Thomas M. Meyer

@thomasmmeyer.bsky.social

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Professor of Comparative Political Institutions @univie.ac.at
. Previously @humboldtuni.bsky.social

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Thomas Meyer is a German political scientist and professor emeritus at Dortmund university.

Source: Wikipedia

Political science 49%

Communication & Media Studies 18%

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Reposted by Simon Hix, Stefan Müller, Maarten Vink , and 9 more Simon Hix, Stefan Müller, Maarten Vink, Robert Huber, Thomas M. Meyer, Ben Crum, Michal Onderčo, Maria Abreu, Aleksandra Urman, Francesco Nicoli, Björn Bremer, Roman Senninger

Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 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 🧵

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 4d

We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)

www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...

Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University

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Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · 7d

Zu coalition governance und der Zuordnung von Staatssekretär*innen kommt man in dem Seminar vermutlich auch noch

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations! 🎉

Reposted by Robert Huber, Thomas M. Meyer, Werner Krause

Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik @laurenzennser.bsky.social · 13d

🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.

Reposted by Robert Huber, Thomas M. Meyer, Ben Crum , and 1 more Robert Huber, Thomas M. Meyer, Ben Crum, Karsten Mäuse

Christian Rauh @chrauh.bsky.social · 19d

@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 🌐

Welcome! – VARICRIS

VARICRIS research project

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Reposted by Robert Huber, Thomas M. Meyer

Institut für Staatswissenschaft / Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social · Oct 10

🚨 Job Alert!

The Department of Government is offering a position as Senior Lecturer in ‘Quantitative Methods and the Political System of Austria’.

Interested? Find the full vacancy here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

Applications are open until 27th of October! ✉️‼️

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Oct 8

Senior lecturer for "Qualitative Methods and Policy Studies": jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

Senior Lecturer (Academic Teaching) for 'Qualitative Methods and Policy Studies'

jobs.univie.ac.at

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Oct 8

More jobs: Senior lecturer for "Foundations of Political Science" jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

Senior Lecturer (Academic Teaching) for 'Foundations of Political Science'

jobs.univie.ac.at

Reposted by Jill A. Jacobson

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Oct 8

We're hiring! 📢

Senior Lecturer in ‘Quantitative Methods and the Political System of Austria’ for 23 hours per week

The position is to be filled from September 1, 2026, and is limited until August 31, 2030

Deadline: 27 October 2025

More details: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

Senior Lecturer (Academic Teaching)

jobs.univie.ac.at

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Oct 6

Wow, ich gratuliere!

Reposted by Émilie Van Haute, Robert Huber, Thomas M. Meyer

European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · Oct 6

🆕 Sore losers on election night? 🫢

Einar Bäckström shows #VoterSatisfaction does not change right after electoral decisions, but becomes more polarised over time ⏰ instead long-term processes drive the winner-loser gap🏅

📖 #OA

Sore losers on election night? Examining the temporal emergence of the winner–loser gap | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

Sore losers on election night? Examining the temporal emergence of the winner–loser gap

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Reposted by Sara B. Hobolt, Stefan Müller, Stefanie Walter , and 5 more Sara B. Hobolt, Stefan Müller, Stefanie Walter, Lucas Leemann, Thomas M. Meyer, Miriam Rehm, Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte, Tarik Abou‐Chadi

Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Sep 30

What's the difference between @epssnet.bsky.social and the "old" EPSA, and why you should come to our conference in Belfast in June 2026: epssnet.org/uncategorize...

Difference Between EPSS and EPSA: What to Know for 2026

Confused about the difference between EPSS and EPSA? Learn how they differ in governance, structure, and their 2026 conferences.

epssnet.org

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 26

Congrats, @christinagahn.bsky.social, so well deserved 🎉

Reposted by Robert Huber, Thomas M. Meyer, Werner Krause

Institut für Staatswissenschaft / Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social · Sep 26

Awards, awards, awards! 🏆✨

At the 11th Annual @oegpw.bsky.social Conference, three members of the Department of Government @univie.ac.at were among the awardees:

🎓 Best PhD – @christinagahn.bsky.social
📘 Best MA – Benjamin Riesch
📗 Best BA – Luca Conte

👏 Huge congrats to all! 🎉

#PoliSky 🧪

Two award recipients stand smiling in front of an ÖGPW banner. Both hold rolled certificates. The banner reads “Österreichische Gesellschaft für Politikwissenschaft – Das Netzwerk für Politikwissenschaft in Österreich. Vernetzen. Fördern.”

Slide projected on a screen with the heading “PhD Awards 2025.” On the left, text reads: Christina Gahn, Universität Wien. Supervisor: Thomas Meyer. Title: Debunking the Myth of Targeted and Tailored Political Advertising. On the right, a portrait of Christina Gahn smiling, wearing a dark blue top.

A large screen displays a slide titled “Master Awards 2025.” The slide shows a portrait of Benjamin Riesch smiling, with text: Benjamin Riesch, Universität Wien. Supervisor: Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik. Title: Negative Campaigning in the Austrian National Election. In the foreground, three people stand at a lectern in a lecture hall, with empty chairs and glasses on the table.

A large screen shows a slide titled “Bachelor Awards 2025.” The slide includes a portrait of Luca Conte smiling with arms crossed, and text: Luca Conte, Universität Wien. Supervisor: Katharina Pfaff. Title: How Experiencing Climate Change Affects Climate Change Attitudes in Austria. In the foreground, three presenters stand at a lectern in a lecture hall with chairs and glasses on a table.

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 25

Special thanks to Isaïa Jennart, @aleininger.bsky.social & @giorgiomalet.bsky.social for feedback, and to the Dutch Research Council for financial support.

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 25

✅ Main takeaway: Media framing can sway perceptions—but mostly when outcomes are unclear and voters aren’t strongly partisan.

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 25

🔎 Findings II (observational study):
We find conditional effects.
➡️ Media framing mattered mainly for ambivalent voters.
➡️ Strong partisans were largely unaffected.

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 25

🔎 Findings I (experiment):
We find unconditional framing effects.
➡️ Positive frames make voters more likely to see a party as a winner.
➡️ Negative frames make voters more likely to see it as a loser.

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 25

In this paper, we ask: does media framing of election results shape voters’ perceptions of winners & losers?
We test this with:
1️⃣ A survey experiment (fictional election)
2️⃣ An observational study of the 2021 German Federal Election

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 25

In earlier work, we showed systematic variation in how the media frame parties as winners or losers.
👉 ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Who won the election? Explaining news coverage of election results in multi‐party systems

When reporting on election results, the media declare parties as election ‘winners’ or ‘losers’, which has important consequences for voter perceptions and government formation. This article investig....

ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 25

Who “won” an election isn’t always obvious. Results can be read differently: a party may do better than last time but worse than expected from pre-election polls.

Reposted by Robert Huber, Werner Krause

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 25

New publication with @kgattermann.bsky.social :
“Does media framing of election results affect whether voters perceive parties as election winners or losers?”
@polstudies.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0032...

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Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 23

Happy to have you with us. Even happier as your office neighbour 😀

Reto Bürgisser @retobuergisser.bsky.social · Sep 23

New city, new job, new term!
After a wonderful time at the @ipz.bsky.social, I’m very excited to have joined the Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social at the University of Vienna as Assistant Professor.
If you’re in Vienna and up for a coffee, let me know!

Reposted by Robert Huber, Markus Wagner, Thomas M. Meyer

Reto Bürgisser @retobuergisser.bsky.social · Sep 23

Reposted by Stephen P. Jenkins, Ruth Dassonneville, Stefan Müller , and 5 more Stephen P. Jenkins, Ruth Dassonneville, Stefan Müller, Sona Golder, Thomas M. Meyer, Martin Kreidl, Florian Keusch, Claudia Landwehr

MZES Uni Mannheim @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social · Sep 22

📣 Attention, postdoctoral researchers!

❗ Apply now for our MZES Visiting Fellowships 😊

💡 Spend 2-4 weeks at the MZES to share ideas
💰 Funding for accommodation, travel, daily allowance
📆 Deadline: 28 November

Full information:
👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/deta...

Screenshot of the call for applications for MZES Visiting Fellowships, 22 September 2025. For the full text, please follow the link.

Reposted by Achim Truger, Holger Hestermeyer, Thomas M. Meyer , and 4 more Achim Truger, Holger Hestermeyer, Thomas M. Meyer, Josef Früchtl, Georg Weizsäcker, Klaus Oschema, Nicolai von Ondarza

Marietta Slomka @mariettaslomka.bsky.social · Sep 16

Das, was derzeit meinen Kollegen @dunjahayali.de und Elmar Theveßen widerfährt, dürfte z.T. auch eine orchestrierte Kampagne sein. In den digitalen Kloaken genügt es ja, jemanden zu markieren und dann wird das zum Selbstläufer, in rechtsfreien Räumen, denen sich bislang keine Kraft entgegenstellt. 🧵

Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 12

Great paper, congratulations! 🎉

Reposted by Jochen Müller, Marc Debus, Robert Huber , and 2 more Jochen Müller, Marc Debus, Robert Huber, Mirya R. Holman, Thomas M. Meyer

WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Sep 12

💥Online first:

"The sound of party competition: how applause reflects unity, disagreement, and the electoral cycle in parliaments"

by @ankuepfer.bsky.social @jocmuel.bsky.social & @pluggedchris.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Abstract of the research article "The sound of party competition: how applause reflects unity, disagreement, and the electoral cycle in parliaments" by Andreas Küpfer, Jochen Müller and Christian Stecker. Published online first in West European Politics.

Figure 1, displaying the occurences of different types of reactions in the German Bundestag between 1976 and 2020.

Figure 3, displaying the heatmap of predicted applause per 1000 words based on a Poission regression model.

Figure 5, displaying expected applause for interaction terms government and opposition.

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, David M. Farrell, Maarten Vink , and 11 more Ben H. Ansell, David M. Farrell, Maarten Vink, Thorsten Faas, Robert Huber, Thomas M. Meyer, Jacob T. Levy, Matthijs Rooduijn, Christian Rauh, James Cameron, Tom Louwerse, Aleksandra Urman, Carlo Masala, David Darmofal

Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · Sep 8

The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social.
Petition (de/en) ⤵️

Petition unterschreiben

Keine WiSo ohne PoWi! Für eine starke Politikwissenschaft im Bachelor & Master

https://www.change.org/p/keine-wiso-ohne-powi-für-eine-starke-politikwissenschaft-im-bachelor-master

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