Vanessa Boese-Schlosser

The Memory Project That's Reshaping How We Combat Hate While history books and classroom lessons about historical atrocities are common, a new study reveals that actively participating in remembrance projects might be far more effective at motivating peop...

Great summary of our study with @arolsenarchives.bsky.social and its message: “For ordinary citizens, the takeaway is clear: Don’t just read about history—help preserve it. Your contribution creates ripples […] potentially helping to build stronger, more inclusive societies.” shorturl.at/Urozd

Need a measure of #democraticstock for your analyses?

@acrowinghen.bsky.social Matthew Wilson & I just published the demstock R package & @vdeminstitute.bsky.social working paper
It lets you create stock measures of most of the variables included in the V-Dem dataset 😃 🥳

Try it out!🙃

We’re thrilled to announce that 6 outstanding projects have been awarded funding in Round 3 of the CITP Innovation Fund! These projects were selected from an impressive pool of applications showcasing a diverse range of #tradepolicy topics. Read the project descriptions here: citp.ac.uk/round-3-2025

We have a new @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social working paper out on the long-term effects of living in an autocracy!

Check it out! Feedback is more than welcome! 🙃

We're hiring @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social !

If you're interested in transformations of democracy - come work with us! 🤩

📌 Publication alert: New article by @fabioellger.bsky.social "The Mobilizing Effect of Party System Polarization. Evidence From Europe" published in @cpsjournal.bsky.social

Reproductive Justice: Policy, Politics, and Intersectionality European Consortium for Political Research

I am co-chairing a section on "Reproductive Justice: Policy, Politics, and Intersectionality" at the upcoming ECPG in Ghent by @ecpr.bsky.social. If you are working on anything related, submit your proposal! Please share widely!
[deadline 7 December 2023]
Proposal procedure: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

♟️ Authoritarianism and disinformation: the dangerous link Where there is authoritarianism, there is disinformation. Nikolina Klatt and Vanessa Boese-Schlosser examine the use of disinformation in authoritarian

Authoritarianism & disinformation go hand in hand. In a new @ecpr.bsky.social The Loop article, @klatt.bsky.social and @boesevanessa.bsky.social highlight the dangerous relationship.