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Vanessa Schwaiger @vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Yesterday, I successfully defended my dissertation! 🎓 A big thank you to my wonderful examiners, André Bächtiger and @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, for making my defense such an enjoyable experience. And thank you to all my colleagues and friends who celebrated with me and made the day so special! 🎉✨

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Vanessa Schwaiger @vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"Left behind" and an undemocratic mind? Happy to see that my article on the link between perceived marginalization and democratic orientations is now out in @ejprjournal.bsky.social 🧵👇 Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Seraphine Arnold @seraphinearnold.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

New publication on citizen forums: We highlight the risks of exclusion, elite cherry-picking, and limited public awareness, and argue that such forums should be viewed as one component of a broader healthy “discursive infrastructure” rather than a panacea for democratic decline. Link below ⬇️

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Vanessa Schwaiger @vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🚀 How do citizens imagine their future democracy – on Mars and on Earth? Using large survey experiments in the US and Germany, we explore how people envision democratic governance with and without path dependencies 🪐 Read the preprint here ➡️ osf.io/preprints/so...

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DemoLabs @demolabs.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

We were happy to welcome @lalamur.bsky.social who gave a brilliant talk on the impact of political talk about feminism when dating 💘 Future research projects and collaborations were also discussed 🤝 - stay tuned! 🤩

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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Thank you, Stuttgart, for such a wonderful time! Special thanks to DDME team @demolabs.bsky.social with @franziskamaier.bsky.social @seraphinearnold.bsky.social & André Bächtiger! 💜

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Democracy:Differently Podcast @democracydiff.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Ep. 9 out now! 🚀 Keith speaks with Prof. André Bächtiger of (@Uni_Stuttgart) about reimaging democracy from scratch on #Mars and if it would impact democratic systems on Earth! 🎧 Tune in now! #democracydifferently

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APuZ @apuz.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Unsere neue Ausgabe zum Thema #parteiendemokratie ist online! Mit Texten von @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social, Uwe Jun, @theresmatthiess.bsky.social, M. Koß, M. Münkler, A. Bächtiger et al. und @lianebednarz.bsky.social. Morgen gedruckt im "Parlament" @hib.bundestag.de. www.bpb.de/shop/zeitsch...

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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

🚨My small book with @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social on timely #empathy #politics is online and I can't be happier! 🚨 shorturl.at/jZyPz *The manuscript can be accessed freely for the next 2 weeks!* The book builds on my PhD thesis, defended @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

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CSS at University of Stuttgart @s7css.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Today we had a joint meeting with our group and @demolabs.bsky.social to talk about current projects! We never thought about democracy on Mars - Thanks for the visit!

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DemoLabs @demolabs.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Yesterday, the wonderful Lea Kaftan @dielea.bsky.social shared her valuable insights on how authoritarianism and populism shape citizens' support for democracy and are linked to vote choice 🗳️🔍

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Democratic Innovations APSA @di-apsa.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

👋 Hi, we have just migrated here from you know where. Give us a follow for news and events about democratic innovations. We are currently putting together our newsletter, so if you have publications or events you want us to share, put them in the replies.

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DemoLabs @demolabs.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

In 2024, we connected with decision-makers: André Bächtiger and @seraphinearnold.bsky.social spoke to the EU Committee of the Regions in Brussels, we participated in the Deutschlandmonitor event on social cohesion at the Federal Chancellery, and visited the Federal Parliament of Baden-Württemberg.

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DemoLabs @demolabs.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Look back at 2024 with us💁: Our team travelled to several conferences (like the Deliberative Democracy Summer School in Canberra, ECPR Joint Sessions, EPSA), and workshops (on methods, and democratic preferences). @vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social @seraphinearnold.bsky.social @anjarieker.bsky.social

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DemoLabs @demolabs.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Hello! 🦋👋We are the democracy research unit at the University of Stuttgart. Follow us for insights into our research on democratic preferences, democratic reform, and the future of democracy. 👇📚☕

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Eri Bertsou @eribertsou.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

This week we hosted André Bächtiger and the ERC project Designing Democracy on Mars and Earth at @unisg.ch for a 2-day workshop 🤓 with our SNF project Varieties of Expertise (with @amberzen.bsky.social and Pradeep Krishnan). We had rich discussions on what citizens want from their democracies 🗳️,

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Alexander Geisler @alexmgeisler.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

The call for panels and papers for #ecprgc2024 in vibrant Dublin is officially OPEN! @ecpr.bsky.social @lalamur.bsky.social and I co-convene the Democratic Innovations section, endorsed by the fabulous DemoInno Standing Group. Submit your proposals until Jan 18! Details: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

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From Ideas to Action: Democratic Innovations Confronting Contemporary Challenges

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Franziska Maier @franziskamaier.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

Polish elections are big for the EU – but what do 👉Polish citizens👈 think about EU integration after an era of Eurosceptic government? We ran a survey just before the election. Indeed, most Poles prefer intergovernmental solutions though there is also support for federal ones.

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Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

What conditions have led to successful uptake of minipublic recommendations? Join this Participedia event with @seraphinearnold.bsky.social, André Baechtiger and Julien Vrydagh on 26 October at 4 pm CEST. #citizensassembly

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Participatory Governance Seminar: Roads to Minipublic Success

Exploring “top down” and “bottom-up” roads to uptake based on a new dataset of deliberative minipublics in Europe

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Seraphine Arnold @seraphinearnold.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

What conditions have led to successful uptake of minipublic recommendations? We're excited to present our work in the Participedia Governance Seminar Series next week! Tune in if you're interested 👇 www.eventbrite.ca/e/participat... Polisky

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Franziska Maier @franziskamaier.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Who should be entitled to political rights? Our research on deliberating on the boundaries of the demos is out with EJPR as OpenAccess Polisky We find that deliberation does not lead to more progressive views on non-citizen enfranchisement. Why? ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Reflecting on the boundaries of the demos: A virtual deliberative experiment with German citizens

This article combines the fields of deliberative theory and citizenship studies. Drawing from a deliberative experiment on foreigner political rights with almost 300 German citizens, we find that a s....

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