Kathrin Ackermann
@ackermannk.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ University of Siegen
Political Science | Political Psychology | Participation | Political Behavior | Empirical Democracy Research
https://kathrinackermann.github.io/
Political Science | Political Psychology | Participation | Political Behavior | Empirical Democracy Research
https://kathrinackermann.github.io/
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Kathrin Ackermann
@ackermannk.bsky.social
Β· Sep 19
The conference marked the end of @ackermannk.bsky.socialβs second term as spokesperson.
Kathrin, thank you so much for your dedicated service to the #AKWahlen over the past six years!
Conrad and I will miss working with you in this capacity.
Kathrin, thank you so much for your dedicated service to the #AKWahlen over the past six years!
Conrad and I will miss working with you in this capacity.
π₯² Thank you for the kind words, @nilssteiner.bsky.social! It was a great honor and pleasure for me to serve as spokesperson for @dvpw.bsky.social #AKWahlen for 6 years and to work with you, @conradziller.bsky.social, @heikogiebler.bsky.social and @melff.bsky.social in the steering committee.
Great news, Matthijs! Congratulations π₯ Sounds like a very important project!
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Great news, Matthijs! Congratulations π₯ Sounds like a very important project!
Sehr verdient - herzliche Gratulation π
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sehr verdient - herzliche Gratulation π
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
πJob Alert π
Thrilled to share that @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and I have been awarded 1.5 million CHF in SNSF funding for our new project: βElectoral choice: Which role does legislatorsβ quality play?β
Weβre recruiting 1 postdoc and 2 PhD candidates to join us in Basel and Geneva!
Thrilled to share that @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and I have been awarded 1.5 million CHF in SNSF funding for our new project: βElectoral choice: Which role does legislatorsβ quality play?β
Weβre recruiting 1 postdoc and 2 PhD candidates to join us in Basel and Geneva!
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
πJob Alert π
Thrilled to share that @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and I have been awarded 1.5 million CHF in SNSF funding for our new project: βElectoral choice: Which role does legislatorsβ quality play?β
Weβre recruiting 1 postdoc and 2 PhD candidates to join us in Basel and Geneva!
Thrilled to share that @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and I have been awarded 1.5 million CHF in SNSF funding for our new project: βElectoral choice: Which role does legislatorsβ quality play?β
Weβre recruiting 1 postdoc and 2 PhD candidates to join us in Basel and Geneva!
Das ist ja klasse - viel Erfolg und danke fΓΌr deinen Einsatz fΓΌr die ganze Community!
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Das ist ja klasse - viel Erfolg und danke fΓΌr deinen Einsatz fΓΌr die ganze Community!
Herzliche Gratulation, liebe Theresa, und einen guten Start in Hamburg ππ
September 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Herzliche Gratulation, liebe Theresa, und einen guten Start in Hamburg ππ
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
The call for papers for the first ever EPSS conference 2026 in Belfast is open until November 7th 2025.
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!
September 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The call for papers for the first ever EPSS conference 2026 in Belfast is open until November 7th 2025.
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!
... and congratulations to @sgarritzmann.bsky.social on her election π Have fun and a good time in your new role!
September 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
... and congratulations to @sgarritzmann.bsky.social on her election π Have fun and a good time in your new role!
π₯² Thank you for the kind words, @nilssteiner.bsky.social! It was a great honor and pleasure for me to serve as spokesperson for @dvpw.bsky.social #AKWahlen for 6 years and to work with you, @conradziller.bsky.social, @heikogiebler.bsky.social and @melff.bsky.social in the steering committee.
The conference marked the end of @ackermannk.bsky.socialβs second term as spokesperson.
Kathrin, thank you so much for your dedicated service to the #AKWahlen over the past six years!
Conrad and I will miss working with you in this capacity.
Kathrin, thank you so much for your dedicated service to the #AKWahlen over the past six years!
Conrad and I will miss working with you in this capacity.
September 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
π₯² Thank you for the kind words, @nilssteiner.bsky.social! It was a great honor and pleasure for me to serve as spokesperson for @dvpw.bsky.social #AKWahlen for 6 years and to work with you, @conradziller.bsky.social, @heikogiebler.bsky.social and @melff.bsky.social in the steering committee.
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
Two fantastic days of the annual conference of the #AKWahlen are now behind us.
Many thanks for the many excellent presentations, the friendly atmosphere, and to the local Berlin team for the fabulous organisation on site! β€οΈ
Watch out for the special issue in @electoralstudies.bsky.social!
Many thanks for the many excellent presentations, the friendly atmosphere, and to the local Berlin team for the fabulous organisation on site! β€οΈ
Watch out for the special issue in @electoralstudies.bsky.social!
September 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Two fantastic days of the annual conference of the #AKWahlen are now behind us.
Many thanks for the many excellent presentations, the friendly atmosphere, and to the local Berlin team for the fabulous organisation on site! β€οΈ
Watch out for the special issue in @electoralstudies.bsky.social!
Many thanks for the many excellent presentations, the friendly atmosphere, and to the local Berlin team for the fabulous organisation on site! β€οΈ
Watch out for the special issue in @electoralstudies.bsky.social!
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
π³οΈ Tag 1 der AK-Wahlen-Tagung @ FU Berlin
π‘Hervorragende PrΓ€sentationen und intensive Diskussionen zu aktuellen Themen der Wahl- und Einstellungsforschung
π€ Viele Gelegenheiten zum Networking
π Wir freuen uns auf den zweiten Tag mit weiteren spannenden Einblicken!
#Wahlforschung #AKWahlen
π‘Hervorragende PrΓ€sentationen und intensive Diskussionen zu aktuellen Themen der Wahl- und Einstellungsforschung
π€ Viele Gelegenheiten zum Networking
π Wir freuen uns auf den zweiten Tag mit weiteren spannenden Einblicken!
#Wahlforschung #AKWahlen
September 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
π³οΈ Tag 1 der AK-Wahlen-Tagung @ FU Berlin
π‘Hervorragende PrΓ€sentationen und intensive Diskussionen zu aktuellen Themen der Wahl- und Einstellungsforschung
π€ Viele Gelegenheiten zum Networking
π Wir freuen uns auf den zweiten Tag mit weiteren spannenden Einblicken!
#Wahlforschung #AKWahlen
π‘Hervorragende PrΓ€sentationen und intensive Diskussionen zu aktuellen Themen der Wahl- und Einstellungsforschung
π€ Viele Gelegenheiten zum Networking
π Wir freuen uns auf den zweiten Tag mit weiteren spannenden Einblicken!
#Wahlforschung #AKWahlen
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
Der #Call for Proposals fΓΌr die #DreilΓ€ndertagung #3LT2026 von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP ist offen. Wir freuen uns auf VorschlΓ€ge fΓΌr Panels & Papers bis zum 14.11.2025!
Alle Infos π www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun...
#CfP 14.11. #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft #SpreadTheWord
Alle Infos π www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun...
#CfP 14.11. #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft #SpreadTheWord
September 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Der #Call for Proposals fΓΌr die #DreilΓ€ndertagung #3LT2026 von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP ist offen. Wir freuen uns auf VorschlΓ€ge fΓΌr Panels & Papers bis zum 14.11.2025!
Alle Infos π www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun...
#CfP 14.11. #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft #SpreadTheWord
Alle Infos π www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun...
#CfP 14.11. #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft #SpreadTheWord
Ganz herzliche Gratulation, lieber Marcel! Das sind wirklich super Neuigkeiten ππ
September 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Ganz herzliche Gratulation, lieber Marcel! Das sind wirklich super Neuigkeiten ππ
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
Finding: political trust can influence how people experience socio-economic risks π‘
In our article in @joftrustres.bsky.social, Atle Haugsgjerd & I show that political trust works as a psychological coping-mechanism - especially for those who believe the welfare state should manage economic risks.
In our article in @joftrustres.bsky.social, Atle Haugsgjerd & I show that political trust works as a psychological coping-mechanism - especially for those who believe the welfare state should manage economic risks.
September 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Finding: political trust can influence how people experience socio-economic risks π‘
In our article in @joftrustres.bsky.social, Atle Haugsgjerd & I show that political trust works as a psychological coping-mechanism - especially for those who believe the welfare state should manage economic risks.
In our article in @joftrustres.bsky.social, Atle Haugsgjerd & I show that political trust works as a psychological coping-mechanism - especially for those who believe the welfare state should manage economic risks.
Noch einmal ganz herzlichen GlΓΌckwunsch:)
September 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Noch einmal ganz herzlichen GlΓΌckwunsch:)
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
Uni Siegen is looking for at a postdoc or a PhD candidate who want to work with me on migration, qualitative research and mobilization.
lnkd.in/eZzBnj4m
Thanks for sharing
Nicole π¬
lnkd.in/eZzBnj4m
Thanks for sharing
Nicole π¬
September 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Uni Siegen is looking for at a postdoc or a PhD candidate who want to work with me on migration, qualitative research and mobilization.
lnkd.in/eZzBnj4m
Thanks for sharing
Nicole π¬
lnkd.in/eZzBnj4m
Thanks for sharing
Nicole π¬
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
Looking forward to my first @ecpr.bsky.social conference! π«
π£ On Wednesday, I will present joint work with @ackermannk.bsky.social on attitudes toward noncitizen voting.
π£ On Friday, I will present results from my interviews with local politicians in the US.
Excited to meet everyone! #ECPRgc25
π£ On Wednesday, I will present joint work with @ackermannk.bsky.social on attitudes toward noncitizen voting.
π£ On Friday, I will present results from my interviews with local politicians in the US.
Excited to meet everyone! #ECPRgc25
August 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Looking forward to my first @ecpr.bsky.social conference! π«
π£ On Wednesday, I will present joint work with @ackermannk.bsky.social on attitudes toward noncitizen voting.
π£ On Friday, I will present results from my interviews with local politicians in the US.
Excited to meet everyone! #ECPRgc25
π£ On Wednesday, I will present joint work with @ackermannk.bsky.social on attitudes toward noncitizen voting.
π£ On Friday, I will present results from my interviews with local politicians in the US.
Excited to meet everyone! #ECPRgc25
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections π€) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections π€) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
July 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections π€) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections π€) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
π£ Postdoc (75β―%, 3β―yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social β start autumnβ―2025 on perhaps Germanyβs most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? β¬οΈ #PolSci #Postdoc
July 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
π£ Postdoc (75β―%, 3β―yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social β start autumnβ―2025 on perhaps Germanyβs most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? β¬οΈ #PolSci #Postdoc
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π£ Call for Applications π£
3-year Postdoc position in Berlin π
Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
Great people, great projects, great city β come work with us!
ποΈ Deadline: 31 July 2025
3-year Postdoc position in Berlin π
Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
Great people, great projects, great city β come work with us!
ποΈ Deadline: 31 July 2025
July 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
π£ Call for Applications π£
3-year Postdoc position in Berlin π
Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
Great people, great projects, great city β come work with us!
ποΈ Deadline: 31 July 2025
3-year Postdoc position in Berlin π
Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
Great people, great projects, great city β come work with us!
ποΈ Deadline: 31 July 2025
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
New paper @electoralstudies.bsky.social
With @gricoc.bsky.social and @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social we study the presence of legislators with urban and rural backgrounds in national parliaments
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
π§΅
With @gricoc.bsky.social and @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social we study the presence of legislators with urban and rural backgrounds in national parliaments
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
π§΅
Rural representation in Europe: The presence of place in national parliaments
Recent research shows a growing rural-urban divide in political attitudes and behavior, which has given currency to expressions like βplaces that don'β¦
www.sciencedirect.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New paper @electoralstudies.bsky.social
With @gricoc.bsky.social and @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social we study the presence of legislators with urban and rural backgrounds in national parliaments
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
π§΅
With @gricoc.bsky.social and @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social we study the presence of legislators with urban and rural backgrounds in national parliaments
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
π§΅
Alles Liebe nachtrΓ€glich zum Geburtstag, liebe Rahel π₯ genieΓ die #WEURO2025 und hab einen guten Start ins neue Lebensjahr mit vielen neuen Aufgaben an der neuen WirkungsstΓ€tte!
July 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Alles Liebe nachtrΓ€glich zum Geburtstag, liebe Rahel π₯ genieΓ die #WEURO2025 und hab einen guten Start ins neue Lebensjahr mit vielen neuen Aufgaben an der neuen WirkungsstΓ€tte!
Congratulations, Gijs π enjoy ISPP!
July 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Congratulations, Gijs π enjoy ISPP!
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
Now that #EPSA2025 has begun, I invite you to attend the panel "Understanding the Rural-Urban Cleavage", which I will be pleased to chair next Saturday at 3 p.m. @lawrencemckay.bsky.social and @astroppe.bsky.social will present really interesting papers!
June 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Now that #EPSA2025 has begun, I invite you to attend the panel "Understanding the Rural-Urban Cleavage", which I will be pleased to chair next Saturday at 3 p.m. @lawrencemckay.bsky.social and @astroppe.bsky.social will present really interesting papers!
Reposted by Kathrin Ackermann
@wzb.bsky.social is searching for new director for the study of democracy
These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas
www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
π¨Please share widely!
#Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas
www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
π¨Please share widely!
#Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
wzb.eu
June 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@wzb.bsky.social is searching for new director for the study of democracy
These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas
www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
π¨Please share widely!
#Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas
www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
π¨Please share widely!
#Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
Excited to learn about the latest developments in the European Political Science community ππ
Thanks to everyone who is actively involved!
π Check out the website and join @epssnet.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who is actively involved!
π Check out the website and join @epssnet.bsky.social
π¨ Big News for European Political Science π¨
Weβre thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
π epssnet.org
Hereβs a thread with everything you need to know.
π§΅
Weβre thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
π epssnet.org
Hereβs a thread with everything you need to know.
π§΅
June 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Excited to learn about the latest developments in the European Political Science community ππ
Thanks to everyone who is actively involved!
π Check out the website and join @epssnet.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who is actively involved!
π Check out the website and join @epssnet.bsky.social