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Dr. Sarah Wagner

@sarahwagner.bsky.social
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Lecturer (Assistant Prof) Queen's University Belfast. Formerly University Mannheim, PhD from Uni of Essex. Interested in Parties and the Radical Left. Football Fan. She/her.

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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Die Frage die sich jetzt alle stellen ist: Was passiert mit der CDU? @wurthmann.bsky.social beim ZDF: www.zdfheute.de/video/zdfheu...
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Politikwissenschaftler: "CDU hat die Menschen nicht mitgenommen"
Vielen Menschen sei nicht klar, was die Reformen genau seien und wie die Union und SPD in künftig Politik gestalten wollen, so Prof. Wurthmann.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The “horseshoe” arguments from the mainstream right (and sometimes mainstream left too) are not just empirically wrong, they are playing into the hands of the far right and strengthening the sense of a crisis of democracy.
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Noch nie bei einem Merz-Statement so gefiebert. Leider ohne den das gewünschte Outcome.
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Department of Government, Essex @uniessexgov.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Can a small leftist party help the far-right in Germany? Check out this post from @sarahwagner.bsky.social, current Lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast -- and an Essex Government PhD! theconversation.com/why-a-small-...
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Why a small leftist party may help the radical right to power in Germany
A small party with socialist roots stands as possible kingmaker in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Northern Ireland watching this 👀
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Roundtable tomorrow on the German election with @asheinze.bsky.social, Sarah Wiliarty and myself - thanks so much to @matthiasdilling.bsky.social for organising! For info below:
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 14/09/2026
UCU members at Brighton University face the threat of derecognition. We have called an emergency rally tomorrow at 1:15pm. It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance. 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Heute bei Fest & Flauschig:
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Jack Bailey @jack-bailey.co.uk · 11/09/2026
The Greens have selected their leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social to contest the by-election in Holborn and St. Pancras. What will it take for him to win the seat? Some analysis from me 👇
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Shameless self promotion - Wie Wähler:innen eine CDU/Linke Koalition bewerten würden haben wir uns hier angeschaut: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @wurthmann.bsky.social @kirareneekurz.bsky.social
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Breaking the German Cold War Taboo? The Generational Divide in Evaluating a Coalition Between CDU/CSU and The Left - Politische Vierteljahresschrift
Germany’s fragmented party system has revived debates about unconventional coalitions, including cooperation between the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and The Left to con...
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 10/09/2026
A small party with socialist roots stands as possible kingmaker in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Why a small leftist party may help the radical right to power in Germany
A small party with socialist roots stands as possible kingmaker in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ich frage mich echt wie man diesen Zeiten einfach absurde wissenschaftsfeindliche Artikel in die Welt posaunt. Read the room, @jungewelt.redflag.ps
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A few thoughts on the role of the BSW in Saxony-Anhalt. Many thanks to @uk.theconversation.com for the quick turnaround. theconversation.com/why-a-small-...
theconversation.com
Why a small leftist party may help the radical right to power in Germany
A small party with socialist roots stands as possible kingmaker in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Theresa Reidy @theresareidy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The @psaireland.bsky.social annual conference is taking place in Cork over the weekend of 16-18 Oct. Reduced rate registration closes on 16 September. Be sure to register at www.eventbrite.com/e/psai-annua... The draft programme is also available at www.psai.ie/conferences/...
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PSAI Annual Conference
The annual conference of the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) will take place in the Metropole Hotel in Cork (16-18 October).
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Anna-Sophie Heinze @asheinze.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
6.) @sarahwagner.bsky.social & @wurthmann.bsky.social: Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW): Curse or Blessing for AfD in the State Elections? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW): Curse or Blessing for AfD in the State Elections?
The 2024 state elections in eastern Germany became a focal point of debate, not only because of the AfD's strong performances. These elections witnessed the debut of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance ...
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Elodie Fabre @elofabre.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
We're hiring a Lecturer in Irish politics. Deadline 8th June. Come and join us in Belfast! hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Job profile
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Marc Debus @marcdebus.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
In a new (oa) contribution to Party Politics, @cklamm.bsky.social, Simone Ponzetto, Ines Rehbein, @sarahwagner.bsky.social and I study which additional topics parties addressed in their press releases when publishing their position on the COVID-19 pandemic: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 1/2
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Unsere Analyse passend zum Parteitag ⬇️
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
“Guten alten Zeiten” sind wohl wieder da wenn ich mir die Rückrunde von der Eintracht so anschaue…
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Jakub Wondreys @jakubw.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Just signed my first ever book contract! 🎉🎉 Can’t wait to work on this with the great @sarahwagner.bsky.social and Luke March
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Again some excellent work by @philswatton.bsky.social!! Check it out:
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Phil Swatton @philswatton.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I have a new preprint: 'Predictive Modelling Shows Demographics Do Not Predict Vote Choice at the Individual Level' DOI: doi.org/10.31235/osf... Thread below
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Zeynep Somer-Topcu @zeynsom.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Looking forward to seeing your paper, panel, roundtable etc. proposals for the Party Politics section of EPSS. Don't forget: submissions are due on November 7, and the conference will take place in Belfast on June 18-20. @epssnet.bsky.social @sarahwagner.bsky.social
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Submissions with comparative perspectives across developed & developing world, innovative methodologies, or emerging challenges facing parties in the 21st century are particularly encouraged. Submissions: papers, complete panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics. 2/
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... We'll feature two sections each Tuesday & Thursday to provide more information about the conference. 🔝 This Tuesday: Party Politics & Historical Political Economy
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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
▶️ Party Politics 👉🏽 Section chairs: @zeynsom.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social 📢 This section welcomes work on party organizations, party electoral strategies, parties in government, as well as electoral and behavioral consequences of parties’ strategies & their organizational changes. 1/
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Nothing is as resilient as an academics office plant that didn’t get watered all summer.
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
A regular reminder that the Political Studies Association of Ireland (@psaireland.bsky.social) publishes a weekly newsletter. Sign up to stay informed about job opportunities and events across the island: www.psai.ie/newsletter/ Maintained by PSAI Secretary @sarahwagner.bsky.social.
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Newsletter - PSAI
If you wish to sign up to the PSAI mailing list for the Association newsletter please sign up here or contact psaisecretary@gmail.com.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Good piece in which @sarahwagner.bsky.social draws important lesson on “left conservatism” from the German case.
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Selling margarine as butter: the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW and the pitfalls of “left conservatism”
Political parties usually move slowly—adjusting across election cycles, not within months. But in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party launched in January 2024 – Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Für Vern...
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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Our newest piece on BSW is now published. We show that when attitudes toward Wagenknecht come into the game, policies are no longer that meaningful in predicting behaviour. Personalisation in a personalised party! What a surprise! 😀 @sarahwagner.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Jonathan Polk @jonathanpolk.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Still time to sign up for tomorrow's discussion of recent elections in Europe: @cristinachiva.bsky.social on Romania 🇷🇴, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social on Portugal 🇵🇹 @alesmichal.bsky.social for Czechia 🇨🇿 @sarahwagner.bsky.social takes Germany 🇩🇪 and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social on Poland 🇵🇱 Join us!
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Jonathan Polk @jonathanpolk.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Please join me online this Thursday afternoon for an #ECPRHouseSeries discussion of recent elections across Europe, featuring expert input from: @cristinachiva.bsky.social, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social, @alesmichal.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social, and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social. Details 👇
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Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding, Online, 12 June 2025
European Consortium for Political Research
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
🔜 FREE #ECPRHouseSeries Roundtable 🗳️ Electoral Integrity & Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding 💻 Thu 12 Jun, 13:00 BST 👇 Speakers @cristinachiva.bsky.social @hferrinholopes.bsky.social @alesmichal.bsky.social @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social @sarahwagner.bsky.social ‬Jonathan Polk
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ECPR House Series: Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding
Online and FREE, Thursday 12 June 2025
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Renewal @renewaljournal.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
4. Most recently, we published @sarahwagner.bsky.social’s analysis of “left conservatism” is Germany and the UK:
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Selling margarine as butter: the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW and the pitfalls of “left conservatism”
Political parties usually move slowly—adjusting across election cycles, not within months. But in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party launched in January 2024 – Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Für Vern...
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Renewal @renewaljournal.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
What does the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW party in Germany tell us about the potential and pitfalls of a “left-wing conservatism”? Sarah Wagner (@sarahwagner.bsky.social) explains in a new piece for Renewal:
renewal.org.uk
Selling margarine as butter: the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW and the pitfalls of “left conservatism”
Political parties usually move slowly—adjusting across election cycles, not within months. But in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party launched in January 2024 – Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Für Vern...
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Political Studies Review @psrjournal.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
We are delighted to announce that ‪@svenjakrauss.bsky.social‬ & @sarahwagner.bsky.social‬ have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award! For their article: Take the Streets or Take the Parliament? Political Participation Choices of Radical Left Individuals
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Just keep watching the Bundestag chimney—when the white smoke comes out, we've got one.
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Kanzlerwahl-Tipp: Einfach so lange auf den Bundestag schauen bis weißer Rauch rauskommt.
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MZES Uni Mannheim @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
📣 Neu von @sarahwagner.bsky.social und @wurthmann.bsky.social 📘 Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW). Eine politikwissenschaftliche Einordnung. Entstehung, Entwicklung, Positionierung und vieles mehr. 👇 #OpenAccess 😀 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW)
Dieses open access Buch liefert einen Einblick in die Entstehung und Entwicklung des Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht – Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW).
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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Das Springer VS essentials "Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW). Eine politikwissenschaftliche Einordnung" von @sarahwagner.bsky.social & mir ist nun open access erschienen. Möge es als Einstiegslektüre für interessant befunden werden. #BSW link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Das Bild zeigt das Cover des Springer VS essentials "Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW). Eine politikwissenschaftliche Einordnung" von Sarah Wagner und L. Constantin Wurthmann
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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 19/03/2025
Who does Spiderman vote for? Who you vote for. In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
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Local Government Studies @lgstudies.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
📢🆕 In LGS Journal: In their article on day care & economic hardship, @marcdebus.bsky.social @keonhison.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social find that the number of full-time day care spots for children per capita in cities that face economic hardship is significantly lower. doi.org/10.1080/0300...
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Partisan politics, economic hardship, and full-time day care for children in German cities
The availability of full-time day care spots for children is important for integrating parents into the job market and for reducing the prominence of traditional role models within families. We arg...
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Coming soon!
Book cover springer essential on the party BSW
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
New publication with @marcdebus.bsky.social and @keonhison.bsky.social - see below for explanation of our findings ⬇️
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Not enough memes on this site
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Die Linke’s glow up is giving 'girl gets dumped and comes back hotter, smarter, and ready to burn it all down'.
German Election 2025 Results
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Stijn van Kessel @stijntvankessel.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
From about 47mins in you can hear @sarahwagner.bsky.social and myself commenting – in fluent Japanese – on the German election and the far left and right.
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民主主義の価値観変化か?主張似る ドイツ「極右」「極左」政党【2月20日(木)#報道1930】| TBS NEWS DIG
YouTube video by TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Some absolutely brutal closeups on Japanese TV while I try to talk about the future of the BSW
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Why would the CDU accommodate AfD policies, despite a plethora of research telling them not to? My brilliant friend @philswatton.bsky.social wrote a fantastic, easy to understand piece on measurement: dysfunctionalprogramming.substack.com/p/measuremen...
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Measurement Makes Communicating Political Science Hard
Imagine you are a political practitioner for a social democratic party.
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Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
“It's the last thing you expect to see when you come into work in the morning.”
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