Simone Wegmann
@swegmann.bsky.social
Professor of political science at Kiel University, Germany.
democracy, opposition, parliaments, human rights.
www.simonewegmann.com
democracy, opposition, parliaments, human rights.
www.simonewegmann.com
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When and how do constitutions recognize the principle of opposition? My article, Constitutionalizing dissent: The universe of opposition rules in African constitutions, published as Open Access in @globcon.bsky.social, now has a volume number. 😊
👉 shorturl.at/qaFfv
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October 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
When and how do constitutions recognize the principle of opposition? My article, Constitutionalizing dissent: The universe of opposition rules in African constitutions, published as Open Access in @globcon.bsky.social, now has a volume number. 😊
👉 shorturl.at/qaFfv
👉 shorturl.at/qaFfv
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What constitutional forms of democracy exist in the world today and what's their rationale? New paper now published open access in @globcon.bsky.social
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
doi.org/10.1017/S204...
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September 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
What constitutional forms of democracy exist in the world today and what's their rationale? New paper now published open access in @globcon.bsky.social
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
doi.org/10.1017/S204...
Short thread below 👇
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
doi.org/10.1017/S204...
Short thread below 👇
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📢 EPSS 2026 Call for Papers! @hannaeback.bsky.social and I are excited to invite submissions for the Political Representation section at EPSS 2026 in Belfast. EPSS has some exciting new panel formats this year - read on! 🧵
August 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
📢 EPSS 2026 Call for Papers! @hannaeback.bsky.social and I are excited to invite submissions for the Political Representation section at EPSS 2026 in Belfast. EPSS has some exciting new panel formats this year - read on! 🧵
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You don’t need more ideas.
You need a better question.
A thread on clarity, chaos, & what a Nobel Prize winner, a mosquito net & a PhD meltdown taught me about writing (+ thinking) better.
🪨 Here’s my new Respect the Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/you-dont-n...
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You need a better question.
A thread on clarity, chaos, & what a Nobel Prize winner, a mosquito net & a PhD meltdown taught me about writing (+ thinking) better.
🪨 Here’s my new Respect the Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/you-dont-n...
🧵
You Don’t Need More Ideas. You Need a Better Question
What Michelangelo, a Nobel Laureate, and a PhD Meltdown Taught Me about Research Questions
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
You don’t need more ideas.
You need a better question.
A thread on clarity, chaos, & what a Nobel Prize winner, a mosquito net & a PhD meltdown taught me about writing (+ thinking) better.
🪨 Here’s my new Respect the Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/you-dont-n...
🧵
You need a better question.
A thread on clarity, chaos, & what a Nobel Prize winner, a mosquito net & a PhD meltdown taught me about writing (+ thinking) better.
🪨 Here’s my new Respect the Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/you-dont-n...
🧵
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🚨 PhD position in Political Communication at @ascor.bsky.social 🚨
Come work with @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabos.bsky.social and myself on a 4-year project about visual communication & political anger
DL June 4 - Thanks to repost for diversity! 🔥
@polcomm.bsky.social
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Come work with @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabos.bsky.social and myself on a 4-year project about visual communication & political anger
DL June 4 - Thanks to repost for diversity! 🔥
@polcomm.bsky.social
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Vacancy — PhD Position "Visual Politics and the Emergence of Angry Publics"
Are you curious about how images, videos, and memes transform political communication? Are you passionate about digital technology and the future of democracy? Then apply for this PhD project focused ...
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May 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨 PhD position in Political Communication at @ascor.bsky.social 🚨
Come work with @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabos.bsky.social and myself on a 4-year project about visual communication & political anger
DL June 4 - Thanks to repost for diversity! 🔥
@polcomm.bsky.social
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Come work with @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabos.bsky.social and myself on a 4-year project about visual communication & political anger
DL June 4 - Thanks to repost for diversity! 🔥
@polcomm.bsky.social
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Join me in Frankfurt @goetheuni.bsky.social! Deadline next thursday (May 15)!
I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
May 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Join me in Frankfurt @goetheuni.bsky.social! Deadline next thursday (May 15)!
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‼️ Hiring‼️
One postdoctoral position in my ERC Consolidator in Madrid.
Application deadline: end of February.
Job ad & details: tinyurl.com/3dwm96kb
Come and join me and my team in sunny Madrid for 5 years of intensive research and lots of publications, traveling, and fun!
Please share widely.
One postdoctoral position in my ERC Consolidator in Madrid.
Application deadline: end of February.
Job ad & details: tinyurl.com/3dwm96kb
Come and join me and my team in sunny Madrid for 5 years of intensive research and lots of publications, traveling, and fun!
Please share widely.
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January 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
‼️ Hiring‼️
One postdoctoral position in my ERC Consolidator in Madrid.
Application deadline: end of February.
Job ad & details: tinyurl.com/3dwm96kb
Come and join me and my team in sunny Madrid for 5 years of intensive research and lots of publications, traveling, and fun!
Please share widely.
One postdoctoral position in my ERC Consolidator in Madrid.
Application deadline: end of February.
Job ad & details: tinyurl.com/3dwm96kb
Come and join me and my team in sunny Madrid for 5 years of intensive research and lots of publications, traveling, and fun!
Please share widely.
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We are hiring: 4-year post doc position at our department, open to all topics in political science.
75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city.
Deadline: February 15
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city.
Deadline: February 15
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Saturday, February 15, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
December 20, 2024 at 9:49 AM
We are hiring: 4-year post doc position at our department, open to all topics in political science.
75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city.
Deadline: February 15
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city.
Deadline: February 15
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Join our team! 🚨
We are hiring 2 postdocs for the new Advertising Democracy project at Aarhus University.
We are looking for researchers who are passionate about advertisements & citizens’ democratic values in Western democracies.
Feel free to share!👇🏾
bss.au.dk/en/about-aar...
We are hiring 2 postdocs for the new Advertising Democracy project at Aarhus University.
We are looking for researchers who are passionate about advertisements & citizens’ democratic values in Western democracies.
Feel free to share!👇🏾
bss.au.dk/en/about-aar...
Postdoctoral positions in Political Science at Aarhus University – Advertising Democracy - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University
bss.au.dk
December 3, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Join our team! 🚨
We are hiring 2 postdocs for the new Advertising Democracy project at Aarhus University.
We are looking for researchers who are passionate about advertisements & citizens’ democratic values in Western democracies.
Feel free to share!👇🏾
bss.au.dk/en/about-aar...
We are hiring 2 postdocs for the new Advertising Democracy project at Aarhus University.
We are looking for researchers who are passionate about advertisements & citizens’ democratic values in Western democracies.
Feel free to share!👇🏾
bss.au.dk/en/about-aar...
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Profs, die hier mitlesen und unsere Aktionen gut finden: Lasst euch auf die Mailingliste setzen, so wächst das Netzwerk! (Mail an: kontakt@netzwerk-nachhaltige-wissenschaft.de)
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November 21, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Profs, die hier mitlesen und unsere Aktionen gut finden: Lasst euch auf die Mailingliste setzen, so wächst das Netzwerk! (Mail an: kontakt@netzwerk-nachhaltige-wissenschaft.de)
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Folks @catherinedevries.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social @profjanegreen.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @jatucker.bsky.social
I made a feed all things PoliSci @ comparative pols
Inc. pol behaviour & ecomony
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I made a feed all things PoliSci @ comparative pols
Inc. pol behaviour & ecomony
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November 21, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Folks @catherinedevries.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social @profjanegreen.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @jatucker.bsky.social
I made a feed all things PoliSci @ comparative pols
Inc. pol behaviour & ecomony
Use hashtags/keywords
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I made a feed all things PoliSci @ comparative pols
Inc. pol behaviour & ecomony
Use hashtags/keywords
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Like+follow
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One week left to apply for a postdoc position in my DFG-funded project on the power of public opinion polls (University of Potsdam)!
Do not hesitate to write me a message/email in case of questions.
Do not hesitate to write me a message/email in case of questions.
🚨 Job Offer
I am looking for a postdoc for my DFG-project “Powerful Polls” (University of Potsdam).
Start date: October 1, 2024 (latest)
Please share widely and apply!
Do not hesitate to get in touch in case of questions.
Full job ad: www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/pr...
I am looking for a postdoc for my DFG-project “Powerful Polls” (University of Potsdam).
Start date: October 1, 2024 (latest)
Please share widely and apply!
Do not hesitate to get in touch in case of questions.
Full job ad: www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/pr...
April 23, 2024 at 8:15 AM
One week left to apply for a postdoc position in my DFG-funded project on the power of public opinion polls (University of Potsdam)!
Do not hesitate to write me a message/email in case of questions.
Do not hesitate to write me a message/email in case of questions.
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🚨 SUMMER SCHOOL ON PARLIAMENTS
This is a great place for PhD students and early career scholars working on topics related to the legislature. Many excellent scholars cover topics ranging from representation to polarization, from government to opposition.
ecpr.eu/Events/265
This is a great place for PhD students and early career scholars working on topics related to the legislature. Many excellent scholars cover topics ranging from representation to polarization, from government to opposition.
ecpr.eu/Events/265
January 23, 2024 at 8:13 AM
🚨 SUMMER SCHOOL ON PARLIAMENTS
This is a great place for PhD students and early career scholars working on topics related to the legislature. Many excellent scholars cover topics ranging from representation to polarization, from government to opposition.
ecpr.eu/Events/265
This is a great place for PhD students and early career scholars working on topics related to the legislature. Many excellent scholars cover topics ranging from representation to polarization, from government to opposition.
ecpr.eu/Events/265
Polisky, still on week to apply for a postdoc position (100%) at my working group at Kiel University!
I am happy to answer questions!
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I am happy to answer questions!
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🚨JOB OFFER🚨
Post Doc position in democracy studies at my chair at Kiel University.
Starting date (ideally): 1 April 2024.
Deadline: January 26, 2024. Job ad (in German) below.
I am happy to answer questions! Don´t hesitate to get in touch. Please share!
Polisky
Post Doc position in democracy studies at my chair at Kiel University.
Starting date (ideally): 1 April 2024.
Deadline: January 26, 2024. Job ad (in German) below.
I am happy to answer questions! Don´t hesitate to get in touch. Please share!
Polisky
Stellenausschreibung
Stellenausschreibung
www.politik.uni-kiel.de
January 19, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Polisky, still on week to apply for a postdoc position (100%) at my working group at Kiel University!
I am happy to answer questions!
👇👇👇
I am happy to answer questions!
👇👇👇
🚨JOB OFFER🚨
Post Doc position in democracy studies at my chair at Kiel University.
Starting date (ideally): 1 April 2024.
Deadline: January 26, 2024. Job ad (in German) below.
I am happy to answer questions! Don´t hesitate to get in touch. Please share!
Polisky
Post Doc position in democracy studies at my chair at Kiel University.
Starting date (ideally): 1 April 2024.
Deadline: January 26, 2024. Job ad (in German) below.
I am happy to answer questions! Don´t hesitate to get in touch. Please share!
Polisky
Stellenausschreibung
Stellenausschreibung
www.politik.uni-kiel.de
January 15, 2024 at 8:10 AM
🚨JOB OFFER🚨
Post Doc position in democracy studies at my chair at Kiel University.
Starting date (ideally): 1 April 2024.
Deadline: January 26, 2024. Job ad (in German) below.
I am happy to answer questions! Don´t hesitate to get in touch. Please share!
Polisky
Post Doc position in democracy studies at my chair at Kiel University.
Starting date (ideally): 1 April 2024.
Deadline: January 26, 2024. Job ad (in German) below.
I am happy to answer questions! Don´t hesitate to get in touch. Please share!
Polisky
Just your friendly reminder: if someone did something well, tell them!
December 12, 2023 at 12:18 PM
Just your friendly reminder: if someone did something well, tell them!
Polisky, you still have one week to submit your proposal for EPSA 2024 in Cologne! As the section head for Comparative Politics I am very much looking forward to your submissions!
General Information about the 2024 Conference – European Political Science Association
epsanet.org
December 8, 2023 at 12:29 PM
Polisky, you still have one week to submit your proposal for EPSA 2024 in Cologne! As the section head for Comparative Politics I am very much looking forward to your submissions!
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Immer wieder instruktiv, die Rede zu lesen, die Peer Steinbrück 2009 zur Einführung der Schuldenbremse im Bundestag gehalten hat. Habe mal vier charakteristische Passagen rausgesucht:
November 22, 2023 at 7:31 AM
Immer wieder instruktiv, die Rede zu lesen, die Peer Steinbrück 2009 zur Einführung der Schuldenbremse im Bundestag gehalten hat. Habe mal vier charakteristische Passagen rausgesucht:
Polisky this is shameless self-promotion: My book "The Power of Opposition. How Legislative Organization Influences Democratic Consolidation" is now available in paperback! You can even get an extra 25% off during black friday sale.
The Power of Opposition: How Legislative Organization Influences Democratic Consolidation
Proposing a novel way to look at the consolidation of democratic regimes, this book presents important theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of democratic consolidation, legislative org...
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November 22, 2023 at 6:50 AM
Polisky this is shameless self-promotion: My book "The Power of Opposition. How Legislative Organization Influences Democratic Consolidation" is now available in paperback! You can even get an extra 25% off during black friday sale.
Heute hat mein Vater Geburtstag. Jedes Jahr rufe ich ihn an und jedes Jahr sagt er: Wir dürfen aber besonders heute die Geschichte nicht vergessen. Du musst es dir ansehen, auch wenn es schmerzt. Es ist unsere Pflicht und unsere einzige Chance.
Also, liebe alle, nie wieder ist jetzt 👇🏼
Also, liebe alle, nie wieder ist jetzt 👇🏼
Am 9.November 1938 brannten in Deutschland die Synagogen. 85 Jahre nach der Reichspogromnacht, hat Bundesminister und Vizekanzler Robert Habeck den jüdischen Pianisten Igor Levit gefragt, wie es heute ist, Jude in Deutschland zu sein. Danke für das Gespräch, @igorpianist.bsky.social.
Robert Habeck und Igor Levit im Gespräch
Am #9November 1938 brannten in Deutschland die Synagogen. 85 Jahre nach der #Reichspogromnacht , hat Bundesminister und Vizekanzler Robert Habeck den jüdisch...
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November 9, 2023 at 12:11 PM
Heute hat mein Vater Geburtstag. Jedes Jahr rufe ich ihn an und jedes Jahr sagt er: Wir dürfen aber besonders heute die Geschichte nicht vergessen. Du musst es dir ansehen, auch wenn es schmerzt. Es ist unsere Pflicht und unsere einzige Chance.
Also, liebe alle, nie wieder ist jetzt 👇🏼
Also, liebe alle, nie wieder ist jetzt 👇🏼
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PostDoc in behavioral political science? I am looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (full-time, Salary Scale 13 TV-L, for an initial period of 3 years) at the SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy in Bremen. Please don‘t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
Job Vacancies - Universität Bremen
Offene Stellen
www.uni-bremen.de
November 8, 2023 at 12:10 PM
PostDoc in behavioral political science? I am looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (full-time, Salary Scale 13 TV-L, for an initial period of 3 years) at the SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy in Bremen. Please don‘t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
Today at school, my daugther and her two friends started a "nature club". They held their first climate conference because we adults don't care enough. They are 6 years old and I just leave this here...
November 6, 2023 at 5:39 PM
Today at school, my daugther and her two friends started a "nature club". They held their first climate conference because we adults don't care enough. They are 6 years old and I just leave this here...
Polisky get ready for EPSA 2024 in Cologne! As the section head for Comparative Politics I am very much looking forward to your submissions! (Proposal deadline is December 15, 2023)
General Information about the 2024 Conference – European Political Science Association
epsanet.org
November 2, 2023 at 12:23 PM
Polisky get ready for EPSA 2024 in Cologne! As the section head for Comparative Politics I am very much looking forward to your submissions! (Proposal deadline is December 15, 2023)
So viel hätte man hervorheben können: Sozialdemokraten beenden Abwärtstrend, Grüne mit Verlusten, die Mitte zieht an der FDP vorbei, das rechte Lager verliert absolute Mehrheit im Nationalrat! Warum der Fokus auf den "Rechtsruck"? Und das ohne Einordnung: die SVP ist NICHT so stark wie noch 2015.
Parlamentswahl: Schweiz rückt weiter nach rechts
Die rechtskonservative SVP ist in der Schweiz seit vielen Jahren stärkste Kraft, bei der Parlamentswahl konnte sie nun zulegen - auf 28,6 Prozent. Ein Debakel gab es für das grüne Lager.
www.tagesschau.de
October 23, 2023 at 8:34 AM
So viel hätte man hervorheben können: Sozialdemokraten beenden Abwärtstrend, Grüne mit Verlusten, die Mitte zieht an der FDP vorbei, das rechte Lager verliert absolute Mehrheit im Nationalrat! Warum der Fokus auf den "Rechtsruck"? Und das ohne Einordnung: die SVP ist NICHT so stark wie noch 2015.
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Have you told your colleagues recently that they're doing a good job? People need to hear it. Pick a colleague right now, and something specific they do well, and go tell them/email them.
October 18, 2023 at 8:11 PM
Have you told your colleagues recently that they're doing a good job? People need to hear it. Pick a colleague right now, and something specific they do well, and go tell them/email them.