Postdoc in Political Science @politikuhh.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de | PhD, ETH Zurich | Political behavior; European politics; Political geography | https://svenhegewald.github.iohttps://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.social/post/3mkzqzcphzk2sCome work with us in beautiful Hamburg ⚓ If you have any questions about the project or the position, feel free to DM me ✉️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:3avj3keqkt7h4roqgcskd6oh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzqzcphzk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.social/post/3maawt65loc2jSuper happy to share that I started a PostDoc with @aleininger.bsky.social last month! 🎉 Joining the ERC project RESPOL, we’ll be investigating the political consequences of mobility over the next five years. So excited! And of course, a picture of the "Nischel" is mandatory when in Chemnitz.18 Dec 2025 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:3avj3keqkt7h4roqgcskd6oh/app.bsky.feed.post/3maawt65loc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.social/post/3m3opeydg722dSuper happy to see this out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social 🎉🎉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2025 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:3avj3keqkt7h4roqgcskd6oh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3opeydg722dhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.social/post/3m24hmahgi22xJust out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social 🚨 Together with @dschraff.bsky.social, I ask: Is the urban–rural divide in Europe affectively polarised? 👉 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00104140251369317 1/7 🧵01 Oct 2025 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:3avj3keqkt7h4roqgcskd6oh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24hmahgi22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.social/post/3lqyxurqqe22mHad a fantastic time presenting co-authored work with @dianebolet.bsky.social and @tabouchadi.bsky.social on the political effects of the green transition in rural communities. Thank you very much for having me! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jun 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:3avj3keqkt7h4roqgcskd6oh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqyxurqqe22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.social/post/3lchtnliqfc23The urban-rural divide is back in European politics. My dissertation explores how place-based identities, resentments, and affective polarization shape this divide—and what it means for political attitudes and behavior. A short 🧵 on my main findings: (1/6)04 Dec 2024 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:3avj3keqkt7h4roqgcskd6oh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchtnliqfc23https://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.social/post/3lbenclnt2s2yJust wrapped up a fantastic visit to Aalborg University, where I presented my research on the political effects of regional accents. Huge thanks to @dschraff.bsky.social for hosting me and for the super helpful feedback! 🙌20 Nov 2024 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:3avj3keqkt7h4roqgcskd6oh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbenclnt2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.social/post/3lbc3c6lnrs26Out now as open access in the EPSR 🎉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:3avj3keqkt7h4roqgcskd6oh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbc3c6lnrs26https://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.social/post/3kjkq643tgh2mSuper happy to see this paper published in EJPR 🎉 Using an ‘Unexpected Event during Survey Design’ identification strategy in 🇲🇫 & 🇩🇪 Dominik Schraff and I show a negative effect of the Qatargate scandal on public trust in the European Parliament 🇪🇺 Link: https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1475-6765.1265422 Jan 2024 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:3avj3keqkt7h4roqgcskd6oh/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjkq643tgh2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenhegewald.bsky.social/post/3kgsqwx25ws2z🚨 Publication alert 🚨 My first dissertation paper has just been published in @jepp_journal 🎉🎉 In the paper I investigate the relationship between place-based resentment and political trust in local and national institutions. Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13501763.2023.2291132 🧵(1/9)18 Dec 2023 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:3avj3keqkt7h4roqgcskd6oh/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgsqwx25ws2z