🚨 A must-read by my colleagues @iguinaudeau.bsky.social & @egrossman.bsky.social for anyone interested in French politics and the state of democracy more broadly

With @elisadeisshelbig.bsky.social, @theresmatthiess.bsky.social, we are designing a survey experiment with low-income Germans 🇩🇪 Survey folks: any tips on reliable institutes, good practices, or any useful approach for harder-to-reach groups? We are really grateful for any hint or experience 🙏

🚨 Reposting to avoid any confusion between EPSS & EPSA 🚨 If you want to support non-for-profit, member-led political science association, EPSS is the place to be! More here 👇🏽

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026. 😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA. 👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things. A short 🧵

🚨 Confessional Illiberalism w @lenkabustikova.bsky.social 🚨 We searched for a piece like this as scholars of extremism in CEE that might help students (but also other readers) understand the current "illiberal moment"—its variations and adjacent concepts. 1/5 www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

Good Morning from Madrid ☀️Looking forward to the #EPSA25 panel 'Group identities in political competition' @iguinaudeau.bsky.social presents our paper 'Do Targeted Electoral Promises Bring Votes or Backfire?' w/ @elisadeisshelbig.bsky.social 🕓11:20🏢A.09.

The #UniKonstanz Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality @excinequality.bsky.social will continue to receive funding in the context of the German #ExcellenceStrategy @dfg.de @wissenschaftsrat.de. Details: t1p.de/ouhyj

🚨🚨 Accepted yesterday! 🚨🚨 @lenkabustikova.bsky.social and I introduce the concept of "Confessional Illiberalism" and distinguish it from two other forms of illiberalism, reactionary and prejudicial illiberalism. We also compare the concept to other '-isms' to tidy the backsliding literature.

Terrific lineup for our Comparative Politics & Political Economy series this summer,incl @clandwehr.bsky.social @finseraas.bsky.social @eunjikim.bsky.social @ccavaille.bsky.social @anewq.bsky.social & @valentimvicente.bsky.social . Thanks for organizing @tobiastober.bsky.social @na-wehl.bsky.social

🚨 Just in time for the upcoming CDU/CSU–SPD negotiations, @iguinaudeau.bsky.social and I have completed our new working paper on coalition politics! In this 🧵, @iguinaudeau.bsky.social connects these recent events to some of our key findings. 👇

Sure you don't want to work with us? We're clearly not an Ivy League institution, but we can offer a great work environment in a beautiful region. Lake and the Alps are included for free. In case it matters, egg prices are stable at around 30 cents apiece. stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/8...

Christina Zuber is hiring a Polish Speaking Postdoc for her new project w/ experience in qualitative methods. I often join this incredibly friendly group for coffee, research discussions and outings and am thankful for Christina's sharp mentorship during my postdoc so apply and join us! :)

We are pleased to announce our call for ZUKOnnect Fellowships 2025. Deadline for applications is 1 February. Up to eight fellowships are available for (post-)doctoral early career researchers from Africa, Asia and Latin America for a three-month research stay: www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

Had a great time in Konstanz yesterday, presenting new work on group sympathy and party choice in the CPPE colloquium! Thank you @na-wehl.bsky.social @tobiastober.bsky.social and @elisadeisshelbig.bsky.social for the invitation!

💡Ready for 3 days of inspiring discussions, meeting great people, and stimulating keynotes by Jale Tosun & @fgilardi.bsky.social—all by the beautiful Lake of Constance? Apply now for the Annual Comparative Agendas Project Conference 2025, organized by @breunig.bsky.social and me in Konstanz!

A friendly reminder that we have an awesome workshop on class politics coming up at ECPR joint sessions and the deadline for submitting your abstract is tomorrow! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Thrilled to host such a fantastic line-up of scholars at our GROUPTA workshop @unikonstanz.bsky.social

Very happy to see this paper on the rural 🚜 urban 🏙️ divide out in @wepsocial.bsky.social Together with Rubén Garcia del Horno and Guillem Rico we show that rural residents feel political elites are less responsive to their demands t.co/9gMIvuFRsC

Excited that this workshop on cleavage politics is happening at the ECPR Joint Sessions 2024 in Lüneburg. Find all the information here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... You can propose papers until 23 November. We look forward to your submissions! Feel free to get in touch with any questions. polisky

Two postdoc positions on AI & Politics at the University of Amsterdam: www.academictransfer.com/nl/332516/tw...

I am very much looking forward to the CPPE talks put together by Christina Zuber and being a part of such a fantastic line-up! polisky

Just arrived on the blue side 😊 @profmusgrave.bsky.social, can you please add me to the polisky list? Thanks a lot!