European parties often miss what voters actually care about. New #ActEU research shows clear gaps between party platforms and voter priorities with consequences for trust and political stability. Read more in our latest #PoliSci blogpost:

Join us in january for a #PoliSci talk by Dr Anne Jadot: "What drives French voters to the polls?"

Another day, another job ad: We're also looking for a student assistant for a new project at our chair! #hiring

And another job ad: We're looking for four student assistants! #hiring

Job ad: The city of Saarbrücken is currently searching for applicants familiar with the field of #InternationalRelations. Find out more:

Our new #PoliSci study shows how randomized response techniques can reveal hard-to-measure lobbying influence inside German parliaments. A cautious but promising step toward studying sensitive political behavior more directly. Learn more:

We are looking for a teamlead for our large-scale project SOUNDS! #compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert

Watch our latest #PoliSci talk at TEDx "Wie bekommen wir mehr Bevölkerung in die Politik?" (in German) where Prof Braun discusses declining voter turnout, growing polarisation and loss of trust as well as potential solutions.

This year we hosted the German #PoliSci Association's annual conference. Read up on some of the results in our newest publication: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Send us a video of max 3 minutes about your vision of democracy before 9 November 2025 and win a trip to Brussels 🇧🇪 to the #ActEU final conference (and add another line to your CV!) 🏆 Find out more about the contest, the questions and the requirements 👉 tinyurl.com/ActEUContest

How do culture and ideology shape #AI, and how does AI shape them? Join our #PoliSci talk on how values are embedded, contested, and signaled in generative AI systems, and what this means for the politics of AI. Learn more: www.uni-saarland.de/en/chair/bra...

When a government is seen as fair & trustworthy, people feel included & actively participate in politics 👉 #ActEU Scientific Lead Daniela Braun explores this connection in our recent #TEPSAExplainer 🔗 youtu.be/r_8oudinAtk @uni-saarland.de @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social

Why does political #legitimacy matter in a democracy? ➡ Here is #ActEU Daniela Braun's answer 👏 Watch the full #TEPSAExplainer on YouTube 🔗 youtu.be/r_8oudinAtk @uni-saarland.de @politicsunisaar.bsky.social

The widespread acceptance of a government's authority by its people is key for a healthy democratic system 👉 #ActEU Scientific Lead Daniela Braun tells us more about the importance of political #legitimacy in her recent explainer ⬇️ @uni-saarland.de @politicsunisaar.bsky.social

Digital technologies reshape politics & religion alike — but how do European politicians reference religion online? Our #PoliSci study together with @davidschweizer.bsky.social & Eva-Maria Euchner examines EP candidates’ X (Twitter) profiles in 🇩🇪🇸🇪🇳🇱🇬🇧. Read more:

Was #climate policy central in the 2024 European election campaign – and how divided were parties along left-right lines? Find out in our #PoliSci study by Daniela Braun, Djamila Jabra & @janpollex.bsky.social:

🤝 Political trust is fundamental for representative democracy 👉 but what makes a government legitimate? And why does legitimacy matter? Find out in our latest #TEPSAexplainer with #ActEU Daniela Braun 🔗 youtu.be/r_8oudinAtk @uni-saarland.de @politicsunisaar.bsky.social

We compared #EU issues' salience in the 2019 & 2024 EP elections and found out: Mainstream parties turned more negative on EU policies, while Eurosceptics became somewhat less negative on the EU polity. Read more in our #PoliSci publication: oaj.fupress.net/index.php/qo...

We are looking for a project manager for our large-scale project SOUNDS! Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager #compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert

#InternationalDayOfDemocracy Today, we celebrate the International Day of Democracy. We take a look at the development of democracy in the world over the past 80 years, by visualizing the V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index (LDI), using the heat map graphing tool. #PolDataSky #PoliSky #Democracy 🧵1(5)

How do different types of regional organizations react to current challenges and crises? Find out in our #PoliSci publication together with @lisa-h-anders.bsky.social & Alexander Libman which explores this question by bringing together contributions from EU studies and comparative regionalism.

🤔 What is 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, and why does it matter for the future of representative democracies? If you haven’t yet explored the latest 📖 publication by Georg Wenzelburger, now is the perfect time. Start your week with some fresh #PROTEMO insights www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... ✨

✨ #PROTEMO in 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 journal! Georg Wenzelburger from @uni-saarland.de has published 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚. Read it here ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @tandfresearch.bsky.social

29 Mio. Euro Förderung für das Kompetenzzentrum SOUNDS: Ziel der Forschungsstelle ist es, Informatik und Sozialwissenschaften zusammenzubringen, um gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen datenbasiert zu analysieren. Mehr dazu: www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/gese... © UdS / Thorsten Mohr

💥New study with Daniela Braun @politicsunisaar.bsky.social in dms – der moderne staat – Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management @barbarabudrich.bsky.social: Who engages with environmental issues in a multi-level system? An exploratory analysis of German parties’ issue emphasis

The amount of data available is greater than ever, yet remains mostly unused by social scientists & #PoliSci researchers. The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS) aims to change that - and receives 29 million Euro in funding from Saarland's state gov!🎉 Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM

USAAR's Cluster for European Studies is looking for a science communication officer! Learn more: bit.ly/CEUS-Ausschreibung #PoliSci #hiring

Check out our new interdisciplinary volume on border regions as laboratories for researching #Europe! www.nomos-shop.de/isbn/978-3-7... #PoliSci

What links exist between attitudes towards #GenderEquality policies and democracy? Check out Matilde Ceron's #ActEU presentation about our project's preliminary results over on YouTube! @unidue.bsky.social @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @unisalzburg.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffO8...

Our new #PoliSci collected volume on border regions as laboratories of European research is finally here. Check it out (in German): www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.5771/9...

We're looking for student assistants!

📢 New on the Observatory of Online Politics blog! 🎯 TikTok and its role in the 2025 German Elections By @rosanavarrete.bsky.social & Ariq Suryo Hadi P. Read more politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/ti...

With #TEPSΑ we turned some findings from our report into a nice infographic. Bonus: it's in Greek and Spanish too. Enjoy! @cchscsic.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social @politicsunisaar.bsky.social

What are the drivers of political #engagement in Europe❓ #ActEU researcher @alexhartland.bsky.social (@uni-saarland.de) explores the triggers of political participation in our latest video recording from our December mid-term conference 📺 Watch it on YouTube ➡️ youtu.be/M7Rcmco6jCQ?...

🛎️ New Publication 🛎️ How did public and party priorities interact during the 2024 European Parliament elections? In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social article, Daniela Braun, @giucarny.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @annreinl.bsky.social and I find some connections tinyurl.com/yhc4ae8m 🧵

Prof Braun will participate in a TEDx Saarbrigge event as a speaker discussing the challenges of democracy in the digital age. Learn more: www.ted.com/tedx/events/... #PoliSci

Join us online for the ActEU Trans-National Youth Democracy Lab! Learn more: bit.ly/ActEUlab

Open Day at @uni-saarland.de! Check out our #PoliSci events:

Join us in #Saarbrücken for our CoCreation workshop about gender policies and their resonance in the population! Learn more: bit.ly/UntwistCCW

Call For Papers from Data & Policy - Democratic Decision-Making in Times of AI Welcoming contributions examining the role of computational methods and #AI in understanding democracy, supporting participation and related regulatory and governance issues. Find out more - cup.org/42Me6vp

Very proud of this joint work with @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social and Lea Heyne that is finally published at @sespjournal.bsky.social. In it we study EU polarisation and membership support in Greece, Portugal, and Spain. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

What do voters expect from political parties in terms of gender equality? We want to find out in our #PoliSci workshop for the UNTWIST research project! Register now: bit.ly/BraunNews

Ulrich Commerçon, leader of the @spdde.bsky.social faction in the #Saarland state parliament, visited @o3pol.bsky.social yesterday. This #PoliSci Observatory led by @rosanavarrete.bsky.social monitors online discourse and has found a sobering truth: lying pays off for politicians. bit.ly/BraunNews

🤔 Beyond voting 🗳️ what other ways can YOU participate in politics❓ Check out our latest #TEPSAexplainer where @alexhoppe.bsky.social explains all... FULL VIDEO 🔗 tepsa.eu/tepsa-videos... #ActEU @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social

🙋 How can I participate in politics? 🗳️ Does my vote make a difference? Learn more about what YOU can do to impact politics today in our latest #TEPSAexplainer for the #ActEU project ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmIj... @unidue.bsky.social @politicsunisaar.bsky.social #HorizonEU @alexhoppe.bsky.social

Find out more about the event here: www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/deut... @politicsunisaar.bsky.social

📚 Check out this conference at @uni-saarland.de! 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 Organised by Prof Daniela Braun, #PROTEMO Coordinator Prof Georg Wenzelburger, and Dr. Kristina Weissenbach📷 © UdS/Jörg Pütz

Are you interested in how digital platforms like #X shape political discourse? Check out @o3pol.bsky.social, the Observatory of Online Politics, established as part of our Political Deception in the Digital Era project headed by @rosanavarrete.bsky.social! #PoliSci

On March 8 each year, politicians and parties flood social media with messages about gender equality- what happens the rest of the year? @giucarny.bsky.social gives us some insight into politicians' online engagement with gender-related issues over time politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/8m...

New #PoliSci publication by @rosanavarrete.bsky.social, @giucarny.bsky.social, @ingmarweber.de & @brahmaninutakki.bsky.social! Is there anything Left?: A Global Analysis on Changes in Engagement with Political Content on #Twitter in the #Musk Era journalqd.org/article/view...