Elena Leuschner
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Elena Leuschner
@elenaleuschner.bsky.social
Working on political participation, protest, responsiveness, and public opinion

PostDoc @ University of Münster w Daniel Bischof

Previously PhD @ University of Gothenburg



https://elenaleuschner.github.io
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Christian Baehr, @hannohilbig.bsky.social and I have a new working paper on the electoral consequences of short-term climate adaptation, where we look at interventions in the insurance market.
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Time for #ReplicationGames in Münster🇩🇪! 60 researchers will be reproducing papers in top social science journals, spanning topics from early childhood health to evasive language. #openscience #reproducibility
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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So great to be in Berlin for this fantastic @zweitstimme.bsky.social workshop!

I presented joint work with @bjarneck.bsky.social and @bramwauters.bsky.social on the limited effects of mobilizing measures following the abolition of compulsory voting in Flanders.
🎉 Kicking off the Zweitstimme.org Workshop!

We’re looking forward to two days discussing new work on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour.

Today’s sessions:
👉 Panel I – Elites
👉 Panel II – Participation
👉 Panel III – Party Strategies

Huge thanks to @hertieschool.bsky.social for hosting us!
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟

I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science PAR 2025/838
The Department of Political Science is an international academic environment that welcomes students, researchers and
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November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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With @elisadeisshelbig.bsky.social, @theresmatthiess.bsky.social, we are designing a survey experiment with low-income Germans 🇩🇪 Survey folks: any tips on reliable institutes, good practices, or any useful approach for harder-to-reach groups? We are really grateful for any hint or experience 🙏
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Had an absolutely amazing time! Great presentations + discussions, incl. impressive data collections from 160 treatments to 30,000 respondents

Thank you for the immaculate organization @eliaskoch.bsky.social @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social @hannahrajski.bsky.social @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social
🎉 Kicking off the Zweitstimme.org Workshop!

We’re looking forward to two days discussing new work on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour.

Today’s sessions:
👉 Panel I – Elites
👉 Panel II – Participation
👉 Panel III – Party Strategies

Huge thanks to @hertieschool.bsky.social for hosting us!
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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📣 New op-ed in Süddeutsche Zeitung: What the data say about the “Brandmauer”

I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies

➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)

tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
Demokratie: Wenn die Rechte mitregiert, wird sie nicht geschwächt – im Gegenteil
Eine Untersuchung von 57 Ländern zeigt: Wenn die Rechte in Verantwortung kommt, gewinnt sie dazu. Daraus lässt sich für Deutschland lernen.
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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I‘m excited to take part in the
@zweitstimme.bsky.social Workshop on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behavior at the @hertieschool.bsky.social this week! I'll be presenting first results from a project with @klingelt.bsky.social on the Geography of Electioneering in Multi-Party Systems.
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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🎉 Kicking off the Zweitstimme.org Workshop!

We’re looking forward to two days discussing new work on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour.

Today’s sessions:
👉 Panel I – Elites
👉 Panel II – Participation
👉 Panel III – Party Strategies

Huge thanks to @hertieschool.bsky.social for hosting us!
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
On Wednesday, @riazsascha.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present phenomenal work on regime loyalty during the Nazi regime! joint work w De Juan, @felixhaass.bsky.social + @juvoss.bsky.social

As always, you can join us via zoom!
organized w @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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(1/5) How can scholars write effective response memos that boost their chances of publishing? 📝 Aksel Sundström shares tips for crafting strong responses to reviewers—an often-untaught skill for grad students–in his article published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Happening now! Join us at uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291
On Wednesday, the brilliant @krausewe.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present work w @christinagahn.bsky.social on opinion polls and elections! We are so thrilled!

You can join via Zoom: uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291

co-organized @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social y.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Excited to present ongoing work from my @dfg.de project "Powerful Polls" @uni-muenster.de on Wednesday (w/ @christinagahn.bsky.social).

Say hello if you are in Münster!

Thanks for the invite & the fabulous organization @danbischof.bsky.social, @elenaleuschner.bsky.social & @mwegemann.bsky.social.
On Wednesday, the brilliant @krausewe.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present work w @christinagahn.bsky.social on opinion polls and elections! We are so thrilled!

You can join via Zoom: uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291

co-organized @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social y.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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On Wednesday, the brilliant @krausewe.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present work w @christinagahn.bsky.social on opinion polls and elections! We are so thrilled!

You can join via Zoom: uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291

co-organized @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social y.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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We are very much looking forward to @krausewe.bsky.social talk on how the reporting of polls shapes parties' chances of entering parliament (w @christinagahn.bsky.social). Join us!
On Wednesday, the brilliant @krausewe.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present work w @christinagahn.bsky.social on opinion polls and elections! We are so thrilled!

You can join via Zoom: uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291

co-organized @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social y.social
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
On Wednesday, the brilliant @krausewe.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present work w @christinagahn.bsky.social on opinion polls and elections! We are so thrilled!

You can join via Zoom: uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291

co-organized @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social y.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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There are three things everyone should know about youth and far-right voting:

1: There is (averaged all European countries) no correlation between being young and voting for the far right.
@ipsosnl.bsky.social published an age breakdown of the results of the election polls regarding tomorrow's Dutch elections.

Young Dutch voters are leaning more towards the centre-left (D66, PvdA-GL, PvdD, Volt), and are less likely to vote for both the far-right and the center-right.
October 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: @sergipardos.bsky.social and I show that inter-regional moves in pursuit of employment security reduce individual worries about immigration—a mobility pattern that, in the aggregate, reinforces spatial polarization in anti-immigration sentiment. cup.org/3XiB6yD
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social -

Political corruption and voting in Romanian municipal elections: Why perceptions of collective action matter - https://cup.org/4oUhWuS

- Nicholas Charron & Andreas Bågenholm

#FirstView
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY!

Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩‍🏫🥳

epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨

Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social

German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
NEW -

Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa

- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨

Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Happening tomorrow on Wednesday! @gefjonoff.bsky.social is presenting joint work w @sbvanoosten.bsky.social on gendered patterns of political attitudes between majority and minority groups.

Organized together w @mwegemann.bsky.social and @danbischof.bsky.social Reach out if you have any questions!
In one week, we will have the privilege to welcome @gefjonoff.bsky.social in Münster for the 2nd semester of our speaker series! 🤩 If you are not in Münster, you can join via Zoom as well! : uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291

co-organized w @danbischof.bsky.social and @mwegemann.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Happening tomorrow on Wednesday! @gefjonoff.bsky.social is presenting joint work w @sbvanoosten.bsky.social on gendered patterns of political attitudes between majority and minority groups.

Organized together w @mwegemann.bsky.social and @danbischof.bsky.social Reach out if you have any questions!
In one week, we will have the privilege to welcome @gefjonoff.bsky.social in Münster for the 2nd semester of our speaker series! 🤩 If you are not in Münster, you can join via Zoom as well! : uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291

co-organized w @danbischof.bsky.social and @mwegemann.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM