Clint Claessen
@clint0475.bsky.social
Political Science Postdoc // University of Salzburg // INCONEX // Party Leaders // part of the TaDa Reading Group - tada.cool // www.clintclaessen.com
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Clint Claessen
@clint0475.bsky.social
· Jun 2
Some personal news! 🗞️
Today is my first day @unisalzburg.bsky.social as a postdoc in the INCONEX project sites.google.com/view/inconex with the wonderful @lucykinski.bsky.social! I’m very excited to start. Hmu if you’re in Salzburg :)
Today is my first day @unisalzburg.bsky.social as a postdoc in the INCONEX project sites.google.com/view/inconex with the wonderful @lucykinski.bsky.social! I’m very excited to start. Hmu if you’re in Salzburg :)
Happening Today! 👇
Next Wednesday, we are very excited to have
@joachimbaumann.bsky.social, who will present co-authored work on "Large Language Model Hacking: Quantifying the Hidden Risks of Using LLMs for Text Annotation". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
@joachimbaumann.bsky.social, who will present co-authored work on "Large Language Model Hacking: Quantifying the Hidden Risks of Using LLMs for Text Annotation". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Happening Today! 👇
Happening this Wednesday!👇
Next Wednesday, we are very excited to have
@joachimbaumann.bsky.social, who will present co-authored work on "Large Language Model Hacking: Quantifying the Hidden Risks of Using LLMs for Text Annotation". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
@joachimbaumann.bsky.social, who will present co-authored work on "Large Language Model Hacking: Quantifying the Hidden Risks of Using LLMs for Text Annotation". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Happening this Wednesday!👇
Next Wednesday, we are very excited to have
@joachimbaumann.bsky.social, who will present co-authored work on "Large Language Model Hacking: Quantifying the Hidden Risks of Using LLMs for Text Annotation". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
@joachimbaumann.bsky.social, who will present co-authored work on "Large Language Model Hacking: Quantifying the Hidden Risks of Using LLMs for Text Annotation". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Next Wednesday, we are very excited to have
@joachimbaumann.bsky.social, who will present co-authored work on "Large Language Model Hacking: Quantifying the Hidden Risks of Using LLMs for Text Annotation". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
@joachimbaumann.bsky.social, who will present co-authored work on "Large Language Model Hacking: Quantifying the Hidden Risks of Using LLMs for Text Annotation". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
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Next Wednesday, we're excited to welcome @lexipalmer.bsky.social, who will present co-authored work with @cbarrie.bsky.social and Arthur Spirling on "Replication for Language Models: Problems, Principles, and Best Practices for Political Science". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
October 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Next Wednesday, we're excited to welcome @lexipalmer.bsky.social, who will present co-authored work with @cbarrie.bsky.social and Arthur Spirling on "Replication for Language Models: Problems, Principles, and Best Practices for Political Science". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
Last Saturday, I had the privilege to present our project’s work at the CSS section of the @psaireland.bsky.social in Galway: “Between presence and absence: social classes and vulnerable groups in parliamentary debates.” - I’d like to thank @alonadolinsky.com for her amazing feedback on the paper!
October 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Last Saturday, I had the privilege to present our project’s work at the CSS section of the @psaireland.bsky.social in Galway: “Between presence and absence: social classes and vulnerable groups in parliamentary debates.” - I’d like to thank @alonadolinsky.com for her amazing feedback on the paper!
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‼️Reminder - only five days left to apply for the job as a student assistant for @lucykinski.bsky.social! Don't miss your chance!
📣 Apply now as a student assistant (BA or MA level) to join @lucykinski.bsky.social 's INCONEX project in Salzburg as soon as possible!
❗ Apply until 20 October 2025❗
ℹ️ More information at www.inconex.eu and in our Linktree
❗ Apply until 20 October 2025❗
ℹ️ More information at www.inconex.eu and in our Linktree
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
‼️Reminder - only five days left to apply for the job as a student assistant for @lucykinski.bsky.social! Don't miss your chance!
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💥Online first:
"How populist citizens see the people and their place in representative democracy"
by Rosa Kindt @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @kristofjacobs1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
"How populist citizens see the people and their place in representative democracy"
by Rosa Kindt @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @kristofjacobs1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
October 14, 2025 at 7:23 AM
💥Online first:
"How populist citizens see the people and their place in representative democracy"
by Rosa Kindt @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @kristofjacobs1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
"How populist citizens see the people and their place in representative democracy"
by Rosa Kindt @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @kristofjacobs1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
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Next Wednesday (October 15, 17:00 Berlin time), we're kicking off next term's Speaker Series with a talk and package demo by Francisco Tomas-Valiente on "Uncertain Performance: How to Quantify Uncertainty and Draw Test Sets When Evaluating Classifiers". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
October 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Next Wednesday (October 15, 17:00 Berlin time), we're kicking off next term's Speaker Series with a talk and package demo by Francisco Tomas-Valiente on "Uncertain Performance: How to Quantify Uncertainty and Draw Test Sets When Evaluating Classifiers". Paper and information on how to join ⬇️
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📣 Apply now as a student assistant (BA or MA level) to join @lucykinski.bsky.social 's INCONEX project in Salzburg as soon as possible!
❗ Apply until 20 October 2025❗
ℹ️ More information at www.inconex.eu and in our Linktree
❗ Apply until 20 October 2025❗
ℹ️ More information at www.inconex.eu and in our Linktree
October 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📣 Apply now as a student assistant (BA or MA level) to join @lucykinski.bsky.social 's INCONEX project in Salzburg as soon as possible!
❗ Apply until 20 October 2025❗
ℹ️ More information at www.inconex.eu and in our Linktree
❗ Apply until 20 October 2025❗
ℹ️ More information at www.inconex.eu and in our Linktree
🔊 🔊 🚨 🚨
Very excited to announce the next term of the TADA speaker series!
This term revolves around the validity of LLM generated data in the Social Sciences. We have a set of four great speakers to enlighten us on different aspects of this issue.
If you'd like to join, sign up here: TADA.cool
This term revolves around the validity of LLM generated data in the Social Sciences. We have a set of four great speakers to enlighten us on different aspects of this issue.
If you'd like to join, sign up here: TADA.cool
October 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🔊 🔊 🚨 🚨
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Last Friday (Sept. 19), @andduer.bsky.social, @mcortinaescudero.bsky.social, @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social and I had the great pleasure of hosting an excellent workshop at @unisalzburg.bsky.social on how to use Large Language Models #LLMs to boost International Relations research. A short 🧵1/4
September 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Last Friday (Sept. 19), @andduer.bsky.social, @mcortinaescudero.bsky.social, @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social and I had the great pleasure of hosting an excellent workshop at @unisalzburg.bsky.social on how to use Large Language Models #LLMs to boost International Relations research. A short 🧵1/4
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Our new study in
@jwpp.bsky.social
shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun.
with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
@jwpp.bsky.social
shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun.
with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
An Early Leak in the Pipeline – Online Abuse as a Barrier for Young Women’s Political Engagement
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www.tandfonline.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Our new study in
@jwpp.bsky.social
shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun.
with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
@jwpp.bsky.social
shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun.
with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Using LLMs as data annotators, you can produce any scientific result you want. We call this **LLM Hacking**.
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
September 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Using LLMs as data annotators, you can produce any scientific result you want. We call this **LLM Hacking**.
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
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Mooi dat de SRV podcast terug is! @hakhverdian.bsky.social stukroodvlees.nl/aflevering-1...
Aflevering 134 – Verkiezingspotpourri, met Tom van der Meer - StukRoodVlees
We trappen het verkiezingsseizoen af met Tom van der Meer, hoogleraar politicologie aan de UvA. Tom en ik bespreken een hoop verschillende onderwerpen, waaronder de stand van zaken in de campagne (2:5...
stukroodvlees.nl
September 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Mooi dat de SRV podcast terug is! @hakhverdian.bsky.social stukroodvlees.nl/aflevering-1...
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Excited to announce the publication of my article in Comparative Political Studies on how crises shape the ideological legitimation strategies of authoritarian regimes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
September 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Excited to announce the publication of my article in Comparative Political Studies on how crises shape the ideological legitimation strategies of authoritarian regimes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Peilingen zijn nuttige instrumenten voor kiezers, politici, en media. Ze kunnen wezenlijke effecten hebben, vooral via de wijze waarop media er - juist én onjuist - over rapporteren.
Ook in de campagneperiode hoop ik dat journalisten en duiders de peilingen gebruiken waarvoor ze geschikt zijn:
Ook in de campagneperiode hoop ik dat journalisten en duiders de peilingen gebruiken waarvoor ze geschikt zijn:
September 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Peilingen zijn nuttige instrumenten voor kiezers, politici, en media. Ze kunnen wezenlijke effecten hebben, vooral via de wijze waarop media er - juist én onjuist - over rapporteren.
Ook in de campagneperiode hoop ik dat journalisten en duiders de peilingen gebruiken waarvoor ze geschikt zijn:
Ook in de campagneperiode hoop ik dat journalisten en duiders de peilingen gebruiken waarvoor ze geschikt zijn:
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Veel zijn het er niet meer. Maar wat kenmerkt de kiezer van NSC? @mrooduijn.bsky.social start onze serie de plaatjes van de electoraatjes 2025 stukroodvlees.nl/plaatjes-van...
Plaatjes van de electoraatjes 2025: NSC - StukRoodVlees
Op 29 oktober zijn er verkiezingen voor de Tweede Kamer. In deze serie gaan wij aan de hand van een aantal grafieken in op de vraag wie de kiezers van de vijftien grootste partijen volgens de peilinge...
stukroodvlees.nl
September 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Veel zijn het er niet meer. Maar wat kenmerkt de kiezer van NSC? @mrooduijn.bsky.social start onze serie de plaatjes van de electoraatjes 2025 stukroodvlees.nl/plaatjes-van...
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🚨 PhD Position at the University of Amsterdam 🚨
Join my team as a computer scientist / computational social scientist working on LLMs, social media, and politics.
We offer freedom, impact, and an inspiring environment at one of Europe's leading universities.
🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Join my team as a computer scientist / computational social scientist working on LLMs, social media, and politics.
We offer freedom, impact, and an inspiring environment at one of Europe's leading universities.
🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD Position on Improving Social Media Using Large Language Models
The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in the NWO VIDI project "Improving Social Media Using L...
werkenbij.uva.nl
August 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🚨 PhD Position at the University of Amsterdam 🚨
Join my team as a computer scientist / computational social scientist working on LLMs, social media, and politics.
We offer freedom, impact, and an inspiring environment at one of Europe's leading universities.
🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Join my team as a computer scientist / computational social scientist working on LLMs, social media, and politics.
We offer freedom, impact, and an inspiring environment at one of Europe's leading universities.
🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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NEW -
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
August 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
NEW -
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
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My Substack on writing, Respect the Marble is back! 🎉
I’ll be launching several new things this autumn, outlined here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/a-new-seas...
A quick preview 👇
🧵
I’ll be launching several new things this autumn, outlined here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/a-new-seas...
A quick preview 👇
🧵
A New Season for Respect the Marble
Introducing "Etched in Marble: Conversations with Writers" & "Sunday Writer's Digest"
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My Substack on writing, Respect the Marble is back! 🎉
I’ll be launching several new things this autumn, outlined here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/a-new-seas...
A quick preview 👇
🧵
I’ll be launching several new things this autumn, outlined here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/a-new-seas...
A quick preview 👇
🧵
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In poli sci, "the top 20% of departments produced 75% of all faculty and the bottom 50% accounted for less than 5% of all tenure track faculty members at a research university. 49 programs did not have a single graduate placed in a TT position at a PhD-granting department in the past 10 years."
Where You Earn Your PhD Matters | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Where You Earn Your PhD Matters
www.cambridge.org
August 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In poli sci, "the top 20% of departments produced 75% of all faculty and the bottom 50% accounted for less than 5% of all tenure track faculty members at a research university. 49 programs did not have a single graduate placed in a TT position at a PhD-granting department in the past 10 years."
🚨Check out our new Preprint & give Sean a follow! :)👇
📢 New Preprint: "Don’t Look Up: Evaluating the Tradeoff between Performance and Sustainability of LLMs for Text Analysis."
Providing guidance for social scientists, we challenge the "bigger is better" narrative, instead encouraging social and environmental responsibility.
osf.io/preprints/so...
Providing guidance for social scientists, we challenge the "bigger is better" narrative, instead encouraging social and environmental responsibility.
osf.io/preprints/so...
August 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🚨Check out our new Preprint & give Sean a follow! :)👇
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Ook het voorstel van Jort Kelder voor een direct gekozen premier is helemaal niet verstandig. Het zou ons parlementaire stelsel opblazen.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Wie kiezers echt een stem op de macht wil geven, kiest liever voor effectievere en constructievere middelen.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Wie kiezers echt een stem op de macht wil geven, kiest liever voor effectievere en constructievere middelen.
Opinie: Een direct gekozen minister-president blaast het parlementaire stelsel op
Nederland mist een manier om kiezers invloed te geven op het belangrijkste politieke ambt. Maar een direct gekozen premier is niet de oplossing, betoogt politicoloog Tom van der Meer.
www.volkskrant.nl
August 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ook het voorstel van Jort Kelder voor een direct gekozen premier is helemaal niet verstandig. Het zou ons parlementaire stelsel opblazen.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Wie kiezers echt een stem op de macht wil geven, kiest liever voor effectievere en constructievere middelen.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Wie kiezers echt een stem op de macht wil geven, kiest liever voor effectievere en constructievere middelen.
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EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
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2024 was a turbulent year in German politics: four elections, a surging far right, and the coalition's collapse. Our new Political Data Yearbook piece (with @lucykinski.bsky.social) traces the events leading to the 2025 snap elections.
@hhu.de @sceus.bsky.social
@hhu.de @sceus.bsky.social
🆕 #Germany 2024 #PoliticalData
🗳️ @lucykinski.bsky.social & Simon D Brause report on a year of political upheaval with 4 major elections, as #AfD + #BSW gained support, the economic crisis deepened + snap elections were called for 2025 after the coalition collapsed. #OlafScholz
✍️ buff.ly/A1whugR
🗳️ @lucykinski.bsky.social & Simon D Brause report on a year of political upheaval with 4 major elections, as #AfD + #BSW gained support, the economic crisis deepened + snap elections were called for 2025 after the coalition collapsed. #OlafScholz
✍️ buff.ly/A1whugR
August 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
2024 was a turbulent year in German politics: four elections, a surging far right, and the coalition's collapse. Our new Political Data Yearbook piece (with @lucykinski.bsky.social) traces the events leading to the 2025 snap elections.
@hhu.de @sceus.bsky.social
@hhu.de @sceus.bsky.social