Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
@drphilphil.bsky.social
Post-Doctoral Researcher at @unipotsdam.bsky.social, Chair of Comparative Politics @ganghof.bsky.social. Interested in parties, populism, elections and social media.
Reposted by Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
partycoloR is now on CRAN! Started as a simple idea 6 years ago, now it's a full-featured package. Extract party colors and logos from Wikipedia with one line of code. It's already powering ParlGov Dashboard.
install.packages("partycoloR")
install.packages("partycoloR")
January 28, 2026 at 8:20 AM
partycoloR is now on CRAN! Started as a simple idea 6 years ago, now it's a full-featured package. Extract party colors and logos from Wikipedia with one line of code. It's already powering ParlGov Dashboard.
install.packages("partycoloR")
install.packages("partycoloR")
Mit der Süddeutschen Zeitung durfte ich über meine Forschung zum Regionalpopulismus in Bayern sprechen. Danke für die Möglichkeit!
www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/popul...
www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/popul...
Ist die CSU populistisch? Jein, sagt dieser Politikforscher im Interview
Wie ist der Erfolg der CSU zu erklären? Der Politikforscher Jan Philipp Thomeczek sucht eine Antwort im Konzept des Regionalpopulismus.
www.sueddeutsche.de
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Mit der Süddeutschen Zeitung durfte ich über meine Forschung zum Regionalpopulismus in Bayern sprechen. Danke für die Möglichkeit!
www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/popul...
www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/popul...
Mir wurde zugetragen, dass es erste Reaktionen aus der CSU gibt 🙃
January 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Mir wurde zugetragen, dass es erste Reaktionen aus der CSU gibt 🙃
Reposted by Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
Neue Studie zum #Regionalpopulismus in #Bayern: CSU und Freie Wähler bedienen sich im Kampf um die Wählergunst der Mittel des #Populismus. Zu diesem Urteil kommt @drphilphil.bsky.social, Parteienforscher an der Uni Potsdam: www.uni-potsdam.de/de/nachricht...
January 22, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Neue Studie zum #Regionalpopulismus in #Bayern: CSU und Freie Wähler bedienen sich im Kampf um die Wählergunst der Mittel des #Populismus. Zu diesem Urteil kommt @drphilphil.bsky.social, Parteienforscher an der Uni Potsdam: www.uni-potsdam.de/de/nachricht...
🚨Publication Alert🚨
Supply & Demand of Regional Populism in Bavaria: Explaining the Regional Success of the CSU & Free Voters in German Politics
📑TL;DR: Regional populism is distinct from AfD's general populism and predicts CSU/FW voting well.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A short 🧵 1/n
Supply & Demand of Regional Populism in Bavaria: Explaining the Regional Success of the CSU & Free Voters in German Politics
📑TL;DR: Regional populism is distinct from AfD's general populism and predicts CSU/FW voting well.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A short 🧵 1/n
Supply and Demand of Regional Populism in Bavaria: Explaining the Regional Success of the CSU and Free Voters
This article tests the concept of regional populism to explain the electoral success of the CSU and the Free Voters in Bavaria, two parties that together have governed the state since 2018. It brid...
www.tandfonline.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 AM
🚨Publication Alert🚨
Supply & Demand of Regional Populism in Bavaria: Explaining the Regional Success of the CSU & Free Voters in German Politics
📑TL;DR: Regional populism is distinct from AfD's general populism and predicts CSU/FW voting well.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A short 🧵 1/n
Supply & Demand of Regional Populism in Bavaria: Explaining the Regional Success of the CSU & Free Voters in German Politics
📑TL;DR: Regional populism is distinct from AfD's general populism and predicts CSU/FW voting well.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A short 🧵 1/n
Auch Gemini Pro wirklich nur absolut eingeschränkt nützlich.
January 22, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Auch Gemini Pro wirklich nur absolut eingeschränkt nützlich.
Reposted by Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
Excited to share my newest #OpenAccess article co-authored with the terrific @lukaslauener.bsky.social, "Closer or More Distant? The Congruence Between Elites and Voters on Swiss–EU Relations", now published @cogitatiopag.bsky.social
Download it for free:
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Download it for free:
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Closer or More Distant? The Congruence Between Elites and Voters on Swiss–EU Relations | Article | Politics and Governance
Lukas Lauener, Laurent Bernhard
www.cogitatiopress.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Excited to share my newest #OpenAccess article co-authored with the terrific @lukaslauener.bsky.social, "Closer or More Distant? The Congruence Between Elites and Voters on Swiss–EU Relations", now published @cogitatiopag.bsky.social
Download it for free:
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Download it for free:
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Reposted by Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
🚨New article by Maximilian Tkocz and Rachel Herring: Ontological Nuisance in Elite Discourse: Foreign Policy and the Populist Radical Right in Germany.
Open Access in Global Studies Quarterly 👉https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/doi/10.1093/isagsq/ksaf124/8427349
Open Access in Global Studies Quarterly 👉https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/doi/10.1093/isagsq/ksaf124/8427349
Ontological Nuisance in Elite Discourse: Foreign Policy and the Populist Radical Right in Germany
Abstract. This article calls for a research agenda which looks at narrative challenge and disruption from within, that is, within political elites. Merging
academic.oup.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM
🚨New article by Maximilian Tkocz and Rachel Herring: Ontological Nuisance in Elite Discourse: Foreign Policy and the Populist Radical Right in Germany.
Open Access in Global Studies Quarterly 👉https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/doi/10.1093/isagsq/ksaf124/8427349
Open Access in Global Studies Quarterly 👉https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/doi/10.1093/isagsq/ksaf124/8427349
I asked ChatGPT for a vector image of Bulbasaur's face and I really hope these two become Real Pokémon one day.
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I asked ChatGPT for a vector image of Bulbasaur's face and I really hope these two become Real Pokémon one day.
Reposted by Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
🚨New Publication🚨
Are Single‐Party Voting Advice Applications Useful? Comparing Voter Preferences in the BSW‐O‐Mat With a Probability Sample in Politics and Governance
📑TL;DR: Yes, they're useful, but biases need to be addressed.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
A short 🧵 1/n
Are Single‐Party Voting Advice Applications Useful? Comparing Voter Preferences in the BSW‐O‐Mat With a Probability Sample in Politics and Governance
📑TL;DR: Yes, they're useful, but biases need to be addressed.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
A short 🧵 1/n
January 9, 2026 at 7:07 AM
🚨New Publication🚨
Are Single‐Party Voting Advice Applications Useful? Comparing Voter Preferences in the BSW‐O‐Mat With a Probability Sample in Politics and Governance
📑TL;DR: Yes, they're useful, but biases need to be addressed.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
A short 🧵 1/n
Are Single‐Party Voting Advice Applications Useful? Comparing Voter Preferences in the BSW‐O‐Mat With a Probability Sample in Politics and Governance
📑TL;DR: Yes, they're useful, but biases need to be addressed.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
A short 🧵 1/n
Mit Solz darf ich verkünden, dass ich nun offiziell Fellow am KWI (Kommunalwissenschaftlichen Institut) der Universität Potsdam bin 💪 Ich freue mich auf weitere spannende Projekte wie Voto zu den Kommunalwahlen!
www.uni-potsdam.de/de/kwi/neues...
www.uni-potsdam.de/de/kwi/neues...
Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek neuer Fellow am KWI
Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft an der Universität Potsdam, ist neuer Fellow am KWI. Er forscht zu vielen kommunalen Themen...
www.uni-potsdam.de
January 14, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Mit Solz darf ich verkünden, dass ich nun offiziell Fellow am KWI (Kommunalwissenschaftlichen Institut) der Universität Potsdam bin 💪 Ich freue mich auf weitere spannende Projekte wie Voto zu den Kommunalwahlen!
www.uni-potsdam.de/de/kwi/neues...
www.uni-potsdam.de/de/kwi/neues...
Tolles Streigespräch - selten bekommen Politikwissenschaftler:innen die Möglichkeit, so ausführlich zu diskutieren - ohne Paywall!
Man muss nicht mit allen Meinungen d'accord sein (das ist bei einem Streitgespräch nahezu unmöglich), aber es werden viele interessante Denkanstöße gegeben. Lesetipp!
Man muss nicht mit allen Meinungen d'accord sein (das ist bei einem Streitgespräch nahezu unmöglich), aber es werden viele interessante Denkanstöße gegeben. Lesetipp!
Die AfD darf nicht in die Nähe der Macht gelangen, sagen die Politikwissenschaftler Thomas Biebricher und Christian Stecker. Doch wie verhindert man das?
Streitgespräch über Brandmauern: „Es gibt Schnittmengen zwischen Union und AfD“
Die AfD darf nicht in die Nähe der Macht gelangen, sagen die Politikwissenschaftler Thomas Biebricher und Christian Stecker. Doch wie verhindert man das?
taz.de
January 11, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Tolles Streigespräch - selten bekommen Politikwissenschaftler:innen die Möglichkeit, so ausführlich zu diskutieren - ohne Paywall!
Man muss nicht mit allen Meinungen d'accord sein (das ist bei einem Streitgespräch nahezu unmöglich), aber es werden viele interessante Denkanstöße gegeben. Lesetipp!
Man muss nicht mit allen Meinungen d'accord sein (das ist bei einem Streitgespräch nahezu unmöglich), aber es werden viele interessante Denkanstöße gegeben. Lesetipp!
🚨New Publication🚨
Are Single‐Party Voting Advice Applications Useful? Comparing Voter Preferences in the BSW‐O‐Mat With a Probability Sample in Politics and Governance
📑TL;DR: Yes, they're useful, but biases need to be addressed.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
A short 🧵 1/n
Are Single‐Party Voting Advice Applications Useful? Comparing Voter Preferences in the BSW‐O‐Mat With a Probability Sample in Politics and Governance
📑TL;DR: Yes, they're useful, but biases need to be addressed.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
A short 🧵 1/n
January 9, 2026 at 7:07 AM
🚨New Publication🚨
Are Single‐Party Voting Advice Applications Useful? Comparing Voter Preferences in the BSW‐O‐Mat With a Probability Sample in Politics and Governance
📑TL;DR: Yes, they're useful, but biases need to be addressed.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
A short 🧵 1/n
Are Single‐Party Voting Advice Applications Useful? Comparing Voter Preferences in the BSW‐O‐Mat With a Probability Sample in Politics and Governance
📑TL;DR: Yes, they're useful, but biases need to be addressed.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
A short 🧵 1/n
Reposted by Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
Pokémon or Pill? 💊 I made a silly little game where you guess if a name is a Pokémon or a pharmaceutical drug. Can be harder than you'd think 🙂 Maybe something to challenge your family and friends with over the holidays?
pokepill.net
pokepill.net
December 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Pokémon or Pill? 💊 I made a silly little game where you guess if a name is a Pokémon or a pharmaceutical drug. Can be harder than you'd think 🙂 Maybe something to challenge your family and friends with over the holidays?
pokepill.net
pokepill.net
Reposted by Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
Merry Christmas everyone! 🧑🎄🎄
December 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Merry Christmas everyone! 🧑🎄🎄
Critics will say that this pretty much summarises GAL-TAN!
December 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Critics will say that this pretty much summarises GAL-TAN!
Reposted by Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
After 3 years and 5,322 emails (and counting) our Encyclopedia of Political Communication is finally out at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
📚 Three volumes
⭐ 431 entries
🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world
A very short 🧵
📚 Three volumes
⭐ 431 entries
🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world
A very short 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
After 3 years and 5,322 emails (and counting) our Encyclopedia of Political Communication is finally out at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
📚 Three volumes
⭐ 431 entries
🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world
A very short 🧵
📚 Three volumes
⭐ 431 entries
🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world
A very short 🧵
Reposted by Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
🚨New VAA Dataset🚨
@wurthmann.bsky.social, @pluggedchris.bsky.social & I have published a new piece in European Union Politics that introduces our GEPARTEE Expert Survey and Europartycheck VAA data for the 2024 German EP elections: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some insights 🧵1/n
@wurthmann.bsky.social, @pluggedchris.bsky.social & I have published a new piece in European Union Politics that introduces our GEPARTEE Expert Survey and Europartycheck VAA data for the 2024 German EP elections: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some insights 🧵1/n
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🚨New VAA Dataset🚨
@wurthmann.bsky.social, @pluggedchris.bsky.social & I have published a new piece in European Union Politics that introduces our GEPARTEE Expert Survey and Europartycheck VAA data for the 2024 German EP elections: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some insights 🧵1/n
@wurthmann.bsky.social, @pluggedchris.bsky.social & I have published a new piece in European Union Politics that introduces our GEPARTEE Expert Survey and Europartycheck VAA data for the 2024 German EP elections: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some insights 🧵1/n
For everyone looking for a (continuated) PARLGOV alternative 👇
📢📢 Happy to announce a new update to the PPEG database!
The data now covers
- > 3.000 parties
- 1.100 parliamentary elections
- 402 presidential elections
- 2.044 cabinets
across 73 countries (1945 - 2025, Oct 31).
All info: ppeg.wzb.eu
We hope that data is helpful to the community!
The data now covers
- > 3.000 parties
- 1.100 parliamentary elections
- 402 presidential elections
- 2.044 cabinets
across 73 countries (1945 - 2025, Oct 31).
All info: ppeg.wzb.eu
We hope that data is helpful to the community!
December 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For everyone looking for a (continuated) PARLGOV alternative 👇
Dreh- und Angelpunkt des deutschen Wissenschaftssystems: Nora Neumann von academics!
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Dreh- und Angelpunkt des deutschen Wissenschaftssystems: Nora Neumann von academics!
🚨New VAA Dataset🚨
@wurthmann.bsky.social, @pluggedchris.bsky.social & I have published a new piece in European Union Politics that introduces our GEPARTEE Expert Survey and Europartycheck VAA data for the 2024 German EP elections: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some insights 🧵1/n
@wurthmann.bsky.social, @pluggedchris.bsky.social & I have published a new piece in European Union Politics that introduces our GEPARTEE Expert Survey and Europartycheck VAA data for the 2024 German EP elections: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some insights 🧵1/n
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🚨New VAA Dataset🚨
@wurthmann.bsky.social, @pluggedchris.bsky.social & I have published a new piece in European Union Politics that introduces our GEPARTEE Expert Survey and Europartycheck VAA data for the 2024 German EP elections: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some insights 🧵1/n
@wurthmann.bsky.social, @pluggedchris.bsky.social & I have published a new piece in European Union Politics that introduces our GEPARTEE Expert Survey and Europartycheck VAA data for the 2024 German EP elections: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some insights 🧵1/n
Wichtiges Karriereziel erreicht - einmal in "Das Parlament" zitiert werden 😍
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Wichtiges Karriereziel erreicht - einmal in "Das Parlament" zitiert werden 😍
Reposted by Dr. Jan Philipp Thomeczek
Check out chesdata.eu for the 1999-2024 CHES trend file, along with individual year surveys with both means and expert-level datasets.
We are also happy to release an updated CHES Shiny (CHES Interactive on the website) at chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/!
We are also happy to release an updated CHES Shiny (CHES Interactive on the website) at chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/!
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Check out chesdata.eu for the 1999-2024 CHES trend file, along with individual year surveys with both means and expert-level datasets.
We are also happy to release an updated CHES Shiny (CHES Interactive on the website) at chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/!
We are also happy to release an updated CHES Shiny (CHES Interactive on the website) at chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/!
Spannend: laut Brandenburger Fraktionsgesetz, §1(1) werden 5 MdLs zur Bildung einer Fraktion benötigt. Noch ein weiterer und man könnte eine "BSW light" Fraktion gründen - die dann mit SPD und CDU koalieren könnte. Ob das stabiler wäre, sei aber mal dahingestellt.
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/koal...
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/koal...
Streit beim BSW: Abgeordnete fordern neue Fraktionsspitze
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Spannend: laut Brandenburger Fraktionsgesetz, §1(1) werden 5 MdLs zur Bildung einer Fraktion benötigt. Noch ein weiterer und man könnte eine "BSW light" Fraktion gründen - die dann mit SPD und CDU koalieren könnte. Ob das stabiler wäre, sei aber mal dahingestellt.
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/koal...
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/koal...