Crazy story: I finished my habilitation with my inaugural lecture last Thursday.👩‍🎓 A lot of work completed under not always easy circumstances: #MomInAcademia #FirstGen At the same time, I am grateful for all the support along the way 🍀🙏 @kai-arzheimer.com @jasminriedl.bsky.social & Simon Franzmann

I already renewed my memberships #Internet&Politics @ecprsgpp.bsky.social and I know those people in the picture 😎 😅

Next stop: #DigitalDemocracyWeekend organized by @ecas-europe.bsky.social : 27 people team up to compete for new digital solutions for democracy.

After 2 intense with academics & practioners, here are my takeaway messages:
1. People do not care about technology but purpose.
2. Digital tools must feel natural.
3. Barriers might be simpler than you think.
#Relink2 @lucaskins.bsky.social @hendriknahr.bsky.social @giuliasandri.bsky.social

How can we bettet connect citizens, political organizations, and public institutions through digital technologies? On my way to Brussels again... #Relink2 #CA23114 #BrIAS @ramonv.bsky.social @giuliasandri.bsky.social @lucaskins.bsky.social brias.be/index.php/ev...

Chatkontrolle: Noch hält sich Widerstand Derzeit ist eine Einigung zur Chatkontrolle auf Ebene der EU-Mitgliedstaaten im Rat noch nicht absehbar. Doch ob etwa die Ablehnung aus Deutschland zum massenhaften Scannen privater Kommunikation weit...

Derzeit ist eine Einigung zur Chatkontrolle im Rat noch nicht absehbar. Doch ob etwa die Ablehnung aus Deutschland zum massenhaften Scannen privater Kommunikation weiter hält, ist ungewiss. Das hat auch eine Sitzung des Digitalausschusses gezeigt.

netzpolitik.org/2025/chatkon...

Das Institut @powimz.bsky.social bei der #ecprgc25. Tolle Vorträge, inspirierender Austausch und interessante Eindrücke.

I had a wonderful time presenting and discussing some of the #EUPeople24 output at the #ecprgc25. Thank you to @ipp-jgu.bsky.social and @daadworldwide.bsky.social for sponsoring the data collection and the travel grant. Thank you to @felixvonnostitz.bsky.social for this collaboration!

🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨
Thrilled to share our latest article in Contemporary Politics, part of the SI edited by Sergiu Gherghina:
📝 Ideas vs. Interests: Explaining Party Elites’ Support for Party Democratic Innovations
👥 Co-authored with Thomas Legein, Sacha Rangoni, & David Talukder

Ausschreibung

Eine Ausschreibung für eine Dauerstelle als Senior Lecturer in den Lehramtsstudiengängen Sozialwissenschaften an der Universität Hamburg. Danke fürs Teilen!
www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb...

Super Idee! PoWi und Geschichte ergänzen sich dann einmal mehr perfekt!

Mehr Details zum Studiengang #Politikwissenschaft:
www.studium.uni-mainz.de/studienwahl/...

Crazy week: I defended my habilitation at @mainzuniversity.bsky.social As a last step of the process, I will deliver an inaugural lecture next autumn. Thank you @kai-arzheimer.com for the support throughout the years! No time to rest: @ecpr.bsky.social #JointSessions in beautiful Prague! #FirstGen

Frontiers | Digital leaders: political leadership in the digital age

I followed the invitation of Marco Valbruzzi and Annarita Criscitiello to present my paper with @ramonv.bsky.social on #digital leaders at #uni_napoli (with some very first results from the next, empirical paper) #lovemyjob www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...

Congratulations, @lucaskins.bsky.social, for completing your doctorate today! Reading your thesis on crafting campaigns, messages for Belgian parties and how communication is used by them to create identities was intellectually rewarding. All the best for your ongoing & new projects! #digitalparties

We are exhausted and full of new ideas at the same time! My 3 favorite takeaways: 1) The human is a Home Faber and #AI is a tool. 2) There is no such thing as "just" a tool. 3) Participation is a complex thing. #Relink² #COST @giuliasandri.bsky.social @michalmaly.bsky.social @ramonv.bsky.social

Two intense days ahead for #RELINK². We are tackling the possible role of #AI in civic engagement, advancing the collaboration in our working groups, and discussing challenges across working groups. Visit our website for more info on the project: www.cost.eu/actions/CA23...

3 Ivy League scholars plan to leave US and teach in Canada amid Trump administration’s higher education battle | CNN Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley plans to leave the prestigious Ivy League university for Toronto with colleagues Marci Shore and Timothy Snyder as the Trump administration’s battle with higher...

I read Stanley's work in my classes. His decision to leave the US is understandable and scary at the same time.
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/28/u...

I watched the first three episodes yesterday and totally agree with you.

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone Britons will be able to opt out of targeted advertising after Tanya O’Carroll’s David-and-Goliath battle with Meta

Opt out of targeted advertising 🎯

www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Building a Billionaire-Proof Social Media Site Bluesky’s Jay Graber has a pointed message for tech billionaires.

I just made some time to do some shopping at my favorite shirt-printing company to follow the trend #mundussinecaesaribus #jaygraber observer.com/2025/03/blue...

Leadership, politics and society in the digital age The digital age implies substantial transformations of leadership. Digital platforms have allowed leaders to manage teams more efficiently but also to engage with people on a personal level, sharing r...

Don't miss it! 🚀 Our Research Topic @jasfitzpatrick.bsky.social on Leadership, Politics, and Society in the Digital Age is now out in Frontiers in Political Science, featuring 7 articles plus the editorial.

Check it out here: www.frontiersin.org/research-top... A huge thanks to all the contributors

The Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis now invites proposals for special issues!

📈3.9 (2023) Impact Factor/Q1
⏰ Call open until 30 April 2025

All info on how to submit proposals can be found here: files.taylorandfrancis.com/jcpa-si-prop...

@jcpascpa.bsky.social

„Wherever Law ends Tyranny begins“ John Locke (1689)

Can dinosaurs travel to Mars? We were talking about the future of political parties in an AI influenced world @cais-research.bsky.social Looking forward to continuing the conversation and curious about the outcomes! #digitalparties @giuliasandri.bsky.social

Blickpunkt Wahlplakate: Wirksam werben » Frankfurter PresseClub e.V. 11. FEBRUAR 2025 | 19.30 UHR | Welche Merkmale brauchen politische Plakate, um trotz begrenzter Darstellungsmittel einen starken Effekt zu erzielen? Was unterscheidet die deutschen Parteien aktuell in...

What is the value of election campaign posters in 2025? We take an interdisciplinary and transdiciplinary approach at today's talk at #PresseClubFrankfurt #BTW25 www.frankfurterpresseclub.de/veranstaltun...

Ok. Fine. Can we include more glitter, please?

I have always enjoyed teaching German politics courses for undergraduates (over 30 in the past 13 years), but this semester is really challenging....

2nd FORTHEM Annual Conference - Connecting Worlds of Science and Society" 2nd Annual FORTHEM conference  FORTHEM – For the Future  January 29-31, 20252nd FORTHEM Annual Conference, “Connecting Worlds of Science and Society,” is taking place from January 29-31, 2025. This ed...

Talking about political ads on Google today at the #Forthem annual conference. The difference in vote share between an anti-establishment party and the strongest competitor has a moderate effect on the presence of intensive campaign activity on Google. conferences.lu.lv/event/604/