Reposted by Lena StephanJochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Thinking about doing a PhD in political science? We are looking for people interested in studying politics in the Baltic Sea Region (the Nordic countries, the Baltics, Poland, etc.). Projects may come from a range of subfields, including gender & politics, legislative studies, and party politics. 11415
Lena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Happy to see our paper with @annevanbavel.bsky.social on the negative consequences of political harassment towards MPs on their staff out in Parliamentary Affairs! Almost all staffers witness harassment towards MPs which discourages them from politics … (1/3) academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...academic.oup.comThe negative spillover effect of political harassment toward MPs: evidence from MPs personal staffAbstract. Harassment politicians face has direct consequences on their working reality, yet the indirect spillover effects on those who witness it remain u 1158
Reposted by Lena StephanTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Here's a short list of real experts if you are a journalist who wants someone to talk to about the AfD (which I assume might happen the next days): @asheinze.bsky.social @krausewe.bsky.social @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @markuskollberg.bsky.social @denis-cohen.bsky.social @tevoelker.bsky.social 19130
Reposted by Lena StephanFabrizio Gilardi @fgilardi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I'm hiring! Three-year postdoc (80%) in my research group at @ipz.bsky.social, starting January 2027. Digital technology and politics, some teaching. Deadline: 30 September 2026. Questions welcome, and please share! www.ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:bbee... (pdf) 34745
Reposted by Lena StephanKira Renée Kurz @kirareneekurz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Finally holding the book as a real PRINTED copy feels really surreal 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks to @britanlar.bsky.social for beliving in our joint project! Find the online version here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 0177
Reposted by Lena StephanLaura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026📣 New paper (cond. accepted at CPS)! ⚡ What happens politically when household energy becomes more expensive? In our new paper (with bluesky-less Sophia Wang) we show that even before the energy crisis (2016–2021), increases in household energy burden erode SWD, particularly among renters. 🧵 1/4 23412
Reposted by Lena StephanNils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026We are hiring a postdoc in Comparative Politics at JGU Mainz! Join our friendly and productive team, led by Armin Schäfer (@arminschaefer.bsky.social). • Full-time position • Five-year contract (!) • Start: from 1 October Apply by 22 August: stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de/jgu/job/56328 Please share! 05362
Reposted by Lena StephanJochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Hier geht es zu den Ausschreibungen: Politikwissenschaft: www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet... Soziologie: www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet...uni-greifswald.deWissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in - Politikwissenschaft 26/ES17Stellenausschreibung - Institut für Politik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft 0106
Reposted by Lena StephanJochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026An der @unigreifswald.bsky.social sind zwei unbefristete Vollzeitstellen ausgeschrieben: eine für Politikwissenschaftler:innen, eine für Soziolog:innen. Bewerbungsfrist: 31. August 2026. Teilen ausdrücklich erwünscht. Die Ausschreibungen folgen im nächsten Post. Fragen gerne per DM. 16271
Reposted by Lena StephanJochen 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...uni-greifswald.deWissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in - Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Gesundheitsmanagement 26/Op09Stellenausschreibung Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre 13326
Reposted by Lena StephanMarkus Patberg @mpatberg.bsky.social · 11/05/2026🚨Stellenausschreibung🚨 Postdoc-Stelle: Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte (100%, 3+2 Jahre) @unigreifswald.bsky.social Bewerbungsfrist: 24.06.26 Bei Fragen gerne per E-Mail bei mir melden. Gerne teilen! www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet...uni-greifswald.deWissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in - Lehrstuhl für Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte 26/ES02Stellenausschreibung Institut für Politik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft 03324
Reposted by Lena StephanCorinna 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/1tdsIshortlink.uk 01713
Lena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Come join our university! Happy to answer any questions about Greifswald :) 081
Reposted by Lena StephanJochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026This summer term, our joint lecture series at @baltic-peripeties.bsky.social and @ifzo.bsky.social returns with "Democratic Challenges in Europe". For this term's programme, @oksanaalekseev.bsky.social and I invited 7 fantastic scholars to discuss democratic resilience, stability, and contestation. 1277
Reposted by Lena StephanBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 13/04/2026NEW - Silenced Voices: How Violence Marginalizes Women and Immigrant Politicians in Policy Debates - cup.org/4tHjlao - @sandrahkansson.bsky.social & @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social #OpenAccess 0146
Reposted by Lena StephanInequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/03/20264/6 🧵In @bjpols.bsky.social, @corinnakroeber.bsky.social and coauthors study gendered working conditions of ministers. Admin data & interviews in 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇪🇸🇩🇰🇧🇪. Results show that women ministers are subject to stricter legislative oversight because of gendered perceptions doi.org/qqjz 162
Lena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Having participated myself, I can only recommend this summer school. Beyond learning a lot about parliaments and discussing your work, you really do meet peers for the rest of your academic journey 🙏🫱🏻🫲🏼 122
Reposted by Lena StephanHeike Kleffner @heikekleffner.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Erst drei preisgekrönte Buchhandlungen, den Preis und die Jury beschädigen, und sich dann weder der Verantwortung noch der Kritik stellen: Das System Wolfram Weimer at work. Und wer noch nicht für die Klagen der drei Buchhandlungen der Herzen gespendet hat: lesen-hilft.orglesen-hilft.orgLesen Hilft! - Für unabhängige BuchhandlungenUnterstützen Sie drei unabhängige Buchhandlungen im Kampf für Transparenz und kulturelle Vielfalt. 0337
Reposted by Lena StephanKatie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 07/03/2026 🧵 Excited to share my new book w/ @hildecoffe.bsky.social : "Different and Unequal? Gendered Political Participation in European Democracies" — with @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements in Gender and Politics (open access!) TLDR? Women don't just participate less. They participate *differently* 23417
Reposted by Lena StephanSophie Suda @sophsuda.bsky.social · 06/03/2026@christinastremming.bsky.social and I are very happy to present our paper on party reactions to external shocks. Main findings : Foreign policy events restructure party politics! You can find the full paper here: doi.org/10.1080/0964... More details below. 1227
Reposted by Lena StephanBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 03/03/2026From January 2026 - 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 064
Reposted by Lena StephanTeresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 16/02/2026NEW PUBLICATION “How the Media Cordon Sanitaire Crumbles: Lessons from Germany” now out in @prxjournal.bsky.social 🔓 doi.org/10.1080/2474736X.2026.2621808 I’m very happy that this paper is out – this project is particularly important to me. 317268
Reposted by Lena StephanAna Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 11/02/2026“I am delighted to conditionally accept your article for publication in The Journal of Politics.” 🥳 We find that gender quota laws for legislatures also increase the share of women in cabinets. w @gventurini.bsky.social @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn... 19024
Reposted by Lena StephanLéonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Für Medienschaffende ist der Umgang mit der extremen Rechten zugegebenermaßen nicht immer einfach. Aber ein Lifestyle-Interview mit Chrupalla sprengt jeden journalistischen Rahmen. Hier wird nicht nur eine Plattform geboten, sondern extrem rechte Politik aktiv normalisiert. 🤯 8414102
Reposted by Lena StephanCorinna Kroeber @corinnakroeber.bsky.social · 23/01/2026🚨 So excited about our new paper in @BJPS: h7.cl/1iliZ! We (Corinna, Lena, Camila, Sarah) analyze how gender shapes the extent to which ministers are scrutinized by parliament.h7.clGender Bias in Legislative Oversight: Do Parliamentarians Control Women Ministers More Tightly than Men Ministers? | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge CoreGender Bias in Legislative Oversight: Do Parliamentarians Control Women Ministers More Tightly than Men Ministers? - Volume 56 14013
Reposted by Lena StephanSarah C. Dingler @sarahdingler.bsky.social · 23/01/2026🚨 So excited about our new paper in @bjpols.bsky.social : h7.cl/1iliZ! Together with @corinnakroeber.bsky.social, @lenastephan.bsky.social, @camilamontero.bsky.social, we analyze how gender shapes the extent to which ministers are scrutinized by parliament.h7.clGender Bias in Legislative Oversight: Do Parliamentarians Control Women Ministers More Tightly than Men Ministers? | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge CoreGender Bias in Legislative Oversight: Do Parliamentarians Control Women Ministers More Tightly than Men Ministers? - Volume 56 1132
Reposted by Lena StephanBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 22/01/2026NEW - 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 02011
Reposted by Lena StephanEmilia Y Belknap @emiliabelknap.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Delighted to share my first single-authored article, now published in Parliamentary Affairs: “Targeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender & Scottish independence” 🆓 Open access: tinyurl.com/85cxsefm @hansardsociety.bsky.social @academic.oup.com #GenderPolitics #BritishPolitics (🧵👇)tinyurl.comTargeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender, and Scottish independenceAbstract. How do political campaigns construct and mobilize voter identities in high-stakes constitutional contests? This article examines the 2014 Scottis 52212
Reposted by Lena StephanCorinna Kroeber @corinnakroeber.bsky.social · 17/12/2025🚨 Postdoc in Comparative Politics/Public Opinion (2 years) We’re hiring a 100% Postdoc at the University of Greifswald. ✨ What makes this job special: Two full years to focus on research (no teaching, no admin overload) embedded into an International Research Training Groupuni-greifswald.dePostdoctoral Research Associate - International Research Training Group 2560 “Baltic Peripeties" 25/E19Stellenausschreibung Institut für Politik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft 13641
Reposted by Lena StephanLiza Mügge @lizamugge.bsky.social · 12/12/2025📢♀️ 'Resilience in Action: A Toolkit for Feminist Strategies in Times of Backlash' is out now! 🧰⚒️ Free to use and share. May this support many of you in pushing back against backlash. 💯⚡Proud of the Push*Back*Lash team @aissr.bsky.social ⬇️👇Download here #Toolkit2 pushbacklash.eu/dissemination/pushbacklash.euPush Back Lash - DisseminationCartoons You can browse and download each episode of our Cartoon Series: Let’s Design Equality Together here. Cartoons and supporting materials are available in English and an additional language depe... 096
Reposted by Lena StephanClara Weißenfels @clarawe.bsky.social · 04/12/20251/ Does growing up poor always lead to political apathy? Very happy to share my first paper published (open access) in @electoralstudies.bsky.social, where I show that parents' influence mitigates the poverty gap in participation, while economic mobility does not. 🔗 shorturl.at/p5Bac 39140
Reposted by Lena StephanJessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · 03/12/2025📢 Very happy that my first single-authored paper found its home at @environmentalpol.bsky.social 🌱 I am beyond thankful to all the fantastic people who gave me feedback and supported me along the way! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/5)🧵tandfonline.comEverywhere you vote, you always take the weather with you: the effects of local temperature anomalies on Green party votingDoes local exposure to weather extremes and anomalies influence voting behavior? Previous research has linked extreme weather events, temperature anomalies, and attitudes toward climate change. How... 23411
Reposted by Lena StephanMarianne Tøraasen @mariannetoraasen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025New article by @rmuriaas.bsky.social and I: While seniority can benefit all parliamentarians and serve as a powerful resource, it does not confer power equally. Women face structural barriers to accessing seniority, and even when they attain it, their legitimacy and influence remains contested.academic.oup.comStaying Power: Unpacking Seniority as a Gendered Informal Institution in ParliamentAbstract. Political seniority—commonly understood as accumulated parliamentary tenure—is an underexamined informal institution that structures access to po 197
Reposted by Lena Stephantheresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 01/12/2025We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) 📢 @politikuhh.bsky.social 3+3 years Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour) DL 🗓️ 05/01 stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...stellen.uni-hamburg.deResearch Associate (Postdoc) Political Science § 28 Subsection 2 HmbHG 05171
Reposted by Lena StephanDylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · 01/12/2025🚨Publication Alert! My first first-author publication with @msaeltzer.bsky.social and @pluggedchris.bsky.social is out in @polbehavior.bsky.social, which began as my bachelor's thesis. We study how party polarization shapes affective polarization—with a particularly important role of the AfD. (1/7)🧵 78619
Reposted by Lena StephanNathalie Giger @nathaliegiger.bsky.social · 25/11/2025🔔Job Alert 🔔 Thrilled to share that @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and I have been awarded 1.5 million CHF in SNSF funding for our new project: “Electoral choice: Which role does legislators’ quality play?” We’re recruiting 1 postdoc and 2 PhD candidates to join us in Basel and Geneva! 410254
Reposted by Lena StephanLena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · 15/09/2025📢 Call for Papers and Panels: join our section on Gender, Sexuality and Political Careers at the #ECPG2026! We invite contributions on the gendered architecture of political careers across elected, appointed & informal roles - whether theoretical, empirical, critical, or methodological. 1135
Reposted by Lena StephanDarius Ribbe @dariusribbe.bsky.social · 11/11/2025With the deadline extension you still have a few days left to send us your abstracts for the #ECPG26 Methods Section! We are looking forward to reading your work :) @ecpr.bsky.social @ecprgender.bsky.social @nclpolitics.bsky.social #polsci, #PoliticalScience, #Methodology, #Researchmethods 154
Reposted by Lena StephanEva Anduiza @evaanduiza.bsky.social · 24/09/2025We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comSexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical RightUsing survey data from Spain we show that the gender gap in the probability of voting for the radical-right party Vox is mainly due to men having higher levels of modern sexism than women. We find ... 26030
Reposted by Lena StephanMarius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Job Alert! We are hiring two post-docs (full time, 4+ years) in our project SCEPTIC - Social, Computational and Ethical Premises of Trust and Informational Cohesion with @annanosthoff.bsky.social @guzoch.bsky.social and Prof. Andreas Peters (uol.de/informatik/s...) 32832
Reposted by Lena StephanElise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025🚀🎉 Thrilled to share that the first paper of my PhD dissertation is now published in Political Studies Review: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Does social media help women politicians overcome barriers in visibility - or does it just replicate old hierarchies? A short 🧵journals.sagepub.comFrom Marginalized to Mainstream? An International Comparative Analysis of Gender Differences in Social Media Adoption and Activity by Politicians in Non-Election Times - Elise Storme, 2025Traditional media and party gatekeepers are found to restrict women's visibility and influence in politics. Social media, however, is seen as a potential m... 1268
Reposted by Lena StephanEuropean Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 25/09/2025🌸 #ECPG26 @ecprgender.bsky.social Section seeking Panels & Papers ⤵️ 🌈 Gender, Sexuality, and Political Careers 🪑 @lenastephan.bsky.social @robindevroe.bsky.social, Andrea Aldrich, William Daniel (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social) Ragnhild Louise Muriaas (@unibergen.bsky.social) ⌛👇 7 Novbuff.lyGender, Sexuality, and Political CareersEuropean Conference on Politics and Gender, Newcastle University, 15 – 17 June 2026 0106
Lena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · 23/09/2025📢 Neue Publikation Mit @sarahdingler.bsky.social und @corinnakroeber.bsky.social habe ich für die Zeitschrift des @juristinnenbund.bsky.social den Beitrag „Wahlsystem und Wahlrecht – Barrieren und Lösungsansätze für die Wahl von Frauen“ verfasst. Hier gehts zum Heft: www.djb.de/zeitschrift/...nomos-elibrary.deWahlsystem und Wahlrecht – Barrieren und Lösungsansätze für die Wahl von Frauen - Nomos eLibrary 1177
Reposted by Lena StephanEva Anduiza @evaanduiza.bsky.social · 17/09/2025🧲 We are hiring! ✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social 🏁 4-year FPI contract 🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English 📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to gr.dec@uab.cat 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2tinyurl.comCall for expressions of interest for a PhD scholarship within the project GPOL – Democracy, Elections and Citizenship 03135
Lena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · 15/09/2025📢 Call for Papers and Panels: join our section on Gender, Sexuality and Political Careers at the #ECPG2026! We invite contributions on the gendered architecture of political careers across elected, appointed & informal roles - whether theoretical, empirical, critical, or methodological. 1135
Lena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · 14/07/2025🚨🚨🚨Join us at Greifswald University for a PostDoc with the amazing Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social :) (Also, as our office windows will be side by side - feel free to reach our for any questions regarding work and life in HGW) 082
Reposted by Lena StephanSofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been published open access today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social 💫 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... This is my favourite article from my PhD thesis. I love the topic, its findings, and the literature it draws on. A quick 🧵: 814537
Reposted by Lena StephanBram Wauters @bramwauters.bsky.social · 26/05/2025🚨 New article out in @jwpp.bsky.social on the gender gap in political ambition 🚹🚺 Another project with amazing co-authors @robindevroe.bsky.social @audreyvdleene.bsky.social @hildecoffe.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social (1/7) 34411
Reposted by Lena StephanThe Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 13/03/2025🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.26 ♀️ #IWD25 🗳️ A study by @hildecoffe.bsky.social & colleagues on the 2024 legislative elections in Belgium reveals how sexist attacks, stereotypes & dismissals are damaging careers of women candidates, silencing their voices & discouraging future leaders. 👉 bit.ly/41J1inTbit.ly🌈 Sexism in politics: a barrier to women’s representationSexism in politics restricts women’s participation and weakens democracy. A study by Hilde Coffé and colleagues on the 2024 legislative elections in Belgium reveals the impact of sexist attacks, stere... 2178
Reposted by Lena StephanThe Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 12/03/2025🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.25 ♀️ #IWD25 The new German Bundestag will be smaller, more right-wing wing & more male-dominated. @corinnakroeber.bsky.social & @lenastephan.bsky.social discuss the potential long-term consequences for women’s political representation in Germany. 👉 bit.ly/4iiCoTabit.ly🌈 How a new electoral reform has pushed women out of the BundestagThe new German Bundestag will be smaller and more right-wing wing. And it will be more male-dominated. Corinna Kröber and Lena Stephan discuss how the political shift to the right and the new electora... 0113