Delia Zollinger

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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We have a new article out in Politics & Society. We analyze how perceptions of sociocultural and socioeconomic inequalities structure electoral behavior. Instead of a dividing line between these inequalities, we find that supporters of left parties are more opposed to all types of inequality.

But at the party system level, the lower divisiveness of socioeconomic inequalities may reduce incentives for parties to mobilize on these as opposed to sociocultural issues, potentially fostering a crowding out of traditional socioeconomic inequalities by sociocultural conflicts.

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For the progressive left, this article confirms previous findings that there does not seem to be an electoral tradeoff between adopting economically redistributive and culturally progressive positions. See e.g. tinyurl.com/mrpdzc9p

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Studying the structural foundations of these inequality perceptions highlights that even the social groups who belong to the relative “winners” of socioeconomic change–known to support the progressive left–are still averse to inequality across the board.

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We find support for the second hypothesis: Progressive left voters are more concerned about all types of inequality than conservative center right and especially far right constituencies.

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Second, a rival theoretical approach expects a single dimension of conflict over inequality:

Even today's more higher-educated middle class left electorate should be averse to both socioeconomic and sociocultural inequalities–while far right voters are generally more tolerant of stratification
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We investigate two contrasting hypotheses:

First, voters of new left parties (higher-educated, professionals, etc.) might emphasize sociocultural inequalities at the expense of economic ones–and vice versa for far right voters.

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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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I'm hiring another postdoc (research-focused, for almost 5 years) for my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage!
I'm looking for someone with strong quantitative text-analysis skills (e.g. #NLP, #LLM, etc.) to study the role of political actors in cleavage formation.

Really happy to see my work with @dweisstanner.bsky.social published with @bjpols.bsky.social. In this letter, we look at symbolic class signalling through cultural consumption and how effective it is across voters of different parties.

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How much competition within the right field?
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.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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❗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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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 🚨

shorturl.at/zFbZE

Congrats, Felicia! 🥳

🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social

❓Political implications of labor market transformation

Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.

Deadline: May 18, 2025.

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Is there a ‘Youthquake’? The Structure of Party Competition and Age Differences in Voting - Ruth Dassonneville, Ian McAllister, 2025 Why do age differences matter for voting in some countries and not in others? Despite the prevailing narrative that a ‘youthquake’ in voting is occurring across...

New paper out at @cpsjournal.bsky.social! With Ian McAllister, we examine how party competition and party positions condition the presence and size of an age gap in voting for the left. A short 🧵 below!

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The Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) at the European University Institute is pleased to announce the second edition of the workshop on political behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The workshop understands political behaviour broadly and is open to papers studying public opinion and attitudes, voting, elections, political parties, inter-group relations, and political participation. The goal of this event is to bring together scholars, both from the East and the West, who empirically study political realities in CEE through within-country, between-country, or between-region (e.g., East-West) comparison. Papers investigating general research questions that are not specific to CEE are also very welcome as long as they comprise a significant empirical component from the region (e.g., half of the studied cases are from CEE). The workshop embraces all methodological approaches, but submissions that employ quantitative or mixed methods will be given priority. Each accepted paper will be thoroughly discussed, and the workshop will offer ample opportunities for establishing professional connections and collaborations. @eui-sps.bsky.social‬

Call for scholars in political behavior (broadly understood) studying Central & Eastern Europe: workshop hosted by
@eui-eu.bsky.social, June 19-20. 2nd edition. Participants from the region can have their travel & accommodation fully covered. Apply by 28/3. More info: www.eui.eu/en/projects/...

Christina Zuber is hiring a Polish Speaking Postdoc for her new project w/ experience in qualitative methods.

I often join this incredibly friendly group for coffee, research discussions and outings and am thankful for Christina's sharp mentorship during my postdoc so apply and join us! :)

New publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, and Michael Pinggera. We map the welfare preferences of voters at the poles of the second, GALTAN dimension of political conflict. 🧵

I must admit that I was thrown off by the Bourdieu reference, but this is a very interesting contribution to the "cleavage politics" literature that should be read together with the groundbreaking new Cambridge Elements by Bornschier et al.

Do citizens stereotype Muslims as inherently homophobic?

In a new @bjpols.bsky.social paper w/ @bertous.bsky.social & @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social we answer this question using a double-list experiment across 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🇳🇱

doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Spoiler: Yes. 🧵

@dpzollinger.bsky.social and my article on social identities and cleavages now with page numbers in the latest issue of EPSR: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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NEW ISSUE -

European Political Science Review - Volume 17 - Issue 1 - cup.org/4hFOlBK

w/ papers by @dpzollinger.bsky.social, @sofiabrei.bsky.social, @lwestheuser.bsky.social, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @dschraff.bsky.social, @ehernandez.bsky.social, & more

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Is there a gender youth gap in far-right voting and cultural attitudes across EU countries? 🚻🇪🇺

With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we have a new Gender Update out in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social. We find much cross-country variation, but... 🧵

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How do voters navigate fragmenting party landscapes with parties behaving in an ever more strategic matter? In this short CUP book‬, we suggest that group identities mediate the link between social structure and ideological party blocks.
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BJPolS abstract discussing group-based identity surveys in Germany and England, analyzing how politicians' appeals to specific social groups impact voters' perceptions and behaviors.

#OpenAccess from our new issue -

When Group Appeals Backfire: Explaining the Asymmetric Effects of Place-Based Appeals - cup.org/4hsHP1f

- @lhaffert.bsky.social, Tabea Palmtag & @dschraff.bsky.social

"we show that group appeals improve candidate evaluation among subordinate (rural) voters"

I am very, very happy to announce that I successfully defended my dissertation titled "Generational Voting Effects in Western Europe"!

Four intense but also very inspiring years have come to an end: PhDone!

Congrats again, Christina!!