@mwegemann.bsky.social
polsci | Postdoc at University of Münster, previously PhD candidate at European University Institute | radical right, justifications, gender | computational text analyses | he/him
The Christmas prepping was prepping, and I almost forgot to tell you that @miguelpereira.bsky.social is coming all the way to Münster to present work on politicians' ability to use evidence in policy making!
This Wednesday, find the Zoom link below 👇
@danbischof.bsky.social @mwegemann.bsky.social
Abstract It is widely accepted in political science – and remarkably established in public discourse – that status anxieties fuel a far right backlash against progressive politics. This narrative suggests that right-wing conservatives perceive the status of women, racial, or sexual minorities as threatening. Using open-ended survey questions fielded in Germany, we show that women and minorities indeed figure in people’s perceptions of status hierarchies, but in very specific ways: First, overall, people still perceive status as largely socioeconomically determined. Second, sociocultural groups figure in perceptions of who is gaining/losing status, less so in perceptions of the top/bottom of society. Third, more than conservative voters, it is social progressives who mention women and minorities as “winners”. While on race/ethnicity, we find evidence for a backlash, on gender and sexuality we find more evidence for a progressive momentum. This matters for progressive politics today and for how we empirically study status concerns.
New article out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social with Tabea Palmtag and @dpzollinger.bsky.social 📝
We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
🎉 Kicking off the Zweitstimme.org Workshop!
We’re looking forward to two days discussing new work on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour.
Today’s sessions:
👉 Panel I – Elites
👉 Panel II – Participation
👉 Panel III – Party Strategies
Huge thanks to @hertieschool.bsky.social for hosting us!
On Wednesday, @riazsascha.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present phenomenal work on regime loyalty during the Nazi regime! joint work w De Juan, @felixhaass.bsky.social + @juvoss.bsky.social
As always, you can join us via zoom!
organized w @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social
We are very much looking forward to @krausewe.bsky.social talk on how the reporting of polls shapes parties' chances of entering parliament (w @christinagahn.bsky.social). Join us!
13.11.2025 14:04 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Very much looking forward to present new joint work with @awaldendorf.bsky.social on the "Politics of Language" at #APSA2025 tomorrow morning (8am). Please reach out for a coffee during the conference :)
10.09.2025 18:19 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Female academics are much more affected by the birth of a child than are male academics.
Academic mothers are much more likely to...
◾temporarily leave the labor force
◾and, if they return, shift away from tenure-track positions.
scholar.harvard.edu/files/sdchen...
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Many congrats, Francesco!
03.06.2025 05:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Please join us on Zoom:
uni-ms.zoom.us/j/6927554149...
I am very much looking forward to tomorrow's talk by @mrooduijn.bsky.social on "Arts-based interventions and prejudice reductions" @ifpolms.bsky.social.
Please join @danbischof.bsky.social, @elenaleuschner.bsky.social and me on Zoom (link below).
We invite you to join @danbischof.bsky.social, @elenaleuschner.bsky.social and our colleagues for an exciting talk. Please register for Zoom participation via forms.gle/R18jKz2fkKeF....
28.04.2025 09:31 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0This Wednesday (12-1pm), we will launch our new speaker series on "Understanding Democracies" @ifpolms.bsky.social! We are delighted to host @dianebolet.bsky.social who will present joint work with @giorgiomalet.bsky.social on "The Electoral Consequences of Conditional Agricultural Subsidies".
28.04.2025 09:31 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Many congrats, Elena! Happy to work with you in Münster :)
07.02.2025 10:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Eine Analyse der prog. Positionen von Union und AfD zu den 37 Bund- und Landtagswahlen seit 2013 deutet darauf hin, dass eine Annäherung der Union an die Positionen der AfD eher mit einem höheren Stimmenanteil für die AfD verbunden ist. Ein Beitrag für den DVPW Blog. www.dvpw.de/blog/schwaec...
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