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Luis Sattelmayer @luissattelmayer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today, @malojan.bsky.social and I are launching the PartySOME website at partysome.org, an open, interactive platform for exploring how much political parties communicate online and what they talk about 🎤💻📊

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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies. Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word! Deadline NOV 9.

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Louisa Boulaziz @louisabo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I don't mean to brag, but at my PhD defence this paper 👇 was called the "filet" of my dissertation 🥩 and now you can read it in @thejop.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/CCJJW...

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We are hiring at LMU Munich: two PhD positions and one postdoc on democracy, political psychology and computational social science. Start: January 2027 or as soon as possible. We review applications on a rolling basis until October 20. Details below. Reposts very welcome! 1/7

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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's been quite the ride, with lots of supporters: I've received a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship to examine how data visualization matters for what people know, think, and want on climate change, migration, and economic development and inequality. For details, see www.visualizer.org.uk #flf

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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"...the basic fact remains that only a party that wins fifty percent plus one is entitled to hold power. For another way of reading the result is that a clear majority opted against the far right – ... in light of the fact that other parties had warned of the AfD as a danger to democracy."

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Is Germany’s Firewall Collapsing?

Jan-Werner Mueller explains how—and how not—to interpret the far right’s recent victories in state elections.

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 22/09/2026

My department and college are searching for FOUR new tenure-track assistant professor colleagues! Please share, and application reviews begin October 15.

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Markus Kollberg @markuskollberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Do you want to understand whether investments in public services can make democracies more resilient? Come and do your PhD with @heikekluever.bsky.social and me! We offer great conditions, a supportive team, and lots of room to develop your own ideas. Any questions? Please, do reach out!

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Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📣 We're hiring! Looking for a PhD position? Join our team in Berlin! Work with @heikekluever.bsky.social and @markuskollberg.bsky.social in #STATEWORK at Humboldt University and join our @dynamics.bsky.social PhD programme Great people, great project, great city! 🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026

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Matthias Dilling @matthiasdilling.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was on RTE's Morning Ireland this morning to talk about why I think Merz's days as chancellor are numbered, why replacing the chancellor can be an opportunity for the government, and what both the Berlin and MV election can tell us about engaging with the far right. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

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Merz laments vote 'disaster'

Matthias Dilling, assistant professor in political science at Trinity College Dublin, reacts to results from the latest German state elections.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Side note: This is not only another very bad result for the CDU, but for the centre-right in general. The FDP doesn't even factor anymore. 1% in MV and likely no more than 2-3% in Berlin. Looks like the populist rebirth of the Free Democrats isn't quite going to plan.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Die Lehre aus M-V und S-A sollte sein, dass Kampagnen die versuchen reduktiv mit anti-AfD zu mobilisieren („Die Frau gegen Blau“ 🙄) eher das Gegenteil erreichen. Die Linke in Berlin hat sich zwar auch als die anti-AfD inszeniert, aber viel mehr auf eigene Themen gesetzt.

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Matthias Dilling @matthiasdilling.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Merz just spoke at a press conference. To the best of my knowledge, a chancellor has never commented on exit polls for state elections that quickly. He defends his reform agenda and that he intends to deliver these reforms as CDU leader and chancellor. Let's see whether his party & SPD agree...

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Matthias Dilling @matthiasdilling.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The CDU at only 5.5% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Its worst result in the party's history. Merz is expected to speak later today. I honestly can't see how he can stay on.

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Matthias Dilling @matthiasdilling.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The CDU is polling at 6% in the last FWG poll for Sunday's election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. This would be catastrophic for the CDU. As a reminder: Its worst state election result was 9% in Bremen - in 1951(!). Honestly hard to imagine how Merz could stay if that ends up being the result...

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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New at @jssreligion.bsky.social. We asked Christians what actions help build the Kingdom of God on earth: we find the more Christians affirm Christian nationalism, the more they deprioritize charity & justice while prioritizing Christian statism & evangelism. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Here is our paper Ewald cites, where we test the effects of exposure to critical or uncritical interviews with extreme right actors on audiences’ beliefs and their perceptions about how popular these actors are: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core

Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - Volume 55

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Matthias Dilling @matthiasdilling.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Looking forward to this roundtable tomorrow, where @asheinze.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social & Sarah Wiliarty will be discussing the Saxony Anhalt state election & looking ahead to the upcoming elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Organized by @psagermanpol.bsky.social. Details 👇

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Anna-Sophie Heinze @asheinze.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

👩‍💻 #Roundtable: Looking forward to discussing the recent and upcoming elections in #Germany with *two* Sarah Ws (@sarahwagner.bsky.social & Sarah Wiliarty) tomorrow at 4 p.m. UK time. Thanks @matthiasdilling.bsky.social for the kind invitation & excellent organisation! For more info & registration 👇

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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Roundtable tomorrow on the German election with @asheinze.bsky.social, Sarah Wiliarty and myself - thanks so much to @matthiasdilling.bsky.social for organising! For info below:

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Lisa Zanotti @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@eljorobado.bsky.social and I have a new book w/ @universitypress.cambridge.org on affective and instrumental attitudes toward fascism in Italy and France. A useful tool ahead of the 2027 national elections in both countries featuring highly relevant far right contestants. @ceudeminst.bsky.social

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Julius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Deutschlands konfessionelle Trennlinie isn’t dead yet

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Matthias Dilling @matthiasdilling.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Feeling grateful for the great time at #APSA26 & #ECPR26. Exciting research, great feedback on the two papers I presented & inspiring conversations with new and old friends and colleagues. Boston & Krakow were also fantastic locations. Need to return with more time. Now ready for the start of term!

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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'll be at @psaepop.bsky.social #epop2026 next week, and still have an offer of a few coffee chats on me for anyone wanting to talk about job markets, publishing, grant applications, or research connections. Or just say hi if we pass each other!

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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The @magdalenoxford.bsky.social junior research fellowships are now open, including for politics. Due 15 Oct. 3 years of 100% research time to those who submit their PhD between July 2025-Oct 2027. Comes with good ECR pay, relatively generous support funds. www.magd.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancie...

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Job Vacancies - Magdalen College

Magdalen College is one of the oldest, largest, and most beautiful colleges in Oxford – it is a wonderful place to work. You can explore and apply for current vacancies on our recruitment website via ...

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Anna-Sophie Heinze @asheinze.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🏛️ What a timing to discuss the #mainstreaming and #normalisation of the #farright with so many colleagues and friends at the #ecprgc26 in Kraków this week. Happy for the exchange and for the opportunity to present some ongoing work with @leoniedejonge.bsky.social tomorrow at 11:15! 📝

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Macartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Post doc alert: Very nice new opportunity in Hamburg: Climate change and social conflict www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb...

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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 07/09/2026

Tomorrow at 9.00 am, I’ll be discussing “Youth Wings of the Populist Radical Right” on a book panel in the opening session of #ecpr26: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... It’s the first of 5 events about the book we’ll be doing over the next 6 weeks. See below for more details. If you’re around, come along!

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In the 90s S-A saw the best result of a far-right party in Germany before the AfD. 13% for the DVU in 1998. S-A should not be the basis for sweeping conclusion about the electoral sociology of the AfD. The consequences might be far-reaching but your reporting will contribute to these consequences.

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Matthias Dilling @matthiasdilling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

First exit poll Saxony-Anhalt, and it's going to be a nail biter. The far right by far expected to become the largest party, but it's too close to call whether AfD will have an absolute majority. Whether BSW will enter parliament will be something to watch. CDU collapsed, SPD also historically poor.

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In Boston until Sunday at #APSA. Will co-present this paper with @benansell.bsky.social tomorrow (14 to 15.30). Do come along. The contrast between Boston in late summer and the dark clouds of autocratisation couldn’t be more jarring. Useful to bear this in mind as we discuss ideas & arguments

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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 01/09/2026

At 9.00 next Tuesday at #ECPR2026, @ammassarisofia.bsky.social & I will talk about our new books - on grassroots women and on young people in the radical right. With @caterinafr.bsky.social & @stijntvankessel.bsky.social discussing, and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social chairing, it should be lively!

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Matthias Dilling @matthiasdilling.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Excited to be presenting new work on the varying use of party bans in Germany as part of our APSA panel on "Defending Democracy: Political Parties, Institutions, and Society" in Boston on Thur morning (Hynes, 103). Many thanks to @hannahalarian.bsky.social for chairing & Sheri Berman for discussing.

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IE Political Science Department @iepolisci.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Reminder that we are hiring: - three tenure track positions: bsky.app/profile/iepo... - two postdoc positions: bsky.app/profile/iepo... If you are attending APSA in Boston and interested in applying, some of our faculty members will be at the Career Open House: connect.apsanet.org/apsa2025/car...

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Jasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

JOB vacancies in International Relations at LSE: Two Assistant Professorships, focusing on Geoeconomics and Global Environmental Politics. Just over a week until the deadline, 7 Sept 👇

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APSA- Political Organizations & Parties Section @apsa-pop.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

And, big congrats to our Virginia Gray Award winners for student conference travel: Lucas Herzog (USP), Danissa Contreras Guzmán (UT Austin), Almila Basak (Syracuse), Lucas Couto (Aarhus), and Chengyu Fu (Harvard). See you in Boston! #APSA2026

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APSA- Political Organizations & Parties Section @apsa-pop.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One week to #APSA2026 in Boston! The POP section can't wait to celebrate our members and award winners in person. Join our joint reception with the Representation & Electoral Systems section: Sept 4, 7:30pm, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Salon 1 (sponsored by both sections & Univ. of Houston).

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New books on fascism will be out in September in our series @CUP_PoliSci Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism ( i am co-editor w @acostapinto.bsky.social ): on fascism myth of rebirth (Iordachi); Iberian far right (Manucci) fascism in Brazil (Gentile)... cup.org/45MyOfD

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Jonathan Ulrich @jcmulrich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My first PhD paper is out! 🎉 We analysed longitudinal data panel to assess how flood and climate risk perceptions, as well as perceptions of the importance of protection from climate change changed in Germany between 2020 and 2022 and how this linked to flood experience and political orientation.

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Fabrizio Gilardi @fgilardi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I'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)

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Anna-Sophie Heinze @asheinze.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🎂 So happy to learn that our article on young #AfD voters is now fully grown up, with proper volume/page numbers. 🙃 I'm even happier to see that it's the most-read article in #GermanPolitics. 🤩 Thank you all for your interest! 💘 doi.org/10.1080/0964... For our main findings, see the thread below. 👇

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Growing Up Far Right? Youth Support for the AfD in Eastern Germany

The far right is gaining increasing traction among young voters – an age group that constitutes the future electorate. Yet, the underlying drivers of this trend remain insufficiently explored. This...

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Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Hier geht es zu den Ausschreibungen: Politikwissenschaft: www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet... Soziologie: www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet...

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Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in - Politikwissenschaft 26/ES17

Stellenausschreibung - Institut für Politik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft

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Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

An 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.

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Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Don't sleep on this opportunity to join my former department. The Department of Methodology at LSE is a great place to work, and London is a great place to live.

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We're hiring: Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science

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Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek @drphilphil.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Curious about where the parties stand in the upcoming state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, but don't speak German? We've got you covered! 👉 Try our Voting Advice Application (VAA) Party-Check – now available in English for the first time! party-check.org

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