@martingross.bsky.social
Political scientist, LMU Munich || Parties || Party competition in multi-level systems || Coalitions || Local politics || EU Cohesion Policy || Political representation || Sports & politics
5-7 Stimmen für Wählerinnen und Wähler würden komplett ausreichen. 😂
22.02.2026 11:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tolle Reportage von Judith Dauwalter im DLF.
Ich durfte aus unserem @dfg.de Projekt "Unabhängige Wählergemeinschaften zwischen Herausforderern & etablierten Akteuren in der Kommunalpolitik" berichten (mit @christinajuen.bsky.social @cerpintaxt.bsky.social)
www.deutschlandfunk.de/in-der-schul...
Gestern hat Vincent Kompany etwas sehr Kluges gesagt über die Frage, dass die Würde eines Menschen universell ist und für jeden gilt, unabhängig von seinen Handlungen. Und kurz darauf postet die Social-Media-Abteilung der Eintracht diesen saublöden Tweet.
21.02.2026 11:40 — 👍 61 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 1Ich durfte in der @taz.de ein bisschen was zu Umfragen erzählen, und was soll ich sagen - Berichte über den Tod von Umfragen sind stark übertrieben...
20.02.2026 21:47 — 👍 23 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
New research with Lawrence Ezrow and Werner Krause in @wepsocial.bsky.social
We show that more extreme governments are more likely to deliver policy solely to their supporters
Abstract of "When does accommodation fail? The electoral consequences of intra-party divisions and mainstream party strategies" by Felix Lehmann, published in West European Politics.
The marginal effect of Δ EU position on mainstream party vote over increasing levels of EU intra-party divisions (N = 393). The histogram plots the distri- bution of EU intra-party divisions.
The Marginal effect of Δ immigration position on dyadic mainstream party voter gains over increasing levels of immigration intra-party divisions (N=134). The histogram plots the distribution of immigration intra-party divisions.
🎉 Online first:
Can shifting to the Eurosceptic right backfire?
@felixlehmann.bsky.social points to an overlooked reason for why accommodation may fail: intra-party division. When the party disagrees, policy shifts become less credible and can cost votes.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Das Hauptgebäude der LMU im Schnee. Links steht ein Baum.
Das Straßenschild Geschwister-Scholl-Platz im Schnee.
Das Hauptgebäude der LMU München sowie rechts der Brunnen am Platz mit Schnee.
And just like that, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz is transformed into a winter wonderland! ❄️🌨️ Happy Friday! #lmumunich #lmumuenchen #winter
20.02.2026 10:02 — 👍 19 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Why does mainstream accommodation of far-right and Eurosceptic parties often electorally backfire? In my 3rd dissertation paper, just published in @wepsocial.bsky.social, I argue that voters specifically punish internally divided parties for accommodation: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
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🚨 New publication out in #BJPIR (British Journal of Politics and International Relations)
How do bilateral and other minilateral relations between a small group of countries, on the one hand, and multilateral politics in a regional or global organization, on the other, relate to each other? (1/3)
Was Kate Scott zum Vorwurf rassistischer Beschimpfungen beim Spiel Lissabon - Madrid sagt.
19.02.2026 18:23 — 👍 154 🔁 47 💬 5 📌 5
Abstract of "Do impartial inquiries help voters hold the government accountable for political misconduct?" by Jannik Fenger, published in West European Politics.
Media coverage of the scandal spiked around the inquiry commission report. Weekly amount of media reporting of the misconduct (solid dark grey line) and the amount of that reporting mentioning the inquiry (dashed light grey line) from four major Danish newspapers. Both lines display a kernel-weighted local polynomial smoothing.
Voters’ sanctioning inclinations rose after the inquiry report. The figure shows changes over time on four different outcomes measuring whether citizens sanction the government for the scandal by all voters (black dots, n = 2,829), supporters of the government or supporting parties (grey dots, n=1,329), and supporters of opposition parties (white dots, n=1,065) controlling for relevant imbalances between the two pre-waves.
🎉 Online first:
Do impartial inquiries make voters punish governments for misconduct?
In this new study, Jannik Fenger shows that an independent inquiry in Denmark made even government supporters more likely to acknowledge wrongdoing and sanction incumbents.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. I am happy to help you throughout this process.
19.02.2026 12:41 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0If you have interesting ideas for SI proposals for the PVS/GPSQ @pvs-journal.bsky.social, please let us know 👇
19.02.2026 11:11 — 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0Our @sarahwagner.bsky.social @kirareneekurz.bsky.social Research Note is now published in @pvs-journal.bsky.social.
Besides being happy about this article online, I feel very gifted for having worked - again - with these amazing co-authors! :-)
Grafik mit grauem Hintergrund und Schrift in weiß/beige/gelb. Unten rechts das DVPW-Logo in weiß. Text: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft. Call for Proposals: PVS/GPSQ Special Issue 2027. Proposals should be preferably in English language, devoted to a topic of general interest to the discipline, relevant across different subfields. Send your proposal by 31 May 2026 to pvs-redaktion@dvpw.de.
‼️ The editorial board of @pvs-journal.bsky.social invites proposals for a special issue in 2027:
👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione...
Submit your proposals by 31 May 2026 to pvs-redaktion@dvpw.de
#CfP #PVS #GPSQ #PolSci #specialissue #Journal
Another case in point for the quick turnaround times at @pvs-journal.bsky.social:
Received: 29 October 2025
Received revision: 5 December 2025
Accepted: 14 January 2026
(It took slightly longer because this one was handled by me rather than @martingross.bsky.social.)
And it’s a timely paper, too!
A new open access paper in PVS with current relevance: How do different generations evaluate a potential coalition between the CDU/CSU and the LEFT?
by @wurthmann.bsky.social @kirareneekurz.bsky.social and @sarahwagner.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
Yesterday, @spiegel.de reported that members of the SPD urged the CDU to re-evaluate their stance towards the LEFT. Our (@wurthmann.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social) reserach note shows generational differences in the evaluation of cooperation between the parties.
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
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Received: 24 October 2025
Revised version received: 18 December 2025
Accepted: 2 January 2026
👉 Submit to @pvs-journal.bsky.social for a quick turnaround.
Kudos to the handling editor, @martingross.bsky.social.
Webinar. Kommunales Politikmonitoring mit Komm-X: 24.2.2026, 12 Uhr
Kommunalpolitisch Forschende: Dienstag, 24.2.2026, 12 Uhr präsentieren wir #Komm-X - DAS Tool für kommunales Politikmonitoring.
Wir sind gespannt, ob Komm-X für Ihre Forschung hilfreich ist.
Anmeldung für das Webinar: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#Powi #Politikwissenschaft #Monitoring
a hex sticker showing the autrian parliament with palace athene
Happy to release the initial version of ParlAT, an #rstats package wrapping the API of the Austrian Parliament @parlament.gv.at . If you are a researcher, student, journalist, simply someone interested in the AT Parliament, ParlAT hopefully comes as a helpful tool. werkstattcodes.github.io/ParlAT/
17.02.2026 07:20 — 👍 57 🔁 21 💬 2 📌 1
Thanks to funding from the European Commission, Professor Arjan H. Schakel and Researcher Berkay Alıca will update the Regional Authority Index (RAI).
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NEW PUBLICATION
“How the Media Cordon Sanitaire Crumbles: Lessons from Germany” now out in @prxjournal.bsky.social
🔓 doi.org/10.1080/2474736X.2026.2621808
I’m very happy that this paper is out – this project is particularly important to me.
Der Beitrag basiert auf einem Artikel in der @pvs-journal.bsky.social, der gerade #onlinefirst und natürlich #OA erschienen ist:
👉 bsky.app/profile/pvs-...
Ein Blatt Papier ist in eine Schreibmaschine eingespannt. Unten rechts das Logo der DVPW. Auf dem Papier steht in Maschinenschrift: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft. DVPW-Blog. 16. Februar 2026. Blockieren Wähler*innen die AfD mit der Erststimme? Strategisches Wählen bei der Bundestagswahl 2025. Sven Hillen und Jessica Kuhlmann.
Neu im #DVPWblog: Sven Hillen @sfb1472.uni-siegen.de und Jessica Kuhlmann @jessicakuhlm.bsky.social zeigen zur Bundestagswahl 2025: In engen Wahlkreisen wurde die Erststimme strategisch gegen die AfD gebündelt – besonders von politisch Interessierten.
👉 www.dvpw.de/blog/blockie...
#PoWi #BTW2025
Do voters vote strategically to prevent the AfD from winning a direct mandate?
Short answer: yes. Long answer: read now in a new open access paper by Sven Hillen and @jessicakuhlm.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Gewalt zwischen Fußballfans ist ein Problem. Aber nie im Leben so groß, dass solche Maßnahmen gerechtfertigt wären. Das ist absolut verheerend und im Grunde eine Absage an den Rechtsstaat.
14.02.2026 13:25 — 👍 253 🔁 47 💬 10 📌 0
On 6 March @lizamugge.bsky.social will give a Gaspar lecture in Ghent about maculinities, backlash and the future of democracy @gasparugent.bsky.social
Everyone is welcome, but registration beforehand is appreciated
Wie variiert die Europäisierung der Bundesgesetzgebung zwischen verschiedenen Politikbereichen?
Die neue Research Note von Andreas Wimmel schlüsselt dies auf.
Jetzt Open Access bei uns.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Sind die #Kommunalwahlen 2026 in #Bayern vor Manipulationen geschützt?
Zusammen mit @hallehellmann.bsky.social kommen wir beim BR Faktenfuchs zu dem Schluss, dass Manipulation von Wahlen auch auf kommunaler Ebene unwahrscheinlich ist.
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