Associate Professor @LSEGovernment | Studying representation, politics of identity, parties, development | #FirstGen | he/him | www.mathiaspoertner.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3mgclbs656k2sExcited to welcome @jorgemang for a joint session of the LSE Latin American Politics Seminar and Political Behaviour series today *12:00 - 1:30 pm UK time* (in-person and online). He will present “The Insurgent Roots of Indigenous Rights Litigation” @lsegovernment.bsky.social05 Mar 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgclbs656k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3mdkkzd2v5s2qExcited to welcome Kenneth F. Greene at the LSE Latin American Politics Seminar series today *12:00 - 1:30 pm UK time* (in-person and online). He will present parts of his new book “Against the Machine: Why Party Competition Disrupts Vote Buying” @lsegovernment.bsky.social29 Jan 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkkzd2v5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3mdg5zjvv5k25Looking forward to all the exciting talks in the LSE Latin American Politics Seminar (LAPS) series this term! Talks will be on-campus (open to anyone interested) but you can also join remotely. https://www.lse.ac.uk/government/research/research-groups/latin-america @lsegovernment.bsky.social27 Jan 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdg5zjvv5k25https://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3lyl4z46qwc25Excited and honored that “Creating Partisans” has won the Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award for its contributions to research on pol. organizations and parties from @apsa.bsky.social! Many thanks to the committee & everyone who helped improve the book! @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyl4z46qwc25https://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3llvfmwf6mk25Excited to welcome @dbroockman.bsky.social at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “How Constituent Contact Reinforces the Status Quo: Evidence from Administrative Records on Contact to Congress” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)03 Apr 2025 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvfmwf6mk25https://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3lkbhqyljec2cExciting news to share — I have been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor @lsegovernment.bsky.social! I’m immensely grateful for the support and guidance from colleagues, mentors, and students, and I’m looking forward to the journey ahead!13 Mar 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbhqyljec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3lhlravxqz224Come and do a postdoc with us… 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhlravxqz224https://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3lhiv6csjnc2oThe @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar is hosting @seonghuilee.bsky.social for a talk on “Gender and the ‘misinformed’ type: Are men more ‘confidently wrong’ about political facts?” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)06 Feb 2025 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhiv6csjnc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3lgx6j3ikrs2jExcited to welcome Nan Zhang at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “The Upside of Prejudice: Do Muslims in Europe Enjoy a Religious Trust Premium?” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)30 Jan 2025 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgx6j3ikrs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3lgfliwwkt22yExcited to welcome Swen Hutter at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “What’s in a Name? Party Branding in Europe” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)23 Jan 2025 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfliwwkt22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3lcdiqpdu3c2yIt's finally here! 🤗 So happy to hold an *actual copy* of the book in my hands! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdiqpdu3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3lc3qiy246s2k🎉 Thrilled that my new book, *Creating Partisans: The Organizational Roots of New Parties in Latin America*, is finally out! 🎉 @cambridgeup.bsky.social https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/comparative-politics/creating-partisans-organizational-roots-new-parties-latin-america?format=PB A brief summary: 1/n29 Nov 2024 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3qiy246s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mathiaspoertner.bsky.social/post/3lbynrosd222tExcited to welcome @antvalentim.bsky.social at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present his paper "Climate Change and Political Entry: Evidence from Brazilian Municipal Elections" today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)28 Nov 2024 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:nih56hw46spmf2g2d32cy7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbynrosd222t