@heikekluever.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative Political Behavior, Humboldt Universität Berlin || Spokesperson DYNAMICS @dynamics.bsky.social || Director Humboldt Governance Lab @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social https://heike-kluever.com/ https://hu-govlab.de/
Can democracy be saved? Political scientist Professor Heike Klüver
@heikekluever.bsky.social of @humboldtuni.bsky.social, addressed this question at the first spring #BrownBag event.
Her upcoming book explores what we can concretely do to protect democracy.
👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...
🧺 Paper Picnic 2.0 is here! More journals. New features. An easier way to keep up with the latest research in political science and adjacent fields. 🧵👇
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🎤 Delighted to give the keynote today at the 6th Annual Conference of the Political Psychology Network!
🏛️ I present my current book project on how democratic resilience can be strengthened — and which evidence-based interventions actually work.
Looking forward to the exchange!
Join us for the 1st Brown Bag event of the spring semester, featuring Professor Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social
from the @humboldtuni.bsky.social (Humboldt University of Berlin)
📅 17 Feb 2026
⏲️ 12–1 PM (CET)
📍 Maker Space, the Hertie School
Register: www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...
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🆕 Perceived #Inequality and #Populism 🗣️
Evidence across Denmark, Germany and Italy show that people who perceive great inequality are more likely to hold #Populist attitudes according to @lstoetze.bsky.social, Johannes Giesecke & @heikekluever.bsky.social
Excited to welcome the fabulous @tinepaulsen.bsky.social today at our Politics Lecture Series at @humboldtuni.bsky.social. Come and join us!
10.02.2026 08:50 — 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0Thanks for coming @haasvioleta.bsky.social! We've learnt a lot!
29.01.2026 15:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
❓ Who becomes a lobbyist – and through which career paths?
Come and join us for my talk at the Center for Conflict Research in Marburg tonight!
👉 Many thanks to my colleagues in Marburg for the invitation, and to the @dfg.de for funding the #MINLOBBY project.
📘 Presenting my new book project “How Democracies Can Survive” at the University of Hamburg
Come join us if you’re around! 👋
📅 Wednesday, 14 January 2026
⏰ 17:15–18:45
📍 VMP9, Room B130
👉 Many thanks to the HPS³ team for the invitation — looking forward to the discussion!
👏 Congratulations as well to the second prize winner, Marie Kübler!
🙏 Special thanks to the @dfg.de for generously funding this research.
📄 Read the article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🎉 Excited to share that our article “Adopting restriction: how coalition governments respond to radical right parties” (with @fabioellger.bsky.social) has won the Gordon Smith & Vincent Wright Memorial Prize 2025 from @wepsocial.bsky.social 🏆
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📣 Does homophobia win elections?
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📌 Far-right and illiberal leaders increasingly use anti-LGBTQ rhetoric as a political tool. A new study by @haasvioleta.bsky.social, @bogatyrev.bsky.social, @tabouchadi.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social and @lstoetze.bsky.social shows this strategy can yield direct electoral benefits.
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🗳️ Great workshop on young voters & the rise of the far right bringing together researchers, policymakers & civil society
🚀 Inspiring discussions on how to strengthen democratic resilience
📊 Insights: from the #COVIDEU project
🏛️ Host: @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
🌟 Funding: @volkswagenstiftung.de
Yes, that's correct, Andreas: www.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/institut/lau...
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🚀 Giving the Laufer Lecture at the LMU!
🏛️ Honored to speak about current challenges to democracy and how we can strengthen democratic resilience.
📊 Amongst others, I present our Brandmauer study featured in a recent op-ed in the SZ.
📅 24 Nov 2025, 14:00
📍 Great Hall (E120)
tinyurl.com/3shaawbt
📣 Tomorrow!
Why are far-right parties becoming more attractive to young people — and what can strengthen democratic resilience?
Join researchers, policymakers, educators & civil society for insights and discussion.
🗓️ Berlin, 21 Nov, 14–17h
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
Hi @chanret.bsky.social, you can find the preprint here: osf.io/preprints/so...
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📣 New op-ed in Süddeutsche Zeitung: What the data say about the “Brandmauer”
I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies
➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)
tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
Morgen sind: Daniel Ziblatt, Thomas Weber, Daniel Siemens, Tamara Ehs, Heike Klüver u.v.a. im GORKI Theater in Berlin. Und im Livestream ab 19.30h – im Rat der Geschichte: Was hilft gegen die AfD?
Morgen sind: Daniel Ziblatt, Thomas Weber, Daniel Siemens, Tamara Ehs, Heike Klüver u.v.a. im GORKI Theater in Berlin. Und im Livestream ab 19.30h – im Rat der Geschichte: Was hilft gegen die AfD?
Morgen sind: Daniel Ziblatt, Thomas Weber, Daniel Siemens, Tamara Ehs, Heike Klüver u.v.a. im GORKI Theater in Berlin. Und im Livestream ab 19.30h – im Rat der Geschichte: Was hilft gegen die AfD?
www.gorki.de/de/der-rat-d...
🔹 Roundtable Discussion
Moderated by @markuskollberg.bsky.social
With
💬 Dr. Lena Gumnior (MP, The Greens)
💬 Sara Binzer Hobolt (LSE)
💬 Heike Klüver (HU Berlin)
💬 Theresa Kuhn (Uni Amsterdam)
💬 Max Hilse (Löbau lebt e.V. & Görlitz District Youth Council)
💬 Andrei Arnst (Principal, Neuenhagen School)
With insights from the #COVIDEU project, featuring
@sarahobolt.bsky.social
@heikekluever.bsky.social
@theresakuhn.bsky.social
Michał Krawczyk
@djordjemilosav.bsky.social
@tonirodon.bsky.social
More and more young people are turning to the far right. Why and what can we do about it?
Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.
🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
👉 What works against right-wing extremism?
Excited to discuss this question with Tamara Ehs, Carolin Lange, Daniel Siemens, Thomas Weber & Daniel Ziblatt at Berlin’s Maxim Gorki Theater - together with German politicians and author Mely Kiyak.
🗓️ Nov 8, 7:30 pm
🔗 www.gorki.de/de/der-rat-d...
🚀 Join us for a number of exciting talks in our Politics Lecture Series @humboldtuni.bsky.social!
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Why do people turn to populist parties? 🤔
📣 Our new study just published at @ejprjournal.bsky.social shows it’s not just real inequality - it’s perceived inequality that drives populism.
📌 Blog: hu-govlab.de/en/perceived...
📊 Study: tinyurl.com/msnndnpn
🏛️ Funded by: @scripts-berlin.eu
📣 Check out the latest post on
@transformecon.bsky.social, a blog by @bertelsmannst.bsky.social. It's by researchers affiliated with Humboldt GovLab: @timwapps.bsky.social, @lstoetze.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social & @antvalentim.bsky.social. 🎉
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🚀 Excited to kick off the 1st Annual Workshop of the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social at @humboldtuni.bsky.social today!
💥 Looking forward to engaging discussions on democracy, governance, and how to strengthen democratic resilience.
🔗 More about the GovLab: hu-govlab.de
1/ New paper out in Electoral Studies with @heikekluever.bsky.social and @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social
We show that nuclear power plants reduce electoral support for Green parties in Germany.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A thread on the paper:
We’re live! 🚀
Just launched the Humboldt GovLab with a great workshop on #CitizensAssemblies @humboldtuni.bsky.social
Because strengthening democracy takes more than ideas.
It takes evidence. And collaboration.
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