Sebastian Block

Research Associate @LMU | PhD @LMU_Muenchen | Computational Social Science | Text-as-Data | Research Methods

[Sebastian Block @SebastianJBlock]

Also: this is the first published first-author paper of my wonderful co-author Merle Huber. Long overdue recognition for excellent work. 🎉

[Sebastian Block @SebastianJBlock]

New open-access paper out in Social Media + Society: "Incentivised Engagement: How Party Characteristics and Individual Factors Shape Politicians' TikTok Use" with Merle Huber & Tomas Ruiz. #TikTok #PoliticalCommunication #CSS
👉https://t.co/6rRqxhrIoP Thread 🧵

[Sebastian Block @SebastianJBlock]

Adoption counts overstate real engagement. A small core of very active MPs (disproportionately from niche and fringe parties) drives most parliamentary TikTok output. TikTok may lower entry barriers, but its algorithmic logic may also amplify polarisation.

[Sebastian Block @SebastianJBlock]

You can read the full open access article here:
🔗 https://t.co/pnZnFt0np8
Published in print in Government and Opposition @govandopp.
#PoliticalScience #LegislativeOversight #Governance #PublicPolicy #LocalPolitics

[Sebastian Block @SebastianJBlock]

I am pleased to share that my article "Legislative Oversight and Control of Independent Portfolios" has now been published in print in Government and Opposition @govandopp and is freely accessible:
🔗 https://t.co/pnZnFt0np8
#legislative #accountability #PoliticalScience

[Sebastian Block @SebastianJBlock]

These dynamics matter not only for understanding local governance in Germany, but also for broader debates about the role of technocrats in democratic systems and how accountability mechanisms adapt to non-partisan actors.

[Carsten Schwemmer @c_schwemmer]

Computational colleagues (I like that phrase!), please help me out. 🚨

I want to collect data from Android apps. In particular, I want to extract data from the TikTokShop (not available in every country).

Any tips or literature recommendations would be great :)

[govandopp @govandopp]

New on #FirstView -

"Legislative Oversight and Control of Independent Portfolios: Government and Opposition Dynamics" - https://t.co/7bUPHJ9GKx

@SebastianJBlock

[Sebastian Block @SebastianJBlock]

@raf_reuse Big congrats, Raf! 🥳

[Carsten Schwemmer @c_schwemmer]

We are looking for a student to assist our team in using AI to detect toxic content on social media.
If you are familiar with Python, study in the Munich area, and would like to contribute to applied research on a timely topic, please get in contact!

https://t.co/BzK0RSMSH7