@stawi-univie
Covers a wide range of political science topics in Austrian and Comparative Politics. Research focus: political competition, elections, governments, coalitions.
How do we connect election studies across countries?
The Consortium of National Election Studies links national election study teams and supports comparative research on elections and voting behaviour.
On our blog, Olga Gyafarsova explains how the network started and what it offers.
Read more 👇
Started my research visit at the University of Vienna (@stawi-univie.bsky.social) last week! I’ll be here during my sabbatical until the end of 2026. Happy to meet up to talk research, or just grab a coffee or beer ☕️🍻🙂
Wir kennen das: Spitzenfunktionen in der Verwaltung, die mit ehem. Mitarbeiter:innen aus Ministerkabinetten besetzt werden.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.profil.at/oesterreich/...
Aber wie verbreitet ist das Phänomen?
Dazu erscheint heute eine Studie von mir: doi.org/10.15203/424...
🚨New blog post 🚨
If fewer people vote, do elections still represent what policies citizens want?
I summarize research using data from 29 European democracies on whether voters and non-voters actually differ in their policy preferences and when turnout matters for representation.
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You are interested in survey experiments or plan to do your own (first) survey experiment?
I offer a class at @methodsnet.bsky.social in Vienna this summer (6 - 10 July) that might be interesting for you! 👇
methodsnet.org/course/d10-d...
🚨 New WP w/ @leonardocarella.bsky.social on OSF
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
We usually think that social identities precede preferences
We show the reverse is also true: people update their social identities to match their immigration preferences
Focus: class identity in 🇬🇧 + Christian identity in 🇮🇹
📍Democratic Resilience Syllabus 📑
I'm sharing my master’s seminar syllabus on democratic resilience. I *loved* teaching it and had great students. I hope I get to do it again some day. ❤️
If you use it or adapt the syllabus, I’d love to hear how it goes.
klaudiawegschaider.com/media/democr...
💡 New event video
🎙️Batuhan Eren (Scuola Normale Superiore), @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social, Sylvia Kritzinger (Uni Vienna) & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social explores how illiberal actors shape politics in Austria, Italy & France
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-42...
Unser Institut in den Medien 📰
@mkaltenegger.bsky.social wurde von den Salzburger Nachrichten @sn.at zur SPÖ-Vorsitzwahl interviewt. 🎤
Lesen Sie den Artikel hier:
www.sn.at/politik/inne...
Want to know all the details?
Read the full paper by Manuel Scharrer, @christinagahn.bsky.social, @janabernhard.bsky.social, Marvin Stecker, and @schnizzl.bsky.social here:
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
The outside of the Austrian parliament building with a tall flagpole in the front and a blue sky in the background. ©Jerome Dufek
The 2024 Austrian parliamentary elections made history: the far-right FPÖ became the strongest party for the first time, and Austria saw its longest-ever government formation, ending in the first three-party coalition since 1947. 📜
Curious? Find out more in our blog: tinyurl.com/2k5dptuc
🎥 Event video online
How are illiberal actors shrinking democratic space in the EU—and what responses are possible?
Watch our panel on media freedom, civil society & gender equality w/ @ksimon.bsky.social @danielhegedus.bsky.social & Mila Moshelova.
👉 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvqL...
🎉 New paper out in Political Behavior (with @gijsschumacher.bsky.social & @mrooduijn.bsky.social)
Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others?
💡Not political knowledge, but interest and confidence-in-knowledge drive emotional engagement.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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📣 Deadline extended: 12 February 2026
We look forward to receiving further applications!
🚨 Job Alert!
We are looking for a Senior Scientist (40h/week) to develop, establish, and organize the research network “Democracy and Human Rights”.
Start: March 1, 2026
Application deadline: February 2, 2026
Find out more👇
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...
Ein prunkvoller Raum im inneren des Schweizer Bundeshaus. Die Wände sind unten mit Holz vertäfelt und oben mit Stuck und Statuen dekoriert. Außerdem gibt es Stuhlreihen im Halbkreis, die gegenüber mehreren Pulten plaziert sind. An der Kopfwand hinter den Pulten ist ein Al Fresco Gemälde mit Wolken, einem Fluss und Bergen zu erkennen.
European parties have become more elite since WWII, with the number of working-class ministers decreasing. A recent study by @manuelwagner.bsky.social & @laurenzennser.bsky.social analyses the state of worker’s descriptive representation.
Curious? Find out more in our blog: ✒️
tinylink.net/aqVxT
📢 AUTHLIB webinar
How do illiberals challenge democracy in Austria, Italy & France?
🗓️ Jan 26 |🕒 10:00 CET
🎙️Batuhan Eren (Scuola Normale Superiore), @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social, Sylvia Kritzinger (Uni Vienna) & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social
👉 t.ly/DdE4e
💥 New AUTHLIB Blog
How do terror attacks reshape political debate? Elena Cossu @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social shows how attacks in France pushed mainstream parties closer to far-right positions on multiculturalism.
Read more 👉 www.authlib.eu/how-terror-a...
📢 Wir suchen eine Koordinator*in (20h/Woche)!
Du hast Organisationstalent und Freude an Koordination? Dann freuen wir uns auf deine Bewerbung.
🗓️ Bewerbungsfrist: 05.02.2026
👉 Mehr Informationen in der Ausschreibung
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Koordina...
🚨Job Alert!
The Department of Government is looking for a PhD researcher with a focus on political representation, party competition, political institutions, political economy or political behaviour.
Start: October 1, 2026
Deadline: January 28, 2026
Interested? Find out more: tinylink.net/CiQaE
Anna-Lia Brunetti, predoctoral researcher in the DeVOTE Project, successfully defended her thesis "Why Meanings of Voting Matter: Exploring the Attitudinal Roots of Political Participation" 🍾🙌
Congratulations! #PhDone
📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
🚨 ‼️ Five days left to apply for the postdoc in Political Text Analysis in the MULTIREP ERC project 👇.
Use your last chance to apply 😉
‼️ Two weeks left to apply for the postdoc in Political Text Analysis in the MULTIREP project 👇.
Kommentar der Anderen von @gulp1959.bsky.social @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social und mir:
Wir brauchen mehr Wettbewerb in den geschützten Werkstätten der Macht: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Do policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ in European democracies?
My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.
Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
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.
Screenshot of the 2025 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects in Political Sciences. The table shows ETH Zurich ranked #31, Johns Hopkins University at #32, Leiden University and the University of Vienna tied at #33, and University College London at #35.
👀 Political Sciences at University of Vienna ranked #33 worldwide... www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gra...
@univie.ac.at #rankings
Im Oktober erschien in den Salzburger Nachrichten (@sn.at) ein Artikel von @irisbonavida.bsky.social zu personalisierter Onlinewerbung mit Kommentaren von mir. Darin verweise ich auf aktuelle Forschung von Kolleg*innen sowie auf Ergebnisse meines eigenen Experiments: doi.org/10.1177/1940...
Reminder: Präsentation unseren neuen Buches "Demokratie sucht Zukunft" (Kurt Guwak @gulp1959.bsky.social, @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social + ich) am kommenden Donnerstag (20.11., 18h) in der Urania (Link unten).