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Bastian Becker
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Bastian Becker @beckerbastian.bsky.social · Mar 18
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📢 Call for papers: SekMethoden 2027, the annual meeting of the DVPW Section "Methods of Political Science"

📅 March 18–19, 2027
📍 University of Hamburg
🗣️ English

Submissions are open until Nov 30 2026: www.sosci.uni-hamburg.de/sekmethoden/...

#dvpw 1/4
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November 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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October numbers are in! 🍂

Here are the social science papers that took the spotlight on SciLove. 💕

@scilove.bsky.social #AcademicSky #econsky #openscience #SciComm
November 2, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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Junior scholars! I'm looking for ways to promote your work on @scilove.bsky.social 💕

What do you think of the following? Other ideas? (Senior input welcome too)

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October 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Interested in local politics in Germany? Here's a new dataset for you to study! 👇

@martingross.bsky.social @christinajuen.bsky.social
October 30, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥

🔬 Fairness Across the World
👤 Almås et al., 2026
📖 Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social

🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1093/qje/qjag044

#EconSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
🔥 Trending today: Fairness Across the World (Almås et al., 2026) - 27/10/26
People worldwide accept inequality mainly when they believe it results from merit rather than luck, regardless of redistribution costs. 🌍💰⚖️
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October 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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could get used to the feeling of waking up in a freer world once in a while
October 26, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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Vučić accepted defeat ✊

Now it's Brazil's turn here we go
October 25, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Housing shortages abound, yet people oppose new development? 🏢✊

💡This type oy NIMBYism is not just driven by self-interest but also dislike of the actors involved

➡️ @dbroockman.bsky.social @cselmendorf.bsky.social @jkalla.bsky.social in @apsrjournal.bsky.social
October 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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Want to know where science is heading? Stop looking backward at citations. Look at what researchers care about today!
October 23, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Interested in rebel groups? ⚔️

Here's a cool new dataset for you! 👇 @ilaydaonder.bsky.social @isq-jrnl.bsky.social
October 22, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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SciLove has a fresh new look! 👀

🔥 Trending papers and community favorites are now front and center on the landing page.

🚀 Desktop users can jump straight back into discovery—no more detours.

Check it out and let us know what you think! 💕 #research #science #openscience #phd
October 22, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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Science needs more #OpenAccess! 🔓

That’s why SciLove boosts freely available research articles, helping them reach more science enthusiasts. Not only this week, but always! 💕

#OpenAccessWeek
October 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥

🔬 Revisiting the Link Between Political Trust and Political Participation
👤 Kelly et al., 2026
📖 Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social

🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1086/736338

#PoliSci #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
🔥 Trending today: Revisiting the Link Between Political Trust and Political… (Kelly et al., 2026) - 17/10/26
Genetics, not trust itself, explains why trusting people participate more in politics than distrustful ones. 🧬🗳️🤝
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October 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥

🔬 When loneliness becomes political. Voting for the AfD in the 2025 German federal election
👤 Heinze & Lewandowsky, 2026
📖 Electoral Studies @electoralstudies.bsky.social

🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1016/j.electstud.2026.103135

#PoliSci #AcademicSky
🔥 Trending today: When loneliness becomes political. Voting for the AfD in the… (Heinze & Lewandowsky, 2026) - 13/10/26
Lonely voters are less likely to vote overall, not more likely to support far-right parties, contrary to popular assumptions. 🗳️😔🤝
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October 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Fun to see my paper on “intersectionality in the mind” in this month’s list of the most popular social science research on @scilove.bsky.social!
If you're ready to commit, swipe right here:
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October 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥

🔬 How left-wing parties shape the voting gender gap across Western Europe
👤 Angelucci & Flumeri, 2026
📖 European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social

🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1017/s1475676526101819

#PoliSci #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
🔥 Trending today: How left-wing parties shape the voting gender gap across… (Angelucci & Flumeri, 2026) - 09/10/26
Left-wing parties that embrace progressive positions on both economic and social issues strengthen women's tendency to vote left compared to men. 👩‍🗳️🏛️📊
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October 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥

🔬 Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”
👤 Westheuser et al., 2026
📖 British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social

🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1111/1468-4446.70115

#AnthroSky #AcademicSky
🔥 Trending today: Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral… (Westheuser et al., 2026) - 08/10/26
Political debates heat up when people feel their core moral values—equality, normality, freedom, or boundaries—are violated in discussion. 🔥💬⚖️
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October 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Another month of awesome new research papers has passed — let's take a look at what has triggered researchers' fancy! ❤️❤️❤️

I used these monthly posts to highlight the top 3 papers on SciLove. This time, I'll break it up by discipline — focusing on the social sciences. @scilove.bsky.social 👇
October 7, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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Another month of awesome new research papers has passed — let's take a look at what has triggered researchers' fancy! ❤️❤️❤️

I used these monthly posts to highlight the top 3 papers on SciLove. This time, I'll break it up by discipline — focusing on the social sciences. @scilove.bsky.social 👇
October 7, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥

🔬 Getting to know her: Information and gender bias in preferential voting systems
👤 Reeves & Smith, 2026
📖 Electoral Studies @electoralstudies.bsky.social

🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1016/j.electstud.2026.103120

#PoliSci #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
🔥 Trending today: Getting to know her (Reeves & Smith, 2026) - 06/10/26
Providing voters with candidate information and requiring preference voting both increase support for female candidates in systems where voters choose individuals within parties. 📋👩‍🗳️📈
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October 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥

🔬 The democratic ideal under stress: Citizen commitment to democratic rights and procedures in challenging times
👤 Rauh et al., 2026
📖 European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social

🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1017/s1475676526101613

#PoliSci
🔥 Trending today: The democratic ideal under stress (Rauh et al., 2026) - 05/10/26
Citizens prioritize expert input over democratic procedures during crises, showing fragile commitment to core democratic rights and processes. 🗳️⚠️🌍
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October 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥

🔬 The curious genealogy of stranded assets: how deregulation debates invented ‘stranding’
👤 O’Donovan, 2026
📖 Socio-Economic Review

🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1093/ser/mwag051

#AnthroSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
🔥 Trending today: The curious genealogy of stranded assets (O’Donovan, 2026) - 03/10/26
The concept of "stranded assets" originated in 1980s utility deregulation debates as justification for compensating investors harmed by policy changes—a precedent now problematically mirrored in fossil fuel compensation claims. ⚡📜🌍
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October 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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New paper on why and how people's policy preferences are related to their perceiced sources of labor market risks (tech, offshoring, immigration).

doi.org/10.1177/0958...

Happy that it already attracted some attention on scilove.
October 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥

🔬 Different signals, same message? Evidence of mainstream accommodation of the radical right on European…
👤 Benoit & Amaro, 2026
📖 Journal of European Public Policy @jeppjournal.bsky.social

🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1080/13501763.2026.2734067

#PoliSci
🔥 Trending today: Different signals, same message? Evidence of mainstream… (Benoit & Amaro, 2026) - 02/10/26
Mainstream parties shift toward Euroscepticism when radical-right parties gain support and secure parliamentary seats, regardless of whether gains are actual or predicted. 🗳️ 🇪🇺 📊
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October 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥

🔬 State Capacity as an Organizational Problem
👤 Mastrorocco & Teso, 2026
📖 Review of Economic Studies @reveconstudies.bsky.social

🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1093/restud/rdag061

#EconSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
🔥 Trending today: State Capacity as an Organizational Problem (Mastrorocco & Teso, 2026) - 24/09/26
Cheaper travel to Washington D.C. enabled the federal government to expand and replace personal connections with formal bureaucracy throughout the nineteenth century. 🚂🏛️📊
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September 24, 2026 at 9:30 AM