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...

How can we conceptualise and empirically measure political trust and legitimacy beyond the usual survey question “How much trust do you have in the parliament?” Find out in our @tepsa.bsky.social #PoliSci panel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ROd...

Elections 2021 vs. 2025: The Normalization of Disinformation Two days before the German election, I’m sharing an article from our Observatory of Online Politics on how democracy's resilience against disinformation in 2021 may no longer be enough in 2025. politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/19...

🖊️New blogpost🖊️ Ahead of the German elections next Sunday, what can we learn about the parties’ online presence? Despite the efforts of some platforms, we are not completely in the dark. Thanks to Bluesky's open API, we know Green and Die Linke MdBs are unsurprisingly increasingly active here. 1/

What is the PROTEMO project all about? Find out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTFE... #PoliSci

The second newsletter for our #PoliSci project #UNTWIST is here! Check out the latest findings: www.upo.es/investiga/UN...

New #PoliSci publication by Prof Wenzelburger & @martinschroeder.bsky.social: When the topic of internal security dominates the political debate, as is currently the case after the deadly attack in #Aschaffenburg, the feeling of insecurity in the population increases, especially among poorer people.

What is the Horizon funded EU project #ActEU all about? Prof Braun & Prof Kaeding are more than happy to give you a quick overview in this short video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=amlE... #PoliSci

New publication! Environmental preferences shape voting behavior. Our study reveals how the ‘sleeping giant’ of environmental voting is awakening in the #EU. Read now: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #PoliSky

The 4th Europe Conference Saarbrücken took a #PoliSci look at tensions between political aspirations and social reality in #Europe and beyond. Check it out: www.uni-saarland.de/en/instituti...

#Poland 🇵🇱 now holds the Council Presidency in the #EU. To prepare TEPSA held a conference collecting #PoliSci recommendations. We presented our project #ActEU. Relive the conference on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=si8c...

On Jan 21st Prof @arminschaefer.bsky.social will give a guest lecture for our #PoliSci lecture series "Politics in Europe" about populism and the acceptance of election results! Learn more: www.uni-saarland.de/en/chair/bra...

We are now on holiday break until Jan 6. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from our team to all of you!

German chancellor #Scholz lost the vote of confidence paving the way for elections in February. What does this mean for #Germany? Prof Wenzelburger answered this question on Saarland state TV channel SR. Watch the full interview (in German): www.sr-mediathek.de/index.php?se... (from 3:41)