Lena Masch
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political scientist| political psychology | emotions | images & text | she/her #firstgen 🐈⬛🐈⬛lady 📷: Tobias Koch
Berlin, Germany
Joined June 2009
Very glad our article (@alex_jedinger @axburg1, and I) on "cognitive reflection and endorsement of the ‘great replacement’ conspiracy theory" has been published open access in @SocialPsychBull. Extreme right-wing parties have embraced conspiracy theories more and more openly. 👇
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New Research: Need for cognitive closure, political trust, and belief in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/AhQ7u2PRIj
#FrontiersIn #SocialPsychology
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IntroductionThis research examines the effect of individual differences in the need for cognitive closure and political trust on the endorsement of COVID-19 ...
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In general, people from former East Germany are less popular, but so are people from states that are net recipients of equalization funds. We also see a huge difference by East and West German respondents. Only one thing everyone agrees on: People from Berlin are the worst👋
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Mean Girls & German Unity Day. To celebrate today my colleague Christoph Nguyen prepared some some data from a joint project with @JoSchnabel38 & Antonios Souris on how "popular" people from different states are in Germany, on average it looks like this:
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The second day of the #24polpsy conference is about to start. You can join online! Check out our website for more details: https://t.co/4OmGYD4iBX
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The second day of the #24polpsy conference is about to start. You can join online! Check out our website for more details: https://t.co/4OmGYD4iBX
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Today kicks off the 5th German Political Psychology Network Meeting @univienna! We’re excited for two days of great talks and wish everyone inspiring discussions and valuable connections🎉Don’t forget to use #24polpsy
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I’m excited to announce that applications are now open for the Virtual #ISPPAcademy! Join us on Dec 6th for a unique opportunity to engage with leading experts in #PoliticalPsychology. 🔗Apply here: https://t.co/Aw6RmRCxmM 🗓️Deadline for applications: 1 October
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Our latest paper @CONSPIRACY_FX led by @dtoribio8 and in collaboration with @Psych_Green. We examined how conspiracy beliefs can affect people's interpersonal relationships 👇
📢 NEW PAPER w/ @Psych_Green & @Karen_Douglas in JASP! As a follow-up to our review paper on how conspiracy theories might influence interpersonal relationships, we ran a first set of studies to examine this question empirically! 🧵(1/6) Open Access: https://t.co/lTwmQ1EnaK
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If you are interested in security-related attitudes among the German public, we have a cool short piece out:
#Bundeswehr #securitypolicy #defense In this post, Dr. Markus Steinbrecher and @alex_jedinger analyze long-term trends in security-related attitudes among the German public and recent changes due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. https://t.co/09rYzdkZev
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❗️New position: Our colleagues @MkKlagenfurt (@grissib) are currently advertising a postdoc position (6y, 100%). Deadline for applications: August 7, 2024. Please consider applying here:
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Another marvelous #EPSA2024 has come to an end. Time to prepare for upcoming conferences such as “Current Directions in Research on Political Support” @unidue in November! ‼️5 days left to submit your abstracts‼️ More info here:
📢CfA: Conference Current Directions in Research on Political Support 🗓️21-23 November 2024 📍 University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany @unidue @ifp_ude @Emp_Politikwiss (w @HummlerTeresa @PVierus) ⏰12 Jul 2024 via politicalsupport2024@uni-due.de 💡 https://t.co/5fJBIYZKQZ
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How do the attitudes of Germans towards the war in Ukraine impact their voting intentions? In a new article in German Politics, @CW_PoWi and @SarahWagnerPhD investigate (free to read). https://t.co/yev52Dv3vW
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Studies have shown that foreign policy events can sway voting intentions. While initial analyses have explored Germany’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its foreign policy implicati...
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Are you interested in pursuing a PhD? Or know someone who might be looking for a 5 year PhD position at FU Berlin (teaching + research in political sociology, some German required)?👇
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New paper in Cognition & Emotion in which @ylelkes and I review the affective polarization literature and argue that we more theorizing and an research agenda to determine the extent to which polarization is affective.
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While many believe that affective polarisation poses a significant threat to democratic stability, the definition and operationalisation of the concept varies greatly. This leads to conceptual slip...
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Applications for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships are opening soon. If you are interested in mental health and politics get in touch with me (see thread)! Deadline for expressions of interest: July 22nd at 5pm. https://t.co/9Y6MqBAPWN
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