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Giuseppe Carteny @giucarny.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We hope the corpus will be useful for research on European elections, party competition, political communication, manifestos and text-as-data. #Euromanifesto #SOUNDS #TextAsData 📚 Data and documentation archived at GESIS: search.gesis.org/research_dat... 💻 Github repo: github.com/giucarny/em24

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Giuseppe Carteny @giucarny.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

📢 The Euromanifesto Study 2024 Documents are now available! We collected, checked and systematised electoral programmes and campaign materials from across Europe for the 2024 European Parliament elections. A new resource for studying the 2024 EP campaign 🧵

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 02/04/2026

The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources(SOUNDS) initiative is hiring a Postdoc for Computational Social Science. Apply by 24.04.2026 Link: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up... SOUNDS: www.sounds-observatory.org @ingmarweber.de @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @saarland-informatics-campus.de

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 19/02/2026

The SOUNDS initiative is hiring for 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻/ 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻/ 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱-𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗸𝘂𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦 (𝗺/𝘄/𝗱). Link: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up... @ingmarweber.de @politicsunisaar.bsky.social

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 10/02/2026

The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS) project is inviting applications for the following position: 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗳/𝗺/𝘅) 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗿𝗲𝗳: 𝗪𝟮𝟴𝟬𝟭) Paygrade: E13 TV-L 100% Duration: 2 years @ingmarweber.de @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @uni-saarland.de

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We're #hiring: This time we're looking for a project lead assistant for our large-scale #compsocsci project SOUNDS!

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Another day, another job ad: We're also looking for a student assistant for a new project at our chair! #hiring

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

And another job ad: We're looking for four student assistants! #hiring

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

We are looking for a project manager for our large-scale project SOUNDS! Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager #compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 10/09/2025

On the second day of SICSS Saarbrücken, participants attended a lecture by @zsavvas90.bsky.social (TU Delft) on “𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴”, where he provided a deep dive into methods for analyzing multimodal content shared on social platforms.

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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

The amount of data available is greater than ever, yet remains mostly unused by social scientists & #PoliSci researchers. The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS) aims to change that - and receives 29 million Euro in funding from Saarland's state gov!🎉 Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM

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Project analysing society and the economy with new data sources garners millions in state funding

Satellite images, social media and barcode scanners in shops offer a wealth of data that has so far been little used in the social sciences. New AI-supported methods are helping with the evaluation, b...

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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 18/07/2025

🚨Job Alert W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society" @saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:

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Divya Mani Adhikari @divyamani.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

In this work, we evaluated the potential of LLMs in generating survey questionnaires through Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and pretesting through an LLM-simulated Pilot study.

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Divya Mani Adhikari @divyamani.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I am happy to share that our work titled "Exploring LLMs for Automated Generation and Adaptation of Questionnaires" has been accepted to the ACM Conversational User Interfaces (CUI) Conference 2025. Check our work: doi.org/10.1145/3719... @cui.acm.org #CUI2025 #ACM

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Exploring LLMs for Automated Generation and Adaptation of Questionnaires | Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 16/05/2025

We are bringing TEDx to Saarbrücken. Join us on 14th June 2025 for interesting talks and discussions with Speakers from interdisciplinary fields. 📅When: June 14, 2025, 13:00 - 18:00 PM 📍Where: CoHub, Neumarkt 15, 66117 Saarbrücken Signup for the event: dock11.saarland/events/tedx-...

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TEDx Saarbrigge – Demokratie im digitalen Zeitalter - mehr bei Dock 11

Eine TEDx Veranstaltung am 14.6. zum Thema: Strategien für eine lebendige und stabile Demokratie im Angesicht digitaler Herausforderungen.

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 22/04/2025

Only 3 more days until the deadline!!! Apply now to SICSS Saarbrücken: sicss.io/2025/saarbru...

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Rosa Navarrete @rosanavarrete.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Great meeting today with the newest members of @o3pol.bsky.social! Excited to dive into cutting-edge research on online politics and explore how digital spaces shape political behavior. Stay tuned for more!

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Universität des Saarlandes @uni-saarland.de · 19/03/2025

Lügen lohnt sich: Wer im Internet die Unwahrheit sagt, hat oft Erfolg in der Politik. Über längere Zeiträume sind die Folgen von Falschaussagen noch nicht wissenschaftlich beobachtet worden. Dies will die „Beobachtungsstelle für Online-Politik“ an der Saar-Uni ändern (© privat): tinyurl.com/2339gxbz

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 27/02/2025

Are you interested in Computational Social Science? The Saarbrücken Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science is now open for applications. Two weeks of lectures, keynote presentations, networking, and more. Check out sicss.io/2025/saarbru... for more details. Deadline April 25, 2025.

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Rosa Navarrete @rosanavarrete.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Elections 2021 vs. 2025: The Normalization of Disinformation Two days before the German election, I’m sharing an article from our Observatory of Online Politics on how democracy's resilience against disinformation in 2021 may no longer be enough in 2025. politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/19...

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Observatory of Online Politics - 19.02.2025

19.02.2025 In the next few days, Germans will choose their next government, which will have to navigate a complex polycrisis. While every election is important because it determines the path the count...

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Rosa Navarrete @rosanavarrete.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

In 4 days we will have elections in Germany... What can we learn about parties' social media activity during rhe campaign? The great @alexhartland.bsky.social tell us more about it.

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Alex Hartland @alexhartland.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

🖊️New blogpost🖊️ Ahead of the German elections next Sunday, what can we learn about the parties’ online presence? Despite the efforts of some platforms, we are not completely in the dark. Thanks to Bluesky's open API, we know Green and Die Linke MdBs are unsurprisingly increasingly active here. 1/

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 20/02/2025

Bevorzugte Twitter die Tweets rechter Politiker? Internationale Studie dazu endet unfreiwillig 2023

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Bevorzugte Twitter die Tweets rechter Politiker? Internationale Studie dazu endet unfreiwillig 2023

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Brahmani Nutakki @brahmaninutakki.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

New publication alert! We look at how engagement received by parties and politicians in 12 countries shifted after Musk took over the platform and until June 2023. Check it out at journalqd.org/article/view.... @ingmarweber.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @giucarny.bsky.social

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Is there anything Left?: A Global Analysis on Changes in Engagement with Political Content on Twitter in the Musk Era | Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 31/01/2025

Check out this new work by @brahmaninutakki.bsky.social and team from I2SC!

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 23/01/2025

Join us tomorrow (Friday, January 24th) for the final talk in the I2SC Lecture Series for this semester by Kiran Garimella from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.

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Maria Antoniak @mariaa.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

traveling to Luxembourg today --> giving a talk on Friday in Saarbrücken at the Saarland University Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing --> hanging out in Paris for the weekend Please join for the talk if you're nearby!

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 09/01/2025

Join us tomorrow (Friday, January 10th) for the fifth talk in the I2SC Lecture Series (and the first in 2025!) by @mariaa.bsky.social from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 12/12/2024

Join us tomorrow (Friday, December 13th) for the fourth talk in the I2SC Lecture Series by @dgarcia.eu from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 12/12/2024

As we embrace the Advent season and prepare for the holidays, we’re excited to share a new publication from @rosanavarrete.bsky.social : "Social Media, Misinformation, and Attitudes Towards Democracy in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic" recently featured in German Politics.

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Social Media, Misinformation, and Attitudes Towards Democracy in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Social media platforms are a double-edged sword, serving as sources of both critical information and harmful misinformation. This duality has sparked debates about their potential role in threateni...

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 28/11/2024

Join us tomorrow (Friday, November 29th) for the third talk in the I2SC Lecture Series by Marten Düring from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.

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