Moritz Bondeli
@mbondeli.bsky.social
PostDoc @ Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Ph.D. in Political Science, Yale University
Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar, 2024-25
mbondeli.github.io
Berlin, Germany | from Bern, Switzerland
Ph.D. in Political Science, Yale University
Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar, 2024-25
mbondeli.github.io
Berlin, Germany | from Bern, Switzerland
On Thursday, I was at @hertieschool.bsky.social to discuss how legacies of autocratic state-building derailed Weimar democracy.
Thank you to @ariannaornaghi.bsky.social, @markkayser.bsky.social and the entire PE community for your engagement, feedback, and probing questions!
Thank you to @ariannaornaghi.bsky.social, @markkayser.bsky.social and the entire PE community for your engagement, feedback, and probing questions!
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
On Thursday, I was at @hertieschool.bsky.social to discuss how legacies of autocratic state-building derailed Weimar democracy.
Thank you to @ariannaornaghi.bsky.social, @markkayser.bsky.social and the entire PE community for your engagement, feedback, and probing questions!
Thank you to @ariannaornaghi.bsky.social, @markkayser.bsky.social and the entire PE community for your engagement, feedback, and probing questions!
With autocrats and other losers attacking Wikipedia, I have now set up a monthly donation to the Wikimedia foundation, for the price of a latte macchiato in Berlin-Mitte.
Wikipedia has flaws, but it remains an exceptional resource worth supporting in our era of rampant bullshittification.
Wikipedia has flaws, but it remains an exceptional resource worth supporting in our era of rampant bullshittification.
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
With autocrats and other losers attacking Wikipedia, I have now set up a monthly donation to the Wikimedia foundation, for the price of a latte macchiato in Berlin-Mitte.
Wikipedia has flaws, but it remains an exceptional resource worth supporting in our era of rampant bullshittification.
Wikipedia has flaws, but it remains an exceptional resource worth supporting in our era of rampant bullshittification.
The decimation of American academia continues unabated.
Again, Europe, if anyone is paying attention: This is a generational opportunity.
Again, Europe, if anyone is paying attention: This is a generational opportunity.
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The decimation of American academia continues unabated.
Again, Europe, if anyone is paying attention: This is a generational opportunity.
Again, Europe, if anyone is paying attention: This is a generational opportunity.
Seeing my friends' countless IG stories from NoKings protests make me miss the US 😢
October 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Seeing my friends' countless IG stories from NoKings protests make me miss the US 😢
Do I have someone in my network who works with/knows someone at Emily's List, ideally in the United States, and would be willing to put me in touch for a research project?
October 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Do I have someone in my network who works with/knows someone at Emily's List, ideally in the United States, and would be willing to put me in touch for a research project?
Terrible decision. The prospect of rapid naturalization made moving to Germany very attractive.
A huge missed opportunity, especially as the US is desperate to kick out skilled people from abroad.
www.dw.com/de/deutschla...
A huge missed opportunity, especially as the US is desperate to kick out skilled people from abroad.
www.dw.com/de/deutschla...
Deutschland schafft schnellere Einbürgerung ab – DW – 08.10.2025
Seit 2024 konnte man unter bestimmten Bedingungen schon nach drei Jahren den deutschen Pass bekommen. Nun wurde die sogenannte Turboeinbürgerung gestrichen. Innenminister Alexander Dobrindt freut sich...
www.dw.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Terrible decision. The prospect of rapid naturalization made moving to Germany very attractive.
A huge missed opportunity, especially as the US is desperate to kick out skilled people from abroad.
www.dw.com/de/deutschla...
A huge missed opportunity, especially as the US is desperate to kick out skilled people from abroad.
www.dw.com/de/deutschla...
"The great excesses that are now projected as a result of the new budget will likely cause a debt-induced heart attack in the relatively near future [...] I'd say three years, give or take a year or two."
Just a heads-up to my pension fund managers, if you are paying attention
on.ft.com/4mChOzi
Just a heads-up to my pension fund managers, if you are paying attention
on.ft.com/4mChOzi
US sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio
Billionaire hedge fund boss says other investors are too scared of Trump to speak out
on.ft.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"The great excesses that are now projected as a result of the new budget will likely cause a debt-induced heart attack in the relatively near future [...] I'd say three years, give or take a year or two."
Just a heads-up to my pension fund managers, if you are paying attention
on.ft.com/4mChOzi
Just a heads-up to my pension fund managers, if you are paying attention
on.ft.com/4mChOzi
Does not surprise me at all that New York City is the place where a new anti-fascist politics that brings people together in real, off-line ways is born.
In the best tradition of Fiorello LaGuardia.
In the best tradition of Fiorello LaGuardia.
We finished #ZcavengerHunt around 6pm and waited in line for a little over an hour. This was a great way to spend the day. We finished it using public transport. We talked to some fun people in the line. It was nice to visit parts of the city I normally wouldn't go to and learn about past NYC mayors
August 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Does not surprise me at all that New York City is the place where a new anti-fascist politics that brings people together in real, off-line ways is born.
In the best tradition of Fiorello LaGuardia.
In the best tradition of Fiorello LaGuardia.
Sipping on a glass of Chasselas while reading this fascinating paper:
academic.oup.com/ereh/article...
academic.oup.com/ereh/article...
Can Winegrowing Cause Rural Development? Evidence from Baden-Württemberg
Abstract. Historical winegrowing shaped modern rural development, even in areas in which its cultivation was given up after the early modern period. We pro
academic.oup.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Sipping on a glass of Chasselas while reading this fascinating paper:
academic.oup.com/ereh/article...
academic.oup.com/ereh/article...
Wild to check in on Bluesky once a day to see the Trump admin set American academia on fire, step by step by step
The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities.
It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.
Likely to enter force within days.
It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.
Likely to enter force within days.
August 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Wild to check in on Bluesky once a day to see the Trump admin set American academia on fire, step by step by step
Reposted by Moritz Bondeli
Excited to host the 4th iteration of the Transformations of Democracy Junior Scholars Workshop at WZB Berlin together with Hanno Hilbig!
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..
August 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Excited to host the 4th iteration of the Transformations of Democracy Junior Scholars Workshop at WZB Berlin together with Hanno Hilbig!
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..
Want to do cutting-edge research in an ambitious and supportive environment *and* live in a diverse, exciting city with outstanding quality of life?
Come join us at HU Berlin!
If you have questions about the position or the city, do not hesitate to reach out.
Come join us at HU Berlin!
If you have questions about the position or the city, do not hesitate to reach out.
📣 Call for Applications 📣
3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀
Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!
🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025
3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀
Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!
🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025
July 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Want to do cutting-edge research in an ambitious and supportive environment *and* live in a diverse, exciting city with outstanding quality of life?
Come join us at HU Berlin!
If you have questions about the position or the city, do not hesitate to reach out.
Come join us at HU Berlin!
If you have questions about the position or the city, do not hesitate to reach out.
Unsure which panel to finish your day with? Come join us in 0.A.02 for an exciting set of historical papers on violence, conflict and democracy. @dnsltr.bsky.social @franvillamil.bsky.social @golafs.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Unsure which panel to finish your day with? Come join us in 0.A.02 for an exciting set of historical papers on violence, conflict and democracy. @dnsltr.bsky.social @franvillamil.bsky.social @golafs.bsky.social
Reposted by Moritz Bondeli
Very happy to share the program for the 3rd edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop.
Taking place at the University of Barcelona on June 30th and July 1st.
Really looking forward to it!
Cc: @didacqueralt.bsky.social
Taking place at the University of Barcelona on June 30th and July 1st.
Really looking forward to it!
Cc: @didacqueralt.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Very happy to share the program for the 3rd edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop.
Taking place at the University of Barcelona on June 30th and July 1st.
Really looking forward to it!
Cc: @didacqueralt.bsky.social
Taking place at the University of Barcelona on June 30th and July 1st.
Really looking forward to it!
Cc: @didacqueralt.bsky.social
Very excited to be a part of this workshop with a fascinating set of papers. I will be sharing my research on policing, political violence and extremist voting in Weimar Germany.
Thank you to @tinepaulsen.bsky.social, @pauvallprat.bsky.social & @franvillamil.bsky.social for bringing us together!
Thank you to @tinepaulsen.bsky.social, @pauvallprat.bsky.social & @franvillamil.bsky.social for bringing us together!
We have a great lineup of papers for the Junior Workshop in HPE. A limited number of spots are available for scholars interested in attending the workshop. Fill this form if you want to join us next June 25 at UC3M forms.gle/DckGoQDfniTU... @tinepaulsen.bsky.social @franvillamil.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Very excited to be a part of this workshop with a fascinating set of papers. I will be sharing my research on policing, political violence and extremist voting in Weimar Germany.
Thank you to @tinepaulsen.bsky.social, @pauvallprat.bsky.social & @franvillamil.bsky.social for bringing us together!
Thank you to @tinepaulsen.bsky.social, @pauvallprat.bsky.social & @franvillamil.bsky.social for bringing us together!
Thank you very much! I am incredibly excited to get started.
If you are in Berlin and work on extremism, political violence, democratic backsliding, causal inference, or any related issues, please reach out. I would love to meet for coffee!
If you are in Berlin and work on extremism, political violence, democratic backsliding, causal inference, or any related issues, please reach out. I would love to meet for coffee!
We are delighted to welcome the fabulous @mbondeli.bsky.social as PostDoc in our new @dfg.de Project with @anselmhager.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social 🥳 Welcome to Berlin!
April 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thank you very much! I am incredibly excited to get started.
If you are in Berlin and work on extremism, political violence, democratic backsliding, causal inference, or any related issues, please reach out. I would love to meet for coffee!
If you are in Berlin and work on extremism, political violence, democratic backsliding, causal inference, or any related issues, please reach out. I would love to meet for coffee!
Is Europe serious about wanting to close its tech/AI gap with the US?
The Trump admin is reviving its policies of harassing, insulting, and making life difficult for workers from abroad contributing to the US economy.
This would be a golden opportunity to poach that talent.
The Trump admin is reviving its policies of harassing, insulting, and making life difficult for workers from abroad contributing to the US economy.
This would be a golden opportunity to poach that talent.
January 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Is Europe serious about wanting to close its tech/AI gap with the US?
The Trump admin is reviving its policies of harassing, insulting, and making life difficult for workers from abroad contributing to the US economy.
This would be a golden opportunity to poach that talent.
The Trump admin is reviving its policies of harassing, insulting, and making life difficult for workers from abroad contributing to the US economy.
This would be a golden opportunity to poach that talent.
My sizzling hot take is that the Scholz chancellorship was not all that bad. Important achievements are clouded by a general sense of malaise that is disconnected from fundamentals.
There are several really significant achievements to show for! Off the top of my head:
(1/3)
There are several really significant achievements to show for! Off the top of my head:
(1/3)
Labour's decision on care is just another example that running on a centrist platform without any potentially controversial issues will strongly restrict the transformative power of the left in government. @drtomdog.bsky.social and I wrote about this a year ago:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
For a vision of Britain’s future under Starmer, look to Germany – it’s not pretty | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Tom O'Grady
Voters are frustrated with Olaf Scholz’s caution – and a resurgent AfD is filling the void, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Tom O’Grady
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My sizzling hot take is that the Scholz chancellorship was not all that bad. Important achievements are clouded by a general sense of malaise that is disconnected from fundamentals.
There are several really significant achievements to show for! Off the top of my head:
(1/3)
There are several really significant achievements to show for! Off the top of my head:
(1/3)
Reposted by Moritz Bondeli
Trying something new:
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
November 20, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Trying something new:
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
Tammy Baldwin -- a decidedly progressive, lesbian senator -- wins reelection in Wisconsin, where Harris loses. That would appear to cut against the idea that "woke" is the problem.
I don’t think it’s the primary reason we lost the election but this woke stuff is very costly politically. Ironically, it is not inclusive, as it is confrontational, intolerant, and alienates much of the country.
It’s time to speak up and say we don’t want to do this anymore.
It’s time to speak up and say we don’t want to do this anymore.
November 8, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Tammy Baldwin -- a decidedly progressive, lesbian senator -- wins reelection in Wisconsin, where Harris loses. That would appear to cut against the idea that "woke" is the problem.
Interested in the role of law enforcement in democratic backsliding?
I will be presenting a new paper with evidence from Weimar Germany at 2pm in room 109A at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
We've got a great panel discussing threats to democracy from a historical perspective. Come by!
I will be presenting a new paper with evidence from Weimar Germany at 2pm in room 109A at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
We've got a great panel discussing threats to democracy from a historical perspective. Come by!
September 7, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Interested in the role of law enforcement in democratic backsliding?
I will be presenting a new paper with evidence from Weimar Germany at 2pm in room 109A at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
We've got a great panel discussing threats to democracy from a historical perspective. Come by!
I will be presenting a new paper with evidence from Weimar Germany at 2pm in room 109A at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
We've got a great panel discussing threats to democracy from a historical perspective. Come by!
September 7, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Interested in the role of law enforcement in democratic backsliding?
I will be presenting a new paper with evidence from Weimar Germany at 2pm in room 109A at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
We've got a great panel discussing threats to democracy from a historical perspective. Come by!
I will be presenting a new paper with evidence from Weimar Germany at 2pm in room 109A at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
We've got a great panel discussing threats to democracy from a historical perspective. Come by!
"Believing that inspiration outweighs everything else is, I suspect, a sign that someone is unfamiliar with the medium."
Very true for art, and I think very true for science.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Very true for art, and I think very true for science.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art
To create a novel or a painting, an artist makes choices that are fundamentally alien to artificial intelligence.
www.newyorker.com
September 2, 2024 at 7:12 PM
"Believing that inspiration outweighs everything else is, I suspect, a sign that someone is unfamiliar with the medium."
Very true for art, and I think very true for science.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Very true for art, and I think very true for science.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
EPSA folks!
Interested in how threats of violence affect who runs for office? I will be presenting new experimental research on this on Saturday at 10am in MP5-Rom, together with a great panel dedicated to violence and political behavior.
Polisky
Interested in how threats of violence affect who runs for office? I will be presenting new experimental research on this on Saturday at 10am in MP5-Rom, together with a great panel dedicated to violence and political behavior.
Polisky
July 4, 2024 at 12:25 PM
EPSA folks!
Interested in how threats of violence affect who runs for office? I will be presenting new experimental research on this on Saturday at 10am in MP5-Rom, together with a great panel dedicated to violence and political behavior.
Polisky
Interested in how threats of violence affect who runs for office? I will be presenting new experimental research on this on Saturday at 10am in MP5-Rom, together with a great panel dedicated to violence and political behavior.
Polisky