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Emelie Karlsson

@emeliekarlsson.bsky.social
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PhD student at @uu-polisci.bsky.social Affiliated researcher with @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social Political communication, (social) media, digital election interference, trust, polarisation, political behaviour and attitudes, AI

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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How does artificial intelligence affect discourse and democracy? To find out, tune in to the first "Food for Thought" digital lunch seminar on 5/10, 12-13, where I'll discuss these topics with @rzigr.bsky.social from Umeå University and @moajohansson.bsky.social from Chalmers! 🔗 In comments!
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Food for Thought #1: AI and its effect on Discourse and Democracy | WASP
What role do training data, model design, and evaluation methods play in shaping AI-generated content? And what do we mean when we talk about “bias” in AI? These are some […]
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Cristóbal Moya @cmoya.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
SOEPcampus at @diw.de, 6–7 October in Berlin. Want to learn about one of the largest and longest-running multidisciplinary household surveys worldwide? You can still join the two-day Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) workshop, including hands-on exercises in R or Stata. www.diw.de/en/diw_01.c....
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DIW Berlin: SOEPcampus@DIW Berlin 2026
On October 6 and 7, 2026, we are organizing a two-day workshop on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at DIW Berlin. In addition to presentations on the composition, data structure, sampling design, and w...
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If you're in Uppsala, take the opportunity to ask all your democracy or election-related questions to my brilliant colleauges from the Department of Government this week in central Uppsala! 💡👇
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Next week, I will be hosting two events at the CyberRiskLab at the Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, focusing on the complex and multifaceted topic of digital election interference! 🔗 More information and links in the comments section 👇
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Anselm Hager @anselmhager.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
EuroWEPS 14 is here! We'll meet in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social and discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars especially welcome to apply! Deadline is Sept 11.
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
My first PhD paper is now published in New Media & Society! This study explores whether the way we talk about digital election interference could be just as harmful as the interference itself, for example, by increasing political polarisation. OA link below! 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1461...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
(Local event in Swedish) Nästa Demokratitisdag på Kulturpunkten i Gottsunda föreläser Statsvetenskapliga institutionens Siri Sylvan och Carl Öhman om "Vem ska man tro på? Desinformation och demokratins motståndskraft" 19 maj 14.00–15.00 Mer info: kulturhus.uppsala.se/gottsunda-ku...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
(Local event in Swedish) Den 19 maj kl. 17:00 bjuder Stockholms nation in till panelsamtal med temat "Vem i hela världen kan man lita på? Institutioner, teknologi och människor". Med Åsa Cajander, Otto Fischer och @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social. Moderator: Janne Lindqvist.
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Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science @skytteprize.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Seyla Benhabib, is the 2026 this year’s recipient of the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science! Read more here: www.skytteprize.com/prize-laurea...
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Rafael Ahlskog @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We're hiring! Are you a social scientist with experience working with genetic data? Join us as a postdoc and work on gene-environment interplay - with amazing data - in a collaborative project between Uppsala, Oslo and Amsterdam!
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Postdoctoral Position, Political Science - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral Position, Political Science , Department of Government, Uppsala University
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Qinya Feng @fqinya.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Glad that my article is finally out in Political Studies! In it, I examine generalised trust as a source of immigration policy preferences, distinguishing it from prosociality, with Swedish twin data. The main points👇
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Sophie Mainz @sophiemainz.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Happy that my article just published in PSRM! In "Inclusion to Exclude“, I show that when politicians invoke women's rights to justify anti-immigration positions, it shifts citizens' policy preferences - but differently so depending on their prior views. doi.org/10.1017/psrm... [Thread below]
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
We're happy to announce at least three vacant PhD positions starting in fall 2026! Read more and apply here: www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Jag söker en forkningsassistent i statsvetenskap för att hjälpa till med diverse uppgifter! Sök här: www.uu.se/om-uu/jobba-...
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Forskningsassistent i statsvetenskap - Uppsala universitet
Forskningsassistent i statsvetenskap, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, Uppsala universitet
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Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science @skytteprize.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Nominations for the Johan Skytte Prize 2026 are open until January 31, 2026. Nomination instructions and nomination form are found here 👇 skytteprize.com/nominate
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
One week into my stay at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social, visiting the research group on Platform Algorithms and Digital Propaganda led by Dr Elizaveta Kuznetsova until mid-December. So grateful to spend time in such an inspiring academic environment! www.weizenbaum-institut.de/portrait/p/e...
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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Just nu massor med tjänster inom statsvetenskap vid Linköpings universitet. BUL i offentlig förvaltning och internationell politik samt UL i internationell politik. Tex: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I011/853...
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Biträdande universitetslektor i statvetenskap med inriktning mot offentlig förvaltning
Dina arbetsuppgifter Syftet med anställningen som biträdande universitetslektor är att innehavaren av anställningen får möjlighet att
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community. 🔗 epssnet.org Here’s a thread with everything you need to know. 🧵
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Currently in Madrid for #EPSA2025, and tomorrow I will be presenting one of the papers from my dissertation project on the topic of digital election interference. Let me know if you’re around and want to grab a coffee!
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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🚨 We’re hiring! Join our lab at @ipk-univie.bsky.social as a predoc on mediated communication using computational methods! The team is also nice 🤗 📍 Vienna 🗓️ Start: September 2025 📌 Apply by June 26 #AcademicJobs #PhD #CommSci #CCL #CSS #Computational #CCS
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University assistant predoctoral
University assistant predoctoral
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Today I had the honour of presenting my thesis project at the Center for Security Studies colloquium at @ethz.ch . A huge thank you to everyone who attended and shared their constructive feedback and insightful reflections, and a special thank you to @jvscurrell.bsky.social for the invitation! ⭐
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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🚨We’re hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science! 📍The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS) 📅 Apply by June 3 🔗 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
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The COMPTEXT Association @comptext.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
After 3 packed days of research, workshops, and networking, #COMPTEXT2025 has officially wrapped up! In 48+ panels, 220+ presentations, and a full day of tutorials we received a great review of the state-of-the-art in our field. Thanks everyone and see you next year!
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Matías Piqueras @matiaspiqueras.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Sharing our new preprint "An Image is Worth K Topics: A Visual Structural Topic Model with Image Embeddings" with @mansmag.bsky.social @matmagnani.bsky.social Alexandra Segerberg and Nataša Sladoje. Available on ArXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2504.10004
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Excited to be at #comptext25 hosted by @compcommlab.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at! 📚 The program is packed with fascinating panels and presentations. Tomorrow, I’ll be presenting part of my thesis on digital election interference, with a focus on news media reporting.
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Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science @skytteprize.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆 He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Follow my department on BlueSky! 🦋👇
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Today, I joined the @compcommlab.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at as a visiting PhD student for the remainder of this semester! I'm thrilled to be part of such a vibrant research environment and to dive into the final stages of my dissertation on digital election interference!
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Are you interested in learning computational social science methods? If so, you now have the opportunity to apply for the second round of the Swedish Interdisciplinary Research School in Computational Social Science (SIRCSS) at @iasliu.bsky.social ⌛Apply by 31st of March! liu.se/en/research/...
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Research School in Computational Social Science
The Swedish Interdisciplinary Research School in Computational Social Science provides courses, seminars, and networking opportunities for doctoral students interested in the emerging field of computa...
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Today I successfully defended the 80% seminar of my PhD thesis! I am beyond grateful for everyone that took the time to attend the seminar and read and comment my draft - and for such a professional performance of my discussant Oskar Hultin Bäckersten and chair @charlesparker.bsky.social!
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Elin Bjarnegård @elinbja.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Apply to the PhD program in political at Uppsala University! Application open now! www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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The COMPTEXT Association @comptext.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
The Call for Papers, Panels and Data Presentations for #COMPTEXT2025 is now out; please feel free to circulate shorturl.at/AmocX! Deadline: January 15! We look forward to meeting you at the University of Vienna and @compcommlab.bsky.social on 24-26 April 2025!
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 16/12/2023
Last week we finalized our second session of the Swedish Interdisciplinary Research School in Computational Social Science (#SIRCSS) - focusing on machine learning and network analysis. A big thank you to all amazing teachers and fellow research-school participants! @iasliu.bsky.social
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Chris Bail @chrisbail.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Repost if you’ve participated in a Summer Institute in Computational Social Science. Let’s get #SICSS Bluesky going!
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