Katjana Gattermann

Many comments on the great election victories in Brazil and Serbia state that the authorian right is in decline or that voters have rejected far-right authoritarianism. That is a wrong interpretation of what happened. Progressive movements mobilized and beat the authoritarian right. That's different

Schaut nicht auf die Umfaller, diejenigen, die Appeasement betreiben & sich „arrangieren“. Schaut auf die, die stabil bleiben & den Rechtsdrall weiterhin klar benennen. You will never walk alone.

In diesen Minuten lesen einige Hundert Menschen auf dem Domplatz in Magdeburg gegenüber dem Landtag von Sachsen-Anhalt die Artikel des Grundgesetzes vor. Sehr bewegender Moment, der auch noch mal zeigt, welch starker Text das Grundgesetz ist. Nie darf eine Partei diese Verfassung zerstören!

Meet the people behind EDGE 👋 Our consortium brings together researchers and partners across Europe to explore how inequalities shape democratic support — and what can strengthen democracy. Next, we’ll introduce the people and research behind the project. #EDGEproject #HorizonEurope #Democracy

For my new research unit Politics of Democracy at the Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social, we have 3 open research positions. 2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%) 1 doc: 2 years (75%) Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable) Application deadline: 1 November

📢 CfP #dvpw2027 @bschlipphak.bsky.social and I organize a panel on “Linking Data to Study Democratic Challenges” at the @dvpw.bsky.social Convention 2027. We will discuss the opportunities and challenges of linking data for democracy research. 📅 Deadline: Oct 31, 2026 www.dvpw.de/dvpw2027/en/...

Meet EDGE 🇪🇺 Enhancing Democratic Support under Conditions of Geographic and Intersectional Inequalities in Europe. A Horizon Europe project exploring how inequality shapes support for democracy. #EDGEProject #HorizonEurope #Democracy

This Friday (25.09), we have a Graduate Friday session at the #HotPoliticsLab! @jakobkas.bsky.social will give a talk on depolarization interventions and democratic judgement, and Gustavo Couto de Jesus on implicit approach and avoidance in politics. 📍 Location: REC-B9.22 💻 Or join online 👉

Do you know graduates looking for a PhD position? The interdisciplinary IRTG “Baltic Peripeties” studies political and social change around the Baltic Sea—escalating crises, shifting expectations, and competing narratives. Please share shorturl.at/7nIrZ

Delighted to be co-chairing the Electoral and Voting Behaviour section @epssnet.bsky.social with the brilliant @carolinaplescia.bsky.social! We welcome papers on the themes below. Have an idea for a Roundtable or Authors Meet Critics session? Contact us! ⏰ 13 Nov. 2026 👉 Call: shorturl.at/CB8Lr

📣 Call for papers now open! The next Annual Conference of the European Political Science Society will take place in Copenhagen, 24–26 June 2027. Submission deadline: 13 November 2026 (23:59 CET) Looking forward to it! #EPSS2027 @epssnet.bsky.social

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.

"das ist Demokratie"... Man sollte eigentlich sagen: Das ist die Mehrheitskomponente der Demokratie, aber eben nicht alles, was eine liberale Demokratie ausmacht.

Nach der Landtagswahl in #Sachsen-Anhalt stellt sich die Frage mit neuer Dringlichkeit: Würde Regierungsverantwortung die AfD „entzaubern“? 📊 Unsere Analyse von 1.307 Regierungen in 57 Demokratien zeigt: Die radikale Rechte wird dadurch nicht schwächer, im Schnitt gewinnt sie rund 6 Prozentpunkte.

Ich habe hier zusammengefasst, wie die etablierten Parteien entscheidend zur Stärkung radikal rechter Parteien wie der AfD beigetragen haben. Auch als Reaktion auf den Wahlausgang gestern sehen wir wieder die genau gleichen Narrative aus Politik und Medien. Man bleibt im Teufelskreis gefangen.

A few things (international) commentatoes should remember. Only 2 million people live in Sachsen-Anhalt. Half of Berlin, a tenth of NRW. Around 400k will vote AfD. Even with this strong result, 80% of people living in S-A will not have voted for the AfD. In a state that is a far-right stronghold.

A major milestone for #DemocracyResearch. 🏛️ MEDem has been included in the ESFRI Roadmap, recognizing its role in advancing the empirical study of Democracy in Europe. 🇪🇺 Thank you to everyone who helped bring us to this point! 🙏 #ResearchInfrastructure⚙️

Britain is about to have its seventh Prime Minister in just over a decade - but is Brexit to blame? Read my thoughts in the LSE British Politics blog @lseblogs.bsky.social ✏️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org

🔄 Roundtable: Protecting Democracy in the Age of AI virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/... 10:50 - 12:30 | Hall 1A (ICC), @kenbenoit.bsky.social , @zachdickson.bsky.social , Sophie Morosoli, @elenapro.bsky.social , Thomas Robinson, @miriamsorace.bsky.social and @teresaelena.bsky.social

Super excited to share that the first study of my PhD just got published (w/ Michael Hameleers, @lindabos.bsky.social, @tonivdmeer.bsky.social)! We disentangle audiences’ understanding of misinformation threats and how they arrive at their perceptions: doi.org/10.1177/10776990261451790

New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social (w/ @christinagahn.bsky.social) Do opinion polls shape election results? Using both cross-national data and a survey experiment, the answer we find is yes - though it depends on how we communicate polling results. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Less than 1 week left to apply for this exciting postdoc opportunity ⬇️ @kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I look forward to receiving applications 😀

🎉🎉🎉 The inaugural EPSS Conference in Belfast is just around the corner! Join us in Belfast from 18th to 20th of June, 2026 🎉🎉 🎉

Vandaag verschijnt het Nationaal Kiezersonderzoek 2025. Deze ochtend wordt het aangeboden aan de voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer. www.dpes.nl/wp-content/u...

Less than 1 week left to apply for this exciting postdoc opportunity ⬇️ @kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I look forward to receiving applications 😀

🔊 The magnificent @ddc-sdu.bsky.social x TrygFonden Fellowship Program is open, seeking the 2027 cohort 🚀 3 types of fellowships: 1️⃣ academic 2️⃣ journalist 3️⃣ policy fellows 🗓️ deadline September 1 Read the call for details and instructions 🚨🚨Spread the word 🚨🚨 www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

Mijn reactie op het stuk op de Correspondent over mijn boek De Symfonie van Onvrede. Over complexe onvrede, de opkomst van radicaal-rechts, en waarom degelijk onderzoek meer vraagt dan snelle heranalyses of monocausale verklaringen. Link: stukroodvlees.nl/jesse-freder...

For my Horizon Project EDGE I am looking for a senior researcher from October 1st. This is a 3-year position on inequalities and democracy support. All information on the job and application process is here: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2639403?...

NEW PUBLICATION🚨 "My party is targeted way more than yours with misinformation" 🎯 The hostile misinformation effect! Citizens believe their own political party is much more targeted with misinformation than the political opponent. #openaccess #commsky #ica26 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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I’m hiring 2 doctoral researchers in Politics of Climate Change at Heidelberg University 🌍 📊 Survey Research & Political Participation 🗣️ Qualitative Research & Group Formation Part of “The New Climate Divide” Deadline: 21 June 2026 Calls: www.ipw.uni-heidelberg.de/en/about-us/... Please share!

🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven! Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026. All info is here 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Share widely!

🚨New PolCom Postdoc Vacancy🚨@kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I are hiring on project "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support" as part of the Horizon Europe project EDGE ⬇️ Start: 1 Oct 2026, length: 30 months, location: @ascor.bsky.social 🤩, DL: 7 June 2026! More info & apply: tinyurl.com/23zdmjhe

De grootste bedreiging voor de democratische rechtsstaat komt niet van vluchtelingen, maar van politici die geweld en haat normaliseren, angst aanwakkeren en fundamentele rechten ondermijnen.

✍️ My take on why Britain’s two-party system has collapsed in the LSE British Politics blog 👇

British politics is resembling the rest of Europe: • Multi-party competition has replaced two-party dominance • Challengers are on the rise, esp. the populist right • Political realignment centres on identity politics (incl Brexit) But FPTP is poorly suited to this fragmentation

Postdoc alert! Fellow in Public Policy at the LSE School of Public Policy. Up to 3 years, a great job in a tight market. Needs to be able to support teaching on our MPP program, but political scientists could definitely do this (make your case!) www.jobs.lse.ac.uk

A reminder that applications for this 3-year fully funded PhD position close at the end of next week (May 17). This is a great opportunity to work on climate politics comparative politics in a vibrant environment, with loads of freedom to develop your own project. www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

🌀 💡 Who the media calls an “election winner” matters 🗳️ @kgattermann.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social & Katharina Wurzer show that coverage favors parties with more extreme socio‑cultural positions — shaping who voters see as legitimate winners. 📺

@kgattermann.bsky.social, @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social & @claesdevreese.bsky.social: The role of far-right party performance in shaping disinformation concerns of European voters: evidence from the 2024 European Parliament elections 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🤔 How does the German government justify its border policies? @lisaherbig.bsky.social, @olgaeisele.bsky.social, @kgattermann.bsky.social, @theresakuhn.bsky.social examine speeches and press conferences from 2013 until 2023 ⤵️ 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Clear 🧵 from @jeppjournal.bsky.social about the special issue on the last European Parliament Elections. Fabulous guest editors @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Popa and van der Brug. Happy to contribute with an article led by excellent colleagues @kgattermann.bsky.social and @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social