Ronja Sczepanski
@ronjasczepanski.bsky.social
Assistent Professor for European Politics at Sciences Po Paris I European and National Identity, Stereotypes l Experiments, NLP, etc.
https://sites.google.com/view/ronja-sczepanski/
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How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations?
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - Volume 55
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November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations?
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
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🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
September 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
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1/ How does migration affect political attitudes? Using 380k obs from 104 sending & 28 receiving countries, @filipkostelka.bsky.social, Nicolas Sauger & I find some migrants’ attitudes align with locals, while others exceed origin-host context, reshaping ideological space.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
September 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
1/ How does migration affect political attitudes? Using 380k obs from 104 sending & 28 receiving countries, @filipkostelka.bsky.social, Nicolas Sauger & I find some migrants’ attitudes align with locals, while others exceed origin-host context, reshaping ideological space.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
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We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science ❗
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Apply before 26 October and join an internationally outstanding group of social science methodologists 🌎
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Apply before 26 October and join an internationally outstanding group of social science methodologists 🌎
September 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science ❗
📚 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Apply before 26 October and join an internationally outstanding group of social science methodologists 🌎
📚 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Apply before 26 October and join an internationally outstanding group of social science methodologists 🌎
Ever asked yourself how to detect and extract social groups from texts with computational social science? @haukelicht.bsky.social and me have a solution for you out at @bjpols.bsky.social. You can also find the pre-trained models on huggingface!
NEW -
Detecting Group Mentions in Political Rhetoric A Supervised Learning Approach - cup.org/45WZppQ
- @haukelicht.bsky.social & @ronjasczepanski.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Detecting Group Mentions in Political Rhetoric A Supervised Learning Approach - cup.org/45WZppQ
- @haukelicht.bsky.social & @ronjasczepanski.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
September 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Ever asked yourself how to detect and extract social groups from texts with computational social science? @haukelicht.bsky.social and me have a solution for you out at @bjpols.bsky.social. You can also find the pre-trained models on huggingface!
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New publication, out in Political Analysis:
There is an increasing array of tools to measure facets of morality in political language. But while they ostensibly measure the same concept, do they actually?
I and @fhopp.bsky.social set out to see what happens.
There is an increasing array of tools to measure facets of morality in political language. But while they ostensibly measure the same concept, do they actually?
I and @fhopp.bsky.social set out to see what happens.
Moral Foundation Measurements Fail to Converge on Multilingual Party Manifestos | Political Analysis | Cambridge Core
Moral Foundation Measurements Fail to Converge on Multilingual Party Manifestos
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August 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
New publication, out in Political Analysis:
There is an increasing array of tools to measure facets of morality in political language. But while they ostensibly measure the same concept, do they actually?
I and @fhopp.bsky.social set out to see what happens.
There is an increasing array of tools to measure facets of morality in political language. But while they ostensibly measure the same concept, do they actually?
I and @fhopp.bsky.social set out to see what happens.
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EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
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🚨New article🔥
Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes, at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @sofiabrei.bsky.social @griambau.bsky.social @arodilla.bsky.social
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @upf.edu @politiquesupf.bsky.social (1/n)
Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes, at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @sofiabrei.bsky.social @griambau.bsky.social @arodilla.bsky.social
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @upf.edu @politiquesupf.bsky.social (1/n)
Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes
The resurgence of the rural–urban divide as a factor shaping political attitudes has gained increasing attention in both public and academic discourse…
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July 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🚨New article🔥
Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes, at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @sofiabrei.bsky.social @griambau.bsky.social @arodilla.bsky.social
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @upf.edu @politiquesupf.bsky.social (1/n)
Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes, at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @sofiabrei.bsky.social @griambau.bsky.social @arodilla.bsky.social
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @upf.edu @politiquesupf.bsky.social (1/n)
How are the classic social identities (urban-rural, education, etc. ) and perceptions about those groups related to a persons own European and national identity? Read it here (in fantastic company) in print
And (5) "Who are the Cosmopolitans? How Perceived Social Sorting and Social Identities Relate to European and National Identities" by Ronja Sczepanski @ronjasczepanski.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
June 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How are the classic social identities (urban-rural, education, etc. ) and perceptions about those groups related to a persons own European and national identity? Read it here (in fantastic company) in print
For the first time ever I gave a - very short - TV interview about EU identity. Have a look
📺 An EU identity: a reality or a fantasy?
@ronjasczepanski.bsky.social's take on what Brussels could do to bridge the gap between the institutions and citizens, in @euronews.com's programme "Brussels, my love?"
⏩ youtu.be/4vfYF3eLPo8?...
cc @scpo-research.bsky.social @giseurolab.bsky.social
@ronjasczepanski.bsky.social's take on what Brussels could do to bridge the gap between the institutions and citizens, in @euronews.com's programme "Brussels, my love?"
⏩ youtu.be/4vfYF3eLPo8?...
cc @scpo-research.bsky.social @giseurolab.bsky.social
"Brussels, my love?" Young & anxious - Europe's silent crisis
YouTube video by euronews
youtu.be
April 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
For the first time ever I gave a - very short - TV interview about EU identity. Have a look
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I cannot recommend this summer school enough!
🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Bremen 🚨
Open to PhD students and early career scholars Fully-funded places available for applicants, deadline 1st of May 📅 summerschoolwpm.org
Open to PhD students and early career scholars Fully-funded places available for applicants, deadline 1st of May 📅 summerschoolwpm.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I cannot recommend this summer school enough!
Do referendums lead citizens to know more about the issue of the referendum after it was shockingly defeated by the public? I answer this question based on the EU Constitution referendum here: doi.org/10.1080/0703... a short thread below
Do citizens know more about political issues after failed referendums? Evidence from the EU Constitution referendum
When citizens use a referendum to vote down a government-backed proposal on the European Union, it constitutes an unusual event that attracts interest from both the public and researchers. However,...
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April 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Do referendums lead citizens to know more about the issue of the referendum after it was shockingly defeated by the public? I answer this question based on the EU Constitution referendum here: doi.org/10.1080/0703... a short thread below
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New working paper! In this research note, @bogatyrev.bsky.social, @tabouchadi.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social, @lstoetze.bsky.social, and I present the first systematic test that causally identifies the electoral consequences of state-sponsored homophobia:
osf.io/preprints/os...
🧵Thread
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🧵Thread
February 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New working paper! In this research note, @bogatyrev.bsky.social, @tabouchadi.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social, @lstoetze.bsky.social, and I present the first systematic test that causally identifies the electoral consequences of state-sponsored homophobia:
osf.io/preprints/os...
🧵Thread
osf.io/preprints/os...
🧵Thread
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Who does Spiderman vote for? Who you vote for.
In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others
doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others
doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
March 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Who does Spiderman vote for? Who you vote for.
In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others
doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others
doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
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There's a golden job to join us as a research fellow with @rikkidean.bsky.social on democratic process preferences in Europe, funded by the ERC
✅ 3 years
📊 Mixed methods
💰 Resources for data & conferences
👥 Good group of people working on similar things
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI418/r...
✅ 3 years
📊 Mixed methods
💰 Resources for data & conferences
👥 Good group of people working on similar things
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI418/r...
Research Fellow in Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE) at University of Southampton
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Fellow in Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE) on jobs.ac.uk!
www.jobs.ac.uk
March 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
There's a golden job to join us as a research fellow with @rikkidean.bsky.social on democratic process preferences in Europe, funded by the ERC
✅ 3 years
📊 Mixed methods
💰 Resources for data & conferences
👥 Good group of people working on similar things
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI418/r...
✅ 3 years
📊 Mixed methods
💰 Resources for data & conferences
👥 Good group of people working on similar things
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI418/r...
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Call for scholars in political behavior (broadly understood) studying Central & Eastern Europe: workshop hosted by
@eui-eu.bsky.social, June 19-20. 2nd edition. Participants from the region can have their travel & accommodation fully covered. Apply by 28/3. More info: www.eui.eu/en/projects/...
@eui-eu.bsky.social, June 19-20. 2nd edition. Participants from the region can have their travel & accommodation fully covered. Apply by 28/3. More info: www.eui.eu/en/projects/...
March 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Call for scholars in political behavior (broadly understood) studying Central & Eastern Europe: workshop hosted by
@eui-eu.bsky.social, June 19-20. 2nd edition. Participants from the region can have their travel & accommodation fully covered. Apply by 28/3. More info: www.eui.eu/en/projects/...
@eui-eu.bsky.social, June 19-20. 2nd edition. Participants from the region can have their travel & accommodation fully covered. Apply by 28/3. More info: www.eui.eu/en/projects/...
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Grateful for lots of great feedback today at the @ethzurich.bsky.social European Politics Colloquium!
March 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Grateful for lots of great feedback today at the @ethzurich.bsky.social European Politics Colloquium!
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A majority of citizens stereotype Muslims as inherently homophobic.
Our new paper (w/ @turnbulldugarte.com & @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social) shows this across four countries 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇳🇱, published in @bjpols.bsky.social.
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Our new paper (w/ @turnbulldugarte.com & @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social) shows this across four countries 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇳🇱, published in @bjpols.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A majority of citizens stereotype Muslims as inherently homophobic.
Our new paper (w/ @turnbulldugarte.com & @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social) shows this across four countries 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇳🇱, published in @bjpols.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Our new paper (w/ @turnbulldugarte.com & @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social) shows this across four countries 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇳🇱, published in @bjpols.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
With the amazing Jana Lipps and @giorgiomalet.bsky.social we have a new publication in ISQ! We explore and theorize citizens’ preferences for border securing policies using open-ended survey responses and a conjoint experiment academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
Understanding Preferences over Borders
Abstract. The governance of international borders has evolved into a contentious issue of political competition along the cosmopolitan-nationalistic divide
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February 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
With the amazing Jana Lipps and @giorgiomalet.bsky.social we have a new publication in ISQ! We explore and theorize citizens’ preferences for border securing policies using open-ended survey responses and a conjoint experiment academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
An amazing article by @valentindaur.bsky.social about how mainstream parties can (de-) legitimize pariah parties!
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Legitimize or Delegitimize? Mainstream Party Strategy toward (Former) Pariah Parties and How Voters Respond | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Legitimize or Delegitimize? Mainstream Party Strategy toward (Former) Pariah Parties and How Voters Respond
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January 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
An amazing article by @valentindaur.bsky.social about how mainstream parties can (de-) legitimize pariah parties!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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In Merz‘ lautesten Forderungen der letzten Monate zeigt sich eine fatale Linie: Eine (un)gewollte Zerstörung der europäischen Integration. Wer Grenzkontrollen & -Schließungen fordert, Regierungsparteien zum Europarechtsbruch aufruft & Vorrang von EU-Recht gg. nationalem Recht einreißen will 🧵 1/6
January 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
In Merz‘ lautesten Forderungen der letzten Monate zeigt sich eine fatale Linie: Eine (un)gewollte Zerstörung der europäischen Integration. Wer Grenzkontrollen & -Schließungen fordert, Regierungsparteien zum Europarechtsbruch aufruft & Vorrang von EU-Recht gg. nationalem Recht einreißen will 🧵 1/6
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It is a great honor to receive the prestigious 2025 Portuguese Political Science Association Prize for Best Doctoral Dissertation, especially given the excellence of this year’s jury.
I deeply appreciate the trust placed in my work!
I deeply appreciate the trust placed in my work!
Já há Prémio da Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política 2025 para a melhor tese de doutoramento: foi para a @catarinaleao.bsky.social, com o trabalho "Autocratic Legacies and Immunisation Against Extremism: A Rational Choice Approach.” Muitos parabéns!
January 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It is a great honor to receive the prestigious 2025 Portuguese Political Science Association Prize for Best Doctoral Dissertation, especially given the excellence of this year’s jury.
I deeply appreciate the trust placed in my work!
I deeply appreciate the trust placed in my work!
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Welche Bedeutung haben Versprechen im Wahlkampf? Darüber durfte ich heute mit Deutschlandfunk Kultur
sprechen 🎧
👉🏻 www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/versprechen-...
sprechen 🎧
👉🏻 www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/versprechen-...
Versprechen im Wahlkampf - wie gewinnt man Wählerinnen und Wähler?
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December 17, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Welche Bedeutung haben Versprechen im Wahlkampf? Darüber durfte ich heute mit Deutschlandfunk Kultur
sprechen 🎧
👉🏻 www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/versprechen-...
sprechen 🎧
👉🏻 www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/versprechen-...
Do you want to translate texts for a quantitative analysis, but using Google Translate & Co. is too expensive?
Then use an open-source translation model instead – @haukelicht.bsky.social , Moritz Laurer, Ayjeren Bekmuratovna, and I show that they are a good alternatives:
doi.org/10.31219/osf...
Then use an open-source translation model instead – @haukelicht.bsky.social , Moritz Laurer, Ayjeren Bekmuratovna, and I show that they are a good alternatives:
doi.org/10.31219/osf...
February 12, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Do you want to translate texts for a quantitative analysis, but using Google Translate & Co. is too expensive?
Then use an open-source translation model instead – @haukelicht.bsky.social , Moritz Laurer, Ayjeren Bekmuratovna, and I show that they are a good alternatives:
doi.org/10.31219/osf...
Then use an open-source translation model instead – @haukelicht.bsky.social , Moritz Laurer, Ayjeren Bekmuratovna, and I show that they are a good alternatives:
doi.org/10.31219/osf...
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🚨🚨Two tenure-track positions in the European Institute @LSE:
1. European Politics and Policy jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
2. Political Economy
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
It's a really great place to work. Consider applying! I won't be in the search committee but happy to chat. 1/2 polisky
1. European Politics and Policy jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
2. Political Economy
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
It's a really great place to work. Consider applying! I won't be in the search committee but happy to chat. 1/2 polisky
Assistant Professor in European Politics and Policy
jobs.lse.ac.uk
December 19, 2023 at 4:30 PM
🚨🚨Two tenure-track positions in the European Institute @LSE:
1. European Politics and Policy jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
2. Political Economy
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
It's a really great place to work. Consider applying! I won't be in the search committee but happy to chat. 1/2 polisky
1. European Politics and Policy jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
2. Political Economy
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
It's a really great place to work. Consider applying! I won't be in the search committee but happy to chat. 1/2 polisky