Die Mehrheit der Nachwuchswissenschaftler will nicht mehr Professor oder Professorin werden. Droht auch den Universitäten der Fachkräftemangel? trib.al/CGOcK1Y

2023 war prägend für Deutschlands Politik. Thomas Poguntke & ich analysieren im neuen PRUF-Paper die Konflikte der Ampel-Parteien, Wahlergebnisse & innerparteiliche Entwicklungen. Den Beitrag gibt es hier Open Access 👉 wp.pruf.hhu.de/article/view/6… Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf #DeutschePolitik #Parteien

The sign says 'In it goes!', but lids are still on top 🤔 - Any clever #nudge ideas? #NudgingNature #RecyclingHacks

🔔 Exciting news! 'Political Parties and the Crisis of Democracy' will be published in June 2024 (Oxford Academic): Unique perspectives on e.g. how parties contribute to the consolidation of democracy in Western/Central Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Afrika, Turkey & Israel.

Thrilled to have collaborated with Simon Brause on analyzing the polarization of Germany's party system for 'Political Parties and the Crisis of Democracy' by Thomas Poguntke & W. Hofmeister Oxford Academic. Out in June 👉 global.oup.com/academic/produ… #PoliticalScience #Data

Given the emergence of the BSW after the publication of this article, let me point to its implications for the composition of the BSW electorate: more working-class & lower levels of formal education (as compared to voters of DIE LINKE).

Has anyone seen data on this yet?

🚨 Parteiverbot als Instrument der wehrhaften Demokratie? Am 05. März diskutieren dazu BVerfG-Richter a.D. Peter Müller, Berlins Justizsenatorin Felor Badenberg, Prof. Dr. Christian Waldhoff, Felix Arndt u. Prof. Dr. Sophie Schönberger.

Infos/ Anmeldung: pruf.de/parteiverbot-a…

Die Krise einer liberalen Partei ist nicht belustigend, sondern besorgniserregend. In Zeiten, wo politische Extreme mehr Staatseingriffe verlangen, ist ein liberales Gegengewicht essenziell – auch für Nicht-Liberale, die ein ausgewogenes politisches Spektrum schätzen. #FDP

⚖️ Die #JungeAlternative darf als gesichert rechtsextremistisch eingestuft werden. Warum das auch für die #AfD relevant ist und wie die Verbindungen zwischen #Jugendorganisation und #Partei mit der Zeit intensiver geworden sind, thematisiert mein neuestes Paper dazu. 👇

thrilled to witness diverse research projects at #GraPa24 and to host the event on behalf of PRUF Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf! The exchange of knowledge was truly inspiring. Let's stay in touch 👋 #Düsseldorf #research #interdisciplinary #politicalparties

„In zwei Monaten war alles zerstört“

.Armin Laschet erinnert. Zuhören

New EPS article just out! Why party systems in Western democracies have become more fragmented since the 1960s and yet not necessarily more ideologically polarized. link.springer.com/article/10.105…

📢Thrilled to see our #OpenAccess paper 'Electoral Campaigns and Parliamentary Practice: Do Parties Pursue the Issues They Campaigned On?' published in Swiss Political Science Review!

This is joint work with Dominic Nyhuis Sebastian Block Jan Anye Velimsky

doi.org/10.1111/spsr.1…

Great news 📣Our paper by Sebastian Bukow and me has been accepted for publication in JEPOP. We analyzed data from 3 elections in Germany to identify the relative impact of localization, personalization, and campaign organization. Stay tuned for more insights!

I talked with @populismstudies about the #AfD 's wild journey from the softly Eurosceptic centre towards the roots of German right-wing extremism, and what it means for 🇩🇪 &🇪🇺. In short: it's not pretty

populismstudies.org/professor-kai-…

🆕 Are politicians democratic realists?

Using #SurveyData from c. 2000 elected local politicians in 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸, J.Lukas, Lior Sheffer & Peter Loewen characterize politicians' own democratic theories 💭, uncovering substantial variations

👉 bit.ly/3S0elwr #Democracy