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laurenzennser.bsky.social
Professor of Austrian Politics in the European Context @univie.ac.at. Views are my own.
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Reviewer 2: I appreciate the author's attempt at theoretical originality but I am afraid they fail to engage with the most recent literature on the topic.

submitted 18 hours ago • 4 comments

A few years ago, @danweitzel.net, John Gerring, @skaaning.bsky.social and I were curious how well one could predict subjective democracy measures using easy(ish) to code observables. Turns out, *quite* well, even out of sample. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Wenn SPÖ und Neos die nächste Wiener Stadtregierung bilden, dann stützt sich ihre Regierungsmehrheit im Landtag/Gemeinderat auf die Stimmen von weniger als 20% (!) der Wiener Wohnbevölkerung ab 16 Jahren. (In Tirol sind es derzeit 28%, in Salzburg 31%, sonst zwischen 35% und 40%.)

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social ❓Political implications of labor market transformation Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city. Deadline: May 18, 2025. tinyurl.com/postdoczurich #polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Der Gap zwischen Bezirks- und Gemeinderatswahl in Wien ist bei SPÖ und Grünen stetig angewachsen (Grüne stärker bei BV-Wahl, SPÖ stärker bei GR-Wahl). Könnte auf (vermeintliche) strategische Wahlmotive hindeuten ...

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Das ist Teil eines Musters, das seit 2016 zu beobachten ist: Wien ist in den letzten Jahren für die FPÖ ein deutlich härteres Pflaster geworden ...

submitted 5 days ago • 7 comments

Die FPÖ hat heute das größte Stimmenplus, aber im Vergleich zur bundesweiten Sonntagsfrage hat sie bei Wiener LT/GR-Wahlen noch nie so unterperformt.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Danke @laurenzennser.bsky.social für die Einordnung!

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Hab zur Einstimmung auf den Wahltag ein paar Wiener Eigenheiten zusammengesammelt: Von Regierungsmitgliedern ohne Aufgaben, Gemeinderäten mit Doppelrollen, Kaisern ohne Macht und dem stummen Wiener Drittel. diepresse.com/19615113

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Happy Birthday, Zweite Republik! #meinNationalfeiertag

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Ja, wobei Wahlausgang in Wien deutlich vorhersehbarer als bei den beiden anderen Wahlgängen ...

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Warum wählt Wien anders? Das hab ich für @derstandard.at aufgeschrieben: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

My sabbatical leave allowed me to reflect on my professional life. As I’ve stepped into more senior roles in academia (plus gotten a bit older), I often get asked: 
“How do you keep writing academic articles, policy work, opinion pieces, while juggling everything else?” My answer: skillpower 🧵

submitted 16 days ago • 9 comments

Partei, die strategisch Wahltermine ansetzt, rät Leuten vom strategischen Wählen ab. Genau mein Humor.

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

📣 New research in EJPR together with the wonderful @nathaliegiger.bsky.social, @stefaniebailer.bsky.social, T. Turner-Zwinkels & S. Heller: We find: 1) MPs use more constituency signals while campaigning, 2) voters notice the signals, 3) but don't reward that behaviour. doi.org/10.1111/1475...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

⭐I am looking for 2 PhD candidates w/ focus on qualitative representation research in my ERC project INCONEX at University of Salzburg! On the project: sites.google.com/view/inconex... Applications due: 2 May 2025 Full ad: sites.google.com/view/inconex... #EUsky #poliscijobs #qualitativemethods

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Why did American institutions fail so profoundly to hold a president accountable when other democracies routinely do? Far from normal democratic practice, it's an exceptional failure US elites and institutions. This thread and article digs into why the US system failed where others didn't: 🧵

submitted 18 days ago • 37 comments

Der @maximilianwerner.at hat meine neue Studie (noch pre-print) für @derstandard.at aufgeschrieben: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

Werden Sektionschefpositionen parteipolitisch besetzt und was folgt daraus? Darüber spreche ich morgen, 07. 04. 2025, um 16.00 Uhr in #arsboni mit Prof. Dr. @laurenzennser.bsky.social . Via youtube.com/live/efYQlbZ... #joinus #wirnennenesarbeit

submitted 26 days ago • 3 comments

With Yoon removed from office today, by my count that makes 34 democratic leaders convicted since 2010. Only one—Trump—faced no real consequences. Trump's actions weren't uncommon. What was exceptional was how our institutions failed to hold him accountable.

submitted 28 days ago • 52 comments

For the @economist.com, I wrote about the Le Pen verdict. In liberal democracies, the law needs to be applied even if that strengthens the far right. But here, we should not just assume that this will help the RN. On the contrary. It's a good moment for democracy. www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

submitted 30 days ago • 4 comments

✨Big news✨ I successfully defended my PhD last month! Still can’t quite believe it. So grateful to everyone who made it possible, especially my amazing supervisors @carolinaplescia.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social & committee @turnbulldugarte.com @zeynsom.bsky.social @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social

submitted 31 days ago • 4 comments

Lenin discovering Alexander Kerensky has accidentally added him to the Provisional Government group chat.

submitted 38 days ago • 38 comments