Our doctoral member @reppert-polsci.bsky.social has successfully completed his dissertation. In his Graduation Interview, he gives insights into the topic and findings of his dissertation, talks about his time at the BAGSS, and shares the next step in his career: www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bagss/mag...

In an ongoing project, we ask which countries citizens prefer as benchmarks for policy decisions. Pilot data from the UK show that Denmark is ranked as one of the most preferred reference countries, particularly in relation to migration policy.

Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 32% (=) CON: 17% (=) LAB: 16% (+1) GRN: 15% (=) LDM: 12% (=) SNP: 3% (=) Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 22 Oct. Changes w/ 15 Oct.

R. I. P., Claus Offe, one of the great German social scientists of the post-war era. Here is the tribute of the Hertie School Berlin: www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...

Very sadly, John Groom passed away a week ago. My heart goes out to Antoinette, Anna and Helen. www.bisa.ac.uk/news/memoria...

BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.

Returning from vacation and looking for a late summer read? @ivobantel.bsky.social and I got you covered! In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social paper, we assess how mainstream parties rhetorically create an affect-based "common front" against the radical right. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

1/4. We're excited to announce the publication of: "How populist are ethnic minorities? Populist attitudes and voting for populist parties in the Netherlands", by Niels Spierings & Kristof Jacobs. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

This incidentally is one of the reasons they are polling so poorly - they give people who are sympathetic to them little reason to support them.

Usually, when Switzerland makes it into the NYT, it’s about a major bank collapsing. This time, though, it’s the country’s quite peculiar housing co-ops („Genossenschaften“) that make headlines. They’re no panacea, but certainly worth exploring as part of the solution to the housing crisis

⭐ Let's Talk Methods TODAY @ #ecprgc25 ⭐ Join our Academic Convenors @sebastiankoehler.uk & Susana Salgado for a friendly, group-based session to find the right methods training path for you! ⏰ 11:30–12:15 📍 Room 4, Law Building 👇 Details buff.ly/xsjJ14M

On Wednesday (at the crack of dawn), we continue with a book panel, celebrating two OUP publications by Paris Aslanidis and @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it, co-hosted with the great @sldelange.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/ecpr...

🇨🇭🇪🇺 After Trump’s 39% tariff bombshell on Switzerland, even traditionally eurosceptic voices seem to be shifting towards the EU. My dear colleague @goodmirco.bsky.social has just published his (first!) article that shows who the diehard eurosceptics are & how Switzerland compares to other countries

With Brexit, HS2, the Rwanda scheme and more Westminster is easily the most wasteful layer of Government in the UK. Over the past year alone blowing almost double the Scottish Government’s entire annual budget - www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 28% (=) LAB: 21% (=) CON: 18% (+1) LDM: 15% (-1) GRN: 10% (=) SNP: 3% (=) Via @yougov.co.uk, 17-18 Aug. Changes w/ 10-11 Aug.

Umfrageverlauf: #Wahltrend Bundestagswahl (bis zum 21.08.25) - zugehöriges Flächendiagramm (Summendarstellung) ist auf unserer Website ➤ dawum.de/Bundestag/ | #Wahlumfrage #Sonntagsfrage #btw2025

Still no book, but we have an advertisement. www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

Important read 👇

On the risk of confusion🤔 between @epssnet.bsky.social and EPSA See epssnet.org/epsa-reform-... and the report of the EPSA working groups that gave rise to this and the FAQs here: epssnet.org/news/qa/

Wondering about submitting your proposal to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference? See 👇🏻 and its exciting new panel formats.

#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

🧳 First time attending our General Conference? 👇 #ecprgc25 ℹ️ Visit our FAQs page buff.ly/c0c3QTJ 📲 Download the Event App to access programme, highlights, updates & more ecpr.eu/app

Now with less than a week to go! ⚠️👇🌟

Zum 30. Jubiläum der @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de befragen wir #30umdie30: Die Politikwissenschaftlerin Lisa Zehnter analysiert am @wzb.bsky.social wie Parteien kommunizieren. 👉 www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel... #WZB #Politikwissenschaft #LeibnizMagazin

We will see whether linguistic analysis provides us with predictive tools.

HoF-Publikation: Die vier Dimensionen des ostdeutschen Wissenschaftsumbaus 1990ff. Der ostdeutsche Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsumbau in den 90er Jahren ist inzwischen nicht nur zu einem zeithistorischen Thema geworden, sondern weckt als solches ... weiterlesen

📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 The young, the radical and the dissatisfied: the transformation of the Portuguese right-wing electorate in the 21st century Read the article by L. Heyne, L. Manucci & @marinacostalobo.bsky.social here 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“transformed a once mono-ethnic country into one where a fifth of the population was born overseas + anger over a lack of affordable homes has fuelled resentment towards immigrants and asylum seekers” Are you sure about that? Ethnicity of victims suggest attacks were racially motivated.

#Wahlumfrage Bundestagswahl, Infratest dimap (07.08.25): CDU/CSU: 27% (−3), AfD: 24% (+1), SPD: 13%, Grüne: 12%, Linke: 10%, FDP: 4% (+1), BSW: 3% (−1), Sonstige: 7% (+2) ➤ dawum.de/Bundestag/In... | #Sonntagsfrage #btw2025

“Among American schoolchildren today, research shows, achievement gaps are driven by family income, not race. Elite colleges favor students from rich families no matter their race. “ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...

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A new Lowe?

Parlamentarischer Arm des Rechtsterrorismus oder Rechtsterroristen mit parlamentarischen Arm? Die Frage stellt sich zwangsläufig, wenn man sich anschaut, was AfD Politiker so zu Hause haben: Waffen und größere Mengen Sprengstoff. Alles scheinbar völlig cool und normal bei der rechtsextremen Partei.

Important reminder 👇 #SilverBullet

Terrific piece. I had missed that the Reform council in Kent is *already* complaining about tightened visa rules for social care.

⚖️❌ Beim Thema #Arbeitszeit und #Lohn kommen Frauen in fast allen Branchen nach wie vor schlechter weg als Männer. Das geht aus einem Überblick des @wsiinstitut.bsky.social zum Stand der #Gleichstellung hervor. Mehr dazu hier: www.boeckler.de/de/b...

A new policy evaluation case study is out on our website today: people automatically enrolled in National Employment Savings Trust pension schemes have benefitted by saving for retirement, but still have few other savings to fall back on

Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.

Interessiert an Sozialpolitikforschung in Deutschland? Hier ist das Starterpacket 🧚🎁 Für Ergänzungen gerne melden 😊 #Sozialpolitik Interested in social policy research in Germany? Here is the starter package 🧚🎁 Please let us know if you would like to be added 😊 #socialpolicy go.bsky.app/TvvhgdD

#Freibad is the best ☀️😎