Frederik Thieme
@frederikthieme.bsky.social
Research Fellow / Doctoral Student @ HU Berlin 📊
Part of @dynamics.bsky.social & @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social 🏛️
Interested in political behavior, economic inequality and climate politcs 🌍
frederikthieme.net
Part of @dynamics.bsky.social & @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social 🏛️
Interested in political behavior, economic inequality and climate politcs 🌍
frederikthieme.net
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New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
NEW -
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
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🚨 New article out!
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚨 New article out!
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
In-depth workshop with a wonderful group of people at a beautiful location 🇳🇴
Salma and I got to present the current iteration of our historical paper on how the German occupation impacted membership in the Danish Nazi party.
Thanks to the organizing team and for the super productive feedback!
Salma and I got to present the current iteration of our historical paper on how the German occupation impacted membership in the Danish Nazi party.
Thanks to the organizing team and for the super productive feedback!
The 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in Trondheim! @lchristensen.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social @finseraas.bsky.social et al!
October 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
In-depth workshop with a wonderful group of people at a beautiful location 🇳🇴
Salma and I got to present the current iteration of our historical paper on how the German occupation impacted membership in the Danish Nazi party.
Thanks to the organizing team and for the super productive feedback!
Salma and I got to present the current iteration of our historical paper on how the German occupation impacted membership in the Danish Nazi party.
Thanks to the organizing team and for the super productive feedback!
On top of getting an intense and informative introduction to machine learning by Marco Steenbergen, the whole package of the @usi.ch Summer School in Lugano was pretty memorable 🦦⛰
From what I've heard around, this week's quant courses were excellent and there is more on the program next week 🧑💻
From what I've heard around, this week's quant courses were excellent and there is more on the program next week 🧑💻
August 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
On top of getting an intense and informative introduction to machine learning by Marco Steenbergen, the whole package of the @usi.ch Summer School in Lugano was pretty memorable 🦦⛰
From what I've heard around, this week's quant courses were excellent and there is more on the program next week 🧑💻
From what I've heard around, this week's quant courses were excellent and there is more on the program next week 🧑💻
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EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
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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 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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..
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1/ New paper out in Electoral Studies with @heikekluever.bsky.social and @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social
We show that nuclear power plants reduce electoral support for Green parties in Germany.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A thread on the paper:
We show that nuclear power plants reduce electoral support for Green parties in Germany.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A thread on the paper:
How nuclear power hurts the Greens: Evidence from German nuclear power plants
What are the electoral consequences of nuclear energy for Green parties? Despite the centrality of nuclear opposition to Green party platforms, and th…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
1/ New paper out in Electoral Studies with @heikekluever.bsky.social and @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social
We show that nuclear power plants reduce electoral support for Green parties in Germany.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A thread on the paper:
We show that nuclear power plants reduce electoral support for Green parties in Germany.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A thread on the paper:
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📣 It’s official – we launched the Humboldt Governance Lab! 📣
We use innovative methods to deliver evidence-based insights for policy-makers, public admin, and civil society – tackling the key challenges facing democracy today.
🌐 hu-govlab.de
@humboldtuni.bsky.social
We use innovative methods to deliver evidence-based insights for policy-makers, public admin, and civil society – tackling the key challenges facing democracy today.
🌐 hu-govlab.de
@humboldtuni.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
📣 It’s official – we launched the Humboldt Governance Lab! 📣
We use innovative methods to deliver evidence-based insights for policy-makers, public admin, and civil society – tackling the key challenges facing democracy today.
🌐 hu-govlab.de
@humboldtuni.bsky.social
We use innovative methods to deliver evidence-based insights for policy-makers, public admin, and civil society – tackling the key challenges facing democracy today.
🌐 hu-govlab.de
@humboldtuni.bsky.social
Apart from the great work going on 🤓 you can join an awesome community of peers and I would go as far as saying we are quite fun to be around ✨
Reach out should you have any questions beyond hard facts!
Reach out should you have any questions beyond hard facts!
📣 Call for Applications 📣
3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀
Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!
🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025
3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀
Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!
🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025
July 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Apart from the great work going on 🤓 you can join an awesome community of peers and I would go as far as saying we are quite fun to be around ✨
Reach out should you have any questions beyond hard facts!
Reach out should you have any questions beyond hard facts!
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🚀 Launching the Humboldt Governance Lab @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social!
We deliver evidence-based insights and policy advice on today’s key challenges to democracy.
🌐 hu-govlab.de
Follow us for research, updates & collaborations.
#GovLab #Democracy #PolicyResearch
We deliver evidence-based insights and policy advice on today’s key challenges to democracy.
🌐 hu-govlab.de
Follow us for research, updates & collaborations.
#GovLab #Democracy #PolicyResearch
HUMBOLDT-GOV.LAB | aktuelle Spitzenforschung
Das Humboldt Governance Lab (Humboldt GovLab) ist ein Forschungslabor an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
hu-govlab.de
July 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🚀 Launching the Humboldt Governance Lab @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social!
We deliver evidence-based insights and policy advice on today’s key challenges to democracy.
🌐 hu-govlab.de
Follow us for research, updates & collaborations.
#GovLab #Democracy #PolicyResearch
We deliver evidence-based insights and policy advice on today’s key challenges to democracy.
🌐 hu-govlab.de
Follow us for research, updates & collaborations.
#GovLab #Democracy #PolicyResearch
Can traditional campaign tools still mobilize young voters in the digital age? 📬
With @heikekluever.bsky.social, I present evidence from a field experiment ahead of the 2024 European elections targeting first-voters. Join us after sleeping in on Saturday 🙌 #epsa2025
⏰: Sat, 11:20
📍: -1.A.06
With @heikekluever.bsky.social, I present evidence from a field experiment ahead of the 2024 European elections targeting first-voters. Join us after sleeping in on Saturday 🙌 #epsa2025
⏰: Sat, 11:20
📍: -1.A.06
June 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Can traditional campaign tools still mobilize young voters in the digital age? 📬
With @heikekluever.bsky.social, I present evidence from a field experiment ahead of the 2024 European elections targeting first-voters. Join us after sleeping in on Saturday 🙌 #epsa2025
⏰: Sat, 11:20
📍: -1.A.06
With @heikekluever.bsky.social, I present evidence from a field experiment ahead of the 2024 European elections targeting first-voters. Join us after sleeping in on Saturday 🙌 #epsa2025
⏰: Sat, 11:20
📍: -1.A.06
If you're still looking for a panel at lunchtime, join @zethis.bsky.social, @bdellasala.bsky.social, @hannohilbig.bsky.social and me, it's BYOF 🥡 #epsa2025
June 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
If you're still looking for a panel at lunchtime, join @zethis.bsky.social, @bdellasala.bsky.social, @hannohilbig.bsky.social and me, it's BYOF 🥡 #epsa2025
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Excited to present work on the impact of local unemployment in formative years on anti-immigration attitudes in adulthood tomorrow at #epsa2025
Saturday 11.20am-1pm
Room 1A.08
Saturday 11.20am-1pm
Room 1A.08
June 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Excited to present work on the impact of local unemployment in formative years on anti-immigration attitudes in adulthood tomorrow at #epsa2025
Saturday 11.20am-1pm
Room 1A.08
Saturday 11.20am-1pm
Room 1A.08
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I took a closer look at the program #EPSA2024 and found some interesting trends – there seem to be more US based scholars than last year 🇺🇸
@epsanet.bsky.social
A thread on this year's authors and affiliations 🧵
@epsanet.bsky.social
A thread on this year's authors and affiliations 🧵
June 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I took a closer look at the program #EPSA2024 and found some interesting trends – there seem to be more US based scholars than last year 🇺🇸
@epsanet.bsky.social
A thread on this year's authors and affiliations 🧵
@epsanet.bsky.social
A thread on this year's authors and affiliations 🧵
Are tailored ads in political campaigns as persuasive as conventional wisdom holds? 📢
In joint work w/ @heikekluever.bsky.social we present evidence from a field experiment with the German Greens ahead of the 2024 European Elections calling this into question 🤔
#epsa2025
⏰: Friday, 16:50
📍: 0A.10
In joint work w/ @heikekluever.bsky.social we present evidence from a field experiment with the German Greens ahead of the 2024 European Elections calling this into question 🤔
#epsa2025
⏰: Friday, 16:50
📍: 0A.10
June 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Are tailored ads in political campaigns as persuasive as conventional wisdom holds? 📢
In joint work w/ @heikekluever.bsky.social we present evidence from a field experiment with the German Greens ahead of the 2024 European Elections calling this into question 🤔
#epsa2025
⏰: Friday, 16:50
📍: 0A.10
In joint work w/ @heikekluever.bsky.social we present evidence from a field experiment with the German Greens ahead of the 2024 European Elections calling this into question 🤔
#epsa2025
⏰: Friday, 16:50
📍: 0A.10
Who ideologically collaborates with the occupier under military occupation? 🪖
At #epsa2025 I'll be presenting joint work w/ Salma Mahamed on how the German occupation in WW2 impacted membership in the Danish Nazi party, using now digitized individual-level membership data
⏰: Friday, 13:10
📍: 0A.05
At #epsa2025 I'll be presenting joint work w/ Salma Mahamed on how the German occupation in WW2 impacted membership in the Danish Nazi party, using now digitized individual-level membership data
⏰: Friday, 13:10
📍: 0A.05
June 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Who ideologically collaborates with the occupier under military occupation? 🪖
At #epsa2025 I'll be presenting joint work w/ Salma Mahamed on how the German occupation in WW2 impacted membership in the Danish Nazi party, using now digitized individual-level membership data
⏰: Friday, 13:10
📍: 0A.05
At #epsa2025 I'll be presenting joint work w/ Salma Mahamed on how the German occupation in WW2 impacted membership in the Danish Nazi party, using now digitized individual-level membership data
⏰: Friday, 13:10
📍: 0A.05
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Very excited to present my paper with @heikekluever.bsky.social on the consequences of far-right parties in government at #EPSA2025 on Friday!
🗓️ Friday 4:50-6:30
📍 Room 0A.06 | Panel P10-S253
🗓️ Friday 4:50-6:30
📍 Room 0A.06 | Panel P10-S253
June 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Very excited to present my paper with @heikekluever.bsky.social on the consequences of far-right parties in government at #EPSA2025 on Friday!
🗓️ Friday 4:50-6:30
📍 Room 0A.06 | Panel P10-S253
🗓️ Friday 4:50-6:30
📍 Room 0A.06 | Panel P10-S253
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Really glad to see this published! It was a true pleasure to collaborate with the wonderful @ankuepfer.bsky.social throughout every stage of this project 🙏 🎉
🚀 Our paper (with @eliaskoch.bsky.social) on ‘The Politics of Seeking and Avoiding Discourse in Parliament’ is finally out as EarlyView at the EJPR!
April 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Really glad to see this published! It was a true pleasure to collaborate with the wonderful @ankuepfer.bsky.social throughout every stage of this project 🙏 🎉
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🚨 New paper out at @jeppjournal.bsky.social. We show a growing youth gender gap in far-right support, driven by young men.
3 key findings in 🧵⬇️
w/ @zachdickson.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social @tonirodon.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
3 key findings in 🧵⬇️
w/ @zachdickson.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social @tonirodon.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
March 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🚨 New paper out at @jeppjournal.bsky.social. We show a growing youth gender gap in far-right support, driven by young men.
3 key findings in 🧵⬇️
w/ @zachdickson.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social @tonirodon.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
3 key findings in 🧵⬇️
w/ @zachdickson.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social @tonirodon.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
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Congratulations to Dr. @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social who succesfully defended his PhD thesis on Voter Targeting and Campaign Communication Strategies @humboldtuni.bsky.social @dynamics.bsky.social today 👨🎓🥳🍾
March 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Congratulations to Dr. @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social who succesfully defended his PhD thesis on Voter Targeting and Campaign Communication Strategies @humboldtuni.bsky.social @dynamics.bsky.social today 👨🎓🥳🍾
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⏰ Please share widely!
We have an opening in our group at @wzb.bsky.social Berlin for a PhD student wanting to work on political violence (pol economy of development / pol ineq)
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/345... Apps from global south especially encouraged. Fun group, great city, lots to do!
We have an opening in our group at @wzb.bsky.social Berlin for a PhD student wanting to work on political violence (pol economy of development / pol ineq)
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/345... Apps from global south especially encouraged. Fun group, great city, lots to do!
Predoctoral Research Fellow (f/m/x) (ID 303)
The WZB Berlin Social Science Center is a publicly financed research institution that conducts leading edge theory-based and problem-oriented social ...
wzb.hr4you.org
November 20, 2024 at 2:43 PM
⏰ Please share widely!
We have an opening in our group at @wzb.bsky.social Berlin for a PhD student wanting to work on political violence (pol economy of development / pol ineq)
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/345... Apps from global south especially encouraged. Fun group, great city, lots to do!
We have an opening in our group at @wzb.bsky.social Berlin for a PhD student wanting to work on political violence (pol economy of development / pol ineq)
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/345... Apps from global south especially encouraged. Fun group, great city, lots to do!
This is a great opportunity to join a wonderful team in a beautiful city! 🙌 You'd become part of a talented chair team, from student RAs to fellow post-docs, and a group of brilliant colleagues across the whole institute.
CfA for a 4 year PostDoc Position at our Research Group
at Humboldt University in Berlin. Great people, great job, great city! Come and join us!
at Humboldt University in Berlin. Great people, great job, great city! Come and join us!
December 15, 2023 at 11:58 AM
This is a great opportunity to join a wonderful team in a beautiful city! 🙌 You'd become part of a talented chair team, from student RAs to fellow post-docs, and a group of brilliant colleagues across the whole institute.
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📢Job Alert: We´re recruiting 10 Doctoral Researchers
@dynamics.bsky.social Program studying #DemographicChange, #DemocraticProcesses and #PublicPolicy @hertieschool.bsky.social and Humboldt-University Berlin.
Great Job, great city, vibrant research community! Come and join our team in Berlin!
@dynamics.bsky.social Program studying #DemographicChange, #DemocraticProcesses and #PublicPolicy @hertieschool.bsky.social and Humboldt-University Berlin.
Great Job, great city, vibrant research community! Come and join our team in Berlin!
December 11, 2023 at 3:31 PM
📢Job Alert: We´re recruiting 10 Doctoral Researchers
@dynamics.bsky.social Program studying #DemographicChange, #DemocraticProcesses and #PublicPolicy @hertieschool.bsky.social and Humboldt-University Berlin.
Great Job, great city, vibrant research community! Come and join our team in Berlin!
@dynamics.bsky.social Program studying #DemographicChange, #DemocraticProcesses and #PublicPolicy @hertieschool.bsky.social and Humboldt-University Berlin.
Great Job, great city, vibrant research community! Come and join our team in Berlin!
Starting this month I'll be joining the MINISTERIALLOBBY project additional to my regular role at HU. The project investigates interest group behavior in Germany. First up for me will be a field experiment on the effectiveness of different lobbying strategies - stay tuned ☝️
October 4, 2023 at 1:52 PM
Starting this month I'll be joining the MINISTERIALLOBBY project additional to my regular role at HU. The project investigates interest group behavior in Germany. First up for me will be a field experiment on the effectiveness of different lobbying strategies - stay tuned ☝️