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Roland Kappe
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Elections and voting, education politics and policy, bureaucracy, coffee, sunshine. Latte papa, citizen of nowhere, lecturer in political economy at UCL
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8/ Education anchors contemporary cleavage politics, but what *kind* of education? @nspmartin.bsky.social @ralphscott.bsky.social ‬ and @rolandkappe.bsky.social show the specific subjects British adolescents take in secondary school shape their voting behavior as adults.

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ralphscott.bsky.social Ralph Scott @ralphscott.bsky.social · Jul 14
📣 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🚨

"School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support"

Just published in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @nspmartin.bsky.social and @rolandkappe.bsky.social.

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Article abstract, which says: The educational cleavage is restructuring electoral competition in many democracies, yet there has been insufficient attention on how variation in educational content affects this. In order to address this, this article combines English administrative school records with a unique representative panel of adolescents to estimate the within-individual effect of studying different subjects at school on political party preference. This analysis finds that studying arts and humanities subjects leads to greater support for socially liberal parties, whilst studying business and economics increases support for economically right-wing parties. Students who study technical subjects become more likely to support socially conservative and economically right-wing parties. These relationships between particular subjects and party support also persist into adulthood. As such, this article provides new evidence on the importance of subjects taken in secondary school for political socialisation, during the impressionable years of adolescence.
October 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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and here is the German election forecasting symposium in @pspolisci.bsky.social
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including @marystegmaier.bsky.social and others...
pspolisci.bsky.social PS: Political Science & Politics @pspolisci.bsky.social · Feb 20
Online now - A Symposium Forecasting the 2025 German Election taking place THIS Sunday! Check them all out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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February 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
rolandkappe.bsky.social
Merz was cruising to become Chancellor with very little movement in the polls. I wonder whether this was not only a historic norm violation but also a spectacular own goal.
January 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
rolandkappe.bsky.social
Breaking this taboo - and his own word from only weeks ago - also invites questions of whether he might rely on AfD support after the election. This should provide a powerful argument for the SPD and Greens, and focusing the election campaign on immigration issues likely benefits the AfD.
January 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
rolandkappe.bsky.social
Ha, hadn't heard this. Do all countries do this? Slightly scared what Germany's two identities are 😬
November 29, 2024 at 3:08 PM