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Sebastian Ziaja @sziaja.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Geo-coded electoral data offers immense potential for understanding democratic processes. @dielea.bsky.social, Stefan Jünger, and I will build a research data infrastructure to support the global research community using such data with our DFG-funded project "Electoral Spaces". We are hiring!

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Sebastian Ziaja @sziaja.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We are now looking for a PhD researcher to join the project and our team Survey Data Augmentation @gesis.org. Requires an interest in democratic innovations, ability to field surveys, and German language skills. Details and application: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2709202?... Deadline: 29 July 2026

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Researcher in Political Science (SDC-29) | Jobs bei GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

GESIS ist eine der weltweit führenden Infrastruktureinrichtungen für die Sozialwissenschaften und steht Forscher*innen mit Expertise und Infrastrukturangeboten auf allen Ebenen ihrer Forschungsprojekt...

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Sebastian Ziaja @sziaja.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Do deliberative mini-publics generate positive spill-over effects for the democratic resilience of the wider population? We will investigate this at @gesis.org with three field experiments in collaboration with @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social and @acmay.bsky.social (@mzesunimannheim.bsky.social).

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

For my Horizon Project EDGE I am looking for a senior researcher from October 1st. This is a 3-year position on inequalities and democracy support. All information on the job and application process is here: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2639403?...

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Post Doctoral Researcher (SDC-28) | Jobs at GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

GESIS is one of the world's leading social science infrastructure facilities, supporting researchers at all levels of their research projects with expertise and infrastructure services. We help ensure...

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Arndt Leininger @aleininger.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

📢 We're hiring for my project RESPOL on residential mobility & electoral realignment 📍 University of Hamburg 📅 4y, 75% FTE 🔍 pol behavior, comp politics, regional inequalities 📊 quant, administrative & survey data Please share with talented MA students! 🔗 www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · 02/02/2026

#cometoGESIS #workwithus #Gastforschungsaufenthalt #researchvisit We invite Ph.D. students and early career postdocs to come to GESIS. Visiting researchers of the Junior Research Program are involved in our research to publish with GESIS staff, and to develop research ideas and joint projects.

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · 12/01/2026

#AI #GESISPanel #DBD 1st wave of data from GESIS Panel.dbd Digital Behavioral Data Sample: The data covers topics such as demographics, internet use, attitudes toward AI, trust in the media. In the future, the data can be linked to a wide variety of digital behavioral data. search.gesis.org/res...

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Curious how geospatial data can enhance your research?🗺️ Join our #GESISworkshop to learn best practices for acquiring and processing geo data, creating maps, & assessing spatial dependencies – all in R! ➡️ Register and find all the details t1p.de/Intro_Geospa... @gesis.org @astroppe.bsky.social

GESIS Workshop |
Introduction to Geospatial Techniques for Social Scientists in R |
23 to 24 April 2026 | Cologne
Stefan Jünger, Anne-Kathrin Stroppe & Dennis Abel (all GESIS)

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

MEDem conference day 1: fantastic keynote speech by @sldelange.bsky.social on the future of democracy research. @gesis.org @medem.bsky.social

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

MEDem conference day 1: @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social gave an amazing keynote on data and their impact on the future steps of democracy research @gesis.org in Cologne @medem.bsky.social

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Day 2 of the @medem.bsky.social conference, @sziaja.bsky.social presenting our HarDIS/PartyFacts project to make linking on the basis of Party IDs future proof.

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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.

Sarah de Lange presents at the 3rd MEDem Conference 2025. Behind her, a slide shows the book “The Normalization of the Radical Right” and a quote on how radical-right behavior grows when previously hidden views become socially acceptable.

Simon Munzert speaks at the 3rd MEDem Conference 2025 on the past, present, and future of democracy research.

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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real… 🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️

Screenshot of the article “Open science in democracy research: the research infrastructure ‘Monitoring Electoral Democracy’ (MEDem)” published in European Political Science. The header shows the journal name, DOI link, and the label “DEBATE.” Below, the title is followed by the author list: Hajo Boomgaarden, Alexia Katsanidou, Sylvia Kritzinger, Georg Lutz, Johanna Willmann, and Jakob-Moritz Eberl. The abstract explains the aims of MEDem as a European research infrastructure to make democracy research data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). Keywords listed include open science, FAIR data, ESFRI roadmap, research infrastructure, democracy research, data harmonization, data linking, and data set search. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-025-00534-8

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

We - @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social, @kgattermann.bsky.social @sebstier.bsky.social, @sziaja.bsky.social & I - are very excited to start the work of the RN on #DataLinkage! If you are interested in why, when & how to link data formats in PolSci research, do not hesitate to join our Network!

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🚨 We're hiring! Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment. Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊 www.gesis.org/en/institute...

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Markus Quandt @markusquandt.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Job offer: You love international electoral studies? If you'd like to lead the CSES data processing team at GESIS in Cologne, Germany, and be part of the CSES Secretariat, apply here before August 15th: www.gesis.org/en/institute...

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Humboldt GovLab @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Together with projects from @gesis.org and @uni-muenster.de, we organized a workshop @humboldtuni.bsky.social to evaluate on one of the most promising tools for democratic renewal: #CitizensAssemblies.

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

We invite paper submissions to our workshop on Earth Observation Data in the Social Sciences @gesis.org ⏳November 26-28, 2025 🎓Keynotes Prof. Dr. Monika Kuffer (University of Twente) Dr. Ana Andries (University of Surrey). ⏱️Deadline August 6th ✉️abstracts (max. 500 words) to dennis.abel@gesis.org

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · 12/06/2025

#linkingdata #cfp #cfa #KODAQS #Workshop: Linking Data through Location - Workflows, and Quality Assurance of Geospatial Data Integration 13-14 Nov 2025 at GESIS Cologne

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Sebastian Ziaja @sziaja.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Können Bürgerräte die repräsentative Demokratie stärken? Wir diskutieren Ergebnisse aus vier praxisnahen Forschungsprojekten auf einem Roundtable mit @polenz.bsky.social, @kliesenberg.bsky.social, Felix Arndt, Stabstelle Bürgerräte @bundestag.de und @heikekluever.bsky.social 1/4

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Are you an expert in Survey Methodology? There is no better place to work than @gesis.org We are looking for a head of department for our flagship "Survey Design and Methodology" department (combined with a W3 professorship in the Uni Mannheim). www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge...

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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🎉 Big step for #MEDem! We’ve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026— backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations. One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅ Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉

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MEDem has applied for ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research - Monitoring Electoral Democracy

MEDem has applied for inclusion on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research On April 8, 2025, MEDem (Monitoring Electoral Democracy) took a major next step toward shap...

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Are you planning a Horizon Europe proposal? If you need some methodological innovation with earth observation data (eg. satelites) linked with survey data by geolocation at GESIS we have a great team that can support that dealing with all kinds of sociological and political science questions.

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Lea Kaftan @dielea.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Earlier this month, Paul Bederke had the opportunity to attend the 1st OSCARS Annual Meeting in Rome (March 3–4, 2025), where he represented our HarDIS project – Harmony in the Democratic Ideological Space. oscars-project.eu/projects/har...

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HarDIS - Harmony in the Democratic Ideological Space | OSCARS

In today’s democracies, the relationship between political parties and voters plays a critical role in shaping political outcomes. However, research on this interaction, including party responsiveness...

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology 2025 📣 The program of the #GESISsummerschool is out & registration is open! 🗓️ 23 July - 15 Aug 2025 Venue (depending on course): 🏢 GESIS Cologne 💻 Online More info & registration at gesis.org/summerschool

GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology
23 July to 15 August 2025
Cologne | Online

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

We are on the finishing line. You can still support the work of MEDem here: www.medem.eu/medem-endors...

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Wir suchen einen Berufseinsteigerin (Politikwissenschaft, Soziologie o. Ä.), der*die uns hilft, den Dschungel der Online-Plattformen zu navigieren und unsere Datentreuhand im Datenportal zur Rassismus- und Rechtsextremismusforschung zu stärken. www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge...

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Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in Community Datentreuhand

GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften ist eine von Bund und Ländern finanzierte, international tätige sozialwissenschaftliche Einrichtung der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft.Vorbehaltlich der finalen...

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Antonia May @acmay.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

🚨Publication Alert 🚨 Just in time for the next #BTW25, in my latest article doi.org/10.1111/pops... I show that far-right parties benefit strongly from heightened migration debates, but that left-wing parties can also benefit to some extent by offering pro-immigrant, inclusive positions. #polpsy

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Ready or not. National identity, vote choice, and mass media: Evidence from Germany

Exploiting the increased prominence of debates on immigration, right-wing parties often frame and campaign against immigrants as a threat to national societies. Research on national identity has show...

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Carl Henrik Knutsen @chknutsen.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Democracy researchers please take note, and tell relevant colleagues: The Dep. of Pol. Sci. in Gothenburg is hiring a new Director for the V-Dem Institute. The Director will also serve as permanent (tenured) member of the Dep., with reduced teaching responsibilities during their tenure as Director.

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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Great discussions at the recent MEDem Workshop in Lausanne with brilliant minds from Political Science and Communication Science! Hosted by FORS, we worked hard to gear up for the final phase of the ESFRI meeting. #MEDem #ESFRI #DemocracyResearch 🔗

Group photo of the MEDem Team and the workshop participants.

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Lea Kaftan @dielea.bsky.social · 12/09/2024

📄New article out with @gessler.bsky.social: With a vignette survey experiment in Germany and Poland, we show that citizens’ attitudes towards democracy vary substantially, clearly influencing their reactions to undemocratic actions. doi.org/10.1017/gov.... 1/8

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The Democracy I Like: Perceptions of Democracy and Opposition to Democratic Backsliding | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core

The Democracy I Like: Perceptions of Democracy and Opposition to Democratic Backsliding

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Chitralekha Basu @chitbazoo.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

🚨 Just two more days to apply!

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Chitralekha Basu @chitbazoo.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

📣 Call for papers! On 3 July, the Cologne Center for Comp Politics, GESIS and ECONtribute is hosting a workshop to bring together scholars using diff types of data to study democracy. If this sounds like you: please apply! forms.gle/sm45AMdm9jwo... @sziaja.bsky.social @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social

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Cologne-GESIS workshop: Multi-Data Perspectives on Democracy

On 3 July 2024, the Cologne Center for Comparative Politics (affiliated with the Cluster of Excellence: ECONtribute) and GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences will host a pre-EPSA worksh...

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VolkswagenStiftung @volkswagenstiftung.de · 19/02/2024

Um unabhängig und ergebnisoffen forschen zu können, ist die liberale Demokratie eine Grundvoraussetzung. Wie aber können wir unsere demokratischen Strukturen schützen? Zehn neu geförderte Demokratieforschungsprojekte suchen nach Antworten. Alle Infos: www.volkswagenstiftung.de/de/news/aktu...

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Von Bürger:innenräten bis Feminismus auf TikTok – Taskforces untersuchen Demokratien im Wandel | VolkswagenStiftungSchließenWeiter

Für eine Wissenschaftslandschaft mit unabhängiger und ergebnisoffener Forschung ist die liberale Demokratie eine Grundvoraussetzung. Auch für den Fortbestand unserer offenen Gesellschaft und unseres f...

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