Thomas M. Meyer

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

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The @epssnet.bsky.social call for the 2026 conference in Belfast opened today! 😮

epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Deadline: 7 November 2025

Dear universities,

I am begging you to stop requiring letters of recommendation for master's programmes. You and I both know you don't read them, so stop asking for them.

Instead, have applicants list a name and get in touch if it's a borderline case.

Signed,
Everyone.

⭐🎓The Department of Sociology in Vienna @univie.ac.at‬ invites applications for a Tenure Track Professor in Sociology with focus on Quantitative Social Science Research Methods | #Sociology | quant methods

Apply here (17 Sept 25): jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

📣 Postdoc (75 %, 3 yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social — start autumn 2025 on perhaps Germany’s most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? ⬇️ #PolSci #Postdoc

📣 Call for Applications 📣

3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀

Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social

Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!

🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025

Abstract: Is voting behaviour in referendums impacted by having similar proposals on the same topic? Drawing on the literature on the compromise effect, I argue that support for a proposal is higher if it is presented alongside a more extreme version. Empirically, I apply this argument to the substantive topic of electoral rights for immigrants—a contemporary frontier of democratisation. First, I test the argument with an original survey experiment fielded in the United States. Second, I delve into the practical relevance of the topic by focusing on Swiss immigrant enfranchisement referendums. Two case studies complement a subsequent analysis of voting data. The results of the experiment and the observational analysis both support the idea that the compromise effect shapes voting behaviour in simultaneous referendums. These findings call on scholars to consider the compromise effect in the study of popular votes and political decision-making more generally.

📝🧵 New Publication ✨

My paper on multi-option referendums is now available open access in @cpsjournal.bsky.social

If you are interested in referendum design and/or immigrant enfranchisement and/or multi-method work, read on...

In memory of our colleague Cornelia Staritz We are deeply saddened by the passing of our cherished colleague Cornelia Staritz on 3 July 2025. Professor Staritz was part of ViDSS since its inception and her many contributions to the running of t...

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We're thrilled to already welcome 1.1k followers here on Bluesky, & > 300 members on our Listserv, and counting!

Your enthusiasm shows there’s a real appetite for a fresh, open, collaborative space in European political science.

Thank you!

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I just joined the newly established European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social. It will shape the discource and exchange in our discipline in forseeable future - thanks to all founding members & entrepreneurs.

Service announcement: you can actually spend almost all of #EPSA25 in panels with my colleagues from @stawi-univie.bsky.social. Mostly nice people 😉

Many thanks! Much appreciated! 😀

Looking forward to @epsanet.bsky.social 2025 & the pre-EPSA European Political Institutions Conference (EPIC) organized by @damienbol.bsky.social & Pedro Riera in Madrid next week.
If you want to meet for ☕ , 🍻or 🍽️, please let me know :-)

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🚨 NEW PUBLICATION! Who belongs to “the people” – and who does not?

What a great way to start the week. I’m really happy that my article on populist in- and outgroup references is now out in @polstudies.bsky.social #openaccess 🔓

doi.org/10.1177/0032...

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Congratulations, @nicolaiberk.bsky.social ! 😀🎉

A huge congratulations to @nicolaiberk.bsky.social for winning this year's 2025 Kaid Sanders @polcomm.bsky.social article of the year award! #ica25

Having known Nico for a long time, I have seen the gigantic effort that went into this paper and can say it is incredibly well deserved!

Rising Voices 3 June 2025, Aula am Campus

What a wonderful evening! Insights into inspiring teaching and doctoral research, a well-deserved birthday party and a fantastic concert of The Sound of Social Science:
vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/rising-voices/

I look great in a hat so… It was a pleasure to celebrate the 5th birthday of the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences - i miss working with excellent colleagues @evakoessner.bsky.social Roman Pfefferle @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social Emma Dowling & many more 🫶🏼🫶🏼 vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/your-benefit...

Handbook on Coalition Politics

To be published this autumn 👇

Congratulations! Very happy for you 🎈

New publication @wepsocial.bsky.social w/ Timothy Hellwig and Lawrence Ezrow!

We argue and show that non-centrist/extreme governments prioritize their core supporters over the median voter when making policy.

However, this strategy is likely to backfire at the next election.

tinyurl.com/ynexbzwh

🚨 We're hiring! Join us at @LMU_Muenchen for the DFG-funded project "Democratic Persuasion: How to Make the Case for Democracy."

Interested in making scholarly & societal impact?

We’re looking for:
🔹 1 Postdoc (100%)
🔹 1 PhD researcher (70%)
Starting: Oct 2025 | Apply by: July 8
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#reminder: Jedes zweite Jahr vergibt die Margaretha-Lupac-Stiftung einen Wissenschaftspreis. Er ist mit 21.000 € dotiert. Bis 15. Juni 2025 können Sie Publikationen und Dissertationen zur parlamentarischen Demokratie & ihren Institutionen einreichen. ➡️ https://parl.at/f9s-

Rising Voices 3 June 2025, Aula am Campus

Rising Voices: A glimpse into award-winning research and teaching. Celebrate 5 years of ViDSS, Vienna Doctoral School of #SocialSciences, with award-winning teaching & research on 3 June 2025! 🥳 More about it here: ⤵️
vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/your-benefit...
#Sozialwissenschaften

Less than two weeks to apply! ⬇️ Please share widely. Thanks!🙂

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🚨New Publication 🚨

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Does attitude manipulation affect voting intentions?

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Vacancy — Postdoctoral Researcher "Political Communication in the Aftermath of Democratic Elections" Are you looking for a postdoctoral position in political communication research? Are you interested in elections, media-politics relations and framing effects, and would like to become an expert on th...

🔥Exciting postdoc position in political communication @ascor.bsky.social starting 1 Sep! The postdoc will work w/ @lindabos.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social & me on media-politics relations + framing effects in the aftermath of elections. Interested?😀Apply by 5 May⬇️ tinyurl.com/4wz3u5vn

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