New publication made in @ipz.bsky.social. Congrats, Verena!

📢 In a new online field experiment, we find that #counterspeech with perspective-based messages can reduce online hate speech, and its 🌟amplification🌟 with a large research team across #ETHZurich @ipz.bsky.social @uclspp.bsky.social and beyond www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 Newest Comparative Political Data Set released!🚨 Updated until 2023 Available here 👉cpds-data.org/data @leuphana.bsky.social @uniluzern.bsky.social @ipz.bsky.social

❗The segmentation of the right field is eroding, especially among young voters❗ New article out by @simonbornschier.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social @mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself @ipz.bsky.social ‬ @wepsocial.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj A short 🧵 1/7

How much competition within the right field? ❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗ New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social ‪@dpzollinger.bsky.social @mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself @ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj A short 🧵 1/7

New @ipz.bsky.social PhD!

Let's see whether the tariffs are actually implemented as threatened, but this graph shows just how much the trade regime has changed since January.

Last day of my research stay at IPZ (@ipz.bsky.social). It’s been such a welcoming and intellectually generous environment. Many thanks to everyone who made this such a rewarding and inspiring experience. Next stop: my Alma Mater in Vienna (@stawi-univie.bsky.social).

Just spent time discussing my career and research with our cool @ipz.bsky.social polito students for their newest project PoliTea, a podcast series featuring interviews with different IPZ members. Already online: interviews with Hannah Werner and @enzonussio.bsky.social – check it out!

Do you work on issues related to digital public administration? We are hiring! We are a department that prizes both excellence in research and teaching and a collegial and supportive work environment and would love to hear from you. (Zurich is also a great place to live)

PhD opportunity in my team! 📢 Fully funded PhD position (3+1 years) 🏫 University of Zurich / Zurich University of Applied Sciences 📅 Start of the position: September 1, 2025 ⏳ Application deadline: May 31, 2025 Job ad: www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns... Project Info: www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2025/04/1...

The Department of Political Science @ipz.bsky.social at University of Zurich is inviting applications for a Senior Lecturer in Digital Public Governance, starting Sep. 1, 2025, or later by agreement. This is primarily a teaching position with ~25% of the time reserved for research. polisky socsky

🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social ❓Political implications of labor market transformation Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city. Deadline: May 18, 2025. tinyurl.com/postdoczurich #polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo

I'm hiring a postdoc! > Aug 2024 - July 2027 > PhD completed or close to completion > Interest in digital technology & politics > Causal inference and/or computational social science > Salary: CHF 81,400/yr Pls help me spread the word! jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...

Some thoughts on the state of play in Switzerland-EU relations.

There will be another TOPIQ talk @ipz.bsky.social tomorrow 5pm CET (online) Andrew McNeil will present new work on the effects of (lacking) social mobility on political discontent. Registration here: www.urpp-equality.uzh.ch/en/registrat...

Am 6.5.2024 biete ich einen Kurs im Rahmen der Weiterbildung für Lehrer:innen an Maturitätsschulen an: "Soziale Medien und KI: Eine Bedrohung für unsere Demokratie?" Bitte an potenziell interessierte Lehrpersonen weiterleiten! www.weiterbildung.uzh.ch/whp/programm...

Call for papers: 1st Conference of the European Network for Digital Democracy www.eddy-network.eu/in-person-co...

Take rankings with a grain of salt (at least) - but still cool to see that @ipz.bsky.social made it to the Top-20 of the Shanghai Ranking in Political Science for the first time in 2023! 👏

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

Very much looking forward to our annual Digital Democracy Workshop Thu and Fri this week! 📔 28 papers 📈 Record number of 100+ participants 🎓 Keynote by Atoosa Kasirzadeh: "AI Existential Risks and the Problem of Alignment" democracy.dsi.uzh.ch/app/uploads/... (pdf)

One week left to apply! 🚨 PhD position on polarization in great department and city! @ipz.bsky.social Start date = negotiable polisky PSJMinfo

Have a look at this great fully funded PhD opportunity at @ipz.bsky.social 🇨🇭

A "mid-term" perspective to understand the "corrective" element of the 2023 Swiss elections

New paper out in Electoral Studies! @lhaffert.bsky.social and I argue in a new paper that the urban-rural divide is not a divide between age groups. It mainly divides the young: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The IPZ is here! Follow @ipz.bsky.social for news (jobs, talks, etc) from the University of Zurich‘s political science department. Polisky

happening next week: our 2023 Digital Democracy Workshop if you happen to be in Zurich, please register here: digdemlab.io/forms/regist... should be a good one :)

Headlines Labeled as AI-Generated Are Less Likely to Be Believed and Shared, Even When True or Human-Generated New paper with @sachaltay.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/ps... polisky commsky

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