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Lisa Janssen @lisajanssen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

📢New paper in @thejop.bsky.social on the reciprocal nature of citizens’ support for democratic transgressions. Together with Hannah Werner & @annakern.bsky.social , we show that when confronted with violations by political opponents, citizens’ support for transgressions by their own side doubles!

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West European Politics @wepsocial.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🇪🇺 What drives the European Commission's growing power? Fabio Franchino, @martami.bsky.social & @giovannipagano.bsky.social study 9000+ EU laws: Parliament's involvement is the strongest driver, more so when it's ideologically closer to the Commission than the Council is. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Description of the article "A supranational alliance: the empowerment of the European Commission (1958–2019)" by Fabio Franchino, Marta Migliorati and Giovanni Pagano, published online first in West European Politics. The first page shows the title, authors and abstract, with the main argument and findings highlighted.

Figure 1. Line chart of the Commission's mean executive discretion per year and the number of laws adopted, from 1958 to 2019. Apart from volatility in the early years, discretion follows a consistent upward trend, while the number of laws declines after the 1980s.

Figure 2. Plot of the average marginal effects of the explanatory factors on the Commission's executive discretion. Parliamentary involvement has the largest positive effect; Council majority voting, an ideologically allied Parliament, non-compliance and Council divisiveness also raise discretion, while agency drift between Council and Commission lowers it.

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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Super excited to see this article in print in the APSR: 📚 “Public Service Decline and Support for the Populist Right: Evidence from England’s National Health Service” - with the brilliant @zachdickson.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social @simonecremaschi.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S000...

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Svenja Ahlhaus @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Nächste Woche beginnt die Ringvorlesung "Demokratie- und Nachhaltigkeitsverteidigung" am Institut für Politikwissenschaft in Münster @uni-muenster.de @ifpolms.bsky.social Die Vorlesung ist öffentlich und wir freuen uns auf spannende Vorträge und Diskussionen.

Programm der Ringvorlesung Demokratie- und Nachhaltigkeitsverteidigung an der Universität Münster:

Dienstag, 12-14 Uhr c.t., Institut für Politikwissenschaft Scharnhorststraße 100, Raum 100.2
20.10.2026 Einführung: Demokratie- und Nachhaltigkeitsverteidigung in der Politikwissenschaft
27.10.2026 Alejandra Mancilla, University of Oslo
From Sovereignty to Guardianship: Governing Antarctica, Governing the World
03.11.2026 Toni Rodon, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona* Public Support for Climate Policies: Costs, Redistribution, and Ideological Divides
10.11.2026 Manès Weisskircher, TU Dresden
Klimaobstruktion: Wie und warum Rechtsaußen-Parteien Klimapolitik bekämpfen
24.11.2026 Felix Petersen, Universität Münster
Wie können Bürgerräte nachhaltig im politischen System verankert werden?
01.12.2026 Lisa Vanhala, University College London*
Governing the End: The Making of Climate Change Loss and Damage
08.12.2026 Iman Al Nassre, Universität Münster
Vergesellschaftung als demokratisches Mittel: Deutsche Wohnen & Co. Enteignen
15.12.2026 Anna Meine, Universität Münster
Global Ecological Citizenship? Zu einer erneu(er)ten Debatte um Demokratie und Bürgerschaft im planetaren Maßstab
12.01.2027 Chris Armstrong, University of Southampton*
Conserving Biodiversity in an Unequal World
19.01.2027 Maxime Lepoutre, University of Reading
The Ethics of Geoengineering
26.01.2027 Anthoula Malkopoulou, Uppsala University
Democratic Self-Defense: Confronting Antidemocrats in Theory and Practice
Organisation & Moderation: Svenja Ahlhaus (svenja.ahlhaus@uni-muenster.de)
Vortragssprache entsprechend der Ankündigung im Titel des Programms
Mit * markierte Vorlesungen finden auf Zoom statt, keine Übertragung in den Hörsaal

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy German Unity Day everybody!

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Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The New Power Map of the European Parliament 👇 I very much look forward to this panel discussion with @simonhix.bsky.social, @abiralsahlani.bsky.social, @jonassjostedt.bsky.social, @gvonsydow.bsky.social in Stockholm’s Kulturhuset on Friday, 9 October. Registration here: sieps.se/en/seminars/...

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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Postdoc position within my group 3 years (100% TVl-13): stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/2... ⏱️ 06.11.2026 If you have questions: get in touch!

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Postdoctoral Research Associate (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E 13 TV-L)

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

'What are the options?' asked the Prime Minister. So we got a cool dude to explain.

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ich habe urlaubsbedingt leider deinen Abschied verpasst- sorry! Auf ein hoffentlich baldiges Wiedersehen, my friend! Und Obacht! In Bayern (respektive Franken) soll es sehr feine Menschen und grandioses Bier geben...

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What a great way of returning from two weeks of holidays: our research note on the relation between people's understandings of democracy, their satisfaction with democracy, and their levels of political participation has just been published in @epsrjournal.bsky.social! t1p.de/pwou5

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Made especially for @catherinedevries.bsky.social, surely?

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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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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

📄 And another working paper: **Pretty much all citizens say they support democracy.** But what do they mean by that? We ask whether voters from different partisan camps mean the same thing when they talk about "democracy." Paper: osf.io/preprints/so...

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The Politics of Inequality @excinequality.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🎙️Neue Folge des In_equality Podcasts: “Spaltet Sparpolitik die Gesellschaft?“ @mbusemeyer.bsky.social und Gabi (@uni-konstanz.de) sprechen mit Evelyne Hübscher und @sattlersthomas.bsky.social über Sparmaßnahmen und deren Auswirkungen auf Wahlverhalten & politische Polarisierung ➡️ t1p.de/7let1

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Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We are hiring a postdoc in Comparative Politics at JGU Mainz! Join our friendly and productive team, led by Armin Schäfer (@arminschaefer.bsky.social). • Full-time position • Five-year contract (!) • Start: from 1 October Apply by 22 August: stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de/jgu/job/56328 Please share!

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Martin Gross @martingross.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Es ist endlich da! 😍 Unser (@cerpintaxt.bsky.social & @donyhu.bsky.social) Buch "Empirische Kommunalpolitikforschung: Eine Einführung" (@springer.springernature.com) 💡Eine empirisch-vergleichende, politikwissenschaftliche Einführung in die Kommunalpolitik 🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Empirische Kommunalpolitikforschung

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet Lehrenden und Studierenden eine kompakte Einführung in die empirische Kommunalpolitikforschung.

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Yes, great poster! But was it successful? Not really - judging from the results of the federal election in 1930. SPD: 24.5% (-5.3); NSDAP: 18.3 (+15.5)...

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Veeeeeeery tempted, Tim, veeeeeery tempted! If only we had more time... But the invitation is duly noted, and a note that's been saved to the long-term memory section of my German brain will stay there for a long time - and can easily be activated should the occasion of a UK trip arise!

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Be careful, we are Germans, we tend to take loose invitations at face value. (And I'm not alluding to anything related to world wars here.)

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I like how the Guardian still talks about things like a "hung parliament", which are clearly only a thing in FPTP systems, when discussing the effects a transition to various PR electoral systems would have on Britain. Old habits die hard, it seems

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How could Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area

These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Fair enough! The perfect age for a train ride with cocktails through the mountains, contemplating a PhD or spending your time on more sensible projects. (Btw: I'm learning new words by the minute: wistful, louche...)

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Depends on how you want to go. By (e-)bike maybe? There is a very cool bike trail from Trieste to Villach and another one from Villach to Vienna. Or is that too middle class for you...?

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

True! (But Austria, or rather: Vienna, is still a great place to live!)

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Maybe you could just move to Austria to satisfy your ego. There, people would adress you as "Herr Magister" once you have completed your Master's.

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

In Germany and Austria, you wouldn't even need a PhD yourself. As your wife is "Frau Doktor", you as her spouse could also be addressed as "Herr Doktor". (It of course used to be the other way round, mostly used for wives of local GPs in small villages, but still...)

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Honestly, it's a huge step and you should consider it very carefully. It's a big commitment, takes a looooot of stamina, and even with funding, it will take a heavy toll on your work-life balance. Do you really want to invest so much, just to be called "Herr Doktor" next time you go to Germany?...

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Well done, mate - you must have impressed them with your work on the thesis. But perhaps you shouldn't follow every advice of your supervisor. As a veteran in the PhD business, my advice is simple: DON'T DO IT!!!

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Thx for reminding me - I almost forgot to include it in the paper I submitted yesterday (phew!)

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I'm sure it was, but I'm not going to go down that road (yet?). My next middle class project is much more humble: ferment some shiso kimchi (we need to do something with our homegrown shiso leaves - they are growing like crazy!)

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

On behalf of the rest of your middle-class timeline: approved!

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We are doing it again: thanks to @aufdroeseler.bsky.social and #CDSC, there will be a 2nd round of reproduction games in Münster. These will also see the reproduction of PolSci papers, hence: don't hesitate to register, #PolSci / #SocSci scholars from Münster and beyond!

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Looking forward to it! I'm sure you'll encounter many bizarre situations, and I'm equally sure that you'll have a blast writing them up in the most entertaining way possible. Does that make me sound like a cynical bastard? Yes, perhaps. But life made me that, sorry. Lots of love, my friend!

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Here's a short blog post summarizing research I've been conducting with @pieterdewilde.bsky.social, @andreavik.bsky.social, and @leneaaroe.bsky.social over the past couple of years. Political activists can make people feel politically represented, which also boosts their satisfaction with democracy!

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Louisa Boulaziz @louisabo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

History!

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Fully approved by Tim Spector!

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Big news for political science in Europe!

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Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy to see my work with @ivobantel.bsky.social and @lucasleemann.bsky.social published in Party Politics. We look at how affective polarization shapes voters' preferences for technocratic and populist governance in Germany showing that it largely depends on partisanship 1/4

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Rain??? I'd already be happy if the temperatures dropped below 30 degrees again - let alone below 20 degrees at night. Not gonna happen before next Monday around our house though.

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Descriptive representation for the win!

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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The sealed train has arrived at the Euston Station.

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Sara Hagemann @sarahagemann.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Thank you to #Belfast and the great @epssnet.bsky.social team for a fantastic #EPSS2026 conference. We’re very excited to host #EPSS2027 and look forward to welcome the #EPSS community in Copenhagen 24-26 June 2027! @ucph.bsky.social

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Bye bye #EPSS2026 - the GOAT of all conferences ♥️ @epssnet.bsky.social

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Glorious day for a little stroll through Belfast to some of the sites of the "Troubles" #EPSS

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