Clara Weißenfels
@clarawe.bsky.social
Postdoc @ Uni Siegen, Political Economy | Interested in all political sociology and political economy | before: Unis Duisburg, Oxford & Mannheim + Politics
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Clara Weißenfels
@clarawe.bsky.social
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Class of origin and voting: The activating role of volunteering during youth - Clara Weißenfels, Leo Azzollini, 2026
Differences in political participation between social classes are well documented, yet less is known about the mechanisms that may reduce these gaps. This artic...
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1/7 Happy to share that my second publication is out in @polstudies.bsky.social! @leoazzollini.bsky.social and I find that the class gap in political participation can be mitigated via youth volunteering. Main findings in the 🧵
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Private wealth ownership and emissions – published by Marla Feldwisch, @miriamrehm.bsky.social and Bruno Brinkmeier in Ecological Economics www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Private wealth ownership and emissions – published by Marla Feldwisch, @miriamrehm.bsky.social and Bruno Brinkmeier in Ecological Economics www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1/7 Happy to share that my second publication is out in @polstudies.bsky.social! @leoazzollini.bsky.social and I find that the class gap in political participation can be mitigated via youth volunteering. Main findings in the 🧵
Class of origin and voting: The activating role of volunteering during youth - Clara Weißenfels, Leo Azzollini, 2026
Differences in political participation between social classes are well documented, yet less is known about the mechanisms that may reduce these gaps. This artic...
journals.sagepub.com
September 2, 2026 at 9:08 AM
1/7 Happy to share that my second publication is out in @polstudies.bsky.social! @leoazzollini.bsky.social and I find that the class gap in political participation can be mitigated via youth volunteering. Main findings in the 🧵
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I am hiring!
A postdoctoral position (100%, 3 years, renewable) is available at the University of Potsdam. The successful candidate will contribute to research on education and the life course and to teaching. Application deadline: August 15, 2026. See: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/socedlico...
A postdoctoral position (100%, 3 years, renewable) is available at the University of Potsdam. The successful candidate will contribute to research on education and the life course and to teaching. Application deadline: August 15, 2026. See: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/socedlico...
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www.uni-potsdam.de
July 6, 2026 at 8:40 AM
I am hiring!
A postdoctoral position (100%, 3 years, renewable) is available at the University of Potsdam. The successful candidate will contribute to research on education and the life course and to teaching. Application deadline: August 15, 2026. See: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/socedlico...
A postdoctoral position (100%, 3 years, renewable) is available at the University of Potsdam. The successful candidate will contribute to research on education and the life course and to teaching. Application deadline: August 15, 2026. See: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/socedlico...
(1/3) Hitze macht gerade allen zu schaffen 🥵
Und trotzdem gibt es sehr unterschiedliche Realitäten: Während manche kühle Rückzugsorte haben, leben andere mit sehr begrenzten Möglichkeiten.
Und trotzdem gibt es sehr unterschiedliche Realitäten: Während manche kühle Rückzugsorte haben, leben andere mit sehr begrenzten Möglichkeiten.
Frühe Armutserfahrung prägt langfristig die Wahlbeteiligung
Kinderarmut beeinflusst nicht nur Bildungswege, Gesundheit und Lebenschancen, sondern auch die politische Teilhabe. Neue Studienergebnisse zeigen: Wer in Armut aufwächst, beteiligt sich langfristig se...
difis.org
June 26, 2026 at 8:50 AM
(1/3) Hitze macht gerade allen zu schaffen 🥵
Und trotzdem gibt es sehr unterschiedliche Realitäten: Während manche kühle Rückzugsorte haben, leben andere mit sehr begrenzten Möglichkeiten.
Und trotzdem gibt es sehr unterschiedliche Realitäten: Während manche kühle Rückzugsorte haben, leben andere mit sehr begrenzten Möglichkeiten.
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🚨New paper out in @epsrjournal.bsky.social!
I examine how high rental prices influence local political satisfaction in German cities. 🔎🏢
doi.org/10.1017/S175...
For a preview of the results check the 🧵below👇:
I examine how high rental prices influence local political satisfaction in German cities. 🔎🏢
doi.org/10.1017/S175...
For a preview of the results check the 🧵below👇:
June 8, 2026 at 8:41 AM
🚨New paper out in @epsrjournal.bsky.social!
I examine how high rental prices influence local political satisfaction in German cities. 🔎🏢
doi.org/10.1017/S175...
For a preview of the results check the 🧵below👇:
I examine how high rental prices influence local political satisfaction in German cities. 🔎🏢
doi.org/10.1017/S175...
For a preview of the results check the 🧵below👇:
Reposted by Clara Weißenfels
Ich kann das alles nicht mehr
June 3, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Ich kann das alles nicht mehr
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Out now in #Socio-EconomicReview ( @sasemeeting.bsky.social)
"Individual ideology and biased perceptions of relative income position"
Jointly with @mbusemeyer.bsky.social (@excinequality.bsky.social) & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
🔗
academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
"Individual ideology and biased perceptions of relative income position"
Jointly with @mbusemeyer.bsky.social (@excinequality.bsky.social) & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
🔗
academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
April 28, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Out now in #Socio-EconomicReview ( @sasemeeting.bsky.social)
"Individual ideology and biased perceptions of relative income position"
Jointly with @mbusemeyer.bsky.social (@excinequality.bsky.social) & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
🔗
academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
"Individual ideology and biased perceptions of relative income position"
Jointly with @mbusemeyer.bsky.social (@excinequality.bsky.social) & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
🔗
academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
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🚀 Very much looking forward to our new @dfg.de/ @agencerecherche.bsky.social project RECOGNITION with @mfilsinger.bsky.social
🙏 Big thanks to @nilssteiner.bsky.social and @clandwehr.bsky.social for very helpful feedback on the proposal
🎓 Apply now for one of the PhD positions in the project team ⬇️
🙏 Big thanks to @nilssteiner.bsky.social and @clandwehr.bsky.social for very helpful feedback on the proposal
🎓 Apply now for one of the PhD positions in the project team ⬇️
In December 2025, @ackermannk.bsky.social and I got the exciting news that our project RECOGNITION: How Social Status and Recognition Shape Attachment to Democracy in France and Germany will be funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social & @dfg.de consortium for three years with around 450.000 €! 🎉
April 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
🚀 Very much looking forward to our new @dfg.de/ @agencerecherche.bsky.social project RECOGNITION with @mfilsinger.bsky.social
🙏 Big thanks to @nilssteiner.bsky.social and @clandwehr.bsky.social for very helpful feedback on the proposal
🎓 Apply now for one of the PhD positions in the project team ⬇️
🙏 Big thanks to @nilssteiner.bsky.social and @clandwehr.bsky.social for very helpful feedback on the proposal
🎓 Apply now for one of the PhD positions in the project team ⬇️
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In December 2025, @ackermannk.bsky.social and I got the exciting news that our project RECOGNITION: How Social Status and Recognition Shape Attachment to Democracy in France and Germany will be funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social & @dfg.de consortium for three years with around 450.000 €! 🎉
April 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM
In December 2025, @ackermannk.bsky.social and I got the exciting news that our project RECOGNITION: How Social Status and Recognition Shape Attachment to Democracy in France and Germany will be funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social & @dfg.de consortium for three years with around 450.000 €! 🎉
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New paper out with @antonialang.bsky.social in @electoralstudies.bsky.social 📣
Why is support for the Alternative for Germany often high in low-diversity rural areas, while ethnically diverse cities show mixed patterns?
Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Why is support for the Alternative for Germany often high in low-diversity rural areas, while ethnically diverse cities show mixed patterns?
Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New paper out with @antonialang.bsky.social in @electoralstudies.bsky.social 📣
Why is support for the Alternative for Germany often high in low-diversity rural areas, while ethnically diverse cities show mixed patterns?
Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Why is support for the Alternative for Germany often high in low-diversity rural areas, while ethnically diverse cities show mixed patterns?
Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
If you ever wondered about the development of German wealth and its visibility in the public - I highly recommend reading Emma's piece 👏
The first paper of my dissertation is published now in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social!
Press coverage of the richest Germans is rare but focused on a minority of highly visible individuals and varies along the historical origins of fortunes.
doi.org/10.1177/00380385261428292
Press coverage of the richest Germans is rare but focused on a minority of highly visible individuals and varies along the historical origins of fortunes.
doi.org/10.1177/00380385261428292
April 14, 2026 at 8:19 AM
If you ever wondered about the development of German wealth and its visibility in the public - I highly recommend reading Emma's piece 👏
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Up next in our online series on comparative political economy (MAX CPE):
Lukas Hakelberg on “Coalition Formation and the Sovereignty of Tax Havens: A Comparative Historical Analysis of the Bahamas and Bermuda”.
🗓️ March 18, 13:00 -14:00
📍 online
📧 Sign up: [email protected]
s.gwdg.de/2MkmvR
Lukas Hakelberg on “Coalition Formation and the Sovereignty of Tax Havens: A Comparative Historical Analysis of the Bahamas and Bermuda”.
🗓️ March 18, 13:00 -14:00
📍 online
📧 Sign up: [email protected]
s.gwdg.de/2MkmvR
March 16, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Up next in our online series on comparative political economy (MAX CPE):
Lukas Hakelberg on “Coalition Formation and the Sovereignty of Tax Havens: A Comparative Historical Analysis of the Bahamas and Bermuda”.
🗓️ March 18, 13:00 -14:00
📍 online
📧 Sign up: [email protected]
s.gwdg.de/2MkmvR
Lukas Hakelberg on “Coalition Formation and the Sovereignty of Tax Havens: A Comparative Historical Analysis of the Bahamas and Bermuda”.
🗓️ March 18, 13:00 -14:00
📍 online
📧 Sign up: [email protected]
s.gwdg.de/2MkmvR
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📢 JOB ALERT! Fully funded 3-year PhD in Climate & Comparative Politics at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social. Starting in September.
The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe.
🗓 Deadline: May 17
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe.
🗓 Deadline: May 17
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
Call for applications for a 3 years doctoral contract
For the ERC GREENLOSS Project - Application deadline: May 17, 2026
www.sciencespo.fr
February 24, 2026 at 10:37 AM
📢 JOB ALERT! Fully funded 3-year PhD in Climate & Comparative Politics at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social. Starting in September.
The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe.
🗓 Deadline: May 17
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe.
🗓 Deadline: May 17
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
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Excited to share a new #OA study with @dariatisch.bsky.social and @schechtlm.bsky.social🎉We show that while most people prefer equal inheritance, wealthy individuals are more willing to support unequal transfers when they help preserve wealth across generations ➡️ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
February 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Excited to share a new #OA study with @dariatisch.bsky.social and @schechtlm.bsky.social🎉We show that while most people prefer equal inheritance, wealthy individuals are more willing to support unequal transfers when they help preserve wealth across generations ➡️ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
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How do workers respond to using AI technology? For @defactoexpert.bsky.social I had the opportunity to highlight the implications of our recent @jeppjournal.bsky.social article. Read more in the blog!
The surprising sociotropic effects of generative AI exposure on social policy preferences – @mhaslberger.bsky.social, Jane Gingrich, Jasmine Bhatia
As AI rapidly enters workplaces, a crucial question arises: how do workers respond when they use this technology?
www.defacto.expert/2026/02/18/t...
As AI rapidly enters workplaces, a crucial question arises: how do workers respond when they use this technology?
www.defacto.expert/2026/02/18/t...
February 18, 2026 at 12:54 PM
How do workers respond to using AI technology? For @defactoexpert.bsky.social I had the opportunity to highlight the implications of our recent @jeppjournal.bsky.social article. Read more in the blog!
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I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
How Google Maps quietly allocates survival across London’s restaurants - and how I built a dashboard to see through it
I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
1/ Does growing up poor always lead to political apathy?
Very happy to share my first paper published (open access) in @electoralstudies.bsky.social, where I show that parents' influence mitigates the poverty gap in participation, while economic mobility does not.
🔗 shorturl.at/p5Bac
Very happy to share my first paper published (open access) in @electoralstudies.bsky.social, where I show that parents' influence mitigates the poverty gap in participation, while economic mobility does not.
🔗 shorturl.at/p5Bac
December 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
1/ Does growing up poor always lead to political apathy?
Very happy to share my first paper published (open access) in @electoralstudies.bsky.social, where I show that parents' influence mitigates the poverty gap in participation, while economic mobility does not.
🔗 shorturl.at/p5Bac
Very happy to share my first paper published (open access) in @electoralstudies.bsky.social, where I show that parents' influence mitigates the poverty gap in participation, while economic mobility does not.
🔗 shorturl.at/p5Bac
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What an interesting presentation today by @clarawe.bsky.social (and @leoazzollini.bsky.social ) on social origins and electoral participation.
November 23, 2023 at 3:22 PM
What an interesting presentation today by @clarawe.bsky.social (and @leoazzollini.bsky.social ) on social origins and electoral participation.
Arrived in beautiful #Oxford and looking forward to a very interesting autumn working with @leoazzollini.bsky.social, Tim Vlandas and many more - while thinking of Israel with a heavy heart 💔
October 8, 2023 at 5:54 PM
Arrived in beautiful #Oxford and looking forward to a very interesting autumn working with @leoazzollini.bsky.social, Tim Vlandas and many more - while thinking of Israel with a heavy heart 💔