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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For my new research unit Politics of Democracy at the Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social, we have 3 open research positions. 2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%) 1 doc: 2 years (75%) Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable) Application deadline: 1 November

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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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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

De ongeevenaarde @leoniedejonge.bsky.social over democratische weerbaarheid en uiterst rechts #mustread

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Pedro Magalhães @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Atlas of Social Attitudes is now live: www.atlasofsocialattitudes.eu What is it, what can you do with it, and why did we build it? A short🧵. (1)

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Atlas of Social Attitudes

Explore comprehensive public opinion data from the European Social Survey and the European Values Survey. Discover insights across topics, countries, an...

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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Iemand die nog twijfelt dat we hier met een extreemrechtse partij te maken hebben?

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We need to understand political polarization through a global lens: Evidence from 53 countries suggests that high levels of affective polarization are correlated with democratic backsliding, but high levels of ideological polarization are not. www.nature.com/articles/s41...,

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Toward an integrated and globally equitable understanding of political polarization - Nature Communications

Nearly half of all polarization research focuses on the United States, yet many American findings are global outliers. A globally equitable understanding requires bridging traditional social science w...

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marijnkruk.bsky.social @marijnkruk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

"FvD brengt heel rechts in verlegenheid." Misschien wel de voornaamste take uit het interview dat ik had met de Volkskrant. Rechtse middenpartijen hebben jarenlang ingezet op identiteit, afkomst, cultuur en religie. FvD trekt daar de ultieme consequentie uit. www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...,

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Andrea Pirro @andreapirro.it · 10/06/2026

Gearing up for the 5th edition of our Summer School! Keynote lectures are open to all. @casmudde.bsky.social @pietrocastellig.bsky.social @ecpr-ead.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Are preferences for authoritarian rule individual predispositions—or can they spread socially? Using field + survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces, we show that openness to strongman rule can spread socially. American Journal of Political Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library

The increasing popularity of strongman rule in democratic societies underscores the need to explore how authoritarian regime preferences might spread socially. We assess the role of social influence ...

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Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Political ideology is the strongest predictor of Messi-Ronaldo preference. Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT.

plot predicting messi-ronaldo preference

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

And many thanks to @jonhenley.bsky.social and Paul Lewis at @theguardian.com and @wilmerheck.bsky.social and @guusvalk.bsky.social at @nrc.nl. It's always a pleasure to work with you!

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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Onder leiding van bevlogen teamcaptain @mrooduijn.bsky.social maakten landenexperts en het kernteam bestaande uit @andreapirro.it @casmudde.bsky.social @caterinafr.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @paultaggart.bsky.social @stijntvankessel.bsky.social en yours truly een update

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

There is currently little evidence that far-right parties have reached an electoral ceiling. If current trends continue, they are likely to grow even further in the years ahead.

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Although the far right has experienced setbacks in countries such as Poland and Hungary, these parties continue to perform strongly across Europe. They now even lead the polls in countries like Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Austria.

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Support for far-right parties has increased sharply over the past two decades: from about 7% in 2006 to 11% in 2016 to 23% today. This increase has been driven largely by rising support in countries such as Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Austria, Portugal and Romania.

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Linking The PopuList to national election results shows that almost 1 in 4 Europeans now vote for a far-right party, while around 1 in 3 support an anti-establishment party. Support for far-left parties is at its lowest level since 1989: only around 1% now vote for a far-left party.

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The PopuList is maintained by a team of comparativists and a network of country experts, and offers transparent classifications of parties across Europe. The new version extends the data until 1 May 2026 and includes new parties, revised classifications, new visualizations and a redesigned website.

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org

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Home - The PopuList

The PopuList Interactive Version 4.0 Static Version 4.0 CSV Version 4.0 What is the PopuList? The PopuList offers researchers, journalists, […]

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Tobias Widmann @twidmann.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

📢 I’m hiring 2 three-year postdocs at Dept of Political Science, @au.dk! Come work with me on The Politics of Shaming and Shamelessness — a new project on elite rhetoric, emotions, norms, hostility and political violence. Deadline: 31 August 2026 Start: Dec 2026–Feb 2027 Please share widely! 🙏

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2 three-year postdocs in political communication and political psychology at Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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Hot Politics Lab @hotpoliticslab.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🎓 This Friday (June 26), we will wrap up the academic year! We're delighted to welcome Ili Ma in the #HotPoliticsLab, who will give a talk on social media and social connectedness among adolescents. 📍 Location: Common Room (REC-B9.22) 💻 Or join us online 👉 teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/...

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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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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Our department has three calls for tenure track positions. IE is a fast growing group of scholars doing top-notch work, which offers very attractive conditions in a great European city. If you are looking for an academic job in Europe, definitely do consider applying.

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Op #oerol presenteer ik vandaag samen met Dagmar Slagmolen van @via-berlin.bsky.social de resultaten van ons onderzoek naar de kracht van politieke verhalen. Kunnen radicaal-rechtse overtuigingen aantrekkelijker worden wanneer ze worden verpakt in een meeslepend verhaal? oerol.nl/programma/wh...

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Gabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 14/06/2026

The Austrian far-right FPÖ's radio channel aired an interview with Philipp Huemer, managing director of the extreme-right "Institute for Remigration", which was founded by right-wing extremist Martin Sellner, discussing the institute's tasks and ethnic cleansing goals.

X-Post: "Geschäftsführer
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über den offiziellen Start, die Aufgaben und die Ziele des Instituts für Remigration gesprochen."

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

“Civilisational decline.” Cartoon by Nicola Jennings @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Guus Valk @guusvalk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Waar komt de radicalisering op uiterst rechts vandaan? Ik schoof aan in Haagse Zaken om te praten over het Nationaal Kiezersonderzoek. Onder leiding van @irisverhulsdonk.bsky.social, met de wetenschappers @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social en @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0McV...

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Waarom kiezen kiezers wat ze kiezen?

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Gabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 01/06/2026

The normalisation of the parliamentary far right is one thing, the normalisation of the extra-parliamentary extreme right and the increasingly open cooperation between far-right parties and extreme-right activists quite another

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Daphne Halikiopoulou @dafnoukos.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

'The (forgotten) atomistic fallacy in political science and its implications for how we interpret elections': delighted our new research note with Tim Vlandas is just published in one of my favourite Political Science journals @ejprjournal.bsky.social: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

And to the journalists attending: make no mistake. You are not observing this performance from the outside. Your presence forms part of it. Your presence is living proof that far-right ideologies have become normalised and accepted.

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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

New piece out at @jepopy.bsky.social with the wonderful @cvargiu.bsky.social & Diego Garzia We use an experiment to test whether musical preferences and political attitudes influence each other. We find effects in both ways! Paper ungated: tinyurl.com/rpau9eyb Open data: osf.io/7vqgn

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Floor Rusman @floorrusman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Al sinds september heb ik kanker. De ziekte is nu weg, maar om terugkeer te voorkomen of vertragen is een medicijn nodig dat voor mij niet wordt vergoed. Gelukkig zijn mijn vrienden een crowdfunding gestart. Alle donaties zijn welkom en delen helpt ook! www.gofundme.com/f/help-floor...

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Donate to Help Floor aan een levensreddend kankermedicijn!, organized by Elizabeth Prins

Lieve vrienden, familie, en alle lieve mensen, Dear English-speak… Elizabeth Prins needs your support for Help Floor aan een levensreddend kankermedicijn!

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mark brandt @mjbsp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

At Political Psychology (@ispp-pops.bsky.social), we typically publish empirical articles, but we do have other options! One exciting option are Dialogues, that put 2+ books in conversation with one another.

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Congrats, Tarik, I completely missed this! Great news!

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Great piece by @tabouchadi.bsky.social about the lessons European green parties can learn from the UK.

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