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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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 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...
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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! 🏗️📊
The actual datasets are now also available online via the Harvard Dataverse: 🕵♀️ doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...
February 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The actual datasets are now also available online via the Harvard Dataverse: 🕵♀️ doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...
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Basierend auf einer Vielzahl von Datenquellen zeigen wir in unserem Research Brief eine Sache: Verluste an die radikale Rechte sind nur marginal relevant für die elektorale Krise der Sozialdemokratie. Anders gesagt: heutige Wähler von radikal rechts sind keine früheren Sozialdemokraten.
Haben Stimmenverluste an die radikale Rechte die Krise der Sozialdemokratie (mit-)verursacht? Anhand verschiedener Datenquellen zeigen @tabouchadi.bsky.social, @thmskrr.bsky.social, @markuswagner.bsky.social & Daniel Bischof in Teil 5 der #PPRNet, dass diese These ein Mythos ist. #BTW2025 #polisky
Portal für Politikwissenschaft – Der Mythos der Stimmenverluste an die radikale Rechte
www.pw-portal.de
February 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Basierend auf einer Vielzahl von Datenquellen zeigen wir in unserem Research Brief eine Sache: Verluste an die radikale Rechte sind nur marginal relevant für die elektorale Krise der Sozialdemokratie. Anders gesagt: heutige Wähler von radikal rechts sind keine früheren Sozialdemokraten.
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This overview deserves another share, important to be informed of the extent of the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration
"So this is how liberty dies".
@chrischirp.bsky.social is categorising 69 Trump administration actions from the last 3 weeks and showing how they align with the authoritarian playbook.
Read now:
#USpolitics #Trump
https://buff.ly/3EIco4L
@chrischirp.bsky.social is categorising 69 Trump administration actions from the last 3 weeks and showing how they align with the authoritarian playbook.
Read now:
#USpolitics #Trump
https://buff.ly/3EIco4L
February 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This overview deserves another share, important to be informed of the extent of the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration
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#GESISblog #blog
Data Spotlight #7 on the GESIS blog: Dr. Alex Jedinger and Dr. Christina Eder introduce a thematic data collection on elections and political attitudes:
blog.gesis.org/data-...
Data Spotlight #7 on the GESIS blog: Dr. Alex Jedinger and Dr. Christina Eder introduce a thematic data collection on elections and political attitudes:
blog.gesis.org/data-...
Data Spotlight #7
As dedicated data curators, we're excited to showcase curated data collections that will hopefully ignite your research interests. Today we present you: Thematic Data Collection on Elections and Political Attitudes With the Bundestag elections on
blog.gesis.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#GESISblog #blog
Data Spotlight #7 on the GESIS blog: Dr. Alex Jedinger and Dr. Christina Eder introduce a thematic data collection on elections and political attitudes:
blog.gesis.org/data-...
Data Spotlight #7 on the GESIS blog: Dr. Alex Jedinger and Dr. Christina Eder introduce a thematic data collection on elections and political attitudes:
blog.gesis.org/data-...
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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
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*JOB* befristete Stelle bei @gesis.org im Kontext des Aufbaus eines Datenportals für die Rassismus- und Rechtsextremismusforschung (DP-REX) speziell zu online Inhalten über AVERA datenportal-rechtsextremismus.de/rex-forschun....
Ausschreibung unter: www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge...
Ausschreibung unter: www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge...
Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in Community Datentreuhand
GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften ist eine von Bund und Ländern finanzierte, international tätige sozialwissenschaftliche Einrichtung der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft.Vorbehaltlich der finalen...
www.hidden-professionals.de
February 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
*JOB* befristete Stelle bei @gesis.org im Kontext des Aufbaus eines Datenportals für die Rassismus- und Rechtsextremismusforschung (DP-REX) speziell zu online Inhalten über AVERA datenportal-rechtsextremismus.de/rex-forschun....
Ausschreibung unter: www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge...
Ausschreibung unter: www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge...
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New data & publication at BJPols
Studying Multi-Level Systems with Cross-Level Data - by Leonce Röth @dasalgon.bsky.social @dielea.bsky.social & André Kaiser
💥 2,226 regional elections | 21 countries | 1941-2019
Data portal: multi-level-cross-level-politics.eu
Data: github.com/leonce-colla...
Studying Multi-Level Systems with Cross-Level Data - by Leonce Röth @dasalgon.bsky.social @dielea.bsky.social & André Kaiser
💥 2,226 regional elections | 21 countries | 1941-2019
Data portal: multi-level-cross-level-politics.eu
Data: github.com/leonce-colla...
February 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New data & publication at BJPols
Studying Multi-Level Systems with Cross-Level Data - by Leonce Röth @dasalgon.bsky.social @dielea.bsky.social & André Kaiser
💥 2,226 regional elections | 21 countries | 1941-2019
Data portal: multi-level-cross-level-politics.eu
Data: github.com/leonce-colla...
Studying Multi-Level Systems with Cross-Level Data - by Leonce Röth @dasalgon.bsky.social @dielea.bsky.social & André Kaiser
💥 2,226 regional elections | 21 countries | 1941-2019
Data portal: multi-level-cross-level-politics.eu
Data: github.com/leonce-colla...
New data out for studying party politics and elections across levels in 21 democracies worldwide! 🗳️🧐🥳🤓😎
Check out our online data visualization tool, too: multi-level-cross-level-politics.eu
And our data: doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...
Check out our online data visualization tool, too: multi-level-cross-level-politics.eu
And our data: doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...
February 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New data out for studying party politics and elections across levels in 21 democracies worldwide! 🗳️🧐🥳🤓😎
Check out our online data visualization tool, too: multi-level-cross-level-politics.eu
And our data: doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...
Check out our online data visualization tool, too: multi-level-cross-level-politics.eu
And our data: doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...
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!
February 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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!
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📢 Ready to dive into computational text analysis with #rstats?
Join @dielea.bsky.social, @janschwalbach.bsky.social & @jwaeckerle.bsky.social for the #GESISworkshop and gain hands-on skills to enhance your research!
More info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/comp-text-an...
Join @dielea.bsky.social, @janschwalbach.bsky.social & @jwaeckerle.bsky.social for the #GESISworkshop and gain hands-on skills to enhance your research!
More info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/comp-text-an...
February 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
📢 Ready to dive into computational text analysis with #rstats?
Join @dielea.bsky.social, @janschwalbach.bsky.social & @jwaeckerle.bsky.social for the #GESISworkshop and gain hands-on skills to enhance your research!
More info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/comp-text-an...
Join @dielea.bsky.social, @janschwalbach.bsky.social & @jwaeckerle.bsky.social for the #GESISworkshop and gain hands-on skills to enhance your research!
More info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/comp-text-an...
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📣 Calling all curious minds!
Interested in human behavior, decision-making, or social interactions? 🧠 Learn to design, run, and analyze lab experiments on trust, cooperation, and competition with hands-on guidance from Florian Heine @vuamsterdam.bsky.social.
➡️ tinyurl.com/LaboratoryEx...
Interested in human behavior, decision-making, or social interactions? 🧠 Learn to design, run, and analyze lab experiments on trust, cooperation, and competition with hands-on guidance from Florian Heine @vuamsterdam.bsky.social.
➡️ tinyurl.com/LaboratoryEx...
January 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
📣 Calling all curious minds!
Interested in human behavior, decision-making, or social interactions? 🧠 Learn to design, run, and analyze lab experiments on trust, cooperation, and competition with hands-on guidance from Florian Heine @vuamsterdam.bsky.social.
➡️ tinyurl.com/LaboratoryEx...
Interested in human behavior, decision-making, or social interactions? 🧠 Learn to design, run, and analyze lab experiments on trust, cooperation, and competition with hands-on guidance from Florian Heine @vuamsterdam.bsky.social.
➡️ tinyurl.com/LaboratoryEx...
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*Introduction to Computational Text Analysis with R* by @dielea.bsky.social, @jwaeckerle.bsky.social & @janschwalbach.bsky.social.
🗓️ 01 – 03 April 2025
🏢 Online
🌐 t1p.de/comp-text-an...
🗓️ 01 – 03 April 2025
🏢 Online
🌐 t1p.de/comp-text-an...
February 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
*Introduction to Computational Text Analysis with R* by @dielea.bsky.social, @jwaeckerle.bsky.social & @janschwalbach.bsky.social.
🗓️ 01 – 03 April 2025
🏢 Online
🌐 t1p.de/comp-text-an...
🗓️ 01 – 03 April 2025
🏢 Online
🌐 t1p.de/comp-text-an...
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🎓 We are looking for a dedicated Post-doctoral Researcher in Empirical Approaches to Rule of Law to join our interdisciplinary Horizon Europe NET-ROL project. This full-time, 36-month position is based in the heart of The Hague!
To learn more about this call, see👇
To learn more about this call, see👇
November 15, 2024 at 8:56 AM
🎓 We are looking for a dedicated Post-doctoral Researcher in Empirical Approaches to Rule of Law to join our interdisciplinary Horizon Europe NET-ROL project. This full-time, 36-month position is based in the heart of The Hague!
To learn more about this call, see👇
To learn more about this call, see👇