Anna-Sophie Heinze

@asheinze.bsky.social

Political scientist. Postdoc @powimz.bsky.social. Researching democracy, parties & the far right in Germany & Europe.
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tYW_mxYAAAAJ

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Want to know more about the #AfD? A. Heinze and M. Lewandowsky. “Dealing With Radical Right Parties in Distinct Arenas: Party Responses to the Alternative for Germany in Parliament, Party Competition, and the Media”. In: German Politics and Society 41.4 (2023), pp. 87-106.

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Das zweite Panel startet mit @asheinze.bsky.social, deren Beitrag sich Jugendorganisationen von Parteien widmet. Sie betont, dass diese sowohl eigene Inhalte verfolgen als auch mehr als Kaderschmieden sind und macht deutlich, dass dies mehr akademische Aufmerksamkeit verdient 1/4

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We are so excited to launch the call for papers for our second @ecpr-ead.bsky.social conference in Rotterdam next year. Please consider submitting a proposal!
Big thanks for Ofra Klein and her team at @essb-erasmusuni010.bsky.social for making this possible 👏

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After a year (already?!) at @politikuhh.bsky.social I'll give my Antrittsvorlesung 21/10🎉
I'm shy about my current research as I had a baby just weeks after joining UHH and the year has been exhausting with both start-up- & new-parent-tasks. But, that's just all the more reason to celebrate! 1/

Foto mit Vorlesungstitel: "We need to talk (about democracy)"baby body with slogan 'In my feminist rage era'
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In Frankreich protestieren seit Tagen Schüler*innen. Immer wieder kommt es zu Gewalt. Ein 🇫🇷 zur Ergänzung der in Deutschland bisher recht begrenzten Berichterstattung:

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🌿 New job! I'm very happy to announce that I've started a new Postdoc position at @unimainz.bsky.social. ✨ I'm looking forward to deepening and expanding my research on democracy and the far right at the @powimz.bsky.social, working alongside so many fantastic colleagues. 🤗

University of MainzUniversity of MainzMainzelmännchenFastnachtsbrunnen Mainz
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Although this meant moving for the third time in a year – and leaving the beautiful @leuphana.bsky.social – I'm really glad to have this opportunity. German academia can be pretty rough sometimes, so joining another open-minded, diverse, and internationally oriented department means the world to me.

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A. Heinze and G. Off. “Mainstreaming vs. Normalisation: Towards More Conceptual Clarity On How Mainstream Parties Legitimise the Far Right”. In: European Journal of Political Research (2026), pp. 1-17. dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1475676526100887. (Visited on 03/03/2026).

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Aus gegebenem Anlass. Dieses Papier von Kolleg:innen bündelt Strategien für die demokratische Zivilgesellschaft angesichts einer rechtsextremen Landesregierung.
Nicht normalisieren, nicht vereinzeln lassen, nicht abhängig bleiben, nicht nur reagieren, sich jetzt vorbereiten.

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Wallonia. One of the few party systems left in Europe where there is no successful radical right party. In a post-industrial region where the radical right thrives in other countries. What's different in Wallonia? There is a full political and media cordon sanitaire around the radical right.

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After Saxony-Anhalt, next Sunday's regional vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania could be even more devastating for the Christian Democrats. If current trends continue, the SPD may end up in first place, ahead of the AfD. The Greens and BSW are struggling to clear the electoral threshold, but...

The graph shows how the various parties have been polling in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since the last regional election. While the SPD has seen a surge in the polls over the last month, the CDU has been steadily losing support.
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Die AfD hat in Sachsen-Anhalt mit 39 von 83 Sitzen die absolute Mehrheit nur knapp verfehlt, ein vorläufiger Höhepunkt in der Normalisierung der extrem rechten Partei. Deshalb veröffentlichen wir diese Woche ein Special Issue, eine dazu passende Literatursammlung (alle Beiträge im Open Access).

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