PhD Student at University of Stuttgart | Democratic Preferences, Democratic Values, Inequality @demolabs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vanessaschwaiger.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social/post/3muow7hbsa22dYesterday, I successfully defended my dissertation! 🎓 A big thank you to my wonderful examiners, André Bächtiger and @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, for making my defense such an enjoyable experience. And thank you to all my colleagues and friends who celebrated with me and made the day so special! 🎉✨04 Sep 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:hssf6ye2jdlb3dos4sid3pky/app.bsky.feed.post/3muow7hbsa22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social/post/3mon7figigk2i"Left behind" and an undemocratic mind? Happy to see that my article on the link between perceived marginalization and democratic orientations is now out in @ejprjournal.bsky.social 🧵👇 Read the article here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-political-research/article/left-behind-and-an-undemocratic-mind-the-link-between-perceived-marginalization-and-democratic-orientations/BFB815FE07C99FA56BCE90FF8D97032E19 Jun 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:hssf6ye2jdlb3dos4sid3pky/app.bsky.feed.post/3mon7figigk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social/post/3m75x6hjpcs2z🚀 How do citizens imagine their future democracy – on Mars and on Earth? Using large survey experiments in the US and Germany, we explore how people envision democratic governance with and without path dependencies 🪐 Read the preprint here ➡️ https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/mzeg4_v104 Dec 2025 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:hssf6ye2jdlb3dos4sid3pky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75x6hjpcs2z