Manès Weisskircher
@manesweisskircher.bsky.social
Head of the Research Group REXKLIMA at TU Dresden & Visiting Fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University | Researching far-right politics, social movements, political parties, climate politics & democracy
I'm delighted to have started as a Visiting Scholar at @harvard.edu, at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies! Here, I will research the far right as well as climate and environmental politics. So far, it’s been great days here in #Winter #Wonderland!
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February 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I'm delighted to have started as a Visiting Scholar at @harvard.edu, at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies! Here, I will research the far right as well as climate and environmental politics. So far, it’s been great days here in #Winter #Wonderland!
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Do followers of populist radical right parties across the globe talk about the same things online? @fravittonetto.bsky.social analyses the emergence of transnational publics of the populist radical right in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Transnational publics of the populist radical right: patterns of topic convergence across Europe and the United States
In recent years, populist radical right parties (PRRPs) have constructed a shared transnational discourse around issues like immigration and culture wars. However, we do not know how their publics ...
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February 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Do followers of populist radical right parties across the globe talk about the same things online? @fravittonetto.bsky.social analyses the emergence of transnational publics of the populist radical right in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Two new articles in Party Politics
With
@gessler.bsky.social
Measuring party positions and issue salience with mass media and manifesto data"
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
With Hanspeter Kriesi
"Restructuring party systems in Northwestern Europe"
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Feedback very welcome!
With
@gessler.bsky.social
Measuring party positions and issue salience with mass media and manifesto data"
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
With Hanspeter Kriesi
"Restructuring party systems in Northwestern Europe"
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Feedback very welcome!
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Two new articles in Party Politics
With
@gessler.bsky.social
Measuring party positions and issue salience with mass media and manifesto data"
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
With Hanspeter Kriesi
"Restructuring party systems in Northwestern Europe"
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Feedback very welcome!
With
@gessler.bsky.social
Measuring party positions and issue salience with mass media and manifesto data"
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
With Hanspeter Kriesi
"Restructuring party systems in Northwestern Europe"
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Feedback very welcome!
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Unpopuläre Meinung: Expert:inneninterviews mit Wissenschafter:innen im Rahmen von BA-Arbeiten gehören abgeschafft. Interviews binden erhebliche Zeitressourcen für ein „Expert:innenwissen“, das in unseren Publikationen öffentlich zugänglich ist – dann doch lieber Literaturarbeit.
February 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Unpopuläre Meinung: Expert:inneninterviews mit Wissenschafter:innen im Rahmen von BA-Arbeiten gehören abgeschafft. Interviews binden erhebliche Zeitressourcen für ein „Expert:innenwissen“, das in unseren Publikationen öffentlich zugänglich ist – dann doch lieber Literaturarbeit.
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Während sich die Grünen in Baden-Württemberg zwischen 2021 und 2026 deutlich in Richtung der Mitte des Policy-Raums bewegen, bleiben sie in Rheinland-Pfalz weiter bei ihrer klar linken Position in wirtschafts- und gesellschaftspolitischen Fragen. /1
January 30, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Während sich die Grünen in Baden-Württemberg zwischen 2021 und 2026 deutlich in Richtung der Mitte des Policy-Raums bewegen, bleiben sie in Rheinland-Pfalz weiter bei ihrer klar linken Position in wirtschafts- und gesellschaftspolitischen Fragen. /1
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Published in 2023: S. Volk and M. Weisskircher. “Defending Democracy Against the 'Corona Dictatorship'? Far-Right PEGIDA During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. In: Social Movement Studies online first (2023), pp. 1-19. dx.doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2023.2171385.
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Published in 2023: S. Volk and M. Weisskircher. “Defending Democracy Against the 'Corona Dictatorship'? Far-Right PEGIDA During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. In: Social Movement Studies online first (2023), pp. 1-19. dx.doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2023.2171385.
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Thrilled to announce the great group of visiting scholars for Spring 2026 at the Center for European Studies. Some are here all year and 11 new fellows for the spring semester. Here they are :
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Visiting Scholars 2025-2026
The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) welcomes 19 Visiting Scholars who will be in residence during the 2025-2026 academic year. In…
ces.fas.harvard.edu
January 26, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Thrilled to announce the great group of visiting scholars for Spring 2026 at the Center for European Studies. Some are here all year and 11 new fellows for the spring semester. Here they are :
ces.fas.harvard.edu/visiting-sch...
ces.fas.harvard.edu/visiting-sch...
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💥 New publication w/ @svenjakrauss.bsky.social in German Politics:
"Asset or Liability? The Effect of National Approval Ratings on Regional Election Results"
"Asset or Liability? The Effect of National Approval Ratings on Regional Election Results"
January 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
💥 New publication w/ @svenjakrauss.bsky.social in German Politics:
"Asset or Liability? The Effect of National Approval Ratings on Regional Election Results"
"Asset or Liability? The Effect of National Approval Ratings on Regional Election Results"
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Top-notch research from top-notch researchers
Our first joint article with the PhD researchers of my research group @rexklima.bsky.social has just been published! 🎉
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
Explaining Attitudes Towards Climate Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy
This article analyses the drivers of individual-level support for – and opposition to – renewable energy in general, as well as wind and solar power specifically. We focus on the crucial case of Ge...
www.tandfonline.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Top-notch research from top-notch researchers
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Our first joint article with the PhD researchers of my research group @rexklima.bsky.social has just been published! 🎉
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
Explaining Attitudes Towards Climate Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy
This article analyses the drivers of individual-level support for – and opposition to – renewable energy in general, as well as wind and solar power specifically. We focus on the crucial case of Ge...
www.tandfonline.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Our first joint article with the PhD researchers of my research group @rexklima.bsky.social has just been published! 🎉
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
Our first joint article with the PhD researchers of my research group @rexklima.bsky.social has just been published! 🎉
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
Explaining Attitudes Towards Climate Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy
This article analyses the drivers of individual-level support for – and opposition to – renewable energy in general, as well as wind and solar power specifically. We focus on the crucial case of Ge...
www.tandfonline.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Our first joint article with the PhD researchers of my research group @rexklima.bsky.social has just been published! 🎉
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
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Very happy that our review article (with the @annualreviews.bsky.social) on „Austerity and Populism“ is now available as preprint: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... - with @sattlersthomas.bsky.social
Austerity and Populism
A large literature explains the rise of populist parties with the economic insecurities stemming from globalization and technological change. But despite the long-standing focus of the comparative and...
www.annualreviews.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Very happy that our review article (with the @annualreviews.bsky.social) on „Austerity and Populism“ is now available as preprint: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... - with @sattlersthomas.bsky.social
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I am happy to announce that I have joined the team of Politische Vierteljahresschrift / German Political Science Quarterly @pvs-journal.bsky.social as Managing Editor alongside the new Editor-in-Chief Marc Debus. I will assist Marc and the team of Associate Editors in managing this great journal.
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I am happy to announce that I have joined the team of Politische Vierteljahresschrift / German Political Science Quarterly @pvs-journal.bsky.social as Managing Editor alongside the new Editor-in-Chief Marc Debus. I will assist Marc and the team of Associate Editors in managing this great journal.
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Nachreichen möchten wir außerdem einen Beitrag von @manesweisskircher.bsky.social aus dem letzten Jahr, in dem er die historische Entwicklung und fortschreitende Normalisierung der rechtsextremen FPÖ beleuchtet, vor allem vor dem Hintergrund ihres Wahlergebnisses 2024: doi.org/10.1111/1467...
January 22, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Nachreichen möchten wir außerdem einen Beitrag von @manesweisskircher.bsky.social aus dem letzten Jahr, in dem er die historische Entwicklung und fortschreitende Normalisierung der rechtsextremen FPÖ beleuchtet, vor allem vor dem Hintergrund ihres Wahlergebnisses 2024: doi.org/10.1111/1467...
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📢 New publication! Luke March and I analyse how European radical left parties politicise the Israel–Palestine and Russia–Ukraine wars, comparing positions across 25 parties. Free access (for a limited time) with this link
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
Comparing radical left parties’ positions on Ukraine and Israel: between Russophilia and anti-Semitism?
We provide a comparative analysis of how European radical left parties (RLPs) politicise the Israel – Palestine and Russia – Ukraine conflicts. Examining the positions of 25 RLPs, we test four hypo...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
📢 New publication! Luke March and I analyse how European radical left parties politicise the Israel–Palestine and Russia–Ukraine wars, comparing positions across 25 parties. Free access (for a limited time) with this link
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
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20 years of protest survey data now available!
In the last 20 years, the @protestinstitut.bsky.social has conducted more than 30 protest surveys at demonstrations. We have made this huge dataset now publicly available at @gesis.org.
Details it the blog post: protestinstitut.eu/20-jahre-pro...
In the last 20 years, the @protestinstitut.bsky.social has conducted more than 30 protest surveys at demonstrations. We have made this huge dataset now publicly available at @gesis.org.
Details it the blog post: protestinstitut.eu/20-jahre-pro...
20 Jahre Protestbefragungen: ipb macht Daten zugänglich – ipb – Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
protestinstitut.eu
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 AM
20 years of protest survey data now available!
In the last 20 years, the @protestinstitut.bsky.social has conducted more than 30 protest surveys at demonstrations. We have made this huge dataset now publicly available at @gesis.org.
Details it the blog post: protestinstitut.eu/20-jahre-pro...
In the last 20 years, the @protestinstitut.bsky.social has conducted more than 30 protest surveys at demonstrations. We have made this huge dataset now publicly available at @gesis.org.
Details it the blog post: protestinstitut.eu/20-jahre-pro...
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Looking forward to this 👇
On 13 Jan 2026, MIDEM hosts @leberntzen.bsky.social (@universitetsmuseet.bsky.social) on affective polarization & political violence.
🤝 Jointly organized at MIDEM (in Dresden) w/ @rexklima.bsky.social led by @manesweisskircher.bsky.social
On 13 Jan 2026, MIDEM hosts @leberntzen.bsky.social (@universitetsmuseet.bsky.social) on affective polarization & political violence.
🤝 Jointly organized at MIDEM (in Dresden) w/ @rexklima.bsky.social led by @manesweisskircher.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Looking forward to this 👇
On 13 Jan 2026, MIDEM hosts @leberntzen.bsky.social (@universitetsmuseet.bsky.social) on affective polarization & political violence.
🤝 Jointly organized at MIDEM (in Dresden) w/ @rexklima.bsky.social led by @manesweisskircher.bsky.social
On 13 Jan 2026, MIDEM hosts @leberntzen.bsky.social (@universitetsmuseet.bsky.social) on affective polarization & political violence.
🤝 Jointly organized at MIDEM (in Dresden) w/ @rexklima.bsky.social led by @manesweisskircher.bsky.social
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And more job opportunities: @univie.ac.at aims to fill 40 (!) doctoral positions in the social sciences, humanities and cultural studies
careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:44 AM
And more job opportunities: @univie.ac.at aims to fill 40 (!) doctoral positions in the social sciences, humanities and cultural studies
careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
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We (@stawi-univie.bsky.social) are hiring a PhD researcher:
- focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related
- 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26
- 30h/week, incl some teaching
- deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
- focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related
- 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26
- 30h/week, incl some teaching
- deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at
January 7, 2026 at 9:26 AM
We (@stawi-univie.bsky.social) are hiring a PhD researcher:
- focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related
- 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26
- 30h/week, incl some teaching
- deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
- focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related
- 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26
- 30h/week, incl some teaching
- deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
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Very happy to share this OPEN-ACCESS article on 'left populism in office', examining Podemos' policy impact while in a coalition government in Spain (2020-2023) 👇
Very short summary below (1/5):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Very short summary below (1/5):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Left populism in office: the policy record of Podemos in Spain
Though left-wing populism has lived an ephemeral life in Southern Europe, we know surprisingly little about its policy record in office. Widely considered one of the main faces of left-wing populis...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Very happy to share this OPEN-ACCESS article on 'left populism in office', examining Podemos' policy impact while in a coalition government in Spain (2020-2023) 👇
Very short summary below (1/5):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Very short summary below (1/5):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🚨Neue Publikation 🚨
Deutsch als Wissenschaftssprache in der Rechtsextremismusforschung: Publish in English, perdu en Français, auf Deutsch zugrunde gehen?
In: Fach und Sprache(n) Hg. von Jessica Ammer, Helmut Glück & Tim Krokowski
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Deutsch als Wissenschaftssprache in der Rechtsextremismusforschung: Publish in English, perdu en Français, auf Deutsch zugrunde gehen?
In: Fach und Sprache(n) Hg. von Jessica Ammer, Helmut Glück & Tim Krokowski
fis.uni-bamberg.de/server/api/c...
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
🚨Neue Publikation 🚨
Deutsch als Wissenschaftssprache in der Rechtsextremismusforschung: Publish in English, perdu en Français, auf Deutsch zugrunde gehen?
In: Fach und Sprache(n) Hg. von Jessica Ammer, Helmut Glück & Tim Krokowski
fis.uni-bamberg.de/server/api/c...
Deutsch als Wissenschaftssprache in der Rechtsextremismusforschung: Publish in English, perdu en Français, auf Deutsch zugrunde gehen?
In: Fach und Sprache(n) Hg. von Jessica Ammer, Helmut Glück & Tim Krokowski
fis.uni-bamberg.de/server/api/c...
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A. Heinze. “Zwischen Etablierung und Mainstreaming: Zum Stand der Forschung zu Populismus und Rechtsradikalismus”. In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft 16.1 (2022), pp. 161-175. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12286-022-00517-9.
January 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
A. Heinze. “Zwischen Etablierung und Mainstreaming: Zum Stand der Forschung zu Populismus und Rechtsradikalismus”. In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft 16.1 (2022), pp. 161-175. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12286-022-00517-9.
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Hot off the press: M. Weisskircher and S. Volk. “The People Against the Sun? Ideology and Strategy in Far-Right Parties' Climate Obstruction of Solar Energy”. In: Environmental Politics online first (2025), pp. 1-32. dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2025.2458380.
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Hot off the press: M. Weisskircher and S. Volk. “The People Against the Sun? Ideology and Strategy in Far-Right Parties' Climate Obstruction of Solar Energy”. In: Environmental Politics online first (2025), pp. 1-32. dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2025.2458380.
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Join us! Wir bieten eine volle Promotionsstelle für drei Jahre @powimz.bsky.social - Verlängerung um weitere drei Jahre möglich. Alle Details hier 👇
FB 02 – Innenpolitik und Politische Soziologie
Wir forschen und lehren zu Themen der (deutschen) Innenpolitik und der Politischen Soziologie. Dazu gehören vor allem die Wahl-, Einstellungs- und Parteienforschung. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt unserer Abteilung sind die Gebiete Rechtsextremismus, Rechtsradikalismus und Rechtspopulismus.
innen.politik.uni-mainz.de
December 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Join us! Wir bieten eine volle Promotionsstelle für drei Jahre @powimz.bsky.social - Verlängerung um weitere drei Jahre möglich. Alle Details hier 👇
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Because I have been such a good boy (once again), 🎅 has an early present for me: here's a brand-new (open access) article discussing the use of #radicalright as a concept in current scholarship.
And if that wasn't already great (it is), there's more 1/3
And if that wasn't already great (it is), there's more 1/3
Radical Right
'Radical Right' published in 'IPSA Companion to Political Science'
link.springer.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Because I have been such a good boy (once again), 🎅 has an early present for me: here's a brand-new (open access) article discussing the use of #radicalright as a concept in current scholarship.
And if that wasn't already great (it is), there's more 1/3
And if that wasn't already great (it is), there's more 1/3