how politicians integrate platform-specific features into everyday political communication.🎉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In the seminar, we discussed the relevance and spread of anti-feminism. I then looked at ValCon survey data regarding the statement “Many feminists just hate men.” Younger women show higher levels of disagreement while younger men display comparatively higher levels of agreement. #genderyouthgap 1/

🍊 Fresh out! Daniela Braun @politicsunisaar.bsky.social, @rosanavarrete.bsky.social & Eva-Maria Euchnerd explore how politicians used Twitter in 2019 EP election campaigns and if there was a difference between the sexes? 👉 buff.ly/Mw5DYzW

Tagelang belagerten sie den Wal, zerrten mit Seilen an ihm, damit er in die Barge schwimmt, setzten ihn Lärm aus, er knallte gegen Wände und am Ende haben sie ihn halt einfach abgeworfen wie ein langweilig gewordenes Spielzeug taz.de/Unklares-End...

Gender-based discrimination experiences are linked not only to women’s rights activism, but also anti-racist, labor, & environmental activism--suggesting that feminist consciousness coming from lived injustice can translate into cross-issue political solidarity. Full article: tinyurl.com/ynss5nr7

🚨 Job Alert We are loooking for a 3year Postdoc @excinequality.bsky.social Work with @mbusemeyer.bsky.social, Sebastian Koos, and me Focus: computational social science, analysis of political texts, future-oriented policies and parties 📅Apply by June 5th stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/c...

It takes a village to produce research with impact. This is the idea that motivated us to write this paper, published today.  Kudos to the team: @lluisdanus.bsky.social @william-dinneen.bsky.social @carotorreblanca.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

🚨CfA🚨 We're looking for a postdoc joining us in summer in Berlin. 3-year position @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiedatascience.bsky.social. Pursue your own research agenda in data science for public policy - ML/AI, causal inference, computational methods. Questions? Don't hesitate to reach out!

We have two vacancies for Assistant Professors (UD with prospect of tenure) in our Political Science and International Relations Group @Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 1) An Assistant Professor with a focus in International Political Economy: workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/as... and........ 1/2

🚨New article🚨 What if the misguided construction of 'right-wing populism' has prevented us from holding the elite accountable and rejuvenate democracy? This is what @alexyates2000.bsky.social and I explore in our new article: 'There is no such thing as ‘right-wing populism’' 1/ shorturl.at/jptiu

From Italy to France, Germany to Hungary, far-right governments and politicians are targeting media with the same playbook www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Interesting essay on genderwashing and genderbashing as political strategies across the global www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...

🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.39 👭 Feminists all over Europe embrace solidarity as a form of political dissent + face systematic repression as a result. 🪧 Yet, Marta Rawłuszko of @ecprgender.bsky.social argues, they continue to resist + offer political alternatives to capitalist logics. 👉️ bit.ly/3QDGU5F

very interesting study on the German super-rich @emmaischinsky.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social "The German super-rich are largely absent from public discourse. Coverage is concentrated on a small minority of highly visible individuals, including several media owners." doi.org/10.1177/0038...

I am looking for a postdoc to join my team at the University of Bremen. 5-year-contract, top-up to 100% possible for most of the contract period. Apply by 04 May 2026. If you have questions about the position, send me an email! www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...

New study showing that online hatred is worse in countries with higher economic and political inequality. www.nature.com/articles/s41... By @m-b-petersen.bsky.social et al.

Since the narrative of “young right-wing men” persists so — here are some findings/patterns from the representative election statistics of the various German federal states. Spoiler: *IN NO GERMAN STATE DO MEN AGED 18–24 VOTE FOR THE AfD MORE THAN MEN AGED 35–60.*

Solidarität mit Collien Fernandes: Gewalt gegen Frauen - auch online - muss geahndet werden. Männliche Gewalt muss endlich strafverfolgt werden. Jetzt unterzeichnen ✍️ weact.campact.de/petitions/in...

"pro-choice users emphasized a wider range of arguments that varied by state context, while pro-life Tweets were generally unresponsive to [U.S.] state context." -> Twitter analysis after Dobbs vs. Jackson Supreme Court decision in 2022 doi.org/10.1177/0894...

Hab viel mitgenommen aus diesem Gespräch mit @anschm.bsky.social zur Diskussion um sexualisierte Gewalt im Netz. Aus der Dlf App | Interviews | Interview Anja Schmidt, Strafrechtsexpertin, zu Deep Fake-Pornographie share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothe...

Also finding it hard to keep up with new research? I built something to fix this. SciLove — swipe through recent papers in your field. The feed learns from your saves. Also matches you with researchers saving your work back (opt-out if you prefer). www.scilove.app 3,000+ journals, updated daily

„Der glänzende Essayist, begnadete Polemiker, kontextsensible Soziologe und scharfsinne Philosoph hat nie aufgehört, in den Gängen der Finsternis, trotz aller Widerstände, nach dem Lichtstrahl der Vernunft zu graben.“ Regina Kreide zum Tod v Habermas www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/der-v...

5 weeks until the joint conference between the agendis research project and the section @europasoziologie.bsky.social on "Gender Equality Conflicts in Europe" at the Europa-Universität Flensburg (EUF). More information on the conference program on April 16-17: www.uni-flensburg.de/ices/termine...

Precht ist die Personifizierung des Patriarchats. Du kannst als Mann jeden beliebigen Schwachsinn erzählen zu Themen von denen du absolut keine Ahnung hast und wirst trotzdem jeden zweiten Tag durch sämtliche TV Shows und Bühnen gereicht. Und am Ende weinst du noch, dass dich jemand cancelt.

»Frauen ist oft nicht bewusst, dass sie neben der körperlichen Hausarbeit auch andauernde mentale und emotionale Arbeit leisten.« Franziska Schutzbach fordert, #Sorgearbeit endlich ins Zentrum unserer Gesellschaft zu rücken: www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2021...

🧵 Excited to share my new book w/ @hildecoffe.bsky.social : "Different and Unequal? Gendered Political Participation in European Democracies" — with @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements in Gender and Politics (open access!) TLDR? Women don't just participate less. They participate *differently*

Inspired by @gabrielagreilinger.com post on #iwd26, I went through my bookshelf and consciously picked books by female scholars whose work has shaped my thinking over the years. Very grateful for their scholarship! Happy International Women's Day 2026!✊️👩‍🎓

"Considering the infinite ways our social worlds shape (and are shaped by) digital media, sociology as a discipline has been late to the party." (Rohlinger & Sobieraj in 2022, doi.org/10.1093/oxfo... Well... German sociology still is, I guess...

Still controlling for gender without thinking about why? You can cite me💚👩‍🔬💚 I show that the gender gap in progressive climate and environmental views is a persistent empirical regularity that cannot be explained by differences in socioeconomic background, political ideology, or risk aversion.

Denmark 2026 How Professors Explain Gender Disparities in Academia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... "Male professors relate women's career barriers to family factors. Female professors favour explanations at the university level, lack of recognition, implicit bias in evaluations".

Was sind wiederkehrende Muster, wie speziell Frauen im Netz abgewertet werden? Und auch: Wie kann man sich wehren? Darüber sprach ich mit @news.at - siehe:

"The power of code: women and the making of the digital world" Klinger/Svensson www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Warum hält sich die männliche Dominanz trotz der vielen erkämpften weiblichen Freiheiten so hartnäckig? Antje Schrupp verfolgt die langen Linien des Patriarchats und stellt fest: Dieses ist historisch viel instabiler, als es manche seiner Verfechter gerne hätten: www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2023...

"This study investigates the extent to and mechanisms through which Matthew effects create persistent status hierarchies." -->using NBA all star nominations and games performances over three decades journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New publication in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social! Who perceives feminism as a threat, and why do a lot of women perceive feminism as threatening? With @evaanduiza.bsky.social, we explore these questions in the context of Spain. We find: ⬇️ doi.org/10.1017/S174...

1/5 📱 Gendered Associations Between Social Media Usage & Adolescent Life Satisfaction Our new study (w/ Ricarda Ullrich) finds no one-size-fits-all "social media effect". The link is deeply gendered and context-dependent. 🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1186/s405...

For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.

"Generell führt die politische Abkehr von Diversität, Anerkennung und Menschenrechten dazu, dass die Kombination von Autoritarismus, Antifeminismus und Pronatalismus nationalistisch und eugenisch aufgeladen wird" Christa Wichterich @blaetter.bsky.social www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...

Are visual strategies distinctive to populism? Francesco Melito & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social examine how political parties’ comms teams strategise, based on original interviews with professionals working directly with Italian parties. Read more: buff.ly/VNboEXh @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🚨 So excited about our new paper in @bjpols.bsky.social : h7.cl/1iliZ! Together with @corinnakroeber.bsky.social, @lenastephan.bsky.social, @camilamontero.bsky.social, we analyze how gender shapes the extent to which ministers are scrutinized by parliament.

"analysis shows that yes, dissensus over liberal democracy is a line of conflict in the EP. However, conflicts over gender equality are, as ever, a litmus test of the contents and workings of that democracy" @jekantol.bsky.social @valentineb.bsky.social & Gaweda rdcu.be/e0cgB @compeurpol.bsky.social

I'm late to watch the second season of #Andor, but Senator Mothma's speech is not only impressive (and full of pathos), but also a scene in which fiction and current reality are so close together. In my opinion, it's well worth watching: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYnE...

DFG Fachkollegium 2035

#CallforAbstracts 📣 @mareikefenjabauer.bsky.social and I edit the special issue "Influence and Visibility in Gendered Public Spheres". #Deadline for abstracts is January 15th 2026. We are looking forward to your submissions! More information on the call: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢 In "Wording Matters" @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social employs a survey experiment to test the effect of different frames on support for women's reproductive rights. 🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟 polisky gendersky buff.ly/8CmpDpK

I hereby nominate ”not just x… it’s y” as another telltale for AI boilerplate

🚨 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

"Unsere Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Stadtteile mit größeren sozioökonomischen Herausforderungen schlechter mit Kindertagesstätten versorgt sind." -> georeferenzierte Daten zu Kindertagesstätten aus 52 Städten in DE pure.mpg.de/rest/items/i... @mpifg.bsky.social discussion paper

It is almost 10 years since Hanspeter Kriesi published his seminal article on the politicization of European Integration @jcms-eu.bsky.social. A short thread on how things stand as of 2024, with @chesdata.bsky.social, looking at salience, clarity, and unity of party positions towards the EU 🧵:

#CallforAbstracts 📣 @mareikefenjabauer.bsky.social and I edit the special issue "Influence and Visibility in Gendered Public Spheres". #Deadline for abstracts is January 15th 2026. We are looking forward to your submissions! More information on the call: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...