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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Down from the Peak: Conditions for the Decline of Radical Right Parties” Excellent reflection on a crucial question. Unlike most punditry, this piece is based on academic research rather than fantasies, gut feelings, and political preferences. (Scroll down for English)

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Vom Zenit abwärts: Bedingungen des Niedergangs radikal rechter Parteien - Empirische Politik UDE

Sabrina J. Mayer Achim Goerres Verena Benoit (Please scroll down for an English language version of the article) Die AfD gewann bei der Landtagswahl 2016 in Sachsen-Anhalt 24,3 Prozent der Zweitstimme...

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Verena Benoit @vreben.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A first sneak peek into our ongoing research on AI & political attitudes. More to come!!! Together with @philipphoffmann.bsky.social, @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social, and Valentin Berger. tinyurl.com/evna2d5e (pdf in German with English abstract)

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Sabrina J. Mayer @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Me & my very able former colleague and now doctoral candidate Lisa Walter (not on Bluesky yet) just published a new article in @ersjournal.com We examine how discrimination shapes immigrants and their descendants’ trust in the police in Germany. 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Beyond police encounters: everyday racism and trust in the police

Trust in the police is essential for democratic legitimacy, yet it is declining across Western Europe. Immigrants and their descendants, who face disproportionate levels of discrimination, report p...

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

LMU Professors from various disciplines share their perspectives on the role of AI in science www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...

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Verena Benoit @vreben.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Second day of #rc33 by @isa-sociology.org already in full swing! So many interesting talks and inspiring methodological approaches being presented. Looking forward to the upcoming sessions and panels!

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Sabrina J. Mayer @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Published in Pers.Indiv.Differ. with my formidable former colleague Almuth 🎆 @dezim-institut.de on the general mechanisms of PRRP support. We show: low tolerance for ambiguity connects personality traits to right-wing authoritarianism, populist att & anti-immigrant sentiment -> higher AfD support.

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Navigating uncertainty: The role of tolerance for ambiguity in linking personality traits to ideological variables and radical right voting

Previous studies suggest that personality traits (e.g., the Big Five) influence voting behavior for radical right parties (RRPs) indirectly via ideolo…

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

New article! From climate crisis to energy crisis: foster public support for renewable energy transition through framing by Catherine Y. Chen, @vreben.bsky.social, @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social & Cäzilia Loibl doi.org/10.1080/0964...

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Under the long-standing backdrop of the climate crisis, would communication about acute energy crises encourage the public’s support for policies facilitating the adoption of renewable energy technologies? Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we conducted a survey experiment in the United Kingdom (N = 2,760) in early 2024 to test the effects of three messages (energy affordability, energy independence, climate change vs. control) aimed to encourage support for renewable adoption policies. We find that across all respondents, the climate-change and energy-affordability messages increase policy support, while the effect of the energy-independence message is nonsignificant. The energy independence message increased policy support among the political center-right but not among the political left; it also increased policy support among those not concerned about climate change, but not among the climate-concerned. Contrary to expectations, the energy affordability message increased policy support among moderate-to-high-income respondents but not low-income respondents.

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Verena Benoit @vreben.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Starting of #ISPP2025 with a great first session on political participation and AI/online context! @polpsyispp.bsky.social

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Julian Seuring @julseu.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Zur Unterstützung unserer Hilfskraft, die uns im Projekt ganz tolle Arbeit leistet: Kurze Umfrage im Rahmen ihrer Masterarbeit. Sie freut sich über jede Teilnahme. Also gerne zahlreich mitmachen und weiterleiten. www.soscisurvey.de/masterarbeit...

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Empirical Political Science #Duisburg @emppolitikwiss.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🗳️ How do voters with and without a migration background engage with political media? New data from the IGES II (Duisburg) offers first-time insights into media use during election campaigns. 📄 Paper by Jonas Elis in PVS. 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s…

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Verena Benoit @vreben.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Glad to have been part of such a great project. Thank you for the organization and your work, @breznaunate.bsky.social @kunkakom.bsky.social, and all participants!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Evergreen cartoon

A cartoon depicts a man and a woman walking side by side on a street. The woman wears a stylish dress and holds a purse, while the man is in a suit. The caption reads, "My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.”

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Verena Benoit @vreben.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Excited to share my new article with @philipphoffmann.bsky.social, "Political Participation of Young Immigrants: Do National Identification and Discrimination Moderate the Relationship?", published in Politics and Governance (@cogitatiopag.bsky.social)! www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

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Political Participation of Young Immigrants: Do National Identification and Discrimination Moderate the Relationship? | Article | Politics and Governance

Philipp Hoffmann, Verena Benoit

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Katja Möhring 🦁 @katjamoe.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Submit your abstract until 31 December and meet in beautiful Bamberg next spring 🌼

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