I summarize my understanding of democracy: the theory which predicts when elections peacefully manage conflicts and the empirical evidence regarding the co

A growing body of research links public service provision to political geographies. Yet an increasing share of services in Western countries is delivered by pri...

Blinded by out-group hatred: why does radical party entry fail to boost its voters’ satisfaction with democracy?

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

Abstract. Political polarization in America has intensified beyond mere disagreement to what scholars characterize as sectarianism—a condition where partis

Given that there are few parties in the left-authoritarian quadrant of a two-dimensional ideological space, citizens that combine economically left and sociocul...

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Women consume less media than men and are more likely to avoid political news. This gender gap in media consumption is frequently attributed to women’s time constraints resulting from the combination ...

How does the level of sophistication in political messages affect citizens? While research has examined how politicians use this element to distinguish themselves, little is known about how it resonat...

Priming common European and democratic values does not reduce affective polarization

My Remarks at Notre Dame's "Keeping the Republic" Conference

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The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies

1 PhD position to research how parties build connections with social groups

This analysis of 1.2 million policy documents from 185 countries identifies global inequalities in whose knowledge is cited in policymaking. Governments in the Global South rely more on foreign source...

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

Vote advice applications increase young users’ ideological knowledge

Abstract. With low but rising levels of violent political threats and violent acts by civilians in the United States, researchers increasingly want to meas

Angry losers? The (null) effects of feeling electoral loss on anti-democratic attitudes

For the ERC GREENLOSS Project - Application deadline: May 17, 2026

How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk.

Lost autonomy triggers and the rise of secessionism - Volume 18 Issue 1

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