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Marlene Mauk

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she/her. postdoc @gesis_org. comparative political scientist that studies political trust, autocracies, and information environments. likes cats and sailboats.

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Join our conjoint survey experiments workshop!
πŸ‘‰ t1p.de/intro-experi...

05.03.2026 10:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EPSS Travel Grants for 2026 Belfast conference:

PhD students & junior scholars @ institutions in European countries that are often underrepresented, can apply for full fee waiver & Β£500 stipend

Apply: lnkd.in/ehXjhCgf
Deadline: March 8, 11:59pm GMT.

More details: lnkd.in/eZTP5sWR

04.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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#PoliticalTrust #Greece #Portugal #Spain
Out now: Christmann, MagalhΓ£es, and Vasilopoulou: "Divergent Paths of Political Trust in Southern Europe: The Roles of Economic Performance, Corruption, Congruence, and Polarisation." South European Society and Politics online first:
doi.org/10.1080/1360...

02.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Study out in Research & Politics!

We (@lukasbirkenmai1.bsky.social @wurthmann.bsky.social @msaeltzer.bsky.social) find that directly elected MPs talk more about local & deprived places than list MPs on social media.

πŸ” doi.org/10.1177/2053...

Some Highlights [1/3]

25.02.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Political Trust - RECSM Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology - UPF

Political Trust Network: Call for papers (Barcelona, October 2026)

The young and fast growing academic 'Political Trust Network' organizes yearly workshops, where scholars of trust can meet up, present papers, and exchange ideas. These workshop have been brilliant, socially and professionally!

17.02.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Grafik mit weißem Hintergrund und Schrift in schwarz und magenta. Rechtes Bilddrittel ein Foto in schwarz-weiß von Kâpfen mit Doktorhut. Unten rechts das Logo der DVPW in magenta. Text: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft. Dissertationspreis 2026 für eine 2025 in der Politikwissenschaft abgeschlossene Dissertation, d.h. die Verleihung des Titels durch Zeugnisübergabe oder die Verâffentlichung ist 2025 erfolgt. Bewerbungsfrist 28.02.2026.

Grafik mit weißem Hintergrund und Schrift in schwarz und magenta. Rechtes Bilddrittel ein Foto in schwarz-weiß von Kâpfen mit Doktorhut. Unten rechts das Logo der DVPW in magenta. Text: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft. Dissertationspreis 2026 für eine 2025 in der Politikwissenschaft abgeschlossene Dissertation, d.h. die Verleihung des Titels durch Zeugnisübergabe oder die Verâffentlichung ist 2025 erfolgt. Bewerbungsfrist 28.02.2026.

πŸ† Hatten wir schon erwΓ€hnt? NatΓΌrlich schreiben wir auch fΓΌr 2026 unseren #Dissertationspreis aus!

πŸ‘‰ www.dvpw.de/informatione...

Bewerbungen & Nominierungen bis 28.02.2026
an buero@dvpw.de

#Promotion #PhDone #Postdoc

04.12.2025 09:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Upcoming Workshops May 2026:

Preprocessing and Analyzing Web Tracking Data
04 – 05 May | Hybrid (Cologne | Online)

Introduction to Conjoint Survey Experiments
06 – 07 May | Online

Introduction to R
06 – 08 May | Online

Upcoming Workshops May 2026: Preprocessing and Analyzing Web Tracking Data 04 – 05 May | Hybrid (Cologne | Online) Introduction to Conjoint Survey Experiments 06 – 07 May | Online Introduction to R 06 – 08 May | Online

New skills bloom this May with #GESISworkshops 🌸

Explore:
πŸŒπŸ“Š Preprocessing and Analyzing Web Tracking Data
πŸ§©πŸ“ˆ Introduction to Conjoint Survey Experiments
πŸ’»β±οΈ Introduction to R

@gesis.org

Full program ➑️ gesis.org/training
Workshop details πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

04.02.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#cometoGESIS #workwithus #Gastforschungsaufenthalt #researchvisit

We invite Ph.D. students and early career postdocs to come to GESIS. Visiting researchers of the Junior Research Program are involved in our research to publish with GESIS staff, and to develop research ideas and joint projects.

02.02.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Join us next week for the first workshop of the season!

26.01.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

About one week left to submit proposals for our #AKWahlen conference in Mainz.

No fee, open topic, nice people & city!

More here: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...

Cc: @sgarritzmann.bsky.social @conradziller.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social

23.01.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

A positive end to the first week back is that the book is now fully available. It's not on their website yet, but it is on mine.

I'm really happy with how it turned out and grateful to all the authors.

Hope it's useful.

πŸ™Œ djdevineorg.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

09.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Last day to submit your paper(s)!

09.01.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🧡 PhD position (75%) in Political Behavior / Political Communication / CSS
πŸ“ LMU Munich | ⏳ 3 years | πŸ—“ start March–May 2026

We’re hiring for DemocraGPT, a @bidt.bsky.social-funded project developing an AI-based training for difficult conversations in times of growing polarization

06.01.2026 09:32 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

One week left to apply - join us in Hamburg @politikuhh.bsky.social for the next years πŸ‘‹

29.12.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Studierendenumfrage Wintersemester 25/26

BITTE REPOSTEN! Wir brauchen Daten!
Im Rahmen eines meiner Seminare @powimz.bsky.social sollen die Studis eigene Erfahrungen mit der Datenerhebung sammeln. Dazu haben wir eine Umfrage zusammengestellt (ca. 10 Min.). Wir sind dankbar fΓΌr jede*n Teilnehmer*in :)
survey.zdv.uni-mainz.de/index.php/34...

26.12.2025 08:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
FB 02 – Innenpolitik und Politische Soziologie Wir forschen und lehren zu Themen der (deutschen) Innenpolitik und der Politischen Soziologie. Dazu gehΓΆren vor allem die Wahl-, Einstellungs- und Parteienforschung. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt unserer Abteilung sind die Gebiete Rechtsextremismus, Rechtsradikalismus und Rechtspopulismus.

Join us! Wir bieten eine volle Promotionsstelle fΓΌr drei Jahre @powimz.bsky.social - VerlΓ€ngerung um weitere drei Jahre mΓΆglich. Alle Details hier πŸ‘‡

22.12.2025 13:17 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us! Die Abteilung fΓΌr Innenpolitik & Politische Soziologie sucht zum 01.04. eine*n neue*n Kollegin*en. Wir bieten: volle Promotionsstelle (EG13) fΓΌr drei Jahre (VerlΓ€ngerung um 3 Jahre mΓΆglich), flexible Arbeitszeitregelungen, kollegiales & forschungsstarkes Team. Mehr Informationen hierπŸ‘‡

02.12.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Research Associate (Postdoc) Political Science Β§ 28 Subsection 2 HmbHG

We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) πŸ“’ @politikuhh.bsky.social
3+3 years
Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester
Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour)
DL πŸ—“οΈ 05/01
stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...

01.12.2025 08:56 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
GESIS Spring Seminar
Advanced Problems in Structural Equation Modeling
23 to 27 March 2026 | Hybrid (Cologne or Online)
Terrence D. Jorgensen, Suzanne Jak (both University of Amsterdam)

GESIS Spring Seminar Advanced Problems in Structural Equation Modeling 23 to 27 March 2026 | Hybrid (Cologne or Online) Terrence D. Jorgensen, Suzanne Jak (both University of Amsterdam)

Want to apply SEM beyond the basics? πŸ“

#GESISspringseminar covers measurement invariance, multilevel & meta-analytic SEM, growth curves, and SEM with incomplete or categorical data.including.

Bring your own data for the hands-on R-labs using lavaan!

Info & registration ➑️ t1p.de/spring26-week3

20.11.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Auditing Google's AI Overviews and Featured Snippets: A Case Study on Baby Care and Pregnancy Google Search increasingly surfaces AI-generated content through features like AI Overviews (AIO) and Featured Snippets (FS), which users frequently rely on despite having no control over their presen...

Google AI overviews now reach over 2B users worldwide. But how reliable are they on high stakes topics - for instance, pregnancy and baby care?

We have a new paper - led by Desheng Hu, now accepted at @icwsm.bsky.social - exploring that and finding many issues

Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2511.12920
πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

19.11.2025 16:58 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
GESIS Spring Seminar
Advanced Problems in Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling
09– 13 March 2026 | Hybrid (Cologne or Online)
George Leckie (University of Bristol)

GESIS Spring Seminar Advanced Problems in Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling 09– 13 March 2026 | Hybrid (Cologne or Online) George Leckie (University of Bristol)

Want to unlock deeper insights from clustered data?
At our #GESISspringseminar, George Leckie @bristoluni.bsky.social teaches multilevel models for continuous & binary outcomes, with hands-on R/Stata practice in focused sessions. 🧩

Info & registration ➑️ t1p.de/spring26-week1

@gesis.org

18.11.2025 14:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
GESIS Workshop
Foundations and Advances in Difference-in-Differences
03 to 04 February 2026 | Online
Jan Marcus (Freie UniversitΓ€t Berlin)

GESIS Workshop Foundations and Advances in Difference-in-Differences 03 to 04 February 2026 | Online Jan Marcus (Freie UniversitΓ€t Berlin)

If Difference-in-Differences has been on your β€œto-learn” list, now is your chance to dig in. Our #GESISworkshop with @janmarcus.de takes you from DiD basics to advanced topics like triple differences, synthetic control, and modern estimators β€” all in R and Stata.

➑️ t1p.de/dif_in_dif_26

10.11.2025 10:16 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Interested in the sociodemographic background, policy preferences, attitudes and campaign strategies of candidates for the 2025 Bundestag election? The @gles.bsky.social Candidate Study 2025 is now available (doi.org/10.4232/5.ZA... @gesis.org) and includes CCS Module IV
@ccs-project.bsky.social πŸ‘‡

31.10.2025 08:36 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
GESIS Spring Seminar – Advanced Regression Modeling
09–27 March 2026
Cologne & Online

GESIS Spring Seminar – Advanced Regression Modeling 09–27 March 2026 Cologne & Online

πŸš€ Level up your regression skills!

#GESISspringseminar 2026 – Advanced Regression Modeling

πŸ“… 09–27 March 2026
πŸ“ GESIS Cologne | Online

Learn advanced techniques, gain insights from experts, and connect with researchers worldwide.

Info & Registration ➑️ gesis.org/springseminar & πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

22.10.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stadtbild - Vielfalt ist kein Problem – sie gehΓΆrt zu uns und unserer Verfassung Hallo πŸ‘‹ Kannst Du mir kurz helfen? Vielfalt gehΓΆrt zum Stadtbild. Unterzeichne jetzt gegen Merz’ Stadtbild-Rassismus ✍️

Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: weact.campact.de/petitions/st...

22.10.2025 15:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our latest @apsgworkshop.bsky.social call for papers is out πŸ₯³

Apply and share with your PhD, postdoc, assistant professor colleagues that might be interested!

Here is the link to submit your abstract: forms.gle/NTxcY7Ye2JKe...

Deadline is 9 November

19.10.2025 08:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

​The #GESISMethodsHub is live! πŸŽ‰
​So thrilled to launch this project, built with so much heart. It's set to be your community portal for computational tools and coding environments.
​Explore now! We'll open for external submissions by year-end.

15.10.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
GESIS Spring Seminar – Advanced Regression Modeling
09–27 March 2026
Cologne & Online

GESIS Spring Seminar – Advanced Regression Modeling 09–27 March 2026 Cologne & Online

#GESISspringseminar 2026 – Advanced Regression Modeling

πŸ“… 09 – 27 March 2026
πŸ“ GESIS Cologne | Online

Dive into advanced regression techniques, learn from international experts, and connect with researchers from all over the world.

πŸ‘‰ Register and find all details here: gesis.org/springseminar

09.10.2025 12:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As always, it's been a lot of fun hosting the Fall Seminar - thanks to everyone for their great company and super nice feedback <3

26.09.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Seminar room with people listening to  Daniel Mayerhoffer conducting Agent-Based Computational Modeling.

Seminar room with people listening to Daniel Mayerhoffer conducting Agent-Based Computational Modeling.

Seminar room with people listening to Hauke Licht conducting From Embeddings to LLMs: Advanced Text Analysis with Python.

Seminar room with people listening to Hauke Licht conducting From Embeddings to LLMs: Advanced Text Analysis with Python.

First slide of the course Causal Machine Learning.

First slide of the course Causal Machine Learning.

A cup of tea.

A cup of tea.

Welcome to the final week of the #GESISfallseminar, where we sport courses on advanced text analysis, agent-based modeling & causal machine learning! With the weather living up to the "fall" in Fall Seminar, coffee & tea are clearly outranking water in our unofficial drinks statistic this week β˜•πŸ΅

22.09.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0