👩‍🏫Professor of democratic political decision making @politikuhh.bsky.social‬ 🔍democracy | parties | gender | CEE🇭🇺 🇵🇱 🛠️TextasData & digital methods www.theresagessler.eu/ | former @th_ges 🚋⛰️🚴‍♀️https://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3mjem775xak2pThere's lots of people more affected by yday's news but seeing Orbán concede has been a dream for me since I moved to Hungary to study in 2013 & I was not confident I'd see this happen. I have lots of reservations about Magyar but I'll remember yesterday as a day of joy. Reading recommendations⏬ [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjem775xak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3mjd3hsmkyk2xKeeping this for the future: Orbán on TV saying that the election results are painful but clear. This feels momentous. #Hungary [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd3hsmkyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3mdv5gz3tms2wWe're excited about the next edition of our Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology, this time organized by the 💫 local team in Mannheim! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdv5gz3tms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3mbo3ipfuls2tLast day 📢📢📢 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jan 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbo3ipfuls2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3mb52gad7a22aOne week left to apply - join us in Hamburg @politikuhh.bsky.social for the next years 👋 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Dec 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb52gad7a22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3m6w2ojvml22zWe're looking for a colleague (postdoc) 📢 @politikuhh.bsky.social 3+3 years Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour) DL 🗓️ 05/01 https://stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/62eb995af17ba16b88d207657cdc59a62491fa4c01 Dec 2025 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6w2ojvml22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3m6w2ojvml22zWe're looking for a colleague (postdoc) 📢 @politikuhh.bsky.social 3+3 years Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour) DL 🗓️ 05/01 https://stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/62eb995af17ba16b88d207657cdc59a62491fa4c01 Dec 2025 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6w2ojvml22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3m6pbi3smds2f@sonjapriebus.bsky.social Aleksandra Maatsch& me are organizing a workshop on 'Opposing challenges to democracy across contexts' in Frankfurt (Oder) 26-27 March 2026. Do you have a paper that might fit? ➡️Call for Papers (📆Deadline: 05/12) https://www.dvpw.de/informationen/termine/details?tx_bcacademicevents_events%5Baction%5D=show&tx_bcacademicevents_events%5Bcontroller%5D=Event&tx_bcacademicevents_events%5Bevent%5D=2314%7D&cHash=fc1db75975e6086ef071a7dd47055215 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2025 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6pbi3smds2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3lzgliqqaz22rSome professional news as I took my oath of office today: On September 1st, I joined the University of Hamburg as a full professor of democratic political decision making👋 I'm very excited about this job & the chance to continue researching democracy, party competition and digitalization here 1/222 Sep 2025 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgliqqaz22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3lwentyutkc2g@deeesharp.bsky.social & I are looking for a collaborator on a project w/ @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social on empathy-based interventions against affective polarization @uni-hamburg.de j0b.de/veca 75% PhD position, 1st yr project funded & can be converted to a position w/ teaching afterwards 📆31/08 https://www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangebote/ausschreibung.html?jobID=f645c2964d5dca1876e8a7b5d5d3096e7a18293414 Aug 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwentyutkc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3lx7cvswd4s2pNoch (fast) eine Woche / One week left ⤵️ Wir beantworten gerne Fragen und freuen uns übers Teilen👋 #polscijobs #PoliSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2025 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx7cvswd4s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3lwentyutkc2g@deeesharp.bsky.social & I are looking for a collaborator on a project w/ @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social on empathy-based interventions against affective polarization @uni-hamburg.de j0b.de/veca 75% PhD position, 1st yr project funded & can be converted to a position w/ teaching afterwards 📆31/08 https://www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangebote/ausschreibung.html?jobID=f645c2964d5dca1876e8a7b5d5d3096e7a18293414 Aug 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwentyutkc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gessler.bsky.social/post/3lupvhlp6i22sToday, we wrapped up the first part of the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology at @unibremen.bsky.social with a hackathon 👩‍💻 #WomeninPolMeth #PolMeth #wpm So far, we've had a great week thanks to our fantastic participants and instructors 🧵⏬ [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:p5mutnwj5kwalqp37s5eubue/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupvhlp6i22s