Simone Wegmann

When and how do constitutions recognize the principle of opposition? My article, Constitutionalizing dissent: The universe of opposition rules in African constitutions, published as Open Access in @globcon.bsky.social, now has a volume number. 😊
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What constitutional forms of democracy exist in the world today and what's their rationale? New paper now published open access in @globcon.bsky.social
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
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📢 EPSS 2026 Call for Papers! @hannaeback.bsky.social and I are excited to invite submissions for the Political Representation section at EPSS 2026 in Belfast. EPSS has some exciting new panel formats this year - read on! 🧵

You Don’t Need More Ideas. You Need a Better Question What Michelangelo, a Nobel Laureate, and a PhD Meltdown Taught Me about Research Questions

You don’t need more ideas.

You need a better question.

A thread on clarity, chaos, & what a Nobel Prize winner, a mosquito net & a PhD meltdown taught me about writing (+ thinking) better.

🪨 Here’s my new Respect the Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/you-dont-n...

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Vacancy — PhD Position "Visual Politics and the Emergence of Angry Publics" Are you curious about how images, videos, and memes transform political communication? Are you passionate about digital technology and the future of democracy? Then apply for this PhD project focused ...

🚨 PhD position in Political Communication at @ascor.bsky.social 🚨

Come work with @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabos.bsky.social and myself on a 4-year project about visual communication & political anger

DL June 4 - Thanks to repost for diversity! 🔥

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Join me in Frankfurt @goetheuni.bsky.social! Deadline next thursday (May 15)!

‼️ Hiring‼️

One postdoctoral position in my ERC Consolidator in Madrid.

Application deadline: end of February.

Job ad & details: tinyurl.com/3dwm96kb

Come and join me and my team in sunny Madrid for 5 years of intensive research and lots of publications, traveling, and fun!

Please share widely.

Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043) | University of Oslo Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Saturday, February 15, 2025

We are hiring: 4-year post doc position at our department, open to all topics in political science.

75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city.

Deadline: February 15

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Postdoctoral positions in Political Science at Aarhus University – Advertising Democracy - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

Join our team! 🚨

We are hiring 2 postdocs for the new Advertising Democracy project at Aarhus University.

We are looking for researchers who are passionate about advertisements & citizens’ democratic values in Western democracies.

Feel free to share!👇🏾

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Folks @catherinedevries.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social @profjanegreen.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @jatucker.bsky.social

I made a feed all things PoliSci @ comparative pols

Inc. pol behaviour & ecomony

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One week left to apply for a postdoc position in my DFG-funded project on the power of public opinion polls (University of Potsdam)!

Do not hesitate to write me a message/email in case of questions.

Programme of the ECPR Summer School on Parliaments. Visit website for similar information.

🚨 SUMMER SCHOOL ON PARLIAMENTS
This is a great place for PhD students and early career scholars working on topics related to the legislature. Many excellent scholars cover topics ranging from representation to polarization, from government to opposition.
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Polisky, still on week to apply for a postdoc position (100%) at my working group at Kiel University!

I am happy to answer questions!

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🚨JOB OFFER🚨
Post Doc position in democracy studies at my chair at Kiel University.

Starting date (ideally): 1 April 2024.
Deadline: January 26, 2024. Job ad (in German) below.

I am happy to answer questions! Don´t hesitate to get in touch. Please share!

Polisky

Interesting observation! From reading about 1/3 of abstracts submitted to CP, I think many behavior and opinion papers ended up in CP.

Just your friendly reminder: if someone did something well, tell them!

Polisky, you still have one week to submit your proposal for EPSA 2024 in Cologne! As the section head for Comparative Politics I am very much looking forward to your submissions!

Immer wieder instruktiv, die Rede zu lesen, die Peer Steinbrück 2009 zur Einführung der Schuldenbremse im Bundestag gehalten hat. Habe mal vier charakteristische Passagen rausgesucht:

The Power of Opposition: How Legislative Organization Influences Democratic Consolidation Proposing a novel way to look at the consolidation of democratic regimes, this book presents important theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of democratic consolidation, legislative org...

Polisky this is shameless self-promotion: My book "The Power of Opposition. How Legislative Organization Influences Democratic Consolidation" is now available in paperback! You can even get an extra 25% off during black friday sale.

Heute hat mein Vater Geburtstag. Jedes Jahr rufe ich ihn an und jedes Jahr sagt er: Wir dürfen aber besonders heute die Geschichte nicht vergessen. Du musst es dir ansehen, auch wenn es schmerzt. Es ist unsere Pflicht und unsere einzige Chance.

Also, liebe alle, nie wieder ist jetzt 👇🏼

Job Vacancies - Universität Bremen Offene Stellen

PostDoc in behavioral political science? I am looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (full-time, Salary Scale 13 TV-L, for an initial period of 3 years) at the SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy in Bremen. Please don‘t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!

Today at school, my daugther and her two friends started a "nature club". They held their first climate conference because we adults don't care enough. They are 6 years old and I just leave this here...

Polisky get ready for EPSA 2024 in Cologne! As the section head for Comparative Politics I am very much looking forward to your submissions! (Proposal deadline is December 15, 2023)

Parlamentswahl: Schweiz rückt weiter nach rechts Die rechtskonservative SVP ist in der Schweiz seit vielen Jahren stärkste Kraft, bei der Parlamentswahl konnte sie nun zulegen - auf 28,6 Prozent. Ein Debakel gab es für das grüne Lager.

So viel hätte man hervorheben können: Sozialdemokraten beenden Abwärtstrend, Grüne mit Verlusten, die Mitte zieht an der FDP vorbei, das rechte Lager verliert absolute Mehrheit im Nationalrat! Warum der Fokus auf den "Rechtsruck"? Und das ohne Einordnung: die SVP ist NICHT so stark wie noch 2015.

Have you told your colleagues recently that they're doing a good job? People need to hear it. Pick a colleague right now, and something specific they do well, and go tell them/email them.

looks really great, but same question about pdfs from my side.

Was für eine tolle Idee! Danke!
Ich bin Politikwissenschaftlerin, forsche zur Macht und Rolle der Opposition in Demokratien und die damit verbundene öffentliche Wahrnehmung von Demokratien. Promoviert an der Uni Genf, dann Unis in Bremen, Potsdam und jetzt Kiel.

polisky
I need your help. What is your favorite data set in democracy studies broady defined: insitutions, parties, opinions,...? I am looking for current data (ideally beyond the usual suspects) that is available online and ready for students to explore. Self-promotion welcome!