Humboldt GovLab
The Humboldt GovLab uses innovative methods to deliver evidence-based insights and evaluations for policymakers, public administration, and civil society. Tackling urgent challenges facing democracy with science. Visit us at https://hu-govlab.de.
- 📣 Do radical right parties shape policy even from the opposition? 🧵 1/5
- 📌 Radical right parties like Germany’s AfD, Denmark’s Folkeparti, or Austria’s FPÖ gain influence across Europe. A new study by @fabioellger.bsky.social and @heikekluever.bsky.social shows coalitions shift immigration policies toward restriction when radical right parties are in parliament. 🧵 2/5
- 📊 165 coalition formations in 24 European democracies (1980–2015) were analyzed. Election programs vs. coalition agreements show confidential talks allow parties to adjust policies without seeming opportunistic. Minority governments show strongest shifts. 🧵 3/5
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View full thread🏛️ Research for this study was funded by @dfg.de. ℹ️ More information here: hu-govlab.de/en/radical-r... 🔍 Study: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🧵 5/5
- 📣 Does homophobia win elections? 🧵 1/4
- 📌 Far-right and illiberal leaders increasingly use anti-LGBTQ rhetoric as a political tool. A new study by @haasvioleta.bsky.social, @bogatyrev.bsky.social, @tabouchadi.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social and @lstoetze.bsky.social shows this strategy can yield direct electoral benefits. 🧵 2/4
- 📊 Examining Poland’s widely discussed so-called “LGBT-free zones”, the authors provide causal evidence that symbolic attacks on minority rights can shift voter turnout in ways that strengthen governing parties. 🧵 3/4
- 🏛️ The study was funded by Joint Seed Funding by @humboldtuni.bsky.social and the Universität Zürich, as well as by @scripts-berlin.eu. ℹ️ More information here: hu-govlab.de/en/does-homo... 🔍 Study: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 🧵 4/4
- Reposted by Humboldt GovLab🗳️ Great workshop on young voters & the rise of the far right bringing together researchers, policymakers & civil society 🚀 Inspiring discussions on how to strengthen democratic resilience 📊 Insights: from the #COVIDEU project 🏛️ Host: @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social 🌟 Funding: @volkswagenstiftung.de
- More and more young people are turning to the far right. Why and what can we do about it? Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies. 🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social 💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de 👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
- With insights from the #COVIDEU project, featuring @sarahobolt.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social Michał Krawczyk @djordjemilosav.bsky.social @tonirodon.bsky.social
- 🔹 Roundtable Discussion Moderated by @markuskollberg.bsky.social With 💬 Dr. Lena Gumnior (MP, The Greens) 💬 Sara Binzer Hobolt (LSE) 💬 Heike Klüver (HU Berlin) 💬 Theresa Kuhn (Uni Amsterdam) 💬 Max Hilse (Löbau lebt e.V. & Görlitz District Youth Council) 💬 Andrei Arnst (Principal, Neuenhagen School)
- Reposted by Humboldt GovLab👉 What works against right-wing extremism? Excited to discuss this question with Tamara Ehs, Carolin Lange, Daniel Siemens, Thomas Weber & Daniel Ziblatt at Berlin’s Maxim Gorki Theater - together with German politicians and author Mely Kiyak. 🗓️ Nov 8, 7:30 pm 🔗 www.gorki.de/de/der-rat-d...
