Reposted by Magda BreyerAnnika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ethnopluralismus ist ein verschleiernder Begriff für eine rassistische, rechtsextreme Weltsicht - völkischer Rassismus, ohne das Wort „Rasse“ in den Mund nehmen zu müssen. Jedem „Volk“ gehöre ein Territorium, und jedes „Volk“ zeichne sich durch bestimmte Eigenschaften aus. 111314
Reposted by Magda BreyerArmin Schaefer @arminschaefer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026In diesem in der @pvs-journal.bsky.social veröffentlichten Aufsatz verorte ich Manows Buch "Spaltungslinien" in der Debatte zum Postliberalismus. Der zentralen Annahme, dass rechtspopulistische Parteien heute wirtschafts- und sozialpolitisch links stünden, widerspreche ich. rdcu.be/swtwc7WqF9ta 19836
Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026How do individuals normatively assess changes to the social order and what does this tell us about electoral realignment? New publication with @dpzollinger.bsky.social and Tabea Palmtag out now in the Journal of European Public Policy 😊 doi.org/10.1080/1350... 16730
Reposted by Magda BreyerÜbermedien @uebermedien.de · 03/08/2026Ohne Abo: In „Zeit“, FAS und SZ plädieren Autoren dafür, positiver über Care-Arbeit zu berichten, um jungen Menschen nicht die Lust auf Familie zu nehmen – Kinder haben ist schließlich was Schönes. Aber die vielen Negativberichte über Familienalltag sind nicht das Problem. uebermedien.de/118956/uebermedien.de„Historisch wenige Babys“: Sind die vielen Artikel über gestresste Familien mit schuld? | MeinungMedienberichte über stressige Care-Arbeit sind nicht der Grund, dass Männer keine Lust mehr auf Kinder haben. Das Problem liegt woanders. 5399
Reposted by Magda BreyerThomas 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 Magda BreyerRahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 25/04/2026In June, Switzerland will vote on what is so far the most radical far-right popular initiative launched by the Swiss People‘s Party SVP: capping the population at 10M (currently ≈9.1M). In this thread, I’ll break down what it’s about and how it fits into broader findings on Swiss direct democracy 617080
Reposted by Magda BreyerTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Es wird gerade viel diagnostiziert, dass die Arbeiter jetzt die AfD wählen. Problem ist, dass das fast ausschließlich über subj. Einschätzung als Arbeiter passiert. Verwendet man objektive Daten über Berufe ist die AfD keineswegs bei Arbeitern am stärksten. Hier mit Parteinähe und Daten des ESS. 19404130
Reposted by Magda BreyerEuropean Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 06/03/2026🆕 Mainstream or normalised? 🤷♀️ @asheinze.bsky.social & @gefjonoff.bsky.social look at the meaning of mainstreaming and normalisation in existing literature on the #FarRight and discuss an expanded framework for future researchbuff.lyMainstreaming vs. normalisation: Towards more conceptual clarity on how mainstream parties legitimise the far right | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge CoreMainstreaming vs. normalisation: Towards more conceptual clarity on how mainstream parties legitimise the far right 0149
Reposted by Magda BreyerFachbereich Politikwissenschaft Universität Basel @polisciunibas.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Angriffe auf Gesundheitseinrichtungen in bewaffneten Konflikten nehmen weltweit zu – trotz völkerrechtlichem Schutz. Mario Behrens (Politikwissenschaftler, Uni Basel / swisspeace) ordnet die Entwicklung im VSAO Journal ein. 👉 www.vsao-journal.ch/de/artikel/a... @mbehrens.bsky.social @unibas.chvsao-journal.chAngriffe auf Gesundheitseinrichtungen haben massiv zugenommenIn bewaffneten Konflikten weltweit werden Angriffe auf Gesundheitseinrichtungen und Gesundheitspersonal zunehmend als strategisches Mittel eingesetzt. Auch staatliche Akteure missachten vermehrt das h... 142
Reposted by Magda BreyerDaniel Höhmann @dahoehmann.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Im Podcast Unibâle von @primenewsbasel.bsky.social spreche ich über die Auswirkungen von Hass im Netz auf die politischen Ambitionen von jungen Frauen und Männern. 0116
Reposted by Magda BreyerBastian Becker @beckerbastian.bsky.social · 07/01/2026🥳 New year, new publication 📑"Contested memories: the political effects of de-commemoration proposals" @jeppjournal.bsky.social With Francesco Colombo, we study a street renaming proposal in Berlin and find -contrary to conventional wisdom- no political backlash, but a positive feedback effect. 24319
Reposted by Magda BreyerBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 10/12/2025From October 2025 - Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - cup.org/47ifc4B "we show that educational divides are diminished in the presence of countervailing networks" - @davidattewell6.bsky.social & @dpzollinger.bsky.social #OpenAccess 01713
Reposted by Magda BreyerTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 27/11/2025For the Guardian, @jonhenley.bsky.social reports on our new research briefs on the politics of housing. Current policies too often treat housing as an asset. Housing as a social right has nearly disappeared from the agenda of even progressive parties. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...theguardian.comEuropean progressives must tackle housing crisis to beat far right, say researchersCentre left can win broad support by addressing soaring house prices and rents, according to data analysis 07127
Reposted by Magda BreyerNathalie 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
Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 20/11/2025New 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... 312146
Reposted by Magda BreyerRahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025"But the SVP is different": I hear this often, especially compared to A/fD. But 2024 data confirm different story: programmatically, the overlaps are strikingly close. The real difference is govt participation, not ideology. And yet, many still label the SVP as a center-right ("bürgerlich") party 66431
Reposted by Magda BreyerMaarja Lühiste @maarja.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Paper proposals for the @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions, taking place in beautiful Innsbruck, April 7-10 2026, are now open. If you're working on an exciting gender paper using quants methods, please apply to our workshop: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @mtplk.bsky.social @sgparliaments.bsky.socialecpr.euEventsEuropean Consortium for Political Research 01010
Reposted by Magda BreyerReto Bürgisser @retobuergisser.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Share widely with your students in Switzerland 🇨🇭thinking about a PhD @eui-eu.bsky.social 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🇨🇭 21 Nov 2025 | 2:30pm CET @alissasiara.bsky.social introduces the program & life at EUI, I share my experience, and we answer your questions. 👉 Register: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...eui.euPhD Prep Talk: SwitzerlandMeet an EUI Researcher and alumnus from your country! 22724
Reposted by Magda BreyerTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Mit WDR 3 Resonanzen habe ich heute über die Aussagen von Friedrich Merz gesprochen, darüber wie sein Kurs die radikale Rechte normalisiert und stärkt und warum er vielleicht mal öfter mit jungen Frauen sprechen sollte. www1.wdr.de/mediathek/au...www1.wdr.deKonservativer Anti-Migrationskurs befeuert die AfDWenn konservative Kräfte die Narrative von Rechtspopulisten übernehmen, hilft das den Rechts-Außen-Parteien statt sie zu schwächen. Das zeigt die EU-weite Forschung des Politologen Tarik Abou-Chadi. 930888
Reposted by Magda BreyerDaniel Höhmann @dahoehmann.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 @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier #GenderSky 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comAn Early Leak in the Pipeline – Online Abuse as a Barrier for Young Women’s Political EngagementTo what extent does online abuse on social media platforms obstruct an equal representation of women and men in politics? We investigate the frequency, character, and consequences of online abuse a... 1174
Reposted by Magda BreyerJulius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Mehr Sozialstaat und eine "antifaschistische Wirtschaftspolitik" werden häufig als Mittel gegen den AfD-Erfolg genannt. Doch was ist dran an der These & welche Sozialpolitik wünschen sich die AfD-Wähler tatsächlich? Eine Datenanalyse von @schieritz.bsky.social und mir. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...zeit.deSozialpolitik: Wer wenig hat, ist in ihren Augen selbst schuldMehr Sozialstaat könnte den Aufstieg der Rechtspopulisten bremsen, heißt es oft. Umfragen zeigen aber: Die Wähler der AfD verstehen unter Gerechtigkeit etwas anderes. 119028
Reposted by Magda BreyerRonja Sczepanski @ronjasczepanski.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Ever asked yourself how to detect and extract social groups from texts with computational social science? @haukelicht.bsky.social and me have a solution for you out at @bjpols.bsky.social. You can also find the pre-trained models on huggingface! 29431
Reposted by Magda BreyerFachbereich Politikwissenschaft Universität Basel @polisciunibas.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Autoritäre Kräfte schränken Frauenrechte gezielt ein. 👉 Wie wird Antifeminismus als politisches Mittel eingesetzt? 👉 Und warum unterstützen auch Frauen Akteure, die ihre Rechte angreifen? @mabreyer.bsky.social @sarahbuetikofer.bsky.social www.polit-forum-bern.ch/veranstaltun...polit-forum-bern.chWie die Demokratie wehrhaft bleibt! - Polit-Forum BernDemokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit sind weltweit bedroht. Immer mehr Menschen leben in Ländern, in denen demokratische Errungenschaften wie Meinungsfreiheit, Gewaltenteilung und Menschenrechte eingesc... 111
Reposted by Magda BreyerBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 11/07/2025NEW - The Electoral Appeal of Symbolic Class Signalling Through Cultural Consumption - cup.org/44rcdVW - @dweisstanner.bsky.social & @saengler.bsky.social #OpenAccess 17832
Reposted by Magda BreyerJochen Rehmert @jochenrehmert.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Another 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)doi.orgIntra-party Competition, Geographic Responsiveness and Incumbent Deselection in Closed-List PR | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja 2319
Reposted by Magda BreyerEPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 26/06/2025🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community. 🔗 epssnet.org Here’s a thread with everything you need to know. 🧵 4374208
Reposted by Magda BreyerSofia 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 Magda BreyerStuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 05/06/2025If you happen to have capacity for an extra first-time attendee do drop me a DM. :) 065
Reposted by Magda BreyerReto Bürgisser @retobuergisser.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Can government policies moderate political backlash to structural change? Yes, the effect operates through material benefits and social recognition. 🚨New WP by @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @thmskrr.bsky.social and @susanadptavares.bsky.social 🚨 shorturl.at/zFbZE 313642
Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Looking forward to an exciting workshop 'Inequality and the politics of class in the 21st century' at the ECPR Joint Sessions in Prague 🏰, co-organized by @peterla.bsky.social and me: ⬇️ 1419
Reposted by Magda BreyerFelicia Riethmüller @feliciarthm.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Thrilled to see my 1st PhD paper out in #PartyPolitics! Based on ~15000 posts by 86 German subnat. parties (2015-2019), Simon Franzmann & I show that dominant & challenger parties differ in the use of policy-based vs symbolic & positive vs negative appeals. 🔓: doi.org/10.1177/1354... 1210626
Reposted by Magda BreyerThomas 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 #psjminfotinyurl.com 18781
Reposted by Magda BreyerJulius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 22/04/2025What are the political consequences of long-term population loss? In a new paper for German Politics @benjaminhoehne.bsky.social, Hendrik Träger and I find that East German places more affected by depopulation provided stronger support for the AfD in recent state elections.🧵👇 shorturl.at/cujwa 1324992
Reposted by Magda BreyerEmilie van Haute @emilievh.bsky.social · 17/04/2025🚨 Call for Expressions of Interest – BrIAS x ULB Solidarity Fellowships 🚨 Are you a researcher at risk working on democratic governance? The new BrIAS program invites expressions of interest from early-career researchers who wish to apply for a ULB postdoctoral Solidarity Fellowship. 11111
Reposted by Magda BreyerSabrina J. Mayer @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Are you interested in political partipation among youth and immigrants? @ aleininger.bsky.social and I edited a special issue for Politics and Governance (@cogitatiopag.bsky.social) - here are 13 new articles! doi.org/10.17645/pag... 14319
Reposted by Magda BreyerCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Exceptionally long, but familiarly pompous and uniformed, puff piece on the “good” nativism of Mette Frederiksen in Denmark. Completely ignores most basic data and, of course, any academic research. Some quick points 🧵 2452155
Reposted by Magda BreyerCatherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Linking public service deprivation to immigration rather than to cuts & administrative burdens is a POLITICAL CHOICE My research shows that “immigrants cutting the cue" framing was key part of far right’s rise in Europe 👇🏽 🇬🇧: ap.lc/jwBBV 🇮🇹: ap.lc/WRePJ Yet another form of far right normalizationcatherinedevries.eu 07134
Reposted by Magda BreyerKristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 25/03/2025💥Postdoc call 💥 Join my @erc.europa.eu project #YOPOW at Aarhus University 🎇 3-y position (possibility of 1-y extension) ❓How societal norms give rise to biased beliefs about political power in youth 🤖 Computational social science (large-scale text & image data) Deadline May 15: bit.ly/4hIpSeD 29788
Reposted by Magda BreyerMatthias Enggist @matthiasenggist.bsky.social · 04/03/2025New publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, and Michael Pinggera. We map the welfare preferences of voters at the poles of the second, GALTAN dimension of political conflict. 🧵 26121
Reposted by Magda BreyerTobias Singelnstein @singelnstein.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Wann nehmen die Parteien diese robusten Befunde aus der politikwissenschaftlichen Forschung zur Kenntnis? www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/am-e...tagesspiegel.de„Am Ende wählen die Leute das Original“: Wie der Migrationswahlkampf die AfD gestärkt hatKeine Partei hat bei der Bundestagswahl so viel dazugewonnen wie die AfD. Ein Experte erklärt, warum vor allem die Rechtspopulisten vom Top-Thema Migration profitieren konnten – und was man dagegen tu... 521479
Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 18/02/2025@sophsuda.bsky.social und ich durften heute für den SRF Fragen der Leser*innen zur deutschen Bundestagswahl beantworten. Dabei waren viele interessante Fragen aus der schweizerischen Perspektive: www.srf.ch/news/srf-new... @unibas.chsrf.chAntworten zu den Wahlen in Deutschland 2025Eine Fachrunde hat von 11 bis 13 Uhr Ihre Fragen zu den Wahlen in Deutschland beantwortet. 0132
Reposted by Magda BreyerMathilde M. van Ditmars @mathildevanditmars.eu · 11/02/2025🚨 Got page #s! 🔎 When do political differences by social class emerge? During youth or on the job? 📊 @macarenaares.bsky.social & I find they appear early in life & consolidate during employment (🇨🇭+🇬🇧panels) 📖 tinyurl.com/2tv5v698 04812
Reposted by Magda BreyerSophia Stutzmann @slstutzmann.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Extremely happy that my first single-authored paper is now published (open access) at @EJPRjournal: “Asymmetric backlash against structural economic change: the electoral consequences of the coal phase-out in Germany” Here's a summary thread... 1/n 511332
Reposted by Magda BreyerLennart Schürmann @lennartschuermann.bsky.social · 24/01/2025📢 Excited to share our new @wzb.bsky.social Working Paper together with the brilliant @meretstephan.bsky.social! ❗️Key finding: Anti-racist protests can change voting behavior, pushing society toward greater inclusivity. 📄 Link: bibliothek.wzb.eu/pdf/2025/zz2... 🔍 For a quick summary, see thread 👇bibliothek.wzb.eu 24719
Reposted by Magda Breyer European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Today is a really(!) good day to make sure all your friends know there's no need to keep holding onto the old place 🐦 Are they worried about losing @altmetric.com impact? They've got you covered now. Not only that, Bluesky is notably better! buff.ly/4hhUS61 23717
Reposted by Magda BreyerDavid Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · 10/01/20251/ Happy to announce a new paper at @PolBehavior with Andreas Jozwiak & Eroll Kuhn. Recent work links ⬆️immigration flows to backlash, esp⬆️far right voting. We ask if it's a general feature of migration politics by testing effects of *co-ethnic* immigration. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comBacklash or Inclusion? The Political Effects of Co-Ethnic Immigration - Political BehaviorImmigration often causes backlash, to the benefit of anti-immigrant parties. Most studies that identify the effect of immigration on native attitudes and behaviors leverage variation in inflows of new... 54511
Reposted by Magda BreyerDaniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 14/01/2025My 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....tandfonline.comA class of their own: parliamentarians are less likely to be perceived as working classIn 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, ... 16427
Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Apply to be our colleague in Basel! Assistant Professorship in Political Science (without Tenure Track) with a focus on Environment and Development. Deadline 20 January: buff.ly/3VLujgDbuff.lyUniversität Basel: Professorship in Political Science with a focus on Environment and DevelopmentThe 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 ... 053