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Philipp Kerler

@philipp-kerler.bsky.social
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Post-doc @IPZ University of Zürich Interested in political economy & development philker.github.io

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Philipp Kerler @philipp-kerler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This one's very new! Together with Valentina Petrović, we look at a Serbian town that was once an industrial hub. While everyone vividly remembers the better days in the past, and feelings of neglect are high, the appeals of the ethno-nationalist and illiberal SNS seem to draw little support.
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Philipp Kerler @philipp-kerler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This one has been around for a while but not in public. Also, we'll overhaul it soon. So stay tuned. Technological change in Brazil in the early 2000s resulted in electoral realignment. Perhaps not entirely in the ways. (Joint work with David Doyle and Victor Araújo) doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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Joe Kendall @joekendall.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I’m excited to see this published in @polbehavior.bsky.social! When faced with historical harms committed by an ingroup, what is the effect of ‘whataboutism’ — appeals to ‘worse’ harms committed by other groups? 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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We Could Have Been Worse: ‘Whataboutism’ and Defensive Memory Among Perpetrator Groups - Political Behavior
Can exposure to harmful acts committed by other groups obstruct meaningful confrontation with one’s own group history? This paper explores the extent to which favourable inter-group comparison — the i...
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Oliver Strijbis @ostrijbis.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Ich durfte ein paar Gedanken dazu äussern, weshalb die #Erbschaftssteuer der Jusos so klar gescheitert ist. Nein, es ist nicht (nur) das Kampagnenbudget. Trotzdem ist es stossend, dass die Reichen ihren Reichtum dafür einsetzen können, dass Reichtum nicht besteuert wird … www.nau.ch/politik/bund...
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Ist der Kampf der Linken gegen Superreiche endgültig gescheitert? | Nau.ch
Erneut hat die Juso mit einer Initiative Schiffbruch erlitten, die besser situierte Schweizer zur Kasse gebeten hätte. Ist der Klassenkampf gescheitert?
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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Allies of the Weak: La Résistance and Jews in the Holocaust Allies of the Weak: La Résistance and Jews in the Holocaust By Kasia Nalewajko, Collegio Carlo Alberto Do insurgents help or hinder survival of the targets of genocide? A common view in political science holds that insurgents’ presence…
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Allies of the Weak: La Résistance and Jews in the Holocaust
Allies of the Weak: La Résistance and Jews in the Holocaust By Kasia Nalewajko, Collegio Carlo Alberto Do insurgents help or hinder survival of the targets of genocide? A common view in political science holds that insurgents’ presence attracts state violence against civilians. In contrast to this, I use multiple archival collections on WWI and WWII military personnel, Holocaust victims’ records, and testimonies of survivors and rescuers to show that insurgent presence in fact decreased local numbers of Holocaust victims.
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Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
New article out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social with Tabea Palmtag and @dpzollinger.bsky.social 📝 We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
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It is widely accepted in political science – and remarkably established in public discourse – that status anxieties fuel a far right backlash against progressive politics. This narrative suggests that right-wing conservatives perceive the status of women, racial, or sexual minorities as threatening. Using open-ended survey questions fielded in Germany, we show that women and minorities indeed figure in people’s perceptions of status hierarchies, but in very specific ways: First, overall, people still perceive status as largely socioeconomically determined. Second, sociocultural groups figure in perceptions of who is gaining/losing status, less so in perceptions of the top/bottom of society. Third, more than conservative voters, it is social progressives who mention women and minorities as “winners”. While on race/ethnicity, we find evidence for a backlash, on gender and sexuality we find more evidence for a progressive momentum. This matters for progressive politics today and for how we empirically study status concerns.
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Oliver Strijbis @ostrijbis.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Our new forecast brew is out! Sing up to be briefed on #geopolitics and technology from #predictionmarkets and #polls. (It’s free) open.substack.com/pub/forecast...
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Forecast Brew | nov 14th, 2025
Where Oliver and Guillaume explore geopolitical risks by curating predictions from forecasting tournaments and markets
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Philipp Kerler @philipp-kerler.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I'm delighted to announce that my paper "How terrorism affects support for democracy" doi.org/10.1007/s111... is now published in Public Choice. Thanks to all my dear colleagues and friends who supported this project in whatever way over the years.😍🥳🍀
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Diane Bolet @dianebolet.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Delighted to share that I have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for my project “Lost in the Green Transition: Local Collective Greenloss Identity, Anti-Climate Attitudes and Radical Right Support.” #ERCStG More soon on #GREENLOSS. A huge thank you to friends and colleagues who made this possible!
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P.-Guillaume Méon @pgmeon.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Yes, our paper "Connections During Democratic Transitions: Insights from the Political Purge in Post-WWII France" with Toke Aidt and @jeanlacroix.bsky.social is forthcoming in the AEJ: Economic Policy (@aeajournals.bsky.social)!🎉 It investigates a little-known process of Post-WWII France.
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Pau Vall-Prat @pauvallprat.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
We have a great lineup of papers for the Junior Workshop in HPE. A limited number of spots are available for scholars interested in attending the workshop. Fill this form if you want to join us next June 25 at UC3M forms.gle/DckGoQDfniTU... @tinepaulsen.bsky.social @franvillamil.bsky.social
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Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft Universität Basel @polisciunibas.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🎉 We are so thrilled to share that our amazing postdoc Magdalena Breyer has won the 3rd prize of the 2025 SAGW Early Career Award! 👏 Congratulations, Magdalena 💐🎉 We are very proud and inspired by your work! @mabreyer.bsky.social @unibas.ch @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch
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Victor Araújo @victoraraujo.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
🚨 Workshop alert! 🚨 Working on elections or parties in Africa or Latin America? Let’s break the silos! Join us at Reading on 19 June 2025 to share research & build cross-regional links. Submit by 19 May 👉 forms.gle/HFDebZLAoRCS... #GlobalSouth #PoliSci #Africa #LatinAmerica
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Workshop: Elections and Political Parties in Africa and Latin America Workshop
Event: 19 June 2025 Research on elections and political parties in the Global South often takes place within continental silos. Yet, scholars have much to gain by engaging in conversations around thes...
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Victor Araújo @victoraraujo.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
New (open access) publication with @philipp-kerler.bsky.social. We draw on fieldwork to build a theoretical model that outlines the conditions when the expectation of clientelism can drive selective political engagement, something we call asymmetric participation. #distributivepolitics #clientelism
New (open access) publication with @philipp-kerler.bsky.social. We draw on fieldwork to build a theoretical model that outlines the conditions when the expectation of clientelism can drive selective political engagement, something we call asymmetric participation. #distributivepolitics #clientelism
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Philipp Kerler @philipp-kerler.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Thrilled to see my very first publication online! Many thanks to my great friend and co-author @victoraraujo.bsky.social !! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Distributive politics and asymmetric participation - Philipp Kerler, Victor Araújo, 2025
How do distributive politics affect participation under incomplete information? We theorize a novel mechanism that we call asymmetric participation, which expla...
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