Mathias Poertner
@mathiaspoertner.bsky.social
Associate Professor @LSEGovernment | Studying representation, politics of identity, parties, development | #FirstGen | he/him | www.mathiaspoertner.com
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🎉 Thrilled that my new book, *Creating Partisans: The Organizational Roots of New Parties in Latin America*, is finally out! 🎉 @cambridgeup.bsky.social
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🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026
really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting
⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting
⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
EPSS 2026 submissions FAQ - EPSS
Submissions are coming in fast for Belfast 2026 and so are your questions about submissions. Here are answers to the most common questions: Where do I go to submit? For panel submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/75765/symposia/create For paper submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79266/submissions/new? How many papers can I submit? We put a constraint of max one presentation per person. This does …
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November 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026
really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting
⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting
⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
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Today we kick off this year’s Political Behaviour Seminar series at @lsegovernment.bsky.social with @alicirone.bsky.social on gender dynamics in online deliberation. Glad to co-host the seminars with @florianfoos.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social and @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social! Details below 👇
October 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Today we kick off this year’s Political Behaviour Seminar series at @lsegovernment.bsky.social with @alicirone.bsky.social on gender dynamics in online deliberation. Glad to co-host the seminars with @florianfoos.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social and @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social! Details below 👇
Excited and honored that “Creating Partisans” has won the Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award for its contributions to research on pol. organizations and parties from @apsa.bsky.social! Many thanks to the committee & everyone who helped improve the book! @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
🏆 Big congratulations to @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social (LSE)!
Winner of the 2025 Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award for Creating Partisans: The Organizational Roots of New Parties in Latin America 👏👏👏
Come and celebrate with him at the business meeting (Sept 12, Friday, @12pm)
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Winner of the 2025 Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award for Creating Partisans: The Organizational Roots of New Parties in Latin America 👏👏👏
Come and celebrate with him at the business meeting (Sept 12, Friday, @12pm)
#APSA25
September 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Excited and honored that “Creating Partisans” has won the Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award for its contributions to research on pol. organizations and parties from @apsa.bsky.social! Many thanks to the committee & everyone who helped improve the book! @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
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I am so excited that this excellent line-up of speakers are presenting in the LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar series this term! 👇
September 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I am so excited that this excellent line-up of speakers are presenting in the LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar series this term! 👇
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Here is our speaker line-up: @alicirone.bsky.social, @lalamur.bsky.social, @aalrababah.bsky.social,
@aliz-toth.bsky.social, @profrosiecamp.bsky.social, @bogatyrev.bsky.social, @thchau.bsky.social, @sirianned.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social, @gaetanoinglese.bsky.social, @aecoppock.bsky.social ...
@aliz-toth.bsky.social, @profrosiecamp.bsky.social, @bogatyrev.bsky.social, @thchau.bsky.social, @sirianned.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social, @gaetanoinglese.bsky.social, @aecoppock.bsky.social ...
September 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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The @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour Seminar Series will be back for the '25/26 academic year, as usually on Thursdays, 4-5pm, in CBG 4.17. Let us know if you are external and want to attend in-person, or join remotely on Zoom. More info here: www.lse.ac.uk/government/r...
Political Behaviour
The Political Behaviour research group brings together faculty and students from across the LSE to share research on public opinion, voting and elections.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour Seminar Series will be back for the '25/26 academic year, as usually on Thursdays, 4-5pm, in CBG 4.17. Let us know if you are external and want to attend in-person, or join remotely on Zoom. More info here: www.lse.ac.uk/government/r...
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If you’re a political scientist please consider joining @epssnet.bsky.social as a member to help support this new (not for profit!) organization and the next European Political Science Conference in 2026 in Belfast 👇
If that’s not in the budget: spreading the word is just as important 😊
If that’s not in the budget: spreading the word is just as important 😊
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June 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If you’re a political scientist please consider joining @epssnet.bsky.social as a member to help support this new (not for profit!) organization and the next European Political Science Conference in 2026 in Belfast 👇
If that’s not in the budget: spreading the word is just as important 😊
If that’s not in the budget: spreading the word is just as important 😊
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📢📢📢 JOBS: 4 postdocs 📢📢📢
Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!
Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!
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Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!
Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!
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May 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
📢📢📢 JOBS: 4 postdocs 📢📢📢
Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!
Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!
sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...
Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!
Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!
sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...
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"The reader doesn’t care how it felt to write. They care how it feels to read." Fantastic piece about academic writing.
The written piece gets the glory, but really editing does the heavy lifting.
Today I talk about the invisible craft behind strong (academic) writing.
Spoiler: It’s not the idea or insight, but it’s the revision.
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Today I talk about the invisible craft behind strong (academic) writing.
Spoiler: It’s not the idea or insight, but it’s the revision.
🧵
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Editing, the Work Beneath the Words
How To Reveal What the Marble Hides
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April 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"The reader doesn’t care how it felt to write. They care how it feels to read." Fantastic piece about academic writing.
Excited to welcome @dbroockman.bsky.social at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “How Constituent Contact Reinforces the Status Quo: Evidence from Administrative Records on Contact to Congress” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
April 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Excited to welcome @dbroockman.bsky.social at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “How Constituent Contact Reinforces the Status Quo: Evidence from Administrative Records on Contact to Congress” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
Exciting news to share — I have been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor @lsegovernment.bsky.social!
I’m immensely grateful for the support and guidance from colleagues, mentors, and students, and I’m looking forward to the journey ahead!
I’m immensely grateful for the support and guidance from colleagues, mentors, and students, and I’m looking forward to the journey ahead!
March 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Exciting news to share — I have been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor @lsegovernment.bsky.social!
I’m immensely grateful for the support and guidance from colleagues, mentors, and students, and I’m looking forward to the journey ahead!
I’m immensely grateful for the support and guidance from colleagues, mentors, and students, and I’m looking forward to the journey ahead!
Come and do a postdoc with us… 👇
We have a new LSE Postdoctoral Fellow position in Political Behaviour (with some regional focus on Comparative European politics or EU politics). You can contact @sarahobolt.bsky.social @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social or me with any questions.
Deadline is 7 March: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Deadline is 7 March: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
LSE Fellow in Political Behaviour
LSE Fellow in Political Behaviour,
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February 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Come and do a postdoc with us… 👇
The @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar is hosting @seonghuilee.bsky.social for a talk on “Gender and the ‘misinformed’ type: Are men more ‘confidently wrong’ about political facts?” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
February 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar is hosting @seonghuilee.bsky.social for a talk on “Gender and the ‘misinformed’ type: Are men more ‘confidently wrong’ about political facts?” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
Excited to welcome Nan Zhang at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “The Upside of Prejudice: Do Muslims in Europe Enjoy a Religious Trust Premium?” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
January 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Excited to welcome Nan Zhang at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “The Upside of Prejudice: Do Muslims in Europe Enjoy a Religious Trust Premium?” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
Excited to welcome Swen Hutter at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “What’s in a Name? Party Branding in Europe” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
January 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Excited to welcome Swen Hutter at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “What’s in a Name? Party Branding in Europe” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
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Really exciting opportunity to apply your research design skills by helping design, execute, and analyse a range of experiments with Campaign Lab ⬇️
Really happy to chat to anyone considering applying! :)
Really happy to chat to anyone considering applying! :)
Opportunity here for someone interested in campaign experiments within the progressive ecosystem in the UK. Some training in experiments/causal inference a big plus/stats background required. Also ideal for a recent graduate interested in PhD research afterwards: apply.workable.com/campaign-lab...
Research Officer - Campaign Lab
OverviewLocation: London/Remote and home working options (expected to work in London at least 8 days per month)Contract: Until 1st January 2026Hours: Full time with some evening and weekend workSalary...
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January 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Really exciting opportunity to apply your research design skills by helping design, execute, and analyse a range of experiments with Campaign Lab ⬇️
Really happy to chat to anyone considering applying! :)
Really happy to chat to anyone considering applying! :)
It's finally here! 🤗 So happy to hold an *actual copy* of the book in my hands!
December 2, 2024 at 4:02 PM
It's finally here! 🤗 So happy to hold an *actual copy* of the book in my hands!
🎉 Thrilled that my new book, *Creating Partisans: The Organizational Roots of New Parties in Latin America*, is finally out! 🎉 @cambridgeup.bsky.social
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A brief summary: 1/n
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A brief summary: 1/n
November 29, 2024 at 2:00 PM
🎉 Thrilled that my new book, *Creating Partisans: The Organizational Roots of New Parties in Latin America*, is finally out! 🎉 @cambridgeup.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
A brief summary: 1/n
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Excited to welcome @antvalentim.bsky.social
at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present his paper "Climate Change and Political Entry: Evidence from Brazilian Municipal Elections" today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present his paper "Climate Change and Political Entry: Evidence from Brazilian Municipal Elections" today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
November 28, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Excited to welcome @antvalentim.bsky.social
at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present his paper "Climate Change and Political Entry: Evidence from Brazilian Municipal Elections" today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present his paper "Climate Change and Political Entry: Evidence from Brazilian Municipal Elections" today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
Excited to welcome Andreas E. Felmann & Juan Pablo Luna at the LSE Latin American Politics Seminar series today *12:00 - 1:30 pm UK time* (in-person and online). They will present their new book “Criminal Politics and Botched Development in Contemporary Latin America” @lsegovernment.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Excited to welcome Andreas E. Felmann & Juan Pablo Luna at the LSE Latin American Politics Seminar series today *12:00 - 1:30 pm UK time* (in-person and online). They will present their new book “Criminal Politics and Botched Development in Contemporary Latin America” @lsegovernment.bsky.social
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🚨 UCL Conflict and Change PhD Workshop 2025 Call for Papers, deadline 8 Dec. Apply, it’s a fantastic workshop and crowd! t.co/rMWGimGtlw
November 19, 2024 at 9:34 AM
🚨 UCL Conflict and Change PhD Workshop 2025 Call for Papers, deadline 8 Dec. Apply, it’s a fantastic workshop and crowd! t.co/rMWGimGtlw
The LSE Latin American Politics Seminar series is back this year with an exciting lineup of speakers...
Talks will be on-campus (open to anyone interested) but you can also join us remotely: lse.ac.uk/government/r...
Talks will be on-campus (open to anyone interested) but you can also join us remotely: lse.ac.uk/government/r...
September 24, 2024 at 2:40 PM
The LSE Latin American Politics Seminar series is back this year with an exciting lineup of speakers...
Talks will be on-campus (open to anyone interested) but you can also join us remotely: lse.ac.uk/government/r...
Talks will be on-campus (open to anyone interested) but you can also join us remotely: lse.ac.uk/government/r...
I can’t believe this is actually happening… I recently received the final cover for my book Creating Partisans that is coming out in August!
More on the book soon!
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More on the book soon!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
May 28, 2024 at 3:06 PM
I can’t believe this is actually happening… I recently received the final cover for my book Creating Partisans that is coming out in August!
More on the book soon!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
More on the book soon!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
Excited to welcome @fortunato.bsky.social at the LSE Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “How Voters Predict Coalition Bargaining Outcomes” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)
May 2, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Excited to welcome @fortunato.bsky.social at the LSE Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “How Voters Predict Coalition Bargaining Outcomes” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)