Jessica Haak
haakjes.bsky.social
Jessica Haak
@haakjes.bsky.social
PhD candidate & research associate @ University of Hamburg | climate change experiences & climate opinion, political behavior | digitalization & parties | #firstgen https://sites.google.com/view/jessicahaak/about-me
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❓Wer forscht und lehrt in der Politikwissenschaft @uni-hamburg.de? Das Politik-UHH-Startpaket bündelt die Profile von Forschenden des Fachgebiets Politikwissenschaft. Wenn ihr noch nicht Teil des Startpakets seid, kommentiert unter diesem Beitrag oder schreibt uns.✍️
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Bildungssystem durchgespielt!🎓✨Antrittsvorlesung der großartigen @jasfitzpatrick.bsky.social mit würdigem Ende (s. Bild). Eine inspirierende & engagiertere Wissenschaftlerin, geschätzte Koautorin & wichtige Wegbegleiterin: danke, dass ich bei diesem besonderen Moment dabei sein durfte!
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
⌛ Time flew by during my research stay at @gesis.org Cologne this Aug/Sept! I had the pleasure of working with Dennis Abel & Stefan Jünger on how weather extremes shape climate policy support across political orientations. Grateful for the inspiring environment and great collaboration!
October 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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📣 Climate politics (+ adjacent subfields) researchers!

@antvalentim.bsky.social and I will co-chair the Climate Politics section of @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026. Thanks to those who already submitted papers 🌟

We put together notes for the CfP for the section curious. Reach out if you have qs:
Call for Papers: Climate Section – EPSS 2026, Belfast
Call for Papers: Climate Section – EPSS 2026, Belfast We invite submissions of high-quality work on any topic related to climate change politics (and adjacent areas, e.g. environmental and energy pol...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
📢 My brilliant colleague @moretsof.bsky.social will present our joint paper (w @lucasschwarz.bsky.social) on how weather extremes shape political elite communication at the @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference. Join her talk tomorrow at 13:30–15:15! 🌞
On the way to the ECPR GC in Thessaloniki, where I will present twice tomorrow:

📍10:45-12:30, Polytechnic School, Floor: 2, Room: Wing B 1(301)
Framing and Political Persuasion Strategies

📍13:30-15:15,Polytechnic School, Floor: 0, Room: Wing B 5.41
Climate Change Communication and Social Media
August 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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@deeesharp.bsky.social & I are looking for a collaborator on a project w/ @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social on empathy-based interventions against affective polarization @uni-hamburg.de
j0b.de/veca

75% PhD position, 1st yr project funded & can be converted to a position w/ teaching afterwards
📆31/08
Ausschreibung
www.uni-hamburg.de
August 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It's not easy being a female researcher. But this week, I felt the power of brilliant women* coming together: mutual support, inspiring conversations & lots of code!👩‍💻 We tackled it all: Web scraping, LLMs & data viz. Many thanks to @sophiahunger.bsky.social @gessler.bsky.social, Jelena & Sophia #wpm
July 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Grateful to be part of this unique and inspiring summer school. Looking forward to the days ahead and the opportunity to learn from both the outstanding speakers and fellow participants. A heartfelt thank-you already for the excellent organization! #wpm
What an inspiring first day at the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology here in Bremen yesterday! We were honored to be welcomed by the president of @unibremen.bsky.social‬, Prof. Jutta Günther, (1)
July 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
📢Join us today, 17:15 CET (VMP9 B130), when Sigrid Roßteutscher will present her paper "Social contexts and the gendered support for right-wing populism – a panel analysis of young voters in Germany" in our HPS³ seminar series. All are welcome to attend!➡️ www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/fachberei...
July 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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We invite paper submissions to our workshop on Earth Observation Data in the Social Sciences @gesis.org
⏳November 26-28, 2025
🎓Keynotes Prof. Dr. Monika Kuffer (University of Twente)
Dr. Ana Andries (University of Surrey).
⏱️Deadline August 6th
✉️abstracts (max. 500 words) to dennis.abel@gesis.org
July 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
🌞 My second and final EPSA conference in hot Madrid comes to an end. It was great seeing so many familiar and new faces — and to engage in some heated & inspiring debates! Looking forward to the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference next year in Belfast. Safe travels! (📸 @moretsof.bsky.social)
June 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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And here it is: introducing the European Political Science Society EPSS!

🎉🎉🎉

Follow @epssnet.bsky.social on bsky, visit its website www.epssnet.org, and become a member!
June 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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On the way to Madrid for my first ever EPSA today! Looking forward to presenting our paper w/ @haakjes.bsky.social on the topic of weather effects on elite communication on social media🌡❄️🌤🌧📲 on Friday & to hearing many other interesting presentations! 😊 #EPSA2025
June 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🌡️Talking about heat: How does exposure to extreme weather affect how candidates talk about climate change on social media? Join our presentation to find out! 🗓️ Friday, 27 June, 13:10-14:50 | 📍 Room 0A.07 #EPSA (@moretsof.bsky.social & @lucasschwarz.bsky.social)
June 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 Join us tomorrow, 12:15 CET (VMP9 A315) when @mgoldenprof.bsky.social will present her paper "Corruption as a Shared Dilemma: Survey Evidence from Legislators and Citizens in Three Countries" in our HPS³ seminar series at the UHH. All are welcome to attend! www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/fachberei...
June 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
📢 Join us tomorrow at 5.15 pm (VMP9, B130) when Judith Spirig will present her paper "Of Polish Victimhood: How Wikipedia Captures Collective Memory" in our HPS³ seminar series at the University of Hamburg. All are welcome to attend! ⬇️ www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/fachbereich-...
June 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
📢 Join us today at 5.15 pm (VMP9, S28) when Mark Hallerberg will present his paper "Great Power Perceptions of Multi-lateral Development Banks?" in our HPS³ seminar series at the University of Hamburg. All are welcome to attend! ⬇️ www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/fachberei...
May 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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📢 Our latest research (with L. Rudolph, @uni-konstanz.de) on operationalizing natural experiments, particularly extreme weather, has just been accepted @thejop.bsky.social 🌦️Natural experiments offer a unique way to analyze causal effects in real-world settings. But operationalization is often messy:
March 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Thrilled to be part of the MZES-DVPW Conference on Methods of Political Science & to present our paper "From Weather to Words:The Effect of Extreme Weather on Political Elite Communication" @moretsof.bsky.social & Lucas Schwarz. A special thanks to the MZES Travel Grant for Early Career Researchers!
March 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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🗳⁉️ Nach der Wahl ist vor der (Hamburger Bürgerschafts-)Wahl! Noch unentschlossen? Im Herbst habe ich an der Erstellung von Thesen für den Wahl-O-Mat mitgearbeitet und mit @haakjes.bsky.social u.a. Parteiprofile erstellt, die bei der Entscheidung helfen können: www.wahl-o-mat.de/hamburg2025/
Wahl-O-Mat
www.wahl-o-mat.de
February 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📰Aufschlussreiche Analyse von Ajit Niranjan (@theguardian.com) darüber, wie sich die politische Diskussion über die Klimakrise verlagert hat. Ich durfte auch meine Einschätzung zu den Ergebnissen der gestrigen Wahl geben. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
German election shows how far green wave has receded in Europe
Result is further evidence that political conversation around the climate crisis has shifted
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🌞Am Wahlsonntag ist mit milden Temperaturen zu rechnen. Mit MDR Wissen habe ich über den Einfluss des Wetters auf die Wahl gesprochen. Hörenswerter Beitrag, der auch Einblicke in meine eigene Forschung & den Zusammenhang von Extremwetter, Klimawandel & Wahlverhalten gibt ⬇️ www.mdr.de/wissen/audio...
Wie wirkt sich das Wetter auf Wahlen aus? | MDR.DE
Eine Bundestagswahl im Winter, die dann doch eher eine Frühling ist: Das Wetter könnte sich auf das Wahlverhalten auswirken, zeigt die Forschungslandschaft. Und nicht nur das Wetter, auch das Klima. v...
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February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🌤🌧🗳 Das Wetter ist politisch. Mit @nordbayern.bsky.social habe ich u.a. über den Einfluss von Wetter auf Wahlbeteiligung gesprochen. Warum Wetter etwa nicht alle Wähler:innen gleichermaßen beeinflusst, könnt ihr hier nachlesen ⬇️ www.nordbayern.de/bayern/trube...
Trüber Himmel, trübes Gemüt? So nimmt die Winter-Wahl Einfluss auf unsere Entscheidung
Nürnberg - Auch das Wetter ist politisch: Im Gespräch mit uns erklärt Jessica Haak, Sozial- und Politikwissenschaftlerin, wie die Wetterlage das Wahlverhalten beeinflussen kann und wieso diese Bundest...
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February 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM