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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our colleague and friend Philipp Köker has left us and i can't begin to order my thoughts. I hope I can express to his family the feeling of loss we can't beginn to understand, but attempt to share. rundblick-niedersachsen.de/politikwisse...

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Politikwissenschaftler stirbt überraschend mit 40 Jahren

Philipp Köker, habilitierter Politikwissenschaftler und Experte für die Erforschung politischer Institutionen, ist im Alter von 40 Jahren überraschend gestorben. Die Nachricht hat in Kreisen der Unive...

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Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm shocked to read this. Still know Philipp frow his early career days. A big loss for our community 🖤

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 23/09/2026

Excuse me - how about you - the companies that f****** train these models just stop. How hard is that? You intervene.

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 18/09/2026

Finally, my belongings have arrived from Birmingham and the move is nearly done (only all the unpacking 😅) The best part? The movers left the box with the kettle at the very entrance to the room so I have it right away.

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 15/09/2026

Just a random Tuesday in The Liberties

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📢 The Call for Papers for EPSS 2027 is open! After a fantastic first conference in Belfast, we’re heading to Copenhagen 🇩🇰, 24–26 June 2027. ⏰ Deadline: 13 Nov 2026 👉 Call for papers: epssnet.org/2027-copenha... 1/2

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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

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Manifesto Project @manifestoproj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📣 It's update time! The Manifesto Project Dataset 2026a & Manifesto Corpus 2026-1 are here! What's new? 🧵:

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 11/09/2026

I am not a mathematician but this declaration goes beyond mathematics to touch on all academic fields. This I happily put my name to.

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Johannes B. Gruber @jbgruber.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New #rstats 📦: mediacloud2 (happy about name recommendations). Since the exitsting R packages were stale and I needed data, I wrote a new package. MediaCloud is an amazing resource for getting news media data, especially if you rehydrate the articles (e.g., through paperboy).

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MediaCloud API (v4) Wrapper

A simple wrapper for version 4 of the MediaCloud API, which provides programmatic access to the MediaCloud archive of online news content (<https://www.mediacloud.org>).

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Theresa Reidy @theresareidy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The @psaireland.bsky.social annual conference is taking place in Cork over the weekend of 16-18 Oct. Reduced rate registration closes on 16 September. Be sure to register at www.eventbrite.com/e/psai-annua... The draft programme is also available at www.psai.ie/conferences/...

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PSAI Annual Conference

The annual conference of the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) will take place in the Metropole Hotel in Cork (16-18 October).

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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

4 days left to Apply!

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ParliView project @parliview.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

What is ParliView? Sign up for early access at ParliView.org and follow us here for updates on our research and updates on the AI-powered European Parliament transparency research platform

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 02/09/2026

Went to register with Irish Immigration but turned away bc I was missing a specific letter. No worries. What was much funnier is how shocked the person was when I told them I don’t have a UCD ID card. Them: “Then how do swipe into work in the morning”? Me: “I don’t… I just work” 😅

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⭕⭕⭕ Zoë Greene ⭕⭕⭕ @zdgreene.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The official release date of ParliView EU is coming soon! Follow below for more updates about the project and sign up for early access at parliview.org @transparency-eu.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @strathpolir.bsky.social @strathplacelab.bsky.social

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 01/09/2026

I am super happy to be back in Dublin and especially at UCD starting in a new position today 🥳 while I absolutely did not miss dealing with all immigration stuff nor navigating new healthcare again, I do love this view

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 01/09/2026

The Rainbow Vote now has a cover & publication date. www.therainbowvote.com 🗳️🏳️‍🌈 Please consider pre-ordering, or asking your institution’s library to pre-order! Insufferable self-promotion to follow but I am dutifully celebrating every milestone along the way to publication day in February 😎

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Isabella Rebasso @isabellareb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

New paper with Yanna Krupnikov out in Political Communication! 🎉 We know moral-emotional content ("moral outrage") spreads fast on social media. But does that mean people actually want to see it? We tested whether people select this content when given the choice - turns out, not really.

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Rethinking Assumptions About Moral Content Selection: Moral-Emotional Content May Be Less Appealing Than Assumed

Recent work has shown that moral-emotional content spreads rapidly on social media platforms such as X (Twitter). These patterns have led to concerns that social media facilitates the spread of mor...

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 23/08/2026

Last night in Birmingham. I am leaving for a happy reason but I’m still sad to leave. I absolutely loved living here and working with the TWICEASGOOD team at UoB. I’m thankful for the friends I made and discovering that I love the theatre. I will miss my life here very much.

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 21/08/2026

I absolutely loath moving. Even for good reason. Moving is just terrible.

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 14/08/2026

Whoever thought it was a good idea to use the emergency boardcast system for this can f*** right off! Wild fires are dangerous and bad but (setting aside my personal sensitivities) is this a NATION-WIDE emergency?!

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 14/08/2026

מי האידיוט שהחליט שזו סיבה טובה לשלוח התראת חירום לטלפונים בבריטניה, מי??????? אמא שלהם!

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 09/08/2026

יום ראשון בבוקר קיץ - כמה בלאגן יהיה ברכבת אתם אומרים? נהריה לתל אביב 😅

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Christina Gahn @christinagahn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🥳 New Paper with @jadevrielink.bsky.social and @skruikemeier.bsky.social: on how voters perceive the political ads they receive, and why that tailoring perception matters more than we usually assume. 🧵 1/3 📄 doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Hand-drawn doodle illustration in three steps. On the left, a large smartphone with "VOTE for me" on the screen, surrounded by small icons such as animals and speech bubbles. An arrow points to a smiling person looking thoughtful, with thought bubbles above showing the same motifs (pets, music, people). Another arrow points to the same person, now beaming, holding up the smartphone with the "VOTE for me" ad and giving a thumbs up. The illustration shows how political advertising that feels personally relevant is evaluated more positively.

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 05/08/2026

יום קשה עבר על הרכבת

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 05/08/2026

Telecommunication. When my parents immigrated in 1990 my mom wrote letters to my grandparents, and had sporadic and very expensive international calls. I’ve also immigrated away from my family but we can speak as frequently as we want and instantly with great ease.

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

1/ Happy to share our paper 'Still Instrumentally Inclusive' w/ @turnbulldugarte.com in @apsrjournal.bsky.social. Understanding homonationalism remains important. Recent events (Berlin) have shown how quickly LGBT+ rights can become instrumentalized in debates about immigration and Islam.

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 19/07/2026

Now that’s the reception they deserve

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 19/07/2026

I love my Argentinean friends but this is the best football team in the world?

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

From May 2026 - Who Do Parties Speak To? Introducing the PSoGA: A New Comprehensive Database of Parties’ Social Group Appeals cup.org/43fmXFj - @alonadolinsky.com, @lenamariahuber.bsky.social & @rwillh11.bsky.social #FirstView

BJPolS abstract discussing political party appeals across multiple European countries from 1970 to 2025. It mentions Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, highlighting the use of the Parties’ Social Group Appeals (PSoGA) Database and its compatibility with MARPOR.

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Chris Arnold @chrisguarnold.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

When the far right enters parliament, established parties go high on average. But right after a far-right speech, they answer madly in anger: in words, voice, and body. Joint work with @ankuepfer.bsky.social and @pluggedchris.bsky.social presented at #PolMeth2026 at Michigan State.

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Isabella Rebasso @isabellareb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Very belatedly sharing this because the last months were busy: The limits of appraisal theory for political emotions is out in Political Psychology! @gijsschumacher.bsky.social, @mrooduijn.bsky.social and I ask whether appraisal theories of emotion work the same way in politics as in everyday life.

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The limits of appraisal theory for political emotions: Evidence from two U.S. surveys

Emotions, such as anger and anxiety, play a central role in political behavior and are extensively studied by political scientists. However, political science has largely adopted psychological theori...

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 14/07/2026

If you know of a flat/house that is going to be available in Dublin 7 in the next 5 weeks, please please please let me know.

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 14/07/2026

If you know of a flat/house that is going to be available in Dublin 7 in the next 5 weeks, please please please let me know.

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 07/07/2026

🚨Teaching refresh🚨 I am updating syllabi for two undergradute courses: Intro to American politics (taught outside the US); and Political Representation If you've syllabi you would be willing to share or reading recommendations (including your own work of course!) please send them over :)

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Cute Penguin Says Thank You

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 16/05/2026

פעם ראשונה בחיים שנשארתי ערה לצפות באירוויזיון. השידור בבריטניה מונחה על ידי גראהם נורטון ולפחות הוא מצחיק.

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 15/05/2026

🎉🚨New Publication 🚨🎉 Beyond thrilled this is finally out! First large-scale, cross-national database of parties' social group appeals — who they speak to, the stance they take towards the groups, and whether a policy is mentioned. 55 years, 8 European countries, fully public and available here:

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Tristan Klingelhöfer @klingelt.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Populist radical right parties (PRRPs) predominantly appeal to negative emotions, like fear and anger. But this is not the whole story. @prxjournal.bsky.social, I ask to what extent and why PRRPs add positive emotions to negative ones in their appeals to voters. 🍹🍸 🧵 doi.org/10.1080/2474...

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A complex cocktail: reappraising the role of positive emotions in the appeal of populist radical right parties

Negative emotions are held to be at the very core of the emotional appeal of populist radical right parties (PRRP). Building on emerging studies that paint a more nuanced picture, I argue that appe...

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A not insignificant number of British Jews will probably leave after not just yesterday, but the build up to yesterday To understand, ask yourself if you’d feel you are safe wearing Jewish clothing or jewellery on the streets of London or Manchester Then ask yourself if that’s a way to live

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 30/04/2026

Louder please for the people in the back!

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Defending or dismissing attacks on Jews minding their own business in Golders Green - and therefore shattering a sense of safety for Jews living in the UK - is the exact OPPOSITE of how you make Jewish people think having their own country is not crucial to their own physical survival BY THE WAY

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Do you understand how stupid you have to be to defend attacks on Jews because of Netanyahu’s foreign policy? Or because you don’t like Israel? Attacking Jews just living their lives will not free Palestine, it will not end the war in Iran or Lebanon - it simply is just attacking Jews you FREAKS

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This makes my eye twitch When I went to my best friend’s wedding in December and saw the rabbi who held the door shut at Heaton Park shul - and thanked him for protecting the community - I doubt he’d have said it’s “a perception of unsafety” if asked I’m so beyond tired of this

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 27/04/2026

Had a great COMPTEXT and an excellent time teaching text analysis for group appeals along side @dpltr22.bsky.social. As he said, the materials can be found on GitHub and the GroupAppeals Python package is available on PyPi

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Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

One week left to apply:

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bri watson 🐝 @brimwats.com · 25/04/2026

pls repost! Are you an academic or someone who has published academically who has requested name changes in your works because you were married (or used to go by a former name)? please let me know via reply/DM/the contact form on my website if you're willing to chat about! #AcademicChatter 🗂️🗃️📜📚

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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 24/04/2026

One of the most important socialization-into-the-job things we need to be talking about

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