...much greater affective power if framed as violations of a deep structure of popular moral expectations. At the moment, "polarization entrepreneurs" on the far right are particularly good at tapping into this type of energy, aided by certain incentives of media ecologies. But this could change.
10-Millionen-Schweiz: Warum die Politmuffel den Ausschlag geben könnten – www.defacto.expert/2026/04/02/1...
I really enjoyed doing this study. It is part of a larger research project written up more in a book about to appear in English translation @brisunipress.bsky.social. More about this soon, but you can pre-order here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/triggerpoints.
Observing group interviews (and daily reality) @thomaslux.bsky.social @steffenmau.bsky.social and I were puzzled to see how, even among fairly apolitical citizens, specific issues almost always lead to heated debates. Why do people get so much more worked up about bathrooms than about wealth taxes?
❇️ The 2026 Joint Sessions #ecprjs26 are officially underway! Wishing all participants across our 3️⃣3️⃣ Workshops an enriching week ahead ⛰️
Not in Innsbruck this week? You can still join us for the Stein Rokkan Lecture by @siljahausermann.bsky.social, streaming FREE as part of #ECPRHouseSeries 👇
"Kann sich die Sozialdemokratie noch retten?" 🥀
fragt @markuswagner.bsky.social im Kommentar der Anderen im @derstandard.bsky.social
Neben den Gründen für den Wählerverlust der Sozialdemokraten zeigt Prof. Wagner außerdem mögliche Wege aus der Krise auf:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...