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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thanks for the shout-out (and reading my dissertation)! :)

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For all those interested in actually understanding why the AfD did so well in Saxony-Anhalt, this dissertation by @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social is a must read! tichelbaecker.com/assets/pdf/D...

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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

4 days left to Apply!

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Arndt Leininger @aleininger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We (@felixgruenewald.bsky.social and our RA Tom Anderer) have once again updated our Encyclopedia of Polarization! The update features several new contributions on polarization research. You can find the newest entries on polarization.wiki and some of them listed below:

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Encyclopedia of Polarization

An Encyclopedia of Polarization

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Klara Müller @klaramueller.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New WP!📄📣 For anyone working with quasi-experiments (especially UESD) and survey data, this is for you. Treatment events may affect not only opinions, but also survey participation and thereby bias causal estimates. I develop a framework to assess and tackle this bias. osf.io/preprints/so...

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Sandra Morgenstern @snmorgenstern.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Was interviewed by @zeitonline.bsky.socia on the topic of migration and information in light of recent events. Read here (not open access): www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...

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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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Jeyhun Alizade @jeyalizade.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

📘 Excited to share that our new Cambridge Elements book, Downplaying Extremism? (with @rdancygier.bsky.social & @homola.bsky.social ), is now out—and available open access: doi.org/10.1017/9781.... A short thread 👇 (1/7)

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Downplaying Extremism? How the State Approaches Right-Wing and Left-Wing Extremist Threats

Cambridge Core - Political Philosophy - Downplaying Extremism? How the State Approaches Right-Wing and Left-Wing Extremist Threats

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Vincent Heddesheimer @vheddesheimer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🚨 New GERDA update: - Large update of mayoral elections (6 new states) - Landrat elections - Wahlkreis (district)-level results (BW & LW) - Local council seats (Gemeinde/Stadt & Kreis) - 2026 elections: BW state, BY & HE local More info below and here: www.german-elections.com

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GERDA: German Election Database

Comprehensive dataset of local, state, federal, European, mayoral, Landrat, and county election results in Germany at the municipality and constituency (Wahlkreis) level, plus subnational public opini...

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Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

An der @unigreifswald.bsky.social sind zwei unbefristete Vollzeitstellen ausgeschrieben: eine für Politikwissenschaftler:innen, eine für Soziolog:innen. Bewerbungsfrist: 31. August 2026. Teilen ausdrücklich erwünscht. Die Ausschreibungen folgen im nächsten Post. Fragen gerne per DM.

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Korinna Lindemann @korinlind.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

One week left to apply!

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Andreas Busch @abusch.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Herzlichen Dank an @juliusk.bsky.social für seinen #Gastvortrag am IPol der @uni-goettingen.de vorgestern! Es ging um die Erfolge der AfD im ländlichen Raum, demokratische Resilienz und die Visualisierung von Forschungsergebnissen. Danke auch für die sehr ausführliche Diskussion!

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Does protesting authoritarianism alienate moderates? New working paper on 1960s West German student movement suggests protest was associated with modest *increase* in support for the center left, potentially by reshaping perceptions of the far right. osf.io/preprints/so...

Title page of an academic working paper titled The Electoral Effects of Anti-Authoritarian Protest: Evidence from the West German Student Movement. The author is Julian Voß, and the paper is dated July 6, 2026.

Abstract of a working paper examining whether anti-authoritarian protest generates electoral backlash. Using evidence from the 1960s West German student movement, the study finds no city-level backlash. Instead, protest is associated with increased support for the center-left Social Democrats, apparently driven by defections from the center right and by changes in how voters perceived the far-right NPD and democratic threats.

Map of West Germany showing the spatial distribution of student protest events between 1965 and 1969. Municipalities with protest activity are shaded in progressively darker red to indicate one, two to five, or more than five events. Protest occurred across much of West Germany, with clusters around major urban areas, while East Germany is shaded gray.

Dot-and-whisker plot showing estimated associations between protest exposure and party support at the individual level. Protest exposure is associated with higher support for the Social Democrats (SPD) and lower support for the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU), with little apparent change for the far-right NPD or the liberal FDP. Results are similar across models using respondent-only controls and models that additionally include municipality controls.

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I’ll be on leave this coming semester, but I’m already looking forward to becoming part of such an amazing department and getting to know all the terrific scholars! 5/5

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I find that locally rooted candidates perform better on AfD lists, especially in rural areas, driven by mobilization in their hometowns. High-SES candidates also perform better but do not show the same mobilization effect. You find the full working paper here: doi.org/10.31235/osf... 4/5

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I built a novel dataset of county-level candidates in Germany that allows me to investigate this question. It features rich information on occupations and local roots (measured by local surnames). I link this to open-list candidate-level election results. 3/5

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Previous research has highlighted the role of high-socioeconomic status candidates in signaling legitimacy and normalizing the image of far-right parties. I argue that this misses the role of locally rooted candidates who can serve as door openers in rural communities 2/5

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Happy to share that I've (re)joined @aleininger.bsky.social at @uni-hamburg.de as a postdoc! I'll continue my research on party organizations, building on my dissertation @princeton.edu. My first dissertation spin-off examines how far-right parties tap into rural communities. 1/5

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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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Arndt Leininger @aleininger.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Somehow I always take up new positions on April Fool's Day but this is no joke: as of today I am professor of political science, especially methods @uni-hamburg.de. Obviously I'm stoked to have landed a permanent position and look forward to working w/ great new colleagues @politikuhh.bsky.social

Allende-Platz 1, ein Standort der Politikwissenschaft der Uni Hamburg.

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Vincent Heddesheimer @vheddesheimer.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🚨 Just shipped a major update to GERDA, the German Election Database. - State elections update: new years + mail-in - 3 new election types: Mayoral, County, European - Municipal elections: 1984-2025 - Meinungsbild public opinion - New website & features german-elections.com

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The state party was highly dysfunctional at the time. I would argue that this is at least part of the explanation.

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Ah thanks Julius! And let's see! There's still more data there so I might have to go back at some point ;)

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Thanks so much Constantin! also for your feedback! :)

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Thanks Diana and yes definitely! :) I am unfortunately not coming to EPSS for private reasons but I am sure we'll see each other on another occasion! :)

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Thanks so much, Javier! Also for your feedback at EPSA :)

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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Vielen dank dir auch für dein Feedback :)

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