Alexander Wuttke
@kunkakom.bsky.social
Digitalization & Pol Behavior LMU_Muenchen | Democracy and Populist Attitudes | Open Science | 🚵♂️🐶
The billions of research funds channeled into the pockets of Elsevier and other commercial publisher in return for very little actual value is one of academia's big inefficiencies that will eventually be replaced by more attractive Community-run alternatives
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The billions of research funds channeled into the pockets of Elsevier and other commercial publisher in return for very little actual value is one of academia's big inefficiencies that will eventually be replaced by more attractive Community-run alternatives
But perhaps Chatpgt's explanation of your tweet already has all the info I need? .)
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
But perhaps Chatpgt's explanation of your tweet already has all the info I need? .)
LMU Professors from various disciplines share their perspectives on the role of AI in science
www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
September 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
LMU Professors from various disciplines share their perspectives on the role of AI in science
www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
John Zaller on Measurement error in standardized surveys:
"Who, after all, carries around a stored attitude that ‘‘I am a 6 on the 1-to-7 Government Services scale’’?
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08913811.2012.807648?src=most-read-all-time
"Who, after all, carries around a stored attitude that ‘‘I am a 6 on the 1-to-7 Government Services scale’’?
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08913811.2012.807648?src=most-read-all-time
September 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
John Zaller on Measurement error in standardized surveys:
"Who, after all, carries around a stored attitude that ‘‘I am a 6 on the 1-to-7 Government Services scale’’?
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08913811.2012.807648?src=most-read-all-time
"Who, after all, carries around a stored attitude that ‘‘I am a 6 on the 1-to-7 Government Services scale’’?
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08913811.2012.807648?src=most-read-all-time
Kein Tag ohne Nachricht über die mutmaßliche Block-Kindsentführung.
Ähnlich berichtenswert wäre:
der eigentliche Gründer und Patriarch des Block-Steakhaus-Konzerns gehört zur Liste der mächtigen deutschen Industriellen, die sich öffentlich zur Unterstützung der AfD bekennen.
Ähnlich berichtenswert wäre:
der eigentliche Gründer und Patriarch des Block-Steakhaus-Konzerns gehört zur Liste der mächtigen deutschen Industriellen, die sich öffentlich zur Unterstützung der AfD bekennen.
August 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Kein Tag ohne Nachricht über die mutmaßliche Block-Kindsentführung.
Ähnlich berichtenswert wäre:
der eigentliche Gründer und Patriarch des Block-Steakhaus-Konzerns gehört zur Liste der mächtigen deutschen Industriellen, die sich öffentlich zur Unterstützung der AfD bekennen.
Ähnlich berichtenswert wäre:
der eigentliche Gründer und Patriarch des Block-Steakhaus-Konzerns gehört zur Liste der mächtigen deutschen Industriellen, die sich öffentlich zur Unterstützung der AfD bekennen.
Excited about the new panel formats introduced by @epssnet.bsky.social ! While academia has substantially innovated in research methods, publication formats, and business models, our approaches to conferences have remained relatively static. Glad to see thoughtful innovation addressing this gap.
August 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Excited about the new panel formats introduced by @epssnet.bsky.social ! While academia has substantially innovated in research methods, publication formats, and business models, our approaches to conferences have remained relatively static. Glad to see thoughtful innovation addressing this gap.
**How government use of AI could hurt democracy**
@newstatesman.com (@jeremyhsu.bsky.social) on our new study with @ajungherr.bsky.social and @adrauc.bsky.social
@newstatesman.com (@jeremyhsu.bsky.social) on our new study with @ajungherr.bsky.social and @adrauc.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
**How government use of AI could hurt democracy**
@newstatesman.com (@jeremyhsu.bsky.social) on our new study with @ajungherr.bsky.social and @adrauc.bsky.social
@newstatesman.com (@jeremyhsu.bsky.social) on our new study with @ajungherr.bsky.social and @adrauc.bsky.social
Politische Theorie trifft Biergarten-Praxis! Gastdozent Armin Laschet beim Austausch mit unseren Studierenden im Englischen Garten. Danke an Lorans el Sabee für die tolle Organisation! 🍻🎓
June 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Politische Theorie trifft Biergarten-Praxis! Gastdozent Armin Laschet beim Austausch mit unseren Studierenden im Englischen Garten. Danke an Lorans el Sabee für die tolle Organisation! 🍻🎓
Help us build a diverse and collaborative team in beautiful Munich, a city consistently ranked for outstanding quality of life!
PhD: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/8...
Postdoc: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/3...
PhD: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/8...
Postdoc: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/3...
May 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Help us build a diverse and collaborative team in beautiful Munich, a city consistently ranked for outstanding quality of life!
PhD: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/8...
Postdoc: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/3...
PhD: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/8...
Postdoc: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/3...
Your profile (PhD):
🎓 Master’s in social sciences, psychology, or related
📊 Quantitative training
💻 Skills in R and/or Python (e.g. for experiments, text analysis)
🧠 Interest in democratic attitudes, experiments
🌍 Motivation to produce impactful research (4/7)
🎓 Master’s in social sciences, psychology, or related
📊 Quantitative training
💻 Skills in R and/or Python (e.g. for experiments, text analysis)
🧠 Interest in democratic attitudes, experiments
🌍 Motivation to produce impactful research (4/7)
May 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Your profile (PhD):
🎓 Master’s in social sciences, psychology, or related
📊 Quantitative training
💻 Skills in R and/or Python (e.g. for experiments, text analysis)
🧠 Interest in democratic attitudes, experiments
🌍 Motivation to produce impactful research (4/7)
🎓 Master’s in social sciences, psychology, or related
📊 Quantitative training
💻 Skills in R and/or Python (e.g. for experiments, text analysis)
🧠 Interest in democratic attitudes, experiments
🌍 Motivation to produce impactful research (4/7)
Your profile (Postdoc):
🎓 PhD in social sciences (or close to completion)
📊 Strong in quantitative methods / experimental designs
💬 Skilled in R or Python
🧠 Research on experiments, persuasion, or democracy
📚 Open Science mindset
⚡️Strong organizational skills (3/7)
🎓 PhD in social sciences (or close to completion)
📊 Strong in quantitative methods / experimental designs
💬 Skilled in R or Python
🧠 Research on experiments, persuasion, or democracy
📚 Open Science mindset
⚡️Strong organizational skills (3/7)
May 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Your profile (Postdoc):
🎓 PhD in social sciences (or close to completion)
📊 Strong in quantitative methods / experimental designs
💬 Skilled in R or Python
🧠 Research on experiments, persuasion, or democracy
📚 Open Science mindset
⚡️Strong organizational skills (3/7)
🎓 PhD in social sciences (or close to completion)
📊 Strong in quantitative methods / experimental designs
💬 Skilled in R or Python
🧠 Research on experiments, persuasion, or democracy
📚 Open Science mindset
⚡️Strong organizational skills (3/7)
What we offer:
✅ Work on a high-impact project tackling democratic backsliding
✅Supportive environment that values your contribution
✅ Cutting-edge research on political psychology, persuasion & democracy
✅ Salary: Postdoc: ~66k/year, PreDoc: ~40k
✅ Location: Munich 🇩🇪
✅ Work on a high-impact project tackling democratic backsliding
✅Supportive environment that values your contribution
✅ Cutting-edge research on political psychology, persuasion & democracy
✅ Salary: Postdoc: ~66k/year, PreDoc: ~40k
✅ Location: Munich 🇩🇪
May 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What we offer:
✅ Work on a high-impact project tackling democratic backsliding
✅Supportive environment that values your contribution
✅ Cutting-edge research on political psychology, persuasion & democracy
✅ Salary: Postdoc: ~66k/year, PreDoc: ~40k
✅ Location: Munich 🇩🇪
✅ Work on a high-impact project tackling democratic backsliding
✅Supportive environment that values your contribution
✅ Cutting-edge research on political psychology, persuasion & democracy
✅ Salary: Postdoc: ~66k/year, PreDoc: ~40k
✅ Location: Munich 🇩🇪
🚨 We're hiring! Join us at @LMU_Muenchen for the DFG-funded project "Democratic Persuasion: How to Make the Case for Democracy."
Interested in making scholarly & societal impact?
We’re looking for:
🔹 1 Postdoc (100%)
🔹 1 PhD researcher (70%)
Starting: Oct 2025 | Apply by: July 8
More info ⬇️ (1/7)
Interested in making scholarly & societal impact?
We’re looking for:
🔹 1 Postdoc (100%)
🔹 1 PhD researcher (70%)
Starting: Oct 2025 | Apply by: July 8
More info ⬇️ (1/7)
May 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨 We're hiring! Join us at @LMU_Muenchen for the DFG-funded project "Democratic Persuasion: How to Make the Case for Democracy."
Interested in making scholarly & societal impact?
We’re looking for:
🔹 1 Postdoc (100%)
🔹 1 PhD researcher (70%)
Starting: Oct 2025 | Apply by: July 8
More info ⬇️ (1/7)
Interested in making scholarly & societal impact?
We’re looking for:
🔹 1 Postdoc (100%)
🔹 1 PhD researcher (70%)
Starting: Oct 2025 | Apply by: July 8
More info ⬇️ (1/7)
Finding 1: Efficiency gains boost trust. When AI benefits (faster processing, lower costs) were highlighted, trust in government increased compared to human-only scenarios.
BUT..
BUT..
May 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Finding 1: Efficiency gains boost trust. When AI benefits (faster processing, lower costs) were highlighted, trust in government increased compared to human-only scenarios.
BUT..
BUT..
Using Principal-Agent Theory, our new paper argues delegating governmental tasks to #AI undermines feelings of being in control, leading to a "failure-by-success":
Initial AI efficiency drives wider adoption, ultimately eroding citizens' sense of control, a cornerstone of democratic legitimacy
Initial AI efficiency drives wider adoption, ultimately eroding citizens' sense of control, a cornerstone of democratic legitimacy
May 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Using Principal-Agent Theory, our new paper argues delegating governmental tasks to #AI undermines feelings of being in control, leading to a "failure-by-success":
Initial AI efficiency drives wider adoption, ultimately eroding citizens' sense of control, a cornerstone of democratic legitimacy
Initial AI efficiency drives wider adoption, ultimately eroding citizens' sense of control, a cornerstone of democratic legitimacy
Perhaps worth noting that it is an illustration study by the editors and founders
April 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Perhaps worth noting that it is an illustration study by the editors and founders
There is a new scientific journal:
"Journal of Robustness Reports"
I love the mission statement 🥳✨👍
scipost.org/JRobustRep
"Journal of Robustness Reports"
I love the mission statement 🥳✨👍
scipost.org/JRobustRep
April 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
There is a new scientific journal:
"Journal of Robustness Reports"
I love the mission statement 🥳✨👍
scipost.org/JRobustRep
"Journal of Robustness Reports"
I love the mission statement 🥳✨👍
scipost.org/JRobustRep
The goal: Develop effective, evidence-based communication strategies to help politicians, civil society, and educators defend democracy proactively and persuasively against anti-democratic narratives. (5/6)
April 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The goal: Develop effective, evidence-based communication strategies to help politicians, civil society, and educators defend democracy proactively and persuasively against anti-democratic narratives. (5/6)
Using insights from psychology and persuasion research, we'll test theory-driven interventions across diverse settings:
🔹 Large-scale surveys
🔹 Zoom-based introspective conversations
🔹 In-person group discussions (4/6)
🔹 Large-scale surveys
🔹 Zoom-based introspective conversations
🔹 In-person group discussions (4/6)
April 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Using insights from psychology and persuasion research, we'll test theory-driven interventions across diverse settings:
🔹 Large-scale surveys
🔹 Zoom-based introspective conversations
🔹 In-person group discussions (4/6)
🔹 Large-scale surveys
🔹 Zoom-based introspective conversations
🔹 In-person group discussions (4/6)
We conceptualize democratic support as multi-dimensional—recognizing citizens can be committed democrats in some respects but still vulnerable to anti-democratic rhetoric in other respects. Different fissures in support call for tailored communicative interventions. (3/6)
April 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We conceptualize democratic support as multi-dimensional—recognizing citizens can be committed democrats in some respects but still vulnerable to anti-democratic rhetoric in other respects. Different fissures in support call for tailored communicative interventions. (3/6)
The project "How to Make the Case for Democracy" has been funded by @dfg.de! 🎉
This grant supports two positions for exploring innovative strategies to bolster citizen support for democracy in established democracies. (1/6)
This grant supports two positions for exploring innovative strategies to bolster citizen support for democracy in established democracies. (1/6)
April 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The project "How to Make the Case for Democracy" has been funded by @dfg.de! 🎉
This grant supports two positions for exploring innovative strategies to bolster citizen support for democracy in established democracies. (1/6)
This grant supports two positions for exploring innovative strategies to bolster citizen support for democracy in established democracies. (1/6)
AI Conversational Interviewing: Transforming Surveys with LLMs as Adaptive Interviewers
arxiv.org/abs/2410.01824
Now accepted at LaTeCH-CLfL2025 🥳✨
🧵 on our experimental and multi-modul follow-up project below
arxiv.org/abs/2410.01824
Now accepted at LaTeCH-CLfL2025 🥳✨
🧵 on our experimental and multi-modul follow-up project below
March 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
AI Conversational Interviewing: Transforming Surveys with LLMs as Adaptive Interviewers
arxiv.org/abs/2410.01824
Now accepted at LaTeCH-CLfL2025 🥳✨
🧵 on our experimental and multi-modul follow-up project below
arxiv.org/abs/2410.01824
Now accepted at LaTeCH-CLfL2025 🥳✨
🧵 on our experimental and multi-modul follow-up project below
EJPR is looking for an Open Science Editor to introduce Registered Reports at the journal.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
EJPR is looking for an Open Science Editor to introduce Registered Reports at the journal.
ecpr.eu/ContentPage....
ecpr.eu/ContentPage....
4-Parteien-Koalition?
Laut meiner hemdsärmeligen Berechnung auf dem crosstrainer
würde es bei diesem Ergebnis selbst für eine GroKo gerade so reichen, mit nur 50.2 Prozent der Sitze im Parlament.
Laut meiner hemdsärmeligen Berechnung auf dem crosstrainer
würde es bei diesem Ergebnis selbst für eine GroKo gerade so reichen, mit nur 50.2 Prozent der Sitze im Parlament.
February 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
4-Parteien-Koalition?
Laut meiner hemdsärmeligen Berechnung auf dem crosstrainer
würde es bei diesem Ergebnis selbst für eine GroKo gerade so reichen, mit nur 50.2 Prozent der Sitze im Parlament.
Laut meiner hemdsärmeligen Berechnung auf dem crosstrainer
würde es bei diesem Ergebnis selbst für eine GroKo gerade so reichen, mit nur 50.2 Prozent der Sitze im Parlament.