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Marius Sältzer

@msaeltzer.bsky.social
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Assistant Prof Digital Social Science Uni Oldenburg

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Jule Kegel @julekgl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sharing my LinkedIn post here too. Political science lost a great researcher and I lost a wonderful friend and one of the people that brought me to where I am now. Rest easy, Philipp 🕊️🤍
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our colleague and friend Philipp Köker has left us and i can't begin to order my thoughts. I hope I can express to his family the feeling of loss we can't beginn to understand, but attempt to share. rundblick-niedersachsen.de/politikwisse...
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Politikwissenschaftler stirbt überraschend mit 40 Jahren
Philipp Köker, habilitierter Politikwissenschaftler und Experte für die Erforschung politischer Institutionen, ist im Alter von 40 Jahren überraschend gestorben. Die Nachricht hat in Kreisen der Unive...
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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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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
4 days left to Apply!
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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Maybe interested or willing to share? @joannaeveritt.bsky.social @qalbaugh.bsky.social @korinlind.bsky.social @haasvioleta.bsky.social @turnbulldugarte.com @grahn.bsky.social @msaeltzer.bsky.social @lenamariahuber.bsky.social @payoub.bsky.social
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Finding out Stringer Bell is not that smart is pretty indicative of my intelellectual development in the last 18 years.
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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“I was asked not to mention the Times at all. I’m choosing not to honor that norm, b/c silence abt how accountability journalism gets suppressed is itself a form of suppression.” Read the back story of how @nytimes.com and @thebulwark.com killed @adambonica.bsky.social’s piece. What a mf badass.
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With Fear and Favor
Institutions don’t have courage. They have incentives.
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Job Alert! We now have another position in computational social science. In the context of an interdisciplinary method center, we offer a 4+1 year 100% postdoc position with no teaching! If you have any questions, send me a PM. uol.de/en/job/postd...
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Postdoctoral Position in Digital Social Sciences and Humanities // University of Oldenburg
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Anna-Verena Nosthoff @annanosthoff.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
kurzer Einblick @ndr.de in unser (m. @msaeltzer.bsky.social ) neues Projekt zur Verbreitung von Tech-Right-Ideologien, gefördert von der @volkswagenstiftung.de - ein ausführlicher Thread folgt…
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Am i the only one who didnt like this game? It felt like a friendly, eager to please a neutral audience. Fanservice quite literally...
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Johannes Breuer @johannesbreuer.com · 18/06/2026
And if you stick around until the end (which you should), you can catch our session on "Strategic communication on social media" where I will present the @gesis.org BTW 25 candidate social media account collection done together with @msaeltzer.bsky.social @vigneshwaran-s.bsky.social and others.
Screenshot from the program of the DVPW Dreiländertagung showing the titles of the talks in the panel on Strategic Communication on Social Media
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Take that, Occam!
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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Die Novelle des #WissZeitVG ist ambitionslos und - mal wieder - wissenschafts- sowie karriereschädlich. "Zugleich entfällt allerdings die bisherige Möglichkeit, nicht ausgeschöpfte Befristungszeiten aus der Promotionsphase in die Postdoc-Phase mitzunehmen." www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/05...
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WissZeitVG: BMFTR legt Referentenentwurf vor
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Dr. Dominika Tronina @dom-of-tronina.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
New Job! Started as a Postdoc at the Uni of Oldenburg 🪩🥳 Within the SCEPTIC project, we examine how online information environments are reshaping trust and social cohesion. Excited to work with @msaeltzer.bsky.social @annanosthoff.bsky.social @guzoch.bsky.social Sebastian Block, Andreas Peter
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European Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We're #hiring!
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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Today I received my official appointment as a W2 Professor of Political Behavior and Representation at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. As of April 1, this marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life and career—one I am very much looking forward to.
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Research & Politics @respol.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
@lukasbirkenmai1.bsky.social, @astroppe.bsky.social @wurthmann.bsky.social & @msaeltzer.bsky.social use NLP+Wikidata: 50k tweets + 190k FB posts (Bundestag 2017–21). District MPs cite nearer places and deprived in-district areas more than list MPs. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
New paper with @lukasbirkenmai1.bsky.social, @astroppe.bsky.social, @msaeltzer.bsky.social !
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Anne Stroppe @astroppe.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
📢 Study out in Research & Politics! We (@lukasbirkenmai1.bsky.social @wurthmann.bsky.social @msaeltzer.bsky.social) find that directly elected MPs talk more about local & deprived places than list MPs on social media. 🔍 doi.org/10.1177/2053... Some Highlights [1/3]
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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I’m excited to share a new book, Reforming Primary Elections: Voters, Campaigns, and the Future of Congressional Politics, exploring how reforms could improve primaries. In our chapter, @msaeltzer.bsky.social & I analyze candidates in primaries. Free download: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Reforming Primary Elections
The American system of partisan primary elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate is often blamed for contributing to political polarization and conflict in Congress. These concerns ha...
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Laurenz Schreiner @laurenzschreiner.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Solche Hasskommentare gegen Frauen gibt es tausendfach im Netz. Häufig ist es unmöglich, die Menschen dahinter zu ermitteln. In einem Fall, den ich für die @taz.de recherchiert habe, sprechen aber zahlreiche Hinweise dafür, dass dahinter ein hochrangiger Jurist aus Niedersachsen stecken könnte: (1)
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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🚨Publication Alert! My first first-author publication with @msaeltzer.bsky.social and @pluggedchris.bsky.social is out in @polbehavior.bsky.social, which began as my bachelor's thesis. We study how party polarization shapes affective polarization—with a particularly important role of the AfD. (1/7)🧵
Cover page of the article. "Affective States: Cultural and Affective Polarization in a Multilevel-Multiparty System" by Dylan Paltra, Marius Sältzer and Christian Stecker. "Affective Polarization—the growing mutual dislike among partisan groups—has been identified as a major concern in democracies. Although both economic and cultural ideological divides contribute to ideological polarization, their affective consequences can differ. This paper argues that cultural polarization becomes especially consequential when mobilized by far-right parties. Using data from 116 elections in Germany’s 16 states (1990-2023), we combine more than 550 state-level manifestos with more than 150,000 survey responses to examine how party polarization translates into voter affect. Our analyses show that both economic and cultural polarization increase affective divides, but cultural disagreements fuel hostility only in the presence of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). Acting as a cultural entrepreneur, the AfD amplifies the emotional impact of cultural divisions such as immigration, employing affective rhetoric and provoking strong rejection from other parties and voters. These findings highlight the catalytic role of far-right parties in transforming ideological competition into affective polarization."
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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 29/11/2025
A critique of our (w/ @bertous.bsky.social) paper “Instrumentally inclusive” has just been published. Our response is under review (see below on process) but we feel obliged to share our draft for balance since the comment has been released without the response. osf.io/rn6h3/files/...
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Anna-Sophie Heinze @asheinze.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
🎉 New publication 🎉 Why do #youngpeople vote for the #AfD? This question has kept our research project busy for quite some time, so I'm beyond excited that our first article - co-authored with @timonscheuer.bsky.social - is now out in #GermanPolitics! 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
My son found this in the forest and brought it home and the Star Trek nerd in me wants to kill it before things get out of hand
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Anna-Verena Nosthoff @annanosthoff.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
We are hiring! We are looking for two post-docs in our interdisciplinary research group “SCEPTIC” at the University of Oldenburg, 4+years, on the dynamics and drivers of (dis)trust in digital environments, more info below 👇
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Job Alert! We are hiring two post-docs (full time, 4+ years) in our project SCEPTIC - Social, Computational and Ethical Premises of Trust and Informational Cohesion with @annanosthoff.bsky.social @guzoch.bsky.social and Prof. Andreas Peters (uol.de/informatik/s...)
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Super happy to get Dylan to Oldenburg! After some big chances we are building a great pol sci department with an applied NLP focus here. Look out for further job ads soon!
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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Some personal news! 📰 I am very excited to share that I have started a new PhD position with the fantastic @msaeltzer.bsky.social at the University of Oldenburg. I will be working alongside the amazing @alonadolinsky.com and @klingelt.bsky.social in their new CONSTRUCT project. 🧵
A large tower, the meaning building of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg is seen behind trees.
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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I feel overwhelmed and incredibly honoured to announce that I have been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant for my project “VisibleQueers”, fully titled as “Making the Queers Visible: Partisanship and Support among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Eastern and Western Europe”. #ERCStG
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
New job ad: Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College apply.interfolio.com/172357 Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!
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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 18/08/2025
This may look like unity but political leaders only arrange themselves in a sine wave when they are in heavy distress.
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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
📢 New Publication Alert! Our (@msaeltzer.bsky.social) latest article, "Issue congruence between candidates' Twitter communication and constituencies in an MMES: Migration as an exemplary case", has just been published in Parliamentary Affairs. academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
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Armin Schaefer @arminschaefer.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
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European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
☀️ Vol 17.3 Arguing that current views on #NegativeCampaigning are too narrow, these authors (🧵⬇️) outline a complete model building on personality traits, values, social norms and attitudes toward #NegativeCampaigning across 12 elections 🇩🇪 buff.ly/EHKUM1w 📖 #OA #PoliSky
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Beyond rationality. Toward a more comprehensive understanding of the use of negative campaigning | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Beyond rationality. Toward a more comprehensive understanding of the use of negative campaigning - Volume 17 Issue 3
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Hear me out: The Bear, but for a Post doc who founds an open access journal
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a man in an apron is cooking in a kitchen with a sign on the wall that says no smoking
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Ich bin Akademiker, ich bin viel zu schlau für clickbait microtargetttttiiiiiiiiinnng 🫨
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Will Lowe @conjugateprior.org · 17/07/2025
About a hundred reasons not to use Excel. Yes, these are politely described as 'spreadsheet' horror stories, but we all know which bit of software we're really talking about. (HT @pgmj.bsky.social)
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Horror Stories | European Spreadsheet Risk Interest Group
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Never been to Greifswald but Jochen is one of the nicest people in German academia and the Position looks great :)
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Peter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
3. When citizens are asked to recall a situation of politics, what do they think of, how did that situation feel, and how did it change their engagement in politcs? (w @dpltr22.bsky.social + @chriswratil.bsky.social) SUN, 3:55 - 5:10, RB 209 Also, please send running routes for Prague! 🏁
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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Gestern Interview mit Rheinischer Post zur Frage, inwiefern Zusammenarbeit BSW/AfD wem nützt oder schadet. Jetzt laufen - wie erwartbar - die Mail- und Postfächer voll. Wissenschaftsfreiheit stirbt auch damit, wenn so aktiv versucht wird, Meinungsäußerung einzuschüchtern.
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Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw @kkvk7.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
#computationalsocialsciences, #jobsjobsjobs, #textasdata, für mein DFG-Projekt zur Fragmentierung digitaler Nachrichtenpublika mit Frank Mangold @gesis.org suche ich eine*n Doktorand*in mit Interesse an den neuesten (KI-gestützten) Methoden der Inhaltsanalyse www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb...
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Ausschreibung
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Cornelius Erfort @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I took a closer look at the program #EPSA2024 and found some interesting trends – there seem to be more US based scholars than last year 🇺🇸 @epsanet.bsky.social‬ A thread on this year's authors and affiliations 🧵
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Sorry i have a new cellphone that has not learned my german-english Mixture so it keeps autocorrecting to the most likely german worden
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
💥💥💥 Deadline tomorrow!
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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Our new book THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ATTACK POLITICS is out next month! 🔥📚 We offer a new look at negativity effects, via perceptions & evaluations🤔😱👿🤣 You can pre-order it with a nice 20% discount on the cover price (for paperbacks this makes it £32 or so) Check out discount code & link in the flyer 👇
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Lisa Zehnter @tiondelisa.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION! Who belongs to “the people” – and who does not? What a great way to start the week. I’m really happy that my article on populist in- and outgroup references is now out in @polstudies.bsky.social #openaccess 🔓 doi.org/10.1177/0032... 🧵 1/10
Screenshot of the abstract of the article.
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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 16/06/2025
"It's his home too."
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Mark Doyle @markdoyle.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Christ's sake, Chicago, I'm just trying to go for a walk.
An engraved paving stone that says "publish." The word appears twice, in mirror image, so you can see it whether you're coming or going.
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