Bastian Becker
Political scientist @ Humboldt University Berlin
www.beckerbastian.net
- Today's speaker at the Politics Lecture Series is @na-wehl.bsky.social! Join us at noon @humboldtuni.bsky.social to learn about what the kids are up to these days: "Perceptions of Unfairness and Political Engagement among Adolescents"
- 📣 We are very excited to announce the next iteration of the Politics Lecture Series @humboldtuni.bsky.social for the summer term 2025 🥳 Come and join us for many exciting talks!
- What's the future of historical political economy in Europe? To find out, we (w/ @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @lhaffert.bsky.social) conducted a survey and workshop. Here are our main take-aways. Special thanks to all who participated!
- New Broadstreet post! By Lukas Haffert, Cathrin Mohr, and Bastian Becker www.broadstreet.blog/p/the-future...
- Super excited about our forthcoming paper @europeansocieties.bsky.social on how the origins of wealth shape demands for redistribution 👇 (full thread to follow soon)
- Forthcoming in European Societies and already at OSF Preprints: @beckerbastian.bsky.social and @norawaitkus.bsky.social's "Undeserving Heirs: How the Origins of Wealth Shape Attitudes Towards Redistribution" Link: osf.io/preprints/os...
- Reposted by Bastian Becker🚨 please share! We will be running our annual workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social in June. This is a really fun workshop doing deep reads of a small number of new papers. Call for papers / participants below! ⬇️ www.wzb.eu/en/events/mo...
- On Jan 29, Germany's conservative CDU/CSU broke a longstanding taboo by accepting votes from the far-right AfD. How did German citizens respond? A preliminary analysis of an ongoing survey suggests that the conservatives might have actually benefited from their move (at least in the short term). 1/5
- Don't miss tomorrow's @humboldtuni.bsky.social Politics Lecture Series, with an exciting talk by @markuswagner.bsky.social - all welcome!
- Reposted by Bastian BeckerMany thanks to @lhaffert.bsky.social @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and @beckerbastian.bsky.social for a very interesting Workshop on Historical Political Economy in Europe with great scholars and inspiring discussions.
- Reposted by Bastian BeckerFantastic Scoping Workshop on the Historical Political Economy in Europe! Who knew PoliSci and EconHist do not wear such different hats? Huge thanks to @lhaffert.bsky.social @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @beckerbastian.bsky.social for an inspiring deep dive. Learned a lot!
- Today at noon, join us if you are in Berlin 👇
- Next week at the @humboldtuni.bsky.social Politics Lecture Series, we will have an exciting talk by @deandulay.bsky.social, all welcome! 🗣️ "The Search for Spices and Souls: Catholic Missions as Colonial State in the Philippines" ⏰Tuesday (Feb 4), 12-1pm, ISW #002
- Reposted by Bastian BeckerBroadstreet -- the interdisciplinary blog on historical political economy is now back in a new and improved format on substack! One of our editors @sgehlbach.bsky.social has a new post up. You can find it here: www.broadstreet.blog/p/understand...
- Next week at the @humboldtuni.bsky.social Politics Lecture Series, we will have an exciting talk by @deandulay.bsky.social, all welcome! 🗣️ "The Search for Spices and Souls: Catholic Missions as Colonial State in the Philippines" ⏰Tuesday (Feb 4), 12-1pm, ISW #002
- Are you a political scientist, economist, or sociologist working historically? If you are also based at a European institution, we want to learn more about you!! Please consider filling in our survey (until Jan 20th). Take a look & spread the word, thanks! 👇
- Is your research in Historical Political Economy and are you based in Europe? @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and I seek to map the current state as well as the future potential of the field in Europe. Help us to do so by taking our 15-minute survey: forms.gle/kXXsGQZUVtrH...
- Reposted by Bastian BeckerIf you do research on Historical Political Economy and are based in Europe, please consider participating in our survey.
- Is your research in Historical Political Economy and are you based in Europe? @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and I seek to map the current state as well as the future potential of the field in Europe. Help us to do so by taking our 15-minute survey: forms.gle/kXXsGQZUVtrH...
- Reposted by Bastian BeckerIs your research in Historical Political Economy and are you based in Europe? @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and I seek to map the current state as well as the future potential of the field in Europe. Help us to do so by taking our 15-minute survey: forms.gle/kXXsGQZUVtrH...
- 🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 Thrilled to share new work with @deandulay.bsky.social, exploring the role of shared national identity between Christian missions and colonial governments in shaping education and democracy in British Africa. 📜🌍 Read here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧵👇
- 📣Next Tuesday at the Politics Lecture Series, HU Berlin 📣 @lhaffert.bsky.social presents exciting new work on "The persistent electoral effects of the German Anti-Socialist Laws (1878-1890)" Time: 12.00-13.00 Place: HU Main Building (UdL6), Room 1066e Join us!
- polisky econsky
- My paper on perceptions of international inequality and demand for redistribution (aid) is now out at PSRM. With a survey experiment in Kenya, I show that despite concerns about international inequality, it does not increase demand for aid. doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
- My paper on perceptions of international inequality and demand for redistribution (aid) is now out at PSRM. With a survey experiment in Kenya, I show that despite concerns about international inequality, it does not increase demand for aid. doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
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- 📣 Politics Lecture Series @ HumboldtUni As our final speaker of the year, we are thrilled to welcome Sascha Riaz, who will share research on: "Public Pools and Xenophobia" 🏊🤬 Join us tomorrow at 12pm!
- 🔥The Politics Lecture Series @HumboldtUni is back🔥 We have an amazing line-up this term. Talks are open to everyone, so join us if you are in Berlin. Thanks also to my co-organizers @anselmhager.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social Silvia von Steinsdorff @hannaschwander.bsky.social Christian Volk
- 📣 Politics Lecture Series @ Humboldt University Our guest speaker tomorrow: Phillip Ayoub - His talk: "Pride amid Prejudice: The Influence of LGBT+ Rights Activism in a Socially Conservative Society" Join us if you can!
- 🔥The Politics Lecture Series @HumboldtUni is back🔥 We have an amazing line-up this term. Talks are open to everyone, so join us if you are in Berlin. Thanks also to my co-organizers @anselmhager.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social Silvia von Steinsdorff @hannaschwander.bsky.social Christian Volk
- Reposted by Bastian BeckerDo governments worldwide have the ability to implement their policies and achieve their goals? We just published a new topic page on state capacity at Our World in Data: ourworldindata.org/state-capacity A thread on what the page has in store: polisky
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- 📣Tomorrow at the Politics Lecture Series @ Humboldt Uni We are thrilled to have @alexanderhorn.bsky.social give a talk: "Winning with Equality: How Left-wing Parties Attract Votes but Amplify Electoral Cleavages" - Join us if you are in Berlin!
- Reposted by Bastian BeckerI'm looking forward to present and discuss this tomorrow at Humboldt! Thanks for having me @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social and @hannaschwander.bsky.social! With @dweisstanner.bsky.social and Carsten Jensen, I show "How Left-wing Parties Attract Votes but Amplify Cleavages" ⬇️
- 📣Tomorrow at the Politics Lecture Series @ Humboldt Uni We are thrilled to have @alexanderhorn.bsky.social give a talk: "Winning with Equality: How Left-wing Parties Attract Votes but Amplify Electoral Cleavages" - Join us if you are in Berlin!
- 📣Tomorrow at the Politics Lecture Series @ Humboldt Uni We are thrilled to have @alexanderhorn.bsky.social give a talk: "Winning with Equality: How Left-wing Parties Attract Votes but Amplify Electoral Cleavages" - Join us if you are in Berlin!
- 🔥The Politics Lecture Series @HumboldtUni is back🔥 We have an amazing line-up this term. Talks are open to everyone, so join us if you are in Berlin. Thanks also to my co-organizers @anselmhager.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social Silvia von Steinsdorff @hannaschwander.bsky.social Christian Volk
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- 📣 Politics Lecture Series at Humboldt University Berlin We are excited to welcome @francescocolombo.bsky.social for his talk "Norm-breaking Political Communication, Emotional Reactions, and Status Threat" Tomorrow, 12pm - don't miss it!
- 📣 Politics Lecture Series at Humboldt University Berlin We are excited to welcome @francescocolombo.bsky.social for his talk "Norm-breaking Political Communication, Emotional Reactions, and Status Threat" Tomorrow, 12pm - don't miss it!
- 📣The Politics Lecture Series @ HU Berlin is back on tomorrow Gurminder Bhambra (Sussex) will give a talk on "Varieties of Empires, Varieties of Colonialism" - join us!
- I'm claiming full credit for all the excellent student papers I'm grading right now
- Thanks to www.ourworldindata.org for using my COLDAT dataset and making these awesome visualizations!
- 200 years ago, the world was largely ruled by a few European colonial powers. Since then, people in many countries have fought against colonial rule and secured their independence: first in the Americas, then worldwide. ourworldindata.org/grapher/numb...
- ⏰The Politics Lecture Series kicks off tomorrow! ⏰ We're excited to have Lydia Tiede (U Houston) present "Judicial Backsliding: A Guide to Collapsing the Separation of Powers" Come, learn, & discuss with us!
