Simon Munzert
@simonsaysnothin.bsky.social
Professor of Data Science and Public Policy | Hertie School Data Science Lab | Elections, Public Opinion, Data
Kein besserer Start in den Morgen als mit einem starken ZEIT-Artikel meines großartigen Hertie-Kollegen Christian Gläßel und @ascharpf.bsky.social: www.zeit.de/politik/ausl... (Freebie-Link)
Rekrutierung bei ICE: Repression als Karrierechance
Das Ziel: 3.000 Festnahmen pro Tag. Die US-Einwanderungsbehörde ICE geht nicht zimperlich vor, und den schmutzigen Job machen Leute mit fragwürdiger Eignung. Kein Zufall.
www.zeit.de
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Kein besserer Start in den Morgen als mit einem starken ZEIT-Artikel meines großartigen Hertie-Kollegen Christian Gläßel und @ascharpf.bsky.social: www.zeit.de/politik/ausl... (Freebie-Link)
This week, the 2025 edition of the Lancet Countdown Report on Health and Climate Change was released — and I was able to contribute a small part again (look for indicator 5.2 in our version of the #ShowYourStripes chart, that’s me!). 1/4
October 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This week, the 2025 edition of the Lancet Countdown Report on Health and Climate Change was released — and I was able to contribute a small part again (look for indicator 5.2 in our version of the #ShowYourStripes chart, that’s me!). 1/4
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We are hiring a PhD student to join us at the @hertiesecurity.bsky.social (start Sept. 2026)!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We are hiring a PhD student to join us at the @hertiesecurity.bsky.social (start Sept. 2026)!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
This looks very useful for comparative research on legislative elites. Also, it's great to see more projects paying attention to interoperability with existing data infrastructure. We're on a good path as a discipline!
New data for legislative scholars! Committee Membership Dataset with @bcastanho.bsky.social, @dmpullan.bsky.social and Firuze Taner:
Committee assignments for all MPs (Wikidata IDs!) in 14 countries
Harmonized roles/policy areas
Data: doi.org/10.7802/2940
Working paper: tinyurl.com/vf54r78p
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Committee assignments for all MPs (Wikidata IDs!) in 14 countries
Harmonized roles/policy areas
Data: doi.org/10.7802/2940
Working paper: tinyurl.com/vf54r78p
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GESIS-Suche
doi.org
October 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This looks very useful for comparative research on legislative elites. Also, it's great to see more projects paying attention to interoperability with existing data infrastructure. We're on a good path as a discipline!
... in which I accidentally imitate Otto Wels, while saying things far less momentous than he did back then.
@simonsaysnothin.bsky.social at #MEDem Conf: we need to integrate our efforts instead of researchers all building their own datasets and infrastructure. Couldn't agree more!
September 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
... in which I accidentally imitate Otto Wels, while saying things far less momentous than he did back then.
Day 1 at #MEDem Conference @gesis.org in Cologne, where I had the chance to share a personal perspective on data infrastructure projects for democracy research. Slides here: simonmunzert.com/medem25/
🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.
September 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Day 1 at #MEDem Conference @gesis.org in Cologne, where I had the chance to share a personal perspective on data infrastructure projects for democracy research. Slides here: simonmunzert.com/medem25/
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Coming up on Monday the @medem.bsky.social conference at @gesis.org in Cologne. Stay tuned for the future of democracy research infrastructures www.medem.eu/coming-up-th... Keynotes from @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social and @sldelange.bsky.social
Coming Up: The 2025 MEDem Conference & Workshop! - Monitoring Electoral Democracy
Coming Up: the 2025 medem Conference! We are thrilled for the upcoming 3rd MEDem Conference, scheduled to take place from September 29-30 at GESIS in Cologne!The 3rd MEDem conference will bring togeth...
www.medem.eu
September 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Coming up on Monday the @medem.bsky.social conference at @gesis.org in Cologne. Stay tuned for the future of democracy research infrastructures www.medem.eu/coming-up-th... Keynotes from @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social and @sldelange.bsky.social
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Deadline for the position as Full Professor at our dept is coming closer: Great position, great colleagues & very positive working atmosphere. Please contact @danbischof.bsky.social if you have any questions.
And thanks for asking - yes, the pic shows today's view from the position's office.
And thanks for asking - yes, the pic shows today's view from the position's office.
September 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Deadline for the position as Full Professor at our dept is coming closer: Great position, great colleagues & very positive working atmosphere. Please contact @danbischof.bsky.social if you have any questions.
And thanks for asking - yes, the pic shows today's view from the position's office.
And thanks for asking - yes, the pic shows today's view from the position's office.
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I have studied the targeting of journalists for many years, but the scale and public display of these killings is truly shocking: “Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital“
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I have studied the targeting of journalists for many years, but the scale and public display of these killings is truly shocking: “Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital“
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Amazing to see what those students pulled together! And I'm delighted that our @hertiedatascience.bsky.social Data4Good festival got the ball rolling... stay tuned for the next edition in 2026! www.hertie-school.org/en/data4good...
June 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Amazing to see what those students pulled together! And I'm delighted that our @hertiedatascience.bsky.social Data4Good festival got the ball rolling... stay tuned for the next edition in 2026! www.hertie-school.org/en/data4good...
If you're a researcher (or, less likely, a policymaker) reading this, you'll definitely want to read on. Featuring a dataset that may include you - and findings that make a solid case for hanging out in this space and sharing your work.
🤔 How much do politicians engage with academic researchers online?
In my latest paper, I find that politicians from 12 countries rarely engage with researchers on social media, but this can change when expertise gains salience
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/osf/wqbe4_v1
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In my latest paper, I find that politicians from 12 countries rarely engage with researchers on social media, but this can change when expertise gains salience
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/osf/wqbe4_v1
🧵👇
June 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
If you're a researcher (or, less likely, a policymaker) reading this, you'll definitely want to read on. Featuring a dataset that may include you - and findings that make a solid case for hanging out in this space and sharing your work.
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The worst happened. We were DOGE’d. Our NSF funding is gone.
So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.
It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/
expertvoicestogether.org
So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.
It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/
expertvoicestogether.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The worst happened. We were DOGE’d. Our NSF funding is gone.
So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.
It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/
expertvoicestogether.org
So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.
It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/
expertvoicestogether.org
Just published at CHI ’25: How Commercial Content Moderation APIs over- and under-moderate hate speech dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... w/ @dawiet.bsky.social ky.social, Amin Oueslati @hheuer.bsky.social cial @dimitristaufer.bsky.social al Lena Pohlmann. 🧵
Lost in Moderation: How Commercial Content Moderation APIs Over- and Under-Moderate Group-Targeted Hate Speech and Linguistic Variations | Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Co...
dl.acm.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Just published at CHI ’25: How Commercial Content Moderation APIs over- and under-moderate hate speech dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... w/ @dawiet.bsky.social ky.social, Amin Oueslati @hheuer.bsky.social cial @dimitristaufer.bsky.social al Lena Pohlmann. 🧵
Just checking in on how the young fellas are doing and... great, apparently! Congrats Elias and Andreas on this wonderful publication! And very timely as we enter a new session of the Bundestag that promises lots of contentious debating.
Really glad to see this published! It was a true pleasure to collaborate with the wonderful @ankuepfer.bsky.social throughout every stage of this project 🙏 🎉
🚀 Our paper (with @eliaskoch.bsky.social) on ‘The Politics of Seeking and Avoiding Discourse in Parliament’ is finally out as EarlyView at the EJPR!
April 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Just checking in on how the young fellas are doing and... great, apparently! Congrats Elias and Andreas on this wonderful publication! And very timely as we enter a new session of the Bundestag that promises lots of contentious debating.
Aus, aus, das Spiel ist aus!! Zumindest für unser Vorhersagemodell von @zweitstimme.bsky.social für die #btw25. Hier unsere vorläufig finalen Prognosen, vor ca. 70 Zeugen an der @hertieschool.bsky.social vorgestellt. zweitstimme.org/presentation
Redirecting...
zweitstimme.org
February 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Aus, aus, das Spiel ist aus!! Zumindest für unser Vorhersagemodell von @zweitstimme.bsky.social für die #btw25. Hier unsere vorläufig finalen Prognosen, vor ca. 70 Zeugen an der @hertieschool.bsky.social vorgestellt. zweitstimme.org/presentation
Was der Kollege sagt - plus schöne Evidenz, warum Wahlkreisverwaisung verkraftbar ist. Schon mal bookmarken für die zu erwartende Debatte nächste Woche… www.zeit.de/politik/deut... (Freebie-Link)
February 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Was der Kollege sagt - plus schöne Evidenz, warum Wahlkreisverwaisung verkraftbar ist. Schon mal bookmarken für die zu erwartende Debatte nächste Woche… www.zeit.de/politik/deut... (Freebie-Link)
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Schon 4000 Leute - vielen Dank. Aber wir nehmen gerne noch mehr! www.wahlumfrage2025.de
February 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Schon 4000 Leute - vielen Dank. Aber wir nehmen gerne noch mehr! www.wahlumfrage2025.de
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Die AfD ist hat viele Wähler, aber noch mehr Gegner. Weil sich diese Gegner aber über viele Parteien verteilen, kann die AfD Direktmandate erringen. Würde das Wahlsystem berücksichtigen, dass viele Wähler jede Partei gegenüber der AfD bevorzugen, wäre auch im Osten die Wahlkarte weniger blau.
February 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Die AfD ist hat viele Wähler, aber noch mehr Gegner. Weil sich diese Gegner aber über viele Parteien verteilen, kann die AfD Direktmandate erringen. Würde das Wahlsystem berücksichtigen, dass viele Wähler jede Partei gegenüber der AfD bevorzugen, wäre auch im Osten die Wahlkarte weniger blau.
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Spieltheoretisch lohnt sich das Wählen kleiner Parteien (bei 4-8%). Vielleicht interessant für @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social @juliusk.bsky.social @lstoetze.bsky.social @heidireichinnek.de @marcobuschmann.bsky.social
Wähler kleiner Parteien riskieren, ihre Stimme an die Fünf-Prozent-Hürde zu verschwenden. Ich habe nachgerechnet: Dieses Argument zieht nur, wenn die Partei bei unter vier Prozent in den Umfragen steht. Im Bereich 4-8% ist eine Stimme dagegen besonders gut investiert. Ein Thread zu taktischem Wählen
February 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Spieltheoretisch lohnt sich das Wählen kleiner Parteien (bei 4-8%). Vielleicht interessant für @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social @juliusk.bsky.social @lstoetze.bsky.social @heidireichinnek.de @marcobuschmann.bsky.social