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Andrea Vik

@andreavik.bsky.social
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Postdoc Centre for the Politics of Feelings. Political psychology, political communication, political representation. Website: andreavik.carrd.co

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Oliver Treib @olivertreib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Here's a short blog post summarizing research I've been conducting with @pieterdewilde.bsky.social, @andreavik.bsky.social, and @leneaaroe.bsky.social over the past couple of years. Political activists can make people feel politically represented, which also boosts their satisfaction with democracy!
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Alex Galvez-Pol @alexgalvezpol.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My university's coverage of the collaboration I did to shed light "on how political emotions (anger, anxiety, hope) create distinct bodily maps" 🧠🗳️ With @andreavik.bsky.social @parkbmb.bsky.social @mtsakiris.bsky.social (thanks team!)
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Brandon T. Snider @brandontsnider.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Back on my bullsh
an image that has boxes and a flow chart- GET A NEW IDEA > START A NEW PROJECT > TELL EVERYONE. the pattern repeats circularly, ignoring the box that says FINISH PROJECT
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 22/05/2026
We all feel emotions like anger and disgust from time to time, but they seem to cause stronger bodily sensations when they're politically induced
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Political anger affects the body differently to other forms of anger
We all feel emotions like anger and disgust from time to time, but they seem to cause stronger bodily sensations when they're politically induced
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PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
You don’t just think about politics, you physically feel it in your body
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You don’t just think about politics, you physically feel it in your body
A new study reveals that people physically feel political emotions differently than everyday feelings. These unique bodily sensations, like a tense chest, reliably predict whether someone will actually vote, protest, or engage in democracy.
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Political emotions are experienced differently in the body compared to everyday feelings, and the intensity of these embodied emotions predicts higher political participation. doi.org/hb3qbz
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How we feel political emotions in our bodies—and why this matters for democracy
Researchers have found our emotions toward politics not only play on our minds, but shape how our bodies respond to political experiences, even driving political participation higher.
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Yes, they also changed the title and some of the story after I emailed them, I was very happy to see that
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Not a sentence I expected to write: Our research has been picked up by the @dailymail.co.uk @mtsakiris.bsky.social @alexgalvezpol.bsky.social @parkbmb.bsky.social www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/...
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Charts reveal where your feelings about politics are felt in the body
Most Brits are probably feeling more than their usual share of political anxiety at the moment. Now, charts reveal exactly where your feelings about the current state of affairs are felt in the body.
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🦋 I've got butterflies in my whole body today: our paper is out in @pnas.org! I'd say thats on theme.. Together with @alexgalvezpol.bsky.social, Sohee Park, and @mtsakiris.bsky.social we mapped how people feel political emotions in their bodies. Turns out politics doesn’t just play on our minds…
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🥹 You're the best!
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Ron Swanson: You Are A Wonderful Person
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🥹🥹
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Dwayne Johnson: Don't Cry (Jumanji)
ALT: Dwayne Johnson: Don't Cry (Jumanji)
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Thank you Kaj!
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
you can read the paper open access here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2534895123
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🦋 I've got butterflies in my whole body today: our paper is out in @pnas.org! I'd say thats on theme.. Together with @alexgalvezpol.bsky.social, Sohee Park, and @mtsakiris.bsky.social we mapped how people feel political emotions in their bodies. Turns out politics doesn’t just play on our minds…
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Melissa Baker @melissabaker.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Strong endorse, for so many reasons. Two of the reasons are that thinking takes time and creativity takes time. The productivity machine turning everything into a numbers race is bad for the work and bad for the people doing the work.
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
New publication! Unelected representation may influence how satisfied people are with democracy, opening up important discussions on the role activists play in shaping the legitimacy of liberal representative democracies. You can find out more below 👇
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Thank you 😂
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
If the articles from my PhD were my children this article now published in @bjpols.bsky.social is my favorite. Written together with truly amazing supervisors and mentors, Pieter de Wilde, Oliver Treib, and Lene Aarøe, I had the support I needed in bringing this baby into the world. Summary below 👇
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Skulle så ønske at jeg fikk sett dette 😍😍😍
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Thank you! It was developed by Nummenmaa and colleagues at the University of Turku, Finland, they do a lot of cool stuff
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Thank you for sharing! And this sounds like such an interesting conference, would love to hear more on this discussion 👏🏻👏🏻
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Chiara Vargiu @cvargiu.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
🎬 Excited to co-direct a #ecprjs26 Workshop w/ J. Dedeigne on hostile communication styles 🤬 Working on uncivil 🙄, intolerant 🙅🏻‍♀️, or violent 🤜 political rhetoric and its effects across countries, contexts, or media? Join us! 📅 Submit by 10 Dec: tinyurl.com/yjcaa3ay
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The Rise of Hostile Communication Styles and their Consequences for the Functioning of Modern Democracies
European Consortium for Political Research
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
New preprint with @alexgalvezpol.bsky.social, Sohee Park & @mtsakiris.bsky.social : 🔗 osf.io/preprints/ps... Key takeaways: 🎨 Political emotions create distinct embodied signatures ⚖️ These bodily patterns shift with ideology. 🗳️ The embodied impact of political emotions predicts participation
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Very excited for this 👏🏻
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Clint Claessen @clint0475.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🚨📣Very excited to announce our Online INCONEX Kick-Off Workshop on December 12 from 13:45 to 17:45 (CET)! We have a great line-up of paper presentations and a fantastic roundtable. Everyone is welcome! 👉 Sign up here: bit.ly/inconex_workshop @erc.europa.eu #PoliticalScience #Representation
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
It’s very frustrating… like @peterla.bsky.social says that’s not where we are at all.. but that the progress party is getting such a large share of the votes is troubling.. but I do wish we could keep headlines informative (and actually reflect the information from the interviews)
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Election Day in Norway today 🇳🇴 safe to say I’m a little anxious about the outcome…
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
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 🧵
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Wow 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 congrats to you all !
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Thank you Ale - that means so much coming from you 🤩🤩
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Thank you so much Lene! I am so appreciative of having had the chance to work with and learn from you, and seeing this collaboration out 🤩 could not have done it without you
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Thank you ❤️
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
And the full article is available here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Venturing Beyond the Vote: Routes to Feeling Represented through Unelected Representation | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Venturing Beyond the Vote: Routes to Feeling Represented through Unelected Representation - Volume 55
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
If the articles from my PhD were my children this article now published in @bjpols.bsky.social is my favorite. Written together with truly amazing supervisors and mentors, Pieter de Wilde, Oliver Treib, and Lene Aarøe, I had the support I needed in bringing this baby into the world. Summary below 👇
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Not yet, will have to work a bit more on the paper before vacation. I don’t have the full data for this paper yet as it’s currently a registered report, but I would be happy to share what we have so far and the results when they come! Could you dm me your email?
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
It’s a wrap! Had the best time at #ISPP2025 in gorgeous Prague 💖
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
🚨🚨job opportunity! Come join us at the Centre for the Politics of Feelings in London.
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
😂😂 thank you for a great course !
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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Female academics are much more affected by the birth of a child than are male academics. Academic mothers are much more likely to... ◾temporarily leave the labor force ◾and, if they return, shift away from tenure-track positions. scholar.harvard.edu/files/sdchen...
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Amélie Godefroidt @ameliegodefroidt.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
As promised: I’ve just uploaded all course materials of the Open Science in Social Sciences summer school on @cos.io: osf.io/s8mxd/? 🚀 Feel free to explore, reuse, and share (under CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 license). #OpenScience @forrt.bsky.social
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Teaching Resources
A collection of slide shows, syllabi, and other teaching materials used in my courses, seminars, and workshops. Hosted on the Open Science Framework
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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices! Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!
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2 PhD positions in Electoral behavior
2 PhD positions to research how social group memberships become connected to vote choices
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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Come join us in Amsterdam for a fully funded 4-year PhD position on the topic of "Visual Politics and the Emergence of Angry Publics", with @alessandronai.bsky.social and @lindabos.bsky.social! All info here, deadline is June 4 👇👇👇 (Please share!) #polcom #commsky werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
scenic view of Amsterdam with bikes
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
We talk a lot about social media radicalizing the population but it's been far more efficient at radicalizing public figures.
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Lucy Kinski @lucykinski.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
⭐I am looking for 2 PhD candidates w/ focus on qualitative representation research in my ERC project INCONEX at University of Salzburg! On the project: sites.google.com/view/inconex... Applications due: 2 May 2025 Full ad: sites.google.com/view/inconex... #EUsky #poliscijobs #qualitativemethods
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Approaching majority opposition to basic 20th century second wave feminism among Republican men
More Republicans now believe that women should return to their traditional roles in society
As of November 2024, almost half of Republican men agree, up from 28 percent in 2022.
50% agree
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Republican men
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Republican women
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Democratic men
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Democratic women
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Source: Views of the Electorate Research Survey
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Nature @nature.com · 04/02/2025
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has mandated that all scientific manuscripts produced by its researchers that are under review at a journal be withdrawn so that certain language relating to gender can be stripped from them. go.nature.com/40YJGp4
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US health agency seeks to cut gender-related terms from scientific papers
The mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention follows an executive order from president Donald Trump, and applies to research not yet published.
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
As I explain in this entry; Incorporating psychological perspectives relating to feelings of power and marginalization will be necessary moving forward in understanding unelected representation.
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Andrea Vik @andreavik.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
If you think that now is the time to take unelected representation seriously, as we are seeing an unelected billionaire gain unprecedented political influence, you may want to read this: osf.io/preprints/os...
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Aleksandra Lazić, PhD @alelazic.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Directory of free, open psychological datasets docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Psychological stimulus sets and datasets
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