Reposted by Lukas HaffertDaniel Vorgrimler @dvorgrimler.bsky.social · 12hJe ländlicher eine Gemeinde ist, desto stärker ist sie gealtert. In Großstädten nahm das Durchschnittsalter von 2011 bis 2025 nur leicht zu: von 43,2 auf 43,5 Jahre. Dagegen stieg es in den Landgemeinden von 44,3 auf 46,8 Jahre. Mehr dazu: www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pr... 044
Reposted by Lukas HaffertZeth Isaksson @zethis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Interested in political legacies and political behavior in post-communist Europe? My review is now out in PRX. It draws on 200+ articles and discusses many conceptual and empirical problems in legacy research, along with ideas for addressing them and where the field could go next.tandfonline.comPolitical behavior and historical legacies in post-communist EuropeThirty years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, political behaviour in post-communist Europe continues to diverge from patterns in Western Europe, contributing to a research paradigm centred on ex... 1225
Reposted by Lukas HaffertJulius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Feeling very far-right today 0144
Reposted by Lukas HaffertGina-Julia Westenberger @gjwestenberger.bsky.social · 23/09/20263rd PhD baby is out in the world 🎉 Voting far right because your region is left-behind? Not necessarily. "Left-behind" regions — slower growth, higher unemployment, industrial decline — are said to drive votes for the radical right. My new paper in @actapolitica.bsky.social complicates this story. 39636
Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Berlin jetzt mal ein Fall, in dem eine Minderheitsregierung (grün-rot) mit wechselnden Mehrheiten tatsächlich Sinn ergeben könnte. Wird natürlich nicht passieren. 040
Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Den Bindestrich im Bindestrich-Bundesland einmal durchanalysiert: 1131
Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Überall in Europa brechen die alten Volksparteien zusammen oder sind es schon, aber auf der Titelseite von ZEIT Online denkt man immer noch, in Deutschland liege das an "handwerklichen Fehlern" der Regierungsparteien... 3259
Reposted by Lukas HaffertJulius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Viel bekanntes: CDU dominiert im katholischen Emsland, AfD hier klar schwächer. Dafür deutlich stärker im Südosten um Wolfsburg/Gifhorn/Salzgitter. Auch die SPD performt hier traditionell besser, wie im protestantischen Friesland. Hochburgen von Linken und Grünen in den Uni- und Großstädten. 2237
Reposted by Lukas Haffert🇰🇮 🇸🇲 🇱🇨 @tgrdebate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026„[D]as Buch […] liefert in der Tat substanzielle Einsichten zum Zusammenhang zwischen Familienunternehmertum und Rechtspopulismus – und nicht nur das.“ @soziopolis.bsky.social über OBEN RECHTS @suhrkamp.de @tbiebricher.bsky.social @lhaffert.bsky.social www.soziopolis.de/das-system-a...soziopolis.deDas System aufkaufenRezension zu „Oben rechts. Rechtspopulismus als Klassenprojekt“ von Heinrich Geiselberger (Hg.) 165
Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The @financialtimes.com has a longer analysis of the election results in Sachsen-Anhalt with data from @juliusk.bsky.social and comments by @indubioproreto.bsky.social @posch-daniel.bsky.social and myself today: www.ft.com/content/ef6d...ft.comWho is voting for the far-right Alternative for Germany?AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt reflects national trends — ‘but on steroids’ 0195
Reposted by Lukas HaffertFabrizio 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
Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Erstklassiger Datenjournalismus vom @tagesspiegel.de mit tollen Visualisierungen und ein paar Einschätzungen von mir: interaktiv.tagesspiegel.de/lab/der-ring...interaktiv.tagesspiegel.deDer Ring ist die neue Mauer: Was 30 Jahre Wahlergebnisse über das neu geteilte Berlin verratenEine Datenanalyse von mehr als 1500 Wahlbezirken zeigt: Der Osten wählt kaum noch anders als der Westen. Dafür verstärkt sich eine neue Trennlinie – und die Parteien bespielen sie längst. Was das für ... 0307
Reposted by Lukas HaffertJulius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Lange Zeit unterschied sich das Wahlverhalten in Berlin vor allem zwischen Ost und West. Im @tagesspiegel.de zeigen wir, dass eine andere Trennlinie immer wichtiger wird: Innenstadt vs. Außenbezirke. Unsere Datenanalyse von 30 Jahren Wahlergebnissen und 1500 Wahlbezirken 👇 shorturl.at/js5Rz 49517
Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026"In this article we combine rare population-wide Norwegian register data linked with information collected from all Norwegian academic institutions to investigate how class background shapes recruitment to the Norwegian academic profession." 040
Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Interessanter Text für alle, die die Debatte um das neue Manow-Buch verfolgt haben: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 093
Reposted by Lukas HaffertSciLove @scilove.bsky.social · 11/08/2026🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥 🔬 Rising rents – rising dissatisfaction? On the influence of rental prices on satisfaction with local public administration in German cities 👤 Hummler, 2026 📖 European Political Science Review 🔗 www.scilove.app/article/10.1017/s17… #PoliSciscilove.app🔥 Trending today: Rising rents – rising dissatisfaction? On the influence of rental prices… (Hummler, 2026) - 11/08/26High rental prices reduce renters' satisfaction with local government, even when housing availability and public services are adequate. 🏘️📉😠 021
Reposted by Lukas HaffertAsli Cansunar @aslicansunar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy (HPE)? 🚨 At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE), we discuss state-of-the-art research in the field on a regular basis. ‼️We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️ Please see the link below if you’d like to join. 12420
Reposted by Lukas HaffertJulius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Taktisches Wählen soll eine Regierung der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt verhindern. Für @zeit.de schreibe ich, warum die Strategie der politischen Mitte in Ostdeutschland kurzfristig helfen mag, aber langfristig nicht ihre strukturellen Probleme löst – und mache einen Vorschlag. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...shorturl.atLandtagswahlen: Der Preis des taktischen WählensJe mehr Parteien es über die Fünf-Prozent-Hürde schaffen, desto geringer sind die Chancen der AfD auf eine Mehrheit. Über die Chancen und Schwächen der Strategie 96623
Reposted by Lukas HaffertNils 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 Lukas HaffertReto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 27/07/2026New publication out in @epsrjournal.bsky.social! We know young voters vote for different parties and hold different attitudes than older citizens. What we know less about: whether they also care differently about political issues. Using novel experimental survey data, I show: they do! 👇cambridge.org“Nothing else matters?” Salience differences between young and old | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core“Nothing else matters?” Salience differences between young and old 26326
Reposted by Lukas HaffertReto Bürgisser @retobuergisser.bsky.social · 23/07/2026🚨 Job Alert 🚨 We're hiring a six-year Postdoc @stawi-univie.bsky.social, starting in Oct 2026 (or thereafter). Research: political representation, party competition, institutions, political economy, political behavior, or related fields 📅 Deadline: 20 Aug 2026 Apply here: tinyurl.com/dyf9bt7h 03140
Reposted by Lukas HaffertThomas Kurer @thmskrr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026🚨We are hiring a two-year postdoctoral researcher (80%) at the University of Zurich within the new Horizon Europe project WELFAIR on the political implications of technological change, demographic ageing and rising inequality. The full job ad is here: tinyurl.com/3b6ddm25 Apply by August 9, 2026.tinyurl.com 05765
Reposted by Lukas HaffertTwan Huijsmans @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Europe’s growing urban-rural divide in voting along the transnational cleavage is not merely a reflection of underlying educational differences, as @theresakuhn.bsky.social, @bramlancee.bsky.social and I show in this new study in @ejprjournal.bsky.social. A short thread 🔽 15226
Reposted by Lukas HaffertLukas Lehner @lukaslehner.bsky.social · 06/07/2026#Walmart #Supercenter openings are associated with a 2.2 percentage point (18%) rise in #poverty, and the increase persists for at least a decade. Our article is now published in #LabourEconomics, with @zparolin.bsky.social, Clemente Pignatti & Rafael Pintro-Schmitt. 13214
Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 06/07/2026"Inspirationscoach" findet, der Nationalmannschaft habe ein Inspirationscoach gefehlt: "Das war der Schlüssel". Bin überzeugt. www.deutschlandfunk.de/was-macht-ju...deutschlandfunk.deWas macht Jürgen Klopp stark? Interview mit Inspirationstrainer David Kadel 170
Reposted by Lukas HaffertJEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · 16/06/2026🏙️ vs ⛰️: Who gets their policy preferences reflected? 💡@stefanhp.bsky.social shows that urban residents see their policy preferences reflected more often than rural counterparts - even when controlling for education and income 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 02012
Reposted by Lukas HaffertJan-Martin Wiarda @jmwiarda.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Hitzekollaps im Hörsaal Wer Studierende und Lehrende vor den immer häufigeren Hitzetagen schützen will, sollte die Semesterzeiten neu denken. Ein Gastbeitrag von Nils Weidmann. Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/06... 75829
Reposted by Lukas HaffertJulius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 27/06/202681 % of eastern German municipalities have fewer residents today than in 1985. Losses cluster especially in Pommerania and rural Sachsen-Anhalt, where towns often shrank by a third or more. Growth is almost entirely confined to larger cities like Berlin & Leipzig and their commuter belts. 712145
Reposted by Lukas HaffertRoman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · 11/06/2026⚽📚 The Ultimate World Cup Research Thread I've set up a little automated thread: every day of the 2026 World Cup (11 Jun–19 Jul) it shares one study on what football does to society: politics, economics, migration, health, crime & more. One paper a day. Kickoff below 👇 4012332
Reposted by Lukas HaffertKai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 09/06/2026🚨 🚨 🚨 new publication (with @antonialang.bsky.social) klaxon!!! Over the past decade, scholars have increasingly turned to “place” as a key factor in political behaviour — particularly on the far right, in Europe & the US. Urban-rural divides are especially intriguing. But are they true cleavages? 🤔sciencedirect.comScienceDirectAll content on this site: Copyright © 2026 Elsevier B.V., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply. 36424
Reposted by Lukas HaffertPer Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Postdoc position with Wiebke Schulz at Uni Bremen on gender inequalities in access to and consequences of AI. Applications due 25 June. www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit... 01412
Reposted by Lukas HaffertTeresa Hummler @hummlerteresa.bsky.social · 08/06/2026🚨New paper out in @epsrjournal.bsky.social! I examine how high rental prices influence local political satisfaction in German cities. 🔎🏢 doi.org/10.1017/S175... For a preview of the results check the 🧵below👇: 15820
Reposted by Lukas HaffertCharlotte Bartels @charlottebartels.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Out in @jeeanews.bsky.social: our paper on the long-run evolution of wealth in Germany! 🥳 1327
Reposted by Lukas HaffertJacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Very interesting paper by Scheve, Serlin, and White! theo-serlin.github.io/papers/draft... 0212
Reposted by Lukas HaffertMartin Gross @martingross.bsky.social · 13/05/2026🚨Stellenausschreibung🚨 Postdoc-Stelle im Bereich „Politisches System Deutschlands und der EU“ (100%, 3 Jahre), Uni Oldenburg Bewerbungsfrist: 9.6.2026 Bei Fragen gerne per E-Mail bei mir melden. Gerne teilen! 🙂 uol.de/job/wissensc...uol.deWissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in im Bereich „Politisches System Deutschlands und der EU“ zur Habilitation // Universität Oldenburg 03135
Reposted by Lukas HaffertJochen 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 Lukas HaffertLawrence McKay @lawrencemckay.bsky.social · 08/05/2026⏰ CALL FOR PAPERS - EPSS PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ON PLACE, POLITICS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY ⏰ Submit by Weds 20 May! For all those interested in politics of geographic divides and keen to explore impact potential of their work. More info/submit here: shorturl.at/xS0iS @twanhuijsmans.bsky.socialshorturl.atEPSS pre-conference: “Place, Politics, and Evidence-Based Policy”In this pre-conference workshop we bring together researchers who study the role of place in politics, and we want to focus particularly on how we (can) make impact on policies and public debates with... 11921
Reposted by Lukas HaffertSFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · 06/05/2026📣 CRC 1342 Jour Fixe: Professor Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan @raanan-sk.bsky.social from Hebrew University will give a talk on the "Curse of Highly Effective Social Policies" on Wednesday, May 20, 12 to 2 pm, Room 7.1020, UNICOM. #SocialPolicy Read more: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/en/ 043
Reposted by Lukas HaffertFrancesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 04/05/2026📢 Postdoc opportunity at @UB-IPERG (University of Barcelona) 1-year position in Historical Political Economy. 💶 €35–40k | Start: Fall 2026 🗓️ Deadline for Expressions of Interest: June 5, 2026 All the info: 🔗 www.ub.edu/iperg/postdo...ub.eduPostdoctoral Position in Historical Political Economy at the University of Barcelona (UB-IPERG) – IPERG 12122
Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Bewerbungsschluss morgen: Im Projekt "Knowledge, Epistemic Marginalization, and the Politics of Resentment" (Co-PI: Joachim Blatter) gibt es eine Postdocstelle an der Uni Bremen. Vertragsdauer: 3,5 Jahre Stelle: 100% Bewerbung: Bis 05.05. Stellenausschreibung: www.uni-bremen.de/universitaet...uni-bremen.deOffene Stellen - Universität BremenOffene Stellen 01115
Reposted by Lukas HaffertArndt Leininger @aleininger.bsky.social · 30/04/2026📢 We're hiring for my project RESPOL on residential mobility & electoral realignment 📍 University of Hamburg 📅 4y, 75% FTE 🔍 pol behavior, comp politics, regional inequalities 📊 quant, administrative & survey data Please share with talented MA students! 🔗 www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...uni-hamburg.deJob advertisement 04946
Reposted by Lukas HaffertBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 29/04/2026NEW - Skills, Spatial Polarization, and the Politics of the Knowledge Economy: Introducing the Regional Human Capital Database - cup.org/42ztudJ - Jane Gingrich, Daniel McArthur & Mihnea Cuibus #OpenAccess 0178
Reposted by Lukas HaffertJochen 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...uni-greifswald.dePostdoctoral Research Associate - Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) 26/E08Stellenausschreibung des Interdisziplinären Forschungszentrum Ostseeraum (IFZO) 13641
Reposted by Lukas HaffertAllison Hartnett @ashartnett.bsky.social · 18/04/2026CfP for our 3rd Annual HPE Conference @uscprice.bsky.social @usc.edu sponsored by @usccis.bsky.social and PIPE. Submit by May 30. If you work on MENA, I am running a smaller pre-conference for HPE papers focused on the region. @polisky.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comThird Annual Historical Political Economy Conference: Call for PapersCo-organized by Allison Hartnett, Assistant Professor of Political Science; and Jeffery A. Jenkins, Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law University of Southern California Oc... 12818
Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Noch ein Job: Für das Projekt "Knowledge, Epistemic Marginalization, and the Politics of Resentment" (Co-PI: Joachim Blatter) suche ich einen Postdoc an der Universität Bremen. Vertragsdauer: 3,5 Jahre Stelle: 100% Bewerbung: Bis 05.05. Stellenausschreibung: www.uni-bremen.de/universitaet...uni-bremen.deOffene Stellen - Universität BremenOffene Stellen 01413