pollytix strategic research @pollytix.bsky.social pollytix ist die führende Agentur für Meinungsforschung und forschungsbasierte Beratung an der Schnittstelle von Politik, Wirtschaft & Gesellschaft.
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Dr. Lara Kierot @kierotlara.bsky.social *Univ.-Ass. (Postdoc) Didaktik der Politischen Bildung
*Sektionsgründerin + Sprecherin Sektion Politikdidaktik (ÖGPW)
* Vorstand ÖGPW + VWGÖ
https://lehrerinnenbildung.univie.ac.at/arbeitsbereiche/didaktik-der-politischen-bildung/team/kierot-lara-rebecca/
Denis Ivanov @denisivanov.bsky.social Assistant Lecturer at Corvinus University of Budapest. Research fellow at Vilnius University. Quantitative political economy: socio-economic inequality, transition and populism: Eastern Europe and beyond 🇲🇩
Vladena Baetge Jahn @vladenabj.bsky.social Researcher, Designer, Facilitator. Civic Education, Democracy, Teacher Training, Conflict Transformation, Educational Technologies, Participatory Approaches, Learning Processes.
ECPR Standing Group on Citizenship @ecpr-citizenship.bsky.social A broad-based research network on issues of citizenship as part of @ecpr.bsky.social
Find out who we are, what we do & join us for 🆓 on:
https://ecpr.eu/Group/citizenship
https://linktr.ee/ecpr_citizen
özge inan @oezgeinan.bsky.social lassen sie mich durch ich bin die vierte gewalt | "die dichterin" 31.07.26 piper verlag | journalistin | anfragen: kontakt@oezgeinan.de
Morten Hjortskov @mortenhjortskov.bsky.social Senior researcher at VIVE doing research on implementation, citizen satisfaction, children and youth
Sara Möser @saraalice.bsky.social Sociologist, she/her, #ViewsMyOwn
Ilka Wolter @ilkawolter.bsky.social Head of Department | LIfBi Bamberg & Professor of Educational Research | University of Bamberg; Research: competence development, gender roles, socio-emotional development - she/her
Tobias Rausch @tobinauticus.bsky.social Dr. phil. | Empirische Bildungsforschung | Wissenschaftsermöglicher @ DLR Projektträger (Bonn)
Dennis Hauk @eduteach.bsky.social Professor für Fachdidaktik Gemeinschaftskunde, Universität Leipzig | Professor for Teaching and Learning in Civics Education, Leipzig University | https://t.ly/mjASz
ISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social Official BlueSky account of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), exploring the link between politics and psychology.
Follow the Political Psychology journal account for updates: @ispp-pops.bsky.social
https://ispp.org/
Bergische Universität Wuppertal @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social Aktuelles aus Forschung und Lehre der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal. #buw
GEBF25: Kongress für empirische Bildungsforschung @gebf25.bsky.social Kongress der Gesellschaft für empirische Bildungsforschung GEBF. 27.1.-30.1.2025, Mannheim, D. www.gebf2025.de #gebf25
Prof. Dr. Andreas Zick @azick.bsky.social Scientific Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict & Violence (IKG) at Bielefeld University
Marko Kovacic @marko-ko.bsky.social Associate Professor & Head, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Rijeka || Youth Studies. Public Policy. Political Sociology. || Espresso aficionado ☕️
Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social Professor at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen.
Public opinion, political behavior, and power pop. 
Annika Werner @profannikawerner.bsky.social Professor of Politics
University of Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social
Research: Democracy, populism, attitudes and values.
Creating new spaces @ecpr-ead.bsky.social
Private: Beaches, boxing and cats.
Markus Freitag @freitagmarkus.bsky.social Professor of Political Science at the University of Bern | Columnist Tamedia
Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social Science for Policy Advisor @European Commission. Behavioural Science, Values, Political Decision Making, Science Communication. Personal views only.
Fabio Angiolillo @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Gothenburg, V-Dem Institute
Comparative politics, autocracies, political parties | China & East Asian politics
Co-founder @apsgworkshop.bsky.social
https://www.fangiolillo.com
Sirianne Dahlum @sirianned.bsky.social Professor in Political Science at University of Oslo, visiting scholar at Oxford/Nuffield College 2024-25.
Studies democratic stability/instability, citizen's attitudes and mass mobilization.
Siriannedahlum.com
Jakob Eicheler @jeicheler.bsky.social PhD Student in Political Science
Project Officer POLITSOLID project @emppolitikwiss.bsky.social at @unidue.bsky.social
Personal Website: https://jakob-eicheler.eu
Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social Associate Professor in Politics and Co-Director of the Centre for Democratic Futures at Southampton University.
Visiting Professor at Democratic Innovations Research Unit, Frankfurt University.
https://rikkidean.com/
Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be Working to make European democracy work. "Refreshingly free of the usual platitudes". Belge par choix, Brits door opvoeding, Polish roots. President of Demsoc.org
Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social Political theorist studying democracy, ethics, & institutions. Author of Democracy for Busy People (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo194847654.html); more at kevinjelliott.net. Generally poasting my way through this thing
Rebecca Willis @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social Climate & energy governance; citizen engagement. Prof at Lancaster Uni; expert adviser to the Climate Change Committee. Mostly climate stuff, occasional forays into runs, swims, mountains, dogs. Book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/too-hot-to-handle
Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social Full Professor UCD Politics. Member of the Royal Irish Academy. Member of the Academia Europaea. Representative politics, electoral systems, deliberative minipublics https://people.ucd.ie/david.farrell he/him. Personal account.
Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social Associate Prof & Author at Uni of Southampton; USSR-born; speaker of ENG/ESP/CAT/AZ/RUS/FR/TR/...
www.lalamuradova.com
Empathy in Politics • Democracy • Climate Change • Democratic Innovations • Emotions • Deliberation • Autocracies
🏋♀️📚⛰️🕺
Shelley Boulianne @shelleyboulianne.bsky.social R. Klein Chair in Communication Studies at @mountroyalu.bsky.social 🇨🇦
North American Editor @icsjournal.bsky.social & Associate Editor @sscratsage.bsky.social
Research fellow at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social 🇩🇪 &
@ddc-sdu.bsky.social 🇩🇰
Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Political theory, democracy, referendums, democratic innovation, representation
Petra Guasti @petraguasti.bsky.social Associate Professor of Democratic Theory at IPS FSV UK • 2018/2019 Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Ash • EC member at ECPR
Emily St.Denny @estdenny.bsky.social Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Copenhagen. Public policy, gender, health, inequality reduction 📚 She/they
Citizen Participation @oliverescobar.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
Rich Wilson @richwil.bsky.social People power & democracy obsessive. CEO Iswe.org, trustee localtrust.org.uk, founder involve.org.uk, irregular writer https://www.theguardian.com/profile/richardwilson
Henrik Serup Christensen @henriksc.bsky.social Klodsmajor | Senior lecturer in Political science at Åbo Akademi University | https://research.abo.fi/en/persons/henrik-serup-christensen |Political participation | Political trust | Political behaviour |
Tamara Ehs @tamaraehs.bsky.social Politikwissenschaft & Demokratieberatung
Associate Fellow @aia-nrw.bsky.social
Advisor @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
Kontakt https://www.tamara-ehs.net/
Verteidigung der Demokratie https://shop.falter.at/detail/9783990467435/verteidigung-der-demokratie
Hans Asenbaum @hansasenbaum.bsky.social Senior research fellow @ Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, Uni Canberra. He/him 🏳️🌈 Author of The Politics of Becoming. Open Access https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-politics-of-becoming-9780192858870?cc=us&lang=en&
Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social It‘s the democracy, stupid!
www.buergerrat.de/en
Alexander Geisler @alexmgeisler.bsky.social Polisci PhD
/ Managing editor @spsr.bsky.social
/ Postdoc University of St. Gallen
/ Research on political communication and behavior
https://alexgeisler.netlify.app/
Democratic Society @handle.invalid People making European democracy work better since 2006.
John Parkinson @jrparkinson.bsky.social Professor of Social & Political Philosophy at Maastricht University. Half Tigger, half Eeyore.- S Stephen Elstub @stephene.bsky.social
Lucas Nigri Veloso @nigriveloso.bsky.social Poli Sci & Dem Innov (UFMG / Università di Padova)
Claire Mellier @clairemellier.bsky.social Believer in #peoplepower #systemschange Participatory & Deliberative Democracy Knowledge & Practice lead iswe.org Co-founder globalassemblies.org Board member ipsp.org
Ian O'Flynn @delibnet.bsky.social Promoting work on deliberative democracy
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/staff/profile/ianoflynn.html
Mel Ross @melross.bsky.social Political scientist @unibremen.bsky.social
CoLead @glocan.bsky.social
CoChair @ecpr.bsky.social's Standing Group on Democratic Innovations
📍Berlin
Taina Meriluoto @meritaina.bsky.social Social scientist and ethnographer at the University of Helsinki. Working on democratic theory, (visual) political action and stigma from the perspectives of marginalised youth.
She/her.
Staffan Himmelroos @shimmelroos.bsky.social Political scientist | University lecturer | University of Helsinki | Swedish School of Social Science
tetsuki tamura @ttya70.bsky.social 政治学・政治理論研究者。熟議民主主義、ベーシック・インカム、政治理論とフェミニズム。どうでもいいつぶやきもあり。democratic theory, deliberative democracy, the welfare state & basic income, feminism & political theory
https://researchmap.jp/tetsuki.tamura/?lang=english
Sean Müller @seanstmllr.bsky.social political scientist at uni lausanne, wrote a book on Shared Rule in Federal Theory and Practice: https://academic.oup.com/book/57551 
Martin O'Neill @martinoneill.bsky.social dad of four · professor of political philosophy at the university of york · london-irish turned northerner · arsenal fan · trustee at the democracy collaborative · writing about the theory and practice of social and economic justice
Albert Weale @albertpweale.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL. Brighton born and bred. No longer resident, but still liberal. Expressed views mine only.
Svenja Ahlhaus @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social Political Theorist at University of Münster
Assistant Professor in Political Theory, interested in democratic theory: legal mobilization, political representation, migration, religion, animal politics
https://sites.google.com/view/svenja-ahlhaus/home
Jane Suiter @janesuit.bsky.social Professor of Political Communication, Democracy at Dublin C Uni || Director FuJo Future Media Democracy Society || Deliberation || Citizens Assembly|| Disinformation
Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social Senior Researcher & Wellcome Trust Early Career Awardee in the Sustainable Healthy Food Group @oxprimarycare.bsky.social | Visiting Research Fellow in the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol | she/her https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/hannah-forde- S Simone Chambers @simonechambers.bsky.social Political Theorist. Professor of Political Science UCI. Works in democratic theory
Transparent Citizens Assemblies @edsurridge.bsky.social Stand and vote for Transparent Deliberative Democracy
100s of non binding Citizens Assemblies have been, rubbished & hidden by broken democracy in many countries.
Form your countries political party for AI assisted Citizens Assemblies in all government
Filipe Motta @filipemmotta.bsky.social Pesquisador em Ciência Política (UFMG), jornalista etc.
Spencer Mckay @spencermckay.com Democratic theorist, giant lobster enthusiast, former public servant
Joan Font @joanfontfab.bsky.social Doing research and being involved with #participatoryinstitutions at @IESA @CSIC
Julian Frinken @jfrinken.bsky.social PhD student @ Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Political Theory
trying to unpack the representative claim of mini-publics
Arild Ohren @arildoh.bsky.social Researcher at NTNU
NetZeroCities Senior Democratic Expert, Democratic Society
Interested in Democratic innovations, Representation, Democratic Theory
Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. Political Theory & European Politics, Leiden Uni | Democracy | EU
private handle: views mine
Out now: PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE Hurst/OUP https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781911723745
Prev. UWC; Maastricht; Oxford; Sciences Po
jen forestal @seejenspeak.bsky.social political theorist, assoc professor at Loyola Chicago. studying digital technologies, democratic practices, (software) architecture, & civic engagement. she/her
Afsoun Afsahi @afsounafsahi.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Political Theory @UBCPoliSci working on Democratic Theory, Historical Injustice, Gender, Race, and Disability. Formerly @UniAmsterdam. Uninvited settler. Dog lover and gardening enthusiast. She/her
Ruth Hubbard @itsourcity1.bsky.social local democracy & governance activist, new municipalism, for citizens & communities working together across difference. Founder It’s Our City! & SOS (Sheffield Oversight & Scrutiny). itsoursheffield.co.uk & sos-sheffield.org.uk
Ashley Jardina @jardina.bsky.social Political scientist @UVA Batten.
Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social Political Economy of Media Theory; Director, RPTF, Library of Congress NRPB; Director, New Terrain at Sundance; Assoc Prof, University of Colorado
Fernanda Campagnucci @fecampagnucci.com A public-interest technologist, working to render digital infrastructures visible. Proud heir of a long lineage of word players. Mostly PT-BR, also EN-SPA. Executive Director at @InternetLab.bsky.social, Brazil. See internetlab.org.br | fecampagnucci.com
Rod Dacombe @rod-dacombe.bsky.social Head of the School of Politics and Economics at KCL. Researching conspiracy theories and democracy. Former 🚒🚑
Alvaro Oleart @alvarooleart.bsky.social Postdoc on PoliSci & European Studies at the ULB. Author of "Framing TTIP in the EU Public Spheres: Towards an Empowering Dissensus for EU Integration" & "Democracy Without Politics in EU Citizen Participation: From European Demoi to Decolonial Multitude".
Bert Russell @bertrussell.bsky.social Senior Fellow ICTA at UAB
Author "Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green and Democratic Future" (2025) & “Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services” (2025)
Preorder books: https://linktr.ee/Bertierussell
Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social Assistant Professor @unil.bsky.social, Switzerland│Swiss & Comparative Politics, Democracy, Political Institutions, Federalism, (Intergovernmental) Lobbying│Also @leewas.bsky.social @chplusplus.bsky.social │Views my own
Mrs Muir @hyderules.bsky.social Politiste itinérante puis sédentarisée. ESR, CNRS, actu et questions existentielles
Ruth Lightbody @drruthlightbody.bsky.social Senior lecturer in Politics at Glasgow Caledonian University. Research: perinatal mental health & playgroups, community engagement & deliberative democracy, experts & evidence giving
Journal of Deliberative Democracy @delibdemjournal.bsky.social Forum for the latest thinking, emerging debates, alternative perspectives and critical views on deliberative democracy.
The Belligerent Optimist @sharestuff.bsky.social Doing democracy, civic tech, policy, transparency, participation and space things. Occasionally at the same time.
Also writing scifi.
https://thebelligerentoptimist.civian.online
IDIC🖖
Kristof Jacobs @kristofjacobs1.bsky.social AssociateProf @ RU / Democratic innovations, populism, elections, social media / Belgian in NL / blogs
@stukroodvlees
/ personal views / NWO VIDI project (2019-2025)
Eva Krick @ekrick.bsky.social Senior Researcher in Public policy & political theory at University of Mainz, Germany
Working on Public participation, Democratic innovation, Democratic theory, Politics of expertise, Political Epistemology, Social inequality
https://evakrick.wordpres
Mads Ejsing @madsejsing.bsky.social Postdoc with Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University. Working on democratic politics, climate justice, and theories of new materialism. He/him. www.madsejsing.com.
Sonia Bussu @sbussu.bsky.social Assoc Professor in Public Policy @University of Birmingham #participatorydemocracy #participatoryresearch #democraticinnovations #participatoryarts
Jean-Benoit Pilet @jbpilet.bsky.social Political scientist, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Belgium)
Martín Carcasson @mcarcasson.bsky.social Professor of Communication Studies at Colorado State University. I direct the CSU Center for Public Deliberation (www.cpd.colostate.edu), which is a nonpartisan organization focused on improving the quality of public discussion and local problem-solving. 
Suzanne Hall @suzannehallatkings.bsky.social Director of Engagement, Policy Institute at King's College London | Deliberation, qualitative research, creative methods, public engagement
Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social All things democracy, open gov & participation, with a sprinkling of climbing, photography & Ipswich Town.
Democracy & Participation Lead at Open Government Partnership, trustee at MySociety, & former exec director at Involve.
Involve @involveuk.bsky.social The UK's public participation charity. We work to create a healthier & more vibrant democracy, with people at the heart of decision making.
Claudia Chwalisz @cchwalisz.bsky.social Founder and CEO of DemocracyNext (www.demnext.org)
Nicole Curato @nicolecurato.bsky.social Examining the intersections of deliberative democracy, craft gin, and Taylor Swift.
Peter MacLeod @petermacleod.bsky.social Principal, masslbp.com | Helping people shape the policies that shape their lives | Citizens’ Assemblies + Democratic Innovation | Co-author, democracyssecondact.org
Reema Patel @reemaspatel.bsky.social Inclusive policy, research, design and practice, using participatory and deliberative methods. I work with @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social on including public voices in AI, and @iswe-foundation.bsky.social on a permanent global climate assembly.
Seulki Lee-Geiller @leegeiller.bsky.social Associate Research Scientist @ispsyale.bsky.social | Researcher & Instructor | Democratic Innovations, Public Policy, Technology, Glocal perspective 🌏👩🏻💻
sites.google.com/view/leegeiller
Iñaki Goñi @inakigoni.bsky.social Chile 🇨🇱 Science and Technology Studies, Deliberative Democracy, Democratic Theory
Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social Professor of Democratic Politics and Director of the UCL Constitution Unit. Researching democratic reform in the UK and around the world. Views my own.
John Gastil @jgastil.bsky.social Penn State professor who studies deliberative democracy and group decision making. Currently on sabbatical at the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center. Recent books: Hope for Democracy, Legislature by Lot, and Dungeon Party (a novel).
Hélène Landemore @landemore.bsky.social Political theorist, French-American, author of Democratic Reason, Open Democracy, and Politics Without Politicians
Participedia @participedia.bsky.social We are a global research community and crowdsourcing platform (participedia.net) sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
Rebekah Tromble @rebekahtromble.bsky.social Dir. of Global Partnerships, Inst. for Information, the Internet & Democracy, NEU | Union of Concerned Scientists 2024 Defender of Science |
Co-founder: https://researchersupport.org/
https://expertvoicestogether.org/
https://independenttechresearch.org/
Colin Megill @colinmegill.com Cofounder pol.is
President compdemocracy.org
San Francisco, CA