Sabrina J. Mayer

Published today: One of the biggest #science #communication studies to date. We asked 71,922 people in 68 countries how they #engage with information about #science and combined the data with several country-level factors: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OpenAccess

(Also amazing publishing experience with @ersjournal.com - 3 months from submission until publication online! the entire review and publication process here took less time than it did at another journal just for the editor to send the paper out 🥲)

Using survey data from the @dezim-institut.de we find:
1) both police-specific and everyday racist discrimination lower trust; 2) non-discriminatory contact increases trust compared to no contact.
➡️ Building trust both requires tackling everyday racism and ensuring equal treatment.

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...

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....

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…

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.

Abstract of the article "The political life cycle and electoral mobilisation among immigrant-origin and native citizens during the 2021 German election" by Achim Goerres, Jonas Elis and Sabrina Jasmin Mayer. Published online first in West European Politics.

Table 1, displaying the political life cycle with three phases.

Figure 1, displaying the coefficient plot for three dependent variables: political interest (left panel), propensity to vote (middle panel), ease of voting (right panel).

Table 4, displaying the overview for hypotheses and results.

Immigrant-origin voters & native behave the same, but have different experiences across the political life cycle.

New research @wepsocial.bsky.social by @emppolitikwiss.bsky.social Jonas Elis & @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Victims of Conspiracies? An Examination of the Relationship Between Conspiracy Beliefs and Dispositional Individual Victimhood Conspiracy beliefs have been linked to perceptions of collective victimhood. We adopt an individual perspective on victimhood by investigating the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and the indi....

🚨 Fresh off the press 🚨 Our #TISP spin-off paper on the relationship between #ConspiracyBeliefs and individual #victimhood is now out! doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
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Abstract of the article "Political support in times of progressive policy change and radical-right populist party success" by Paul Vierus and Conrad Ziller. Published online first in West European Politics.

Figure 1, displaying the overview of hypotheses and theoretical relationships.

Figure 3, displaying the conditional effects using observational data showing universal effects across different subgroups (dependent variable: satisfaction with the government).

Figure 5, displaying the conditional effects using experimental data showing universal effects across different subgroups (dependent variable: policy support).

Online first: "Political support in times of progressive policy
change and radical-right populist party success" by @paulvierus.bsky.social & @conradziller.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#polisky #academicsky

Thanks to all the authors, reviewers, and thanks for the support from @cogitatiopag.bsky.social - this is now an amazing collection of articles! Parts of the articles were presented at a workshop in Berlin founded by Thyssen.

Beyond Gender: Exploring the Intersectional Dynamics in Political Interest Among Youth | Article | Politics and Governance Gema García-Albacete, Lidia Núñez, David Sánchez, Simone Abendschön, Philipp Kleer

@ggalbacete.bsky.social et al. add an additional facet by including gender in their analysis of political interest among adolescents with and without immigrant backgrounds. Their findings show that immigrant‐origin girls have the highest levels of political interest. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Addressing Migrant Inequality in Youth Political Engagement: The Role of Parental Influences | Article | Politics and Governance Simona Guglielmi, Nicola Maggini

Simona Guglielmi and Nicola Maggini focus on the role of parental influences. They show that immigrant and native-born adolescents differ regarding the relationship between socioeconomic status and intergenerational social learning with political engagement. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Voices in the Margins: Exploring the Link Between Discrimination and Adolescents’ Political Involvement | Article | Politics and Governance Philipp Kleer, Simone Abendschön, Gema García-Albacete, Lidia Núñez, David Sánchez

@phil-k.bsky.social et al. study political interest as an essential determinant of political participation. Their findings show a positive relationship between discrimination and political interest. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Political Participation of Young Immigrants: Do National Identification and Discrimination Moderate the Relationship? | Article | Politics and Governance Philipp Hoffmann, Verena Benoit

@philipphoffmann.bsky.social & @vreben.bsky.social focus on conventional & unconventional political participation of young adults. Their findings show that moderating relationships of discrimination and national ID with the civic voluntarism model vary. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Uneven Pathways to Local Power: The Political Incorporation of Immigrants’ Descendants | Article | Politics and Governance Robin Stünzi, Rosita Fibbi, Gianni D'Amato

Robin Stünzi, Rosita Fibbi, and Gianni D'Amato study the political involvement of immigrants’ descendants in Switzerland as elected members of local parliaments. They highlight among others the crucial role of local schools in political socialization. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Finding Space in Politics: Perceptions of Representation Among Dutch Citizens With an Immigration Background | Article | Politics and Governance Floris Vermeulen, Nella Geurts, Jaco Dagevos, Niels Spierings

Floris Vermeulen, @nellageurts.bsky.social, Jaco Dagevos, and @nielsspierings.bsky.social provide an analysis regarding perceptions of descriptive and substantive representation among Dutch citizens of immigrant origin, drawing on data from focus group interviews. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Muslims’ Vote Choice: Exclusion and Group Voting in Europe | Article | Politics and Governance Odelia Oshri, Reut Itzkovitch-Malka

@odeliaoshri.bsky.social and Reut Itzkovitch-Malka focus on Muslims’ voting behavior in Western Europe. Their findings indicate that feelings of discrimination relate positively to supporting left-wing parties. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Electoral Turnout of Non‐Citizens Under Voluntary and Compulsory Voting: Evidence From Chile | Article | Politics and Governance Mauricio Morales, Mario Herrera, Teresa Pérez‐Cosgaya

Mauricio Morales, Mario Herrera, and Teresa Pérez-Cosgaya study voter turnout in Chile. Their findings show that while compulsory voting significantly increased turnout among citizens and non-citizens, a substantial gap remains between the two groups. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Understanding the Electoral Participation Gap: A Study of Racialized Minorities in Canada | Article | Politics and Governance Baowen Liang, Allison Harell

Baowen Liang and @allisonharell.bsky.social focus on voter turnout in Canada among the White majority and racialized minority groups. Their findings suggest a significant turnout gap for almost all racialized minority groups. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

The Influence of Age on Citizens’ Preferences for Age‐Related Descriptive Representation | Article | Politics and Governance Kira Renée Kurz, L. Constantin Wurthmann, Martin Gross

@kirareneekurz.bsky.social, @wurthmann.bsky.social & @martingross.bsky.social study age-related representation preferences in Germany, revealing strong in-group preferences for candidates from one’s own age group. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

After the Storm: Comparing the Determinants of Young People’s Protest Behaviour Across South European Contexts | Article | Politics and Governance Martín Portos

@mportosg.bsky.social focuses on comparative drivers of young people's protest participation in Greece, Italy & Spain, showing the heterogeneity of these national cases. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Unequal Turnout Among the Newly Enfranchised: The Role of Political Efficacy | Article | Politics and Governance Susanne Garritzmann, Sigrid Roßteutscher, Arndt Leininger, Birgit Becker, Thorsten Faas, Max P. Jansen, Armin Schäfer

@sgarritzmann.bsky.social et al. examine the role of internal political efficacy in explaining unequal voter turnout among young citizens from Germany. They show that internal efficacy affects turnout more among individuals from a lower-class background. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Longer‐Term Effects of Voting at Age 16: Higher Turnout Among Young People in Scotland | Article | Politics and Governance Jan Eichhorn, Christine Huebner

@eichhornjan.bsky.social & @chuebner.bsky.social show that lowering the voting age to 16 in Scotland may have a lasting boost for voter turnout. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Are you interested in political partipation among youth and immigrants? @ aleininger.bsky.social and I edited a special issue for Politics and Governance (@cogitatiopag.bsky.social) - here are 13 new articles! doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Why do some immigrant-origin citizens show high levels of political interest in both their home & origin countries, some none, some favour one over the other? A Goerres, J Elis, @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social & D Spies examine this: https://buff.ly/42p6f7t (OPEN ACCESS)

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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

Excited to share my new article w @vreben.bsky.social, "Political Participation of Young Immigrants: Do National Identification and Discrimination Moderate the Relationship?", now published in Politics and Governance! Download it for free here: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg... #OpenAccess

Armed conflict as a threat to social cohesion: Large-scale displacement and its short- and long-term effects on in-group perceptions - Sabrina J Mayer, Jörg Dollmann, Jannes Jacobsen, Lisa Walter, 202... This study investigates the short- and long-term consequences of armed conflict and displacement on social cohesion among citizens within attacked nations, usin...

A new study by @jacobsenjannes.bsky.social, @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social, Lisa Walter & Jörg Dollmann investigates consequences of armed conflict & displacement on social cohesion in UKR & BIH – revealing a difference btw those who stayed, left & don't want to return ⬇️
doi.org/10.1177/2053...

Episode 4: Sabrina Mayer on Immigrant-Origin Voters Listen to this episode from Political Science? No problem et al.! on Spotify. In the fourth episode of “Political Science? No Problem et al.” we talk to Professor Sabrina Mayer about the voting behavi...

Podcast Alert!🚨🎙️We are back with the fourth episode of our podcast, in which @vikburgi.bsky.social and I talk to @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social about the voting behavior & party preferences of immigrant-origin voters.

open.spotify.com/episode/4p1K...

📢A PhD position within my team related to our ToxicAInment project is available!
Come work with us & apply innovative computational methods for substantive research about detecting, quantifying, & mitigating toxic content in (visual) online entertainment:
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/a...

New #blogpost in our blog "Über Politik aus der Wissenschaft"!🎉

Read "The change in Ukrainians‘ attachment to Ukraine and the European Union throughout the war. A study based on the ReUp panel" by #ArtemMeth and @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social.

Link: www.politik-wissenschaft.org/2023/12/11/t...