Marta Vuković

Marta Vuković

@martav.bsky.social

Senior scientist (post doc) @univie.ac.at @stawi-univie.bsky.social democratic backsliding & resistance | experiments 🌈 https://vukovicmarta.github.io/website/ 🚫👑🐸

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Guy De Launey
@guydelauney.bsky.social

Of all the possible scenarios in Serbia's elections, I don't think Vucic conceding before the results were announced was on the cards. Nevertheless, here we are. Vucic has conceded; the Student List are set for victory. "I wish them success", Vucic says. Cheers on the streets.

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

It’s official: Serbia joins Poland and Hungary in voting out an authoritarian leader. Vučić has conceded defeat. According to preliminary results, the student list wins an absolute majority with 52.3% of the vote, while SNS trails at 39% (source: CeSID). STUDENTI POBEĐUJU!

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Europe Elects
@europeelects.bsky.social

Serbia: National parliament election Turnout at 7:00 PM CET 2014: 50.30% 2016: 52.90% 2020: 44.90% 2022: 54.60% 2023: 55.90% 2026: 67.60% CeSID/Ipsos ➤ europeelects.eu/serbia #Serbia

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CRTA
@crta.bsky.social

By 4 PM, turnout in Serbia's snap parliamentary elections reached 56.4%, compared to 42.1% in 2023. Irregularities were recorded at polling stations: pressure on voters, polling board members and observers (29%), procedural failures (18%) and voting integrity issues (17%). #Elections2026

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CRTA
@crta.bsky.social

By 1 PM, 41.1 percent of eligible voters had voted in the parliamentary elections (margin of error +/- 0.9%). For comparison, turnout in the December 2023 parliamentary elections by 1 PM was 26.6 percent. #Elections2026

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

Today Serbia votes in snap elections. The main contenders are Vučić’s ruling party & a student movement that has become his biggest challenge in years. 🧵 on how a movement born outside party politics mobilized apathetic citizens and became a national electoral campaign.

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Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

Now the movement has become an electoral list polling above 40%, bringing together supporters from the left and right around a shared goal: change, and an end to corruption and impunity. Whether this is enough to oust the autocratizing government in an unevel playing field remains to be seen.

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

Voter turnout by 1pm was 41.1% according to @crta.bsky.social, almost 15% higher than at the same time in 2023. Observers and NGOs had reported over 120 irregularities by 11am, but the national broadcaster (RTS) made no mention of them in its election coverage. 😐 #iykyk

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

Today Serbia votes in snap elections. The main contenders are Vučić’s ruling party & a student movement that has become his biggest challenge in years. 🧵 on how a movement born outside party politics mobilized apathetic citizens and became a national electoral campaign.

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Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

2. It helps to have a group seen as benevolent (& capable), untainted by politics as usual. The students organised through plenums, voting on decisions, and stayed leaderless, insisting early on that their struggle wasn’t about conventional politics.

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

3. It helps to use various forms of peaceful tactics that signal effort, peaceful resistance & belief in the cause. In 2025 ~80 students cycled 1,300+ km from Novi Sad to Strasbourg to seek EU support. Ten days later, 21 students ran to Brussels to press EU leaders to act.

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

Today Serbia votes in snap elections. The main contenders are Vučić’s ruling party & a student movement that has become his biggest challenge in years. 🧵 on how a movement born outside party politics mobilized apathetic citizens and became a national electoral campaign.

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

1. It helps to have a clear injustice people broadly agree was wrong: something for already frustrated citizens to rally around. The student protests took off after 16 people died in the Novi Sad station canopy collapse in Nov 2024, with students demanding accountability & an end to corruption.

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Cas Mudde
@casmudde.bsky.social

As Gender & Sexuality Studies are more important than ever to under contemporary politics and societies, we have an academic and moral duty to not just defend our colleagues and their programs but also to integrate (“mainstream”) their knowledge into our research and teaching.

thecrimson.comWe’re Harvard WGS Alumni. Our Field Has Never Mattered More. | The Harvard CrimsonAt Harvard, the single biggest threat to the study of gender and sexuality has long come from the institution itself.
Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

The fact that almost 8/10 republicans are still comfortable with Trump’s completely bonkers far right agenda is bizarre. You’d think at least a few more of the often referred to as “good old” Republicans would have drawn the line somewhere by now 🫪

YouGov America@today.yougov.com

NEW Economist/YouGov Aug 7-10 % who approve | disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance U.S. adult citizens: 33% | 62% Democrats: 4% | 95% Independents: 18% | 71% Republicans: 79% | 21% d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi
@dralbertazziuk.bsky.social

I am truly a child of the 20th century. So it still seems peculiar to me that supposedly centre-left Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen today felt the urge to release a joint message on social media with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni calling for stricter controls on immigration in Europe.

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

Those who follow Serbian politics know this could be one of Vučić’s many political maneuvers: calling snap elections he believes he can win, then returning as prime minister after stepping down as president, à la Putin. This is, I believe, anything but an acceptance that his time is up... 1/2

Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social

Serbian President Vucic announced he’ll resign after 18 months of student protests. That’s Bangladesh, Nepal, Madagascar, Bulgaria, Hungary, and now Serbia, all in the past two years. Anti-corruption is the most potent force for positive political change right now. The US remains ripe.

reuters.comSerbian President Vucic says he will resign within weeksSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he would resign ​within weeks and the country will hold early presidential and parliamentary elections, following 18 months of anti-government prote...
Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

Also, the anti-corruption message has largely been the banner under which the opposition has mobilized for the much broader goal of restoring democracy and overhauling the political system. 2/2

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Isabella Rebasso
@isabellareb.bsky.social

Very belatedly sharing this because the last months were busy: The limits of appraisal theory for political emotions is out in Political Psychology! @gijsschumacher.bsky.social, @mrooduijn.bsky.social and I ask whether appraisal theories of emotion work the same way in politics as in everyday life.

onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe limits of appraisal theory for political emotions: Evidence from two U.S. surveysEmotions, such as anger and anxiety, play a central role in political behavior and are extensively studied by political scientists. However, political science has largely adopted psychological theori...

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MEDem
@medem.bsky.social

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⚙️

univie.ac.atHolzleitner, Schütze: Austria set to become a centre for European democracy researchEuropean research infrastructure MEDem included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2026 – headquarters at the University of Vienna

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Institut für Staatswissenschaft / Department of Government
@stawi-univie.bsky.social

Why does democracy backslide even when most people say they support it? ⚖️🏛️ Senior Scientist Dr. Marta Vukovic @martav.bsky.social explains why citizens sometimes tolerate democratic violations and what it takes to protect liberal democracy in Rudolphina's newest article and video. ⬇️ @univie.ac.at

rudolphina.univie.ac.atDemocratic backsliding explained | University of ViennaDemocracy can backslide even when most people say they support it. University of Vienna political scientist Marta Vukovic explains why citizens sometimes tolerate democratic violations and what it tak...

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Catherine E. de Vries
@catherinedevries.bsky.social

Come and work with us @iepolisci.bsky.social & don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Please share!

IE Political Science Department@iepolisci.bsky.social

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Institut für Staatswissenschaft / Department of Government
@stawi-univie.bsky.social

Got a PhD in social sciences and expertise in (digital) survey research and programming? We are looking for you! With the establishment of the new #NexusSoSci facility we are seeking to hire a Senior Scientist for the Online-Panel Lab. 📅Deadline: 22nd of June Find out more and apply ⬇️

jobs.univie.ac.atSenior Scientist for Online-Panel Lab NexusSoSciSenior Scientist for Online-Panel Lab NexusSoSci

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Julia Partheymüller
@schnizzl.bsky.social

Please sign this petition. #UnisRetten Often we hear “education is a key investment in the future”. Yet the federal government is planning major cuts to universities. These cuts would put research and teaching at risk – and, ultimately, undermine our shared future. mein.aufstehn.at/petitions/un...

mein.aufstehn.atJetzt unterzeichnen: #unisretten – keine Kürzungen bei den Universitäten!Die Regierung plant massive Einsparungen bei den Universitäten. Forschung, Lehre und freie Wissenschaft stehen jetzt auf dem Spiel.

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theresa gessler
@gessler.bsky.social

Congratulations to the brilliant @martav.bsky.social for a stellar PhD & defense! 🎉 Serving on PhD committees and getting to read all this new & exciting work is one of the best parts of our job. 🙃

Marta Vuković@martav.bsky.social

Soo, since yesterday I am officially PhDone! 😮🎓✨🥂 I’m incredibly grateful to my supervisors Sylvia Kritzinger & @markuswagner.bsky.social for their guidance & support in this journey, and to my wonderful committee @gessler.bsky.social & @chrisclaassen.bsky.social for the thoughtful discussion. 1/2

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

Luckily, I already landed my dream first post-defense job 🥹✨ But I’m always open to talk invites, collabs, or just brainstorming ideas and projects 🙈 😉 Thanks Ben! 🥹

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Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

I’m also beyond happy that I get to stay at this wonderful department as a Senior Scientist within the new Democracy and Human Rights Research Network @stawi-univie.bsky.social 🥹✨ Looking forward to continuing to work on questions of democratic resilience in an increasingly backsliding world❗️ 2/2

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

Tisza pulling off a win is a big deal, not just domestically, but as a potential playbook for reversing democratic backsliding in the region. Orbán conceding and congratulating them is just as monumental (feels strange to say, but here we are). www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...

bbc.comHungary election: Viktor Orbán concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win - follow liveHungary's prime minister has been ousted after 16 years in power, with Péter Magyar set to be the country's new leader.

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theresa gessler
@gessler.bsky.social

Keeping this for the future: Orbán on TV saying that the election results are painful but clear. This feels momentous. #Hungary

Palma Polyak@palmapolyak.bsky.social

Péter Magyar FB: “Prime Minister Viktor Orbán just called to congratulate us on our victory.” IT'S DONE. IT'S DONE.

Marta Vuković
@martav.bsky.social

I’d especially like to encourage women to apply. We’re a fantastic department with excellent scholars, in beautiful Vienna. Data shows that women are less likely to apply for positions than equally qualified men (Muriel Niederle & Lise Vesterlund 2011), so if you’re considering it, please go for it!

Reto Bürgisser@retobuergisser.bsky.social

🚨 Job Alert 🚨 We have an opening for a 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 @stawi-univie.bsky.social starting Aug/Sep 2026! Focus: political representation, party competition, political institutions, political economy, political behavior, or related fields 📅Apply by 29 April 2026 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

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MEDem
@medem.bsky.social

🌍📊 From survey data quality to research infrastructures: The #CSDIWorkshop 2026 in Vienna brought together researchers and practitioners to discuss current challenges and innovations in comparative survey design and implementation. Read more in our latest #MEDemBlog: www.medem.eu/csdi-worksho...