@sophiahunger.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Computational Social Science Uni Bremen guest fellow WZB Berlin | PhD EUI | interested in protest, party competition, populism #FirstGen
How do populists define βthe peopleβ? @tiondelisa.bsky.social examines how right-wing populists construct ingroup identity through opposition. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/sGDTDQV
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci #ECRs
At BIGSSS we are currently looking for two PhD students (four years of DAAD funding) in our program Contentious Politics in the Digital Age (CoPoDi). Apply until 27 October 2025, more information here: www.bigsss-bremen.de/static/uploa...
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Abstract
New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: βFar-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstreamβ doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.socialπ§΅
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Out now @socmovstudies.bsky.social: we introduce the concept of a "protest script" & demonstrate how video-enhanced protest event analysis (vPEA) helps trace a common script of the Italian and German anti-containment protests.
doi.org/10.1080/1474...
As I am fairly new to Bluesky, this comes a bit late, but it is still worth checking out:
Our #oa introduction to the @jeppjournal.bsky.social special issue on "Europeβs Changing Protest Landscape"
with @sophiahunger.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...
Seit dem Hamas-Angriff auf Israel hat sich die Diskussionskultur an deutschen Hochschulen massiv verΓ€ndert. In einer Umfrage berichten Forschende nun
von Selbstzensur, Anfeindung und einer bedrohten Wissenschaftsfreiheit.
Im Tagesspiegel und Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2025/09...
Seit heute ist unsere @interactfu.bsky.social Studie zu Wissenschaftsfreiheit und Selbstzensur unter Nahostforschenden online.
FΓΌr @tagesspiegel.de hat @jmwiarda.bsky.social die Ergebnisse zusammengefasst:
share.google/PwlicDCFD2o4...
Zur Studie: www.interact.fu-berlin.de/News/Grimm-D...
Three weeks left to apply π
11.09.2025 06:21 β π 19 π 14 π¬ 0 π 0π£ Manifesto Project Data & Corpus Update 2025 is here! What's new? π§΅:
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The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social.
Petition (de/en) ‡οΈ
After getting 4 paper rejected this month, I just learned that a piece that I have been working on for 5 years was just accepted by *Mobilization*
βA Nested Framework for Understanding Revolutionary Situations: Tracing the Discursive and Material Dimensions of Transformative Eventsβ
Tears of joy!π’
Hotline gegen Hass
Wie der Scicomm-Support angefeindeten Wissenschaftler:innen hilft: Teresa VΓΆlker und Matthias Fejes ΓΌber Drohungen, Schutzstrukturen und den Mut, in der Γffentlichkeit weiter fΓΌr Wissenschaft einzustehen.
Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2025/08...
"Wissenschaftskommunikation ist Teil meiner Arbeit und nicht mein PrivatvergnΓΌgen."
Genau deshalb muss der Umgang mit Wissenschaftsfeindlichkeit systematisch erfolgen und darf nicht an Individuen hΓ€ngenbleiben. Auch wenn gerade bei kommunizierenden Forscherinnen die "Kritik" ad personam erfolgt.
@deeesharp.bsky.social & I are looking for a collaborator on a project w/ @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social on empathy-based interventions against affective polarization @uni-hamburg.de
j0b.de/veca
75% PhD position, 1st yr project funded & can be converted to a position w/ teaching afterwards
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π’ Europe's Changing Protest Landscape
Protests have grown more fragmented in recent years. New actors, claims, and tactics have emerged. A special issue @jeppjournal.bsky.social βͺwith an introduction by Swen Hutter & @sophiahunger.bsky.social provides insights.
www.wzb.eu/en/news/euro...
Why do parties do what they do? Excited to share my 2nd dissertation paper, just published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social
In the paper, I argue that parties seek internal unity and try to keep the team together: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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A bit late to post, but last week was too good not to celebrate! Immensely grateful to the organizers and everyone who made it such a supportive space β so much learning, coding, and laughing! π»β¨ #wpm
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My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections π€) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
It's been a busy July so far!
βοΈ It was great to first attend the Barcelona School of Economics Summer School, where I learned lots about Statistical Machine Learning for Large and Unstructured Data π©βπ»
It's not easy being a female researcher. But this week, I felt the power of brilliant women* coming together: mutual support, inspiring conversations & lots of code!π©βπ» We tackled it all: Web scraping, LLMs & data viz. Many thanks to @sophiahunger.bsky.social @gessler.bsky.social, Jelena & Sophia #wpm
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π Now I'm on my way home from the fantastic #WomenInPolMeth Summer school in Bremen. Learned lots and met awesome like-minded folks π«Ά From web scraping to LLMs, we covered it all!
Many thanks to the organizers @gessler.bsky.social, @sophiahunger.bsky.social and bsky-less Sophia and Jelena!
Made a tiny pit stop between conferences to teach at the summer school for women* in #polmeth [http://summerschoolwpm.org/]. And I'm glad, because I got to meet all the talented participants! Thanks to @sophiahunger.bsky.social and @gessler.bsky.social for organizing and for having me!
26.07.2025 12:19 β π 17 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Happy to be part of this great initiative this year! π
22.04.2025 13:47 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1Today, we wrapped up the first part of the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology at @unibremen.bsky.social with a hackathon π©βπ»
#WomeninPolMeth #PolMeth #wpm
So far, we've had a great week thanks to our fantastic participants and instructors π§΅β¬
π« Latest special issue: Europe's Changing Protest Landscape, edited by βͺ@sophiahunger.bsky.social and Swen Hutter.
In their introductory article, they sketch Europe's βnew contentious politicsβ landscape and preview the issue's articles π
π www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Grateful to be part of this unique and inspiring summer school. Looking forward to the days ahead and the opportunity to learn from both the outstanding speakers and fellow participants. A heartfelt thank-you already for the excellent organization! #wpm
21.07.2025 20:02 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Just wrapped up a workshop on advanced graphics & data viz! ππ
Have a fantastic and inspiring rest of the week! β¨
and to hear an insightful keynote from @msands.bsky.socialβ¬ on political methodology. Itβs fantastic to see so many brilliant women* coming together to learn, connect, and support each other in the field. Excited for a week full of new ideas and collaborations! (2)
#WomenInPolMeth #Bremen #wpm
