Cyrill Otteni
@cyrillotteni.bsky.social
Political science
@tudresden_de
@ForumMIDEM
With a focus on gender equality, participation & the far right
@tudresden_de
@ForumMIDEM
With a focus on gender equality, participation & the far right
Crucially: empowerment matters most during the formative years (adolescence & early adulthood).
Growing up in societies with empowered women leaves a long-lasting imprint on women’s political behavior, thereby closing the gender gap.
Growing up in societies with empowered women leaves a long-lasting imprint on women’s political behavior, thereby closing the gender gap.
September 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Crucially: empowerment matters most during the formative years (adolescence & early adulthood).
Growing up in societies with empowered women leaves a long-lasting imprint on women’s political behavior, thereby closing the gender gap.
Growing up in societies with empowered women leaves a long-lasting imprint on women’s political behavior, thereby closing the gender gap.
3️⃣Support for BSW is strongest among voters who are both 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 and 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 — though the economic dimension matters more.
4️⃣Dissatisfaction with democracy, political distrust, and populist sentiments 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 for BSW in both East and West.
4️⃣Dissatisfaction with democracy, political distrust, and populist sentiments 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 for BSW in both East and West.
June 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
3️⃣Support for BSW is strongest among voters who are both 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 and 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 — though the economic dimension matters more.
4️⃣Dissatisfaction with democracy, political distrust, and populist sentiments 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 for BSW in both East and West.
4️⃣Dissatisfaction with democracy, political distrust, and populist sentiments 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 for BSW in both East and West.
▶️𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:
1️⃣BSW (and AfD) supporters show 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, especially on socio-economic left-right positions.
2️⃣Overall, BSW supporters lean 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 (like SPD voters) but are 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (similar to CDU/CSU voters).
1️⃣BSW (and AfD) supporters show 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, especially on socio-economic left-right positions.
2️⃣Overall, BSW supporters lean 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 (like SPD voters) but are 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (similar to CDU/CSU voters).
June 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
▶️𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:
1️⃣BSW (and AfD) supporters show 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, especially on socio-economic left-right positions.
2️⃣Overall, BSW supporters lean 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 (like SPD voters) but are 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (similar to CDU/CSU voters).
1️⃣BSW (and AfD) supporters show 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, especially on socio-economic left-right positions.
2️⃣Overall, BSW supporters lean 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 (like SPD voters) but are 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (similar to CDU/CSU voters).