Marta Vukovic
@martav.bsky.social
Nobody’s free until everybody’s free. PhDing @stawi-univie.bsky.social, researching attitudinal democratic backsliding | survey experiments | exes: @ess-survey.bsky.social
@weareceu.bsky.social @Bard_Berlin
she/her
https://vukovicmarta.github.io/website/
@weareceu.bsky.social @Bard_Berlin
she/her
https://vukovicmarta.github.io/website/
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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Marta Vuković @martav.bsky.social @univie.ac.at shared insights from her work with Sylvia Kritzinger on how justifications shape citizens' support for party ban and ultimately for militant democracy.
January 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Marta Vuković @martav.bsky.social @univie.ac.at shared insights from her work with Sylvia Kritzinger on how justifications shape citizens' support for party ban and ultimately for militant democracy.
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📊 AUTHLIB has extensively studied voters' attitude to explore the societal base of illiberalism and their support for democracy. The presentations at our concluding conference show the many issues that can be studied through the data collected in the AUTHLIB project.
January 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM
📊 AUTHLIB has extensively studied voters' attitude to explore the societal base of illiberalism and their support for democracy. The presentations at our concluding conference show the many issues that can be studied through the data collected in the AUTHLIB project.
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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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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...
careers.univie.ac.at
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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If you are in Budapest next week, don't miss our concluding conference! Register by January 4 and join us!
📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
January 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
If you are in Budapest next week, don't miss our concluding conference! Register by January 4 and join us!
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Our 32-country conjoint study on which societal characteristics citizens prioritize is now published at @bjpols.bsky.social
w. excellent @anjaneundorf.bsky.social @sirianned.bsky.social @aykutozturk.bsky.social
w. excellent @anjaneundorf.bsky.social @sirianned.bsky.social @aykutozturk.bsky.social
NEW -
Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World - https://cup.org/49auQPf
- @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, @sirianned.bsky.social, Kristian Vrede Skaaning Frederiksen & @aykutozturk.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World - https://cup.org/49auQPf
- @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, @sirianned.bsky.social, Kristian Vrede Skaaning Frederiksen & @aykutozturk.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
December 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Our 32-country conjoint study on which societal characteristics citizens prioritize is now published at @bjpols.bsky.social
w. excellent @anjaneundorf.bsky.social @sirianned.bsky.social @aykutozturk.bsky.social
w. excellent @anjaneundorf.bsky.social @sirianned.bsky.social @aykutozturk.bsky.social
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📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
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🚨 New in Nature+Science!🚨
AI chatbots can shift voter attitudes on candidates & policies, often by 10+pp
🔹Exps in US Canada Poland & UK
🔹More “facts”→more persuasion (not psych tricks)
🔹Increasing persuasiveness reduces "fact" accuracy
🔹Right-leaning bots=more inaccurate
AI chatbots can shift voter attitudes on candidates & policies, often by 10+pp
🔹Exps in US Canada Poland & UK
🔹More “facts”→more persuasion (not psych tricks)
🔹Increasing persuasiveness reduces "fact" accuracy
🔹Right-leaning bots=more inaccurate
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🚨 New in Nature+Science!🚨
AI chatbots can shift voter attitudes on candidates & policies, often by 10+pp
🔹Exps in US Canada Poland & UK
🔹More “facts”→more persuasion (not psych tricks)
🔹Increasing persuasiveness reduces "fact" accuracy
🔹Right-leaning bots=more inaccurate
AI chatbots can shift voter attitudes on candidates & policies, often by 10+pp
🔹Exps in US Canada Poland & UK
🔹More “facts”→more persuasion (not psych tricks)
🔹Increasing persuasiveness reduces "fact" accuracy
🔹Right-leaning bots=more inaccurate
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What happens when a minority decides for the majority?
On Sunday, Swiss citizens head to the polls again. But Switzerland remains one of the most exclusionary democracies in the OECD.
In highly cosmopolitan places like Basel-Stadt, only 50.5% of all residents were entitled to vote (as of 2024)
On Sunday, Swiss citizens head to the polls again. But Switzerland remains one of the most exclusionary democracies in the OECD.
In highly cosmopolitan places like Basel-Stadt, only 50.5% of all residents were entitled to vote (as of 2024)
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
What happens when a minority decides for the majority?
On Sunday, Swiss citizens head to the polls again. But Switzerland remains one of the most exclusionary democracies in the OECD.
In highly cosmopolitan places like Basel-Stadt, only 50.5% of all residents were entitled to vote (as of 2024)
On Sunday, Swiss citizens head to the polls again. But Switzerland remains one of the most exclusionary democracies in the OECD.
In highly cosmopolitan places like Basel-Stadt, only 50.5% of all residents were entitled to vote (as of 2024)
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"We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people," Westwood said in a press release. "With survey data tainted by bots, AI can poison the entire knowledge ecosystem.” www.404media.co/a-researcher...
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people," Westwood said in a press release. "With survey data tainted by bots, AI can poison the entire knowledge ecosystem.” www.404media.co/a-researcher...
A reminder of the day:
“I tell my students, 'When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.”
Toni Morrison
“I tell my students, 'When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.”
Toni Morrison
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A reminder of the day:
“I tell my students, 'When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.”
Toni Morrison
“I tell my students, 'When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.”
Toni Morrison
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🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
RIP Jane Goodall
RIP Jane Goodall
October 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
RIP Jane Goodall
RIP Jane Goodall
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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New publication with @kgattermann.bsky.social :
“Does media framing of election results affect whether voters perceive parties as election winners or losers?”
@polstudies.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
A short 🧵:
“Does media framing of election results affect whether voters perceive parties as election winners or losers?”
@polstudies.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
A short 🧵:
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September 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New publication with @kgattermann.bsky.social :
“Does media framing of election results affect whether voters perceive parties as election winners or losers?”
@polstudies.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
A short 🧵:
“Does media framing of election results affect whether voters perceive parties as election winners or losers?”
@polstudies.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
A short 🧵:
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🎉🎉🎉 Extremely proud of @manuelwagner.bsky.social who yesterday defended his excellent PhD thesis on the political representation of the working class.
Big thanks to co-supervisor Nick Carnes & committee members @noamlupu.bsky.social, @denisetraber.bsky.social & @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social)!
Big thanks to co-supervisor Nick Carnes & committee members @noamlupu.bsky.social, @denisetraber.bsky.social & @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social)!
August 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🎉🎉🎉 Extremely proud of @manuelwagner.bsky.social who yesterday defended his excellent PhD thesis on the political representation of the working class.
Big thanks to co-supervisor Nick Carnes & committee members @noamlupu.bsky.social, @denisetraber.bsky.social & @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social)!
Big thanks to co-supervisor Nick Carnes & committee members @noamlupu.bsky.social, @denisetraber.bsky.social & @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social)!
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We have a JOP article about how swifties ~randomly denied tickets to the eras tour due to website allocation errors changed their views on related policies
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
The Development of an Issue Public: Evidence from The Eras Tour | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
www.journals.uchicago.edu
July 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We have a JOP article about how swifties ~randomly denied tickets to the eras tour due to website allocation errors changed their views on related policies
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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I think you should be able to say things the president doesn’t like and still be a citizen. Maybe we should write that down somewhere.
July 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I think you should be able to say things the president doesn’t like and still be a citizen. Maybe we should write that down somewhere.
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European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
#Serbia: We urge the EU to respond to the ongoing repression of journalists, students and civil societies, also being perpetrated by state representatives and law enforcement officers. Absolute indifference must stop. The EU must take action.
#Serbia: We urge the EU to respond to the ongoing repression of journalists, students and civil societies, also being perpetrated by state representatives and law enforcement officers. Absolute indifference must stop. The EU must take action.
Serbia: Media freedom continues to decline at alarming speed, EU must take action
The undersigned journalists and media freedom organisations are profoundly appalled by the new attacks against journalists across Serbia, many of which ...
europeanjournalists.org
July 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
#Serbia: We urge the EU to respond to the ongoing repression of journalists, students and civil societies, also being perpetrated by state representatives and law enforcement officers. Absolute indifference must stop. The EU must take action.
#Serbia: We urge the EU to respond to the ongoing repression of journalists, students and civil societies, also being perpetrated by state representatives and law enforcement officers. Absolute indifference must stop. The EU must take action.
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I can only echo this - very excited to finally see this out in print!
For anyone interested in (citizens' meanings of) voting, political participation, and the use of open-ended questions in public opinion research across countries 💡
For anyone interested in (citizens' meanings of) voting, political participation, and the use of open-ended questions in public opinion research across countries 💡
Thrilled to share that "The Meanings of Voting for Citizens" is out with OUP!
Loved working on this with brilliant mentors, co-authors, and friends
📘 The book (open access) explores how people think about voting and how these meanings influence participation
📊 And the data’s open too via AUSSDA
Loved working on this with brilliant mentors, co-authors, and friends
📘 The book (open access) explores how people think about voting and how these meanings influence participation
📊 And the data’s open too via AUSSDA
New book publication by @carolinaplescia.bsky.social et al.: What does #voting mean to citizens around the world? 🗳️
A new open access (via @oxunipress.bsky.social) explores answers from 25,000+ people in 13 countries. Read here: ⤵️
staatswissenschaft.univie.ac.at/news-detaila...
#PoliticalScience 📚
A new open access (via @oxunipress.bsky.social) explores answers from 25,000+ people in 13 countries. Read here: ⤵️
staatswissenschaft.univie.ac.at/news-detaila...
#PoliticalScience 📚
July 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I can only echo this - very excited to finally see this out in print!
For anyone interested in (citizens' meanings of) voting, political participation, and the use of open-ended questions in public opinion research across countries 💡
For anyone interested in (citizens' meanings of) voting, political participation, and the use of open-ended questions in public opinion research across countries 💡
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In every writing process, there’s a time when nothing works.
When everything looks like a mess: No argument, no structure, no nothing.
If that’s where you’re, congratulations!
You’re doing it right.
👉 My latest Respect the Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/your-first...
🧵
When everything looks like a mess: No argument, no structure, no nothing.
If that’s where you’re, congratulations!
You’re doing it right.
👉 My latest Respect the Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/your-first...
🧵
Your First Draft Is Supposed to Be Bad. Congratulations!
Letting Go of Perfection So the Real Work Can Begin
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
In every writing process, there’s a time when nothing works.
When everything looks like a mess: No argument, no structure, no nothing.
If that’s where you’re, congratulations!
You’re doing it right.
👉 My latest Respect the Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/your-first...
🧵
When everything looks like a mess: No argument, no structure, no nothing.
If that’s where you’re, congratulations!
You’re doing it right.
👉 My latest Respect the Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/your-first...
🧵
Doing important things at @epsanet.bsky.social …like locating the one veg canapé at the reception 👀
@stawi-univie.bsky.social
@bseisl.bsky.social
@mkaltenegger.bsky.social
@alexanderdalheimer.bsky.social
@marvins.bsky.social
@elenaheinz.bsky.social
@mascakir.bsky.social
@thomasmmeyer.bsky.social
@stawi-univie.bsky.social
@bseisl.bsky.social
@mkaltenegger.bsky.social
@alexanderdalheimer.bsky.social
@marvins.bsky.social
@elenaheinz.bsky.social
@mascakir.bsky.social
@thomasmmeyer.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Doing important things at @epsanet.bsky.social …like locating the one veg canapé at the reception 👀
@stawi-univie.bsky.social
@bseisl.bsky.social
@mkaltenegger.bsky.social
@alexanderdalheimer.bsky.social
@marvins.bsky.social
@elenaheinz.bsky.social
@mascakir.bsky.social
@thomasmmeyer.bsky.social
@stawi-univie.bsky.social
@bseisl.bsky.social
@mkaltenegger.bsky.social
@alexanderdalheimer.bsky.social
@marvins.bsky.social
@elenaheinz.bsky.social
@mascakir.bsky.social
@thomasmmeyer.bsky.social
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🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
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Excited to kick off #EPSA2025 on Day 1, Panel 1! 🎉
I’ll present my co-authored research with @michaelimre.bsky.social on 50 years of gender representation in political science publications. We analyze nearly 100,000 articles across 72 journals to uncover long-term trends. 🔍
@epsanet.bsky.social
I’ll present my co-authored research with @michaelimre.bsky.social on 50 years of gender representation in political science publications. We analyze nearly 100,000 articles across 72 journals to uncover long-term trends. 🔍
@epsanet.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Excited to kick off #EPSA2025 on Day 1, Panel 1! 🎉
I’ll present my co-authored research with @michaelimre.bsky.social on 50 years of gender representation in political science publications. We analyze nearly 100,000 articles across 72 journals to uncover long-term trends. 🔍
@epsanet.bsky.social
I’ll present my co-authored research with @michaelimre.bsky.social on 50 years of gender representation in political science publications. We analyze nearly 100,000 articles across 72 journals to uncover long-term trends. 🔍
@epsanet.bsky.social