Christian Rauh

Now out in the American Sociological Review

We present the first large-scale assessment of the structure and evolution of temporalities expressed in U.S. climate change news coverage (2000 to 2021). For this, we analyzed more than 23,000 statements about climate change effects and actions. 🧵 1/

PhD student in International Relations The Department of Economic History and International Relations is a dynamic and strong education and research department at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. Its International Re

📚 2 PhD positions in International Relations at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social! The positions are linked to my ERC-project about local change and public support for protectionism #academicsky #polisky
Deadline April 10, 2026, apply here! 👇
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A visual quantitative overview of European Council meetings 1975-2025 (meeting months, annual meeting frequency, lenght of EUCO conlsuions in words as well as key context events)

When starting a new dataset/corpus, get an overview first ...

🇪🇺 #EuropeanCouncil meetings 1975-2025

Nick Vivyan, Chris Hanretty (@chanret.bsky.social) and I have a new book out: “Idiosyncratic Issue Opinion and Political Choice”. The core of the book is making the argument that citizens’ views about political issues neither reduce to an ideological orientation nor to a lack of substance. (1/10)

Neat!
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Ok, this is wild: an AI agent autonomously shames a developer because the latter didn't accept a pull request (we are talking matplotlib here)

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Bootstrapping against the deadline 😬

Europe is chasing the wrong fix for its growth crisis The continent’s old growth model no longer works in today’s world. And EU leaders need a plan that matches the scale of this shift.

OPINION: As the current consensus goes, Europe has smothered itself in unnecessary regulation, and growth will return once red tape is cut.

This agenda is bound to disappoint.

I was interviewed for a podcast!

I talked with Wendo King'ang'i about (large) language models and opinion mining. It was recorded some time ago, so my affiliation is old, but the topic is still relevant, and I tried to make it as accessible as I could.

Get better soon!

Geschichte wiederholt sich nicht, aber sie reimt sich.

This map shows where ICE is conducting the most "at large" arrests.

Notice a pattern?

A historical black and white photo of young survivors in striped uniforms standing behind a barbed wire fence at Auschwitz concentration camp.

Black and white historical photo of liberated prisoners walking under the 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate at Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

Black and white historical photo showing a large hall filled with discarded clothing, with a person visible in the background.

Historical black and white photograph of Auschwitz concentration camp after liberation showing dilapidated wooden barracks and victims' bodies on the ground.

Eighty-one years ago today, over 7,000 prisoners of the German Nazi camp #Auschwitz, including some 700 children, were liberated by the soldiers of the Soviet Army.

1,689 days of murder, pain, suffering, and humiliation were over.
Today, we all remember. We must keep remembering.

EU-Mercosur: Fatale Fehlentscheidung von acht deutschen Grünen im EP auf mehreren Ebenen - geopolitisch ebenso wie parteipolitisch (Schützenhilfe für linke EU-Gegner und rechte EU-Feinde). Trump und Putin sind erfreut.

EU-Mercosur trade deal stalled as MEPs send it for judicial review Opponents of the Latin American accord prevail, potentially delaying it for up to two years.

🤦‍♂️
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German perspective: prices for school exchange years in the US have dropped by around 1/3. For Canada and Australia, they went up.

A family member reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before making an arrest on January 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Sharing this sentiment tonight.

Research associate – doctoral candidate (75%) (ID 377) The Manifesto Project analyses parties’ election manifestos in order to study parties’ policy preferences. To this end, the project conducts conte...

📣 Come work with us! The @wzb.bsky.social Center for Civil Society Research is looking for a research associate/doctoral candidate (75%) for a 3 year period, starting on Apr 1, 2026. The researcher will work in the Manifesto Project. More:
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Apply by Jan 25, 2026! 🗓️

TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?

MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO

T: So force is on the table?

M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland

MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries

TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?

M: *yells*

Taking in some light to finish off the break ...

special shout out to the Nobel Prize committee for their great work in helping make today's triumph possible

I can honestly say that this is the best and most systematic treatment of competences of and decision-making in the #EuropeanUnion I have read (and I have tried a few ...).

Check it out ... it's open access! 👇 #EUsky

Staatliche Kommunikation ist keine gewöhnliche Werbung, sondern Teil der demokratischen Grundversorgung. Wenn Regierung und Behörden sich an Plattformen binden, die Hass, Desinformation und intransparente Algorithmen dulden oder fördern, stärken sie Strukturen, die demokratische Öffentlichkeit beschädigen. Ein Ausstieg aus X ist das notwendige Signal, dass demokratische Werte und Grundrechte Vorrang vor kurzfristiger, vermeintlicher Reichweite haben.

Besser kann man es nicht sagen:
Staatliche Institutionen in Deutschland haben nichts auf X verloren.

Bitte zeichnet die Petition von @campact.de:

https://weact.campact.de/petitions/keine-macht-fur-oligarchen-bundesregierung-endlich-runter-von-x

This Call for Papers is closing in two days. Join us in Innsbruck!

Tomorrow's politicization class will be on the EU in party politics ... excellent opportunity for plot procrastination ...

With @elisadeisshelbig.bsky.social, @theresmatthiess.bsky.social, we are designing a survey experiment with low-income Germans 🇩🇪 Survey folks: any tips on reliable institutes, good practices, or any useful approach for harder-to-reach groups? We are really grateful for any hint or experience 🙏

⏰ Only 7️⃣ days left to apply for the #PreDoc and #PostDoc positions in the VARICRIS project❗

#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐

This 👇 is not only a new, but also my first publication! 🎉 @asheinze.bsky.social and I investigate why #youngpeople support the AfD in eastern Germany. Read it here (#openaccess): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....