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Björn Bremer
@bjoernbremer.bsky.social
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Political economist @CEU | the politics of macroeconomic policies, economic crises & party politics | cycling enthusiast and wannabe sports commentator | www.bjoern-bremer.com

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 1d
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project

You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!

⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025

wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 4d
We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)

www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk

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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 10d
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨

Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org

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Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik @laurenzennser.bsky.social · 11d
❗️Please share widely:

TT position in migration/citizenship/identity at IPW @univie.ac.at: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

Deadline: 10 Dec 2025
Tenure-Track Professorship in Migration, Citizenship, Identity
Tenure-Track Professorship in Migration, Citizenship, Identity
jobs.univie.ac.at

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Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · Oct 8
In a new paper, we provide fresh evidence on the macroeconomic effects of public investment in 27 EU member states. We find that public investment has favorable effects on output and unemployment; doesn't crowd out private investment; and doesn't jeopardise debt sustainability.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Sep 26
For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
www.theguardian.com

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Sep 25
Very excited for our 4th Progressive Politics Research Network workshop today and tomorrow at Humboldt University in Berlin. With a fabulous group of participants we will not only discuss our research but also how we can use it to inform public debate.

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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · Sep 17
⏳Beyond thrilled to co-launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy next week — with this *incredible* lineup of female talent

🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social

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Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · Sep 16
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5
Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · Jul 31
There it is: call for papers, inaugural conference of @epssnet.bsky.social in Belfast, 2026.

Please send your best work and support this new important initiative!

epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
EPSS 2026 Conference | June 18–20 | ICC Belfast, UK
Join top political scientists for the EPSS 2026 Annual Conference in Belfast. Submit papers, attend panels, and network with fellow researchers.
epssnet.org

Reposted by Silja Häusermann, Tarik Abou‐Chadi, Björn Bremer

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Delia Zollinger @dpzollinger.bsky.social · Jul 29
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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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Jul 7
New article out in World Politcs. We analyze how different groups react to varying programs of social democratic parties. We find less trade-offs than often assumed. Generally, more left-progressive programs increase support among social democratic potentials
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

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Hanna Schwander @hannaschwander.bsky.social · Jun 23
📢 Wie gelingt Klimapolitik trotz Widerständen? PPRnet liefert diese Woche im @pwportal täglich neue Antworten – mit einer Serie von Research Briefs.

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pw-portal @pw-portal.bsky.social · Jun 23
Wie kann wirksame Klimapolitik mehrheitsfähig werden? Zu dieser Frage veröffentlichen wir diese Woche Policy-Briefs, die den Stand der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung zusammenfassen. Zur Einführung von @bjoernbremer.bsky.social, @hannaschwander.bsky.social & Jane Gingrich. #pprn #polisky #klima
Portal für Politikwissenschaft – Klimapolitik, aber machbar? Sozialwissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse
www.pw-portal.de

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Zbigniew Truchlewski @ztruchlewski.bsky.social · Jun 23
New book out at @oxfordacademic.bsky.social on COVID and the EU by @nenaoana.bsky.social @alexmoise.bsky.social and Hanspeter Kriesi. The book was presented at the @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social with very insightful comments by @simonhix.bsky.social www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
Pandemic Polity-Building: How Covid-19 Shaped the European Union
This event features a book presentation by Zbigniew Truchlewski (EUI Research Fellow), Ioana-Elena Oana (EUI Part-time Assistant Professor), Alexandru Moise (EUI Research Fellow), and Hanspeter Kriesi...
www.eui.eu

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Erik Neimanns @eneimanns.bsky.social · Jun 11
Our (@bjoernbremer.bsky.social) paper on childcare expansion (<3y) in 🇩🇪 was just published @reggovjournal.bsky.social! We examine how the interplay between local government partisanship and fiscal conditions explains parts of the regional variation in childcare provision doi.org/10.1111/rego...
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The Local Politics of Social Investment Under Fiscal Constraints: The Case of Childcare Expansion in Germany
Governments in many of the advanced economies expanded childcare, an exemplary social investment policy, in recent years. Yet, considerable regional variation exists in expansion efforts, and often t...
doi.org

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WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Jun 3
Online first: "Partisan cueing and preferences for fiscal integration in the European Union" by @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social & @francesconicoli.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

#Academicsky #Polisky
Abstract of the article "Partisan cueing and preferences for fiscal integration in the European Union" by Maurits J. Meijers, Björn Bremer, Theresa Kuhn and Francesco Nicoli. Published online first in West European Politics. Table 1, displaying the expected effects of party cues on support for Eurobonds relative to the control group. Figure 4, displaying the party cueing effects on support for Eurobonds by country. Figure 5, displaying the party cueing effecs on support for Eurobonds by EU integration priors.

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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · May 20
📢📢📢 JOBS: 4 postdocs 📢📢📢

Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!

Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!

sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...

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Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social · May 20
We're hiring!

Two tenure-track openings for Assistant Professors in Political Science or International Relations.

Sharing = 🙏❤️

www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Assistant Professor of Political ScienceThe Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Leiden University is currently looking for at least two (2) assistant professors in Poli...
www.universiteitleiden.nl

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · May 19
New #RhodesCenter #podcast: Why the left keeps losing (or does it)? — On the episode, Mark Blyth is joined by @bjoernbremer.bsky.social and Paul Pierson to explore why right-wing populism is rising globally while the left struggles to gain traction.
Why the left keeps losing (or does it)?
Quickly and easily listen to The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth for free!
ow.ly

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Thomas Kurer @thmskrr.bsky.social · Apr 30
🚨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.

tinyurl.com/postdoczurich

#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
tinyurl.com

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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · Apr 30
▶️ @bjoernbremer.bsky.social and @retobuergisser.bsky.social question the widespread assumption that tax cuts are always popular.
Lower taxes at all costs? Evidence from a survey experiment in four European countries
It is commonly argued that citizens favour lower taxes, thereby exerting pressure for tax reductions that undermine the ability of governments to raise revenues. We argue that the ostensibly strong...
www.tandfonline.com

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Defacto Expert @defactoexpert.bsky.social · Apr 22
We are excited to publish the second series of research briefs from the Progressive Politics Research Network (PPRNet).

We start with this article:

The political viability of climate policies – @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @hannaschwander.bsky.social Jane Gingrich

www.defacto.expert/2025/04/22/t...

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Sophia Hunger @sophiahunger.bsky.social · Apr 14
🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Bremen 🚨

Open to PhD students and early career scholars Fully-funded places available for applicants, deadline 1st of May 📅 summerschoolwpm.org
Image of a building of the University of Bremen with the text "Summer School for Women in Political Methodology" and "20 to 26 July at the University of Bremen" writen on it.

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Björn Bremer @bjoernbremer.bsky.social · Apr 9
The @dvpw.bsky.social Political Economy section has teamed up with @hertieschool.bsky.social to organize this roundtable on US economic policy in Trump's 2nd term, which couldn't be more timely.

Join us for the discussion with our stellar panelists in Berlin on April 11th at 1 pm: shorturl.at/tEkG9

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Pauline Kohlhase @pkohlhase.bsky.social · Mar 21
To all female scholars, working in the broad field of political economy: Apply for the Max Planck Summer School for women in political economy! Two years ago we had a blast!
www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025....
Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy
www.mpifg.de

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Björn Bremer @bjoernbremer.bsky.social · Mar 18
Exciting news! The Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy is back this September at @mpifg.bsky.social.

Huge thanks to the fantastic @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social for making it happen.

Please spread the word!

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Philipp Golka @pgolka.bsky.social · Mar 10
Lots of great positions at @mpifg.bsky.social, pls share!
- 2yr postdoc in wealth research
- 2yr postdoc in technology & sovereignty
- 3+3yr senior researcher in political economy
- 3+3yr senior researcher in economic sociology
- tenure/director-track group leader digitalization & society
Job Openings
www.mpifg.de

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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · Feb 28
After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...