Polarisierung in Deutschland ist kein statischer Zustand. Daten aus dem Polarisierungsmonitor zeigen: Affektive Polarisierung nimmt nach Wahlen wieder ab. Unser Beitrag in Forschung & Lehre (mit @bastianmlb.bsky.social und @luke-shuttleworth.bsky.social): www.forschung-und-lehre.de/zeitfragen/p...

New publication in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social! Who perceives feminism as a threat, and why do a lot of women perceive feminism as threatening? With @evaanduiza.bsky.social, we explore these questions in the context of Spain. We find: ⬇️ doi.org/10.1017/S174...

Very excited to welcome @tinepaulsen.bsky.social at the Politics Lecture Series of the HU. Tine will give a talk about the fiscal consequences of ballot extensions. Come and join us if you are in town!

📢 Call for nominations for the Henrik #EnderleinPrize! We are looking to honour an excellent early-or mid-career 🇪🇺 researcher in the social sciences. 🗓️ Deadline: 20 March bit.ly/4hafVqI @delorsberlin.bsky.social

Here is a short thread summarizing the main insights from our paper on polarization of attitudes towards UBI @Journal of European Social Policy

📣Thrilled to share our new article with @beckerbastian.bsky.social in JESP on attitude polarization around UBI. We show that despite high aggregate support for UBI, attitude polarization over policy design strongly shapes its political feasibility. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🥳 New year, new publication 📑"Contested memories: the political effects of de-commemoration proposals" @jeppjournal.bsky.social With Francesco Colombo, we study a street renaming proposal in Berlin and find -contrary to conventional wisdom- no political backlash, but a positive feedback effect.

📣 Publication alert: Data paper on the Berlin Polarization Monitor now on OSF. The study documents a panel survey on partisan and issue-based affective polarization, emotions, political behavior, and well-being in Germany (2025–2027). osf.io/preprints/so... #PoliticalScience #Polarization #Germany

Das reichste Prozent der Welt vermehrt sein Vermögen massiv, während Millionen weiter abrutschen. Das ist ein Risiko für die Demokratie – auch in Deutschland.

News from the ProgressivePoliticsResearchNetwork: @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @bjoernbremer.bsky.social and @tabouchadi.bsky.social write about the need to fix the housing issues from a progressive perspective.

New Publication with @lhaffert.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies. Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇

Great article of my colleague @heikekluever.bsky.social on empirical evidence on the cordon sanitaire

Deadline for EPSS 2026 is this Friday!

We have just advertised a Full Prof position in the Political and Social Sciences department at the EUI (@eui-sps.bsky.social). Here are the details. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

📣 The Politics Lecture Series is back with a fantastic line-up! Opening talk: Melissa Sands (LSE) on “Measuring Racial Avoidance on Virtual Streets” Tue, 28 Oct 2025, 12–1 pm, Room 002 Everyone is welcomed to attend!

Information about the Comparative Politics section at the June 2026 EPSS Conference in Belfast. epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

check out the new publication by @luke-shuttleworth.bsky.social, @aurelmondon.bsky.social and @k8em0.bsky.social on how useful the concept of cordong sanitaire still is for studying the far right

congratulations, Dominika! Well done and well deserved

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 🧵

Similar patterns are visible for other attitudes related to social liberalism, gender equality, and multiculturalism. People often tend to neglect/forget that European societies have become much more progressive over the past decades, largely, but not only, due to generational replacement.

We are looking for a lecturer in Comparative European Politics at Oxford. Join an incredibly stimulating intellectual environment. It is a 5-year position that should be great for early career researchers. Please get in touch if you have any questions.

🚨 New article out in Journal of Civil Society with Swen Hutter! We explore how civil society organizations (CSOs) mobilized volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a moment of both rising need and shrinking organizational capacity. 📖 Open access link: doi.org/10.1080/1744...

Our Element is out! 🎉 Why do authoritarian-leaning leaders target women’s and LGBTQ+ rights? Is there a systematic pattern that reaches beyond individual country cases, and how is this reflected in people’s attitudes and societal norms? www.cambridge.org/core/element...

For a data collection we want to launch soon, we're looking for a German speaker who could translate our survey instrument to German. This should only take a few hours of work. Of course we are remunerating! Interested? Please reach out to @alexjabbour.bsky.social !

🚧 Schaden radikale Klimaproteste der Bewegung? @dasalgon.bsky.social & Swen Hutter (@wzb.bsky.social) zeigen: Straßenblockaden polarisieren, aber die Unterstützung für Klimapolitik bleibt stabil. Einblicke & Implikationen für Strategien der Klimabewegung in Teil 4 der #PPRnet Series.

Direktor*in (m/w/d) im Bereich Demokratieforschung für eine neu einzurichtende Abteilung am WZB gesucht. 🔄Gerne teilen: www.wzb.eu/de/jobs/dire...

📢 join now the EPSS, its a great initiative! @epssnet.bsky.social #epss2026

Excited to present work on the impact of local unemployment in formative years on anti-immigration attitudes in adulthood tomorrow at #epsa2025 Saturday 11.20am-1pm Room 1A.08

Im Teil 3 der PPRNet Series zeigt Christina L. Tönshoff, dass die öffentliche Unterstützung für Klimapolitik stark vom Vertrauen in die Regierung abhängt. Wer Fairness & Effektivität erwartet, sagt eher Ja zu CO₂-Steuern & Kohleausstieg. #PPRNet #polisky #Klima

📢 Teil 2: Am Beispiel der Schliessung von Kohlemienen zeigen @dianebolet.bsky.social & @fergusgreen.bsky.social, dass Klimapolitik nicht electoral costly sein muss, wenn die Betroffenen in den Prozess einbezogen und entschädigt werden.

📢 @fgenovese.bsky.social und @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social erklären im 1 Teil der PPRNet-Serie wie Kompensationen für Policy Losers die Unterstützung für klimapolitische Massnahmen erhöhen können.

Neu im @pwportal: Wir starten die PPRnet Brief Serie zur politischen Machbarkeit von Klimapolitik mit der Einleitung: „Klimapolitik – aber machbar“. Warum Klimapolitik nur wirkt, wenn sie tragfähig ist #Klima #Polisky #PPRnet Mit @bjoernbremer.bsky.social & Jane Gingrich

Congratulations, Anna!

We are pleased to announce a bonus talk at the Politics Lecture Series @HumboldtUni: Kris-Stella Trump presents exciting work on „Perceptions of income vs. wealth inequality: a distinction without a difference?“ Come and join us! Tuesday 17.6.25 12.00-13.00 ISW, Universitätsstrasse 3b, 002

Delighted to welcome @indubioproreto.bsky.social to our team at the Chair of Political Sociology and Social Policy! Looking forward to the collaboration ahead

Was trennt uns wirklich? „Die Zeit“ analysiert gesellschaftliche Polarisierung mit Daten unserer Einstein Research Unit Coping with Affective Polarization, mit Jule Specht, @cvscheve.bsky.social & Swen Hutter, ua. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

We are excited to publish the second series of research briefs from the Progressive Politics Research Network (PPRNet). We start with this article: The political viability of climate policies – @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @hannaschwander.bsky.social Jane Gingrich www.defacto.expert/2025/04/22/t...

Wir freuen uns, diese Woche die zweite Serie von Beiträgen des Progressive Politics Research Network (PPRNet) zu veröffentlichen. Zum Auftakt: Die politische Umsetzbarkeit der Klimapolitik –@bjoernbremer.bsky.social @hannaschwander.bsky.social Jane Gingrich www.defacto.expert/2025/04/22/d...

Nous avons le plaisir de publier cette semaine la deuxième série d'articles du Progressive Politics Research Network (PPRNet). Pour commencer : La viabilité des politiques climatiques – @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @hannaschwander.bsky.social Jane Gingrich www.defacto.expert/2025/04/22/l...

Welche verteilungspolitische Wirkung hat der Aufstieg grüner Parteien? Sind sie eine Gefahr für den Wohlfahrtsstaat? In Teil 2 unserer #PPRNet-Serie zeigen @hannaschwander.bsky.social und @bjoernbremer.bsky.social, dass das Gegenteil zutrifft. #Bundestagswahl #BTW2025 #Politikwissenschaft

Thank you so much to all the PPRN team, the other authors, and especially to Jane Gringrich, @bjoernbremer.bsky.social and @hannaschwander.bsky.social for bearing with me and for their introduction on "The Political Viabilities of Climate Policies" politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/media/irjet2...

if you are in town: Dont miss @markuswagner.bsky.social talk on "Affective Polarization and perception of discrimination" tomorrw at our Politics Lecture Series. No need to register - everyone is welcome!

polisky cpesky I have 2 open positions in my team Goethe Uni #Frankfurt: I am looking for - a PhD student - a student assistant. You should be interested in comparative politics, ideally with a focus in public policy, comparative political economy, welfare research, or education/social policy.

Come join us in Vienna! We are hiring a tenure track assistant professor in social policy, broadly defined. Do get in touch if you have questions. https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-Track-Professor-in-the-field-of-Political-Science-with-focus-on-Social-Policy/1001235101/

Come see me in Berlin! Many thanks to @hertieschool.bsky.social for hosting!

Also concerns about "fit" are grossly overstated. From the ad you do not know the balance of power and interests in a commission. Make it fit as much as you can but again: apply!

I still hear the following statement frequently: "I won't apply. I won't stand a chance." This is not a useful approach to the job market. I literally know nobody who can say with certainty that they will get THE job. If you do not apply, you will not get the job - that's certain. Please apply!

We're hiring an assistant prof in macroeconomics @ Hertie in Berlin, together with the IfW Kiel 👉 apply.interfolio.com/133002

📢As the Fall Semester kicks off, check out the fantastic line-up for our Lecture Series @DYNAMICS_PhD of HU Berlin and Hertie School. Come and join us for inspiring talks by @nhiekel.bsky.social, Philipp Ayoub and Stefanie Bailer First talk on Oct 16 by @nhiekel.bsky.social at the Hertie School