Endre Borbáth
@eborbath.bsky.social
💼 Assistant Prof. for Participation Research @uniheidelberg.bsky.social
🧐 PI, The New Climate Divide (Emmy Noether)
🧳 Guest @wzb.bsky.social
🔬 Parties • Movements • Participation • Climate Politics
📈 Quant Methods
🇪🇺 Western, Central & Eastern EU
⛰️🚴♀️🏃
🧐 PI, The New Climate Divide (Emmy Noether)
🧳 Guest @wzb.bsky.social
🔬 Parties • Movements • Participation • Climate Politics
📈 Quant Methods
🇪🇺 Western, Central & Eastern EU
⛰️🚴♀️🏃
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Endre Borbáth
@eborbath.bsky.social
· Nov 10
📢 I’m over the moon to share that my Emmy Noether project, The New Climate Divide will be supported by
@dfgpublic.bsky.social
!✨
It includes a 6-year postdoc position and two 4-year PhD positions, which I’ll be advertising soon. If ClimateDivide sounds intriguing, stay tuned! 👀
Short 🧵👇
@dfgpublic.bsky.social
!✨
It includes a 6-year postdoc position and two 4-year PhD positions, which I’ll be advertising soon. If ClimateDivide sounds intriguing, stay tuned! 👀
Short 🧵👇
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We’ve just released the Youth Wing Membership Survey (YOUMEM) dataset:
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/ha...
It’s the largest comparative study of party youth wing members ever conducted, with survey responses from over 5,000 members of 12 centre-left and centre-right youth wings in 6 countries. 🧵
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/ha...
It’s the largest comparative study of party youth wing members ever conducted, with survey responses from over 5,000 members of 12 centre-left and centre-right youth wings in 6 countries. 🧵
dataverse.harvard.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
We’ve just released the Youth Wing Membership Survey (YOUMEM) dataset:
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/ha...
It’s the largest comparative study of party youth wing members ever conducted, with survey responses from over 5,000 members of 12 centre-left and centre-right youth wings in 6 countries. 🧵
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/ha...
It’s the largest comparative study of party youth wing members ever conducted, with survey responses from over 5,000 members of 12 centre-left and centre-right youth wings in 6 countries. 🧵
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For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.
February 6, 2026 at 8:04 AM
For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.
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🧵I am happy to announce a new article in Political Behavior @polbehavior.bsky.social, “Are the Politically Active Better Represented?”, co-authored with @jenny-oser.bsky.social, @rdassonneville.bsky.social, @professormpersson.bsky.social, and Anders Sundell.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Are the Politically Active Better Represented? - Political Behavior
Political participation is considered an important path for people to influence politics. However, whether those who participate actually see more of their preferred policies implemented remains an op...
link.springer.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
🧵I am happy to announce a new article in Political Behavior @polbehavior.bsky.social, “Are the Politically Active Better Represented?”, co-authored with @jenny-oser.bsky.social, @rdassonneville.bsky.social, @professormpersson.bsky.social, and Anders Sundell.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
now open access :)
🚨New publication on cleavages in party competition in Central and Eastern Europe 🚨
CEE party systems are famously volatile, but does that mean that they are unstructured?
❓I ask whether competition has become programmatically organized around enduring cleavages
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Thread 👇
CEE party systems are famously volatile, but does that mean that they are unstructured?
❓I ask whether competition has become programmatically organized around enduring cleavages
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Thread 👇
February 5, 2026 at 9:10 AM
now open access :)
🚨New publication on cleavages in party competition in Central and Eastern Europe 🚨
CEE party systems are famously volatile, but does that mean that they are unstructured?
❓I ask whether competition has become programmatically organized around enduring cleavages
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Thread 👇
CEE party systems are famously volatile, but does that mean that they are unstructured?
❓I ask whether competition has become programmatically organized around enduring cleavages
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Thread 👇
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🚨New publication on cleavages in party competition in Central and Eastern Europe 🚨
CEE party systems are famously volatile, but does that mean that they are unstructured?
❓I ask whether competition has become programmatically organized around enduring cleavages
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Thread 👇
CEE party systems are famously volatile, but does that mean that they are unstructured?
❓I ask whether competition has become programmatically organized around enduring cleavages
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Thread 👇
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📣 Come work with us! The @wzb.bsky.social Center for Civil Society Research is looking for a research associate/doctoral candidate (75%) for a 3 year period, starting on Apr 1, 2026. The researcher will work in the Manifesto Project. More:
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/428...
Apply by Jan 25, 2026! 🗓️
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/428...
Apply by Jan 25, 2026! 🗓️
Research associate – doctoral candidate (75%) (ID 377)
The Manifesto Project analyses parties’ election manifestos in order to study parties’ policy preferences. To this end, the project conducts conte...
wzb.hr4you.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:42 AM
📣 Come work with us! The @wzb.bsky.social Center for Civil Society Research is looking for a research associate/doctoral candidate (75%) for a 3 year period, starting on Apr 1, 2026. The researcher will work in the Manifesto Project. More:
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/428...
Apply by Jan 25, 2026! 🗓️
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/428...
Apply by Jan 25, 2026! 🗓️
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Our latest paper on party brands in Europe is outin @poppublicsphere.bsky.social! More to come as the brilliant @eborbath.bsky.social and I finalize a book manuscript that brings together insights on party names, action repertoires, organizational adaptations, and how voters respond to them.
🔔 New paper on party brands with @swenhutter.bsky.social in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
We study the supply (how parties call themselves) and demand (what voters reward) sides. We pair a new European dataset of party names with conjoint experiments on voter reactions
OA 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
We study the supply (how parties call themselves) and demand (what voters reward) sides. We pair a new European dataset of party names with conjoint experiments on voter reactions
OA 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
January 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Our latest paper on party brands in Europe is outin @poppublicsphere.bsky.social! More to come as the brilliant @eborbath.bsky.social and I finalize a book manuscript that brings together insights on party names, action repertoires, organizational adaptations, and how voters respond to them.
🔔 New paper on party brands with @swenhutter.bsky.social in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
We study the supply (how parties call themselves) and demand (what voters reward) sides. We pair a new European dataset of party names with conjoint experiments on voter reactions
OA 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
We study the supply (how parties call themselves) and demand (what voters reward) sides. We pair a new European dataset of party names with conjoint experiments on voter reactions
OA 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
January 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
🔔 New paper on party brands with @swenhutter.bsky.social in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
We study the supply (how parties call themselves) and demand (what voters reward) sides. We pair a new European dataset of party names with conjoint experiments on voter reactions
OA 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
We study the supply (how parties call themselves) and demand (what voters reward) sides. We pair a new European dataset of party names with conjoint experiments on voter reactions
OA 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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My wish for 2026 is that Europeans will be as critical and vigilant about authoritarianism and racism in their own country as they are about them in the U.S. and that Americans will be as critical and vigilant about authoritarianism and racism in the U.S. as Europeans are.
December 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My wish for 2026 is that Europeans will be as critical and vigilant about authoritarianism and racism in their own country as they are about them in the U.S. and that Americans will be as critical and vigilant about authoritarianism and racism in the U.S. as Europeans are.
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NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!
Brand Transformation in #European #Politics: The Rise and Limits of #Nonclassical #Names
By @eborbath.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Brand Transformation in #European #Politics: The Rise and Limits of #Nonclassical #Names
By @eborbath.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
December 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!
Brand Transformation in #European #Politics: The Rise and Limits of #Nonclassical #Names
By @eborbath.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Brand Transformation in #European #Politics: The Rise and Limits of #Nonclassical #Names
By @eborbath.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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This is a fantastic dataset for studying the evolution of political attitudes and party preferences in Germany.
Here's a mosaic plot of vote choices in 2025 by vote choices in 2021 (as reported back then).
One striking observation is the high volatility behind the overall gains of the Left Party.
Here's a mosaic plot of vote choices in 2025 by vote choices in 2021 (as reported back then).
One striking observation is the high volatility behind the overall gains of the Left Party.
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This is a fantastic dataset for studying the evolution of political attitudes and party preferences in Germany.
Here's a mosaic plot of vote choices in 2025 by vote choices in 2021 (as reported back then).
One striking observation is the high volatility behind the overall gains of the Left Party.
Here's a mosaic plot of vote choices in 2025 by vote choices in 2021 (as reported back then).
One striking observation is the high volatility behind the overall gains of the Left Party.
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This is a brilliant piece on the restructuring of political competition in Western Europe and goes far beyond the question of populism. Great also for teaching.
The 1️⃣article of our 5️⃣0️⃣Anniversary Special Issue "Debating European Politics: Advances and Perspectives" is out!🎉
"The rise of populism and the new cleavage" by Hanspeter Kriesi, describing contemporary populism is likely to be a temporary phenomen.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2591874
"The rise of populism and the new cleavage" by Hanspeter Kriesi, describing contemporary populism is likely to be a temporary phenomen.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2591874
December 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is a brilliant piece on the restructuring of political competition in Western Europe and goes far beyond the question of populism. Great also for teaching.
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It is almost 10 years since Hanspeter Kriesi published his seminal article on the politicization of European Integration @jcms-eu.bsky.social.
A short thread on how things stand as of 2024, with @chesdata.bsky.social, looking at salience, clarity, and unity of party positions towards the EU 🧵:
A short thread on how things stand as of 2024, with @chesdata.bsky.social, looking at salience, clarity, and unity of party positions towards the EU 🧵:
December 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
It is almost 10 years since Hanspeter Kriesi published his seminal article on the politicization of European Integration @jcms-eu.bsky.social.
A short thread on how things stand as of 2024, with @chesdata.bsky.social, looking at salience, clarity, and unity of party positions towards the EU 🧵:
A short thread on how things stand as of 2024, with @chesdata.bsky.social, looking at salience, clarity, and unity of party positions towards the EU 🧵:
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Heute vor 4 Jahren ist der große #Politikwissenschaft ler Klaus von #Beyme gestorben.
Wir gedenken seiner wieder mit einer Vorlesung an der @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, diesmal am 15. Januar, 18 Uhr in der Aula. Sprecherin: Prof. @andrearoemmele.bsky.social von der @hertieschool.bsky.social.
Wir gedenken seiner wieder mit einer Vorlesung an der @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, diesmal am 15. Januar, 18 Uhr in der Aula. Sprecherin: Prof. @andrearoemmele.bsky.social von der @hertieschool.bsky.social.
December 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Heute vor 4 Jahren ist der große #Politikwissenschaft ler Klaus von #Beyme gestorben.
Wir gedenken seiner wieder mit einer Vorlesung an der @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, diesmal am 15. Januar, 18 Uhr in der Aula. Sprecherin: Prof. @andrearoemmele.bsky.social von der @hertieschool.bsky.social.
Wir gedenken seiner wieder mit einer Vorlesung an der @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, diesmal am 15. Januar, 18 Uhr in der Aula. Sprecherin: Prof. @andrearoemmele.bsky.social von der @hertieschool.bsky.social.
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A blog post giving a more thorough take on survey experiments and the credibility revolution: cyrussamii.com?p=4168
December 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A blog post giving a more thorough take on survey experiments and the credibility revolution: cyrussamii.com?p=4168
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This is an interesting paper.
I continue to sense that we as a field have concluded, either you have an identification strategy as defined here, or you don’t have a valid causal claim. And that is really not true.
I continue to sense that we as a field have concluded, either you have an identification strategy as defined here, or you don’t have a valid causal claim. And that is really not true.
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is an interesting paper.
I continue to sense that we as a field have concluded, either you have an identification strategy as defined here, or you don’t have a valid causal claim. And that is really not true.
I continue to sense that we as a field have concluded, either you have an identification strategy as defined here, or you don’t have a valid causal claim. And that is really not true.
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When and why protests reinforce institutional politics on the far right? "Protests of the Far Right" ed. with @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it is under contract @oxfordunipress.bsky.social with a terrific lineup of contributors who helped us covering & comparing 14 countries.
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
When and why protests reinforce institutional politics on the far right? "Protests of the Far Right" ed. with @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it is under contract @oxfordunipress.bsky.social with a terrific lineup of contributors who helped us covering & comparing 14 countries.
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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
December 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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...
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Studienzeit - Fadenzeit. Erst gilt das angesichts der historischen Bedeutung des heutigen Tages, denn heute vor genau 53 Jahren fand die erste vorgezogene Bundestagswahl EVER statt. Noch dazu waren erstmals auch 18-, 19- u 20-Jährige dabei. Grund genug für eine Jugendwahlstudie zur BTW25.
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Studienzeit - Fadenzeit. Erst gilt das angesichts der historischen Bedeutung des heutigen Tages, denn heute vor genau 53 Jahren fand die erste vorgezogene Bundestagswahl EVER statt. Noch dazu waren erstmals auch 18-, 19- u 20-Jährige dabei. Grund genug für eine Jugendwahlstudie zur BTW25.
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New publication w/ my friend & amazing coauthor @fedetrastulli.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! 🎉
doi.org/10.1017/S147...
We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?
doi.org/10.1017/S147...
We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?
Who prioritises what? Determinants and measurement of voters’ issue prioritisation | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Who prioritises what? Determinants and measurement of voters’ issue prioritisation
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
New publication w/ my friend & amazing coauthor @fedetrastulli.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! 🎉
doi.org/10.1017/S147...
We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?
doi.org/10.1017/S147...
We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?
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The next green electoral wave in Europe will be powered by housing grievances. May this be one way in which European Greens shed some of their endemic NIMBYism.
Keeping a roof over our heads is getting expensive.
This affects everything: the cost of living expensive, savings & creates stress about making ends meet.
The next generation depends on us to fight the housing crisis.
🇪🇺 The EU must step up and tackle this.
This affects everything: the cost of living expensive, savings & creates stress about making ends meet.
The next generation depends on us to fight the housing crisis.
🇪🇺 The EU must step up and tackle this.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The next green electoral wave in Europe will be powered by housing grievances. May this be one way in which European Greens shed some of their endemic NIMBYism.
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I wish more schools had money to organize book workshops. I have attended one today that was intellectually so stimulating. As any good book workshop, it will not only make the manuscript that was being discussed better, but it will make the future work of all the participants better.
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I wish more schools had money to organize book workshops. I have attended one today that was intellectually so stimulating. As any good book workshop, it will not only make the manuscript that was being discussed better, but it will make the future work of all the participants better.
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‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY!
Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩🏫🥳
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩🏫🥳
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY!
Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩🏫🥳
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩🏫🥳
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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The mobilising effect of grievances outweighs the demobilising effect of scarce resources, and contradicts widespread assumptions about the limited electoral benefits of representing precarious workers www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Precarity and political protest
How does precarity in the labour market affect political engagement? Considering the negative impact of unemployment and atypical employment on turnout, existing research suggests that precarity de...
www.tandfonline.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The mobilising effect of grievances outweighs the demobilising effect of scarce resources, and contradicts widespread assumptions about the limited electoral benefits of representing precarious workers www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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If you know anyone considering doing a PhD in political science or sociology, encourage them to apply to the EUI PhD program and join the institute's landmark 50th cohort of PhD researchers in the SPS Department! Applications from Central and Eastern Europe are particularly welcome!
🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027!
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
November 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
If you know anyone considering doing a PhD in political science or sociology, encourage them to apply to the EUI PhD program and join the institute's landmark 50th cohort of PhD researchers in the SPS Department! Applications from Central and Eastern Europe are particularly welcome!