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Marta Vukovic

@martav.bsky.social
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Senior scientist (post doc) @univie.ac.at @stawi-univie.bsky.social democratic backsliding & resistance | experiments 🌈 vukovicmarta.github.io/website 🚫👑🐸

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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Big congrats! 🥳🎊
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As Gender & Sexuality Studies are more important than ever to under contemporary politics and societies, we have an academic and moral duty to not just defend our colleagues and their programs but also to integrate (“mainstream”) their knowledge into our research and teaching.
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We’re Harvard WGS Alumni. Our Field Has Never Mattered More. | The Harvard Crimson
At Harvard, the single biggest threat to the study of gender and sexuality has long come from the institution itself.
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Our Research Network Democracy and Human Rights is now on Bluesky! 🦋 Follow @dem-hum.bsky.social for exciting research updates related to democracy & human rights. 💬
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Research Network Democracy and Human Rights @dem-hum.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Meet our team 👋 @martav.bsky.social is a Senior Scientist at @dem-hum.bsky.social, located at @stawi-univie.bsky.social. Her research focuses on democracy, European party politics, political behaviour, and democratic representation. Great to have you, Marta! 💙
Welcome graphic introducing Marta Vukovic, Senior Scientist at the Department of Government, University of Vienna. The image features her portrait in the center, with University of Vienna and Research Network Democracy and Human Rights branding.
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The fact that almost 8/10 republicans are still comfortable with Trump’s completely bonkers far right agenda is bizarre. You’d think at least a few more of the often referred to as “good old” Republicans would have drawn the line somewhere by now 🫪
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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I am truly a child of the 20th century. So it still seems peculiar to me that supposedly centre-left Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen today felt the urge to release a joint message on social media with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni calling for stricter controls on immigration in Europe.
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Reto 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
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Also, the anti-corruption message has largely been the banner under which the opposition has mobilized for the much broader goal of restoring democracy and overhauling the political system. 2/2
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Those who follow Serbian politics know this could be one of Vučić’s many political maneuvers: calling snap elections he believes he can win, then returning as prime minister after stepping down as president, à la Putin. This is, I believe, anything but an acceptance that his time is up... 1/2
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Round 2 of addressing Reviewer 2’s comments…
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Frodo and Sam: Going in Circles
ALT: Frodo and Sam: Going in Circles
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
senior male academics giving a conference paper, after being shown the "one more minute" sign
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Isabella Rebasso @isabellareb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Very belatedly sharing this because the last months were busy: The limits of appraisal theory for political emotions is out in Political Psychology! @gijsschumacher.bsky.social, @mrooduijn.bsky.social and I ask whether appraisal theories of emotion work the same way in politics as in everyday life.
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The limits of appraisal theory for political emotions: Evidence from two U.S. surveys
Emotions, such as anger and anxiety, play a central role in political behavior and are extensively studied by political scientists. However, political science has largely adopted psychological theori...
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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🧵 New paper out in JPSP: Morality Cut Both Ways. Can reading facts make you moralize an issue — or lose a moral conviction? We ran 6 studies, 4,464 participants. The results were surprising. 👇 #MoralPsychology #Attitudes. @icedteas.bsky.social 1/8
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A major milestone for #DemocracyResearch. 🏛️ MEDem has been included in the ESFRI Roadmap, recognizing its role in advancing the empirical study of Democracy in Europe. 🇪🇺 Thank you to everyone who helped bring us to this point! 🙏 #ResearchInfrastructure⚙️
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Holzleitner, Schütze: Austria set to become a centre for European democracy research
European research infrastructure MEDem included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2026 – headquarters at the University of Vienna
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Institut für Staatswissenschaft / Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Why does democracy backslide even when most people say they support it? ⚖️🏛️ Senior Scientist Dr. Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social explains why citizens sometimes tolerate democratic violations and what it takes to protect liberal democracy in Rudolphina's newest article and video. ⬇️ @univie.ac.at
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Democratic backsliding explained | University of Vienna
Democracy can backslide even when most people say they support it. University of Vienna political scientist Marta Vukovic explains why citizens sometimes tolerate democratic violations and what it tak...
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Come and work with us @iepolisci.bsky.social & don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Please share!
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Institut für Staatswissenschaft / Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Got a PhD in social sciences and expertise in (digital) survey research and programming? We are looking for you! With the establishment of the new #NexusSoSci facility we are seeking to hire a Senior Scientist for the Online-Panel Lab. 📅Deadline: 22nd of June Find out more and apply ⬇️
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Senior Scientist for Online-Panel Lab NexusSoSci
Senior Scientist for Online-Panel Lab NexusSoSci
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David Grimm @david-grimm.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Left-pawed dogs take fewer risks. Right-pawed dogs can be more aggressive. And ambilateral dogs appear to be more fearful of thunderstorms. Fun story by @phiejacobs.bsky.social for @science.org
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How can you tell whether your dog is right-pawed or left-pawed?
Science chats with researchers about a new method of assessing canine “handedness” and what it reveals about your pup’s health and personality
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Werner Krause @krausewe.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social (w/ @christinagahn.bsky.social) Do opinion polls shape election results? Using both cross-national data and a survey experiment, the answer we find is yes - though it depends on how we communicate polling results. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Image showing the abstract of the paper "Self-Fulfilling Prophecies at the Voting Booth" by Werner Krause and Christina Gahn, published in the Journal of Politics. The abstract describes a quasi-experimental study across 25 countries finding that parties polling just below electoral thresholds are approximately 45 percentage points less likely to clear them, and that this effect diminishes when voters are informed about polling uncertainty.
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Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Please sign this petition. #UnisRetten Often we hear “education is a key investment in the future”. Yet the federal government is planning major cuts to universities. These cuts would put research and teaching at risk – and, ultimately, undermine our shared future. mein.aufstehn.at/petitions/un...
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Jetzt unterzeichnen: #unisretten – keine Kürzungen bei den Universitäten!
Die Regierung plant massive Einsparungen bei den Universitäten. Forschung, Lehre und freie Wissenschaft stehen jetzt auf dem Spiel.
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Paulus Wagner @pauluswagner.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
#UnisRetten #zukunft-kann-man-nicht-einsparen #uni-super-gau #uni-kürzung
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Thank you!
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Thanks Lea!
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Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Budget - Unis rufen zu Demos gegen Kürzungen auf 📅 Mittwoch, 27. Mai 2027 um 13.00 🏛️ Start am Ring vor dem Hauptgebäude der Uni Wien www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr...
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Budget - Unis rufen zu Demos gegen Kürzungen auf
Rektor Schütze:
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Now it’s official official 😮🤩 Happy to be staying at @stawi-univie.bsky.social, only in a new role 🥳
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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven! Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026. All info is here 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Share widely!
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1 doctoraatspositie in kiesgedrag
1 PhD position to research how parties build connections with social groups
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Thank you Jeanne! :)
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Thank you Stuart! :)
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thank you!
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thank you, Romain! :)
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thank you Gefjon!!
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thanks a lot Ruth!
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thanks so much, Theresa 😊 The pleasure was all mine! Have a great holiday and hope to cross paths again soon!
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thank you Ben!
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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Congratulations to the brilliant @martav.bsky.social for a stellar PhD & defense! 🎉 Serving on PhD committees and getting to read all this new & exciting work is one of the best parts of our job. 🙃
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thank you so much, Theresa! It was such an honor to have you in my committee! 🙈🥂
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Luckily, I already landed my dream first post-defense job 🥹✨ But I’m always open to talk invites, collabs, or just brainstorming ideas and projects 🙈 😉 Thanks Ben! 🥹
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Aww thank you, Ben! That’s very kind 🥹 and also thank you for being a part of the journey! ✨
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Institut für Staatswissenschaft / Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Congratulations! 🎉🎓 Yesterday, PhD candidate in the @authlibeu.bsky.social project @martav.bsky.social successully defended her thesis "Democracy's Conditional Guardians: How Citizens Understand Democracy and Respond to Its Erosion" #phdone
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I’m also beyond happy that I get to stay at this wonderful department as a Senior Scientist within the new Democracy and Human Rights Research Network @stawi-univie.bsky.social 🥹✨ Looking forward to continuing to work on questions of democratic resilience in an increasingly backsliding world❗️ 2/2
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Soo, since yesterday I am officially PhDone! 😮🎓✨🥂 I’m incredibly grateful to my supervisors Sylvia Kritzinger & @markuswagner.bsky.social for their guidance & support in this journey, and to my wonderful committee @gessler.bsky.social & @chrisclaassen.bsky.social for the thoughtful discussion. 1/2
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Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik @laurenzennser.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
"Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections." (@adamprz.bsky.app) Sometimes that's even true for non-democracies. #Hungary
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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Reuters says Tisza has at least 135 seats: 133 is the constitutional supermajority! Live by highly disproportional electoral systems (which Orbán made even more disproportional with the extra compensation votes awarded to winners), die by highly disproportional electoral systems.
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Tisza pulling off a win is a big deal, not just domestically, but as a potential playbook for reversing democratic backsliding in the region. Orbán conceding and congratulating them is just as monumental (feels strange to say, but here we are). www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...
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Hungary election: Viktor Orbán concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win - follow live
Hungary's prime minister has been ousted after 16 years in power, with Péter Magyar set to be the country's new leader.
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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Keeping this for the future: Orbán on TV saying that the election results are painful but clear. This feels momentous. #Hungary
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I’d especially like to encourage women to apply. We’re a fantastic department with excellent scholars, in beautiful Vienna. Data shows that women are less likely to apply for positions than equally qualified men (Muriel Niederle & Lise Vesterlund 2011), so if you’re considering it, please go for it!
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Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
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