Claudia Landwehr

@clandwehr.bsky.social

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Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy, JGU Mainz

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Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · Mar 29

I have a new paper out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @christopherojeda.bsky.social and Paul Weingärtner. 🎉

Using data from @ess-survey.bsky.social and @gesis-panel.bsky.social, we explore the relationship between depressive symptoms and evaluations of democracy.

Reposted by Chris Hanretty, Brian Weatherson, Claudia Landwehr

Anna Kurella @annakurella.bsky.social · 1d

New article , together with Salvatore Barbaro, in Public Choice: On the prevalence of Condorcet's Paradox.

Analyzing 253 national elections, we show that Condorcet Paradoxes virtually never occur. This raises an important question: who is the Condorcet winner?

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Reposted by Robert Huber, Klaus H. Goetz, Claudia Landwehr

Elias Koch @eliaskoch.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to share that @ecprtheloop.bsky.social has published a blogpost summarising the key findings from my paper @wepsocial.bsky.social on how opposition party strategies relate to their performance in election polls.

Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Blog post: shorturl.at/lLPgm

How election polls shape government-opposition conflict

Elias Koch finds that opposition parties become more confrontational towards the government when losing in the polls, and particularly when their support drops below the previous election result. But ...

theloop.ecpr.eu

Reposted by Claudia Landwehr

Sebastian Haunss @sehaunss.bsky.social · 3d

Two PhD Positions in Project about Protests in Africa
@sophiahunger.bsky.social and I are looking for two PhD researchers in our project „Welfare States and Protest: Understanding the Contentious Outcomes of Social Policy in Africa". Application deadline is 14.1.26:
www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...

Job Vacancies - Universität Bremen

Offene Stellen

www.uni-bremen.de

Reposted by Ruth Dassonneville, Jochen Müller, Christian Breunig , and 4 more Ruth Dassonneville, Jochen Müller, Christian Breunig, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte, Claudia Landwehr, Jeroen Van Bouwel

Florence So @floriso.bsky.social · 3d

🌟 PHD FELLOWSHIP ALERT! 🌟

I’m hiring 1 PhD fellow for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting 09/26! Great PhD community + int'l & supportive environment + FUN city. 💰for conferences + workshops! Lots of mentoring & career development opportunities! Deadline Jan 29th. Please apply!

Doctoral student in Political Science, specialization in political economy and political behavior

Doctoral position in Political Science, specialization in political economy and political behavior The Department of Political Science

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Reposted by Cas Mudde, Stuart Soroka, Steven Van de Walle , and 9 more Cas Mudde, Stuart Soroka, Steven Van de Walle, Hugo Mercier, Mark J. Brandt, Svend‐Erik Skaaning, Justin H. Kirkland, Robert Huber, Christian Breunig, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Tom Louwerse, Claudia Landwehr

Jan P. Vogler @janvogler.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 3-Year Postdoc in Political Science at Aarhus University 🚨

I’m seeking to recruit a postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu research project 𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑴 on state-citizen interactions.

Link and more information in second post.

Position Start: Fall 2026
Application Deadline: ‼️ February 5, 2026, 23:59 CET ‼️

Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 5d

Reading Latin. Although I never really enjoyed it and have forgotten most of it by now. And fairly limited usage as well.

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Ian O'Flynn @delibnet.bsky.social · 5d

Latest Comparative Constitutional Studies: O'Flynn on "Constitutional referendums and randomly selected constitutional conventions." www.elgaronline.com/view/journal...

www.elgaronline.com

Reposted by Claudia Landwehr

European Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · 5d

#Research in Political Psychology (@wiley.com) investigated the link between believing in conspiracy theories and economic anxiety.

A group of academics led by Magdalena Adamus (Masaryk University 🇨🇿) assessed our Round 10 (2020-22) #data to explore whether these is an association.

All you'll feel is doom and gloom: Multiple perspectives on the associations between economic anxiety and conspiracy beliefs

The article investigates whether and how adherence to conspiracy beliefs (CBs) about COVID-19 pandemic might be associated with (and cause) economic anxiety over various cultural settings and time.…

buff.ly

Reposted by Stuart Soroka, Rebecca Tushnet, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls , and 3 more Stuart Soroka, Rebecca Tushnet, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, Johannes Breuer, Massimiliano Simons, Claudia Landwehr

Mariëlle Wijermars @mariellew.bsky.social · 5d

Great opportunity at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social: we have 4-year postdoc position on disinformation and European democracy. Possible disciplinary focus includes, e.g., political science and computational social science. Interdisciplinary approaches to disinformation are encouraged.

Post-doctoral researcher in Disinformation and European Democracy (4-year)

vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl

Reposted by Claudia Landwehr

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz @unimainz.bsky.social · 7d

🎧 JETZT REINHÖREN: #Forschungspodcast #MindsOfMainz – #DerGutenbergTalk | Folge 28: Demokratie im Fokus: Warum Politische Theorie heute die Gesellschaft bewegt | mit Prof. Claudia Landwehr 👉 www.magazin.uni-mainz.de/minds-of-main…#Demokratiei#Politikwissenschaftf#PolitischeTheorieie

Reposted by Kai Arzheimer, Robert Huber, Claudia Landwehr

PoWiMZ @powimz.bsky.social · 8d

Am 10. Dezember begrüßen wir Sarah de Lange (Universität Leiden, NL) in der #Forschungswerkstatt (16 Uhr, P5). Ihr Vortrag zum Thema "Threats, intimidation, and harassment that political scientists experience in Europe" bietet sicherlich interessante Einblicke auch jenseits der Politikwissenschaft.

Reposted by Claudia Landwehr

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 8d

Very much looking forward to @sldelange.bsky.social 's talk about threats to academic freedom!

📆 10 December ⌚️4pm 🎯 P5 (Philosophicum) @powimz.bsky.social

innen.politik.uni-mainz.de/en/2025/12/0...

Abstract:

In a world that is experiencing democratic backsliding, regressive mobilization against institutions of critical learning and knowledge production are increasing. As a result, academic freedom is under pressure, as is evidenced by the declining scores of many countries in the Academic Freedom Index. In this context, individual scholars have to grapple with the consequences of authoritarian measures that curb academic freedom, such as the defunding of research programmes, the cancelling of teaching programmes, the statal overtake of key academic institutions, and assaults on campus integrity. A crucial byproduct of the politicization of knowledge production that also affects academic freedom is the harassment, intimidation, and threats experienced by individual scholars. In this paper, we examine which political scientists are most likely to experience harassment, intimidation, and threats, why they are being targeted, and by what kinds of actors. It presents the results of a novel dataset created on the basis of a population survey amongst political scientists in Northwestern Europe and Canada that inquires after experiences with harassment, intimidation, and threats between 2020 and 2025. Analysis of the data demonstrates that political scientists who research politicized topics are more frequently on the receiving end of harassment and threats. Moreover, scholars from marginalized groups, including scholars with an ethnic, gender, and sexual minority background, are more likely to be confronted with harassment, intimidation and threats, while women are significantly more likely to experience the most severe forms of intimidation and threats when compared to their male colleagues. Most frequently, the harassment, intimidation, and threats come from organized groups or individuals with a far-right background.

A 1960s lecture hall building at the University of Mainz (Germany)

Reposted by Alexander Wuttke, Mikael Persson, Claudia Landwehr

Clara Weißenfels @clarawe.bsky.social · 9d

1/ Does growing up poor always lead to political apathy?

Very happy to share my first paper published (open access) in @electoralstudies.bsky.social, where I show that parents' influence mitigates the poverty gap in participation, while economic mobility does not.

🔗 shorturl.at/p5Bac

Reposted by Claudia Landwehr

DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · 9d

🏆 Hatten wir schon erwähnt? Natürlich schreiben wir auch für 2026 unseren #Dissertationspreis aus!

👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione...

Bewerbungen & Nominierungen bis 28.02.2026
an [email protected]

#Promotion #PhDone #Postdoc

Reposted by Christian Breunig, Claudia Landwehr

Anna Kurella @annakurella.bsky.social · 10d

Happy to share that the German Research Foundation DFG funds my new project: “Countering Polarization: The Borda count as a basis for proportional representation”. I am recruiting 2 PhD candidates to join me in Hannover as of March 2026 or later! Feel free to reach out!

Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 10d

Happy birthday!🎂

Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations!

Reposted by Jürgen Maier, Christian Breunig, Werner Krause , and 1 more Jürgen Maier, Christian Breunig, Werner Krause, Claudia Landwehr

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 11d

Join us! Die Abteilung für Innenpolitik & Politische Soziologie sucht zum 01.04. eine*n neue*n Kollegin*en. Wir bieten: volle Promotionsstelle (EG13) für drei Jahre (Verlängerung um 3 Jahre möglich), flexible Arbeitszeitregelungen, kollegiales & forschungsstarkes Team. Mehr Informationen hier👇

stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de

Reposted by Kai Arzheimer, Claudia Landwehr

Susanne Garritzmann @sgarritzmann.bsky.social · 11d

What an honor! @na-wehl.bsky.social & I received the ALLBUS Preis 2025 for our paper "How education policies shape political inequality: analyzing policy feedback effects in Germany"! 🥳🥳 Thanks a lot to the jury & a very kind laudatio by Markus Tausendpfund @gesis.org Mannheim!

Reposted by Ludger Schwarte, Karsten Mäuse, Claudia Landwehr

Sara Gebh @saragebh.bsky.social · 11d

Consider applying to this panel at the „Second International Conference on Political Theory“ on the revolutionary idea of democracy! Deadline: Dec 15.
Submit your abstract here: www.uni-passau.de/backsliding-...

Reposted by Claudia Landwehr

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 12d

#HowtoDFG 💡 Auf der Suche nach der passenden Förderung für die nächste Karrierestufe? Neben der Einzelförderung bietet die DFG Wissenschaftler*innen / #ECR nach der Promotion eine große Palette an maßgeschneiderten Programmen und einzelnen Fördermöglichkeiten.
Eine Übersicht:👉 sohub.io/4tte

Grundsätze der DFG-Förderung
►Offene, bottom-up-Auswahl der Forschungsthemen
►Grundlagenforschung in allen Wissenschaftsbereichen
►Keine Einschränkungen hinsichtlich Alter oder Nationalität
►Individuelle Karrierestufen und familienbedingte Karriereunterbrechungen werden im Bewertungsprozess berücksichtigt
►Unvoreingenommene Bewertung auf Grundlage wissenschaftlicher Kriterien
►Förderanträge jederzeit möglich

Reposted by Claudia Landwehr

Kevin Walz @kwalz.bsky.social · 12d

Now also with page numbers: In this article published in ZfVP, I reconstruct the concept of anti-pluralism and examine why, from a theory-conceptual perspective, it is particularly well suited to identify potential autocratizers 👉
doi.org/10.1007/s122...

What is anti-pluralism? - Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

In recent years, the issue of possible early warning signs for democratic regression has become increasingly relevant. In this regard, the focus is often on how democracy-threatening actors can be ide...

doi.org

Reposted by Ruth Dassonneville, Jochen Müller, Stefan Müller , and 6 more Ruth Dassonneville, Jochen Müller, Stefan Müller, Markus Wagner, Marta Kołczyńska, Werner Krause, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Claudia Landwehr, Tarik Abou‐Chadi

theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 12d

We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) 📢 @politikuhh.bsky.social
3+3 years
Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester
Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour)
DL 🗓️ 05/01
stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...

Research Associate (Postdoc) Political Science § 28 Subsection 2 HmbHG

stellen.uni-hamburg.de

Reposted by Kai Arzheimer, Claudia Landwehr

PoWiMZ @powimz.bsky.social · 15d

Am Mittwoch, 3. Dezember (16 Uhr, P5), freuen wir uns auf den Besuch von Jale Tosun (Universität Heidelberg) in unserer #Forschungswerkstatt. Sie spricht zum Thema "Die Wirksamkeit nationaler Klimapolitiken: Evidenz aus 43 OECD- und Schwellenländern".
Alle sind herzlich willkommen.

Reposted by Claudia Landwehr

PoWiMZ @powimz.bsky.social · 17d

Heute begrüßen wir Markus Patberg (Universität Hamburg) in der #Forschungswerkstatt (16 Uhr in P5, Philo). Wir freuen uns auf einen spannenden Vortrag zum Thema: „Oligarchische Vereinnahmung: Soziale Medien und politische Öffentlichkeit"

Alle sind herzlich willkommen!

Reposted by Claudia Landwehr

Interdisciplinary Public Policy JGU Mainz @ipp-jgu.bsky.social · 18d

Members of the IPP gathered for the 11th consecutive retreat in Bodenheim close to Mainz on 13th and 14th November. The main purpose of the retreat was once again to foster the exchange of research ideas and collaboration and talk about the future of the IPP.

Reposted by Claudia Landwehr

Sektion Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte in der DVPW @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social · 19d

#CfA: An der TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social ist im Fachgebiet Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte (Leitung: Prof. Dr. Dirk Jörke) eine Stelle als Wiss. Mitarbeiter:in / Doktorand:in (w/m/d) ausgeschrieben. Bewerbungsfrist ist bereits der 02. Dezember 2025.👇

www.career.tu-darmstadt.de

Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 22d

Greatly looking forward to hosting @mpatberg.bsky.social in Mainz next week!

PoWiMZ @powimz.bsky.social · 22d

Am Mittwoch, 26.11.2025, wird uns Markus Patberg (Universität Hamburg) in der #Forschungswerkstatt besuchen (16 Uhr, P5). Er spricht zum Thema: „Oligarchische Vereinnahmung: Soziale Medien und politische Öffentlichkeit"

Nutzen Sie Soziale Medien💻? Kommen Sie vorbei!
Alle sind herzlich willkommen!

Reposted by Kai Arzheimer, Claudia Landwehr

PoWiMZ @powimz.bsky.social · 22d

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 22d

IN NEW ISSUE: How do institutional parameters affect citizens’ evaluations of a political system as democratic? @clandwehr.bsky.social, C Ojeda & @stallbaum.bsky.social compare citizens’ design preferences in #Germany & #US: buff.ly/3Wx9YMl

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social

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