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Institut für Staatswissenschaft / Department of Government
@stawi-univie.bsky.social
Covers a wide range of political science topics in Austrian and Comparative Politics. Research focus: political competition, elections, governments, coalitions.
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Do policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ in European democracies?

My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.

Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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I‘m excited to take part in the
@zweitstimme.bsky.social Workshop on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behavior at the @hertieschool.bsky.social this week! I'll be presenting first results from a project with @klingelt.bsky.social on the Geography of Electioneering in Multi-Party Systems.
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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👀 Political Sciences at University of Vienna ranked #33 worldwide... www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gra...

@univie.ac.at #rankings
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Im Oktober erschien in den Salzburger Nachrichten (@sn.at) ein Artikel von @irisbonavida.bsky.social zu personalisierter Onlinewerbung mit Kommentaren von mir. Darin verweise ich auf aktuelle Forschung von Kolleg*innen sowie auf Ergebnisse meines eigenen Experiments: doi.org/10.1177/1940...
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Reminder: Präsentation unseren neuen Buches "Demokratie sucht Zukunft" (Kurt Guwak @gulp1959.bsky.social, @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social + ich) am kommenden Donnerstag (20.11., 18h) in der Urania (Link unten).
November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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How do illiberal politics shape Europe?

Our Politics & Governance special issue, edited by
@zsolt.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social @schaferd.bsky.social & Bálint Mikola, explores illiberalism's impact across Europe.

Read open access⤵️
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Illiberal Politics in Europe
Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)
www.cogitatiopress.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project

You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!

⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025

wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...

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November 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Still looking for a Research Assistant - apply by November 10
Details below 👇
🚨We are looking for a research assistant at the masters level to help us with designing & running some surveys in the MULTIREP project.

If you are based in Vienna or around, have some interest in political representation & experience with surveys, consider applying! 👇

wratil.eu/files/Resear...
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
New Book! 📖

Department head Sylvia Kritzinger and Johanna Willmann contributed their expertise to "Wie wir leben wollen - Visionen für eine bessere Welt" by C. Friesl, E. Meinhart, R. Polak, which explores visions for Austria's future. 💚

Get your copy here:
www.edition-a.at/buecher/wiss...
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Online discussion | Democracy Under Pressure: How Illiberal Politics Reshape Europe

🗓️ Oct 31 | 🕒 15:00 CET

Illiberal politics transform European democracies. But how deeply?

🗣️ Petra Guasti, Marlene Laruelle, Bálint Mikola, Zsuzsanna Végh

Register: www.authlib.eu/democracy-un...
Democracy Under Pressure: How Illiberal Politics Reshape Europe - Authlib
Where is Czechia headed after the 2025 parliamentary election? Join our discussion on October 6 (Monday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.
www.authlib.eu
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Still want to apply? - The deadline for applications has been extended until 5th of November!⏱️🖊️
🚨 Job Alert!

The Department of Government is offering a position as Senior Lecturer in ‘Quantitative Methods and the Political System of Austria’.

Interested? Find the full vacancy here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

Applications are open until 27th of October! ✉️‼️
October 29, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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I wrote a short article this summer while working with the brilliant people at Public First in London, who kindly allowed me to ask some questions in their UK omnibus survey. 🧵

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Better politics starts with conversations only few are having — Public First - Data
When asked about their views on politicians, the British public does not hold back. Eight in ten Britons agree that the gap between ordinary people and politicians is wider than the differences among ...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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📣 Event tip: "Invitation Kick-Off Vienna Doctoral College on #DigitalHumanism" 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬
@wwtf.at @tuwien.at @wuvienna.bsky.social
🗓 November 19, 2025 | 🕙 10:00–16:00 | 📍 Vienna
‼️ The registration deadline is November 3.
More information about the program & registration here: ⤵️
Invitation Kick-Off Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism - dighumcollege Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism
🗓 November 19, 2025 | 🕙 10:00–16:00 | 📍 Vienna You are kindly invited to join the official Kick-off of the  Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism. We look forward to sharing with you the develop...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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🔊 ub:talks – Contrarian Scientists: Desinformation durch Wissenschaft?

📅 Do, 23.10.2025, 18:00
📍 Erika-Weinzierl-Saal, Universitätsring 1, Wien
🎙️ Mit @schnizzl.bsky.social & @dietmarpichler.bsky.social
ℹ️ Um Anmeldung wird gebeten: bibliothek.univie.ac.at/events/00842...
October 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Migrant Electoral Rights Dataset (1960-2020)

📊 Link to dataset: hdl.handle.net/1814/93661

📕 Link to codebook: cadmus.eui.eu/server/api/c...

💼 Link to 400 page documentation: cadmus.eui.eu/server/api/c...
MER Migrant Electoral Rights dataset
Suffrage is a central element of democracy. Over time, electoral rights have increasingly become available to migrants—both as non-citizen residents and as non-resident citizens. However, existing dat...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@laurenzennser.bsky.social commented on political appointments in Austrian politics on ZIB 2 📺

Watch the segment via the link below:
October 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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🚨 New Working Paper with R.Bauböck + @sumpierrez.bsky.social

We introduce the concept of incongruent suffrage.

This describes when there are voting rights but no candidacy rights for a group. Or vice versa.

The paper includes descriptive data & exploratory case studies.

doi.org/10.33774/aps...
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨 Job Alert!

The Department of Government is offering a position as Senior Lecturer in ‘Quantitative Methods and the Political System of Austria’.

Interested? Find the full vacancy here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

Applications are open until 27th of October! ✉️‼️
October 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Job Alert! The MULTIREP project is currently looking for a research assistant to join their team! 🙌
🚨We are looking for a research assistant at the masters level to help us with designing & running some surveys in the MULTIREP project.

If you are based in Vienna or around, have some interest in political representation & experience with surveys, consider applying! 👇

wratil.eu/files/Resear...
October 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Meilenstein: Die Universität Wien ist erstmals unter den Top 100 im World University Ranking von @timeshighered.bsky.social - auf Platz 95! 🥳 Das stärkt Sichtbarkeit & internationale Vernetzung exzellenter Forschender und Studierender weltweit. #univie #THERanking 👉 www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr...
October 9, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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🚨 New publication out @jeppjournal.bsky.social w/ Katrin Praprotnik @luanarusso.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social

We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.

Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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🤔 Curious about our new open access dataset on migrant electoral rights?

Join us for the webinar to get an overview. 📊
🚨 Webinar Alert 🚨

Join us for the online launch of the new Migrant Electoral Rights (MER) Dataset, the most comprehensive global dataset on migrant suffrage to date 🌐

📅 Oct 15 | 17:00 CEST
📍 Online
🔗 Register www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
October 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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‼️ TODAY‼️

💭 What's ahead for Czechia after the parliamentary election?

📅 Oct 6, 3:00pm CET
📍 Online

🗣️
@petraguasti.bsky.social @charlesuni.cuni.cz
@danielhegedus.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social
Vit Dostal (AMO)
Andrea Michalcová (Centre for an Informed Society)
Bohemia Illiberalis? Perspectives on Czechia’s Future Democratic Landscape and Foreign Policy After the Elections
Where is Czechia headed after the 2025 parliamentary election? Join our discussion on October 6 (Monday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.
www.authlib.eu
October 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM