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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Das wird immer wieder weltweit bestätigt, hier aktuell bei uns in 🇩🇪: die Mehrheit der Menschen wünscht sich mehr Klimaschutz! Denn wir haben die Lösungen, aber wir verlieren gerade den Wettlauf gegen die Zeit für eine lebenswerte Zukunft. table.media/berlin/news/...

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Mehrheit der Deutschen: Bund unternimmt bei Klimapolitik zu wenig

Sie können besser entscheiden, weil Sie besser informiert sind – das ist das Ziel von Table.Briefings. Mit dem Informationsvorsprung zum Wettbewerbsvorteil.

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Kristian Steensen Nielsen @kristiansn89.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

⭐ After quite some time in the making, I’m excited to share our new paper!🌿⭐ We examined people's climate-relevant behaviors (driving, air travel, public transport use, and meat consumption) and their perceptions of how feasible it would be to change them (+ expected wellbeing impacts). 🧵(1/4)

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Further robust evidence suggesting green nudges at the individual level are unlikely to make a difference. As we recently suggested, it is time to abandon the prevailing success focus and rather think of this body of evidence as pointing to the many structural constraints people are facing, and

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Richard Lopez @richlopez41.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Wondering about how to promote healthy eating in daily life? New research reveals it's not just about willpower, but about which strategy you use, and what you target. 1/9

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

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Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

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Eva-Lotta Brakemeier @evalottabrakemeier.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Im Bundeskanzleramt zeigte sich beim Behavioural Insights Connect: Wenn Wissenschaft & Politik in den Dialog treten, entstehen neue Wege, um Demokratie wirksam & erfahrbar zu machen. Unsere Policy Ultra Briefs sollen dabei einen nachhaltigen Beitrag zur evidenzbasierten Politikgestaltung leisten. 💬

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie @dgps.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Für Klimaschutz & Austausch: Die DGPs zeigt in einer neuen Handreichung, wie Veranstaltungen nachhaltig gelingen – von Mobilität über Verpflegung bis Abfallreduktion. Präsenz & Ökologie im Einklang 👉 www.dgps.de/schwerpunkte...

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Happy thanks to everyone joining and contributing to #FGSP2025 and safe travels back👋, we hope you had a stimulating time! And thanks so much to @olivergenschow.bsky.social and colleagues at @leuphana.bsky.social for organizing the next biannual meeting🙏 - looking forward to #FGSP2027!

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Johanna Woitzel @johannawoitzel.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Welcome to Bochum everyone! 🩷 We’re thrilled to see so many of you at the 19th conference of the Social Psychology Section — ready to share ideas, connect, and maybe even fall in love with a little brutalist concrete charm 🧱✨ #FGSP2025

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

We always get asked, "What can I *personally* do to help address climate change?" Sadly, there hasn't been a very good answer to this question. Previous guides often treated people as monoliths, giving them a one-size-fits-all answer. But that's changed now. Enter SHIFT. jointheshift.earth

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

We are getting ready for 3 days of #FGSP2025 at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de with > 300 contributions! looking forward to learning about the latest research in social psych - safe travels to Bochum everyone!🚄

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Karen R. S. Hamann @karenrshamann.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Review alert 🚨 What motivates collective action for the environment? 🔎🌍 We reviewed 27 publications to identify the proximal predictors of environmental collective action. Here are our key findings:

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Jackie Chen @jackiemchen.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

We're hiring TWO social psychologists (one health, one any area of social) at U of Utah! Pls share widely, and reach out if you have any questions! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/186...

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Assistant Professor in Social Psychology

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Hans Alves @hansalves.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

📢Öffentliches Wissenschaftsevent @ruhr-uni-bochum.de Psychologische Einblicke in Verschwörungserzählungen Mit @rolandimhoff.bsky.social, @pialamberty.bsky.social, @lpummerer.bsky.social, @tobiasrothmund.bsky.social & Bianca Liebrand Bergbau-Museum Bochum 14.9.25, 18:00 Tickets: 5€ tinylink.net/VbOF9

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 The Social&Environmental Psychology Group @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is recruiting 2 PhDs and 1 Postdoc as part of the ERC-funded SUSCON project on sustainable consumption. Details here: PhDs:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/7... Postdoc:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/e...

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Doctoral Researcher (m,f,x)

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Accordingly, we advocate for a broader role for behavioral science in public policy - a role that also includes diagnosing structural constraints, co-designing structural solutions, and helping overcome barriers to structural policy support.

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

We propose a more holistic view-one that recognizes the diagnostic potential and policy relevance of unsuccessful behavioral interventions. When behavior change fails despite good design, it often points to deeper structural constraints. These failures may justify stronger, systemic policy measures.

Fig. 1 | A comparison of success-focused and holistic interpretations for
behavioural intervention outcomes as a function of the magnitude of
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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Igniting a fire in a wet environment is hard, isn't it? 🔥🌧️ Likewise, even the best-designed interventions struggle in everyday settings where choice environments are structurally misaligned with policy goals, such as in areas like reducing obesity or carbon emissions.

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

📢 New commentary out today in Nature Human Behaviour! We argue that behavior change interventions often suffer from a one-sided success focus. But failures may reveal structural barriers people face. 🔗 rdcu.be/ex8hR #BehavioralScience #PublicPolicy

Comment: Rethinking behavior change interventions in policymaking

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

📣Wisskomm-Interessierte in Bochum und Umgebung aufgepasst: dieses öffentliche Wissenschafts-Event zu Verschwörungserzählungen im Rahmen der Fachgruppentagung Sozialpsychologie solltet ihr euch nicht entgehen lassen! #FGSP2025

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

🪧New Preprint led by @saschakuhn.bsky.social on the connection between climate policy support and macro- (country-level) variation in e.g., economic freedom, per capita emissions, income inequality, and climate vulnerability, building on data from the Many Labs Climate Project!

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Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

10 days left to apply to join #HPGVienna @univie.ac.at ⬇️ perfect position for a post-PhD ambulatory assessment/ ecological momentary assessment resesrcher with an interest in determinants of health behaviours and #digitalhealth! #PsychJobs #HealthPsych #BehSci #AcademicSky

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Luisa Neubauer @luisaneubauer.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Schade, dass wir uns mehr Klimaschutz nicht leisten können, weil dafür muss erst die Wirtschaft laufen, und die läuft halt nicht so gut, unter anderem, weil es mit dem Klima nicht so läuft.

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Katharina Dröge, MdB @katharinadroege.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Das Deutschlandticket ist für viele junge Menschen zu teuer geworden – das zeigt der deutliche Rückgang bei den Abo-Zahlen. Dabei war das Ticket ein großer Erfolg: Es hat Bus und Bahn auch für Auszubildende, Studierende und Menschen mit geringem Einkommen bezahlbar gemacht. (1/3)

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Jointly with fabulous Timur Sevincer, Luisa Hostlowsky, and Fenja Styhler from Leuphana University Lüneburg 📝 preprint: osf.io/preprints/os... We hope these findings inform efforts to close the perception–policy gap in climate governance. #ClimatePolicy #BehavioralScience #PluralisticIgnorance

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Why this matters: Political decision-making is often shaped by perceived public opinion. When policymakers underestimate public support for climate action - that is, they misread the “signal” - ambitious climate policies are less likely to be proposed or championed.

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Key Findings: Citizens underestimate how much others support climate action, replicating earlier work on pluralistic ignorance✅ 👉 but: Politicians show even greater underestimation (particularly regarding people's support for taxes, laws, and also their willingness to contribute 1% of income).

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🏛️Finally, we asked >1,500 policymakers from Germany - from the federal, state, and municipal levels - the same question regarding their perceived support. This allowed us to compare: 1️⃣Actual public support with 2️⃣Citizens' estimates of public support and 3️⃣Policymakers’ estimates of public support

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

What did we do? First, we collected representative data on citizens' actual support for various policy measures (information, taxes, laws) to combat climate change.🌍 To test for pluralistic ignorance, we then asked these same citizens how much support they think there is for such measures.

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🪧New preprint out: "Politicians underestimate support for climate action even more than the general public" osf.io/preprints/os... Pluralistic ignorance - citizens underestimating others' climate concerns - is well documented. But what about policymakers in office?🏛️🤔 A short thread 🧵

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Helena Steinhaus @helenasteinhaus.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Wir haben 1.014 Bürgergeldbeziehende befragt – als Gegengewicht zu einer Politik, die lieber über statt mit Menschen spricht. Die Ergebnisse haben wir heute auf der BPK vorgestellt. Hier geht es zur Aufzeichnungen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck_t...

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🌍 When and why do people—and policymakers—recognize the structural roots of unsustainable consumption and support systemic solutions to fight climate change? Thrilled and grateful to explore structural influences and policy support in my new ERC Advanced Grant (SUSCON). #ERCadG #BehavioralScience

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

plan to sample other countries and hope other folks will join in!

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Yes, this was framed so people would think about people in their society "in general", but there surely are (projection) effects of structural position, as indicated by our finding re socio- economic status which are interesting in their own right. Re sampling, we barely started with this, and ...

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Across four studies, we validated the scale in two domains. SAS showed good internal consistency and was meaningfully related to policy support and related variables, and distinct from individualizing constructs such as trait self-control or self-efficacy.

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

In doing so, we were guided by the idea that people may - to varying extent - infer structural constraints from observable cues such as (low) availability, accessibility, affordability, normativity and the influence of systemic agents on choice. 👀 The final result was a 13-item scale.

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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

📣 Excited to share our new preprint: "Measuring Perceived Structural Constraints on Choice: The Structural Awareness Scale" (SAS) osf.io/preprints/os... We developed SAS to capture how people perceive 🧱 structural barriers on their choices in areas such as sustainability or healthy eating.

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Kristian Steensen Nielsen @kristiansn89.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

🧠🌍 Can you correct misperceptions of the impact of different climate actions? In a new @pnasnexus.org paper, we tested whether climate action literacy interventions can shift behavioral commitments toward more effective climate actions. Check out our neat results 🙂 academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ad...

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Climate action literacy interventions increase commitments to more effective mitigation behaviors

Abstract. Reducing lifestyle carbon emissions is a critical component of decarbonizing society. However, people hold substantial misperceptions about the r

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

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Karen R. S. Hamann @karenrshamann.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

⚡Calling all environmental researchers and members of the climate movement - big news! ⚡ We’ve just released our new book, The Psychology of Collective Climate Action - and it’s Open Access! You can download the book from Routledge or on our Wandelwerk page: www.wandel-werk.org/en/materialien

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Ann-Katrin Müller @akm0803.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Kanzler Merz sagte letztens, eine Partei müsse »›aggressiv kämpferisch‹ gegen die freiheitlich-demokratische Grundordnung« arbeiten, um verboten werden zu können. Warum das nicht stimmt - und auch Innenminister Dobrindt falsch liegt bei den Bedingungen fürs AfD-Verbot:

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

There is a new Executive Order that is closely related to many of the topics promoted in the science reform movement. It deserves a close read as it will surely have implications for how some promoted reforms are implemented in policy and practice. My hot take 🧵 www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Restoring Gold Standard Science

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The landmark Handbook of Social Psychology's sixth edition is now available - and open access for the first time! It features 50 chapters from 50+ scholars. Learn more + download it today: ow.ly/RPjn50VV8bT

Handbook of Social Psychology Celebrates 90 Years with Groundbreaking Open-Access Sixth Edition

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