[Christopher M. Federico]

chrispps.bsky.social

13 October 2026 13:52

congratulations to my UCLA graduate school compatriot @nickvalentino.bsky.social!

Matthias Kaltenegger

mkaltenegger.bsky.social

05 October 2026 11:03

How can parties attract new members? In this short report on party membership in 🇦🇹, my take is that all parties have significant potential to attract new members. The best way for them to do so: intra-party democracy! Thanks to Digitize! for making this possible.

Alessandro Nai

alessandronai.bsky.social

29 September 2026 15:09

You know those (rare) papers that really make you proud? In new piece out at APR, we show that #AffectivePolarization likely spills onto other types of non-political polarization - notably, PREFERENCES FOR CATS VS. DOGS (aka “affective PAWlarization”) paper: tinyurl.com/jn48bypp data: osf.io/4p2zu

Carmen van Alebeek

cvalebeek.bsky.social

16 September 2026 08:34

📢 New publication out: Does low political trust uniformly keep citizens away from the ballot box? Not quite. Among citizens who do not see voting as a civic duty, lower — rather than higher — political trust is associated with stronger turnout intentions. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Nils Steiner

nilssteiner.bsky.social

07 September 2026 08:39

What do yesterday’s ST results imply for liberal democracy? In our ongoing nationwide survey, we asked about support for liberal democracy (following doi.org/10.1177/0010...). Acceptance of & ambivalence toward illiberal action are worryingly widespread, though majorities reject each transgression.