Wilhelm Hofmann

Wilhelm Hofmann

@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social

Social Scientist | Social Psychologist | Scientist & Parent for Future | Views my own

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
@rahmstorf.bsky.social

Das wird immer wieder weltweit bestätigt, hier aktuell bei uns in 🇩🇪: die Mehrheit der Menschen wünscht sich mehr Klimaschutz! Denn wir haben die Lösungen, aber wir verlieren gerade den Wettlauf gegen die Zeit für eine lebenswerte Zukunft. table.media/berlin/news/...

table.mediaMehrheit der Deutschen: Bund unternimmt bei Klimapolitik zu wenigSie können besser entscheiden, weil Sie besser informiert sind – das ist das Ziel von Table.Briefings. Mit dem Informationsvorsprung zum Wettbewerbsvorteil.

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Kristian Steensen Nielsen
@kristiansn89.bsky.social

⭐ After quite some time in the making, I’m excited to share our new paper!🌿⭐ We examined people's climate-relevant behaviors (driving, air travel, public transport use, and meat consumption) and their perceptions of how feasible it would be to change them (+ expected wellbeing impacts). 🧵(1/4)

Wilhelm Hofmann
@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social

Further robust evidence suggesting green nudges at the individual level are unlikely to make a difference. As we recently suggested, it is time to abandon the prevailing success focus and rather think of this body of evidence as pointing to the many structural constraints people are facing, and

Jörg Ankel-Peters@jrgptrs.bsky.social

New DP @i4replication.bsky.social: Meta-analysis on green nudges correcting for publication bias. "Behavioral interventions on households and individuals are unlikely to deliver material climate benefits." www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10...

Wilhelm Hofmann
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provide a behavioral perspective which may support policymakers in co-designing effective and fair structural solutions to sustainability problems. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comRethinking behaviour change interventions in policymakingNature Human Behaviour - Behaviour change interventions that are unsuccessful may often be limited by structural constraints. Accumulating evidence across contexts helps to diagnose these barriers....

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Richard Lopez
@richlopez41.bsky.social

Wondering about how to promote healthy eating in daily life? New research reveals it's not just about willpower, but about which strategy you use, and what you target. 1/9

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Matthijs Rooduijn
@mrooduijn.bsky.social

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

werkenbij.uva.nlVacancy — Assistant Professor in Political ScienceThe Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

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Eva-Lotta Brakemeier
@evalottabrakemeier.bsky.social

Im Bundeskanzleramt zeigte sich beim Behavioural Insights Connect: Wenn Wissenschaft & Politik in den Dialog treten, entstehen neue Wege, um Demokratie wirksam & erfahrbar zu machen. Unsere Policy Ultra Briefs sollen dabei einen nachhaltigen Beitrag zur evidenzbasierten Politikgestaltung leisten. 💬

Wilhelm Hofmann
@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social

Happy thanks to everyone joining and contributing to #FGSP2025 and safe travels back👋, we hope you had a stimulating time! And thanks so much to @olivergenschow.bsky.social and colleagues at @leuphana.bsky.social for organizing the next biannual meeting🙏 - looking forward to #FGSP2027!

Oliver Genschow@olivergenschow.bsky.social

What a great end of a fantastic #FGSP2025 conference @ruhr-uni-bochum.de organized by @hansalves.bsky.social and @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social. We will give our best to organize a similarly good #FGSP3027 conference in Lüneburg @leuphana.bsky.social in 2 years.

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Johanna Woitzel
@johannawoitzel.bsky.social

Welcome to Bochum everyone! 🩷 We’re thrilled to see so many of you at the 19th conference of the Social Psychology Section — ready to share ideas, connect, and maybe even fall in love with a little brutalist concrete charm 🧱✨ #FGSP2025

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Karen R. S. Hamann
@karenrshamann.bsky.social

Review alert 🚨 What motivates collective action for the environment? 🔎🌍 We reviewed 27 publications to identify the proximal predictors of environmental collective action. Here are our key findings:

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Hans Alves
@hansalves.bsky.social

📢Öffentliches Wissenschaftsevent @ruhr-uni-bochum.de Psychologische Einblicke in Verschwörungserzählungen Mit @rolandimhoff.bsky.social, @pialamberty.bsky.social, @lpummerer.bsky.social, @tobiasrothmund.bsky.social & Bianca Liebrand Bergbau-Museum Bochum 14.9.25, 18:00 Tickets: 5€ tinylink.net/VbOF9

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Wilhelm Hofmann
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Accordingly, we advocate for a broader role for behavioral science in public policy - a role that also includes diagnosing structural constraints, co-designing structural solutions, and helping overcome barriers to structural policy support.

Wilhelm Hofmann
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🙌Big thanks to an amazing team: @corneliabetsch.bsky.social, @robertboehm.bsky.social, Denise de Ridder, Stefan Drews, @bewert.bsky.social, Ralph Hertwig, @fsniehotta.bsky.social, & Jutta Mata full-text view-only-link here: rdcu.be/ex8hR

rdcu.beRethinking behaviour change interventions in policymakingNature Human Behaviour - Behaviour change interventions that are unsuccessful may often be limited by structural constraints. Accumulating evidence across contexts helps to diagnose these barriers....
Wilhelm Hofmann
@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social

Igniting a fire in a wet environment is hard, isn't it? 🔥🌧️ Likewise, even the best-designed interventions struggle in everyday settings where choice environments are structurally misaligned with policy goals, such as in areas like reducing obesity or carbon emissions.

Wilhelm Hofmann
@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social

We propose a more holistic view-one that recognizes the diagnostic potential and policy relevance of unsuccessful behavioral interventions. When behavior change fails despite good design, it often points to deeper structural constraints. These failures may justify stronger, systemic policy measures.

Wilhelm Hofmann
@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social

📣Wisskomm-Interessierte in Bochum und Umgebung aufgepasst: dieses öffentliche Wissenschafts-Event zu Verschwörungserzählungen im Rahmen der Fachgruppentagung Sozialpsychologie solltet ihr euch nicht entgehen lassen! #FGSP2025

Roland Imhoff@rolandimhoff.bsky.social

Am 14. September gibt es in Bochum eine Abendrevue zu Verschwörungserzählungen, die ich mit @pialamberty.bsky.social und @lpummerer.bsky.social gestalte unter Mitwirkung von @tobiasrothmund.bsky.social und sekten-info-nrw.de. Tickets sind begrenzt und unter dem Link bestellbar.

Wilhelm Hofmann
@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social

🪧New Preprint led by @saschakuhn.bsky.social on the connection between climate policy support and macro- (country-level) variation in e.g., economic freedom, per capita emissions, income inequality, and climate vulnerability, building on data from the Many Labs Climate Project!

Sascha Kuhn@saschakuhn.bsky.social

🧵New preprint out: How do macro-level structures shape public acceptance of climate policies? We explore this question using the ICPC #ManyLabs data across 63 countries. Beyond individual beliefs, how do structural conditions like inequality, fossil dependence, or neoliberalism shape support? [1/]

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Dr. Laura M. König
@lauramkoenig.bsky.social

10 days left to apply to join #HPGVienna @univie.ac.at ⬇️ perfect position for a post-PhD ambulatory assessment/ ecological momentary assessment resesrcher with an interest in determinants of health behaviours and #digitalhealth! #PsychJobs #HealthPsych #BehSci #AcademicSky

Dr. Laura M. König@lauramkoenig.bsky.social

#HPGVienna is hiring! We are looking for a senior scientist to join our team and to manage the department's Ecological Momentary Assessment lab. We offer a lovely team, lots of support, and a potentially tenured position! Apply by 27 July: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S... #HealtPsych #BehSci

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Luisa Neubauer
@luisaneubauer.bsky.social

Schade, dass wir uns mehr Klimaschutz nicht leisten können, weil dafür muss erst die Wirtschaft laufen, und die läuft halt nicht so gut, unter anderem, weil es mit dem Klima nicht so läuft.

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Katharina Dröge, MdB
@katharinadroege.bsky.social

Das Deutschlandticket ist für viele junge Menschen zu teuer geworden – das zeigt der deutliche Rückgang bei den Abo-Zahlen. Dabei war das Ticket ein großer Erfolg: Es hat Bus und Bahn auch für Auszubildende, Studierende und Menschen mit geringem Einkommen bezahlbar gemacht. (1/3)

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Wilhelm Hofmann
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Why this matters: Political decision-making is often shaped by perceived public opinion. When policymakers underestimate public support for climate action - that is, they misread the “signal” - ambitious climate policies are less likely to be proposed or championed.

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Wilhelm Hofmann
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🏛️Finally, we asked >1,500 policymakers from Germany - from the federal, state, and municipal levels - the same question regarding their perceived support. This allowed us to compare: 1️⃣Actual public support with 2️⃣Citizens' estimates of public support and 3️⃣Policymakers’ estimates of public support

Wilhelm Hofmann
@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social

Key Findings: Citizens underestimate how much others support climate action, replicating earlier work on pluralistic ignorance✅ 👉 but: Politicians show even greater underestimation (particularly regarding people's support for taxes, laws, and also their willingness to contribute 1% of income).

Wilhelm Hofmann
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What did we do? First, we collected representative data on citizens' actual support for various policy measures (information, taxes, laws) to combat climate change.🌍 To test for pluralistic ignorance, we then asked these same citizens how much support they think there is for such measures.

Wilhelm Hofmann
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An amazing, much needed resource!

Stephan Lewandowsky@lewan.uk

I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12

sks.toThe Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic BackslidingThe Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
Wilhelm Hofmann
@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social

🌍 When and why do people—and policymakers—recognize the structural roots of unsustainable consumption and support systemic solutions to fight climate change? Thrilled and grateful to explore structural influences and policy support in my new ERC Advanced Grant (SUSCON). #ERCadG #BehavioralScience

European Research Council (ERC)@erc.europa.eu

📣 Good news: 281 top researchers have just won ERC Advanced Grants! The new funding, worth nearly €721 million, is part of the 🇪🇺 EU’s #HorizonEurope programme. Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!JYKxkD #ERCAdG #FrontierResearch @ec.europa.eu

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Wilhelm Hofmann
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Across four studies, we validated the scale in two domains. SAS showed good internal consistency and was meaningfully related to policy support and related variables, and distinct from individualizing constructs such as trait self-control or self-efficacy.

Wilhelm Hofmann
@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social

In doing so, we were guided by the idea that people may - to varying extent - infer structural constraints from observable cues such as (low) availability, accessibility, affordability, normativity and the influence of systemic agents on choice. 👀 The final result was a 13-item scale.

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Kristian Steensen Nielsen
@kristiansn89.bsky.social

🧠🌍 Can you correct misperceptions of the impact of different climate actions? In a new @pnasnexus.org paper, we tested whether climate action literacy interventions can shift behavioral commitments toward more effective climate actions. Check out our neat results 🙂 academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ad...

academic.oup.comClimate action literacy interventions increase commitments to more effective mitigation behaviorsAbstract. Reducing lifestyle carbon emissions is a critical component of decarbonizing society. However, people hold substantial misperceptions about the r

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Ann-Katrin Müller
@akm0803.bsky.social

Kanzler Merz sagte letztens, eine Partei müsse »›aggressiv kämpferisch‹ gegen die freiheitlich-demokratische Grundordnung« arbeiten, um verboten werden zu können. Warum das nicht stimmt - und auch Innenminister Dobrindt falsch liegt bei den Bedingungen fürs AfD-Verbot:

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Brian Nosek
@briannosek.bsky.social

There is a new Executive Order that is closely related to many of the topics promoted in the science reform movement. It deserves a close read as it will surely have implications for how some promoted reforms are implemented in policy and practice. My hot take 🧵 www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

whitehouse.govRestoring Gold Standard ScienceBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United