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Lukas Stoetzer

@lstoetze

Professor for Quantitative Methods. Witten/Herdecke University. Interested in comparative political behavior and quantitative methods. https://lukasstoetzer.org

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Nice to see this joint project with Mannheim political scientists and computer scientists published in PSRM!

As an interdisciplinary effort, it has both a political communication conceptualization of intra-party communication and an NLP approach to classify it from text.

05.03.2026 18:25 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Gleichzeitig könnte die Strategie moderate CDU-Wähler abschrecken, die mit einem grünen Ministerpräsidenten (Kretschmann) kein grundsätzliches Problem haben.
Man könnte dadurch entscheidend in der politischen Mitte verlieren, mehr als man am rechten Rand gewinnt. (4/4)

04.03.2026 16:25 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Zudem ist fraglich, wie viele AfD-Wähler sich überhaupt zum taktischen Wählen bewegen lassen, wenn keinerlei politische Zugeständnisse, wie eine gemeinsame Koalition in Aussicht stehen. (3/4)

04.03.2026 16:25 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Zuerst stärkt sie Hagel als Kandidaten nicht – im Gegenteil, sie signalisiert eher Schwäche gegenüber dem grünen Aufschwung unter Özdemir in BaWü. (2/4)

04.03.2026 16:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Die Strategie der CDU, AfD-Wähler zum taktischen Wählen aufzurufen, um einen grünen Ministerpräsidenten zu verhindern, wirkt wie ein taktisches Eigentor. (1/4)

04.03.2026 16:25 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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🗳️ Neue Prognose: Landtagswahlen in Baden-Württemberg (8. März) und Rheinland-Pfalz (22. März)

BW: Kopf-an-Kopf CDU vs. Grüne. RP: CDU und SPD fast gleichauf.

Unsere Modellvorhersage mit 5/6-Kredibilitätsintervallen und Szenario-Wahrscheinlichkeiten 👇

zweitstimme.org/posts/blog/f...

02.03.2026 10:21 👍 25 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1

I agree with about the experiment's null effects on populist voting, more results points in this direction. But I also like to think it is a power issue for small causal changes in populist att. or perceptions to identify directly on a multi-influenced and rel. stable outcome like vote intention.

14.02.2026 08:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Christopher. Your work was really helpfull for working on this.

14.02.2026 08:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Excited to see page numbers on our paper. 👇

If you are interested in the link between perceptions of inequality in society and support for populism, this paper is for you.

We present both observational and experimental evidence on it.

13.02.2026 12:49 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
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Perceived inequality and populism | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core Perceived inequality and populism - Volume 65 Issue 1

65.1🦋

🆕 Perceived #Inequality and #Populism 🗣️

Evidence across Denmark, Germany and Italy show that people who perceive great inequality are more likely to hold #Populist attitudes according to @lstoetze.bsky.social, Johannes Giesecke & @heikekluever.bsky.social

13.02.2026 09:12 👍 24 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 2

Happy that our paper with @bogatyrev.bsky.social, @tabouchadi.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social, and @lstoetze.bsky.social found a home at @thejop.bsky.social. You can read it here 👇

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Thanks to all the fantastic people giving feedback and supporting us

22.11.2025 19:27 👍 111 🔁 30 💬 1 📌 1

Wonderful to see our paper on perceived inequality and populism at the EJPR. 👇

22.10.2025 14:40 👍 19 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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📣 Perceived Inequality as Fertile Ground for Populism

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15.10.2025 13:58 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2

Love this! 👏

17.09.2025 10:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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New #openaccess "Citizen forecasting in a mixed electoral system: The 2021 German federal election as a test case" (with Andreas Murr, @lstoetze.bsky.social and @markkayser.bsky.social) in International Journal of Forecasting. doi.org/10.1016/j.ij... 1/

02.05.2025 10:37 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

FYI CDU/CSU

28.02.2025 16:54 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Abstract: How does anti-immigrant rhetoric by mainstream politicians affect norms of tolerance? How does this compare to similar statements made by radical-right politicians? Drawing on experimental evidence, we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians. Subsample analyses suggests that this is because statements by mainstream-right politicians erode norm perceptions of right-wing individuals, while those by radical-right politicians induce backlash among left-wing individuals, who hold closer to the norm in place. The latter effect (backlash by the left) disappears when similar statements are made by mainstream right politicians. We argue that this difference occurs because mainstream politicians represent the views of a larger part of the population or have a higher status. Our results highlight the pivotal role of mainstream politicians in enforcing or eroding democratic norms, and that similar political statements can have different effects depending on their sender.

Abstract: How does anti-immigrant rhetoric by mainstream politicians affect norms of tolerance? How does this compare to similar statements made by radical-right politicians? Drawing on experimental evidence, we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians. Subsample analyses suggests that this is because statements by mainstream-right politicians erode norm perceptions of right-wing individuals, while those by radical-right politicians induce backlash among left-wing individuals, who hold closer to the norm in place. The latter effect (backlash by the left) disappears when similar statements are made by mainstream right politicians. We argue that this difference occurs because mainstream politicians represent the views of a larger part of the population or have a higher status. Our results highlight the pivotal role of mainstream politicians in enforcing or eroding democratic norms, and that similar political statements can have different effects depending on their sender.

Very happy that our paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social & E Dinas) has been accepted @bjpols.bsky.social .

We've seen the center right increasingly adopt far-right rhetoric.

Our experiment in 🇩🇪 finds that this erodes anti-prejudice norms *more* than when the far-right employs similar rhetoric.

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28.02.2025 14:05 👍 457 🔁 199 💬 10 📌 23
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Maybe this list explains why some economists feel so misunderstood: buff.ly/41B2bQE

28.02.2025 12:22 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Wie hängen die Zugewinne und Verluste der Parteien zusammen?

📉 Der Anstieg der AfD-Unterstützung korreliert stark mit dem Rückgang der SPD-Unterstützung. Bereits 2017 war erkennbar, dass beide Parteien in ähnlichen Stadtteilen erfolgreich waren.

28.02.2025 09:31 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Gelsenkirchen hat für die AfD gewählt? Schaut euch @nilsblossey.bsky.social thread zu Wahlergebnissen im Ruhrgebiet an 👇

28.02.2025 11:08 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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New working paper! In this research note, @bogatyrev.bsky.social, @tabouchadi.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social, @lstoetze.bsky.social, and I present the first systematic test that causally identifies the electoral consequences of state-sponsored homophobia:
osf.io/preprints/os...

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27.02.2025 14:05 👍 155 🔁 60 💬 3 📌 6
Wie gut waren die Bürger:innenprognosen? Nach der Wahl ist die Zeit gekommen, unsere Bürger:innenprognosen zu evaluieren. Wie nah lagen die Bürger:innen am tatsächlichen Wahlergebnis? Überblick Bei den Zweitstimmen war die Bürger:innenprogno...

Hey JanTifa, in unserer Bürger:innen Vorhersage zeigt sich auch, dass die zusammengefasste Erwartungen der Einzelnen ziemlich gut funktioniert und diesesmal sogar zwei Wahlkreise mehr vorhergesagt hat. zweitstimme.org/posts/blog/e...

25.02.2025 18:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Wie gut war unsere zweistimme.org Vorhersage der Bundestagswahl 2025?

Zweitstimme: 0.78 Prozentpunkte im Mittel daneben.
Erststimme: 270/299 Wahlkreise korrekt vorhergesagt.

Unseren Blog-Post dazu:

zweitstimme.org/posts/blog/e...

24.02.2025 15:57 👍 81 🔁 21 💬 5 📌 1

@simonhix.bsky.social Thanks for sharing! The condition in our empirical analysis, however, was that the party loses overall. So we would rather expect the Social Democrats move toward the right-leaning CDU/CSU. But let's see...

24.02.2025 11:43 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Logo of a symposium event titled "Forecasting the 2025 German Elections," featuring a map of Germany colored in black, red, and yellow on a blue background.

Logo of a symposium event titled "Forecasting the 2025 German Elections," featuring a map of Germany colored in black, red, and yellow on a blue background.

New from @pspolisci.bsky.social -

Predicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A state-level approach - cup.org/3Xaf3L1

- Kamil Marcinkiewicz & @marystegmaier.bsky.social

"Our model predicts that the CDU/CSU will win between 31.5% and 34.6% of the vote"

23.02.2025 10:52 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Aus, aus, das Spiel ist aus!! Zumindest für unser Vorhersagemodell von @zweitstimme.bsky.social für die #btw25. Hier unsere vorläufig finalen Prognosen, vor ca. 70 Zeugen an der @hertieschool.bsky.social vorgestellt. zweitstimme.org/presentation

21.02.2025 21:25 👍 31 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 1
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Was denken eigentlich Wähler:innen, wie die Wahl ausgeht?

@hannahrajski.bsky.social hat auf zweitstimme.org unsere Bürger:innen Vorhersage mit ~20'000 Befragten beschrieben.

zweitstimme.org/posts/blog/c...

22.02.2025 11:00 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Wie könnten Wahlkreise (wieder) von Mehrheitskandidat*innen repräsentiert werden? 👇

21.02.2025 11:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sehr schöne Überlegung zum Wählen an der Hürde 5 % Hürde, die mit Linke, BSW und FDP dieses Mal sehr relevant für strategische Überlegung sein kann. 👇

21.02.2025 08:55 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

This is really helpfull. Thanks for putting this together.

21.02.2025 08:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0