Elie Michel
@eliemichel.bsky.social
Political Scientist - Université de Lausanne & FORS
Elections | Political Behavior | Parties | Public Opinion
Elections | Political Behavior | Parties | Public Opinion
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Elie Michel
@eliemichel.bsky.social
· Jun 2
New publication in the Journal of European Public Policy together with @eliemichel.bsky.social.
We study public opinion toward supporting Ukraine in 6 European countries and ask whether citizens want to increase, sustain, or decrease support. 1/4
Paper (OA): doi.org/10.1080/1350...
We study public opinion toward supporting Ukraine in 6 European countries and ask whether citizens want to increase, sustain, or decrease support. 1/4
Paper (OA): doi.org/10.1080/1350...
New publication with @bjarneck.bsky.social on public opinion toward supporting Ukraine in Europe out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social
@forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social
@forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social
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Share widely with your students in Switzerland 🇨🇭thinking about a PhD @eui-eu.bsky.social
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🇨🇭
21 Nov 2025 | 2:30pm CET
@alissasiara.bsky.social introduces the program & life at EUI, I share my experience, and we answer your questions.
👉 Register: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🇨🇭
21 Nov 2025 | 2:30pm CET
@alissasiara.bsky.social introduces the program & life at EUI, I share my experience, and we answer your questions.
👉 Register: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
PhD Prep Talk: Switzerland
Meet an EUI Researcher and alumnus from your country!
www.eui.eu
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Share widely with your students in Switzerland 🇨🇭thinking about a PhD @eui-eu.bsky.social
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🇨🇭
21 Nov 2025 | 2:30pm CET
@alissasiara.bsky.social introduces the program & life at EUI, I share my experience, and we answer your questions.
👉 Register: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🇨🇭
21 Nov 2025 | 2:30pm CET
@alissasiara.bsky.social introduces the program & life at EUI, I share my experience, and we answer your questions.
👉 Register: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
Very much looking forward to this workshop organized by @linerenn.bsky.social and Oscar Mazzoleni at @unil.bsky.social !
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Very much looking forward to this workshop organized by @linerenn.bsky.social and Oscar Mazzoleni at @unil.bsky.social !
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#CNES took the floor at the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org as Olga Gyarfasova presented our activities to the #DemocracyResearch community 💡 #CNES is a proud partner of @medem.bsky.social and we look forward to a continued collaboration with this emerging European #ResearchInfrastructure 🚀
September 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#CNES took the floor at the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org as Olga Gyarfasova presented our activities to the #DemocracyResearch community 💡 #CNES is a proud partner of @medem.bsky.social and we look forward to a continued collaboration with this emerging European #ResearchInfrastructure 🚀
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Next at the #MEDemConference – @LorenzoDeSio presents his vision for the #MEDemServiceGatewayHub 🌐 – featuring #ATLAS, our living encyclopedia designed to make democracy data findable, comparable, reusable, and linkable. Discover more about our #MEDemTools 👉 link in bio!
September 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Next at the #MEDemConference – @LorenzoDeSio presents his vision for the #MEDemServiceGatewayHub 🌐 – featuring #ATLAS, our living encyclopedia designed to make democracy data findable, comparable, reusable, and linkable. Discover more about our #MEDemTools 👉 link in bio!
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🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.
September 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.
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📊 New Dataset Release: Belgian Electoral Panel Survey 2024 🇧🇪
We’re excited to announce the release of a new dataset from a 4-wave panel survey conducted during the 2024 Belgian elections!
📥 Download the dataset now:
www.sodha.be/dataset.xhtm...
We’re excited to announce the release of a new dataset from a 4-wave panel survey conducted during the 2024 Belgian elections!
📥 Download the dataset now:
www.sodha.be/dataset.xhtm...
www.sodha.be
September 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
📊 New Dataset Release: Belgian Electoral Panel Survey 2024 🇧🇪
We’re excited to announce the release of a new dataset from a 4-wave panel survey conducted during the 2024 Belgian elections!
📥 Download the dataset now:
www.sodha.be/dataset.xhtm...
We’re excited to announce the release of a new dataset from a 4-wave panel survey conducted during the 2024 Belgian elections!
📥 Download the dataset now:
www.sodha.be/dataset.xhtm...
Antoher thorough demonstration that geography can mirror politics - but does not produce political preferences in itself!
New Publication 📖 with @aikowagner.bsky.social in @electoralstudies.bsky.social
"Issue congruence outweighs geography: Understanding the appeal of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in east and west Germany"
Full paper (open access)👉
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What did we find? 🧵
"Issue congruence outweighs geography: Understanding the appeal of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in east and west Germany"
Full paper (open access)👉
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What did we find? 🧵
Issue congruence outweighs geography: Understanding the appeal of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in east and west Germany
www.sciencedirect.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Antoher thorough demonstration that geography can mirror politics - but does not produce political preferences in itself!
Important roundtable on academic freedom at #ecprgc25.
Insightful (but grim) presentation by @isaliba.bsky.social on attacks on academic freedom globally and also in Europe.
Insightful (but grim) presentation by @isaliba.bsky.social on attacks on academic freedom globally and also in Europe.
August 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Important roundtable on academic freedom at #ecprgc25.
Insightful (but grim) presentation by @isaliba.bsky.social on attacks on academic freedom globally and also in Europe.
Insightful (but grim) presentation by @isaliba.bsky.social on attacks on academic freedom globally and also in Europe.
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🚨 We're hiring!
Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment.
Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊
www.gesis.org/en/institute...
Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment.
Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊
www.gesis.org/en/institute...
July 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
🚨 We're hiring!
Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment.
Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊
www.gesis.org/en/institute...
Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment.
Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊
www.gesis.org/en/institute...
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Glad to share a symposium on my book "How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism and Welfare" with SER: academic.oup.com/ser/advance-....
Featuring @alexandreafonso.bsky.social, @vapunkt.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social, @danielk24.bsky.social, @gscheiring.bsky.social, & rejoinder by myself 👇
Featuring @alexandreafonso.bsky.social, @vapunkt.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social, @danielk24.bsky.social, @gscheiring.bsky.social, & rejoinder by myself 👇
July 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Glad to share a symposium on my book "How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism and Welfare" with SER: academic.oup.com/ser/advance-....
Featuring @alexandreafonso.bsky.social, @vapunkt.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social, @danielk24.bsky.social, @gscheiring.bsky.social, & rejoinder by myself 👇
Featuring @alexandreafonso.bsky.social, @vapunkt.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social, @danielk24.bsky.social, @gscheiring.bsky.social, & rejoinder by myself 👇
New publication with @bjarneck.bsky.social on public opinion toward supporting Ukraine in Europe out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social
@forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social
@forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social
New publication in the Journal of European Public Policy together with @eliemichel.bsky.social.
We study public opinion toward supporting Ukraine in 6 European countries and ask whether citizens want to increase, sustain, or decrease support. 1/4
Paper (OA): doi.org/10.1080/1350...
We study public opinion toward supporting Ukraine in 6 European countries and ask whether citizens want to increase, sustain, or decrease support. 1/4
Paper (OA): doi.org/10.1080/1350...
June 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
New publication with @bjarneck.bsky.social on public opinion toward supporting Ukraine in Europe out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social
@forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social
@forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social
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#VendrediLecture
New paper out @eliemichel.bsky.social & Sylvain Brouard @cevipof.bsky.social on the effect of crises on electoral behavior: "Retrospective voting in times of pandemic: comparative evidence from panel data" in Political Science.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
OPEN ACCESS
New paper out @eliemichel.bsky.social & Sylvain Brouard @cevipof.bsky.social on the effect of crises on electoral behavior: "Retrospective voting in times of pandemic: comparative evidence from panel data" in Political Science.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
OPEN ACCESS
Retrospective voting in times of pandemic: comparative evidence from panel data
Existing studies on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on elections provide incongruent results. For governments’ handling of the pandemic to be a competence signal, voters should believe that inc...
www.tandfonline.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
#VendrediLecture
New paper out @eliemichel.bsky.social & Sylvain Brouard @cevipof.bsky.social on the effect of crises on electoral behavior: "Retrospective voting in times of pandemic: comparative evidence from panel data" in Political Science.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
OPEN ACCESS
New paper out @eliemichel.bsky.social & Sylvain Brouard @cevipof.bsky.social on the effect of crises on electoral behavior: "Retrospective voting in times of pandemic: comparative evidence from panel data" in Political Science.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
OPEN ACCESS
New paper out (with Sylvain Brouard) on the effect of crises on electoral behavior: "Retrospective voting in times of pandemic: comparative evidence from panel data" in Political Science.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @cevipof.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @cevipof.bsky.social
Retrospective voting in times of pandemic: comparative evidence from panel data
Existing studies on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on elections provide incongruent results. For governments’ handling of the pandemic to be a competence signal, voters should believe that inc...
www.tandfonline.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
New paper out (with Sylvain Brouard) on the effect of crises on electoral behavior: "Retrospective voting in times of pandemic: comparative evidence from panel data" in Political Science.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @cevipof.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @cevipof.bsky.social
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New paper out in @bjpols.bsky.social, co-authored with Emilien Paulis.
Using survey data from 13 European democracies, we show that electoral winners are less supportive of referendums, especially when they are affectively polarized. 1/6
Paper: doi.org/10.1017/S0007123425000365
Using survey data from 13 European democracies, we show that electoral winners are less supportive of referendums, especially when they are affectively polarized. 1/6
Paper: doi.org/10.1017/S0007123425000365
May 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New paper out in @bjpols.bsky.social, co-authored with Emilien Paulis.
Using survey data from 13 European democracies, we show that electoral winners are less supportive of referendums, especially when they are affectively polarized. 1/6
Paper: doi.org/10.1017/S0007123425000365
Using survey data from 13 European democracies, we show that electoral winners are less supportive of referendums, especially when they are affectively polarized. 1/6
Paper: doi.org/10.1017/S0007123425000365
Fichier cumulatif de près de 50 ans d'une enquête électorale nationale de grande qualité !
@asso-afsp.bsky.social @spsr.bsky.social
@asso-afsp.bsky.social @spsr.bsky.social
The cumulative Selects dataset (1971–2023) is now available! Explore over 50 years of Swiss election surveys in one place.
Download: doi.org/10.48573/2w7...
Download: doi.org/10.48573/2w7...
May 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Fichier cumulatif de près de 50 ans d'une enquête électorale nationale de grande qualité !
@asso-afsp.bsky.social @spsr.bsky.social
@asso-afsp.bsky.social @spsr.bsky.social
Very useful cumulative file of a benchmark national election study !
@nesconsortium.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social
@nesconsortium.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social
The cumulative Selects dataset (1971–2023) is now available! Explore over 50 years of Swiss election surveys in one place.
Download: doi.org/10.48573/2w7...
Download: doi.org/10.48573/2w7...
May 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Very useful cumulative file of a benchmark national election study !
@nesconsortium.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social
@nesconsortium.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social
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Great afternoon at the GREC workshop in Lausanne @forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social with @lacic.bsky.social @matthiasenggist.bsky.social @eliemichel.bsky.social @lukaslauener.bsky.social @anketresch.bsky.social and many others
May 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Great afternoon at the GREC workshop in Lausanne @forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social with @lacic.bsky.social @matthiasenggist.bsky.social @eliemichel.bsky.social @lukaslauener.bsky.social @anketresch.bsky.social and many others
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Steven Levitsky on why the U.S. is now a competitive authoritarian regime and can't be considered a democracy.
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
April 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Steven Levitsky on why the U.S. is now a competitive authoritarian regime and can't be considered a democracy.
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
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Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
April 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
Big news from @medem.bsky.social ! Congratulations !
🎉 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 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Big news from @medem.bsky.social ! Congratulations !
Congratulations ! MEDem is an exciting project supported by more than 1000 researchers !
As we prepare to submit our #ESFRI application, #MEDem has reached an incredible milestone—over 1,000 personal endorsements! 🤩🎉
A heartfelt thank you to all democracy scholars from Europe and beyond for supporting us on our journey towards shaping the future of #data-driven #DemocracyResearch! 📊✨
A heartfelt thank you to all democracy scholars from Europe and beyond for supporting us on our journey towards shaping the future of #data-driven #DemocracyResearch! 📊✨
April 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Congratulations ! MEDem is an exciting project supported by more than 1000 researchers !
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"Towards a Polarised Electorate?"
By @bjarneck.bsky.social
@ulbruxelles.bsky.social
@eliemichel.bsky.social available in #OpenAccess at plc-journal.eu/article/view...
By @bjarneck.bsky.social
@ulbruxelles.bsky.social
@eliemichel.bsky.social available in #OpenAccess at plc-journal.eu/article/view...
April 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Towards a Polarised Electorate?"
By @bjarneck.bsky.social
@ulbruxelles.bsky.social
@eliemichel.bsky.social available in #OpenAccess at plc-journal.eu/article/view...
By @bjarneck.bsky.social
@ulbruxelles.bsky.social
@eliemichel.bsky.social available in #OpenAccess at plc-journal.eu/article/view...
Reposted by Elie Michel
We are looking forward to this online seminar on #survey #sampling on May 13! 🤩 Sign up to attend: newsletter.forscenter.ch/newsletter/i... 👇
April 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
We are looking forward to this online seminar on #survey #sampling on May 13! 🤩 Sign up to attend: newsletter.forscenter.ch/newsletter/i... 👇
Exciting workshop on the 2023 Swiss Federal Elections - gathering researchers from so many universities. Look forward to our research output @spsr.bsky.social.
Thanks to the support of @forsresearch.bsky.social @ipz.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
Thanks to the support of @forsresearch.bsky.social @ipz.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Exciting workshop on the 2023 Swiss Federal Elections - gathering researchers from so many universities. Look forward to our research output @spsr.bsky.social.
Thanks to the support of @forsresearch.bsky.social @ipz.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
Thanks to the support of @forsresearch.bsky.social @ipz.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
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theconversation.com/la-condamnat... (Luc Rouban, très juste comme souvent.)
« La condamnation de Marine Le Pen représente un progrès indéniable pour notre démocratie »
Marine Le Pen a été reconnue coupable de détournement de fonds publics et condamnée à quatre ans de prison et cinq ans d’inéligibilité avec application immédiate. Cette décision de justice l’élimine p...
theconversation.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
theconversation.com/la-condamnat... (Luc Rouban, très juste comme souvent.)