David Attewell

Even in times of sociocultural conflict, a progressive left electorate is more averse to sociocultural *and* socioeconomic inequalities than (far) right voters.

New paper with @siljahausermann.bsky.social Palmtag @tabouchadi.bsky.social @stefwalter.bsky.social Berkinshaw
tinyurl.com/d42wyb79

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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 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!

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We are looking for a lecturer in Comparative European Politics at Oxford. Join an incredibly stimulating intellectual environment. It is a 5-year position that should be great for early career researchers. Please get in touch if you have any questions.

Worth underlining that this is a government whose central priority is growth based on competitive export industries (itself a questionable strategy).

But it's betting on financial deregulation (proven disaster) while allowing the university system (pillar of a modern knowledge economy) to collapse.

Reeves unveils City reforms aimed at cutting red tape and fuelling UK growth Leeds Reforms include streamlined accountability for senior bankers and a campaign to get more consumers investing in the stock market

If I went back in a time machine and told 2010-me that only fifteen years later a Labour government with a massive majority would be deregulating the financial industry *AGAIN* I would not have been cynical enough to believe it.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Article abstract, which says: The educational cleavage is restructuring electoral competition in many democracies, yet there has been insufficient attention on how variation in educational content affects this. In order to address this, this article combines English administrative school records with a unique representative panel of adolescents to estimate the within-individual effect of studying different subjects at school on political party preference. This analysis finds that studying arts and humanities subjects leads to greater support for socially liberal parties, whilst studying business and economics increases support for economically right-wing parties. Students who study technical subjects become more likely to support socially conservative and economically right-wing parties. These relationships between particular subjects and party support also persist into adulthood. As such, this article provides new evidence on the importance of subjects taken in secondary school for political socialisation, during the impressionable years of adolescence.

📣 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🚨

"School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support"

Just published in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @nspmartin.bsky.social and @rolandkappe.bsky.social.

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

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❗The segmentation of the right field is eroding, especially among young voters❗

New article out by @simonbornschier.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social ‬ @wepsocial.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj

A short 🧵

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@troelsskadhauge.bsky.social

An important correction in the NYT, to a chart that was shared a lot in recent days & that I shared myself, shows they'd made a mistake with the 18-24 year old turnout, and so it's not the case that age group outvoted all others.

Still: nothing to sneeze at here, still a huge surge in youth vote.

How Zohran Mamdani Brought New Voters to the Polls

graphics from: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/n...

Mobilizing and winning young voters was key to the Sanders/Corbyn strategy. Researchers generally found they dominated among young voters, but failed to transform the age composition of the electorate.

In the Mamdani/Cuomo race, the 3 youngest categories had the MOST votes. That's unprecedented.

Thank you, really happy you thought the review did the book justice!

It was particularly special because @ccavaille.bsky.social's work was a central influence for my dissertation-- and continues to be.

It's been inspirational to see her wrestle with and refine these ideas over the years, and what a payoff!

It was a pleasure and an honor to review @ccavaille.bsky.social's book Fair Enough? for @epsjournal.bsky.social

As I describe in the review, I think her insights on fairness beliefs are a breakthrough in understanding today's upside-down redistributive coalitions.

You won't regret reading it!

Congrats, Jona!!! Great news!

Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"

American Spring? How nonviolent protest in the US is accelerating Contrary to conventional wisdom, anti-Trump protests this year have dwarfed 2017 in size, and they have been extraordinarily peaceful.

"Contrary to conventional wisdom, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests this year have dwarfed those in 2017, and they have been extraordinarily peaceful.... [I]mmigration—and aggressive law enforcement responses to immigration-related protests—were key mobilizing issues in April and May."

Only 10 days left to apply for this phd position on education-based identities, status, and political attitudes! Open to those interested in sociology, social psychology, political science, communication science or indeed a combination of all.

jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...

Congrats, Manuel!!

Congratulations, Julius!! Big accomplishment, and I’m sure you’re going to do great work!

Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding, Online, 12 June 2025 European Consortium for Political Research

Please join me online this Thursday afternoon for an #ECPRHouseSeries discussion of recent elections across Europe, featuring expert input from: @cristinachiva.bsky.social, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social, @alesmichal.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social, and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social. Details 👇

Mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia on way back to US to face criminal charges: Sources Mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on the way back to the United States to face charges of transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S., sources say.

ABC reports Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being returned to the United States
abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenl...

Interesting assessment of Spain's large 2019 minimum wage hike, based on micro payments and household survey data. Substantial consumption demand boost w/out significant negative employment or price effects.
@wzwysen.bsky.social @thorsten-schulten.bsky.social

At the struggle-y early phases of grant applications trying to come up with multiple research questions, and this is extremely helpful.

Thanks very much, Catherine!!

A wildly unpopular Labour govt is shifting back towards public investment - good for climate & long-term growth.

But time horizons matter: you have to spend money fast, wide and make an obvious difference for people's lives - before the next election.

A lesson from Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

In all seriousness though, it's great to see this come together! Really exciting and timely, looking forward to digging into the details!

Can government policies moderate political backlash to structural change?

Yes, the effect operates through material benefits and social recognition.

🚨New WP by @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @thmskrr.bsky.social and @susanadptavares.bsky.social 🚨

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Linus Westheuser: "Die SPD muss bereit sein, sich mit den ökonomischen Eliten anzulegen" Hat die SPD die Arbeiter verloren, weil sie zu viel über das Bürgergeld redet? Unsinn, findet der Soziologe Linus Westheuser. Die SPD brauche ein völlig anderes Konzept.

Interview bei ZEIT ONLINE:

Hat die SPD die Arbeiter verloren, weil sie zu viel über das Bürgergeld redet? Unsinn, findet der Soziologe Linus Westheuser. Die SPD brauche ein völlig anderes Konzept. Sie muss bereit sein, sich mit den ökonomischen Eliten anzulegen.

www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

Why is environmentalism class divided?

My new paper in The British Journal of Sociology maps attitudes to green issues in the social space of economic and cultural capital. Spoiler: it’s not just about being rich.

🧵https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-4446.13231