“Crises always cost governments votes” True for most govts worldwide, but Switzerland is different @eliemichel.bsky.social & @lukaslauener.bsky.social show that COVID-19 drove voters away from governing parties. Yet the energy crisis boosted their support (and the war on Ukraine had little impact)

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Why did the populist radical right surge in the 2023 Swiss federal elections? 📊 Check out the article “Explaining the Populist Radical Right's Success in the 2023 Swiss National Elections: A Reference Group Perspective” by @anketresch.bsky.social & @linerenn.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/spsr...

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Michel, Elie and Lukas Lauener (2026) "Elections in Times of Multiple Crises: Turnout and Vote Choice in the Swiss Federal Elections of 2023," Swiss Political Science Review, Online First: 28rth July 2026. aktiv3.sblo.jp/article/1918...

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3rd PhD baby is out in the world 🎉 Voting far right because your region is left-behind? Not necessarily. "Left-behind" regions — slower growth, higher unemployment, industrial decline — are said to drive votes for the radical right. My new paper in @actapolitica.bsky.social complicates this story.

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How do individuals normatively assess changes to the social order and what does this tell us about electoral realignment? New publication with @dpzollinger.bsky.social and Tabea Palmtag out now in the Journal of European Public Policy 😊 doi.org/10.1080/1350...

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