A heartfelt thank you to Vittorio Mete of the Università degli Studi di Firenze for making the trip to Freiburg and sharing a political-sociological perspective on "Combating the Mafia in Contemporary Italy" in the B.A. seminar on Organized Crime and Politics! It was wonderful having you 🇮🇹

Last week we hosted the annual DGfP Young Researchers Conference here in Freiburg with contributions from all section of political science and international relations. Organized by @judithreinbold.bsky.social, @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social & U. Wagschal We are already looking forward to next year!

🚨New Publication🚨 The role of the VAA VOTESWIPER in polarizing voter choices in the 2025 German Federal Election @mariusfroehle.bsky.social @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social @judithreinbold.bsky.social and Sebastian Jäckle @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/poi3... A short 🧵on our findings

‼️ Noch 9 Tage bis zum Bewerbungsschluss ‼️ Call for Papers: DGfP Young Researchers Conference 2026 📅 Wann? 13. Februar 2026, 10:00–17:00 📍 Wo? Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg 📝 Deadline für Abstracts: 19. Dezember 2025 Wir, @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social und ich, freuen uns auf Einreichungen!

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Call of Duty? German Public Opinion on Compulsory Service in Post-Zeitenwende Times - @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social @judithreinbold.bsky.social @kirareneekurz.bsky.social @mariusfroehle.bsky.social and Sebastian Jäckle journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

During last week's session of our Brown Bag Seminar, we discussed joint work by @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social and Sebastian Jäckle on how democratic ideals have shifted in Germany.

New publication by @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social, @judithreinbold.bsky.social, @mariusfroehle.bsky.social, @kirareneekurz.bsky.social and Sebastian Jäckle: CALL OF DUTY? German Public Opinion on Compulsory Service in Post-Zeitenwende Times In @afssage.bsky.social 🧵 #compulsoryservice #wehrdienst

Call for Papers: DGfP Young Researchers Conference 2026 📅 13. Februar 2026, 10:00–17:00 📍 Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg 📝 Abstracts bis 19. Dezember 2025 Willkommen: Paperprojekte, Work in Progress, Abschlussarbeiten @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social und ich freuen uns auf Eure Einreichungen!

🍊Fresh out! How did THAT Oval Office meeting between Trump, Vance, and Zelenskyy affected the German public perceptions of the US? 🤵‍♂️ @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social, @mariusfroehle.bsky.social, @judithreinbold.bsky.social & Sebastian Jäckle discuss 👇 buff.ly/RbnrAmi @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social

I’m excited to share 'The Trump Treatment: A Natural Experiment in German Public Perception of the US', a great collaboration with @mariusfroehle.bsky.social, @judithreinbold.bsky.social, and Sebastian Jäckle, has just been published in @prxjournal.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1080/2474...

New research note by Judith Reinbold, @kirareneekurz.bsky.social, Ronald Schleehauf, @mariusfroehle.bsky.social & Sebastian Jäckle from our chair for comparative politics! They investigate the salience of key issues in vote choice across social and partisan groups during 2025 Bundestag elections.