Marlene Mauk
@marlenemauk.bsky.social
she/her. postdoc @gesis_org. comparative political scientist that studies political trust, autocracies, and information environments. likes cats and sailboats.
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Want to apply SEM beyond the basics? 📐
#GESISspringseminar covers measurement invariance, multilevel & meta-analytic SEM, growth curves, and SEM with incomplete or categorical data.including.
Bring your own data for the hands-on R-labs using lavaan!
Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/spring26-week3
#GESISspringseminar covers measurement invariance, multilevel & meta-analytic SEM, growth curves, and SEM with incomplete or categorical data.including.
Bring your own data for the hands-on R-labs using lavaan!
Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/spring26-week3
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Want to apply SEM beyond the basics? 📐
#GESISspringseminar covers measurement invariance, multilevel & meta-analytic SEM, growth curves, and SEM with incomplete or categorical data.including.
Bring your own data for the hands-on R-labs using lavaan!
Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/spring26-week3
#GESISspringseminar covers measurement invariance, multilevel & meta-analytic SEM, growth curves, and SEM with incomplete or categorical data.including.
Bring your own data for the hands-on R-labs using lavaan!
Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/spring26-week3
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
Google AI overviews now reach over 2B users worldwide. But how reliable are they on high stakes topics - for instance, pregnancy and baby care?
We have a new paper - led by Desheng Hu, now accepted at @icwsm.bsky.social - exploring that and finding many issues
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2511.12920
🧵👇
We have a new paper - led by Desheng Hu, now accepted at @icwsm.bsky.social - exploring that and finding many issues
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2511.12920
🧵👇
Auditing Google's AI Overviews and Featured Snippets: A Case Study on Baby Care and Pregnancy
Google Search increasingly surfaces AI-generated content through features like AI Overviews (AIO) and Featured Snippets (FS), which users frequently rely on despite having no control over their presen...
arxiv.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Google AI overviews now reach over 2B users worldwide. But how reliable are they on high stakes topics - for instance, pregnancy and baby care?
We have a new paper - led by Desheng Hu, now accepted at @icwsm.bsky.social - exploring that and finding many issues
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2511.12920
🧵👇
We have a new paper - led by Desheng Hu, now accepted at @icwsm.bsky.social - exploring that and finding many issues
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2511.12920
🧵👇
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
Want to unlock deeper insights from clustered data?
At our #GESISspringseminar, George Leckie @bristoluni.bsky.social teaches multilevel models for continuous & binary outcomes, with hands-on R/Stata practice in focused sessions. 🧩
Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/spring26-week1
@gesis.org
At our #GESISspringseminar, George Leckie @bristoluni.bsky.social teaches multilevel models for continuous & binary outcomes, with hands-on R/Stata practice in focused sessions. 🧩
Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/spring26-week1
@gesis.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Want to unlock deeper insights from clustered data?
At our #GESISspringseminar, George Leckie @bristoluni.bsky.social teaches multilevel models for continuous & binary outcomes, with hands-on R/Stata practice in focused sessions. 🧩
Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/spring26-week1
@gesis.org
At our #GESISspringseminar, George Leckie @bristoluni.bsky.social teaches multilevel models for continuous & binary outcomes, with hands-on R/Stata practice in focused sessions. 🧩
Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/spring26-week1
@gesis.org
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If Difference-in-Differences has been on your “to-learn” list, now is your chance to dig in. Our #GESISworkshop with @janmarcus.de takes you from DiD basics to advanced topics like triple differences, synthetic control, and modern estimators — all in R and Stata.
➡️ t1p.de/dif_in_dif_26
➡️ t1p.de/dif_in_dif_26
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
If Difference-in-Differences has been on your “to-learn” list, now is your chance to dig in. Our #GESISworkshop with @janmarcus.de takes you from DiD basics to advanced topics like triple differences, synthetic control, and modern estimators — all in R and Stata.
➡️ t1p.de/dif_in_dif_26
➡️ t1p.de/dif_in_dif_26
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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 👇
@ccs-project.bsky.social 👇
🚨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...
📅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
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 👇
@ccs-project.bsky.social 👇
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
🚀 Level up your regression skills!
#GESISspringseminar 2026 – Advanced Regression Modeling
📅 09–27 March 2026
📍 GESIS Cologne | Online
Learn advanced techniques, gain insights from experts, and connect with researchers worldwide.
Info & Registration ➡️ gesis.org/springseminar & 🧵👇
#GESISspringseminar 2026 – Advanced Regression Modeling
📅 09–27 March 2026
📍 GESIS Cologne | Online
Learn advanced techniques, gain insights from experts, and connect with researchers worldwide.
Info & Registration ➡️ gesis.org/springseminar & 🧵👇
October 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🚀 Level up your regression skills!
#GESISspringseminar 2026 – Advanced Regression Modeling
📅 09–27 March 2026
📍 GESIS Cologne | Online
Learn advanced techniques, gain insights from experts, and connect with researchers worldwide.
Info & Registration ➡️ gesis.org/springseminar & 🧵👇
#GESISspringseminar 2026 – Advanced Regression Modeling
📅 09–27 March 2026
📍 GESIS Cologne | Online
Learn advanced techniques, gain insights from experts, and connect with researchers worldwide.
Info & Registration ➡️ gesis.org/springseminar & 🧵👇
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: weact.campact.de/petitions/st...
Stadtbild - Vielfalt ist kein Problem – sie gehört zu uns und unserer Verfassung
Hallo 👋 Kannst Du mir kurz helfen? Vielfalt gehört zum Stadtbild. Unterzeichne jetzt gegen Merz’ Stadtbild-Rassismus ✍️
weact.campact.de
October 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: weact.campact.de/petitions/st...
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
Our latest @apsgworkshop.bsky.social call for papers is out 🥳
Apply and share with your PhD, postdoc, assistant professor colleagues that might be interested!
Here is the link to submit your abstract: forms.gle/NTxcY7Ye2JKe...
Deadline is 9 November
Apply and share with your PhD, postdoc, assistant professor colleagues that might be interested!
Here is the link to submit your abstract: forms.gle/NTxcY7Ye2JKe...
Deadline is 9 November
October 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Our latest @apsgworkshop.bsky.social call for papers is out 🥳
Apply and share with your PhD, postdoc, assistant professor colleagues that might be interested!
Here is the link to submit your abstract: forms.gle/NTxcY7Ye2JKe...
Deadline is 9 November
Apply and share with your PhD, postdoc, assistant professor colleagues that might be interested!
Here is the link to submit your abstract: forms.gle/NTxcY7Ye2JKe...
Deadline is 9 November
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
The #GESISMethodsHub is live! 🎉
So thrilled to launch this project, built with so much heart. It's set to be your community portal for computational tools and coding environments.
Explore now! We'll open for external submissions by year-end.
So thrilled to launch this project, built with so much heart. It's set to be your community portal for computational tools and coding environments.
Explore now! We'll open for external submissions by year-end.
#DataMethods #OpenScience
#GESISMethodsHub: An open portal for computational social science research—find tools, tutorials, and code, directly usable in your browser. Methods Hub makes it easy to learn, apply, and reproduce computational methods in the Social Sciences.
methodshub.gesis.org/
#GESISMethodsHub: An open portal for computational social science research—find tools, tutorials, and code, directly usable in your browser. Methods Hub makes it easy to learn, apply, and reproduce computational methods in the Social Sciences.
methodshub.gesis.org/
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The #GESISMethodsHub is live! 🎉
So thrilled to launch this project, built with so much heart. It's set to be your community portal for computational tools and coding environments.
Explore now! We'll open for external submissions by year-end.
So thrilled to launch this project, built with so much heart. It's set to be your community portal for computational tools and coding environments.
Explore now! We'll open for external submissions by year-end.
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
#GESISspringseminar 2026 – Advanced Regression Modeling
📅 09 – 27 March 2026
📍 GESIS Cologne | Online
Dive into advanced regression techniques, learn from international experts, and connect with researchers from all over the world.
👉 Register and find all details here: gesis.org/springseminar
📅 09 – 27 March 2026
📍 GESIS Cologne | Online
Dive into advanced regression techniques, learn from international experts, and connect with researchers from all over the world.
👉 Register and find all details here: gesis.org/springseminar
October 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#GESISspringseminar 2026 – Advanced Regression Modeling
📅 09 – 27 March 2026
📍 GESIS Cologne | Online
Dive into advanced regression techniques, learn from international experts, and connect with researchers from all over the world.
👉 Register and find all details here: gesis.org/springseminar
📅 09 – 27 March 2026
📍 GESIS Cologne | Online
Dive into advanced regression techniques, learn from international experts, and connect with researchers from all over the world.
👉 Register and find all details here: gesis.org/springseminar
As always, it's been a lot of fun hosting the Fall Seminar - thanks to everyone for their great company and super nice feedback <3
Four great weeks at the Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science 2025 – complete! Huge thanks to all participants for their active participation and contributions, and to our lecturers for their dedication, expertise, and guidance. Excited for next year 🙌 Save the date: 31 Aug - 25 Sep 2026!
September 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
As always, it's been a lot of fun hosting the Fall Seminar - thanks to everyone for their great company and super nice feedback <3
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
Welcome to the final week of the #GESISfallseminar, where we sport courses on advanced text analysis, agent-based modeling & causal machine learning! With the weather living up to the "fall" in Fall Seminar, coffee & tea are clearly outranking water in our unofficial drinks statistic this week ☕🍵
September 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Welcome to the final week of the #GESISfallseminar, where we sport courses on advanced text analysis, agent-based modeling & causal machine learning! With the weather living up to the "fall" in Fall Seminar, coffee & tea are clearly outranking water in our unofficial drinks statistic this week ☕🍵
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Find us Sep 22.-26. at the #DGS2025 Conference, Campus Duisburg.
At the @gesis.org stand we present DP-R|EX – the Data Portal for Right-Wing & Extremism Data.
Let’s talk about sharing data for reuse, data management & hate speech!
👉info: datenportal-rechtsextremismus.de #ResearchData #ExtremismData
At the @gesis.org stand we present DP-R|EX – the Data Portal for Right-Wing & Extremism Data.
Let’s talk about sharing data for reuse, data management & hate speech!
👉info: datenportal-rechtsextremismus.de #ResearchData #ExtremismData
September 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Find us Sep 22.-26. at the #DGS2025 Conference, Campus Duisburg.
At the @gesis.org stand we present DP-R|EX – the Data Portal for Right-Wing & Extremism Data.
Let’s talk about sharing data for reuse, data management & hate speech!
👉info: datenportal-rechtsextremismus.de #ResearchData #ExtremismData
At the @gesis.org stand we present DP-R|EX – the Data Portal for Right-Wing & Extremism Data.
Let’s talk about sharing data for reuse, data management & hate speech!
👉info: datenportal-rechtsextremismus.de #ResearchData #ExtremismData
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
"Warum junge Männer die AfD wählen – und junge Frauen die Linke"
- (unter anderem) darüber habe ich mit dem Handelsblatt gesprochen: www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
- (unter anderem) darüber habe ich mit dem Handelsblatt gesprochen: www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
September 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"Warum junge Männer die AfD wählen – und junge Frauen die Linke"
- (unter anderem) darüber habe ich mit dem Handelsblatt gesprochen: www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
- (unter anderem) darüber habe ich mit dem Handelsblatt gesprochen: www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
Next Tuesday!
Join us next week!
@javierpadilla.bsky.social (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will be presenting his work on how oligarchic cleavages shape liberalization and democratization and @alucardi1.bsky.social (@itam-mx.bsky.social) and @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social) will discuss.
@javierpadilla.bsky.social (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will be presenting his work on how oligarchic cleavages shape liberalization and democratization and @alucardi1.bsky.social (@itam-mx.bsky.social) and @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social) will discuss.
September 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Next Tuesday!
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
We're excited to share some EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social updates with you - and we're so grateful to the political science community in Europe (and beyond!) for the amazing support 👇
📢 EPSS community updates!
We’re excited to share some milestones and announcements with you 👇
epssnet.org/news/
We’re excited to share some milestones and announcements with you 👇
epssnet.org/news/
EPSS News & Updates | Political Science Announcements
Get the latest news, conference announcements, and organizational updates from the European Political Science Society (EPSS).
epssnet.org
September 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We're excited to share some EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social updates with you - and we're so grateful to the political science community in Europe (and beyond!) for the amazing support 👇
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
🚨 New blog post online!
What do missing schools, closed hospitals, or long trips to the nearest train station reveal about trust in government? (1/3)
September 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🚨 New blog post online!
What do missing schools, closed hospitals, or long trips to the nearest train station reveal about trust in government? (1/3)
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
Welcome to our #GESISfallseminar Web Data Collection courses by @iuliacioroianu.bsky.social! These live online courses have it all: theoretical overviews, lecturer-led tutorials, small-group exercises, and individual assignments - in R, in Python or, for the extra motivated, in both languages 💪
September 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Welcome to our #GESISfallseminar Web Data Collection courses by @iuliacioroianu.bsky.social! These live online courses have it all: theoretical overviews, lecturer-led tutorials, small-group exercises, and individual assignments - in R, in Python or, for the extra motivated, in both languages 💪
The best way to come back to work 😍😍
🚀 The #GESISfallseminar in Computational Social Science 2025 has officially kicked off!
Today, we started with two blended learning courses: self-learning sessions in the morning followed by live sessions in the afternoon.
👋 Welcome to all lecturers & participants for week 1!
Today, we started with two blended learning courses: self-learning sessions in the morning followed by live sessions in the afternoon.
👋 Welcome to all lecturers & participants for week 1!
September 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The best way to come back to work 😍😍
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
📣 Last Call!
We still have spots left for our #GESISfallseminar course on #SNA — don’t wait!
Registration closes on 28 August. ⏳
Join us before it’s too late!
➡️ t1p.de/AdvancedSNA
We still have spots left for our #GESISfallseminar course on #SNA — don’t wait!
Registration closes on 28 August. ⏳
Join us before it’s too late!
➡️ t1p.de/AdvancedSNA
Test hypotheses on network structures & model static/dynamic networks using (T)ERGMs & SAOM—learn with Lorien Jasny in our online #GESISfallseminar course!🧠📊
Register Now 👉 t1p.de/AdvancedSNA
#SNA #TERGM #SAOM #NetworkScience #QuantMethods
@gesis.org
Register Now 👉 t1p.de/AdvancedSNA
#SNA #TERGM #SAOM #NetworkScience #QuantMethods
@gesis.org
August 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📣 Last Call!
We still have spots left for our #GESISfallseminar course on #SNA — don’t wait!
Registration closes on 28 August. ⏳
Join us before it’s too late!
➡️ t1p.de/AdvancedSNA
We still have spots left for our #GESISfallseminar course on #SNA — don’t wait!
Registration closes on 28 August. ⏳
Join us before it’s too late!
➡️ t1p.de/AdvancedSNA
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📣 Last Call!
We still have spots left for our #GESISfallseminar course on Computer Vision for Image and Video Data Analysis with @andreucasas.bsky.social.
Join us before it’s too late!⏳
➡️ t1p.de/ImageVideoAn...
We still have spots left for our #GESISfallseminar course on Computer Vision for Image and Video Data Analysis with @andreucasas.bsky.social.
Join us before it’s too late!⏳
➡️ t1p.de/ImageVideoAn...
Do you want to use computer vision for analyzing image and video data? Join @andreucasas.bsky.social in his #GESISfallseminar course to gain theoretical & methodological expertise and benefit from hands-on tutorials & consulting sessions.
More info & registration at
t1p.de/ImageVideoAn...
More info & registration at
t1p.de/ImageVideoAn...
August 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📣 Last Call!
We still have spots left for our #GESISfallseminar course on Computer Vision for Image and Video Data Analysis with @andreucasas.bsky.social.
Join us before it’s too late!⏳
➡️ t1p.de/ImageVideoAn...
We still have spots left for our #GESISfallseminar course on Computer Vision for Image and Video Data Analysis with @andreucasas.bsky.social.
Join us before it’s too late!⏳
➡️ t1p.de/ImageVideoAn...
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
Turn your raw numbers into visuals! 📊
Join @hudde.bsky.social in this hands-on #GESISworkshop to learn key design principles and explore Stata’s powerful graphics tools for creating compelling visualizations—whether for research, data analytics, or journalism.
More info ➡️ t1p.de/data_vis_25
Join @hudde.bsky.social in this hands-on #GESISworkshop to learn key design principles and explore Stata’s powerful graphics tools for creating compelling visualizations—whether for research, data analytics, or journalism.
More info ➡️ t1p.de/data_vis_25
August 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Turn your raw numbers into visuals! 📊
Join @hudde.bsky.social in this hands-on #GESISworkshop to learn key design principles and explore Stata’s powerful graphics tools for creating compelling visualizations—whether for research, data analytics, or journalism.
More info ➡️ t1p.de/data_vis_25
Join @hudde.bsky.social in this hands-on #GESISworkshop to learn key design principles and explore Stata’s powerful graphics tools for creating compelling visualizations—whether for research, data analytics, or journalism.
More info ➡️ t1p.de/data_vis_25
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
📣 Don't miss your last chance to join our #GESISfallseminar course on Agent-Based Computational Modeling!
➡️ t1p.de/Agent-BasedC...
➡️ t1p.de/Agent-BasedC...
🤔 Curious about complex interactions between individuals?
Join Daniel Mayerhoffer to learn how to simulate these interactions and their outcomes using #NetLogo and other languages in our #GESISfallseminar course on #ABM.
💻📊
Secure your spot 👉 t1p.de/Agent-BasedC...
#AgentBasedModeling #CSS
Join Daniel Mayerhoffer to learn how to simulate these interactions and their outcomes using #NetLogo and other languages in our #GESISfallseminar course on #ABM.
💻📊
Secure your spot 👉 t1p.de/Agent-BasedC...
#AgentBasedModeling #CSS
August 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
📣 Don't miss your last chance to join our #GESISfallseminar course on Agent-Based Computational Modeling!
➡️ t1p.de/Agent-BasedC...
➡️ t1p.de/Agent-BasedC...
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
📢 New publication in Social Science Research: "Beyond Religious Categories" (with @hummlerteresa.bsky.social )
📊 In a survey experiment, we investigate why Muslims are more likely to accept violent parenting practices than non-Muslims
📚 Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1/3
📊 In a survey experiment, we investigate why Muslims are more likely to accept violent parenting practices than non-Muslims
📚 Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1/3
Beyond religious categories: Understanding differences between Muslims and non-Muslims in accepting parenting styles involving physical discipline
Public discourse on immigrant integration often refers to cultural differences between immigrants and members of receiving societies, particularly imm…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
📢 New publication in Social Science Research: "Beyond Religious Categories" (with @hummlerteresa.bsky.social )
📊 In a survey experiment, we investigate why Muslims are more likely to accept violent parenting practices than non-Muslims
📚 Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1/3
📊 In a survey experiment, we investigate why Muslims are more likely to accept violent parenting practices than non-Muslims
📚 Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1/3
Reposted by Marlene Mauk
I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word.
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de
August 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word.
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637