Political Science? No problem et al.!

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Welcome to "No problem et al.!" In this podcast, we interview political scientists about their research in the context of bigger developments in politics and society: why were radical right parties in the last 20 years so successful? What are structural divides in contemporary Europe? How do current political events relate to long-term trends? This podcast is hosted by Viktor Burgi and Julius Kölzer. You can find Julius and Viktor on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/juliusk.bsky.social and https://bsky.app/profile/vikburgi.bsky.social) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/Julius_Ktxt and https://twitter.com/V_Burgi). Have fun!

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Episodes

Episode 8: Björn Bremer on Austerity Politics and the Debt Brake

In the eighth episode of “Political Science? No Problem et al.” we talk to Björn Bremer about how the public thinks about austerity politics in the context of Germany's upcoming election. How does public opinion look on spending cuts and what drives these preferences? In what policy areas are spending cuts met with greater resistance and how does the public prioritize debt lending, raising taxes and expenditure reduction? We also talk about how austerity cuts and borrowing affect electoral polit...

Feb 17, 2025•51 min

Episode 7: Vicente Valentim on the Normalization of the Radical Right

In the seventh episode of “Political Science? No Problem et al.” we talk to Vicente Valentim about the role of norms in the normalization of the far-right. How do social norms influence the expression of radical-right political preferences? How do skilled far-right candidates strategically erode social norms through entrepreneurship? How does a norm-based theory of far-right support interact with economic and cultural explanations? Moreover, we talked about what Vicentes research implies for str...

Dec 03, 2024•47 min

Episode 6: Silja Häusermann on the Crisis of Social Democratic Parties

In the sixth episode of “Political Science? No Problem et al.” we talk to Professor Silja Häusermann about the crisis of social democratic parties. How have long-term changes in the labor market affected the electoral coalition of these parties? Have social democratic parties lost the working class to the radical right and which programmatic strategies provide these parties with a way out of their current crisis? We also discussed to what degree the electoral crisis of social democratic parties ...

Nov 17, 2024•53 min

Episode 5: Noam Gidron on Public Support for Democratic Backsliding in Israel

In the fifth episode of “Political Science? No Problem et al.” we talk to Professor Noam Gidron about democratic backsliding in Israel. What ideological motivations lie behind the controversial plans to weaken the Israeli justice system? What attitudes explain public support for these plans and democratic backsliding in general? How can Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and its plans to restructure the justice system be compared with situations in Poland and Hungary? We also discussed the role of...

Jun 05, 2024•46 min

Episode 4: Sabrina Mayer on Immigrant-Origin Voters

In the fourth episode of “Political Science? No Problem et al.” we talk to Professor Sabrina Mayer about the voting behavior of immigrant origin voters in Germany. How can we understand the voting behavior of this heterogeneous voter group and what do we know about their party preferences? Why is there a stronger affinity for the AfD among Russian Germans and to what extent has the party affiliation of Turkish-German voters changed in recent years? Moreover, we discussed whether parties are incr...

May 05, 2024•50 min

Episode 3: Magdalena Breyer on Women's Representation and its Effects on Political Behavior

In the third episode of "Political Science? No Problem et al.", we talk to Dr. Magdalena Breyer about voters' reactions to different representation trajectories of women in politics. Does an increase in the proportion of female politicians trigger a conservative backlash? Can stagnating women's representation mobilize female voters for progressive parties? And what does this tell us about changing gender-related status hierarchies in western societies as a whole? More broadly, we discussed gener...

Mar 11, 2024•42 min

Episode 2: Nils Steiner on BSW and Left-Authoritarian Voters

In the second episode of "Political Science? No Problem et al.!" we talk to Nils Steiner about the new German party "BSW", based on his research on the left-authoritarian supply gap. What is special about this party? What peculiar positions does it take on cultural and economic issues? What might its electorate look like? And does it pose a threat to the rise of the radical right in Germany? Nils is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mainz and studies voting behaviour, representation...

Feb 25, 2024•53 min

Episode 1: Kai Arzheimer on the Success of Germany's Radical Right

In the first episode of "Political Science? - No Problem et al." we talk to Kai Arzheimer about the ongoing popularity of the far-right party AfD in Germany. Among other things, we discussed what explains support for the AfD, what the party's electorate looks like, why the party is proving more successful in eastern Germany and to what extent the ongoing mass protests could have an impact on the party's fortunes. Kai Arzheimer is a professor of political science at the University of Mainz and in...

Feb 06, 2024•52 min

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