Elena Leuschner
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Elena Leuschner
@elenaleuschner.bsky.social
Working on political participation, protest, responsiveness, and public opinion

PostDoc @ University of Münster w Daniel Bischof

Previously PhD @ University of Gothenburg



https://elenaleuschner.github.io
On Wednesday, the brilliant @krausewe.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present work w @christinagahn.bsky.social on opinion polls and elections! We are so thrilled!

You can join via Zoom: uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291

co-organized @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social y.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In one week, we will have the privilege to welcome @gefjonoff.bsky.social in Münster for the 2nd semester of our speaker series! 🤩 If you are not in Münster, you can join via Zoom as well! : uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291

co-organized w @danbischof.bsky.social and @mwegemann.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Somehow, it's already time for #APSA2025! Presenting the newest version of my paper w @jenny-oser.bsky.social + @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social on political participation and politicians' perceptions of public opinion.

Happy to meet during the conference, so please reach out!
@apsa.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I'm presenting work w the amazing @jenny-oser.bsky.social and @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social at #EPSA2025 on Thursday.

We combine 40 years of parallel surveys among citizens/MPs + a survey experiment w Swedish politicians on participation and public opinion

Come and say hi - always happy to meet!
June 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Tomorrow, join for a talk by @nathaliegiger.bsky.social in Münster! Exciting work from two field experiments on vote choices, w Maxime Walder.

You can join via Zoom👇We are crossing our fingers for a smooth Deutsche Bahn journey to us 😅

organized w @danbischof.bsky.social @mwegemann.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
We actually have a working paper on this 👀 Protesting increases people's positive emotions, which increases their willingness to protest again

gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/ha...

We don't test (yet) how positive emotions can be increased, but I'd assume staying peaceful/creating good atmosphere helps
June 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Next week Wednesday at 12.00, we welcome the fantastic @mrooduijn.bsky.social to Münster to talk about how narratives of empathy + tolerance affect feelings towards outgroups!

Join us with the link below.

The speaker series is organized together w @danbischof.bsky.social & @mwegemann.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
So excited to welcome our first guest at "Understanding Democracies" in Münster! @dianebolet.bsky.social will present some rigorous work on the political effects of agricultural subsidies.

Let us know if you want to join via Zoom.
Co-organized w @danbischof.bsky.social & @mwegemann.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
3 weeks ago I defended my PhD and it still feels a bit unreal! I am immensely grateful to Carl Dahlström and Johannes Lindvall, the best supervisor-team one could wish for. Thank you also to @sirianned.bsky.social for being such a sharp discussant. Below the first page of my acknowledgments.
February 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I nailed my dissertation to the walls of @goteborgsuni.bsky.social today! You now have a couple of weeks to come by and find some errors before the defense in January ;)

@hilmal.bsky.social @janaschwenk.bsky.social @josefinemagnusson.bsky.social @simongren.bsky.social
#Polisky
December 12, 2024 at 9:58 AM
We find that incumbents are electorally punished when they implement as well as when they withdraw unpopular proposals. Voters seem to care about the disclosed policy intention, even if it is not implemented. Effect sizes are substantial and last for years.
May 6, 2024 at 11:32 AM
What happens when autocrats concede to protests? Our paper on state concessions and protest mobilization has an issue now!

with Sebastian Hellmeier in @cpsjournal.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
December 1, 2023 at 7:44 AM