Thomas Tichelbaecker
@ttichelbaecker.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @Princeton Politics, researcher @TU Chemnitz - Political parties and polarization. tichelbaecker.com
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Just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: @sergipardos.bsky.social and I show that inter-regional moves in pursuit of employment security reduce individual worries about immigration—a mobility pattern that, in the aggregate, reinforces spatial polarization in anti-immigration sentiment. cup.org/3XiB6yD
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: @sergipardos.bsky.social and I show that inter-regional moves in pursuit of employment security reduce individual worries about immigration—a mobility pattern that, in the aggregate, reinforces spatial polarization in anti-immigration sentiment. cup.org/3XiB6yD
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Glad to see this out at @ajpseditor.bsky.social! I show that the immigration-crime issue, when salient, can shift leftist cosmopolitans to the Right. This is due to leftist voters being more conservative on crime than leftist parties.
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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Concern that immigration worsens crime problems is prevalent across Western publics. How does it shape electoral politics? Prior research asserted a growing left–right divide in immigration attitudes...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Glad to see this out at @ajpseditor.bsky.social! I show that the immigration-crime issue, when salient, can shift leftist cosmopolitans to the Right. This is due to leftist voters being more conservative on crime than leftist parties.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Thinking about immigration from a cultural perspective heightens distrust of political opponents—with Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social and @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social at @bjpols.bsky.social. Might interest scholars of polarization and ideology, and those analyzing open-ended questions. cup.org/3ZajcQ1
June 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Thinking about immigration from a cultural perspective heightens distrust of political opponents—with Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social and @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social at @bjpols.bsky.social. Might interest scholars of polarization and ideology, and those analyzing open-ended questions. cup.org/3ZajcQ1
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Another great paper by @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social of now also TU Chemnitz. Congrats, Thomas!
NEW -
Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx
- @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx
- @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
May 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Another great paper by @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social of now also TU Chemnitz. Congrats, Thomas!
Reposted by Thomas Tichelbaecker
NEW -
Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx
- @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx
- @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
May 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
NEW -
Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx
- @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx
- @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Important research by @annekreft.bsky.social reveals the scale and impact of political violence in Germany. Drawing on a survey of over 1,400 politicians, the study shows that 1 in 5 politicians reduces their political activity as a result.
Hier gibt es das Factsheet mit ersten Ergebnissen unserer Studie zu Aggressionen und Gewalt gegen Politiker*innen in Deutschland: kfn.de/wp-content/u...
June 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Important research by @annekreft.bsky.social reveals the scale and impact of political violence in Germany. Drawing on a survey of over 1,400 politicians, the study shows that 1 in 5 politicians reduces their political activity as a result.
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Thrilled to see my 1st PhD paper out in #PartyPolitics! Based on ~15000 posts by 86 German subnat. parties (2015-2019), Simon Franzmann & I show that dominant & challenger parties differ in the use of policy-based vs symbolic & positive vs negative appeals.
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May 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Thrilled to see my 1st PhD paper out in #PartyPolitics! Based on ~15000 posts by 86 German subnat. parties (2015-2019), Simon Franzmann & I show that dominant & challenger parties differ in the use of policy-based vs symbolic & positive vs negative appeals.
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doi.org/10.1177/1354...
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doi.org/10.1177/1354...
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Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been conditionally accepted in @cpsjournal.bsky.social!
Drawing on membership surveys of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I show that women members are *more active* than men because they are more embedded in party networks.
Drawing on membership surveys of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I show that women members are *more active* than men because they are more embedded in party networks.
May 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been conditionally accepted in @cpsjournal.bsky.social!
Drawing on membership surveys of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I show that women members are *more active* than men because they are more embedded in party networks.
Drawing on membership surveys of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I show that women members are *more active* than men because they are more embedded in party networks.
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Another great publication by @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social and his first with TU Chemnitz affiliation: "Does political violence undermine descriptive representation? The case of women in politics" out in EJPR. #openaccess Thanks for helping us put Chemnitz on the map, Thomas! doi.org/10.1111/1475...
April 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Another great publication by @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social and his first with TU Chemnitz affiliation: "Does political violence undermine descriptive representation? The case of women in politics" out in EJPR. #openaccess Thanks for helping us put Chemnitz on the map, Thomas! doi.org/10.1111/1475...
Happy to share a new paper now out in EJPR w/ @jeyalizade.bsky.social , @fabioellger.bsky.social and @mgruenewald.bsky.social exploring gendered effects of political violence on political supply.
https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1475-6765.70017
A 🧵 with findings
https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1475-6765.70017
A 🧵 with findings
May 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Happy to share a new paper now out in EJPR w/ @jeyalizade.bsky.social , @fabioellger.bsky.social and @mgruenewald.bsky.social exploring gendered effects of political violence on political supply.
https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1475-6765.70017
A 🧵 with findings
https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1475-6765.70017
A 🧵 with findings
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New 📰: In "Can Individual MPs Damage Their Party’s Brand? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Public
Procurement Corruption Scandal" out in @thejop.bsky.social @lukrudolph.bsky.social and I show that the "mask affair" cost the CDU 4%-points in elections. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 1/
Procurement Corruption Scandal" out in @thejop.bsky.social @lukrudolph.bsky.social and I show that the "mask affair" cost the CDU 4%-points in elections. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 1/
May 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New 📰: In "Can Individual MPs Damage Their Party’s Brand? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Public
Procurement Corruption Scandal" out in @thejop.bsky.social @lukrudolph.bsky.social and I show that the "mask affair" cost the CDU 4%-points in elections. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 1/
Procurement Corruption Scandal" out in @thejop.bsky.social @lukrudolph.bsky.social and I show that the "mask affair" cost the CDU 4%-points in elections. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 1/
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🚨 Just published in American Political Science Review 🚨
with Durgesh Pathak @sarahthompson.bsky.social and Aliz Toth
We show that strategic messaging by party leaders can effectively shape volunteer rank&file recruitment with consequences for long-term party development
with Durgesh Pathak @sarahthompson.bsky.social and Aliz Toth
We show that strategic messaging by party leaders can effectively shape volunteer rank&file recruitment with consequences for long-term party development
August 7, 2024 at 2:27 PM
🚨 Just published in American Political Science Review 🚨
with Durgesh Pathak @sarahthompson.bsky.social and Aliz Toth
We show that strategic messaging by party leaders can effectively shape volunteer rank&file recruitment with consequences for long-term party development
with Durgesh Pathak @sarahthompson.bsky.social and Aliz Toth
We show that strategic messaging by party leaders can effectively shape volunteer rank&file recruitment with consequences for long-term party development
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We’re excited to introduce the Swedish Municipal Council Database! This open-access resource contains our hand-coded data for all local politicians in Sweden's democratic local elections between 1919 and 2018. A 🧵
Co-authors 🤩 @abrarbawati.bsky.social, @josefinemagnusson.bsky.social Moa Frödin
Co-authors 🤩 @abrarbawati.bsky.social, @josefinemagnusson.bsky.social Moa Frödin
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We’re excited to introduce the Swedish Municipal Council Database! This open-access resource contains our hand-coded data for all local politicians in Sweden's democratic local elections between 1919 and 2018. A 🧵
Co-authors 🤩 @abrarbawati.bsky.social, @josefinemagnusson.bsky.social Moa Frödin
Co-authors 🤩 @abrarbawati.bsky.social, @josefinemagnusson.bsky.social Moa Frödin
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New preprint available! In this paper, @antvalentim.bsky.social and I investigate why progressive parties, such as the greens, might be more attractive for immigrants from established democracies than those from (post-)authoritarian regimes:
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March 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
New preprint available! In this paper, @antvalentim.bsky.social and I investigate why progressive parties, such as the greens, might be more attractive for immigrants from established democracies than those from (post-)authoritarian regimes:
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🚨Why do masses support democratic backsliding?🚨
A new @AJPS_Editor paper with Yotam Margalit, @liorsheffer.bsky.social and Itamar Yakir explores this question in the Israeli context. Our findings emphasize the role of leader attachment and affective polarization.
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
A new @AJPS_Editor paper with Yotam Margalit, @liorsheffer.bsky.social and Itamar Yakir explores this question in the Israeli context. Our findings emphasize the role of leader attachment and affective polarization.
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
March 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🚨Why do masses support democratic backsliding?🚨
A new @AJPS_Editor paper with Yotam Margalit, @liorsheffer.bsky.social and Itamar Yakir explores this question in the Israeli context. Our findings emphasize the role of leader attachment and affective polarization.
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
A new @AJPS_Editor paper with Yotam Margalit, @liorsheffer.bsky.social and Itamar Yakir explores this question in the Israeli context. Our findings emphasize the role of leader attachment and affective polarization.
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
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🚨🎉Very excited to share our new paper with @rwillh11.bsky.social, James Adams, @simonweschle.bsky.social, and @cbwlezien.bsky.social!! Out today @JEPOP
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A short thread 🧵
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A short thread 🧵
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Does political sophistication moderate how citizens use information to infer left-right distances between parties?
Research identifies numerous factors associated with citizens’ perceptions of party ideologies, including the Left-Right orientations of parties’ election manifestos, governing coalition arrangemen...
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March 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
🚨🎉Very excited to share our new paper with @rwillh11.bsky.social, James Adams, @simonweschle.bsky.social, and @cbwlezien.bsky.social!! Out today @JEPOP
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A short thread 🧵
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A short thread 🧵
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Excited to share that I’ve joined the team led by @aleininger.bsky.social at TU Chemnitz as research fellow. I’m looking forward to exploring the legacies of democratic transitions and to connecting with my new colleagues in Chemnitz!
January 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Excited to share that I’ve joined the team led by @aleininger.bsky.social at TU Chemnitz as research fellow. I’m looking forward to exploring the legacies of democratic transitions and to connecting with my new colleagues in Chemnitz!
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My fantastic co-author Julian Voss has meticulously compiled municipality-level election results for Post-WW2 Western German elections (1949-1969) from historical records. What a great resource! Read the paper, use the data: osf.io/preprints/os...
January 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
My fantastic co-author Julian Voss has meticulously compiled municipality-level election results for Post-WW2 Western German elections (1949-1969) from historical records. What a great resource! Read the paper, use the data: osf.io/preprints/os...
Very happy that our @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social Element is now out! @noamgidron.bsky.social and I review the two dimensional framework and how it resonates with ordinary citizens! Check out @noamgidron.bsky.social 's 🧵 to see what we find! 👇
We often define the ideological space in terms of the economic and cultural dimensions; how does this resonate with ordinary citizens? This is the question Thomas and I explore in a new Element, analyzing answers to open-ended survey questions 🧵
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The European Ideological Space in Voters' Own Words
Cambridge Core - Organisation Studies - The European Ideological Space in Voters' Own Words
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January 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Very happy that our @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social Element is now out! @noamgidron.bsky.social and I review the two dimensional framework and how it resonates with ordinary citizens! Check out @noamgidron.bsky.social 's 🧵 to see what we find! 👇
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🚨 Job alert: I have an opening for a researcher position (65% FTE, 2 years) in a project on "Elite Affective Polarization in Israel and Germany" funded by the German Israeli Foundation and conducted jointly w/ @liorsheffer.bsky.social. 🗓️ 17/01/2021 www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/p...
December 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
🚨 Job alert: I have an opening for a researcher position (65% FTE, 2 years) in a project on "Elite Affective Polarization in Israel and Germany" funded by the German Israeli Foundation and conducted jointly w/ @liorsheffer.bsky.social. 🗓️ 17/01/2021 www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/p...
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Do you think framing immigration debates as pro vs anti is oversimplified? If so, you'll appreciate our new research note in IMR (w M Helbling, F Jaeger, R Traumueller).
We examine preferences for immigration policies across a wide range of detailed proposals (1/n)
drive.google.com/file/d/1yi-7...
We examine preferences for immigration policies across a wide range of detailed proposals (1/n)
drive.google.com/file/d/1yi-7...
IMRBroadDetailed.pdf
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December 8, 2023 at 1:15 PM
Do you think framing immigration debates as pro vs anti is oversimplified? If so, you'll appreciate our new research note in IMR (w M Helbling, F Jaeger, R Traumueller).
We examine preferences for immigration policies across a wide range of detailed proposals (1/n)
drive.google.com/file/d/1yi-7...
We examine preferences for immigration policies across a wide range of detailed proposals (1/n)
drive.google.com/file/d/1yi-7...
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What Difference Do Museums Make?
A chapter co-authored with Elsa Voytas in the Oxford Handbook of Transitional Justice
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Polisky
A chapter co-authored with Elsa Voytas in the Oxford Handbook of Transitional Justice
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
Polisky
October 29, 2023 at 12:28 AM
What Difference Do Museums Make?
A chapter co-authored with Elsa Voytas in the Oxford Handbook of Transitional Justice
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
Polisky
A chapter co-authored with Elsa Voytas in the Oxford Handbook of Transitional Justice
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
Polisky
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1/ New Pre-Print When do firms engage in climate politics? We argue that lobbying occurrence, intensity, and targeting depend on the multifaceted potential impacts of climate change on firms. A short 🧵https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/yq27d/
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October 9, 2023 at 1:38 PM
1/ New Pre-Print When do firms engage in climate politics? We argue that lobbying occurrence, intensity, and targeting depend on the multifaceted potential impacts of climate change on firms. A short 🧵https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/yq27d/
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