Sabrina J. Mayer
@sabrinajmayer.bsky.social
Prof of Pol Sociology @University of Bamberg, Fellow @DeZIM, Berlin // Pol Psychology: Emotions & Identities / Immigrants / Pol Behavior / Survey Research // sabrinajmayer.de
Political science
52%
Sociology
17%
Published today: One of the biggest #science #communication studies to date. We asked 71,922 people in 68 countries how they #engage with information about #science and combined the data with several country-level factors: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OpenAccess
(Also amazing publishing experience with @ersjournal.com - 3 months from submission until publication online! the entire review and publication process here took less time than it did at another journal just for the editor to send the paper out 🥲)
Using survey data from the @dezim-institut.de we find:
1) both police-specific and everyday racist discrimination lower trust; 2) non-discriminatory contact increases trust compared to no contact.
➡️ Building trust both requires tackling everyday racism and ensuring equal treatment.
1) both police-specific and everyday racist discrimination lower trust; 2) non-discriminatory contact increases trust compared to no contact.
➡️ Building trust both requires tackling everyday racism and ensuring equal treatment.
Beyond police encounters: everyday racism and trust in the police
Trust in the police is essential for democratic legitimacy, yet it is declining across Western Europe. Immigrants and their descendants, who face disproportionate levels of discrimination, report p...
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Me & my very able former colleague and now doctoral candidate Lisa Walter (not on Bluesky yet) just published a new article in @ersjournal.com
We examine how discrimination shapes immigrants and their descendants’ trust in the police in Germany.
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We examine how discrimination shapes immigrants and their descendants’ trust in the police in Germany.
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Navigating uncertainty: The role of tolerance for ambiguity in linking personality traits to ideological variables and radical right voting
Previous studies suggest that personality traits (e.g., the Big Five) influence voting behavior for radical right parties (RRPs) indirectly via ideolo…
www.sciencedirect.com
Published in Pers.Indiv.Differ. with my formidable former colleague Almuth 🎆 @dezim-institut.de on the general mechanisms of PRRP support. We show: low tolerance for ambiguity connects personality traits to right-wing authoritarianism, populist att & anti-immigrant sentiment -> higher AfD support.
Reposted by Sabrina Jasmin Mayer
WEP Journal
@wepsocial.bsky.social
· Aug 4
Immigrant-origin voters & native behave the same, but have different experiences across the political life cycle.
New research @wepsocial.bsky.social by @emppolitikwiss.bsky.social Jonas Elis & @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
New research @wepsocial.bsky.social by @emppolitikwiss.bsky.social Jonas Elis & @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Victims of Conspiracies? An Examination of the Relationship Between Conspiracy Beliefs and Dispositional Individual Victimhood
Conspiracy beliefs have been linked to perceptions of collective victimhood. We adopt an individual perspective on victimhood by investigating the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and the indi....
doi.org
🚨 Fresh off the press 🚨 Our #TISP spin-off paper on the relationship between #ConspiracyBeliefs and individual #victimhood is now out! doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
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Thanks to all the authors, reviewers, and thanks for the support from @cogitatiopag.bsky.social - this is now an amazing collection of articles! Parts of the articles were presented at a workshop in Berlin founded by Thyssen.
Beyond Gender: Exploring the Intersectional Dynamics in Political Interest Among Youth | Article | Politics and Governance
Gema García-Albacete, Lidia Núñez, David Sánchez, Simone Abendschön, Philipp Kleer
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@ggalbacete.bsky.social et al. add an additional facet by including gender in their analysis of political interest among adolescents with and without immigrant backgrounds. Their findings show that immigrant‐origin girls have the highest levels of political interest. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Addressing Migrant Inequality in Youth Political Engagement: The Role of Parental Influences | Article | Politics and Governance
Simona Guglielmi, Nicola Maggini
https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.9282
Simona Guglielmi and Nicola Maggini focus on the role of parental influences. They show that immigrant and native-born adolescents differ regarding the relationship between socioeconomic status and intergenerational social learning with political engagement. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Voices in the Margins: Exploring the Link Between Discrimination and Adolescents’ Political Involvement | Article | Politics and Governance
Philipp Kleer, Simone Abendschön, Gema García-Albacete, Lidia Núñez, David Sánchez
https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.9309
@phil-k.bsky.social et al. study political interest as an essential determinant of political participation. Their findings show a positive relationship between discrimination and political interest. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Political Participation of Young Immigrants: Do National Identification and Discrimination Moderate the Relationship? | Article | Politics and Governance
Philipp Hoffmann, Verena Benoit
https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.9253
@philipphoffmann.bsky.social & @vreben.bsky.social focus on conventional & unconventional political participation of young adults. Their findings show that moderating relationships of discrimination and national ID with the civic voluntarism model vary. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Uneven Pathways to Local Power: The Political Incorporation of Immigrants’ Descendants | Article | Politics and Governance
Robin Stünzi, Rosita Fibbi, Gianni D'Amato
doi.org
Robin Stünzi, Rosita Fibbi, and Gianni D'Amato study the political involvement of immigrants’ descendants in Switzerland as elected members of local parliaments. They highlight among others the crucial role of local schools in political socialization. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Finding Space in Politics: Perceptions of Representation Among Dutch Citizens With an Immigration Background | Article | Politics and Governance
Floris Vermeulen, Nella Geurts, Jaco Dagevos, Niels Spierings
doi.org
Floris Vermeulen, @nellageurts.bsky.social, Jaco Dagevos, and @nielsspierings.bsky.social provide an analysis regarding perceptions of descriptive and substantive representation among Dutch citizens of immigrant origin, drawing on data from focus group interviews. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Muslims’ Vote Choice: Exclusion and Group Voting in Europe | Article | Politics and Governance
Odelia Oshri, Reut Itzkovitch-Malka
doi.org
@odeliaoshri.bsky.social and Reut Itzkovitch-Malka focus on Muslims’ voting behavior in Western Europe. Their findings indicate that feelings of discrimination relate positively to supporting left-wing parties. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Electoral Turnout of Non‐Citizens Under Voluntary and Compulsory Voting: Evidence From Chile | Article | Politics and Governance
Mauricio Morales, Mario Herrera, Teresa Pérez‐Cosgaya
doi.org
Mauricio Morales, Mario Herrera, and Teresa Pérez-Cosgaya study voter turnout in Chile. Their findings show that while compulsory voting significantly increased turnout among citizens and non-citizens, a substantial gap remains between the two groups. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Understanding the Electoral Participation Gap: A Study of Racialized Minorities in Canada | Article | Politics and Governance
Baowen Liang, Allison Harell
https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.9377
Baowen Liang and @allisonharell.bsky.social focus on voter turnout in Canada among the White majority and racialized minority groups. Their findings suggest a significant turnout gap for almost all racialized minority groups. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
The Influence of Age on Citizens’ Preferences for Age‐Related Descriptive Representation | Article | Politics and Governance
Kira Renée Kurz, L. Constantin Wurthmann, Martin Gross
https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.9251
@kirareneekurz.bsky.social, @wurthmann.bsky.social & @martingross.bsky.social study age-related representation preferences in Germany, revealing strong in-group preferences for candidates from one’s own age group. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
After the Storm: Comparing the Determinants of Young People’s Protest Behaviour Across South European Contexts | Article | Politics and Governance
Martín Portos
https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.9179
@mportosg.bsky.social focuses on comparative drivers of young people's protest participation in Greece, Italy & Spain, showing the heterogeneity of these national cases. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Unequal Turnout Among the Newly Enfranchised: The Role of Political Efficacy | Article | Politics and Governance
Susanne Garritzmann, Sigrid Roßteutscher, Arndt Leininger, Birgit Becker, Thorsten Faas, Max P. Jansen, Armin Schäfer
doi.org
@sgarritzmann.bsky.social et al. examine the role of internal political efficacy in explaining unequal voter turnout among young citizens from Germany. They show that internal efficacy affects turnout more among individuals from a lower-class background. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Longer‐Term Effects of Voting at Age 16: Higher Turnout Among Young People in Scotland | Article | Politics and Governance
Jan Eichhorn, Christine Huebner
https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.9283
@eichhornjan.bsky.social & @chuebner.bsky.social show that lowering the voting age to 16 in Scotland may have a lasting boost for voter turnout. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Are you interested in political partipation among youth and immigrants? @ aleininger.bsky.social and I edited a special issue for Politics and Governance (@cogitatiopag.bsky.social) - here are 13 new articles! doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Reposted by Sabrina Jasmin Mayer
WEP Journal
@wepsocial.bsky.social
· Apr 2
Online first: "Political support in times of progressive policy
change and radical-right populist party success" by @paulvierus.bsky.social & @conradziller.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#polisky #academicsky
change and radical-right populist party success" by @paulvierus.bsky.social & @conradziller.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#polisky #academicsky
Reposted by Sabrina Jasmin Mayer
Political Studies
@polstudies.bsky.social
· Jan 26
Why do some immigrant-origin citizens show high levels of political interest in both their home & origin countries, some none, some favour one over the other? A Goerres, J Elis, @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social & D Spies examine this: https://buff.ly/42p6f7t (OPEN ACCESS)
@uoypolitics.bsky.social
@uoypolitics.bsky.social
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Political Participation of Young Immigrants: Do National Identification and Discrimination Moderate the Relationship? | Article | Politics and Governance
Philipp Hoffmann, Verena Benoit
www.cogitatiopress.com
Excited to share my new article w @vreben.bsky.social, "Political Participation of Young Immigrants: Do National Identification and Discrimination Moderate the Relationship?", now published in Politics and Governance! Download it for free here: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg... #OpenAccess
Reposted by Sabrina Jasmin Mayer
DeZIM-Institut
@dezim-institut.de
· Jun 17
Armed conflict as a threat to social cohesion: Large-scale displacement and its short- and long-term effects on in-group perceptions - Sabrina J Mayer, Jörg Dollmann, Jannes Jacobsen, Lisa Walter, 202...
This study investigates the short- and long-term consequences of armed conflict and displacement on social cohesion among citizens within attacked nations, usin...
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A new study by @jacobsenjannes.bsky.social, @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social, Lisa Walter & Jörg Dollmann investigates consequences of armed conflict & displacement on social cohesion in UKR & BIH – revealing a difference btw those who stayed, left & don't want to return ⬇️
doi.org/10.1177/2053...
doi.org/10.1177/2053...