Christoph Nguyen
@cgnguyen.bsky.social
Lecturer of political science at the Freie Universität Berlin. I study emotions, methods, and all the depressing things.
Do identities like "not woke" or "not a boomer" bring people together? And if they do, what does that do to democracy?
@sabrinajmayer.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new project on negational identities, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung. www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/en/polwiss/f...
@sabrinajmayer.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new project on negational identities, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung. www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/en/polwiss/f...
New project:
www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de
October 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Do identities like "not woke" or "not a boomer" bring people together? And if they do, what does that do to democracy?
@sabrinajmayer.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new project on negational identities, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung. www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/en/polwiss/f...
@sabrinajmayer.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new project on negational identities, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung. www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/en/polwiss/f...
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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
2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%)
1 doc: 2 years (75%)
Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable)
Application deadline: 1 November
October 2, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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
2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%)
1 doc: 2 years (75%)
Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable)
Application deadline: 1 November
Did not have this on my bucket list : Read a very cool Novel in installments on bluesky.
They called them Near Abroad Direct Action Operations, NADA Ops. The "joke" in the CalSec cafeterias, which made its way out later in the hearings was that "What does the operator say when asked if there are civilians in the area? Nada...oops!". Even decades later, Arizona didn't find it funny.
September 29, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Did not have this on my bucket list : Read a very cool Novel in installments on bluesky.
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Someone sent me this meme about peer reviewer comments and it is 👌🏻 #PhDSky #AcademicSky
October 28, 2023 at 8:39 AM
Someone sent me this meme about peer reviewer comments and it is 👌🏻 #PhDSky #AcademicSky
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congrats on making it to the final round of interviews for this 2-2 position in East Shittlersburg. full disclosure, we are interviewing a few other candidates for this position:
-19 year old war orphan Harvard grad with 83 publications
-another postdoc
-Somehow Literally Gary King But Younger
-19 year old war orphan Harvard grad with 83 publications
-another postdoc
-Somehow Literally Gary King But Younger
October 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
congrats on making it to the final round of interviews for this 2-2 position in East Shittlersburg. full disclosure, we are interviewing a few other candidates for this position:
-19 year old war orphan Harvard grad with 83 publications
-another postdoc
-Somehow Literally Gary King But Younger
-19 year old war orphan Harvard grad with 83 publications
-another postdoc
-Somehow Literally Gary King But Younger
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We chair an open panel on "New Cleavage Identities" at the DVPW Convention 2027.
Questions:
Which identities are emerging as new cleavage identities?
How do they form and stabilize?
How do elites construct and mobilize them?
How do they affect vote choice?
CfP: www.dvpw.de/dvpw2027/en/...
Questions:
Which identities are emerging as new cleavage identities?
How do they form and stabilize?
How do elites construct and mobilize them?
How do they affect vote choice?
CfP: www.dvpw.de/dvpw2027/en/...
September 14, 2026 at 7:04 AM
We chair an open panel on "New Cleavage Identities" at the DVPW Convention 2027.
Questions:
Which identities are emerging as new cleavage identities?
How do they form and stabilize?
How do elites construct and mobilize them?
How do they affect vote choice?
CfP: www.dvpw.de/dvpw2027/en/...
Questions:
Which identities are emerging as new cleavage identities?
How do they form and stabilize?
How do elites construct and mobilize them?
How do they affect vote choice?
CfP: www.dvpw.de/dvpw2027/en/...
Tapping the sign
Apropos of nothing, we need more memes on this platform.
September 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Tapping the sign
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📚 Hot off the press: In this new piece, Gabriele Abels and I look at the role of Germany’s #federal electoral system in the rise of the #AfD – a particularly relevant question ahead of the upcoming elections in #SaxonyAnhalt and beyond. 👉 doi.org/10.5771/9783...
September 2, 2026 at 7:58 AM
📚 Hot off the press: In this new piece, Gabriele Abels and I look at the role of Germany’s #federal electoral system in the rise of the #AfD – a particularly relevant question ahead of the upcoming elections in #SaxonyAnhalt and beyond. 👉 doi.org/10.5771/9783...
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Question for the #polsci bubble: Are there any models on party cohesion and party splitting, which might tell us something about the near future of the German conservative party CDU/CSU, with their upcoming decision about how to deal with the AfD?
August 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Question for the #polsci bubble: Are there any models on party cohesion and party splitting, which might tell us something about the near future of the German conservative party CDU/CSU, with their upcoming decision about how to deal with the AfD?
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New paper with Yanna Krupnikov out in Political Communication! 🎉
We know moral-emotional content ("moral outrage") spreads fast on social media. But does that mean people actually want to see it? We tested whether people select this content when given the choice - turns out, not really.
We know moral-emotional content ("moral outrage") spreads fast on social media. But does that mean people actually want to see it? We tested whether people select this content when given the choice - turns out, not really.
Rethinking Assumptions About Moral Content Selection: Moral-Emotional Content May Be Less Appealing Than Assumed
Recent work has shown that moral-emotional content spreads rapidly on social media platforms such as X (Twitter). These patterns have led to concerns that social media facilitates the spread of mor...
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August 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM
New paper with Yanna Krupnikov out in Political Communication! 🎉
We know moral-emotional content ("moral outrage") spreads fast on social media. But does that mean people actually want to see it? We tested whether people select this content when given the choice - turns out, not really.
We know moral-emotional content ("moral outrage") spreads fast on social media. But does that mean people actually want to see it? We tested whether people select this content when given the choice - turns out, not really.
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🍋 18.3
Who should make policy in a federal system? 🇩🇪
@jos38.bsky.social, @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social's Antonios Souris, @cgnguyen.bsky.social & @lenamasch.bsky.social use a German experiment to show that citizens do care about which level of government decides, and why.
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Who should make policy in a federal system? 🇩🇪
@jos38.bsky.social, @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social's Antonios Souris, @cgnguyen.bsky.social & @lenamasch.bsky.social use a German experiment to show that citizens do care about which level of government decides, and why.
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Federalism and citizen preferences: a vignette experiment on policy-making in Germany | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Federalism and citizen preferences: a vignette experiment on policy-making in Germany - Volume 18 Issue 3
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August 26, 2026 at 8:13 AM
🍋 18.3
Who should make policy in a federal system? 🇩🇪
@jos38.bsky.social, @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social's Antonios Souris, @cgnguyen.bsky.social & @lenamasch.bsky.social use a German experiment to show that citizens do care about which level of government decides, and why.
buff.ly/VVnmFZ5
Who should make policy in a federal system? 🇩🇪
@jos38.bsky.social, @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social's Antonios Souris, @cgnguyen.bsky.social & @lenamasch.bsky.social use a German experiment to show that citizens do care about which level of government decides, and why.
buff.ly/VVnmFZ5
July 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Doing this makes me realize two things: I like what I like but also, I need to diversify my reading habits. Recommendations more than welcome.
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Max Gladstone
N.K. Jemisin
Ann Leckie
China Miéville
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Max Gladstone
N.K. Jemisin
Ann Leckie
China Miéville
five living writers that you've read five books by each
Rita Dove
Tasha Suri
Courtney Milan
Grant Morrison
Tom Perrotta
Rita Dove
Tasha Suri
Courtney Milan
Grant Morrison
Tom Perrotta
July 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Doing this makes me realize two things: I like what I like but also, I need to diversify my reading habits. Recommendations more than welcome.
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Max Gladstone
N.K. Jemisin
Ann Leckie
China Miéville
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Max Gladstone
N.K. Jemisin
Ann Leckie
China Miéville
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How does federalism work in your country? Or in another country? Our new book series ‘Federalism Across the World’ (with Eduardo Grin, published by Palgrave Macmillan) will offer short, accessible introductions and comparative insights.
July 7, 2026 at 9:26 PM
How does federalism work in your country? Or in another country? Our new book series ‘Federalism Across the World’ (with Eduardo Grin, published by Palgrave Macmillan) will offer short, accessible introductions and comparative insights.
Listening to “If books could kill” is really ruining my enjoyment of “pop science“ books. Are there some recommendations for some that don’t suck ? (However defined)
June 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Listening to “If books could kill” is really ruining my enjoyment of “pop science“ books. Are there some recommendations for some that don’t suck ? (However defined)
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🚀 New publication! Super happy that my study on local responses to the #FarRight is now out in @prxjournal.bsky.social! 😍 Focusing on mayors in Germany, I show why their role perceptions are crucial for maintaining the #Brandmauer (cordon sanitaire). 🔓 doi.org/10.1080/2474... #OpenAccess
June 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
🚀 New publication! Super happy that my study on local responses to the #FarRight is now out in @prxjournal.bsky.social! 😍 Focusing on mayors in Germany, I show why their role perceptions are crucial for maintaining the #Brandmauer (cordon sanitaire). 🔓 doi.org/10.1080/2474... #OpenAccess
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So great to see this wonderful new paper out as part of our forthcoming special issue (with @matthiasdilling.bsky.social) in @prxjournal.bsky.social.
🚀 New publication! Super happy that my study on local responses to the #FarRight is now out in @prxjournal.bsky.social! 😍 Focusing on mayors in Germany, I show why their role perceptions are crucial for maintaining the #Brandmauer (cordon sanitaire). 🔓 doi.org/10.1080/2474... #OpenAccess
June 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
So great to see this wonderful new paper out as part of our forthcoming special issue (with @matthiasdilling.bsky.social) in @prxjournal.bsky.social.
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New publication with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org: In “Crises and Electoral Accountability” I ask how voters evaluate governments after different exogenous crises - and which crisis characteristics affect performance & responsibility judgments by voters. OA: doi.org/10.1017/gov.... 1/9
June 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
New publication with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org: In “Crises and Electoral Accountability” I ask how voters evaluate governments after different exogenous crises - and which crisis characteristics affect performance & responsibility judgments by voters. OA: doi.org/10.1017/gov.... 1/9
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🚨New article🎉
➡️ Parliamentary power in early representative assemblies: evidence from XVII century England, published at @JHPE_journal and co-authored with Tom Paskhalis www.emerald.com/jhpe/article... (1/n)
➡️ Parliamentary power in early representative assemblies: evidence from XVII century England, published at @JHPE_journal and co-authored with Tom Paskhalis www.emerald.com/jhpe/article... (1/n)
Parliamentary power in early representative assemblies: evidence from XVII century England
The patterns of behaviour of representatives in early parliaments have not received much attention in the political science literature. In this article, we bring in new data and propose several theore...
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June 11, 2026 at 8:12 AM
🚨New article🎉
➡️ Parliamentary power in early representative assemblies: evidence from XVII century England, published at @JHPE_journal and co-authored with Tom Paskhalis www.emerald.com/jhpe/article... (1/n)
➡️ Parliamentary power in early representative assemblies: evidence from XVII century England, published at @JHPE_journal and co-authored with Tom Paskhalis www.emerald.com/jhpe/article... (1/n)
I miss my old WinAmp/Itunes life. Rating songs, smart playlists, curated music. What is the best way to recreate this in 2026? Plex seems a bit overkill?
May 30, 2026 at 7:35 AM
I miss my old WinAmp/Itunes life. Rating songs, smart playlists, curated music. What is the best way to recreate this in 2026? Plex seems a bit overkill?
Not so hot take: Page or word limits for journal articles that include bibliography are anti-science and absolutely unecessary in an age of mostly PDF papers.
May 19, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Not so hot take: Page or word limits for journal articles that include bibliography are anti-science and absolutely unecessary in an age of mostly PDF papers.
A simple UK tourist visa now costs 210 GBP? (135 GBP + a mandatory 75 Extra charge to get your biometrics verified because there is not a single free place to do that in all of Germany?). That is outrageous.
May 14, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A simple UK tourist visa now costs 210 GBP? (135 GBP + a mandatory 75 Extra charge to get your biometrics verified because there is not a single free place to do that in all of Germany?). That is outrageous.
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What drives legislators' emotional engagement with climate issues? I explore the role of their age and party affiliation and over-time developments in a new research note in European Journal of Political Research. (a thread)
May 11, 2026 at 11:58 AM
What drives legislators' emotional engagement with climate issues? I explore the role of their age and party affiliation and over-time developments in a new research note in European Journal of Political Research. (a thread)
Professor Dad Joke reporting.
May 11, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Professor Dad Joke reporting.