Alex Pries
@alexprs.bsky.social
Res. Assoc. (PhD Cand.) | Civil Society Res. @ FU Berlin & WZB | PolSoc & DataSci | MSc KU Leuven | Sports & mother nature to escape pol. insanity
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Alex Pries
@alexprs.bsky.social
· Feb 14
📢 Exciting Job News post 🎉
I'm thrilled to join the Center for Civil Society Research at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social & the stunning @wzb.bsky.social 📸 for my PhD under Swen Hutter’s supervision! Looking foward to connect and discuss cleavage theory, social closure and affective polarization!
I'm thrilled to join the Center for Civil Society Research at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social & the stunning @wzb.bsky.social 📸 for my PhD under Swen Hutter’s supervision! Looking foward to connect and discuss cleavage theory, social closure and affective polarization!
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@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
October 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
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35 years ago, on October 3, 1990, Germany was reunified. Just two months later, voters in the former GDR went to the polls in the first free federal election since the Weimar era. Despite decades of socialist dictatorship, East German voting behavior displayed marked regional differences. Thread🧵
October 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
35 years ago, on October 3, 1990, Germany was reunified. Just two months later, voters in the former GDR went to the polls in the first free federal election since the Weimar era. Despite decades of socialist dictatorship, East German voting behavior displayed marked regional differences. Thread🧵
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Taking a closer look at @mierkezat.bsky.social @swenhutter.bsky.social & @eborbath.bsky.social's paper on cleavage formation and civil society and cannot recommend it highly enough! Really insightful theorizing, e.g. on changes in the form of civil society and its effect on group-party linkages:
September 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Taking a closer look at @mierkezat.bsky.social @swenhutter.bsky.social & @eborbath.bsky.social's paper on cleavage formation and civil society and cannot recommend it highly enough! Really insightful theorizing, e.g. on changes in the form of civil society and its effect on group-party linkages:
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🔔 Very happy to see our paper published open access on cleavage theory and civil society! 📖
We have tried to sketch a new research agenda, that I think has a lot of potential.
I very much enjoyed working on this!
Check Alex's thread below 👇 & read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We have tried to sketch a new research agenda, that I think has a lot of potential.
I very much enjoyed working on this!
Check Alex's thread below 👇 & read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🔔 Very happy to see our paper published open access on cleavage theory and civil society! 📖
We have tried to sketch a new research agenda, that I think has a lot of potential.
I very much enjoyed working on this!
Check Alex's thread below 👇 & read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We have tried to sketch a new research agenda, that I think has a lot of potential.
I very much enjoyed working on this!
Check Alex's thread below 👇 & read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I’m very excited to share that my paper “Cleavage theory meets civil society: A framework and research agenda” with @eborbath.bsky.social & Swen Hutter has now been published online in @wepsocial.bsky.social (w/ open access funding thanks to @wzb.bsky.social!)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’m very excited to share that my paper “Cleavage theory meets civil society: A framework and research agenda” with @eborbath.bsky.social & Swen Hutter has now been published online in @wepsocial.bsky.social (w/ open access funding thanks to @wzb.bsky.social!)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It creates some path dependencies, resulting in one to many beers
The fun in the bar is definitely at a critical juncture when someone whips out a structural equation model on their phone
July 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM
It creates some path dependencies, resulting in one to many beers
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🚨 New article out in Journal of Civil Society with Swen Hutter!
We explore how civil society organizations (CSOs) mobilized volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a moment of both rising need and shrinking organizational capacity.
📖 Open access link: doi.org/10.1080/1744...
We explore how civil society organizations (CSOs) mobilized volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a moment of both rising need and shrinking organizational capacity.
📖 Open access link: doi.org/10.1080/1744...
July 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🚨 New article out in Journal of Civil Society with Swen Hutter!
We explore how civil society organizations (CSOs) mobilized volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a moment of both rising need and shrinking organizational capacity.
📖 Open access link: doi.org/10.1080/1744...
We explore how civil society organizations (CSOs) mobilized volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a moment of both rising need and shrinking organizational capacity.
📖 Open access link: doi.org/10.1080/1744...
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How much competition within the right field?
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
July 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
How much competition within the right field?
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
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🤩I'm extremely excited to have @laiabalcells.bsky.social at the WZB to discuss secessionism, protest, and affective polarization in Catalonia on June 20 - including findings from her research and my very own book. 📖
The event will be hybrid at the WZB and on Zoom - more info how to register below!👇
The event will be hybrid at the WZB and on Zoom - more info how to register below!👇
📣 "Contentious Politics in Catalonia"
Join us June 20, 2pm @wzb.bsky.social
Book launch "Organizing for Independence" by @hajogu.bsky.social (WZB)
Discussion: @laiabalcells.bsky.social (Georgetown) on aff. polariz. & nat. conflicts
Info & registration (on site/Zoom) www.wzb.eu/de/veranstal...
Join us June 20, 2pm @wzb.bsky.social
Book launch "Organizing for Independence" by @hajogu.bsky.social (WZB)
Discussion: @laiabalcells.bsky.social (Georgetown) on aff. polariz. & nat. conflicts
Info & registration (on site/Zoom) www.wzb.eu/de/veranstal...
June 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🤩I'm extremely excited to have @laiabalcells.bsky.social at the WZB to discuss secessionism, protest, and affective polarization in Catalonia on June 20 - including findings from her research and my very own book. 📖
The event will be hybrid at the WZB and on Zoom - more info how to register below!👇
The event will be hybrid at the WZB and on Zoom - more info how to register below!👇
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🚨 NEW PUBLICATION! Who belongs to “the people” – and who does not?
What a great way to start the week. I’m really happy that my article on populist in- and outgroup references is now out in @polstudies.bsky.social #openaccess 🔓
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
🧵 1/10
What a great way to start the week. I’m really happy that my article on populist in- and outgroup references is now out in @polstudies.bsky.social #openaccess 🔓
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
🧵 1/10
June 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION! Who belongs to “the people” – and who does not?
What a great way to start the week. I’m really happy that my article on populist in- and outgroup references is now out in @polstudies.bsky.social #openaccess 🔓
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
🧵 1/10
What a great way to start the week. I’m really happy that my article on populist in- and outgroup references is now out in @polstudies.bsky.social #openaccess 🔓
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
🧵 1/10
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Join us May 21, 5pm @wzb.bsky.social - book talk "Political Voice: Protest, Democracy, and Marginalized Groups" by Aidan McGarry (Loughborough, UK)
Discussion by @simonteune.bsky.social
Info & registration www.wzb.eu/en/events/po...
2025 Lecture Series no 2 'Civil Society and Political Conflict'
Discussion by @simonteune.bsky.social
Info & registration www.wzb.eu/en/events/po...
2025 Lecture Series no 2 'Civil Society and Political Conflict'
April 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Join us May 21, 5pm @wzb.bsky.social - book talk "Political Voice: Protest, Democracy, and Marginalized Groups" by Aidan McGarry (Loughborough, UK)
Discussion by @simonteune.bsky.social
Info & registration www.wzb.eu/en/events/po...
2025 Lecture Series no 2 'Civil Society and Political Conflict'
Discussion by @simonteune.bsky.social
Info & registration www.wzb.eu/en/events/po...
2025 Lecture Series no 2 'Civil Society and Political Conflict'
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What are the political consequences of long-term population loss? In a new paper for German Politics @benjaminhoehne.bsky.social, Hendrik Träger and I find that East German places more affected by depopulation provided stronger support for the AfD in recent state elections.🧵👇
shorturl.at/cujwa
shorturl.at/cujwa
April 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
What are the political consequences of long-term population loss? In a new paper for German Politics @benjaminhoehne.bsky.social, Hendrik Träger and I find that East German places more affected by depopulation provided stronger support for the AfD in recent state elections.🧵👇
shorturl.at/cujwa
shorturl.at/cujwa
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I must admit that I was thrown off by the Bourdieu reference, but this is a very interesting contribution to the "cleavage politics" literature that should be read together with the groundbreaking new Cambridge Elements by Bornschier et al.
February 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I must admit that I was thrown off by the Bourdieu reference, but this is a very interesting contribution to the "cleavage politics" literature that should be read together with the groundbreaking new Cambridge Elements by Bornschier et al.
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Join us March 7 (4pm) @wzb.bsky.social for the book presentation "Movement Parties of the Far Right" with @andreapirro.it & @pietrocastellig.bsky.social
+Info & registration www.wzb.eu/de/veranstal...
It's part of our Lecture Series 'Civil Society and Political Conflict' www.wzb.eu/en/node/62311
+Info & registration www.wzb.eu/de/veranstal...
It's part of our Lecture Series 'Civil Society and Political Conflict' www.wzb.eu/en/node/62311
February 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Join us March 7 (4pm) @wzb.bsky.social for the book presentation "Movement Parties of the Far Right" with @andreapirro.it & @pietrocastellig.bsky.social
+Info & registration www.wzb.eu/de/veranstal...
It's part of our Lecture Series 'Civil Society and Political Conflict' www.wzb.eu/en/node/62311
+Info & registration www.wzb.eu/de/veranstal...
It's part of our Lecture Series 'Civil Society and Political Conflict' www.wzb.eu/en/node/62311
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Transatlantic Relationship waxes & wanes, but this week was a low point
Since 2016 🇪🇺 had time to prepare, but perhaps because it didn’t want divorce to be final, did too little
What do Europeans think? @eupinions.bsky.social found out
In 2017 just 25 % wanted 🇪🇺 to go its own way; 2024 > 60 %
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Since 2016 🇪🇺 had time to prepare, but perhaps because it didn’t want divorce to be final, did too little
What do Europeans think? @eupinions.bsky.social found out
In 2017 just 25 % wanted 🇪🇺 to go its own way; 2024 > 60 %
🧵
February 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Transatlantic Relationship waxes & wanes, but this week was a low point
Since 2016 🇪🇺 had time to prepare, but perhaps because it didn’t want divorce to be final, did too little
What do Europeans think? @eupinions.bsky.social found out
In 2017 just 25 % wanted 🇪🇺 to go its own way; 2024 > 60 %
🧵
Since 2016 🇪🇺 had time to prepare, but perhaps because it didn’t want divorce to be final, did too little
What do Europeans think? @eupinions.bsky.social found out
In 2017 just 25 % wanted 🇪🇺 to go its own way; 2024 > 60 %
🧵
📢 Exciting Job News post 🎉
I'm thrilled to join the Center for Civil Society Research at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social & the stunning @wzb.bsky.social 📸 for my PhD under Swen Hutter’s supervision! Looking foward to connect and discuss cleavage theory, social closure and affective polarization!
I'm thrilled to join the Center for Civil Society Research at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social & the stunning @wzb.bsky.social 📸 for my PhD under Swen Hutter’s supervision! Looking foward to connect and discuss cleavage theory, social closure and affective polarization!
February 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
📢 Exciting Job News post 🎉
I'm thrilled to join the Center for Civil Society Research at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social & the stunning @wzb.bsky.social 📸 for my PhD under Swen Hutter’s supervision! Looking foward to connect and discuss cleavage theory, social closure and affective polarization!
I'm thrilled to join the Center for Civil Society Research at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social & the stunning @wzb.bsky.social 📸 for my PhD under Swen Hutter’s supervision! Looking foward to connect and discuss cleavage theory, social closure and affective polarization!
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Progressive Klimapolitik steckt in der Krise. Angesichts rechten Backlashs wollen Zentristen das Thema aus der Schusslinie nehmen. @jsbrt.bsky.social und ich plädieren im brandneuen @surplusmagazin.bsky.social für einen ganz anderen Ansatz: Klimapopulismus. 🧵 www.surplusmagazin.de/warum-wir-ei...
Warum wir Klimapopulismus brauchen
Die Klimakatastrophe ist auch eine Verteilungsfrage. Nur wer die Reichen ins Visier nimmt, kann die Transformation voranbringen.
www.surplusmagazin.de
January 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Progressive Klimapolitik steckt in der Krise. Angesichts rechten Backlashs wollen Zentristen das Thema aus der Schusslinie nehmen. @jsbrt.bsky.social und ich plädieren im brandneuen @surplusmagazin.bsky.social für einen ganz anderen Ansatz: Klimapopulismus. 🧵 www.surplusmagazin.de/warum-wir-ei...
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Turns out that the cultural cleavage is alive and kicking in Belgium's French-speaking region
So why have we (still!) not seen the rise of a Francophone far-right party?
I present some answers in @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social!
So why have we (still!) not seen the rise of a Francophone far-right party?
I present some answers in @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social!
💥 New: The Belgian political space – two worlds, one nation?
✍️ @ddelesp.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
✍️ @ddelesp.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
The Belgian political space – two worlds, one nation?
Voters in the predominantly Dutch-speaking Belgian region of Flanders are often assumed to be more conservative than those in predominantly French-speaking Wallonia. Yet as Daan Delespaul shows, th…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Turns out that the cultural cleavage is alive and kicking in Belgium's French-speaking region
So why have we (still!) not seen the rise of a Francophone far-right party?
I present some answers in @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social!
So why have we (still!) not seen the rise of a Francophone far-right party?
I present some answers in @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social!
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A commonly held notion is that Germany's far-right party AfD is especially successful in the country's more rural areas. However, a look at the party's election results in over 10,000 municipalities suggests that the link between rurality and AfD support is rather diffuse. A simple thread. 🧵👇
December 20, 2024 at 9:49 AM
A commonly held notion is that Germany's far-right party AfD is especially successful in the country's more rural areas. However, a look at the party's election results in over 10,000 municipalities suggests that the link between rurality and AfD support is rather diffuse. A simple thread. 🧵👇
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Kieran Healy is a prince amongst #sociologist, and we should all work up the courage to follow his example #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter
November 22, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Kieran Healy is a prince amongst #sociologist, and we should all work up the courage to follow his example #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter