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Geraldine Bustos Zamora @geraldinebustos.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What a way to start a new semester! Yesterday we kicked off the new term with a Workshop on Survey Designs and Survey Experiments. Thanks to my amazing colleague @timallinger.bsky.social for co-organising this with me, and to the @ipz.bsky.social for their financial support.
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francescoveri.bsky.social @francescoveri.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We usually ask whether LLMs give the correct answer. But what if there is no correct answer? In our new @pnas.org paper, Gustavo Umbelino and I benchmark LLMs against human collective reasoning. #AI, #LLM @zdaarau.bsky.social @ipz.bsky.social , @uzh-ch.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Plausible nonsense and deliberative reasoning: Benchmarking LLMs against human judgment | PNAS
Large Language Models (LLMs) are entering democratic contexts as instruments of governance, where the challenges at hand are ill-structured, marked...
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Franziska Quoß @phanxi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Together with @sarahgomm.bsky.social, we’ve wrapped up the workshop “Asking the right questions: harmonizing measures of climate policy support” at @ethz.ch. Two days of great discussion with 17 participants on measuring climate policy preferences in surveys. Thanks all! #ClimatePolicy
Group photo of all 17 participants from the workshop “Asking the right questions: harmonizing measures of climate policy support,” taken outdoors in very sunny weather on top of ETH Zurich with a lake in the background
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Fabrizio Gilardi @fgilardi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Can readers tell AI news from human news? In our new study (599 people, Switzerland), they couldn't. AI and human articles were rated equally credible and expert. Disclosing AI sparked curiosity but didn't shift broader attitudes. Open access in Scientific Reports: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Quality perceptions and intended engagement in response to AI-generated and AI-assisted news - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Quality perceptions and intended engagement in response to AI-generated and AI-assisted news
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SCNAT @scnat.ch · 15/04/2026
🌍 #Geopolitik verändert die #Wissenschaft - und verschiebt die Balance zwischen Offenheit und #Sicherheit. @stefwalter.bsky.social ( @ipz.bsky.social ) spricht an unserer Veranstaltung am 29. Mai. Jetzt anmelden 👉 scnat.ch/de/id/jdijk
Zitat von Stefanie Walter (Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Zürich), die an unserer Podiumsdiskussion am 29. Mai teilnimmt: "Das fragmentierte geopolitische Umfeld hat Auswirkungen auf den Trade-Off zwischen Offenheit und Sicherheit, die Forschungsfreiheit, und Wissenschaftsethik. Die Herausforderungen sind enorm, dennoch gibt es für die Schweiz auch Chancen."
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Francesco Raffaelli @fraraffaelli.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🚨 New WP w/ @leonardocarella.bsky.social on OSF doi.org/10.31235/osf... We usually think that social identities precede preferences We show the reverse is also true: people update their social identities to match their immigration preferences Focus: class identity in 🇬🇧 + Christian identity in 🇮🇹
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Enzo Nussio @enzonussio.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Early-career researchers: we offer a Peace Research Fellowship at @ipz.bsky.social University of Zurich - fully funded, 2-week research visit with the Decades of Peace team. Deadline: March 20 Application details: www.decadesofpeace.com/fellowship August in Zurich may include a swim in the river.
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Karsten Donnay @karstendonnay.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
🚨Job alert 🚨 I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026. If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026. 📤 Please share widely! www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...
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Offene Stellen / Open Positions
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IPZ - Political Science UZH @ipz.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
At his year's annual CIS Colloquium, researchers from @ipz.bsky.social and @ciseth.bsky.social presented their latest work, showcasing the vital role of political science in developing multidisciplinary responses to today's complex global challenges.
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A group photo of the professors from UZH's IPZ and ETH's CIS.A photo of the audience filling up the room.
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 29/01/2026
#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - Voices of the party base: How supporters want established parties to respond to new parties - cup.org/4q1M0ET - Dominik Duell, @dielea.bsky.social, @sopro.bsky.social, Jonathan B. Slapin & @chriswratil.bsky.social #FirstView
Logo for the European Journal of Political Research displaying the text "EJPR European Journal of Political Research" in cream letters on a blue background, accompanied by the hashtag "#OpenAccess".
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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
💻 Who actually wants “digitalisation”? Alexander Kuo, @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @ainagallego.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social survey five EU countries and find a clear mainstream-populist divide in support for digitalisation policies 👇 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Francesco Raffaelli @fraraffaelli.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🚨Happy to finally see this out in the @ejprjournal.bsky.social (with @leonardocarella.bsky.social) ⁉️ Does growing up when immigration is salient make people vote for parties they agree with on immigration *for the rest of their lives*? doi.org/10.1017/S147...
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From context to congruence: Immigration salience and voter socialization | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
From context to congruence: Immigration salience and voter socialization
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Great way to kick off this year‘s #SPSA conference in Zurich: a keynote by the great @catherinedevries.bsky.social. Thanks also to @jbslapin.bsky.social for running the conference and the fantastic @ipz.bsky.social admin team for an excellent organization.
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IPZ - Political Science UZH @ipz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Today the IPZ opens its doors to the annual congress of the Swiss Political Science Association. We wish all the participants two insightful days. May you enjoy many interesting talks with old and new friends on the topic of emotional politics! #WePZ #IPZ #UZH #polisci #politikwissenschaft
A welcome poster for the SPSA's annual congress with the theme: emotional politicsParticipants are checking in at the welcome desk. the organising team is wearing the new IPZ shirt with the slogan "power analysts"Participants in lively discussion
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Julius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Grüezi mitenand! One of the “real ones” will be presenting a new project on the crumbling of Germany’s cordon sanitaire and its consequences for progressive voting behavior tomorrow (early) morning.
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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The real ones know: there is only one SPSA conference today! 🇨🇭 Looking forward to present two brand-new paper projects ((Paper 1) co-authored with @hannaschwander.bsky.social and @franziskaveit.bsky.social & (Paper 2) co-authored with @juliusk.bsky.social) in Zurich today and tomorrow!
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Philipp Kerler @philipp-kerler.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I'm delighted to announce that my paper "How terrorism affects support for democracy" doi.org/10.1007/s111... is now published in Public Choice. Thanks to all my dear colleagues and friends who supported this project in whatever way over the years.😍🥳🍀
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Thomas Kurer @thmskrr.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
In a new paper, we show that "opportunity moves" foster political integration and shift political preferences to the left. Please have a look at @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social's excellent summary for some more details. 👉 tinyurl.com/46utjj65
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Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - Volume 55
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Very proud of our @ipz.bsky.social students who celebrated their graduation tonight. Congratulations to all, especially our prize winners! The prizes for best dissertation go to @reidingerve.bsky.social and @indubioproreto.bsky.social - Congrats! 🎉🥂🍾
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IPZ - Political Science UZH @ipz.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
New publication made in @ipz.bsky.social. Congrats, Verena!
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Gloria Gennaro @gloriagennaro.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
📢 In a new online field experiment, we find that #counterspeech with perspective-based messages can reduce online hate speech, and its 🌟amplification🌟 with a large research team across #ETHZurich @ipz.bsky.social @uclspp.bsky.social and beyond www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Counterspeech encouraging users to adopt the perspective of minority groups reduces hate speech and its amplification on social media - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Counterspeech encouraging users to adopt the perspective of minority groups reduces hate speech and its amplification on social media
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CPDS @comppoldataset.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
🚨 Newest Comparative Political Data Set released!🚨 Updated until 2023 Available here 👉cpds-data.org/data @leuphana.bsky.social @uniluzern.bsky.social @ipz.bsky.social
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Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
❗The segmentation of the right field is eroding, especially among young voters❗ New article out by @simonbornschier.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social @mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself @ipz.bsky.social ‬ @wepsocial.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj A short 🧵 1/7
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Simon Bornschier @simonbornschier.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
How much competition within the right field? ❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗ New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social ‪@dpzollinger.bsky.social @mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself @ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj A short 🧵 1/7
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IPZ - Political Science UZH @ipz.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
New @ipz.bsky.social PhD!
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IPZ - Political Science UZH @ipz.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Let's see whether the tariffs are actually implemented as threatened, but this graph shows just how much the trade regime has changed since January.
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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Last day of my research stay at IPZ (@ipz.bsky.social). It’s been such a welcoming and intellectually generous environment. Many thanks to everyone who made this such a rewarding and inspiring experience. Next stop: my Alma Mater in Vienna (@stawi-univie.bsky.social).
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Just spent time discussing my career and research with our cool @ipz.bsky.social polito students for their newest project PoliTea, a podcast series featuring interviews with different IPZ members. Already online: interviews with Hannah Werner and @enzonussio.bsky.social – check it out!
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Podcast · Institut für Politikwissenschaft UZH | Fachverein Polito · 🎙 Willkommen bei PoliTea – Politik, aber nicht langweilig! Wir bringen euch die spannendsten politischen Themen direkt aufs Ohr! 🧠...
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IPZ - Political Science UZH @ipz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Do you work on issues related to digital public administration? We are hiring! We are a department that prizes both excellence in research and teaching and a collegial and supportive work environment and would love to hear from you. (Zurich is also a great place to live)
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Karsten Donnay @karstendonnay.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
PhD opportunity in my team! 📢 Fully funded PhD position (3+1 years) 🏫 University of Zurich / Zurich University of Applied Sciences 📅 Start of the position: September 1, 2025 ⏳ Application deadline: May 31, 2025 Job ad: www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns... Project Info: www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2025/04/1...
PhD position job ad available as PDF at https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:77dfe94b-ae4d-4b61-9e4a-2da1ad38ca25/05_PhD_Donnay.pdf
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Karsten Donnay @karstendonnay.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The Department of Political Science @ipz.bsky.social at University of Zurich is inviting applications for a Senior Lecturer in Digital Public Governance, starting Sep. 1, 2025, or later by agreement. This is primarily a teaching position with ~25% of the time reserved for research. polisky socsky
job ad as found on www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns/offene-stellen/
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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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Fabrizio Gilardi @fgilardi.bsky.social · 13/02/2024
I'm hiring a postdoc! > Aug 2024 - July 2027 > PhD completed or close to completion > Interest in digital technology & politics > Causal inference and/or computational social science > Salary: CHF 81,400/yr Pls help me spread the word! jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...
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UZH: Three-Year Post-Doctoral Research Position in the Research Group of Professor Fabrizio Gilardi
The Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich (http://www.ipz.uzh.ch) invites applications for a post-doctoral research position in the research group of Professor Fabrizio Gilardi (...
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 16/11/2023
Some thoughts on the state of play in Switzerland-EU relations.
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Schweiz–EU: «Von SVP bis Gewerkschaften formiert sich Widerstand»
Stefanie Walter, Professorin für internationale Beziehungen an der Universität Zürich, ist nicht optimistisch im Hinblick auf ein Abkommen mit der EU.
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Thomas Kurer @thmskrr.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
There will be another TOPIQ talk @ipz.bsky.social tomorrow 5pm CET (online) Andrew McNeil will present new work on the effects of (lacking) social mobility on political discontent. Registration here: www.urpp-equality.uzh.ch/en/registrat...
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Fabrizio Gilardi @fgilardi.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
Am 6.5.2024 biete ich einen Kurs im Rahmen der Weiterbildung für Lehrer:innen an Maturitätsschulen an: "Soziale Medien und KI: Eine Bedrohung für unsere Demokratie?" Bitte an potenziell interessierte Lehrpersonen weiterleiten! www.weiterbildung.uzh.ch/whp/programm...
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Fabrizio Gilardi @fgilardi.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
Call for papers: 1st Conference of the European Network for Digital Democracy www.eddy-network.eu/in-person-co...
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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
Take rankings with a grain of salt (at least) - but still cool to see that @ipz.bsky.social made it to the Top-20 of the Shanghai Ranking in Political Science for the first time in 2023! 👏
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Delia Zollinger @dpzollinger.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Excited that this workshop on cleavage politics is happening at the ECPR Joint Sessions 2024 in Lüneburg. Find all the information here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... You can propose papers until 23 November. We look forward to your submissions! Feel free to get in touch with any questions. polisky
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Fabrizio Gilardi @fgilardi.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
Very much looking forward to our annual Digital Democracy Workshop Thu and Fri this week! 📔 28 papers 📈 Record number of 100+ participants 🎓 Keynote by Atoosa Kasirzadeh: "AI Existential Risks and the Problem of Alignment" democracy.dsi.uzh.ch/app/uploads/... (pdf)
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Jelle Koedam @jellekoedam.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
One week left to apply! 🚨 PhD position on polarization in great department and city! @ipz.bsky.social Start date = negotiable polisky PSJMinfo
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Eri Bertsou @eribertsou.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Have a look at this great fully funded PhD opportunity at @ipz.bsky.social 🇨🇭
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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
A "mid-term" perspective to understand the "corrective" element of the 2023 Swiss elections
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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
New paper out in Electoral Studies! @lhaffert.bsky.social and I argue in a new paper that the urban-rural divide is not a divide between age groups. It mainly divides the young: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Cohorts and neighbors: Urban-rural conflict along the age gradient
The 2021 German Federal Election saw an increasing variation in voting behavior between both age groups and geographic groups. This paper brings these…
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
The IPZ is here! Follow @ipz.bsky.social for news (jobs, talks, etc) from the University of Zurich‘s political science department. Polisky
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Matthias Leese @matthiasleese.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
happening next week: our 2023 Digital Democracy Workshop if you happen to be in Zurich, please register here: digdemlab.io/forms/regist... should be a good one :)
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Fabrizio Gilardi @fgilardi.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
Headlines Labeled as AI-Generated Are Less Likely to Be Believed and Shared, Even When True or Human-Generated New paper with @sachaltay.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/ps... polisky commsky
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IPZ - Political Science UZH @ipz.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
👋 Hello bluesky & polisky! We are the Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich. Follow us for updates on our work.
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