Politicians don’t just care how many people hold an opinion — they care how good that opinion is. In our new (open-access) article in West European Politics, based on survey data from 900+ politicians across 11 countries, we show: quality > quantity. Read more: doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Change in migrants’ political attitudes: Acculturation and cosmopolitanization is now available in Early View. @evakrejcova.bsky.social @filipkostelka.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/09/12/c...

Glad to see this out at @ajpseditor.bsky.social! I show that the immigration-crime issue, when salient, can shift leftist cosmopolitans to the Right. This is due to leftist voters being more conservative on crime than leftist parties. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Elite school students end up in better universities than expected, based on their grades blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Even in Denmark, cultural tastes are socially stratified. With some quite cool library data we find strong gradients by education and wealth - important as wealth is rarely studied in cultural stratification research doi.org/10.1093/esr/... OA: osf.io/ar2xc_v2/dow... @europeansocreview.bsky.social

"This article documents a surprising reversal in the long-standing gender gap in academic achievement." This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social

What's the difference between @epssnet.bsky.social and the "old" EPSA, and why you should come to our conference in Belfast in June 2026: epssnet.org/uncategorize...

A new substack piece by the great @adamprz.bsky.social. This one (mainly) on how to think about democratic backsliding in the US. Some really thought provoking points here (as always): open.substack.com/pub/adamprze...

Still confused about EPSA vs. EPSS? Which conference should you go to? Here is a link to clarify things: epssnet.org/uncategorize... TL;DR: "EPSA" community will be in Belfast. Same community, new organisation, bigger mission; slightly new name; and a very different foundation @epssnet.bsky.social

Are you, or do you know, someone who wants to do a PhD? Applications are open for full funding (scholarship + maintenance) @sotonpolitics.bsky.social through the @scdtp.bsky.social Get in touch if you're interested southcoastdtp.ac.uk/apply/

Big surprise in Switzerland: In the canton of Bern, a stronghold of the far-right SVP, voters just approved a popular initiative from the left forcing landlords to disclose the previous rent when tenants change. In the near-complete absence of an actual campaign due to a lack of financial resources

The call for papers for the first ever EPSS conference 2026 in Belfast is open until November 7th 2025. epssnet.org/belfast-2026/ @rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!

We're looking forward to putting together a *fantastic* Electoral and Voting Behaviour section for the @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 meeting in Belfast! ‼️ Make sure to submit your papers by 7 November 2025!

When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions

Our new study in @jwpp.bsky.social shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun. with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Amazing work from @evakrejcova.bsky.social @filipkostelka.bsky.social and N.Sauger!

1/ How does migration affect political attitudes? Using 380k obs from 104 sending & 28 receiving countries, @filipkostelka.bsky.social, Nicolas Sauger & I find some migrants’ attitudes align with locals, while others exceed origin-host context, reshaping ideological space. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

Undecided which section to submit your paper to for the 2026 EPSS conference? Look here for short explainers by our stellar set of section chairs:

🚨 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 👇🏽

From the indispensable Adam Bonica, trenchant remarks and a collection of stunning and powerful charts. The day's essential read.

Does democratic satisfaction drive voter turnout, or does voting increase dem. satisfaction? Using 7 election panels, Lukas Linek, @jrovny.bsky.social, @skvrnami.bsky.social, and I find that—unlike in the West—both mechanisms may operate in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). 1/n @eui-sps.bsky.social

Just published on APSR First View: Causal Panel Analysis under Parallel Trends: Lessons from a Large Reanalysis Study by ALBERT CHIU, XINGCHEN LAN, ZIYI LIU, and YIQING XU www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How are the classic social identities (urban-rural, education, etc. ) and perceptions about those groups related to a persons own European and national identity? Read it here (in fantastic company) in print

If you’re interested in applying to a MSCA fellowship on political parties, political participation, and/or polarization, consider doing it with me at Cevipol! Deadline for expressions of interest: May 31 #postdoc #msca #polisci

Résumé en français de mon article récent sur l'évolution des attitudes face à la science en France. theconversation.com/qui-doute-de...

📢📢📢 JOBS: 4 postdocs 📢📢📢 Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply! Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ! sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...

Excited to share our new article published in @spsr.bsky.social! We compiled Swiss municipality-level direct-democratic vote results from 1866 to 1944 through extensive archival work and filled some gaps in existing datasets up to 2023. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Out now! "GERDA: The German Election Database." GERDA provides comprehensive municipal, state, and federal election results at the municipality level between 1990 and 2021. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨Why do masses support democratic backsliding?🚨 A new @AJPS_Editor paper with Yotam Margalit, @liorsheffer.bsky.social and Itamar Yakir explores this question in the Israeli context. Our findings emphasize the role of leader attachment and affective polarization. doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

Call for scholars in political behavior (broadly understood) studying Central & Eastern Europe: workshop hosted by @eui-eu.bsky.social, June 19-20. 2nd edition. Participants from the region can have their travel & accommodation fully covered. Apply by 28/3. More info: www.eui.eu/en/projects/...

As another Trump-induced market crisis unfolds from tariffs, it's time we ask "What's the Matter with Billionaires?" I've run the numbers. Billionaires do better under Dems. So why do billionaires keep supporting GOP policies against their economic interests? See my latest piece on why. (TLDR 🧵⬇️)

Given the dominant narrative out there, this story should be shared wide far and wide. The Spanish city of Coruña has given the status of "adopted sons" to two migrants who were the only people to intervene when a homophobic mob brutally attacked a gay man in 2021. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Recently, our book on the Transformation of the Left in Europe came out Open access tinyurl.com/ahuxx6d6 A few interviews that summarize key findings: 🔉 Polisci No problem et al. podcast: tinyurl.com/54tvx3md 🔉 Swiss SD party podcast: tinyurl.com/ds4maabc 📖 SamPol Magazine: tinyurl.com/y93nd6cm

UCD’s School of Sociology is hiring an Assistant Professor (permanent) in Computational Social Science. – Salary Scale: €62,855–€99,533 – Application deadline: 10 Feb – Details: www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list... @ucdsociology.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

📣Summer school on "Challenges to Electoral Democracy", Paris, July 1-5, 2025📣 Organized with @rdassonneville.bsky.social Guest speakers: @ainagallego.bsky.social @florianfoos.bsky.social @sldelange.bsky.social @simonchauchard.bsky.social @jrovny.bsky.social More info👇

It's always nice to be in Florence (though it's cold here today!) and I am looking forward to a great discussion at the @eui-schuman.bsky.social today about when the public is more likely to support a tough response to non-cooperation. Thanks to @stephofmann.bsky.social for inviting me!

📣 New paper in Nature Human Behavior @natureportfolio.bsky.social! Using large-scale mobility data, we find how businesses, amenities, and other urban places depend on each other. It reveals connections that aren’t always visible but have substantial economic impacts. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

University of Oslo is hiring 2-4(!) Associate Professors in Political Science. The call is open to candidates from all subfields. Deadline is February 3rd. It comes with amazing colleagues, great work conditions, and lots of snow. Brown cheese, salmon, and cross-country skis can be supplementary.

🇬🇧🇪🇺 Published Today in EJPR 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @simonhix.bsky.social @juhoharkonen.bsky.social and I find that 1/3 of the anti-Brexit shift in the UK can be attributed to the impact of cohort replacement (old voters dying, young people becoming eligible to vote)! 1/12 ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon. Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵

Political Science Starter Pack Collection! Many have shared excellent starter packs lately, but finding the most relevant ones can be tricky. This 🧵 gathers many of them in one place 👇🏽 #PoliticalScience #StarterPack

It’s a bad result but not a shock one. We’ve seen results like this all over Europe (and indeed across the Atlantic). Romania’s forces of liberal democracy need to rally around Ciolacu to make sure he wins the second round.

Quite a surprise: the traditionally car-friendly Swiss electorate will most likely reject a proposal demanding to build new highways. #abst24 #polisky

Fantastic to see so many members of various social/political science communities arriving here. If you're interested in research on the #farright/#radicalright in Europe, may I suggest you follow my clunky little @rrresrobot.bsky.social#farright#radicalright It's definitely the a 🤖 you want on your TL

#Polisky folks: Bocconi University is looking for AP in Environmental Politics & Policy 🌏 Offer: Great group of political scientists working at awesome social science university in a fabulous city 🙌 🚨 Deadline: 30th of November Please share 🔁 Apply 🔗 & ℹ️ : jobmarket.unibocconi.eu?type=&dep=SPS

At 3 dollars per correct decision, partisans still classify false partisan claims as true. Other scholars have previously paid partisans for the truth. What we did differently is use statements they could never have seen before: We composed them, based on evidence. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Vaclav Havel's "The Power of the Powerless" describes everyday submission to totalitarianism. Social media sites run by dirtbag oligarchs are not the same as totalitarianism. But there is meaning in refusing to put out the sign at X, and watching others do the same hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/t...

Open post-doctoral researcher position in Computational Social Science @TU_Muenchen - please share the information! #CSS More info here: www.hfp.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 Our paper about public service deprivation and far right support with @paularettl.bsky.social @marcocappelluti.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social is forthcoming at @ajpseditor.bsky.social! 🎉 👉 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/os... #polisky