PD Dr Philipp Köker
@philippkoeker.bsky.social
Professor pro tempore at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg | PhD from @uclssees.bsky.social | Expert on Presidents, Parties, Elections, CEE | Occasionally on TV | www.philippkoeker.com | New book -> l.uol.de/partypeople
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Das SozMag sucht eigentlich immer Unterstützung. Jeder, der Studierender oder Nachwuchswissenschaftler*in in den Sozialwissenschaften ist und Interesse daran hat, Teil einer Redaktion einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift zu sein, ist willkommen. Schreibt uns unter redaktion@soziologiemagazin.de
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Das SozMag sucht eigentlich immer Unterstützung. Jeder, der Studierender oder Nachwuchswissenschaftler*in in den Sozialwissenschaften ist und Interesse daran hat, Teil einer Redaktion einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift zu sein, ist willkommen. Schreibt uns unter redaktion@soziologiemagazin.de
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🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
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You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
1/4 🧵
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
1/4 🧵
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@politicalquarterly.bsky.social what would it take for a woman to become President of the United States? Joni Lovenduski and I outline 4/5 unlikely scenarios doi.org/10.1111/1467...
What Will it Take for a Woman to Become President of the United States?
In this article we consider what it will take for a woman to be elected President of the United States. We examine the available data from the 2024 election, in comparison to previous elections; we i....
doi.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
@politicalquarterly.bsky.social what would it take for a woman to become President of the United States? Joni Lovenduski and I outline 4/5 unlikely scenarios doi.org/10.1111/1467...
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Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
Vicente Valentim: "Angela Merkel lag richtig"
Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
www.zeit.de
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
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Paper proposals for the @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions, taking place in beautiful Innsbruck, April 7-10 2026, are now open. If you're working on an exciting gender paper using quants methods, please apply to our workshop: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @mtplk.bsky.social @sgparliaments.bsky.social
Events
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Paper proposals for the @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions, taking place in beautiful Innsbruck, April 7-10 2026, are now open. If you're working on an exciting gender paper using quants methods, please apply to our workshop: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @mtplk.bsky.social @sgparliaments.bsky.social
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Ein Jahr Arbeit steckt dahinter — in 4 Wochen ist es soweit! Am 2. Dezember erscheinen die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts als Buch Open Access auf unserer Homepage – für alle zugänglich. 💥
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ein Jahr Arbeit steckt dahinter — in 4 Wochen ist es soweit! Am 2. Dezember erscheinen die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts als Buch Open Access auf unserer Homepage – für alle zugänglich. 💥
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New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
NEW -
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
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Dutch anti-Muslim populist Geert Wilders goes full Trump, claiming on X after he lost the election that there are reports of vote fraud. Also claimed the election authority was not neutral. Tearing down the pillars of Dutch democracy. nos.nl/l/2588722
Gemeenten wijzen aantijgingen Wilders over stemgesjoemel van de hand
Wilders stelt op sociale media dat het "berichten regent" van verdwenen of ongeldig verklaarde stemmen. Experts noemen het trumpiaans.
nos.nl
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Dutch anti-Muslim populist Geert Wilders goes full Trump, claiming on X after he lost the election that there are reports of vote fraud. Also claimed the election authority was not neutral. Tearing down the pillars of Dutch democracy. nos.nl/l/2588722
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I have just written a Substack piece with some scenarios of what would have happened in the recent Dutch election if there had been 4% electoral threshold (with apologies to my Dutch friends for banging on about this!) substack.com/home/post/p-...
What Would happen if The Netherlands had a 4% Electoral Threshold?
Political scientists of electoral systems love The Netherlands.
substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I have just written a Substack piece with some scenarios of what would have happened in the recent Dutch election if there had been 4% electoral threshold (with apologies to my Dutch friends for banging on about this!) substack.com/home/post/p-...
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We're hiring a Lecturer in Political Science @vuamsterdam.bsky.social (deadline Nov 24): 👉 werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/le...
Vacature — Lecturer in Political Science – Comparative Politics
Do you have a PhD in Political Science and some teaching experience? Are you interested in teaching a diverse and international student community? The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) offers a positi...
werkenbij.vu.nl
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We're hiring a Lecturer in Political Science @vuamsterdam.bsky.social (deadline Nov 24): 👉 werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/le...
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🚨 Job alert! 🚨
A full-time postdoctoral position (100%) is available at my chair starting February 1, 2026. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge of quantitative methods and expertise in relevant subject areas.
A full-time postdoctoral position (100%) is available at my chair starting February 1, 2026. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge of quantitative methods and expertise in relevant subject areas.
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🚨 Job alert! 🚨
A full-time postdoctoral position (100%) is available at my chair starting February 1, 2026. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge of quantitative methods and expertise in relevant subject areas.
A full-time postdoctoral position (100%) is available at my chair starting February 1, 2026. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge of quantitative methods and expertise in relevant subject areas.
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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...
www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de
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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🔥 Du brennst für Verfassungsrecht?
📚 Du möchtest an einer global führenden Debattenplattform mitwirken?
Dann bewirb dich für deine Wahlstation im Rahmen des Rechtsreferendariats beim Verfassungsblog und werde Teil unseres Teams 🙌
👉 Alle Infos findest du hier: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
📚 Du möchtest an einer global führenden Debattenplattform mitwirken?
Dann bewirb dich für deine Wahlstation im Rahmen des Rechtsreferendariats beim Verfassungsblog und werde Teil unseres Teams 🙌
👉 Alle Infos findest du hier: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🔥 Du brennst für Verfassungsrecht?
📚 Du möchtest an einer global führenden Debattenplattform mitwirken?
Dann bewirb dich für deine Wahlstation im Rahmen des Rechtsreferendariats beim Verfassungsblog und werde Teil unseres Teams 🙌
👉 Alle Infos findest du hier: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
📚 Du möchtest an einer global führenden Debattenplattform mitwirken?
Dann bewirb dich für deine Wahlstation im Rahmen des Rechtsreferendariats beim Verfassungsblog und werde Teil unseres Teams 🙌
👉 Alle Infos findest du hier: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
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For all interested in democracy’ and the twists and turns of #Polish politics have a listen to this People Power Politics podcast in which I talk to @benstanley.eu and Stanley Bill about their recent publications.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
Democracy After Illiberalism: A Warning from Poland
Podcast Episode · People, Power, Politics · 28/10/2025 · 56m
podcasts.apple.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
For all interested in democracy’ and the twists and turns of #Polish politics have a listen to this People Power Politics podcast in which I talk to @benstanley.eu and Stanley Bill about their recent publications.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
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Congratulations to Jan Kubik and Richard Mole! Their #OpenAccess book The Anatomy of Right-wing Populism published yesterday. Read and download free at: bit.ly/46I25Ju #Politics #RightWingPopulism #Illiberalism
The Anatomy of Right-Wing Populism
Over the past two decades, populist politicians and parties have enjoyed remarkable success across the globe. The rise of right-wing populism is perhaps most noticeable in post-communist Europe, espec...
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Congratulations to Jan Kubik and Richard Mole! Their #OpenAccess book The Anatomy of Right-wing Populism published yesterday. Read and download free at: bit.ly/46I25Ju #Politics #RightWingPopulism #Illiberalism
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Adopting far-right rhetoric: Germany has failed to learn from its neighbors, says @wurthmann.bsky.social.
"It seems that active politicians apparently aren't conscious of how central their task is in preventing something like that from happening."
👉 www.dw.com/en/does-adop...
"It seems that active politicians apparently aren't conscious of how central their task is in preventing something like that from happening."
👉 www.dw.com/en/does-adop...
Does adopting far-right rhetoric help the political center? – DW – 10/24/2025
Researchers in Berlin have found centrist parties are allowing far-right parties to dominate political debate by repeating their rhetoric. Chancellor Merz's recent remarks on Germany's "cityscape" are...
www.dw.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Adopting far-right rhetoric: Germany has failed to learn from its neighbors, says @wurthmann.bsky.social.
"It seems that active politicians apparently aren't conscious of how central their task is in preventing something like that from happening."
👉 www.dw.com/en/does-adop...
"It seems that active politicians apparently aren't conscious of how central their task is in preventing something like that from happening."
👉 www.dw.com/en/does-adop...
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My interview with @tvpworld.bsky.social on the current state of Polish party politics:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdQA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdQA...
Poland’s ruling bloc under pressure as opposition regains momentum | Aleks Szczerbiak
YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
My interview with @tvpworld.bsky.social on the current state of Polish party politics:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdQA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdQA...
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While I am at it, at least respond to review requests. You can say "no" or "unavailable." Bonus points if you suggest alternative reviewers.
Not responding at all is just rude. It takes time to select appropriate reviewers.
Not responding at all is just rude. It takes time to select appropriate reviewers.
October 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
While I am at it, at least respond to review requests. You can say "no" or "unavailable." Bonus points if you suggest alternative reviewers.
Not responding at all is just rude. It takes time to select appropriate reviewers.
Not responding at all is just rude. It takes time to select appropriate reviewers.
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Journal editor hat on.
Several agreed reviewers have gone completely awol, no response.
If you don't want to review, don't agree to.
If something changes and you can't, tell the editor.
No, I am not interested in how bad the journal model is. We know.
Colleagues are trying to publish their work.
Several agreed reviewers have gone completely awol, no response.
If you don't want to review, don't agree to.
If something changes and you can't, tell the editor.
No, I am not interested in how bad the journal model is. We know.
Colleagues are trying to publish their work.
October 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Journal editor hat on.
Several agreed reviewers have gone completely awol, no response.
If you don't want to review, don't agree to.
If something changes and you can't, tell the editor.
No, I am not interested in how bad the journal model is. We know.
Colleagues are trying to publish their work.
Several agreed reviewers have gone completely awol, no response.
If you don't want to review, don't agree to.
If something changes and you can't, tell the editor.
No, I am not interested in how bad the journal model is. We know.
Colleagues are trying to publish their work.
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Now out in Party Politics 🎉
Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing.
👉 A legitimisation effect.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing.
👉 A legitimisation effect.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
October 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Now out in Party Politics 🎉
Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing.
👉 A legitimisation effect.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing.
👉 A legitimisation effect.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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@ckreudersonnen.bsky.social and I are happy to announce two open research positions in our joint DFG-funded project VARICRIS (👉 bit.ly/varicris).
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
Welcome! – VARICRIS
VARICRIS research project
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
@ckreudersonnen.bsky.social and I are happy to announce two open research positions in our joint DFG-funded project VARICRIS (👉 bit.ly/varicris).
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
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Ein neues exkurs-Gespräch ist da! Moderator Johannes Büchs spricht mit Soziologin Jannika Mattes über Windkraftanlagen und welche fünf Faktoren dazu beitragen, dass ihre Umsetzung im regionalen Raum gelingt. Schaut rein! 👀 youtu.be/IIrFtAV_zlg?... #Energiewende #Zukunftsenergie
Wie gelingt Energiewende im regionalen Raum? – exkurs-Gespräch mit Prof. Mattes
YouTube video by DFG bewegt
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October 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Ein neues exkurs-Gespräch ist da! Moderator Johannes Büchs spricht mit Soziologin Jannika Mattes über Windkraftanlagen und welche fünf Faktoren dazu beitragen, dass ihre Umsetzung im regionalen Raum gelingt. Schaut rein! 👀 youtu.be/IIrFtAV_zlg?... #Energiewende #Zukunftsenergie
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Paths to Power (PtP) is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! It is a database with data on cabinet members' social profile globally from 1966-2021.
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - Volume 55
www.cambridge.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Paths to Power (PtP) is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! It is a database with data on cabinet members' social profile globally from 1966-2021.
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
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Excited to share a glimpse of my book on party families via LSE European Politics and Policy! The book delves into the heart of what constitutes a party family, offer updated categorisations, contemporary descriptions, and an insight into their supporters. #polisky
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
Why we should rethink how we categorise party families in western Europe
It is common to refer to party families such as “social democrats” and the “radical right” when discussing European politics. Drawing on a new book, Peter Egge Langsæther writes that while th...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 3, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Excited to share a glimpse of my book on party families via LSE European Politics and Policy! The book delves into the heart of what constitutes a party family, offer updated categorisations, contemporary descriptions, and an insight into their supporters. #polisky
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...