Robert A. Huber

Fresh evidence of how news media set the agenda on immigration The media is not a neutral actor in immigration debates. It shapes how much we think about immigration but not our positions towards it, write João Carvalho, Mariana Carmo Duarte and Didier Ruedin

🌀

📺 Media outlets are not neutral actors in immigration debates.

📰 But while the media may shape how much we think about immigration, it doesn't influence our positions towards the issue, write João Miguel Carvalho
@mcarmoduarte.bsky.social & Didier Ruedin
bit.ly/3KIw74c

Two desk rejects and three rejects after reviews since the start of the year, clearly this is going splendidly. :)

Why governments want to learn about citizens’ preferences Democratic governments conduct extensive public opinion research, but we know little about how they use it. When and why do they seek to find out what the public thinks? Opening the black box of…

🌀

📘 Based on EJPR journal research on government polling in Germany, @tinesch.bsky.social and @anjadurovic.bsky.social explore when and why governments seek public opinion 📊. They discover that governments exploit polls in a highly strategic way.
bit.ly/4dORxc4

UK voters support reforms to make parliament more family friendly Parliaments often overlook MPs' family needs, and this poses challenges for recruiting and retaining diverse politicians. Yet, argues Jessica Smith, recent research in the UK reveals that voters…

🌀

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parliaments often overlook MPs' family needs & this poses challenges for diverse recruitment & retention.
🤰 Yet, based on EJPR research, @jesssmith.bsky.social reveals that voters don’t penalise MPs for taking parental leave; women MPs even gain more support as mothers.
👉 bit.ly/4fSU6Ly

Conditionally accepted at the APSR (w/ @scottclifford.bsky.social & @patrickpliu.bsky.social):

Why does political information so often change beliefs but NOT attitudes? We highlight the role of belief relevance, or the extent to which beliefs bear on attitudes.

Florian Aigner hinter einem großen Stapel mit hunderten Ausgaben seines Buchs "Die Wirklichkeit ist auch nicht wahr"

Hurra! Mein neues Buch ist da! 🤩

The sky is not falling; high-quality platforms (Prolific, Verasight, CR Connect) have low rates of apparent bots. osf.io/preprints/ps... But also not zero; vigilance is very much needed!

The gender gap in campaign financing: an uphill struggle Women are not a demographic minority, but they are certainly still a minority in politics. Laura Sudulich, Siim Trumm, and Iakovos Makropoulos show that a significant gender resource gap continues to…

🌀

🗳️ Women are not a demographic minority, but they are a minority in politics. Laura Sudulich, Siim Trumm, @strathpolir.bsky.social & @makropoulos.bsky.social of @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social show how a significant gender resource gap is a feature of contemporary parliamentary campaigns
bit.ly/498OFWA

Participants attending various ECPR events. The text reads: International Women’s Day #IWD2026. ECPR logo in the top right.

💐 Today's the day! Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay with our journals and blog

🎀 Enjoy a round-up of curated #OpenAccess research exploring issues of gender and the representation of women in politics

📚 Drawn from the full span of our publications portfolio linktr.ee/ecpr.collect...

#IWD2026

Read Our IWD Collection Now! A curated collection of research on gender and representation in politics, from ECPR journals and blog.

🌍✨ Celebrating International Women’s Day ✨🌍

This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re highlighting a collection of articles exploring women’s representation, participation, and gender equality in politics

📚 Explore the research and join the conversation

buff.ly/9wGrwYE

#IWD #WomenInPolitics

Read Our IWD Collection Now!

🌍✨ Celebrating International Women’s Day ✨🌍

This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re highlighting a collection of articles exploring women’s representation, participation, and gender equality in politics

📚 Explore the research and join the conversation

linktr.ee/ecpr.collect...

#IWD #WomenInPolitics

📣New article out in @ejprjournal.bsky.social, co-authored with the wonderful @christinaluiset.bsky.social 📣

Do national stereotypes about 'hardworking' or 'lazy' Europeans actually shape public support for #EU solidarity?

They do - and we show how. 🔎🇪🇺

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Government and Politics of the European Union The definitive textbook on EU politics and governance, now in its 9th edition, has been thoroughly updated to take into account the ongoing developments and evo…

📖 🛒 'The Government and Politics of the European Union' is now available in paperback! 👉 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/governmen...
This is a completely updated and restructured edition of a classic that makes it easier for students to understand how the European Union works!
#EUsky #Eursky #Poliscisky

Read Our IWD Collection Now!

🌍✨ Celebrating International Women’s Day ✨🌍

This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re highlighting a collection of articles exploring women’s representation, participation, and gender equality in politics

📚 Explore the research and join the conversation

linktr.ee/ecpr.collect...

#IWD #WomenInPolitics

Read Our IWD Collection Now!

🌍✨ Celebrating International Women’s Day ✨🌍

This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re highlighting a collection of articles exploring women’s representation, participation, and gender equality in politics

📚 Explore the research and join the conversation

buff.ly/9wGrwYE

#IWD #WomenInPolitics

Administrative democratic defence: Under what circumstances do civil servants counter autocratisation? | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core Administrative democratic defence: Under what circumstances do civil servants counter autocratisation?

🆕

Administrative democratic defence ⚔️

@jmvanlit.bsky.social uses elite interviews from the Netherlands to argue that administrative democratic defence requires continued awareness and action to prevent #Autocratisation and sustain resilience 🛡️

Keep positive and defend democracy: Framing democratic messages under authoritarianism | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core Keep positive and defend democracy: Framing democratic messages under authoritarianism

🆕

Keep positive and defend democracy 🛡️

@aykutozturk.bsky.social, Steven E. Finkel, @anjaneundorf.bsky.social & Ericka Rascón Ramírez conduct online experiments in Turkey to understand the effect democratic framing within educational interventions has on #PublicOpinion 📚️

How voter availability shapes parties’ policy priorities Political parties often adjust their policies to address emerging issues, or to attract — or regain — support. However, warns Fabian Habersack, such strategic pivots carry significant risks,…

🌀

Political parties often adjust their strategies on emerging issues to broaden their support or 🗳️ regain lost voters

⚠️ However, this can be a risky move, especially if parties misjudge their electoral potential, writes @fabianhabersack.bsky.social

👉 bit.ly/41Yx1TL
@ecprpovb.bsky.social

Mainstreaming vs. normalisation: Towards more conceptual clarity on how mainstream parties legitimise the far right | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core Mainstreaming vs. normalisation: Towards more conceptual clarity on how mainstream parties legitimise the far right

🆕

Mainstream or normalised? 🤷‍♀️

@asheinze.bsky.social & @gefjonoff.bsky.social look at the meaning of mainstreaming and normalisation in existing literature on the #FarRight and discuss an expanded framework for future research

System trust is key to explaining Covid-19 attitudes and behaviours During the Covid-19 pandemic, many citizens put full faith in 'the system' to keep them safe. Others were inherently mistrustful. Louise Halberg Nielsen argues that such trust, or the lack of it, was…

🌀

😷 During the Covid-19 pandemic, many put faith in the political system to keep them safe. Others were less trustful.

🗣️ @louisehalberg.bsky.social argues that such trust, or the lack of it, was a key explanation for pandemic-era political disagreement.
➡️ bit.ly/3ChHhMs

How welfare policy affects immigration attitudes Social policies shape public opinions on immigration. A study by Alina Vrânceanu and Bilyana Petrova shows that in Western Europe, generous welfare systems – perhaps counterintuitively – make natives…

🌀

👣 @alinavranceanu.bsky.social & @bpetrova.bsky.social show that in Western Europe, generous #welfare systems – perhaps counterintuitively – make natives more favourably inclined toward #immigrants.

💸Indeed, cutting benefits risks exacerbating anti-immigrant sentiment
👇🏾

Some professional news, as they say: Ich habe einen neuen Job – und was für einen! 🥳

Seit Montag arbeite ich in der Transfer Unit Wissenschaftskommunikation an der @bbaw.bsky.social. Wer mich in den letzten Jahren getroffen hat, weiß, dass ich unbedingt in die Wissenschaftskommunikation wollte.

ECPR Methods School 2026 Get early access to our summer programme

✨ #IWD2026 spotlight ✨

In 2025, ECPR has achieved or exceeded #GenderParity in 16 of 27 key areas of participation (59%)

Our Methods School is leading the way:
👩‍🎓62% female participants
👩‍🏫 100% female Teaching Assistants

📊 More in our forthcoming Annual Report

Conceptualizing and Measuring Geopolitical Alignments A vast literature examines how geopolitical alignments influence militarized conflict, trade, investment, aid, and other outcomes in international relations. Yet, considerable ambiguity remains regard...

Conceptualizing and Measuring Geopolitical Alignments - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

The honest, the efficient, and the trustworthy: National stereotypes and public support for EU redistribution | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core The honest, the efficient, and the trustworthy: National stereotypes and public support for EU redistribution

🆕

The honest, the efficient, & the trustworthy 🕊️ 🏭️ 🚓

@adinaakbik.bsky.social & Christina L. Toenshoff examine the relationships between national stereotypes and #Policy preference within the EU, uncovering the influence of stereotypes in #PublicOpinion

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

🚨 Happy to see this article with the wonderful David Schweizer out online first at European Union Politics!

We examine who is aware of European funding and how citizens prefer these funds to be allocated.

The article is available open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology The Swedish Institute for Social research (SOFI) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. The institute is an internationally leading research institute in the field of socia

📢 We are hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology at SOFI, Stockholm University.

Interested in research on the causes and consequences of social policy for individuals and society?

Apply by 13 April 2026.

More information and application:
su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

#postdoc #sociology

EPSS Travel Grants for 2026 Belfast conference:

PhD students & junior scholars @ institutions in European countries that are often underrepresented, can apply for full fee waiver & £500 stipend

Apply: lnkd.in/ehXjhCgf
Deadline: March 8, 11:59pm GMT.

More details: lnkd.in/eZTP5sWR

How Covid-19 border closures shaped attitudes in Europe Covid-19 border closures were intended to protect public health, but their symbolic effects reached far beyond controlling the virus. Lisa Herbig argues that temporary closures significantly weakened…

🌀

😷 #Covid19 border closures were intended to protect public health, but their symbolic effects reached beyond controlling the virus

🚫 @lisaherbig.bsky.social argues that closures weakened support for European unity and increased hostility toward immigrants in the short term
👉 ow.ly/hF1w50W0Caa

Six portraits of women at various ECPR events, with text 'International Women's Day #GiveToGain #IWD2026' and ECPR logo.

🎉 Get ready to mark #InternationalWomensDay with us!

🌟 Over the coming week, we're celebrating women shaping #PolSci – and reflecting on how supporting gender parity strengthens our global research community

✨ Expect exclusive insights, data, and special research collections

#IWD2026 #GiveToGain