Alex Hartland
@alexhartland.bsky.social
Political Science | Postdoc Uni Saarland | http://acteu.org
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Thrilled to share my new article in Political Psychology: “The psychology of political attitudinal volatility.” In it, I attempt to answer why do some people change their political views more than others? Open access at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@ispp-pops.bsky.social
@ispp-pops.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thrilled to share my new article in Political Psychology: “The psychology of political attitudinal volatility.” In it, I attempt to answer why do some people change their political views more than others? Open access at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@ispp-pops.bsky.social
@ispp-pops.bsky.social
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Who shares which sources on social media, and why does this matter politically? Our open-access @polcommjournal.bsky.social article shows how far-right French Twitter/X users strategically post and cite sources to achieve their goals. doi.org/10.1080/1058... #polisky #commsky #migcitsky A 🧵:
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Who shares which sources on social media, and why does this matter politically? Our open-access @polcommjournal.bsky.social article shows how far-right French Twitter/X users strategically post and cite sources to achieve their goals. doi.org/10.1080/1058... #polisky #commsky #migcitsky A 🧵:
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Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4
How Politicians (mis)Perceive Policy Salience
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4
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🚨Working on economic inequality perceptions and support for redistribution? Sonja Zmerli and I are coordinating a Section about perceived economic inequality at the next @ecpr.bsky.social's General Conference.
👉 Do consider submit your paper! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
@vd-researchgroup.bsky.social
👉 Do consider submit your paper! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
@vd-researchgroup.bsky.social
Exploring the intricacies of citizens' economic inequality perceptions and their redistributive correlates: Ill-informed, attitudinally incoherent, or predictably irrational?
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🚨Working on economic inequality perceptions and support for redistribution? Sonja Zmerli and I are coordinating a Section about perceived economic inequality at the next @ecpr.bsky.social's General Conference.
👉 Do consider submit your paper! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
@vd-researchgroup.bsky.social
👉 Do consider submit your paper! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
@vd-researchgroup.bsky.social
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We are looking for a teamlead for our large-scale project SOUNDS!
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
www.uni-saarland.de
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We are looking for a teamlead for our large-scale project SOUNDS!
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
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Including the symposium on the EP elections 2024, guest edited by @simonhix.bsky.social 👇
💥 OUT NOW: Volume 49, Issue 1 (2026)
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
West European Politics
Volume 49, Issue 1 of West European Politics
www.tandfonline.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Including the symposium on the EP elections 2024, guest edited by @simonhix.bsky.social 👇
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💥 OUT NOW: Volume 49, Issue 1 (2026)
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
West European Politics
Volume 49, Issue 1 of West European Politics
www.tandfonline.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
💥 OUT NOW: Volume 49, Issue 1 (2026)
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
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I am over the moon to announce that #COMPTEXT2026 will take place at the "Institute for Data and AI" at the University of Birmingham. Look out for the imminent CfP on all channels. And go and tell your friends. Looking forward to hosting y'all in April 2026 #sciencerocks @comptext.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I am over the moon to announce that #COMPTEXT2026 will take place at the "Institute for Data and AI" at the University of Birmingham. Look out for the imminent CfP on all channels. And go and tell your friends. Looking forward to hosting y'all in April 2026 #sciencerocks @comptext.bsky.social
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Join our CSS department @gesis.org! Postdoc/senior researcher position, tenure track! All info at: www.gesis.org/institut/kar...
Details
GESIS Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
www.gesis.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Join our CSS department @gesis.org! Postdoc/senior researcher position, tenure track! All info at: www.gesis.org/institut/kar...
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Although not yet available to read (January 2026!), very happy to see our book on political trust online. Co-edited with @mfair.bsky.social and available open access, we think it'll be a useful addition to the field.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Although not yet available to read (January 2026!), very happy to see our book on political trust online. Co-edited with @mfair.bsky.social and available open access, we think it'll be a useful addition to the field.
www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/a-r...
www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/a-r...
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Shout-out to all #PoliticalTrust researchers interested in attending the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in #Belfast
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Shout-out to all #PoliticalTrust researchers interested in attending the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in #Belfast
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
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Very pleased to say my new article is out @polstudies.bsky.social ! In it I compare single individuals to those with partners with different past vote choices/party identifications and demonstrate that this is associated with an individual's own vote choice. doi.org/10.1177/0032...
Partner Effects and Gender Gaps in Vote Choice in the United Kingdom: Brexit and Subsequent Elections - Ceri Fowler, 2025
This article explores differences in voting behaviour between those that were single and those that had a Eurosceptic or Europhile partner at the United Kingdom...
doi.org
October 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Very pleased to say my new article is out @polstudies.bsky.social ! In it I compare single individuals to those with partners with different past vote choices/party identifications and demonstrate that this is associated with an individual's own vote choice. doi.org/10.1177/0032...
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📣 New Preprint!
Have you ever wondered what the political content in LLM's training data is? What are the political opinions expressed? What is the proportion of left- vs right-leaning documents in the pre- and post-training data? Do they correlate with the political biases reflected in models?
Have you ever wondered what the political content in LLM's training data is? What are the political opinions expressed? What is the proportion of left- vs right-leaning documents in the pre- and post-training data? Do they correlate with the political biases reflected in models?
September 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📣 New Preprint!
Have you ever wondered what the political content in LLM's training data is? What are the political opinions expressed? What is the proportion of left- vs right-leaning documents in the pre- and post-training data? Do they correlate with the political biases reflected in models?
Have you ever wondered what the political content in LLM's training data is? What are the political opinions expressed? What is the proportion of left- vs right-leaning documents in the pre- and post-training data? Do they correlate with the political biases reflected in models?
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We are looking for a project manager for our large-scale project SOUNDS!
Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
September 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We are looking for a project manager for our large-scale project SOUNDS!
Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
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Their lecture was followed by @giucarny.bsky.social and @alexhartland.bsky.social, who continued the discussion by presenting further perspectives and examples on assessing polarization and analyzing the sentiment and topics of political posts.
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Their lecture was followed by @giucarny.bsky.social and @alexhartland.bsky.social, who continued the discussion by presenting further perspectives and examples on assessing polarization and analyzing the sentiment and topics of political posts.
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More than 20 new elections ❗️
Albania 2017, 2021
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2022
Canada 2021
France 2022
Germany 2025
Greece 2023 May
Hungary 2022
Israel 2022
Japan 2021
Latvia 2022
Malta 2003, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2022
Portugal 2022
Serbia 2023
Spain 2023
United Kingdom 2024
United States 2024
Albania 2017, 2021
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2022
Canada 2021
France 2022
Germany 2025
Greece 2023 May
Hungary 2022
Israel 2022
Japan 2021
Latvia 2022
Malta 2003, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2022
Portugal 2022
Serbia 2023
Spain 2023
United Kingdom 2024
United States 2024
September 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
More than 20 new elections ❗️
Albania 2017, 2021
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2022
Canada 2021
France 2022
Germany 2025
Greece 2023 May
Hungary 2022
Israel 2022
Japan 2021
Latvia 2022
Malta 2003, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2022
Portugal 2022
Serbia 2023
Spain 2023
United Kingdom 2024
United States 2024
Albania 2017, 2021
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2022
Canada 2021
France 2022
Germany 2025
Greece 2023 May
Hungary 2022
Israel 2022
Japan 2021
Latvia 2022
Malta 2003, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2022
Portugal 2022
Serbia 2023
Spain 2023
United Kingdom 2024
United States 2024
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🚨📢 We’re hiring a Postdoc in Computational Political Science at the University of Antwerp!
💻 Focus: NLP + ML + political text analysis
🗳️ Project: ERC DEMO-LIES (disinformation in democracies)
🌍 Location: Antwerp, 🇧🇪
📅 Deadline: 16 Oct 2025
www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...
💻 Focus: NLP + ML + political text analysis
🗳️ Project: ERC DEMO-LIES (disinformation in democracies)
🌍 Location: Antwerp, 🇧🇪
📅 Deadline: 16 Oct 2025
www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...
Postdoctoral scholarship holder in computational political science | University of Antwerp
YUFE vacancies
www.uantwerpen.be
September 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🚨📢 We’re hiring a Postdoc in Computational Political Science at the University of Antwerp!
💻 Focus: NLP + ML + political text analysis
🗳️ Project: ERC DEMO-LIES (disinformation in democracies)
🌍 Location: Antwerp, 🇧🇪
📅 Deadline: 16 Oct 2025
www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...
💻 Focus: NLP + ML + political text analysis
🗳️ Project: ERC DEMO-LIES (disinformation in democracies)
🌍 Location: Antwerp, 🇧🇪
📅 Deadline: 16 Oct 2025
www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...
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The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social.
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
Petition unterschreiben
Keine WiSo ohne PoWi! Für eine starke Politikwissenschaft im Bachelor & Master
https://www.change.org/p/keine-wiso-ohne-powi-für-eine-starke-politikwissenschaft-im-bachelor-master
September 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social.
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
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💡📚 Passionate about emotions, gender & migration?
We’re hiring a Research Associate for the #PROTEMO project at @uni-saarland.de! 🌍
Focus: migrant women’s experiences of domestic violence & how emotions, security & politics intersect.
📝 Apply by 10 Sept 2025
👉 www.protemo.eu/news-post/we...
We’re hiring a Research Associate for the #PROTEMO project at @uni-saarland.de! 🌍
Focus: migrant women’s experiences of domestic violence & how emotions, security & politics intersect.
📝 Apply by 10 Sept 2025
👉 www.protemo.eu/news-post/we...
September 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
💡📚 Passionate about emotions, gender & migration?
We’re hiring a Research Associate for the #PROTEMO project at @uni-saarland.de! 🌍
Focus: migrant women’s experiences of domestic violence & how emotions, security & politics intersect.
📝 Apply by 10 Sept 2025
👉 www.protemo.eu/news-post/we...
We’re hiring a Research Associate for the #PROTEMO project at @uni-saarland.de! 🌍
Focus: migrant women’s experiences of domestic violence & how emotions, security & politics intersect.
📝 Apply by 10 Sept 2025
👉 www.protemo.eu/news-post/we...
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The amount of data available is greater than ever, yet remains mostly unused by social scientists & #PoliSci researchers. The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS) aims to change that - and receives 29 million Euro in funding from Saarland's state gov!🎉
Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM
Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM
Project analysing society and the economy with new data sources garners millions in state funding
Satellite images, social media and barcode scanners in shops offer a wealth of data that has so far been little used in the social sciences. New AI-supported methods are helping with the evaluation, b...
www.uni-saarland.de
August 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The amount of data available is greater than ever, yet remains mostly unused by social scientists & #PoliSci researchers. The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS) aims to change that - and receives 29 million Euro in funding from Saarland's state gov!🎉
Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM
Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM
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I have a new paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social looking at immigration rulings in the UK (doi.org/10.1080/0140...). It's a short read, but the two main findings are:
1) the success of an immigration appeal depends a lot on who the deciding judge is
2) BAME women are (surprisingly) strict judges
1) the success of an immigration appeal depends a lot on who the deciding judge is
2) BAME women are (surprisingly) strict judges
Judicial diversity and immigration appeals: evidence from the United Kingdom
Almost all studies of judicial behaviour and diversity conceptualise judges’ race and gender as independent, additive variables. Specifically, black and female judges are often seen as more liberal...
doi.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I have a new paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social looking at immigration rulings in the UK (doi.org/10.1080/0140...). It's a short read, but the two main findings are:
1) the success of an immigration appeal depends a lot on who the deciding judge is
2) BAME women are (surprisingly) strict judges
1) the success of an immigration appeal depends a lot on who the deciding judge is
2) BAME women are (surprisingly) strict judges
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🚨 New paper in Science Advances @science.org
Can changing how we argue about politics online improve the quality of replies we get?
T HeideJorgensen, @gregoryeady.bsky.social & I use an LLM to manipulate counter-arguments to see how people respond to different approaches to arguments
Thread 🧵1/n
Can changing how we argue about politics online improve the quality of replies we get?
T HeideJorgensen, @gregoryeady.bsky.social & I use an LLM to manipulate counter-arguments to see how people respond to different approaches to arguments
Thread 🧵1/n
July 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🚨 New paper in Science Advances @science.org
Can changing how we argue about politics online improve the quality of replies we get?
T HeideJorgensen, @gregoryeady.bsky.social & I use an LLM to manipulate counter-arguments to see how people respond to different approaches to arguments
Thread 🧵1/n
Can changing how we argue about politics online improve the quality of replies we get?
T HeideJorgensen, @gregoryeady.bsky.social & I use an LLM to manipulate counter-arguments to see how people respond to different approaches to arguments
Thread 🧵1/n
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How is #polarisation reflected on social media❓ @uni-saarland.de's @alexhartland.bsky.social responded to this question in his presentation at the #ActEU mid-term conference 🎓
Check it out on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/3l9XQFZAlQU
Check it out on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/3l9XQFZAlQU
Studying polarisation with social media data | Alex Hartland | #ActEU Mid-Term Conference
YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
youtu.be
July 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
How is #polarisation reflected on social media❓ @uni-saarland.de's @alexhartland.bsky.social responded to this question in his presentation at the #ActEU mid-term conference 🎓
Check it out on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/3l9XQFZAlQU
Check it out on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/3l9XQFZAlQU
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🚨Job Alert
W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society"
@saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:
W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society"
@saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:
July 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🚨Job Alert
W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society"
@saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:
W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society"
@saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas: