Kevin Walz
@kwalz.bsky.social
PhD Student in Political Science | Research Associate @JGU Mainz | Studying democracy, its erosion, and what we can do about it | https://kwalz91.github.io/
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Kevin Walz
@kwalz.bsky.social
· Jan 8
Happy to see this piece out in ZfVP🥳 Democratic resilience is a widely discussed topic, but the concept still shows some shortcomings. @lionmert.bsky.social, @matthiasrosenthal.bsky.social, Jana Niedringhaus, Johannes Helgest, and I address these systematically. A🧵:
doi.org/10.1007/s122...
doi.org/10.1007/s122...
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New article out in @polstudies.bsky.social!
Why do opposition parties in authoritarian regimes so often fail to coordinate, even when unity could help them win?
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
In this article, we highlight two overlooked drivers of opposition fragmentation 🧵
Why do opposition parties in authoritarian regimes so often fail to coordinate, even when unity could help them win?
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
In this article, we highlight two overlooked drivers of opposition fragmentation 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
New article out in @polstudies.bsky.social!
Why do opposition parties in authoritarian regimes so often fail to coordinate, even when unity could help them win?
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
In this article, we highlight two overlooked drivers of opposition fragmentation 🧵
Why do opposition parties in authoritarian regimes so often fail to coordinate, even when unity could help them win?
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
In this article, we highlight two overlooked drivers of opposition fragmentation 🧵
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Are you conducting research combining qualitative cross-case methods (comparative case studies or QCA) with process tracing? ➡️ ** We are looking to show-case your work** ⬅️
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November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Are you conducting research combining qualitative cross-case methods (comparative case studies or QCA) with process tracing? ➡️ ** We are looking to show-case your work** ⬅️
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🚨 Job alert! 🚨
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An meinem Lehrbereich ist zum 1.2.26 eine Postdoc-Stelle (100%) zu besetzen. Gesucht wird ein*e Kandidat*in mit Kenntnissen in quantitativen Methoden sowie Expertise in einschlägigen Themenbereichen. Mehr hier: www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/Auss...
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An meinem Lehrbereich ist zum 1.2.26 eine Postdoc-Stelle (100%) zu besetzen. Gesucht wird ein*e Kandidat*in mit Kenntnissen in quantitativen Methoden sowie Expertise in einschlägigen Themenbereichen. Mehr hier: www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/Auss...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🚨 Job alert! 🚨
(English in comment)
An meinem Lehrbereich ist zum 1.2.26 eine Postdoc-Stelle (100%) zu besetzen. Gesucht wird ein*e Kandidat*in mit Kenntnissen in quantitativen Methoden sowie Expertise in einschlägigen Themenbereichen. Mehr hier: www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/Auss...
(English in comment)
An meinem Lehrbereich ist zum 1.2.26 eine Postdoc-Stelle (100%) zu besetzen. Gesucht wird ein*e Kandidat*in mit Kenntnissen in quantitativen Methoden sowie Expertise in einschlägigen Themenbereichen. Mehr hier: www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/Auss...
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Very proud of my PhD student @kwalz.bsky.social who successfully defended his thesis on "Pathways to breakdown resilience" today and is now Dr. (des.) Kevin Walz 🎉
Watch out for his book to learn how accountability can stop autocratization!
In Picture: Kevin🧑🎓, Natasha Wunsch, 2nd supervisor and me 😀
Watch out for his book to learn how accountability can stop autocratization!
In Picture: Kevin🧑🎓, Natasha Wunsch, 2nd supervisor and me 😀
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Very proud of my PhD student @kwalz.bsky.social who successfully defended his thesis on "Pathways to breakdown resilience" today and is now Dr. (des.) Kevin Walz 🎉
Watch out for his book to learn how accountability can stop autocratization!
In Picture: Kevin🧑🎓, Natasha Wunsch, 2nd supervisor and me 😀
Watch out for his book to learn how accountability can stop autocratization!
In Picture: Kevin🧑🎓, Natasha Wunsch, 2nd supervisor and me 😀
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Heute um 16 Uhr begrüßen wir Natasha Wunsch (Université de Fribourg) in unserer #Forschungswerkstatt.
Das Thema ist wirklich spannend: "Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding".
Alle sind herzlich willkommen!
Das Thema ist wirklich spannend: "Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding".
Alle sind herzlich willkommen!
October 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Heute um 16 Uhr begrüßen wir Natasha Wunsch (Université de Fribourg) in unserer #Forschungswerkstatt.
Das Thema ist wirklich spannend: "Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding".
Alle sind herzlich willkommen!
Das Thema ist wirklich spannend: "Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding".
Alle sind herzlich willkommen!
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Diesen Mittwoch in der Forschungswerkstatt Politikwissenschaft @powimz.bsky.social : Nathasha Wunsch stellt ihr neues Buch vor! 16 Uhr in P5 - wir freuen uns schon 🎉
October 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Diesen Mittwoch in der Forschungswerkstatt Politikwissenschaft @powimz.bsky.social : Nathasha Wunsch stellt ihr neues Buch vor! 16 Uhr in P5 - wir freuen uns schon 🎉
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Im Rahmen unserer Forschungswerkstatt bieten wir im Wintersemester 2025/26 wieder ein spannendes Programm zu verschiedenen Themen an. Wie immer gilt: alle sind herzlich willkommen!
October 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Im Rahmen unserer Forschungswerkstatt bieten wir im Wintersemester 2025/26 wieder ein spannendes Programm zu verschiedenen Themen an. Wie immer gilt: alle sind herzlich willkommen!
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📢Can free academia withstand democratic backsliding? Why some universities wither while others survive. Read the recently published article in #ISPR. Together with Katrin Kinzelbach and @silindberg.bsky.social (Open Access): doi.org/10.1177/0192...
October 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📢Can free academia withstand democratic backsliding? Why some universities wither while others survive. Read the recently published article in #ISPR. Together with Katrin Kinzelbach and @silindberg.bsky.social (Open Access): doi.org/10.1177/0192...
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Application period for New Europe College (Bucharest) fellowships in humanities and social sciences:
nec.ro/fellowships/...
Especially if you recently got your PhD and are looking for a 1-year fellowship it is a wonderful place to work, with a scholarship that will completely cover expenses here
nec.ro/fellowships/...
Especially if you recently got your PhD and are looking for a 1-year fellowship it is a wonderful place to work, with a scholarship that will completely cover expenses here
Apply for a fellowship : NEC
NEC Institute for Advanced Study
nec.ro
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Application period for New Europe College (Bucharest) fellowships in humanities and social sciences:
nec.ro/fellowships/...
Especially if you recently got your PhD and are looking for a 1-year fellowship it is a wonderful place to work, with a scholarship that will completely cover expenses here
nec.ro/fellowships/...
Especially if you recently got your PhD and are looking for a 1-year fellowship it is a wonderful place to work, with a scholarship that will completely cover expenses here
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@liampert.bsky.social, @mattgrossmann.bsky.social, and I are thrilled to launch SenateData, a new repository pertaining to the US Senate. We have variables on facets like bills, and members, including original data on senator characteristics and an associated R package. github.com/IPPSR/Senate...
GitHub - IPPSR/SenateData: SenateData: A Functional Tool for the SenateData Dataset
SenateData: A Functional Tool for the SenateData Dataset - IPPSR/SenateData
github.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
@liampert.bsky.social, @mattgrossmann.bsky.social, and I are thrilled to launch SenateData, a new repository pertaining to the US Senate. We have variables on facets like bills, and members, including original data on senator characteristics and an associated R package. github.com/IPPSR/Senate...
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#CfP: Call for panels for the Second International Congress for Political Theory in Germany.
The #TheoryCongress will take place from 5 to 7 October 2026 at the University of #Passau.
Proposals for panels can be submitted until 6 November.
The #TheoryCongress will take place from 5 to 7 October 2026 at the University of #Passau.
Proposals for panels can be submitted until 6 November.
October 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#CfP: Call for panels for the Second International Congress for Political Theory in Germany.
The #TheoryCongress will take place from 5 to 7 October 2026 at the University of #Passau.
Proposals for panels can be submitted until 6 November.
The #TheoryCongress will take place from 5 to 7 October 2026 at the University of #Passau.
Proposals for panels can be submitted until 6 November.
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Party leaders often face a tough choice: should they join forces with other parties in pre-electoral coalitions or run alone? The stakes are even higher when opposition parties try to unseat an authoritarian incumbent.
October 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Party leaders often face a tough choice: should they join forces with other parties in pre-electoral coalitions or run alone? The stakes are even higher when opposition parties try to unseat an authoritarian incumbent.
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Exciting lineup for our (@powimz.bsky.social) research colloquia—the Forschungswerkstatt and the Democracy Seminar—this coming winter semester! I’m looking forward to welcoming many great guests and hearing from my colleagues.
October 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Exciting lineup for our (@powimz.bsky.social) research colloquia—the Forschungswerkstatt and the Democracy Seminar—this coming winter semester! I’m looking forward to welcoming many great guests and hearing from my colleagues.
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They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real…
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social
The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social
The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
September 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real…
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social
The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social
The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
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It was a true honor to talk to legendary political scientist Adam Przeworski about how he understands the present crisis, what he learned from Chile and Poland, and how to move forward from here www.dissentmagazine.org/article/how-...
How Democracies Fall Apart - Dissent Magazine
An interview with Adam Przeworski.
www.dissentmagazine.org
September 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It was a true honor to talk to legendary political scientist Adam Przeworski about how he understands the present crisis, what he learned from Chile and Poland, and how to move forward from here www.dissentmagazine.org/article/how-...
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LMU Professors from various disciplines share their perspectives on the role of AI in science
www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
September 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
LMU Professors from various disciplines share their perspectives on the role of AI in science
www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
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I'm happy to share two updates about my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (OUP/Hurst)
► A paperback edition will come out next year, in Hurst’s Spring catalogue
► The book is now also available on Oxford Scholarship Online, making it freely accessible to subscribers: academic.oup.com/book/60892
► A paperback edition will come out next year, in Hurst’s Spring catalogue
► The book is now also available on Oxford Scholarship Online, making it freely accessible to subscribers: academic.oup.com/book/60892
Protecting Democracy in Europe: Pluralism, Autocracy and the Future of the EU
Abstract. The future of Europe as a community of democratic states is deeply uncertain. The European Union, founded to promote “ever closer” integration, a
academic.oup.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I'm happy to share two updates about my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (OUP/Hurst)
► A paperback edition will come out next year, in Hurst’s Spring catalogue
► The book is now also available on Oxford Scholarship Online, making it freely accessible to subscribers: academic.oup.com/book/60892
► A paperback edition will come out next year, in Hurst’s Spring catalogue
► The book is now also available on Oxford Scholarship Online, making it freely accessible to subscribers: academic.oup.com/book/60892
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Ready to integrate ChatGPT and open-source LLMs into your research?
Join Dr. @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social for our online course on AI-assisted Text Analysis.
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- Reproducible workflows in R
- Critical reflection on ethics
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Join Dr. @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social for our online course on AI-assisted Text Analysis.
- Full hands-on setup
- Reproducible workflows in R
- Critical reflection on ethics
📅 23-25 Feb, 2026
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September 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ready to integrate ChatGPT and open-source LLMs into your research?
Join Dr. @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social for our online course on AI-assisted Text Analysis.
- Full hands-on setup
- Reproducible workflows in R
- Critical reflection on ethics
📅 23-25 Feb, 2026
🔗 afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/mc-ekomex...
Join Dr. @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social for our online course on AI-assisted Text Analysis.
- Full hands-on setup
- Reproducible workflows in R
- Critical reflection on ethics
📅 23-25 Feb, 2026
🔗 afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/mc-ekomex...
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🚨📢 I am hiring a PhD candidate /research assistant in Swiss Politics and/or Comparative Politics (100%)!
🚨📢 Je recrute un·e assistant·e diplômé·e en science politique en politique suisse et comparée!
Please join me @unil.bsky.social, Switzerland!
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🚨📢 Je recrute un·e assistant·e diplômé·e en science politique en politique suisse et comparée!
Please join me @unil.bsky.social, Switzerland!
Thanks for sharing! polisky @sspunil.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🚨📢 I am hiring a PhD candidate /research assistant in Swiss Politics and/or Comparative Politics (100%)!
🚨📢 Je recrute un·e assistant·e diplômé·e en science politique en politique suisse et comparée!
Please join me @unil.bsky.social, Switzerland!
Thanks for sharing! polisky @sspunil.bsky.social
🚨📢 Je recrute un·e assistant·e diplômé·e en science politique en politique suisse et comparée!
Please join me @unil.bsky.social, Switzerland!
Thanks for sharing! polisky @sspunil.bsky.social
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Great news! 😁I am very happy to introduce the new ECPR Research Network on Comparative Regime Studies🎉 A new space for scholars working on #democracy, #autocracy, #hybridregimes, #autocratization #democratization, and everything in between.👇 ecpr.eu/group/compar...
📣 5 NEW Research Networks have joined our community!
⚠️The Politics of Crisis Management
🏥Health Policy, Politics and Governance
🌐Data Linkage in Political Science
⚖️Comparative Regime Studies
🏛️Democracy and Representation in a Transnational Space
Join groups & learn more👉 buff.ly/hDqGg6w
⚠️The Politics of Crisis Management
🏥Health Policy, Politics and Governance
🌐Data Linkage in Political Science
⚖️Comparative Regime Studies
🏛️Democracy and Representation in a Transnational Space
Join groups & learn more👉 buff.ly/hDqGg6w
September 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Great news! 😁I am very happy to introduce the new ECPR Research Network on Comparative Regime Studies🎉 A new space for scholars working on #democracy, #autocracy, #hybridregimes, #autocratization #democratization, and everything in between.👇 ecpr.eu/group/compar...
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Das Institut @powimz.bsky.social bei der #ecprgc25. Tolle Vorträge, inspirierender Austausch und interessante Eindrücke.
August 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Das Institut @powimz.bsky.social bei der #ecprgc25. Tolle Vorträge, inspirierender Austausch und interessante Eindrücke.
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The @powimz.bsky.social crowd enjoys the sunset cruise at the @ecpr.bsky.social conference in Thessaloniki. 😎
Together with @clandwehr.bsky.social, @arminschaefer.bsky.social, @stallbaum.bsky.social, @lionmert.bsky.social & @kwalz.bsky.social.
Together with @clandwehr.bsky.social, @arminschaefer.bsky.social, @stallbaum.bsky.social, @lionmert.bsky.social & @kwalz.bsky.social.
August 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The @powimz.bsky.social crowd enjoys the sunset cruise at the @ecpr.bsky.social conference in Thessaloniki. 😎
Together with @clandwehr.bsky.social, @arminschaefer.bsky.social, @stallbaum.bsky.social, @lionmert.bsky.social & @kwalz.bsky.social.
Together with @clandwehr.bsky.social, @arminschaefer.bsky.social, @stallbaum.bsky.social, @lionmert.bsky.social & @kwalz.bsky.social.
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@powimz.bsky.social at #ECPRGC25 in Thessaloniki
August 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
@powimz.bsky.social at #ECPRGC25 in Thessaloniki
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📄 🚨 New Research on Polarization, Fragmentation, and Democracy in @democratization.bsky.social
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
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August 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
📄 🚨 New Research on Polarization, Fragmentation, and Democracy in @democratization.bsky.social
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
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