Felix Lehmann
@felixlehmann.bsky.social
PhD candidate in political science @ University of Gothenburg | party competition | intra-party politics | European integration | immigration | radical right
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Why do parties do what they do? Excited to share my 2nd dissertation paper, just published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social
In the paper, I argue that parties seek internal unity and try to keep the team together: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1/11 🧵
In the paper, I argue that parties seek internal unity and try to keep the team together: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1/11 🧵
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Just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: @sergipardos.bsky.social and I show that inter-regional moves in pursuit of employment security reduce individual worries about immigration—a mobility pattern that, in the aggregate, reinforces spatial polarization in anti-immigration sentiment. cup.org/3XiB6yD
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: @sergipardos.bsky.social and I show that inter-regional moves in pursuit of employment security reduce individual worries about immigration—a mobility pattern that, in the aggregate, reinforces spatial polarization in anti-immigration sentiment. cup.org/3XiB6yD
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Lesbian and gay party leaders receive lower leadership evaluations than straight leaders in the UK, and the effects are consistent across genders. Interesting yet discouraging findings in our BJPS paper. @josephfcozza.bsky.social @gdilandro.bsky.social Andrea Aldrich @utgovernment.bsky.social
NEW -
A Rainbow Ceiling? Sexual Orientation and Party Leader Evaluations - https://cup.org/47G8q7r
- Joseph Francesco Cozza, @gdilandro.bsky.social, Andrea Aldrich & @zeynsom.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
A Rainbow Ceiling? Sexual Orientation and Party Leader Evaluations - https://cup.org/47G8q7r
- Joseph Francesco Cozza, @gdilandro.bsky.social, Andrea Aldrich & @zeynsom.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Lesbian and gay party leaders receive lower leadership evaluations than straight leaders in the UK, and the effects are consistent across genders. Interesting yet discouraging findings in our BJPS paper. @josephfcozza.bsky.social @gdilandro.bsky.social Andrea Aldrich @utgovernment.bsky.social
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Excited to share that together with @malojan.bsky.social we’ve published a research note in #partypolitics introducing PartySOME, a comprehensive dataset on political parties’ social media activity. A thread 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Excited to share that together with @malojan.bsky.social we’ve published a research note in #partypolitics introducing PartySOME, a comprehensive dataset on political parties’ social media activity. A thread 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
Vicente Valentim: "Angela Merkel lag richtig"
Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
www.zeit.de
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
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New article out in Regional and Federal Studies with @julitudo.bsky.social. We analyze the rise of Aliança Catalana, comparing its manifesto and voters with those of Vox.
🇪🇸 🏴 “Aliança Catalana and Vox in Catalonia: united in nativism, divided by the nation”
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
🇪🇸 🏴 “Aliança Catalana and Vox in Catalonia: united in nativism, divided by the nation”
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
New article out in Regional and Federal Studies with @julitudo.bsky.social. We analyze the rise of Aliança Catalana, comparing its manifesto and voters with those of Vox.
🇪🇸 🏴 “Aliança Catalana and Vox in Catalonia: united in nativism, divided by the nation”
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
🇪🇸 🏴 “Aliança Catalana and Vox in Catalonia: united in nativism, divided by the nation”
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
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Ich habe mit @zeit.de über die Reaktionen etablierter Parteien auf den Erfolg der radikalen Rechten gesprochen – warum Anpassung und Einbindung riskant sind und wo Chancen jenseits reaktiver Strategien liegen.
Italien, Schweden oder Österreich: In manchen EU-Ländern haben Rechtsaußenparteien Regierungserfahrung. Hat sie das geschrumpft – oder hilft nur radikale Abgrenzung?
Rechte in Regierungen: Abgrenzen oder Einbinden? Was die Rechte zähmen kann
Italien, Schweden oder Österreich: In manchen EU-Ländern haben Rechtsaußenparteien Regierungserfahrung. Hat sie das geschrumpft – oder hilft nur radikale Abgrenzung?
www.zeit.de
October 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Ich habe mit @zeit.de über die Reaktionen etablierter Parteien auf den Erfolg der radikalen Rechten gesprochen – warum Anpassung und Einbindung riskant sind und wo Chancen jenseits reaktiver Strategien liegen.
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Really pleased to this out as part of special issues on "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies". Huge thanks to the SI editors, @dpzollinger.bsky.social and @davidattewell6.bsky.social for putting the special together and all of their support during the process.
💥OUT NOW!
"Cleavage size and stability in turbulent times: introducing the bloc volatility and fragmentation dataset" by @jacobgunderson.bsky.social
Part of SI "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies", edited by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
"Cleavage size and stability in turbulent times: introducing the bloc volatility and fragmentation dataset" by @jacobgunderson.bsky.social
Part of SI "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies", edited by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
October 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Really pleased to this out as part of special issues on "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies". Huge thanks to the SI editors, @dpzollinger.bsky.social and @davidattewell6.bsky.social for putting the special together and all of their support during the process.
Attention European Studies scholars and those interested in interdisciplinary research 🚨🚨🚨
In a new book chapter, @monikadesilva.bsky.social and I explore interdisciplinarity in European Studies. You can find the chapter here: doi.org/10.1515/9783...
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In a new book chapter, @monikadesilva.bsky.social and I explore interdisciplinarity in European Studies. You can find the chapter here: doi.org/10.1515/9783...
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3 European Studies as an interdisciplinary research field? A comprehensive empirical analysis of interdisciplinarity in European Studies
3 European Studies as an interdisciplinary research field? A comprehensive empirical analysis of interdisciplinarity in European Studies was published in Towards Non-Unidisciplinary Research in Europe...
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Attention European Studies scholars and those interested in interdisciplinary research 🚨🚨🚨
In a new book chapter, @monikadesilva.bsky.social and I explore interdisciplinarity in European Studies. You can find the chapter here: doi.org/10.1515/9783...
1/6🧵
In a new book chapter, @monikadesilva.bsky.social and I explore interdisciplinarity in European Studies. You can find the chapter here: doi.org/10.1515/9783...
1/6🧵
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Tariffs might be the word of 2025.
Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
@grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
@grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
A game of tariffs: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
In April 2025, the United States introduced sweeping tariffs on imports from the European Union and the United Kingdom, raising transatlantic tensions and prompting debate over Europe’s response. T...
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Tariffs might be the word of 2025.
Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
@grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
@grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
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🎯 @felixlehmann.bsky.social "Why accommodate? How niche pressure and intra-party divisions shape mainstream party strategies" 🖇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🎯 @felixlehmann.bsky.social "Why accommodate? How niche pressure and intra-party divisions shape mainstream party strategies" 🖇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
October 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
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New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵
October 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵
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From the research group @dec-gr.bsky.social, we are glad to share our new Scientific Data article presenting the release of the first 12 waves of the Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT).
rdcu.be/eIkms
rdcu.be/eIkms
The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)
Scientific Data - The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)
rdcu.be
September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
From the research group @dec-gr.bsky.social, we are glad to share our new Scientific Data article presenting the release of the first 12 waves of the Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT).
rdcu.be/eIkms
rdcu.be/eIkms
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1 year before Sweden’s 2026 election, our colleagues Ann-Kristin Kölln & Jana Schwenk urge stronger transparency & oversight of party financing to safeguard trust in democracy.
www.dn.se/debatt/valjarna-maste-fa-veta-vem-som-betalar-partinotan/
www.dn.se/debatt/valjarna-maste-fa-veta-vem-som-betalar-partinotan/
DN Debatt. ”Väljarna måste få veta vem som betalar partinotan”
DN Debatt. Statsvetarna Ann-Kristin Kölln, Jana Schwenk: Ett år till valet 2026 – hur oberoende är egentligen partierna? Vi saknar insyn i finansiering.
www.dn.se
September 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
1 year before Sweden’s 2026 election, our colleagues Ann-Kristin Kölln & Jana Schwenk urge stronger transparency & oversight of party financing to safeguard trust in democracy.
www.dn.se/debatt/valjarna-maste-fa-veta-vem-som-betalar-partinotan/
www.dn.se/debatt/valjarna-maste-fa-veta-vem-som-betalar-partinotan/
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🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Using LLMs as data annotators, you can produce any scientific result you want. We call this **LLM Hacking**.
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
September 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Using LLMs as data annotators, you can produce any scientific result you want. We call this **LLM Hacking**.
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
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Excited that my first PhD paper is published in Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties!🎉
🧵 @wurthmann.bsky.social & I examine: Do They Know What They Represent? Parliamentary Candidates’ Perceptions of Their Own Party’s Positions
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1745...
🧵 @wurthmann.bsky.social & I examine: Do They Know What They Represent? Parliamentary Candidates’ Perceptions of Their Own Party’s Positions
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1745...
September 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Excited that my first PhD paper is published in Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties!🎉
🧵 @wurthmann.bsky.social & I examine: Do They Know What They Represent? Parliamentary Candidates’ Perceptions of Their Own Party’s Positions
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1745...
🧵 @wurthmann.bsky.social & I examine: Do They Know What They Represent? Parliamentary Candidates’ Perceptions of Their Own Party’s Positions
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1745...
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Radical-right parties are often linked to the “left-behind”. But supporting them when stigma is strong is costly. So who is willing to pay that cost early on, before it’s normalized?
In my new WP, I argue that breaking political norms is socially stratified. 🧵👇
In my new WP, I argue that breaking political norms is socially stratified. 🧵👇
September 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Radical-right parties are often linked to the “left-behind”. But supporting them when stigma is strong is costly. So who is willing to pay that cost early on, before it’s normalized?
In my new WP, I argue that breaking political norms is socially stratified. 🧵👇
In my new WP, I argue that breaking political norms is socially stratified. 🧵👇
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🚀 New postdoc position for Platform Data & Computational Social Science
Join us to drive @gesis.org' efforts around the Digital Services Act (DSA) and conduct research with online platform data
💼 TV-L EG 14 | Location: Cologne
📌 Apply now: www.gesis.org/en/institute...
#DSA #CSS #DataScience
Join us to drive @gesis.org' efforts around the Digital Services Act (DSA) and conduct research with online platform data
💼 TV-L EG 14 | Location: Cologne
📌 Apply now: www.gesis.org/en/institute...
#DSA #CSS #DataScience
Details
GESIS Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
www.gesis.org
July 29, 2025 at 6:25 AM
🚀 New postdoc position for Platform Data & Computational Social Science
Join us to drive @gesis.org' efforts around the Digital Services Act (DSA) and conduct research with online platform data
💼 TV-L EG 14 | Location: Cologne
📌 Apply now: www.gesis.org/en/institute...
#DSA #CSS #DataScience
Join us to drive @gesis.org' efforts around the Digital Services Act (DSA) and conduct research with online platform data
💼 TV-L EG 14 | Location: Cologne
📌 Apply now: www.gesis.org/en/institute...
#DSA #CSS #DataScience
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Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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Returning from vacation and looking for a late summer read? @ivobantel.bsky.social and I got you covered!
In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social paper, we assess how mainstream parties rhetorically create an affect-based "common front" against the radical right.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social paper, we assess how mainstream parties rhetorically create an affect-based "common front" against the radical right.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Returning from vacation and looking for a late summer read? @ivobantel.bsky.social and I got you covered!
In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social paper, we assess how mainstream parties rhetorically create an affect-based "common front" against the radical right.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social paper, we assess how mainstream parties rhetorically create an affect-based "common front" against the radical right.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Felix Lehmann
Sabies que sense la Relativitat no tindries GPS?
🎙️Estrenem un pòdcast ple ciència “inútil” que ha canviat el món!
👉Estigueu atents al setembre
“La utilitat del coneixement inútil”
Amb el suport d’un Ajut FCRI 2025
@fcri.bsky.social
@soctastaolletes.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/w9ViR...
🎙️Estrenem un pòdcast ple ciència “inútil” que ha canviat el món!
👉Estigueu atents al setembre
“La utilitat del coneixement inútil”
Amb el suport d’un Ajut FCRI 2025
@fcri.bsky.social
@soctastaolletes.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/w9ViR...
La utilitat del coneixement inútil #ciència #ciènciaencatalà
YouTube video by La Dimoni de Maxwell
youtube.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Sabies que sense la Relativitat no tindries GPS?
🎙️Estrenem un pòdcast ple ciència “inútil” que ha canviat el món!
👉Estigueu atents al setembre
“La utilitat del coneixement inútil”
Amb el suport d’un Ajut FCRI 2025
@fcri.bsky.social
@soctastaolletes.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/w9ViR...
🎙️Estrenem un pòdcast ple ciència “inútil” que ha canviat el món!
👉Estigueu atents al setembre
“La utilitat del coneixement inútil”
Amb el suport d’un Ajut FCRI 2025
@fcri.bsky.social
@soctastaolletes.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/w9ViR...
Had a great time presenting new work on party responsiveness at the @ecprpovb.bsky.social in Thessaloniki #ecprgc25
How electoral relevance drives party responsiveness across policy issues by @felixlehmann.bsky.social at @ecpr.bsky.social 2025 conference in Thessaloniki in a panel supported by @ecprpovb.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Had a great time presenting new work on party responsiveness at the @ecprpovb.bsky.social in Thessaloniki #ecprgc25
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Have you ever wondered if young politicians perceive their roles as representatives differently than their older colleagues? Then, my new research note in Party Politics may interest you. I investigate age differences in the representation styles of politicians.
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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August 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Have you ever wondered if young politicians perceive their roles as representatives differently than their older colleagues? Then, my new research note in Party Politics may interest you. I investigate age differences in the representation styles of politicians.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The CHES EU team has published a new research note in @electoralstudies.bsky.social describing some trends across the 25 years now covered by our trend file and exploring two new items included in the 2024 wave of the survey: doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
Here’s a summary thread:
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Here’s a summary thread:
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August 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The CHES EU team has published a new research note in @electoralstudies.bsky.social describing some trends across the 25 years now covered by our trend file and exploring two new items included in the 2024 wave of the survey: doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
Here’s a summary thread:
1/
Here’s a summary thread:
1/
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How does the second-order national election (SONE) theory hold up in the 2024 European Parliament election?
I explore this in a short letter now published in @eupthejournal.bsky.social.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I explore this in a short letter now published in @eupthejournal.bsky.social.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
How does the second-order national election (SONE) theory hold up in the 2024 European Parliament election?
I explore this in a short letter now published in @eupthejournal.bsky.social.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I explore this in a short letter now published in @eupthejournal.bsky.social.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...