The Department of Political Science at Aarhus University is hiring both Assistant Professors and Associate Professors. Assistant Professor: international.au.dk/about/profil... Associate Professor: international.au.dk/about/profil... Please share these opportunities with your networks!

"Left behind" and an undemocratic mind? Happy to see that my article on the link between perceived marginalization and democratic orientations is now out in @ejprjournal.bsky.social 🧵👇 Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Our department has three calls for tenure track positions. IE is a fast growing group of scholars doing top-notch work, which offers very attractive conditions in a great European city. If you are looking for an academic job in Europe, definitely do consider applying.

🚨 What happens with voters when politicians use simpler language? New @thejop.bsky.social paper with @rsenninger.bsky.social: simple language changes not just what citizens understand, but who they think politicians are. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

After 3 years and 5,322 emails (and counting) our Encyclopedia of Political Communication is finally out at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social 📚 Three volumes ⭐ 431 entries 🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world A very short 🧵

🚨 3-Year Postdoc in Political Science at Aarhus University 🚨 I’m seeking to recruit a postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu research project 𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑴 on state-citizen interactions. Link and more information in second post. Position Start: Fall 2026 Application Deadline: ‼️ February 5, 2026, 23:59 CET ‼️

How to explain the “credibility revolution” in a few minutes? "I" "made" a short video that tries to show why clever (natural) experiments and research design beat pure statistical adjustment for causal claims. I am genuinely curious what methods people think: youtu.be/Fv14ktwA31Q?...

🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨 Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

🚨 out at @apsrjournal.bsky.social 🚨 ➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation ➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India ➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months ➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms hopeful findings👇🏽

🚨 New publication out @jeppjournal.bsky.social w/ Katrin Praprotnik @luanarusso.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions. Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

I am hiring! 1-2 post-docs to join my project on political violence in democracies at @uupeace.bsky.social!

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026. 😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA. 👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things. A short 🧵

📣 Postdoc (75 %, 3 yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social — start autumn 2025 on perhaps Germany’s most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? ⬇️ #PolSci #Postdoc

Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University! Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️

Big moments lately: became a dad and defended my PhD. Huge thanks to @andrewroberts.bsky.social and committee members @noamgidron.bsky.social, @filipkostelka.bsky.social, and @ylelkes.bsky.social for their thoughtful feedback. Looking forward to the next chapter at Aarhus with @suthank.bsky.social!

Min bog - Dansk demokrati i perspektiv - skrevet med David Andersen og udarbejdet i forbindelse med Magtudredningen 2.0 er netop udgivet! Gratis E-bog og gratis lydbog er tilgængelige her: unipress.dk/udgiv.../d/d...

CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas Apply by Aug. 3, 2025 ➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie... #PolTheory #demoinno

📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs! Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring: 🔹 Assistant Professor 🗓 Deadline: 25 August 🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil... 🔹 Associate Professor 🗓 Deadline: 8 September 🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

🚨 We're hiring! Join us at @LMU_Muenchen for the DFG-funded project "Democratic Persuasion: How to Make the Case for Democracy." Interested in making scholarly & societal impact? We’re looking for: 🔹 1 Postdoc (100%) 🔹 1 PhD researcher (70%) Starting: Oct 2025 | Apply by: July 8 More info ⬇️ (1/7)

Two weeks left to apply for a post-doctoral position in my project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe. Thanks for helping me alert interested researchers!

Who supports free speech, and how consistent is the support? Together with @suthank.bsky.social, I’ve conducted a survey of citizens in 33 countries for The Future of Free Speech. A lot of interesting findings (see 🧵 + link): futurefreespeech.org/wp-content/u...

📚📚📚 New book out this July with @lukotto.bsky.social & @cvargiu.bsky.social We present a novel approach to study #NegativeCampaigning & #Incivility 🥊 ⚔️ - focusing on public perceptions and evaluations 😱😆🤢😡 Bonus: low price (~£35) & the cover is 🤘 Pre-orders from July 5: tinyurl.com/7raa9fpf

Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."

Meta ad spending in Greenland 🗳️ Winning party outspending competition, in fact more than other parties combined. Data from @whotargets.me, always a great resource on online political ad spending 🙏🏻

A lot has happened in those 20 years.

The most striking result from yesterday’s German election #btw2025 🇩🇪: 🔹 35 years after reunification: The GDR is redrawn on this map. 🔹 The AfD won 45 out of 48 electoral districts in the East. 🔹 In some parts of Saxony, they came close to 50%! Why is this happening? Here’s my take 👇

Our research on Need for Chaos was focused on how some voters wanted to watch the world burn: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... With DOGE it now seems to be official government strategy from Trump & Musk But the goal seems the same: Burning down existing structures for selfish status gain

Instruktøren for kryolit-dokumentaren tager til genmæle i P1 Orientering - men svarene er langt fra overbevisende: www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/p1-or... For mig at se er dokumentaren et eksempel på misinformation, som det oftest praksiseres i politik og på sociale medier. 🧵 (1/4)

🚨 Only 3 weeks left to apply! 🚨 Postdoc position in Advertising Democracy. An excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team and do impactful research.

Donald Trump Jr. spend 4 hours in Greenland and has, on this basis, widely reported on what Greenlanders feel about racism, Denmark and US. What do know from actual research? 🧵 (1/8)

We are hiring at the PolSci department at @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social. Tenure, open to all subfields, can apply for professor promotion immediately (on merits). Top international department, green and buzzing capital city of Oslo, high quality of life, great for families! www.finn.no/job/fulltime...

Join our team! 🚨 We are hiring 2 postdocs for the new Advertising Democracy project at Aarhus University. We are looking for researchers who are passionate about advertisements & citizens’ democratic values in Western democracies. Feel free to share!👇🏾 bss.au.dk/en/about-aar...

Check out our new work in @ajpseditor.bsky.social on the (lack of) persuasive effects of audit studies on broader anti-discrimination attitudes bsky.app/profile/msch...

Turns out, using simple language in politics helps people understand issues better and even shapes how they see politicians - but it doesn't directly sway votes. Excited to share that our study (w/ @danbischof.bsky.social) is conditionally accepted at JOP! Link: doi.org/10.31219/osf...

Remember the good old days in 2012? In just 12 years, the Democrats have lost ground among key demographic groups. Here’s a quick, numbers-driven dive into the US 2024 election—unpacked in 7 posts! 🧵👇🏽 #Polisky #Polsci #AcademicSky #USelection2024

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? 🎁 Or perhaps something for Black Friday? ⚫ Why not a new book on today’s most critical topic: the crisis of Western democracies? 📚 Here are 7 impactful must-reads 🧵 👇🏽

Do you think Europeans are getting increasingly fed up with their democracies? Not really! New 2024 Eurobarometer data reveals 50 years of democratic resilience. Top-3 in 2024: 🥇 Denmark 🥈 Luxembourg 🥉 Sweden Here are the numbers you usually don’t see.

Political Science Starter Pack Collection! Many have shared excellent starter packs lately, but finding the most relevant ones can be tricky. This 🧵 gathers many of them in one place 👇🏽 #PoliticalScience #StarterPack

Why do some democracies break down, whereas others survive? If you're curious, here’s a starter pack of researchers studying citizens’ democratic stability on Bluesky 🔵 Let me know if you’d like to be included in the list! 👇🏽 #Democracy #PoliticalScience go.bsky.app/BFsKm4T

How democratic are ordinary citizens in Western democracies? If you're curious, here’s a starter pack of researchers studying citizens’ democratic values on Bluesky 🔵 Let me know if you’d like to be included in the list! 👇🏽 #Democracy #PoliticalScience go.bsky.app/HX24CcL

My paper on the effect of election fraud revelations on support for authoritarian leaders and regimes now has volume and issue number in @cpsjournal.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Promising news for the EU electoral connection! 🗳️🇪🇺 Our study on the 2024 EP election shows that voters are engaging with information relevant to the European Parliament's actual powers.

📢🚨APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON🚨📢 Do you work on citizens' democratic commitments? Join our workshop at the @ecpr-ead.bsky.social Joint Sessions in Prague!! Deadline: November 21st ecpr.eu/Events/Event...