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Number-crunching political scientist with a strong interest in elections, autocracies, digitalization and Eastern Europe. PostDoc @tudresden.bsky.social. Mom of 2. Cyclist and nature lover. Also: possibly random squirrel content.
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submitted 22 days ago • 170 comments

kl. serviceskeet: die befragung von Frau Stark-Watzinger ist TOP 1 für die 78. Sitzung des Bildungsausschusses am Mittwoch um 11.30 Uhr. Über die "live" Seite der Mediathek auf der Webseite des Bundestages kann man die Sitzung verfolgen. #fördergeldaffäre

submitted 274 days ago • 2 comments

In case you missed it: German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP) isn't too keen on respecting the freedom of research and teaching. #AcademicFreedom #Germany

submitted 285 days ago • 1 comment

How do we engage with authoritarian regimes and how do we study them? For the launch of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Specialist Group on Autocracy and Regime Change, we discuss these timely issues! Join us in London or online and register here: forms.gle/Hvh4KRewuUr7... polisky dictatorsky

submitted 288 days ago • 1 comment

In diesem Spiel kann man nur verlieren. Es ist Zeit, Klartext zu reden. Statt uns in leeren Phrasen und Buzzwords zu verlieren, sollten wir realisieren, dass wir ein Problem mit Rechts haben.

submitted 289 days ago • 0 comments

Hey GermanPoliticSky, whats your take on the election results in Germany? European elections, but also the results of AfD in local politics... polisky

submitted 289 days ago • 4 comments

I am teaching tomorrow a class on local politics. In Saxony. Not sure yet, how this is gonna go.

submitted 289 days ago • 2 comments

I'm really excited about this conference beginning today. 🤩 Who else from the bluesky dictatorsky bubble will be here?

submitted 301 days ago • 0 comments

Excited to share a new R-package (written w/ @aaoritz.bsky.social)! "nuts: Convert European regional data in R" tinyurl.com/4yhbnpxn nuts allows to harmonize and aggregate European regional data across all NUTS versions (2006, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2021) & levels (NUTS-3 to NUTS-1). 1/4

submitted 364 days ago • 4 comments

Despite Wikipedia's NPOV policy, articles often carry sentiment. Take a look at this word cloud illustrating frequent terms in Russian-language Wikipedia articles about regional executives... not everyone's buying into the regime's narratives dictatorsky

submitted 307 days ago • 0 comments

Polisky Dictatorsky! We are accepting submissions for our Fall 2024 season of online workshops until May 31! We welcome presentations by early-career scholars studying authoritarian political regimes regardless of their methodological approaches. Find more information at: apsg.work/cfp/

submitted 317 days ago • 0 comments

Fröhliche Wettermoderator*innen in Radio und TV, die von Grillwetter und Freibad plappern oder Zeitungsartikel mit Sommerferien-assoziativer Bebilderung sind Teil des Problems. Sie helfen dabei, das heranrollende Unheil zu ignorieren, indem sie es als prima Sache framen.

submitted 353 days ago • 39 comments

đź“ŁPublication Alert: Our OA-article on competitiveness in Russian regional elections is now available. We emphasize inclusiveness and contestation and show that the regime systematically controls access to the electoral arena. Article: rdcu.be/dx6Yk Polisky dictatorsky

submitted 411 days ago • 1 comment

"Geld ohne Arbeit setzt völlig falsche Anreize" – Union will offenbar Aktiendividenden, Erbschaften und Mieteinnahmen verbieten www.der-postillon.com/2023/11/leis...

submitted 496 days ago • 25 comments

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submitted 511 days ago • 0 comments

🚨CALL FOR AUTHORS🚨 We are looking for authors willing to write a short entry (2.5k words) on the topics below for our Encyclopedia of Political Communication Interested? ➡️ Reach out asap via email ([email protected]) Plz repost for N and diversity @maxgroemping.bsky.social @dswirz.bsky.social

submitted 524 days ago • 0 comments

Autocrats employ elections to legitimize their rule. They claim universal suffrage, but my analysis of elections from 1970-2020 in electoral autocracies tells a different story: strategic and informal adjustments of suffrage to secure political survival. Read my article here Open Access! Dictatorsky

submitted 524 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 524 days ago • 0 comments

I made a quick chart using Freedom House's 2023 data. The last few years have seen some countries fluctuating between 'Partially Free' and 'Not Free'. The trends look much more dramatic when looking at population-weighted data. PoliSky

submitted 527 days ago • 4 comments

UK 2021 census data and 2019 General Election results for constituencies đź“Š

submitted 524 days ago • 0 comments

Somebody asked me if I had plans for the fall. It took me a minute to realise she meant "Autumn" and not "The Collapse of Civilisation."

submitted 556 days ago • 50 comments

When Levitsky and Way publish a piece together on JoD, you know there is a new book coming... dictatorsky Comparativesky polisky

submitted 536 days ago • 0 comments

We do understand the #globalwarming caused by fossil fuels - for four decades it’s been going as predicted. But we don’t understand the surprise upward leap that is happening now. And that worries me.

submitted 537 days ago • 19 comments

CALL FOR PAPERS! Polisky Dictatorsky Do you work on autocracies, want to present your ongoing research, and receive in-depth feedback? We are organising our *5th Series*, starting Spring 2024! Please, submit your application by *30 October* here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 543 days ago • 0 comments

For a project, I spend some days in Armenia... and I just have no words 🇦🇲

submitted 541 days ago • 0 comments

Niemandem ist gedient, wenn wir alle nur noch Wissenschaft verwalten statt sie zu machen, weil es anderswo keine vernĂĽnftigen Stellen gibt. #IchBinHanna

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