Anton Könneke
@antonkoenneke.de
PhD Candidate researching representation and mobilisation at @LSEGovernment
By means of sophisticated Habsburgian relationship policy, I finally managed to acquire an EUI affiliation on top of the LSE one.
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
By means of sophisticated Habsburgian relationship policy, I finally managed to acquire an EUI affiliation on top of the LSE one.
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Last Friday, new English Indices of Deprivation were released for the first time since 2019, measuring relative deprivation in 33,755 areas of England across multiple domains. How do these geographic disparities relate to voting patterns in the UK’s last General Election? A short thread 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Last Friday, new English Indices of Deprivation were released for the first time since 2019, measuring relative deprivation in 33,755 areas of England across multiple domains. How do these geographic disparities relate to voting patterns in the UK’s last General Election? A short thread 🧵
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Lass mich raten: "Trick or Treat: Children’s Halloween Door-Knocking as a Strategy of Door-to-Door Canvassing" 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Lass mich raten: "Trick or Treat: Children’s Halloween Door-Knocking as a Strategy of Door-to-Door Canvassing" 🎃
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I ran a simulated social media experiment with 1450 Republicans to test different fact-checking interventions.
AI produced the largest decrease in engagement with Trump misinformation, outperforming independent fact-checkers and doing so far more consistently than Community Notes.
AI produced the largest decrease in engagement with Trump misinformation, outperforming independent fact-checkers and doing so far more consistently than Community Notes.
AI fact-checks may be the best way to reduce Republicans’ engagement with online political misinformation finds Isolde Hegemann of @lsegovernment.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
AI fact-checks may be the best way to reduce Republicans’ engagement with online political misinformation | USAPP
AI fact-checking can be more effectiveds in reducing the likelihood that Republican social media users will share false information online.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I ran a simulated social media experiment with 1450 Republicans to test different fact-checking interventions.
AI produced the largest decrease in engagement with Trump misinformation, outperforming independent fact-checkers and doing so far more consistently than Community Notes.
AI produced the largest decrease in engagement with Trump misinformation, outperforming independent fact-checkers and doing so far more consistently than Community Notes.
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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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October 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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To be clear: deportations to increase cultural homogeneity is the text book definition of ethnic cleansing. Demands that come even close to this are so far outside any democratic norm and the rule of law. What has happened to a country when this is not condemned in the strongest possible terms?
October 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
To be clear: deportations to increase cultural homogeneity is the text book definition of ethnic cleansing. Demands that come even close to this are so far outside any democratic norm and the rule of law. What has happened to a country when this is not condemned in the strongest possible terms?
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25 Jahre nach dem Sturz Miloševićs protestieren die Menschen in Serbien gegen seinen Ex-Informationsminister Aleksandar Vučić und fordern Neuwahlen. Wir sprechen über Parallelen, Unterschiede – und warum die alten Milošević-Kader wieder an der Macht sind.
ballaballa-balkan.de/episode/gesc...
ballaballa-balkan.de/episode/gesc...
Geschichte reimt sich. 25 Jahre Sturz des Milošević-Regimes | Neues vom Ballaballa-Balkan
In Serbien kommt es nicht zum ersten mal zu Großprotesten.
ballaballa-balkan.de
October 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
25 Jahre nach dem Sturz Miloševićs protestieren die Menschen in Serbien gegen seinen Ex-Informationsminister Aleksandar Vučić und fordern Neuwahlen. Wir sprechen über Parallelen, Unterschiede – und warum die alten Milošević-Kader wieder an der Macht sind.
ballaballa-balkan.de/episode/gesc...
ballaballa-balkan.de/episode/gesc...
Have already been asked “who’s Comrade Adenauer” by @lenmetson.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Have already been asked “who’s Comrade Adenauer” by @lenmetson.com
New office art dropped
October 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
New office art dropped
Me after two pints of
October 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Me after two pints of
Behavioural GAL/TAN measure
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August 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Behavioural GAL/TAN measure
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Events such as these are what motivates me to pursue an academic career.
Thanks to @fabioellger.bsky.social @hannohilbig.bsky.social @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social for hosting us & to all participants for constructive feedback on @antonkoenneke.de & my paper, and the great vibes. C u ➡ summer!
Thanks to @fabioellger.bsky.social @hannohilbig.bsky.social @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social for hosting us & to all participants for constructive feedback on @antonkoenneke.de & my paper, and the great vibes. C u ➡ summer!
Excited to host the 4th iteration of the Transformations of Democracy Junior Scholars Workshop at WZB Berlin together with Hanno Hilbig!
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..
August 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Events such as these are what motivates me to pursue an academic career.
Thanks to @fabioellger.bsky.social @hannohilbig.bsky.social @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social for hosting us & to all participants for constructive feedback on @antonkoenneke.de & my paper, and the great vibes. C u ➡ summer!
Thanks to @fabioellger.bsky.social @hannohilbig.bsky.social @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social for hosting us & to all participants for constructive feedback on @antonkoenneke.de & my paper, and the great vibes. C u ➡ summer!
Big talk about “grade inflation“ in Germany. Underlying expectation seems to be that if you hold constant the difficulty of an exam, there is no way performance could improve due to more sophisticated preparation (GenAI, tutoring videos), graders are simply becoming more generous.
July 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Big talk about “grade inflation“ in Germany. Underlying expectation seems to be that if you hold constant the difficulty of an exam, there is no way performance could improve due to more sophisticated preparation (GenAI, tutoring videos), graders are simply becoming more generous.
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June 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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New research note in EPSR inspired by protests from the Last Generation. We find that mass obstruction by climate activists is unpopular—but doesn’t reduce support for climate goals. Vigilante backlash? No effect. Open access paper: doi.org/10.1017/S175...
Worth the Risk? Mass Obstruction, Vigilantism, and Public Support for Climate Activists | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Worth the Risk? Mass Obstruction, Vigilantism, and Public Support for Climate Activists
doi.org
June 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
New research note in EPSR inspired by protests from the Last Generation. We find that mass obstruction by climate activists is unpopular—but doesn’t reduce support for climate goals. Vigilante backlash? No effect. Open access paper: doi.org/10.1017/S175...
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Im Wahlkampf hatte die CDU versprochen, dass „Rentnerinnen und Rentner“ mit der „Aktivrente“ bis zu 2000 Euro pro Monat steuerfrei „hinzuverdienen“ dürfen - was ja nur bedeuten kann, dass das zusätzlich zu Rente sein soll. (1/2)
June 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Im Wahlkampf hatte die CDU versprochen, dass „Rentnerinnen und Rentner“ mit der „Aktivrente“ bis zu 2000 Euro pro Monat steuerfrei „hinzuverdienen“ dürfen - was ja nur bedeuten kann, dass das zusätzlich zu Rente sein soll. (1/2)
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Es ist mal wieder Zeit für einige wenige (gewohnt unsortierte) Anmerkungen zum neuen Deutschlandtrend; tatsächlich einige spannende Dinge enthalten! (Basis für alle Screenshots im Folgenden ist das hier: www.tagesschau.de/inland/deuts... )
Thema 1: Potenziale der Parteien - sehr spannende Zahlen!
Thema 1: Potenziale der Parteien - sehr spannende Zahlen!
www.tagesschau.de
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Es ist mal wieder Zeit für einige wenige (gewohnt unsortierte) Anmerkungen zum neuen Deutschlandtrend; tatsächlich einige spannende Dinge enthalten! (Basis für alle Screenshots im Folgenden ist das hier: www.tagesschau.de/inland/deuts... )
Thema 1: Potenziale der Parteien - sehr spannende Zahlen!
Thema 1: Potenziale der Parteien - sehr spannende Zahlen!
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Pikant: Das Vorschlagsrecht geht nun auf den Bundestag über. 25% der Abgeordneten können Kandidaten vorschlagen - dazu fehlen der AfD nur ein paar Sitze. Weitere Details zu den Investiturregeln haben @ganghof.bsky.social und ich hier aufgeschrieben: tinyurl.com/ystkf2py
May 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Pikant: Das Vorschlagsrecht geht nun auf den Bundestag über. 25% der Abgeordneten können Kandidaten vorschlagen - dazu fehlen der AfD nur ein paar Sitze. Weitere Details zu den Investiturregeln haben @ganghof.bsky.social und ich hier aufgeschrieben: tinyurl.com/ystkf2py
Kennt ihr diese Kurzgeschichten, bei denen jeder einen Satz schreibt und dann das Blatt weitergibt?
May 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Kennt ihr diese Kurzgeschichten, bei denen jeder einen Satz schreibt und dann das Blatt weitergibt?
In all fairness: dass der Politikstil “einfach durchboxen” nicht so mega gut mit einem fragmentierten Parteiensystem und einer knappen Mehrheit im Parlament vereinbar ist, war auch absehbar.
May 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
In all fairness: dass der Politikstil “einfach durchboxen” nicht so mega gut mit einem fragmentierten Parteiensystem und einer knappen Mehrheit im Parlament vereinbar ist, war auch absehbar.