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Maximilian Filsinger

@mfilsinger.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics @ESPOL_Lab, Lille | Affective Polarization, Democracy, Populism, and (Political) Trust | www.maximilianfilsinger.com

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Maximilian Filsinger @mfilsinger.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I wrote a blog post about our article (w/ Steffen Wamsler) in @ejprjournal.bsky.social. We show that a perceived sense of disadvantage is linked to higher support for autocratic alternatives which undermines the societal foundation of democracy. Blogpost: shorturl.at/kG1FZ Paper: shorturl.at/ov8jj
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Democracy and disadvantage: How subjective group relative deprivation undermines democratic support | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Democracy and disadvantage: How subjective group relative deprivation undermines democratic support - Volume 65 Issue 1
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Vanessa Schwaiger @vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"Left behind" and an undemocratic mind? Happy to see that my article on the link between perceived marginalization and democratic orientations is now out in @ejprjournal.bsky.social 🧵👇 Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Taking a stand ✋️🧍 These authors 🧵 use survey data across 9 countries to assess the downstreams consequences of #AffectivePolarization & intervene to successfully reduce participants #AffectivePolarization in 6 of the 9, improving interpersonal relations and social norms buff.ly/tHRWa65
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The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies
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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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Arndt Leininger @aleininger.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨 8 days left to apply! @svenhegewald.bsky.social and I a are happy to answer questions of prospective applicants.
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Maximilian Filsinger @mfilsinger.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
In December 2025, @ackermannk.bsky.social and I got the exciting news that our project RECOGNITION: How Social Status and Recognition Shape Attachment to Democracy in France and Germany will be funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social & @dfg.de consortium for three years with around 450.000 €! 🎉
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Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) @mcid-unibe.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Great to see the first insights from @bereadycohort.bsky.social in a new study on pandemic preparedness research. tinyurl.com/773mrv2e #PandemicPreparedness #PublicHealth #CohortStudies #BEready #MCIDresearch #Epidemiology #Vaccination #AffectivePolarisation
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ESPOL-Lab @espol-lab.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Workshop on “Subnational #elections 🗳️ in times of national #crisis in France 🇫🇷 and beyond 🌐” on 21 May 2026 📅 Deadline reminder: 30 March 2026 noon to submit a paper!
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
65.1🦋 Resentment and democracy under strain ✊ @mfilsinger.bsky.social & Steffen Wamsler of @ecpr-ead.bsky.social show how #SGRD shapes not only radical political support, but also citizens’ commitment to democracy 🏛️ drawing on survey data 📊 across six European countries
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Democracy and disadvantage: How subjective group relative deprivation undermines democratic support | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Democracy and disadvantage: How subjective group relative deprivation undermines democratic support - Volume 65 Issue 1
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Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) @mcid-unibe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
New research funded by the MCID explores how political and affective polarisation shaped COVID-19 health behaviours. To read the full paper 👉 tinyurl.com/mtm7vpvy Or read more about the project 👉 tinyurl.com/3wvfptjb
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
🆕 Democratic disaffection and resentment ✊ Using survey data 📊 from 6 European countries 🇪🇺 @mfilsinger.bsky.social & Steffen Wamsler examine how #SGRD, already linked to radical political support, relates to general support for democracy 🏛️ #OA 📖
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Democracy and disadvantage: How subjective group relative deprivation undermines democratic support | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Democracy and disadvantage: How subjective group relative deprivation undermines democratic support
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Maximilian Filsinger @mfilsinger.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Steffen Wamsler and I have a new paper in @ejprjournal.bsky.social ! We show that citizens who perceive their in-group to be disadvantaged express lower support for democracy and higher openness towards authoritarian alternatives! tinyurl.com/y78hj253 @espol-lab.bsky.social @lifbi.bsky.social
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Democracy and disadvantage: How subjective group relative deprivation undermines democratic support | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Democracy and disadvantage: How subjective group relative deprivation undermines democratic support
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Maximilian Filsinger @mfilsinger.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
Join us tomorrow for a great presentation in the second session of the Comparative Politics Online Series by Annika Lindholm who is presenting her paper «Does inequality bother us, "the people"? The inequality attitudes of populist radical right voter» @twoeffray.bsky.social
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