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Denise Traber

@denisetraber.bsky.social
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Associate Prof. University of Basel. Interested in political behavior, inequality, social class. denisetraber.net

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Korinna Lindemann @korinlind.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We‘re very excited for the next edition of the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Mannheim! ✨ Join us and apply until 1 March! More info in @melinscribe.bsky.social‘s thread below and here: summerschoolwpm.org Application form: sosci.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/wpm/
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Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
New article out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social with Tabea Palmtag and @dpzollinger.bsky.social 📝 We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
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It is widely accepted in political science – and remarkably established in public discourse – that status anxieties fuel a far right backlash against progressive politics. This narrative suggests that right-wing conservatives perceive the status of women, racial, or sexual minorities as threatening. Using open-ended survey questions fielded in Germany, we show that women and minorities indeed figure in people’s perceptions of status hierarchies, but in very specific ways: First, overall, people still perceive status as largely socioeconomically determined. Second, sociocultural groups figure in perceptions of who is gaining/losing status, less so in perceptions of the top/bottom of society. Third, more than conservative voters, it is social progressives who mention women and minorities as “winners”. While on race/ethnicity, we find evidence for a backlash, on gender and sexuality we find more evidence for a progressive momentum. This matters for progressive politics today and for how we empirically study status concerns.
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Stefanie Bailer @stefaniebailer.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Our new study in @jwpp.bsky.social shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun. with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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An Early Leak in the Pipeline – Online Abuse as a Barrier for Young Women’s Political Engagement
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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Today, we wrapped up the first part of the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology at @unibremen.bsky.social with a hackathon 👩‍💻 #WomeninPolMeth #PolMeth #wpm So far, we've had a great week thanks to our fantastic participants and instructors 🧵⏬
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Jochen Rehmert @jochenrehmert.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Another piece on candidate selection of mine is forthcoming in @thejop.bsky.social : Intra-party Competition, Geographic Responsiveness and Incumbent Deselection in Closed-List PR” (doi.org/10.1086/734244)
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Intra-party Competition, Geographic Responsiveness and Incumbent Deselection in Closed-List PR | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
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Denise Traber @denisetraber.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
This article now has page numbers! 🤩 Using data from 28 countries between 1980 and 2021 I find that parties polarize during economic downturns. Further exploring the mechanisms, I show that they do so in reaction to changing voter priorities and grievances. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Polarisation or convergence? How the economy shapes party policy positions
A well-studied hypothesis in the political economy literature is that economic globalisation leads to the convergence of economic policies because of increasing international constraints. However, ...
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Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft Universität Basel @polisciunibas.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🎉 We are so thrilled to share that our amazing postdoc Magdalena Breyer has won the 3rd prize of the 2025 SAGW Early Career Award! 👏 Congratulations, Magdalena 💐🎉 We are very proud and inspired by your work! @mabreyer.bsky.social @unibas.ch @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch
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Republik Magazin @republik.ch · 29/05/2025
Israel privatisiert die humanitäre Hilfe in #Gaza. Die halbe Welt protestiert. Die Schweiz aber hält still – und wird dafür scharf kritisiert. Von @tikollbrunner.bsky.social.
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Die Schweiz im Abseits
Israels Krieg treibt die Menschen in Gaza in die Hungersnot. Und die Schweiz schweigt.
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Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft Universität Basel @polisciunibas.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Our team just returned from the @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions in Prague, where we hosted the workshop "Inequality and the Politics of Class in the 21st Century", organized by our amazing Magdalena Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social and Peter Langsæther @peterla.bsky.social University of Oslo 😀
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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Interview bei ZEIT ONLINE: Hat die SPD die Arbeiter verloren, weil sie zu viel über das Bürgergeld redet? Unsinn, findet der Soziologe Linus Westheuser. Die SPD brauche ein völlig anderes Konzept. Sie muss bereit sein, sich mit den ökonomischen Eliten anzulegen. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
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Linus Westheuser: "Die SPD muss bereit sein, sich mit den ökonomischen Eliten anzulegen"
Hat die SPD die Arbeiter verloren, weil sie zu viel über das Bürgergeld redet? Unsinn, findet der Soziologe Linus Westheuser. Die SPD brauche ein völlig anderes Konzept.
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Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
And more cool research by @noracwe.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, Rasmus Kappelgaard Gustafsson, Viktoriia Muliavka, David Beck, @robinweisser.bsky.social, @linerenn.bsky.social, @leaelsaesser.bsky.social, @johannaplenter.bsky.social, Mikolaj Czesnik & @manuelwagner.bsky.social (days 2.5-4)😊
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Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
✨We have a great line-up with work by Rune Stubager, @micagrossmann.bsky.social, Garret Binding, @denisetraber.bsky.social, @magneflemmen.bsky.social, Marta Eidheim, @pstanig.bsky.social, Lewis Anderson, Geoff Evans, Sung in Kim, @marvinreis.bsky.social (days 1-2)
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Oliver Nachtwey @onachtwey.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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Lage im Gazastreifen: Eine halbe Million Menschen steht vor dem Hungertod. Punkt.
Die Not in Gaza ist riesig. Doch eine angemessene Reaktion fehlt. Es gibt Gründe, warum Deutschland Druck auf Israel ausüben sollte. Und die sind nicht nur moralisch.
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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I couldn’t write a more eye-opening lecture on race and white identity politics than what this administration is offering in its differential treatment of Afrikaners versus every other refugee or immigrant group.
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Denise Traber @denisetraber.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
🚨Deadline today! Like every year, our unique programme combines essential courses on computational methods with mentorship, networking and peer support Fully funded 😍
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Thomas Kurer @thmskrr.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🚨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
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Sophia Hunger @sophiahunger.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Bremen 🚨 Open to PhD students and early career scholars Fully-funded places available for applicants, deadline 1st of May 📅 summerschoolwpm.org
Image of a building of the University of Bremen with the text "Summer School for Women in Political Methodology" and "20 to 26 July at the University of Bremen" writen on it.
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Christian Breunig @breunig.eurosky.social · 25/02/2025
Come work with us! In my research group, we have two four-year PhD positions available in comparative politics. Happy to answer questions per email. Please share the ad. You can find the ad here: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/d...
job ad for PhD positions in Comparative Politics at the University of Konstanz
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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
On this note, here is a thread with recent research on what normalization is and how it happens. It includes links to references, from my work and that of others. I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work. 1/8
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Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
‼️ Hiring ‼️ Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich 📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years) 📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years) Application deadline in early March. Job ads & details: tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Pretty much exactly 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, the richest man in the world uses the Nazi salute at the inauguration of his close ally as US president. What should rationally not be surprising is still so deeply shocking and simply difficult to comprehend.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
My paper (w/ @turnbulldugarte.com) is now out on: ❓How do people derive social class of representatives and the public? The headline is that working-class parliamentarians are less likely to be perceived as such (compared to otherwise identical lay public) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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A class of their own: parliamentarians are less likely to be perceived as working class
In order to understand the relevance of class politics and the changing composition of our politicians, we must first understand how the public derive their views of social class and, importantly, ...
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Denise Traber @denisetraber.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
A quick reminder: we are hiring! The deadline for the application is 20 January. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions about the position. jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
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Universität Basel: Professorship in Political Science with a focus on Environment and Development
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Basel seeks to fill a Professorship in Political Science with a focus on Environment and Development beginning on August 1, 2025, or ...
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Markus Wagner @markuswagner.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
⚠️ Six-year position at our department - work in lovely Vienna with a friendly team, 2 classes a term, and follow/develop your own research agenda. Feel free to ask me questions you might have. Deadline 24/01/25 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
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University Assistant (postdoc)
University Assistant (postdoc)
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Peter Egge Langsæther @peterla.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A friendly reminder that we have an awesome workshop on class politics coming up at ECPR joint sessions and the deadline for submitting your abstract is tomorrow! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
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Inequality and the politics of class in the 21st century
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Denis Cohen @denis-cohen.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🚨 CfA: MZES-DVPW Conference "Methods of Political Science" 🗓️ Mannheim, Mar 27-28, 2025 ⏰ Deadline: Dec 16, 2024 🔗Apply via sosci.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/mzes-dvpw-me... @gessler.bsky.social, @aleininger.bsky.social, @hannahrajski.bsky.social, Oliver Rittmann & I look forward to your submissions!
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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Here's a starter pack on people working on Class Analysis, broadly understood. Follow these people and let me know who I am missing (including yourself)! go.bsky.app/VTirGYT
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Daniel Höhmann @dahoehmann.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
If you are interested in coalition cabinets and mutual monitoring of governing parties, you should read @heikekluever.bsky.social , @hannaeback.bsky.social , and @svenjakrauss.bsky.social new book "Coalition Agreements as Control Devices". I wrote a short 📗 review: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Klüver, Heike, Hanna Bäck and Svenja Krauss. 2023. Coalition Agreements as Control Devices –...
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Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
Ich habe für @defactoexpert.bsky.social die Hauptergebnisse meiner Dissertation @ipz.bsky.social zusammengefasst: Es geht dabei um soziokulturelle Komponenten von Status, wie diese sich verändern und ob es einen Backlash gibt. www.defacto.expert/2023/12/13/w...
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Wieso Identität, «Wokeness» und Gender mit Status und Anerkennung zusammenhängen - DeFacto
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Clint Claessen @clint0475.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
Now online on LSE Europp Blog: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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Does political experience matter for the success of party leaders?
Party leaders in Europe range from experienced politicians to relative novices. But does a leader’s political experience matter to their electoral success? Drawing on a new study covering Canada, G�...
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