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VideoParl — Analysis of Parliamentary Debates Using Multimodal Data

Coming up: DVPW Group "Comparative Parliamentary Research" (Greifswald, Germany), PSAI Annual Conference (Cork, Ireland) and NETTEXT workshop (Geneva, Switzerland). More on our updated website: videoparl.github.io #politicalbehaviour #computationalsocialscience #legislativedebate #multimodal

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VideoParl is a DFG-funded research project analyzing text, audio and video from German parliamentary debates.

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📄 Reading the Room: Coalition Signals as Relational Events in German Parliaments 📄 Introducing Workflow Management to Computational Social Science

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📄 Far-Right Speeches and Emotional Contagion in Parliament: Sequential and Multimodal Evidence from Germany Preprint: osf.io/preprints/so...

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At a project meeting at the University of Birmingham, we discussed ongoing and planned papers for our German Research Foundation (DFG) project "Analysing Legislative Politics with Aligned Text, Audio and Image Data":

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Andreas Küpfer @ankuepfer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

📽️What do MPs communicate beyond their words? Our DFG project (w/ @chrisguarnold.bsky.social + @pluggedchris.bsky.social) studies not just what MPs say, but how and why they say it: voice, gestures, eye contact. We draw on 30,000+ hours of video from the German Bundestag and all 16 state parliaments.

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We've built a website for our DFG project: we collect, process, and study 30,000+ hours of video recordings of legislative debate in all German State Parliaments and the German Bundestag! ⤵️ videoparl.github.io

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VideoParl — Analysis of Parliamentary Debates Using Multimodal Data

VideoParl is a DFG-funded research project analyzing text, audio and video from German parliamentary debates.

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Andreas Küpfer @ankuepfer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

videoparl.github.io

VideoParl — Analysis of Parliamentary Debates Using Multimodal Data

VideoParl is a DFG-funded research project analyzing text, audio and video from German parliamentary debates.

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Andreas Küpfer @ankuepfer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

After #EPSS26 in Belfast, we're presenting a new version of our working paper "Far-Right Speeches and Emotional Contagion in Parliament: Sequential and Multimodal Evidence from Germany" (w/ @chrisguarnold.bsky.social + @pluggedchris.bsky.social) at #PolMeth26, hosted at Michigan State University!

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Chris Arnold @chrisguarnold.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Reviewers asked for #EyeTracking study on image depth and object prominence in political images. @ankuepfer.bsky.social PAP now on OSF. Took real work to wrap heads around eyetracking, but genuinely excited to finally run it. Sessions running now! osf.io/bxpgd/overview #OpenScience #sciencerocks

British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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NEW - 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 · 15/05/2026

Just gave a talk at the University of Western Ontario (work w/ @ankuepfer.bsky.social & @pluggedchris.bsky.social). Key finds: object prominence in images matters; GOP more often sidelines women in ads than Democrats; #AfD populism is scripted, not spontaneous. #ImageAsData #CSS

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Brandon Stewart @bstewart.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

1/ New @Nature! We study how powerful institutions shape the information environment for LLMs. Commercial LLM training is opaque, so we trace a path from state-coordinated media -> training data -> model responses.

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Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🚨 Stellenausschreibung 🚨 Promotionsstelle zu Parteien in ländlich-peripheren Räumen (4 Jahre, 75 %) Das Projekt verbindet qualitative Interviews, die Analyse lokaler Parteistrukturen und Inhaltsanalysen von Wahlprogrammen. 🗓️ Bewerbungsschluss: 31.05.2026 www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet...

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Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in - Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Gesundheitsmanagement 26/Op09

Stellenausschreibung Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre

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Andreas Küpfer @ankuepfer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I just presented recent research (with @chrisguarnold.bsky.social) on the benefits of integrating workflow management systems in computational social science studies at @parliview.bsky.social workshop at UCD in Dublin! #multimodaldata #replication #researchinfrastructure #CSS

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Julius Diener @dienerjulius.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

What drives legislators' emotional engagement with climate issues? I explore the role of their age and party affiliation and over-time developments in a new research note in European Journal of Political Research. (a thread)

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LSE European Politics @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The AfD's narratives have had a powerful impact on German policy debates. New research shows the party's influence lies in the fundamentally different story it tells about what the German nation is or should be. ✍ Rachel Herring | Maximilian Tkocz blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

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How the AfD shapes German foreign policy debates

New research shows the AfD’s influence lies in the fundamentally different story it tells about what the German nation is or should be.

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Corinna Kroeber @corinnakroeber.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

📣 Call for Papers! Die Themengruppe Vergleichende Parlamentarismusforschung lädt zur Tagung am 🗓 1.–2. Oktober 2026 📍 in Greifswald (dieses Jahr bei uns vor Ort – ich freue mich sehr!) Einreichungen bis 15. Mai 👇 Hier gehts zum Call for Papers shortlink.uk/1tdsI

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Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 Postdoc in Comparative Politics/Public Opinion/IR (3 yrs) @unigreifswald.bsky.social Work on democratic resilience in times of crisis using cross-national survey data. flexible start (earliest possible) deadline: 31 May 2026 🔗 www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) 26/E08

Stellenausschreibung des Interdisziplinären Forschungszentrum Ostseeraum (IFZO)

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The COMPTEXT Association @comptext.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

That's a wrap on #COMPTEXT2026! Huge thanks to lead organiser @chrisguarnold.bsky.social and IDAI/@unibirmingham.bsky.social team, plus all tutors, chairs, discussants & sponsors. Conference dinner at a world-renowned cricket stadium—what a treat. Safe travels home; see you at COMPTEXT 2027!

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Andreas Küpfer @ankuepfer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

During the main conference, I also presented recent work: 📊"A Pipeline for Extracting Data from Videos of Complex Events" (w/ @mirya.bsky.social + @simko.bsky.social), Preprint: osf.io/preprints/so... 📝"Introducing Workflow Management to Computational Social Science" (w/ @chrisguarnold.bsky.social)

Andreas Küpfer @ankuepfer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

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🥳 @comptext.bsky.social conference 2026 at @unibirmingham.bsky.social is over! I had the chance to give a 3-hour workshop on high-performance computing for computational social scientists, during which we covered cluster access hurdles, hands-on sessions, and workflow management tools. #COMPTEXT2026

Photo of the workshop during "Block 1: Why HPC?"

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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🔥 POSTDOC POSITIONS ON CHILDREN'S POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION 🔥 Wanna understand young people's beliefs about political leadership, politics, and power? Then this is your chance! I'm looking for two 2-year postdocs to join my ERC-funded research project @au.dk international.au.dk/about/profil...

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2 two-year postdocs on children’s political socialization at Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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Denis Cohen @denis-cohen.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Join us tomorrow for this exciting talk by @ankuepfer.bsky.social in the MZES Social Science Data Lab! Details and Zoom link ⬇️

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Andreas Küpfer @ankuepfer.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

⏬📽️Excited to talk about (1) studying videos from complex local meetings (w/ @mirya.bsky.social + @simko.bsky.social), (2) substantively using eye contact seeking in legislative debate videos, and (3) workflow managers to process video data (w/ @chrisguarnold.bsky.social + @pluggedchris.bsky.social)!

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MZES Social Science Data Lab @mzes-ssdl.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

▶️ Social Science Data Lab: Spring 2026 Events Four input talks by great researchers (see below ⤵️)! 🗓️ Details & Zoom: socialsciencedatalab.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/page/events/ 👥 Organizers: @rubac.bsky.social, @denis-cohen.bsky.social and Alexander Wenz

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2026-05-13 | Input talk | Lion Behrens (Data Scientist & Independent Researcher)
Modeling Causal Heterogeneity with Machine Learning
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2026-04-22 | Input talk | Leah von der Heyde (GESIS)
AIn't Nothing But a Survey? Using Large Language Models for Coding Open-Ended Survey Responses
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2026-03-11 | Input talk | Andreas Küpfer (TU Darmstadt & University of Birmingham)
Politics in Action: Studying Multimodal Data from Local Meetings to National Parliaments
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2026-02-25 | Input talk | Klara Müller (University of Mannheim)
When Events Change Samples: Disentangling Causal Effects from Compositional Bias in Quasi-Experimental Designs
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

NEW - Gender Bias in Legislative Oversight: Do Parliamentarians Control Women Ministers More Tightly than Men Ministers? - cup.org/45Rm9Z6 - @corinnakroeber.bsky.social, @lenastephan.bsky.social, @sarahdingler.bsky.social & @camilamontero.bsky.social #OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract of a scholarly article discussing the influence of legislators' gender on the questioning behaviors in parliamentary activities.

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Chris Arnold @chrisguarnold.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The submission deadline for papers and workshop proposals to #COMPTEXT2026 is this Friday, January 16th. We are looking forward to receiving your proposals. Feel free to share the news and circulate shorturl.at/gRg0p #sharingiscaring #sciencerocks See you in Brum, 23–25 April 2026!

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8th Annual Conference 2026 - The COMPTEXT Association

8th ANNUAL COMPTEXT Conference 2026 Call for papers: 8th ANNUAL COMPTEXT Conference 2026 Welcome to COMPTEXT 2026 — the Eighth International and Interdisciplinary Conference on the...

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Chris Arnold @chrisguarnold.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

How to analyse audio, text, and video data for more than 15,000h of German parliamentary speech? For our #DFG project, we spent last year building compute infrastructure. Pushing ▶️ on the server soon. First results in summer #PoliticalScience #ComputationalSocialScience #sciencerocks #watchthisspace

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Danke, Elias! Und Danke fürs Koautor sein! 🥳🥳

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The politics of seeking and avoiding discourse in parliament | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

3️⃣ "The politics of seeking and avoiding discourse in parliament" (already published @ejprjournal.bsky.social) with @eliaskoch.bsky.social studies the emergence and avoidance of two-stage interactions between political actors. Link to the study: doi.org/10.1111/1475...

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The politics of seeking and avoiding discourse in parliament - Volume 64 Issue 4

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2️⃣ Building on the idea of alignment in audiovisual data, the second, single-authored chapter studies how and when different MPs seek eye contact with competitors as a signal of confrontation: "Look Who’s Confronting: Opposition Status, Gender, and the Far Right"

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The dissertation centres on the analysis of multimodal (text/video/audio) political communication, verbal and nonverbal interaction seeking and avoidance between politicians, as well as the replicability of social media studies. Please find an overview of the studies below ⤵️

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