Jan A. Velimsky
jvelimsky.bsky.social
Jan A. Velimsky
@jvelimsky.bsky.social
Research Associate | PhD Candidate Stuttgart University | #representation | Democratic Preferences | Participation | Social Exclusions and Poverty | Research Methods
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@martingross.bsky.social @donyhu.bsky.social @sebastianjblock.bsky.social & @jvelimsky.bsky.social deal with issue emphasis

💡Key findings:
1️⃣More attention to issues where municipalities have more legal leeway
2️⃣Effect is moderated by municipalities' financial constraints

doi.org/10.1111/spsr...
The Impact of Institutional and Financial Constraints on Party Behaviour in Local Politics
Political parties are not free to choose which issues to focus on in parliament. At the national level, it is mostly economic and societal problem pressures which impact parties' issue attention. In ...
doi.org
June 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Our findings underscore the strategic logic of local representation.

But they also raise normative questions:

📉 Are some districts systematically underrepresented?

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Do poorer areas receive less attention?

Lots of room for future research.
April 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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🔍 In other words, parties are more likely to "speak up" for areas where:

– Their voters are concentrated

– Their councillors may live

– They stand to gain electorally

Local politics is strategic—just like national politics.
April 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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But parties don’t reference all areas equally.

They strategically focus on:

✅ Districts where they have strong electoral support

✅ When their voter base is highly localized

✅ When the electoral system uses districts (vs. citywide) voting
April 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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➡️ That’s way more than what’s typically seen in national parliaments.

➡️ Why? Because city politics is inherently spatial—from potholes to park plans.
April 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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We analyze over 10,000 parliamentary questions (PQs) submitted across 12 large German cities.

We automatically detect geographic references in questions using Wikipedia & OpenStreetMap data.

💡 Key finding:

➡️ Nearly half of all PQs reference a specific geographic location.
April 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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📍🏙️ Why do parties focus on *some* districts more than others? ⬇️

Most research on geographic representation focuses on national parliaments & individual MPs.

But local politics might be where geography matters most.

So we ask: Do parties represent *specific districts* more often and why?
April 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Und dann erdreisten sich immer wieder einige bombenfest Abgesicherte o. jedewede #WissZeitVG Erfahrung, ihren KOLLEG*INNEN zu erzählen, was das beste für sie sei. Sorry, was das beste fürs System sei, denn in der Wissenschaft dürfen Menschen scheinbar keine Menschen sein. 5/5
December 12, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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Nachtrag: Der springende Punkt: Ohne Mittelbau kein 'Überbau', sprich, Professuren. ALLE Lehrstühle profitieren vom Mittelbau, ohne den Mittelbau gäbe es sie nicht. Ohne Professuren jedoch würde der Laden *nicht* sofort zusammenbrechen. Klingt komisch, ist aber so. 4/5
December 12, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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Dt. Wiss hingegen:so gut wie NIEMAND ist entfristet (Profs ausgenommen,davon befristete Profs ausgenommen [ja, auch die werden immer mehr!]. ALLE werden auf d Professur als 1zige Möglichkeit d Entfristung gedrillt.Wer nicht Prof wird,fliegt.Finde d Fehler.3/5 #IchBinHanna #IchBinReyhan #Einkuscheln
December 12, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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ohne Mitarbeitende übrigens kein Unternehmen und keine CEOs). So gut wie ALLE sind entfristet,ist GESETZL geregelt,aus gutem Grund. Zudem wär kein Unternehmen so blöd,Mitarbeitende,in die Unmengen an Geld & Zeit investiert wurde,nach über 1 Jahrzehnt rauzuschmeißen. Wirtschaftl völliger Irrsinn.2/5
December 12, 2024 at 3:14 PM