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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

How should we measure democracy in an increasingly contested political environment? I'm putting together a panel on democracy measurement for the #DVPW Annual Conference 2027 in Leipzig. It's an "open panel" and open for submissions: www.dvpw.de/dvpw2027/en/... (search for "Panel 993")!

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Friederike Quint @friederikeq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Does the Community Understand the Community Guidelines? In our paper with @yannistheocharis.bsky.social , @mianahrgang.bsky.social , @nilsweidmann.bsky.social & Molly Roberts, out in Policy & Internet, we ask: Do Community Guidelines help users understand and consistently apply platform policies?

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Call for Papers for #EPSS 2027 in Copenhagen is now open! Join the @epssnet.bsky.social community for exciting new research, great discussions, and a lot of fun. Deadline for paper submissions: 13 November 2026 epssnet.org/2027-copenha...

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Call for Papers | EPSS 2027 Copenhagen Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Copenhagen 2027. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

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Journal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📢 Want to guest edit JPR’s 2028 Special Issue? One month left to submit your proposal!

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We have a 2-year postdoc position available in a new SNSF/DFG-funded project on nationalist mobilization. More details here: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/5.... Please share widely!

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Postdoctoral Position in Computational Social Science

Deadline: 04.10.2026

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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European Political Science @epsjournal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

☀️ June Issue 💼 Profession @jjungblut.bsky.social @nilsweidmann.bsky.social & @chknutsen.bsky.social examine political science departments at universities across the world to assess the extent to which they vary with regime type. 👉 buff.ly/qEIeGoB

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Today is the last day of the summer term at @uni-konstanz.de. The last weeks have been extremely exhausting, due to the fact that only very few rooms on campus have A/C. This was by far the worst summer in the history of our institution (see below). You wonder why teaching ends so late? So do I.

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Gratulation zum Semesterende, @uni-konstanz.de! Die letzten Wochen waren echt zäh, oder? Dies war (mit deutlichem Abstand) das Sommersemester mit den meisten Hitzetagen in der Geschichte unserer Uni. Bitte lasst uns über die Semesterdaten sprechen. www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/06...

Diagramm mit der Anzahl Hitzetage in der Periode 15. Mai bis 15. Juli jeden Jahres in Konstanz. Das Jahr 2026 sticht weit heraus.

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Judith Beyer @judithbeyer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Volle Unterstützung für das Argument, das mein Kollege @nilsweidmann.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de macht: wir müssen die Semesterzeiten ändern, dh an international übliche Zeiten angleichen. Nebeneffekt: man muss im Sommer nicht bei 40° studieren / lehren! @regierungbw.bsky.social

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

… wenn jemand die aktualisierte Grafik der Hitzetage (mit 2026) sehen will: bsky.app/profile/nils... Und das Semester hat noch drei Wochen!

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Jan-Martin Wiarda @jmwiarda.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Hitzekollaps im Hörsaal Wer Studierende und Lehrende vor den immer häufigeren Hitzetagen schützen will, sollte die Semesterzeiten neu denken. Ein Gastbeitrag von Nils Weidmann. Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/06...

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Bonus-Grafik: So sieht die Anzahl Hitzetage im aktuellen Sommer im Vergleich zu den vorigen aus (und wir haben noch drei weitere Wochen!) Es wird also immer schlimmer.

Grafik mit der Anzahl Hitzetage in Konstanz pro Sommersemester. Sie zeigt, dass der Sommer 2026 schon so viele Hitzetage hatte wie der vorige, obwohl das Sommersemester noch drei weitere Wochen dauert.

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Heute bin ich in @jmwiarda.bsky.social's Blog zu Gast, mit einem Beitrag zur Hitze im Hörsaal und wie sie sich ganz einfach vermeiden liesse: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/06...

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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This paper is now out! Can't believe I'm the first to skype it! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... It's a sad day if academics have to disseminate on linkedin, because no one sees them here or on twitter, for two very different reasons (there's few people here, and "shadow banning" there).

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Tore Wig @torewig.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We're hiring 2 postdocs at @uio.no on my ERC-Cog project on how authoritarian regimes shape scientific knowledge. 3–4 years, U. of Oslo. Deadline: 10 Sept 2026. Great dept., terms, well funded, bustling & green Scandi capital. Apply! 👉 jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/303060/postdoctoral-fello

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Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Today, I kicked off this year‘s #BikeAndTalk2026 trip through Switzerland together with @alexaisa.bsky.social . Thanks to @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and amazing colleagues for hosting us! Tomorrow, I’m off to Fribourg and then Bern (Wednesday).

Sign at the entrance of the Institute for Political Science at the University of Basel.

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Philipp Lutscher @plutscher.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Delighted to share a short blog post on the dark logic of visual "strongman" propaganda — drawing on survey experiments in Venezuela, Türkiye and the US!

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Kyle Marquardt @kailmarkvart.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

That said, there are really interesting avenues for research on plausible expert biases using coder-level data. @nilsweidmann.bsky.social, @melinaplatas.bsky.social and @sarahbush.bsky.social have great work on this topic in different contexts... doi.org/10.1177/0010... doi.org/10.1177/0010...

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Well, there we go! Thanks for sharing this.

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Very interesting, thanks for sharing! I believe the analysis focuses only on placements within Germany, which could be misleading. This is probably difficult to do, but I wonder what the list would look like if were to include colleagues who teach abroad, but hold a PhD from Germany.

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

How often do ethnic elites use grievance frames online? @frederikgremler.bsky.social, Lea Haiges, @nilsweidmann.bsky.social & Christina Zuber examine 646k posts showing such frames are rare & track political, not economic, inequality. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/swifESz @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

📢 New article 🌟 👥 Jens Jungblut @jjungblut.bsky.social (ISV), Nils B. Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social, & Carl Henrik Knutsen @chknutsen.bsky.social (ISV) 👉 The politics behind political science: A cross-national perspective 📗 Open Access in European Political Science 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/s168...

Abstract of the paper: 'The politics behind political science: A cross-national perspective.'

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Lisa Oswald @lfoswaldo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I'm hiring a postdoc! @goetheuni.bsky.social Focus: CSS, political behavior, political communication & transforming information environments. 📍 Frankfurt | ⏳ 3 years | 📅 Deadline: 14 April 2026 Full job ad here: www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794987/Zen... (search for “political behavior” to find it)

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Goethe-Universität — Zentrale Einrichtungen

Die Goethe-Universität ist eine forschungsstarke Hochschule in der europäischen Finanzmetropole Frankfurt. Lebendig, urban und weltoffen besitzt sie als Stiftungsuniversität ein einzigartiges Maß an E...

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

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Sebastian van Baalen @sebastianvanbaalen.se · 12/03/2026

🆕 Together with @krishogl.bsky.social, I’m excited to share several new outputs from our joint research project on the actors of electoral violence. 🧵 A thread... #polisky #conflictsky

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European Political Science @epsjournal.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

❇️ FirstView -💼 Profession @jjungblut.bsky.social, @nilsweidmann.bsky.social & @chknutsen.bsky.social examine political science departments at universities across the world to assess the extent to which they vary with regime type. 👉 buff.ly/qEIeGoB

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Jens Jungblut @jjungblut.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

In a new study (OA) in @epsjournal.bsky.social @nilsweidmann.bsky.social @chknutsen.bsky.social & I study the global distribution of polit. science depts. Political science is today a truly global discipline & we find few differences along the democracy–autocracy continuum: doi.org/10.1017/S168...

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The politics behind political science: A cross-national perspective

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

📣CfA for a Postdoctoral Fellow Position in political science (3-4 years) as part of the ERC project “Waging of War” (WOW) - PI Scott Gates. The application deadline is March 16th, 2026. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (295112) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (295112), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, March 16, 2026

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Thanks to @simonhix.bsky.social for helping me figure this out so quickly! All good on my end, and I look forward to seeing many of you in Belfast at the {{panel title}} panel on {{date}} at {{time}} in room {{room number}}! This is going to be a {{expected panel quality}} panel.

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I guess this is because our panel proposals were rearranged in some way (?) and no longer seem to exist in the system.

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Good and bad news from @epssnet.bsky.social, if I could only figure out which ones of my submissions this is about...

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Karsten Donnay @karstendonnay.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

🚨Job alert 🚨 I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026. If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026. 📤 Please share widely! www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...

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Offene Stellen / Open Positions

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Christian Breunig @breunig.eurosky.social · 23/01/2026

🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨 We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making. 4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026 Please share widely 🙏 The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...

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Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”

Deadline: 20 February 2026, 12:00 pm CET

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

“You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.” This speech is 🔥 and easily one of the most remarkable (and alarming) by a Canadian PM

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

In any somewhat functioning democracy this would lead to the removal of the leader

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The Politics of Inequality @excinequality.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

📅 Vortrag & Diskussion: Wie stehen Studierende zur Redefreiheit an Unis? In welchen Situationen wären sie bereit, Vorträge oder Personen auszuladen? Di, 13.01.2026 | 19:15 | A0701 @uni-konstanz.de & im Stream: t1p.de/ix7me Mit @cdiehl.bsky.social, Richard Traunmüller & @nilsweidmann.bsky.social

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🚨Job alert! 🚨 I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills. ⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26 More info:

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Research fellow (m/f/d) in the field of “contentious politics/political violence/autocratic politics” - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🧵 PhD position (75%) in Political Behavior / Political Communication / CSS 📍 LMU Munich | ⏳ 3 years | 🗓 start March–May 2026 We’re hiring for DemocraGPT, a @bidt.bsky.social-funded project developing an AI-based training for difficult conversations in times of growing polarization

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

📝 How often do ethnic elites use grievance frames online? @frederikgremler.bsky.social, Haiges, @nilsweidmann.bsky.social & Zuber examine 646k posts showing such frames are rare & track political, not economic, inequality. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/lC7RH6t @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #PSNotes

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Peter Selb @pselb.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

We @uni-konstanz.de are hiring a full professor in machine learning for our MSc program in Social and Economic Data Science: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/6...

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Full Professorship (W3) in Machine Learning

Deadline: January 31, 2026

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Spoiler: We find few of them, and the few that exist don’t align with economic — but with political — inequality. Thanks to @excinequality.bsky.social for funding this work!

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Inequality matters for ethnic conflict. But do group elites actually frame a situation as unjust? In a recent article (doi.org/10.1177/00323217251401758), @frederikgremler.bsky.social, Lea Haiges, Christina Zuber and I analyse “grievance frames” in social media posts of ethnic organisations.

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Brian J. Phillips @brianjphillips.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

If you get asked to review... please respond!!! And if you agree to review, please turn in the review. If it's a little late, that's ok, but let the journal know.

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Aurélia Bardon @aureliabardon.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

📣 We're hiring a postdoc in political science for our ReJust project @uni-konstanz.de! Project with Dirk Leuffen @leuffen.bsky.social and Urs Fischbacher 3-year position | Deadline: Dec. 15, 2025 | Start: April 2026 Please share widely 🙏

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Postdoctoral Research Position

Deadline: 15.12.2025

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