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and I investigate trade-offs of social democratic party strategies. In a conjoint experiment in 6 European countries, we analyze how different groups react to varying programs. 🧵 Discussions about SD strategies often assume trade-offs in appealing to different groups. Simply put, progressive policies could attract young, educated, middle class voters but might alienate older, less educated, working class voters. But there is little evidence on this.

In my dissertation, I argued that green and radical right parties have different effects on party competition because environment/climate is a valence issue while immigration is positional. Today, rather the reverse has become true. A crucial transformation. A🧵 Valence issues are issues where there is general agreement about a goal (or problem) and competition is largely about salience/competence. Like crime or economic growth, the environment was a prime example of a valence issue. People don't think destroying the environment is great

We just launched the Progressive Politics Research Network. On our website () you can find more information and our 6 research briefs on the theme of Rethinking Progressive Politics Based on Facts Rather than Myths. A summary of our theme and findings here: politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/go/pprn






With this network, we want to communicate research findings with a broader audience, political practitioners and the media. Our main output will be research briefs on a different theme every year. There will also be a podcast at some point.

In der Diskussion zum SPÖ Vorsitz hört man wieder häufig ein linkerer Vorsitzender könne nur Stimmen von anderen linken Parteien gewinnen. Das ist eine übersimplifizierte Idee von räumlichem Parteienwettbewerb. Die Idee ist weder empirisch noch analytisch gut begündet. Kurzer 🧵 Es gibt unzählige Gründe warum eine Partei, die sich nach links bewegt auch Stimmen von Parteien rechts von sich gewinnen kann. Öffentliche Meinung ist nicht fix sondern wird von politischen Akteuren beeinflusst. 1) Parteien können die Positionen von Menschen beeinflussen.

Die Diskussion zu den Panzerlieferungen zeigt wie sehr die SPD (wie viele andere sozialdemokratische Parteien auch) Politik vor allem durch responsible government begreift und dabei representative government vergisst. Ein #Thread Peter Mair unterscheidet zwei Prinzipien nach denen Parteien demokratisch agieren können: responsible und representative government. Responsible government heißt problemlösend, policy-orientiert zu agieren. Representative gov bedeutet responsiv gegenüber der Bevölkerung zu sein

As a group of scholars studying Social Democratic parties, we have written three short policy briefs for the @FESonline summarizing our findings. These briefs should help practitioners, journalists and others interested to get an overview of the current state of the art 1/5 Brief 1 looks at which voters SD parties have lost. Especially in the last 10 years voters mainly left for more progressive parties. Loss to radical right parties has only played a minor role, directly and also indirectly as confirmed by panel data bit.ly/3pL5nmu 2/5