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High-quality data for election research | Conducted in cooperation between the German Society for Electoral Studies (DGfW) and GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (@gesis.org) www.gesis.org/en/gles
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πŸ“’ The GLES Cross-Section has started on Tuesday! Register sample which was completed with additional addresses from PostDirekt πŸ’»πŸ“Mixed mode (CAWI & PAPI) πŸ‘₯ Aims for at least 7,000 respondents 🌍CSES Module 6 included πŸ‘‰English Q: www.gesis.org/fileadmin/ad... πŸ‘‰German Q: www.gesis.org/fileadmin/ad...

🚨 Wave 30 of the #GLES Panel Survey is live! 🚨 From Feb. 12–22, up to 14,000 interviews will examine public opinion ahead of the German #Election2025. The questionnaire, published to promote pre-registration of research, is available in DE and EN: www.gesis.org/en/gles/2025... #BTW2025 #Wahl2025

How well do you know the German federal election? πŸ—³οΈ Test your knowledge with this quiz, prepared by our GLES member Sina Chen. Challenge yourself and see how many questions you can answer correctly! πŸ”— www.t-online.de/nachrichten/... (German only) We’d love to hear your results!

GLES Tracking T60 data collection started today!πŸŽ‰ T60 includes questions about the upcoming federal election, e.g. perceptions of chancellor candidates & coalitions and additionally a positional issue on arms deliveries to Ukraine. You can find the questionnaire here: www.gesis.org/en/gles/2025...

New research by @nicolaiberk.bsky.social using GLES data πŸ‘‡

🚨 New data: GLES Panel 2021, Control Group I (to Panel Wave 17, Sample A) (ZA7718) πŸ’»πŸ“± CAWI cross-section πŸ‘₯ 1,232 interviews πŸ“… 07/07–20/07/2021 πŸ” Compare with wave 17 of the GLES Panel or analyze voter behavior during the 2021 federal election πŸ‘‰ doi.org/10.4232/1.14...

πŸ“’A new version of the pre-released questionnaires of the GLES Rolling Cross-Section 2025 (ZA101001) is available! The pre-release now covers all surveys of this study and the document is available in German and English: German: www.gesis.org/fileadmin/ad... English: www.gesis.org/fileadmin/ad...

The GLES Candidate Study is the sixth in our series of GLES surveys for #BTW2025πŸ“£ All candidates of the parties represented in the Bundestag before #BTW2025, questionnaire including CCS Module IV 🎊 More information: www.gesis.org/en/gles/2025... πŸ”Ž @gesis.org

πŸ“’ New article in the #GESISBlog (German only) about the challenges of @gles.bsky.social to realize all #GLES studies for #BTW2025 within a few weeks instead of almost a year as plannedβŒ›πŸŽŠ blog.gesis.org/wahl-2025-wi...

The GLES Cross-Section is the fifth in our series of GLES surveys for #BTW2025πŸ“£ Mixed mode survey (CAWI & PAPI) of ca. 7,000 respondents interviewed within six weeks following #BTW2025. Comprehensive questionnaire including CSES Module 6🎊 More information: www.gesis.org/en/gles/2025... πŸ”Ž @gesis.org

🚨 Wave 29 of the #GLES Panel Survey is live! 🚨 From Jan. 16–30, up to 13,000 interviews will examine public opinion ahead of the German #Election2025. The questionnaire, published to promote pre-registration of research, is available in DE & EN: www.gesis.org/en/gles/2025... #BTW2025 #Wahl2025

The GLES Tracking is the fourth in our series of GLES surveys for #BTW2025πŸ“£ Online cross-sectional surveys of around 1,500 respondents with questions on voting intentions, political attitudes, and political issues 🎊 More information: www.gesis.org/en/gles/2025... πŸ”Ž @gesis.org

πŸ“’ The pre-election questionnaires of the GLES Rolling Cross-Section 2025 have been published (in German) and can be used for pre-registration of research projects and analyses. Post-election questionnaire and English versions of the questionnaires will be added shortly: www.gesis.org/fileadmin/up...

The GLES Nomination Study is the third in our series of GLES surveys for #BTW2025πŸ“£ Data collection on internal party nomination procedures of constituency candidates of the parties represented in the Bundestag prior to #BTW2025🎊 More information www.gesis.org/en/gles/2025... πŸ”Ž @gesisorg.bsky.social

The GLES Rolling Cross-Section (RCS) is the second in our series of GLES surveys for #BTW2025πŸ“£ About 160 interviews per day over 48 days before #BTW2025 in an RCS design and re-interviews of respondents after #BTW2025 in an RCS design🎊 More information: www.gesis.org/en/gles/2025...

🚨New data: GLES Tracking October, T59 (ZA10002) πŸ’»πŸ“±CAWI cross-section, πŸ‘₯1,131 interviews, πŸš€plus 791 interviews of people in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg πŸ“…09/10–17/10/2024 πŸ—³οΈSpecial focus on the 2024 state elections & community CfQ questions! ➑️ doi.org/10.4232/5.ZA...

The GLES Panel is the first in a series on the GLES surveys for #BTW2025πŸ“£ The first Panel wave on #BTW2025 is already in the field, with two more pre-election waves, a post-election wave, and a government formation wave to follow🎊 More information: www.gesis.org/en/gles/2025... πŸ”Ž

🚨 Wave 28 of the GLES Panel is live! 🚨 πŸ—“οΈ Dec. 11 – 22 πŸ“Š More than 13,000 interviews with active and newly recruited panel members of samples A1-A4 + A5 πŸ“ Explore the questionnaire (DE, EN): www.gesis.org/en/gles/2025... @gles.bsky.social #Wahl2025 #SurveyResearch #PolSci

🚨 New data release! 🚨 GLES Candidate Study European Election 2024 (ZA7960)!πŸŽ‰ Questions include background & nomination, election campaign, attitudes, democracy & representation. Special focus on use of social media in election campaigns. ➑️ dx.doi.org/10.4232/1.14...

The GLES is gearing up for the 2025 early federal election! πŸŽ‰ The design includes pre- & post-election surveys, cross-sections & panels, and more to provide in-depth insights into voter and candidate behavior & attitudes. Stay tuned, more to come!πŸ“£ ➑️ gesis.org/gles

🚨 Data of GLES Panel Wave 27 have been pre-released! 🚨 ➑️ dx.doi.org/10.4232/1.14... πŸ‘₯ 8.263 interviews πŸ“… 24/09–08/10/2024 Topics included, among others, the state elections in Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.

🚨Data expansion: GLES Cross-Section 2009-2021, Cumulation πŸ‘₯21,040 interviews πŸ“…2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 πŸš€Several new topics in the cumulated dataset! doi.org/10.4232/1.14...

πŸ“Š New Publication: GLES Candidate Study 2021 Methods Report! πŸŽ‰ @joschbrl.bsky.social l, @joshuaesr.bsky.social, and @axburg.bsky.social dive into the processes behind candidate data collection, data curation, and data quality for the 2021 German federal election.πŸ”πŸ“‹ ➑️ doi.org/10.21241/sso...

GLES Tracking T59 data collection started yesterday!πŸŽ‰ T59 includes new questions from the Call for Questions and questions about the elections in Saxony, Thuringia & Brandenburg (750 add. respondents from these states will be surveyed) www.gesis.org/en/gles/over...

πŸ“’ Start of data collection for the fall 2024 survey wave of the GLES Panel! πŸ—“οΈ September 24 – October 8 πŸ“¨ Sample A = 16.821 Panelists πŸ“„ Pre-release questionnaire (DE, EN) can be found here: www.gesis.org/en/gles/over...

πŸ—žοΈ In a new contribution to the GESIS blog [in German], @axburg.bsky.social , @joschbrl.bsky.social , and @marcdebus.bsky.social describe how the GLES Nomination Study can be used to investigate the links between sociodemographics and intra-party candidate selection: blog.gesis.org/ist-der-weg-...

Data collection of GLES Candidate Study European Election 2024 has started!πŸŽ‰ Questions on candidates' backgrounds, recruitment & selection, attitudes, policy positions, campaigns & special focus on social media campaigning Pre-release questionnaire: www.gesis.org/en/gles/over...

🚨 New data release! 🚨 GLES Candidate Study European Elections 2024, Social Media Accounts (ZA7959)!Β πŸŽ‰ The data covers accounts from Facebook, Instagram, X, and personal websites of German candidates for the upcoming European Elections. ➑️ doi.org/10.4232/1.14...

🚨 New data: GLES Tracking March 2024, T57 πŸ’»πŸ“± CAWI cross-section,Β πŸ‘₯ 1,145Β interviews,Β πŸ“… 06/03–15/03/2024 Party β€œBΓΌndnis Sahra Wagenknecht” newly including in questions on voting intention, perceived left-right ranking and position issues ➑️ dx.doi.org/10.4232/1.14...

Do you do research on political candidates? The Comparative Candidate Survey (CCS) launched a Call for Questions/Modules to be included in their Round IV questionnaire. This questionnaire will automatically also be part of the GLES Candidate Studies fielded between 2025 and 2030! πŸ‘‡

🚨New data: GLES Pretest 2021 πŸ’»πŸ“± CAWI πŸ‘₯ 2,185 interviews The pretest for the 2021 federal election was used to test wording effects (e.g., gendered vs. not gendered) and new items (e.g., on feeling left behind, urban-rural differences, and sources of identity). search.gesis.org/research_dat...

The last two decades were characterized by multiple crises. How did political attitudes change over time? In a new blog post, Walke et al. analyze the development of political attitudes between 2009 and 2023 using data of the GLES Tracking Cumulation: blog.gesis.org/im-wandel-de...

Data collection of GLES Tracking T57 has started yesterday!πŸŽ‰ The newly founded party β€œBΓΌndnis Sahra Wagenknecht” was added to the questions on voting intention and party perception. Further information and the pre-release questionnaire are available here: www.gesis.org/en/gles/stud...

New paper using the GLES Candiate Study 2021 πŸ‘‡

New paper by @marcdebus.bsky.social and @himmelrath.bsky.social, in which they use data from the GLES Nomination Study 2021 to investigate the association of intra-party competitors' socio-demographic characteristics with their chances of being nominated as a candidate by their party πŸ‘‡

🚨 Data of GLES Panel Wave 25 have been pre-released! 🚨 ➑️ dx.doi.org/10.4232/1.14... In Wave 25 of the GLES panel, 10.030 active panelists were interviewed between 11.10.-24.10.2023. Topics included, among others, state elections in Hesse and Bavaria and new items on antisemitism.

🚨 New data: GLES Tracking November 2023, T56 πŸ’»πŸ“± CAWI cross-section, πŸ‘₯ 1,118 interviews, πŸ“… 08/11–15/11/2023 Recurring questions on voting & attitudes, and new items on antisemitism and support for climate protection & climate activist groups dx.doi.org/10.4232/1.14...

πŸ“£New paper based on GLES data: @axburg.bsky.social uses data from the 2013 and 2017 Campaign Panels and the 2021 Rolling Cross-Section to investigate the association of ideological orientations with attitudinal ambivalence: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

πŸ“’ New dataset: GLES Tracking 2009 -2023, Cumulation! The cumulation comprises cross-sectional data from 2009 to 2023 & therefore enables analyses of long-term developments of voting behavior & attitudes covering 4 Federal Elections in Germany. dx.doi.org/10.4232/1.14...

Besides potential voters, the GLES also surveys candidates running for office in the Federal Elections. Check out our recently published short report on the 2021 Candidate Study [in German], which shows exemplary results of the study: www.gesis.org/gles/kurzbericht

Data collection of GLES Tracking T56 has started today!πŸŽ‰ New items on antisemitism and support of climate protection groups (e.g., Fridays for Future) & climate activist groups (e.g., Letzte Generation) were added. The Pre-release questionnaire (DE) is available here:Β www.gesis.org/fileadmin/up...

🚨 New data available: GLES Tracking August 2023, T55 πŸ’»πŸ“± CAWI cross-section, πŸ‘₯ 1,119 interviews, πŸ“… 07/08–14/08/2023 The questionnaire includes recurring questions on voting & attitudes dx.doi.org/10.4232/1.14...

How is the level of nonstandard dialect in regions associated with voting for the radical right in Germany? In a new paper, D. Ziblatt, H. Hilbig, and @danbischof.bsky.social investigate this question and use data from the GLES Panel for their individual-level analyses: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

πŸ“’Data release! Today we released the coded open-ended responses to the β€œmost important political problem” question for the 2018-2022 GLES studies! You can find the data here: search.gesis.org/research_dat...

New article by @nilssteiner.bsky.social on changing generational patterns of party support in the German electorate! The data used include data from our 2021 post-election cross-sectional survey.

Check out this new paper by C. Schimpf, @kunkakom.bsky.social, and H. Schoen, which uses data from our panel survey to investigate the stability of populist attitudes over time πŸ‘‡