Using data from a survey of elite politicians in Germany and Switzerland, the results of a causal mediation analysis show a positive direct effect of Openness that holds independent of a mediating influence of political ideology.

The first pathway proposes a direct effect (Openness ⬆️, Conscientiousness ⬇️). The second pathway runs indirectly through the effect of these personality traits on MPs' general ideological positions

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What are politicians’ attitudes towards men’s engagement in the representation of gender equality?

My new paper in @wepsocial.bsky.social shows that gender equality is still perceived as a policy field that is primarily suited to women MPs.
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