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Marc Debus
@marcdebus.bsky.social
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Professor of Political Science at the University of Mannheim.
Interested in elections, voters, candidates, party competition, coalition politics and legislatures. Co-PI of the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES). #FirstGen
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mzesunimannheim.bsky.social
"Gehören Sie zur politischen Mitte?", fragte die @zeit.de und löste mit ihrem Tool eine hitzige Debatte aus.
@marcdebus.bsky.social ordnet das Tool und die zugrundeliegenden Daten der @gles.bsky.social ein.

Lesenswerter Beitrag von @cendt.de und @jalenz.bsky.social !

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Politisches Spektrum: Die große Sehnsucht nach der Mitte
Unser interaktives Tool zur politischen Mitte hat großes Interesse hervorgerufen – und wird leidenschaftlich diskutiert. Sieben Erkenntnisse
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November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Interested in the sociodemographic background, policy preferences, attitudes and campaign strategies of candidates for the 2025 Bundestag election? The @gles.bsky.social Candidate Study 2025 is now available (doi.org/10.4232/5.ZA... @gesis.org) and includes CCS Module IV
@ccs-project.bsky.social 👇
gles.bsky.social German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) @gles.bsky.social · 15d
🚨New GLES release for #BTW25: GLES Candidate Study 2025 (ZA10102)
📅24/03–09/06/2025
👥512 interviews
🗳️Political background & nomination, campaigning, political issues, democracy & representation, sociodemographic background
🌍Includes CCS Module IV (@ccs-project.bsky.social)
📥 doi.org/10.4232/5.ZA...
October 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
marcdebus.bsky.social
Happy to serve as the editor-in-chief of the Politische Vierteljahresschrift/German Political Science Quarterly (PVS/GPSQ) link.springer.com/journal/11615 @dvpw.bsky.social from January 2026 onwards. Thanks to Eric Linhart for his great work in the last six years! 1/3
October 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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pluggedchris.bsky.social
Ich habe mit der Magdeburger Volksstimme über eine doppelte Gefahr für die CDU nach der Landtagswahl gesprochen: "Mord" in blau-schwarzer Koalition oder "Selbstmord" in einer überdehnten Anti-AfD-Koalition mit Einigungszwang. Etwas Empirie im thread...
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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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 👇
Abstract for the article: How does right-wing terrorism affect electoral support for populist radical right parties (PRRPs)? Recent research has produced contrary answers to this question. We argue that only high-intensity attacks, whose motives and targets mirror PRRPs’ nativist agenda, are likely to generate a media backlash that dampens electoral support for PRRPs. We test this argument by combining high-frequency survey and social media data with a natural and survey experimental design. We find that right-wing terror reduced support for the radical right party Alternative für Deutschland after one of the most intense nativist attacks in recent German history. An analysis of all ninety-eight fatal right-wing attacks in Germany between 1990 and 2020 supports our argument. Our findings contribute to an understanding of how political violence triggers partisan detachment and have important implications for media responsibility in the aftermath of terrorist attacks.
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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bjpols.bsky.social
NEW -

Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - https://cup.org/47i6oKQ

- @jacobnyrup.bsky.social, @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social & Ina Lyftingsmo Kristiansen

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract describing the introduction of a global database called PtP, which contains detailed individual-level data on political, occupational, and social backgrounds from 144,789 cabinet members across 141 countries between 1966 and 2021. The text highlights the database's relevance to researchers in various fields including political and social sciences.
October 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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wurthmann.bsky.social
For my DFG-funded project “German Sexual Identity and Election Study” and my ERC-funded project “VisibleQueers”, I am looking for three student assistants (m/f/d) to provide dedicated support and active collaboration.

Please share!

www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/three-stu...
Three Student Assistants (m/f/d) Projects German Sexual Identity and Election Study as well as VisibleQueers
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de
October 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
marcdebus.bsky.social
OB-Stichwahl Siegen... 10 Stimmen Differenz... bei 29705 abgegebenen Stimmen
September 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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conradziller.bsky.social
🗳️ Tag 1 der AK-Wahlen-Tagung @ FU Berlin

💡Hervorragende Präsentationen und intensive Diskussionen zu aktuellen Themen der Wahl- und Einstellungsforschung

🤝 Viele Gelegenheiten zum Networking

📝 Wir freuen uns auf den zweiten Tag mit weiteren spannenden Einblicken!

#Wahlforschung #AKWahlen
September 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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wepsocial.bsky.social
💥Online first:

"The sound of party competition: how applause reflects unity, disagreement, and the electoral cycle in parliaments"

by @ankuepfer.bsky.social @jocmuel.bsky.social & @pluggedchris.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Abstract of the research article "The sound of party competition: how applause reflects unity, disagreement, and the electoral cycle in parliaments" by Andreas Küpfer, Jochen Müller and Christian Stecker. Published online first in West European Politics. Figure 1, displaying the occurences of different types of reactions in the German Bundestag between 1976 and 2020. Figure 3, displaying the heatmap of predicted applause per 1000 words based on a Poission regression model. Figure 5, displaying expected applause for interaction terms government and opposition.
September 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Ein paar Einschätzungen von mir zur aktuellen Lage der Koalition aus Union und SPD 👇
August 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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dienerjulius.bsky.social
Have you ever wondered if young politicians perceive their roles as representatives differently than their older colleagues? Then, my new research note in Party Politics may interest you. I investigate age differences in the representation styles of politicians.
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August 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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matpaterson.bsky.social
Paul Tobin, @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social and I are delighted to announce our new, open access, edited book ‘Stability and politicization in climate governance’. bit.ly/45Gb6RM. It is packed full of fantastic chapters about different aspects of climate politics. Here’s a short thread. 1/
August 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
marcdebus.bsky.social
In an open access contribution to the volume 'Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance', Jale Tosun and I study the politicization of climate change in Germany and how it affected party competition and carbon emission policies. www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
August 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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simonhix.bsky.social
Please share this thread. It is important that political scientists, in Europe and across the world, understand why EPSS exists and why we are encouraging people to attend our inaugural conference, in Belfast next June.
epssnet.bsky.social EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7
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 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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mzesunimannheim.bsky.social
🔴⚪ @marcdebus.bsky.social über Bärbel Bas, Arbeits- und Sozialministerin sowie Co-Vorsitzende der SPD, anlässlich ihres #ARD-Sommerinterview:

"Frau Bas kann die Sozialdemokratie stärken"

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Politologe über Bas: "Korrektiv zu Klingbeil"
Bärbel Bas, Co-Vorsitzende der SPD und an der Spitze des Ministeriums für Arbeit und Soziales, hat sich im ARD-Sommerinterview zum Zustand der Koalition geäußert. Politologe Marc Debus bescheinigt ihr...
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August 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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mzesunimannheim.bsky.social
⏰ Timing is crucial:

@marcdebus.bsky.social and @ortuttnauer.com show that voters tend to reward parties for attacking coalition partners, provided it comes at the right time.

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Quote: "Attacking coalition parties leads to an increase in voter support—but only in the four weeks before election day." from Marc Debus
July 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Vielleicht gab es diesen Programmierfehler auch im Wissenschaftsministerium und es gibt nun viele tenure track-Stellen inkl. W3-Hülle in BaWü zu besetzen ...
anke.domscheit-berg.de Anke Domscheit-Berg @anke.domscheit-berg.de · Jul 16
WTF! 20 Jahre bleibt ein Programmierfehler in einer Software im Kultusministerium BaWü... u soll der Grund für 1.400 unbesetzte Lehrerstellen sein, für die es Geld im Haushalt gab, aber irgendwie merkte das keiner, 20 JAHRE LANG!!! Bis zum Computer Update!
July 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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WTF! 20 Jahre bleibt ein Programmierfehler in einer Software im Kultusministerium BaWü... u soll der Grund für 1.400 unbesetzte Lehrerstellen sein, für die es Geld im Haushalt gab, aber irgendwie merkte das keiner, 20 JAHRE LANG!!! Bis zum Computer Update!
Screenshot: Es ist kaum zu glauben: Über 20 Jahre lang hat das Kultusministerium in Baden-Württemberg unwissentlich hunderte Lehrerstellen nicht besetzt, obwohl das Geld dafür im Haushalt eingeplant war. Der Grund sollen Programmierfehler im Personal- und Stellenprogramm der Kultusverwaltung im Jahr 2005 gewesen sein, heißt es in einer gemeinsamen Mitteilung des Kultus- und Finanzministeriums. "Diese Fehler blieben seither unbemerkt." Erst durch ein Update des Programms Dipsy vor gut einer Woche sei aufgefallen, dass derzeit 1.440 Lehrerstellen nicht besetzt sind - das sind immerhin 1,5 Prozent aller Stellen. Sowohl im Finanz- als auch im Kultusministerium kann man sich nicht erklären, warum das über die Jahre nicht auffiel.
July 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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July 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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lwestheuser.bsky.social
236 Jahre Sturm auf die Bastille und die Deutsche Rentenversicherung hat immer noch diese Anreden in ihrem Online-Portal
July 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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jocmuel.bsky.social
📣 Postdoc (75 %, 3 yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social — start autumn 2025 on perhaps Germany’s most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? ⬇️ #PolSci #Postdoc
July 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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dienerjulius.bsky.social
If you are at ipsa, go check out our new paper if you are interested in migrant public opinion and/or support for democracy.
marcdebus.bsky.social Marc Debus @marcdebus.bsky.social · Jul 8
Will present new research with @dienerjulius.bsky.social from our @dezim-institut.de project “Ethnic and Socio-Economic Background of Candidates for Political Office” on “Support for principles of liberal democracy in an evolving multi-ethnic society: Evidence from Germany” at @ipsa.org next week
July 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
marcdebus.bsky.social
Will present new research with @dienerjulius.bsky.social from our @dezim-institut.de project “Ethnic and Socio-Economic Background of Candidates for Political Office” on “Support for principles of liberal democracy in an evolving multi-ethnic society: Evidence from Germany” at @ipsa.org next week
July 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
marcdebus.bsky.social
Looking forward to present new research (with @hannaeback.bsky.social and @michaelimre.bsky.social) on the relationship between ideological polarization, coalition governance and the number of party members in the German states at the Sogang Conference on Party Activism and Democracy next week 😊
July 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM