Lea Kaftan
@dielea.bsky.social
Big fan of democracy, political and data science. Part of
MEDem (medem.eu) and GESIS. @Lea23459981@sciences.social
MEDem (medem.eu) and GESIS. @Lea23459981@sciences.social
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About one week left to submit proposals for our #AKWahlen conference in Mainz.
No fee, open topic, nice people & city!
More here: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...
Cc: @sgarritzmann.bsky.social @conradziller.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social
No fee, open topic, nice people & city!
More here: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...
Cc: @sgarritzmann.bsky.social @conradziller.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
About one week left to submit proposals for our #AKWahlen conference in Mainz.
No fee, open topic, nice people & city!
More here: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...
Cc: @sgarritzmann.bsky.social @conradziller.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social
No fee, open topic, nice people & city!
More here: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...
Cc: @sgarritzmann.bsky.social @conradziller.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social
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‼️ Mit Blick auf die erwartete Programmentscheidung der @epssnet.bsky.social hat der Programmbeirat die Anmeldefrist für Chairs, Discussants & Vortragende bis zum 8. Februar 2026 verlängert!
👉 meine.dvpw.de
#3LT #Dreiländertagung #DACH #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #Europa #Zukunft #Bodensee
👉 meine.dvpw.de
#3LT #Dreiländertagung #DACH #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #Europa #Zukunft #Bodensee
#Dreiländertagung "Europas Zukunft - Zukunft Europa"
von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP
am 17.-19.06.2026 in Friedrichshafen
Alle Infos 👉 www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun...
#3LT2026 #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft
von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP
am 17.-19.06.2026 in Friedrichshafen
Alle Infos 👉 www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun...
#3LT2026 #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft
January 30, 2026 at 12:13 PM
‼️ Mit Blick auf die erwartete Programmentscheidung der @epssnet.bsky.social hat der Programmbeirat die Anmeldefrist für Chairs, Discussants & Vortragende bis zum 8. Februar 2026 verlängert!
👉 meine.dvpw.de
#3LT #Dreiländertagung #DACH #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #Europa #Zukunft #Bodensee
👉 meine.dvpw.de
#3LT #Dreiländertagung #DACH #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #Europa #Zukunft #Bodensee
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#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social -
Voices of the party base: How supporters want established parties to respond to new parties - https://cup.org/4q1M0ET
- Dominik Duell, @dielea.bsky.social, @sopro.bsky.social, Jonathan B. Slapin & @chriswratil.bsky.social
#FirstView
Voices of the party base: How supporters want established parties to respond to new parties - https://cup.org/4q1M0ET
- Dominik Duell, @dielea.bsky.social, @sopro.bsky.social, Jonathan B. Slapin & @chriswratil.bsky.social
#FirstView
January 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM
#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social -
Voices of the party base: How supporters want established parties to respond to new parties - https://cup.org/4q1M0ET
- Dominik Duell, @dielea.bsky.social, @sopro.bsky.social, Jonathan B. Slapin & @chriswratil.bsky.social
#FirstView
Voices of the party base: How supporters want established parties to respond to new parties - https://cup.org/4q1M0ET
- Dominik Duell, @dielea.bsky.social, @sopro.bsky.social, Jonathan B. Slapin & @chriswratil.bsky.social
#FirstView
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How can you link and track research outputs & activities to save time and elevate impact?
ORCID iDs and DataCite DOIs work together to make this possible! Find out how on 10 February at our webinar in honor of Love Data Week.
datacite.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@orcid.org #LoveData26
ORCID iDs and DataCite DOIs work together to make this possible! Find out how on 10 February at our webinar in honor of Love Data Week.
datacite.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@orcid.org #LoveData26
January 19, 2026 at 10:36 AM
How can you link and track research outputs & activities to save time and elevate impact?
ORCID iDs and DataCite DOIs work together to make this possible! Find out how on 10 February at our webinar in honor of Love Data Week.
datacite.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@orcid.org #LoveData26
ORCID iDs and DataCite DOIs work together to make this possible! Find out how on 10 February at our webinar in honor of Love Data Week.
datacite.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@orcid.org #LoveData26
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"Wenn man die Lage Polens auf dem Globus anschaut, sind die vom Deutschen Reich gestellten Fragen übrigens nachvollziehbar."
Was für ein wahnsinnig gefährlicher Trottel!
Was für ein wahnsinnig gefährlicher Trottel!
January 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
"Wenn man die Lage Polens auf dem Globus anschaut, sind die vom Deutschen Reich gestellten Fragen übrigens nachvollziehbar."
Was für ein wahnsinnig gefährlicher Trottel!
Was für ein wahnsinnig gefährlicher Trottel!
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We are happy to announce the call for papers for the third WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites!
It will be held on August 20-21st, 2026 in Oslo. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood and not just papers using WhoGov.
You can find the call here: bit.ly/whogovminico...
It will be held on August 20-21st, 2026 in Oslo. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood and not just papers using WhoGov.
You can find the call here: bit.ly/whogovminico...
January 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
We are happy to announce the call for papers for the third WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites!
It will be held on August 20-21st, 2026 in Oslo. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood and not just papers using WhoGov.
You can find the call here: bit.ly/whogovminico...
It will be held on August 20-21st, 2026 in Oslo. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood and not just papers using WhoGov.
You can find the call here: bit.ly/whogovminico...
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*Computational Text Analysis with R* by @dielea.bsky.social & @jwaeckerle.bsky.social
🗓️ 13 – 15 April 2026
🏢 Online
🌐 t1p.de/TextAnalysisR
🗓️ 13 – 15 April 2026
🏢 Online
🌐 t1p.de/TextAnalysisR
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
*Computational Text Analysis with R* by @dielea.bsky.social & @jwaeckerle.bsky.social
🗓️ 13 – 15 April 2026
🏢 Online
🌐 t1p.de/TextAnalysisR
🗓️ 13 – 15 April 2026
🏢 Online
🌐 t1p.de/TextAnalysisR
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Last day 📢📢📢
We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) 📢 @politikuhh.bsky.social
3+3 years
Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester
Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour)
DL 🗓️ 05/01
stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...
3+3 years
Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester
Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour)
DL 🗓️ 05/01
stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...
Research Associate (Postdoc) Political Science § 28 Subsection 2 HmbHG
stellen.uni-hamburg.de
January 5, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Last day 📢📢📢
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Die nächsten PRÜF-Demos sind am 10.01. in Hamburg, München und Düsseldorf, jeweils um 14 Uhr!
Mehr Infos gibts bei @pruef-hh.bsky.social @pruef-by.bsky.social und @pruef-nrw.bsky.social #pruef
Mehr Infos gibts bei @pruef-hh.bsky.social @pruef-by.bsky.social und @pruef-nrw.bsky.social #pruef
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Die nächsten PRÜF-Demos sind am 10.01. in Hamburg, München und Düsseldorf, jeweils um 14 Uhr!
Mehr Infos gibts bei @pruef-hh.bsky.social @pruef-by.bsky.social und @pruef-nrw.bsky.social #pruef
Mehr Infos gibts bei @pruef-hh.bsky.social @pruef-by.bsky.social und @pruef-nrw.bsky.social #pruef
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Save the date schonmal vor den Feiertagen: Am 10.01. gehen wir wieder gemeinsam auf die Straße!
📅 10.01.2026 (Samstag)
⏰ 14 Uhr
📍 Hamburger Innenstadt (genauer Ort folgt)
#pruef
📅 10.01.2026 (Samstag)
⏰ 14 Uhr
📍 Hamburger Innenstadt (genauer Ort folgt)
#pruef
December 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Save the date schonmal vor den Feiertagen: Am 10.01. gehen wir wieder gemeinsam auf die Straße!
📅 10.01.2026 (Samstag)
⏰ 14 Uhr
📍 Hamburger Innenstadt (genauer Ort folgt)
#pruef
📅 10.01.2026 (Samstag)
⏰ 14 Uhr
📍 Hamburger Innenstadt (genauer Ort folgt)
#pruef
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Long ago, in a study of the democratic attitudes in Germany, Dalton raised the possibility of “Fragebogendemokraten” (questionnaire democrats): people who hesitate to express their sincere dislike for “democracy” in surveys, providing instead the “socially desirable” response (1)
September 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Long ago, in a study of the democratic attitudes in Germany, Dalton raised the possibility of “Fragebogendemokraten” (questionnaire democrats): people who hesitate to express their sincere dislike for “democracy” in surveys, providing instead the “socially desirable” response (1)
🗃️ New data is in it, too!
As part of the DANGER project, we collected new data on the position of 387 parliamentary parties and 30 electoral alliances competing in 130 elections of 25 interwar European democracies. This data is published along with the AIEEDA dataset: lnkd.in/eAwbbQqC
(4/4)
As part of the DANGER project, we collected new data on the position of 387 parliamentary parties and 30 electoral alliances competing in 130 elections of 25 interwar European democracies. This data is published along with the AIEEDA dataset: lnkd.in/eAwbbQqC
(4/4)
Danger
www.erc-danger.de
August 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🗃️ New data is in it, too!
As part of the DANGER project, we collected new data on the position of 387 parliamentary parties and 30 electoral alliances competing in 130 elections of 25 interwar European democracies. This data is published along with the AIEEDA dataset: lnkd.in/eAwbbQqC
(4/4)
As part of the DANGER project, we collected new data on the position of 387 parliamentary parties and 30 electoral alliances competing in 130 elections of 25 interwar European democracies. This data is published along with the AIEEDA dataset: lnkd.in/eAwbbQqC
(4/4)
3️⃣ Measures of polarization that integrate multiple policy dimensions outperform unidimensional measures of polarization.
4️⃣ While separately measuring polarization and fragmentation, we can analyze their distinct effects, which was not possible with most common polarization indices.
(3/4)
4️⃣ While separately measuring polarization and fragmentation, we can analyze their distinct effects, which was not possible with most common polarization indices.
(3/4)
August 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
3️⃣ Measures of polarization that integrate multiple policy dimensions outperform unidimensional measures of polarization.
4️⃣ While separately measuring polarization and fragmentation, we can analyze their distinct effects, which was not possible with most common polarization indices.
(3/4)
4️⃣ While separately measuring polarization and fragmentation, we can analyze their distinct effects, which was not possible with most common polarization indices.
(3/4)
Our key findings are:
1️⃣ Too high levels of polarization were counterproductive for the survival of democracies in interwar Europe, but so were too low levels of polarization.
2️⃣ Low levels of fragmentation aggravated the negative effects of too little and too much polarization.
(2/4)
1️⃣ Too high levels of polarization were counterproductive for the survival of democracies in interwar Europe, but so were too low levels of polarization.
2️⃣ Low levels of fragmentation aggravated the negative effects of too little and too much polarization.
(2/4)
August 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Our key findings are:
1️⃣ Too high levels of polarization were counterproductive for the survival of democracies in interwar Europe, but so were too low levels of polarization.
2️⃣ Low levels of fragmentation aggravated the negative effects of too little and too much polarization.
(2/4)
1️⃣ Too high levels of polarization were counterproductive for the survival of democracies in interwar Europe, but so were too low levels of polarization.
2️⃣ Low levels of fragmentation aggravated the negative effects of too little and too much polarization.
(2/4)
📄 🚨 New Research on Polarization, Fragmentation, and Democracy in @democratization.bsky.social
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
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August 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
📄 🚨 New Research on Polarization, Fragmentation, and Democracy in @democratization.bsky.social
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
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Some thoughts on the strategic rationale behind the "Brandmauer” – the cordon sanitaire vis-à-vis the AfD – and the challenges associated with maintaining it. Seems pertinent, given that senior CDU/CSU figures regularly float the idea of ditching it and exploring avenues for closer cooperation.
April 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Some thoughts on the strategic rationale behind the "Brandmauer” – the cordon sanitaire vis-à-vis the AfD – and the challenges associated with maintaining it. Seems pertinent, given that senior CDU/CSU figures regularly float the idea of ditching it and exploring avenues for closer cooperation.
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My sabbatical leave allowed me to reflect on my professional life.
As I’ve stepped into more senior roles in academia (plus gotten a bit older), I often get asked:
“How do you keep writing academic articles, policy work, opinion pieces, while juggling everything else?”
My answer: skillpower
🧵
As I’ve stepped into more senior roles in academia (plus gotten a bit older), I often get asked:
“How do you keep writing academic articles, policy work, opinion pieces, while juggling everything else?”
My answer: skillpower
🧵
April 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
My sabbatical leave allowed me to reflect on my professional life.
As I’ve stepped into more senior roles in academia (plus gotten a bit older), I often get asked:
“How do you keep writing academic articles, policy work, opinion pieces, while juggling everything else?”
My answer: skillpower
🧵
As I’ve stepped into more senior roles in academia (plus gotten a bit older), I often get asked:
“How do you keep writing academic articles, policy work, opinion pieces, while juggling everything else?”
My answer: skillpower
🧵
We finally published the Archive of Interwar Europe Election Data and Assemblies (AIEEDA)! 🗳️💽🤓 Find out more about party positions, cabinet formation, and parliamentary elections in 25 European democracies between 1919 and 1939! We also collected geo-referenced data for 6 countries! 🗺️📍
rdcu.be/ehRgD
rdcu.be/ehRgD
Introducing the Archive of Interwar Europe Election Data & Assemblies (AIEEDA)
Scientific Data - Introducing the Archive of Interwar Europe Election Data & Assemblies (AIEEDA)
rdcu.be
April 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We finally published the Archive of Interwar Europe Election Data and Assemblies (AIEEDA)! 🗳️💽🤓 Find out more about party positions, cabinet formation, and parliamentary elections in 25 European democracies between 1919 and 1939! We also collected geo-referenced data for 6 countries! 🗺️📍
rdcu.be/ehRgD
rdcu.be/ehRgD
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🎉 Big step for #MEDem! We’ve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026— backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations.
One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅
Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅
Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
MEDem has applied for ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research - Monitoring Electoral Democracy
MEDem has applied for inclusion on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research On April 8, 2025, MEDem (Monitoring Electoral Democracy) took a major next step toward shap...
www.medem.eu
April 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🎉 Big step for #MEDem! We’ve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026— backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations.
One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅
Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅
Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
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Do you care about democracy in the EU? @ec.europa.eu wants to hear your views on disinformation, information manipulation, elections, free media, civil society, societal resilience, citizen participation and engagement.
Researchers - share your evidence!
Deadline 26 May
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Researchers - share your evidence!
Deadline 26 May
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
April 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Do you care about democracy in the EU? @ec.europa.eu wants to hear your views on disinformation, information manipulation, elections, free media, civil society, societal resilience, citizen participation and engagement.
Researchers - share your evidence!
Deadline 26 May
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Researchers - share your evidence!
Deadline 26 May
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
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Leben auf Okinawa in Japan so viele Hundertjährige wie nirgends sonst auf der Welt? Nö. Medien behaupten das trotzdem immer wieder. Jetzt ohne Paywall lesen: uebermedien.de/103765/japan...
Japan: Das Märchen von den vielen Hundertjährigen
Viele Medien berichten immer wieder, dass auf Okinawa in Japan so viele Hundertjährige leben sollen wie nirgends. Doch das stimmt nicht.
uebermedien.de
March 31, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Leben auf Okinawa in Japan so viele Hundertjährige wie nirgends sonst auf der Welt? Nö. Medien behaupten das trotzdem immer wieder. Jetzt ohne Paywall lesen: uebermedien.de/103765/japan...
Quick reminder: Join us on August 1, 2025 for a short online conference discussing your research ideas! 😎
Are you a PhD student or early career PostDoc researching how citizens and parties behave in democracies, what factors weaken democracies, and what factors strengthen them? Are you currently working on one of your first academic manuscripts? We are organizing a workshop just for you! Please share!
March 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Quick reminder: Join us on August 1, 2025 for a short online conference discussing your research ideas! 😎
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📣 Last Chance to join!
#GESISworkshops
#GESISworkshops
🚀 Boost Your Spatial Data Skills!
Looking to take your geospatial data processing to the next level? Our advanced #GESISworkshop has you covered!
🛰️ Access geospatial data via APIs
🗺️ Handle & visualize complex raster datacubes
📊 Integrate with datasets like survey data
tinyurl.com/04-25-adv-ge...
Looking to take your geospatial data processing to the next level? Our advanced #GESISworkshop has you covered!
🛰️ Access geospatial data via APIs
🗺️ Handle & visualize complex raster datacubes
📊 Integrate with datasets like survey data
tinyurl.com/04-25-adv-ge...
March 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
📣 Last Chance to join!
#GESISworkshops
#GESISworkshops
Earlier this month, Paul Bederke had the opportunity to attend the 1st OSCARS Annual Meeting in Rome (March 3–4, 2025), where he represented our HarDIS project – Harmony in the Democratic Ideological Space.
oscars-project.eu/projects/har...
oscars-project.eu/projects/har...
HarDIS - Harmony in the Democratic Ideological Space | OSCARS
In today’s democracies, the relationship between political parties and voters plays a critical role in shaping political outcomes. However, research on this interaction, including party responsiveness...
oscars-project.eu
March 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Earlier this month, Paul Bederke had the opportunity to attend the 1st OSCARS Annual Meeting in Rome (March 3–4, 2025), where he represented our HarDIS project – Harmony in the Democratic Ideological Space.
oscars-project.eu/projects/har...
oscars-project.eu/projects/har...
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In about a month, we submit our application for the ESFRI Roadmap 🇪🇺
Help us reach 1,000 researchers by showing your support here: forms.gle/dm8K4xFgXD9b...
⚙️ Regardless, we’re sure you’ll find MEDem’s tools & services useful once they’re live. We’re already working on first prototypes this year! 🏗️📊
Help us reach 1,000 researchers by showing your support here: forms.gle/dm8K4xFgXD9b...
⚙️ Regardless, we’re sure you’ll find MEDem’s tools & services useful once they’re live. We’re already working on first prototypes this year! 🏗️📊
March 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
In about a month, we submit our application for the ESFRI Roadmap 🇪🇺
Help us reach 1,000 researchers by showing your support here: forms.gle/dm8K4xFgXD9b...
⚙️ Regardless, we’re sure you’ll find MEDem’s tools & services useful once they’re live. We’re already working on first prototypes this year! 🏗️📊
Help us reach 1,000 researchers by showing your support here: forms.gle/dm8K4xFgXD9b...
⚙️ Regardless, we’re sure you’ll find MEDem’s tools & services useful once they’re live. We’re already working on first prototypes this year! 🏗️📊