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πŸ‘©β€πŸ«Professor of democratic political decision making @politikuhh.bsky.social‬ πŸ”democracy | parties | gender | CEEπŸ‡­πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± πŸ› οΈTextasData & digital methods www.theresagessler.eu/ | former @th_ges πŸš‹β›°οΈπŸš΄β€β™€οΈ

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Two new articles in Party Politics

With
@gessler.bsky.social

Measuring party positions and issue salience with mass media and manifesto data"
doi.org/10.1177/1354...

With Hanspeter Kriesi
"Restructuring party systems in Northwestern Europe"
doi.org/10.1177/1354...

Feedback very welcome!

02.02.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're excited about the next edition of our Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology, this time organized by the πŸ’« local team in Mannheim!

02.02.2026 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Last day πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ“’

05.01.2026 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One week left to apply - join us in Hamburg @politikuhh.bsky.social for the next years πŸ‘‹

29.12.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Research Associate (Postdoc) Political Science Β§ 28 Subsection 2 HmbHG

We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) πŸ“’ @politikuhh.bsky.social
3+3 years
Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester
Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour)
DL πŸ—“οΈ 05/01
stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...

01.12.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Research Associate (Postdoc) Political Science Β§ 28 Subsection 2 HmbHG

We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) πŸ“’ @politikuhh.bsky.social
3+3 years
Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester
Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour)
DL πŸ—“οΈ 05/01
stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...

01.12.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

⏰ One week left to apply for SekMethoden 2026 β€” the annual meeting of the DVPW Section "Methods of Political Science". Submit your abstract by Sunday!

⬇️ See below for the CfP and link to the application portal.

@gessler.bsky.social @lukrudolph.bsky.social @donyhu.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social

01.12.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@sonjapriebus.bsky.social Aleksandra Maatsch& me are organizing a workshop on 'Opposing challenges to democracy across contexts' in Frankfurt (Oder) 26-27 March 2026.

Do you have a paper that might fit? ➑️Call for Papers (πŸ“†Deadline: 05/12)
www.dvpw.de/informatione...

28.11.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crisis-exploitation or fear-mongering? A research agenda for the comparative study of policy crises and illiberal policy frames The pervasive and growing illiberal movement is, perhaps, the greatest global challenge to liberal democracy today. Scholars argue that domestic and international crises have played an important ro...

πŸ€” Illiberal policy frames? Turns out it’s fear-mongering, not crisis-driven

πŸ‘₯ @miklossebok.bsky.social, @buzogany.bsky.social, @juliafleischer.bsky.social, @gessler.bsky.social, Anna TakΓ‘cs, @seanmtheriault.bsky.social & Ákos HolΓ‘nyi

πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

14.11.2025 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

Just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: @sergipardos.bsky.social and I show that inter-regional moves in pursuit of employment security reduce individual worries about immigrationβ€”a mobility pattern that, in the aggregate, reinforces spatial polarization in anti-immigration sentiment. cup.org/3XiB6yD

10.11.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY!

Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! πŸ‘©β€πŸ«πŸ₯³

epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

07.11.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Woohoo, I'm really happy to hear this! Congratulations to you and Amsterdam! πŸŽ‰

06.11.2025 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the CfP for SekMethoden 2026

A screenshot of the CfP for SekMethoden 2026

🚨 CfP: SekMethoden 2026
πŸ—“οΈ March 12-13, 2026
πŸ—ΊοΈ Hannover, Germany
⏰ DL Dec 07, 2025

πŸ‘‰ Apply here: sosci.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/sekmethoden2...

πŸ‘₯ @gessler.bsky.social, @lukrudolph.bsky.social, @donyhu.bsky.social, Jona Baumert, Morten Harmening and I look forward to your submissions!

03.11.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Physikalischen Grundlagen

Am kommenden Dienstag gebe ich im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung zur Klimakrise an der @uni-hamburg.de einen Vortrag zu den physikalischen Grundlagen der Klimakrise. Der Vortrag ist ΓΆffentlich, also gerne vorbeikommen!

Freue mich auf den Austausch! #climatecomms

www.zfw.uni-hamburg.de/oeffentliche...

17.10.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Stimmt, du bist ja auch in Hamburg ☺️ Dann lass uns doch bald mal in die Mensa, ich bin auch schon Fan :D

24.09.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Danke liebe Verena - wir sehen uns ja glaube ich schon morgen in Bamberg :)

24.09.2025 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the warm welcome - I've been meaning to pass by to say hi, but the first weeks have been quite busy and I'm still sitting in VMP9 for a little while. But I'll try to pass by next week and look forward to Blattwerk chats :)

24.09.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you - and congratulations again back to you!

24.09.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Danke, hoffe bei dir ist alles ganz fantastisch :)

24.09.2025 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Danke Rebecca & hoffentlich bis bald :)

24.09.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Vielen Dank Sandra!

24.09.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Danke Constantin, endlich wieder zur Arbeit radeln ;)

23.09.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Danke Julian :)

23.09.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Katjana :)

23.09.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Danke liebe Kathrin, hoffentlich bis bald mal wieder!

23.09.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Katy :) Hope you'll have a great time in Florence next month!

23.09.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, hope you're doing well over there!

23.09.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Danke sehr!

23.09.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Danke fΓΌr die spannende und tolle Zeit und bestimmt auf bald in Frankfurt!

23.09.2025 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Danke, bestimmt auf ganz bald :)

23.09.2025 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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