Rebecca Kittel
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Rebecca Kittel
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PostDoc FU Berlin & Research Affiliate WZB | PhD from EUI | Populism, Parliamentary Behaviour, Party Communication, Protest Behaviour, Text-as-Data | https://rebecca-kittel.eu/
On my way home after a great day of teaching Web-Sraping and Automated Data Collection at the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology @unibremen.bsky.social. It was a pleasure to meet all these motivated and talented researchers! #wpm #WomenInPolMeth
July 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I find that right-wing populist actors use the most complex language in German parliamentary debates. Left-wing populists seem to use somewhat average language complexity. At the same time, the study finds that language complexity decreased significantly in the German parliament over time.
March 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🚨Publication Alert

Very happy to share that my second PhD paper is now out with @govandopp.bsky.social 🤗🎉

Do populist politicians use simpler language? I analyse 30 years of parliamentary discourse to shed light on that question! 👇

Full article: doi.org/10.1017/gov....
#OpenAccess
March 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🚨 Publication Alert
More than happy to share that my very first paper is now out with @EJPRjournal
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Which discursive elements make (non-)populist messages appealing to varying groups of people?
Link to full article: doi.org/10.1111/1475...
#OpenAccess 🔓
July 25, 2024 at 11:04 AM