Alina Zumbrunn

Does prepaid postage increase voter turnout? An analysis across time and municipalities in Switzerland Political participation is the backbone of democracy. One measure to increase voter turnout in vote-by-mail systems is prepaying postage. Previous stu…

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Does prepaid postage on ballot return envelopes increase voter turnout? In our new paper in @electoralstudies.bsky.social @pierre-lue.bsky.social and I analyse all Swiss municipalities (2005 to 2023) and find that the increase in turnout lags several years behind and depends on the municipal context

Measuring rural and urban consciousness in Europe A rural consciousness, encompassing a rural identity and resentments directed at urban areas and the political elite, has emerged as a key explanation…

Can rural and urban #consciousness be measured in #Europe? New publication in @electoralstudies.bsky.social from our project on the Rural-Urban Divide in Europe #RUDE

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"Der überall diskutierte Rückgang der spezifischen Unterstützung für den jeweils amtierenden Bundesrat sollte deshalb nicht vorschnell in einen Schwund des Vertrauens in diese Institution umgedeutet werden." Wichtige Kolumne zur Unterscheidung zwischen diffuser und spezifischer Unterstützung!

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(Sub)urban resentment is real, too: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... However, (sub)urbanites are less polarized towards ruralites. They seem to view one another as main outgroup. Nevertheless, bridging the rural-urban divide needs work of all place-based groups.

An unrequited conflict: affective polarisation among ruralites, suburbanites and urbanites in Switzerland In recent years, the rural–urban divide has gained scientific and public popularity due to its explanatory power in the political sphere. However, less is known about whether and how this political...

Is the rural-suburban-urban divide more than just ideological? In my article, I use a novel Swiss dataset to explore affective polarization by place of living. @wepsocial.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Where does place-based resentment come from? In my new single-authored paper I investigate the interplay between place of living and place-based identity in explaining place-based resentment in Switzerland. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Absolutely thrilled about my first single-authored publication! I investigate the role of place-based identity in moderating the Swiss rural-urban divide in political trust.

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Meet&greet am 30.11 an der Uni Bern: Die neuste Forschung zum Stadt-Land-Graben in der Schweiz. Öffentliche Veranstaltung, Anmeldung erwünscht: eventfrog.ch/de/p/wissens...