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Aske Halling

@halling.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Political Science at Aarhus University interested in administrative burdens, citizen-state interactions, and policy feedbacks.

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Asker Hedegaard Boye @ahboye.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
🚨 Først var det havregryn, som skulle være usundt, og nu er det så solen, der ikke kan give kræft. I et samfund, der bygger på tillid, er Emil Thorup en gratist. Men ikke nok med det: Han misinformerer og bringer andres liv i fare. Kommentar i @weekendavisen.dk. www.weekendavisen.dk/samfund/solk...
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Alkymi. Influenceren Emil Thorup bringer andres liv i fare.
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Public Administration @journalpa.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
"Acceptable or Not? Understanding Attitudes Toward Citizens' Discrimination Against Frontline Workers" by @halling.bsky.social, @mathildececchini.bsky.social, & Benedicte Gronhoj shows that language-based requests are viewed as more acceptable than religious ones. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
🚨 New book alert! Policy Preparation Inside the European Commission is out with OUP @oxfordacademic.bsky.social It’s about the behind-the-scenes stage of EU policymaking that shapes everything—yet rarely gets the spotlight: how the Commission prepares its proposals. Link: doi.org/10.1093/9780...
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Carlisle Rainey 👨‍💻📊📚 @carlislerainey.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
What are your favorite papers that make descriptive claims (as opposed to causal claims)? I'm thinking of papers in the spirit of Gerring's "Mere Description." www.cambridge.org/core/journal... I put a couple of examples below. What else do you like?
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Mere Description | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Mere Description - Volume 42 Issue 4
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Steven Van de Walle @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
New paper with @halling.bsky.social ✔️ Policymakers more tolerant of administrative burden when provided with justification. ✔️ Justifications more effectual amongst right-wing politicians. ✔️ More tolerated when justified to protect budgets. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Do Justifications Affect Tolerance for Administrative Burdens? Evidence From a Survey Experiment Among Policymakers
It is important to study what drives policymakers' tolerance for burdens because they adopt the policies and processes that organise citizens' encounters with the state. Relying on theories on accoun...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Two new pieces of open access research on administrative burden in Public Administration Review. First, with @martinbaekgaard.bsky.social & @halling.bsky.social: we develop a measure to capture why some people tolerate administrative burdens. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The emergence of the administrative burden literature has generated new theoretical, conceptual, and empirical knowledge. However, the accumulation of comparable knowledge is limited by the lack of validated measurement of core concepts. This article validates a four-item scale of burden tolerance, that is, people's acceptance of state actions that impose administrative burdens on citizens and residents interacting with government, using data from seven countries and 12 surveys. We illustrate the usefulness of the scale by examining its correlates. Burden tolerance varies substantially across the countries examined, but is generally higher for males, young adults, less well educated, those with good health, those who trust state actors more, and ideological conservatives. We demonstrate how the scale can be adapted to specific policy areas and that our generic scale correlates highly with the tolerance for burdens in such diverse domains as income supports, health insurance, passport renewals, and small business licensing.

Evidence for Practice

Understanding why people tolerate burdens provides insights into the conditions under which burden-reduction efforts might gain broader support.
Across multiple countries, we find a number of consistent predictors of burden tolerance. Women, older adults, those with higher education and those in poorer health are generally more opposed to burdens.
People who identify with a conservative ideology and trust the state are more likely to accept burdens.
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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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
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The “Need for Chaos” and Motivations to Share Hostile Political Rumors | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
The “Need for Chaos” and Motivations to Share Hostile Political Rumors - Volume 117 Issue 4
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Tak Peter! Det er virkelig dejligt at have den ude (og ikke skulle arbejde på det mere 😂)
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
8/ However, several studies highlight the risks of using nonprofessionals for translation in medical contexts, such as miscommunication and, in the worst case, medical errors. While I didn’t examine these issues directly in my study, they are important to consider when interpreting these results.
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
7/ So, what should we take away from these findings? It’s positive that immigrants continue to use healthcare despite the fee. This suggests that doctors use their discretion to lessen the fee's impact on immigrants, showing how frontline workers can reduce the effects of burdensome policies.
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
6/ To explore why this might be, I analyze survey data from Danish GPs. The data suggest that GPs may have increasingly relied on relatives or other nonprofessionals to translate after the fees were implemented.
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
5/ And now, for the key finding: I find no evidence that the introduction of interpreting fees affects immigrants’ use of GP services. Additionally, there is no evidence suggesting that these fees disproportionately impact disadvantaged immigrants.
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
4/ Using individual-level register data, I analyze the weekly GP usage of immigrants. The implementation of fees only for immigrants who have resided in Denmark for more than three years allows me to estimate the causal effect of the law through a regression discontinuity design.
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
3/ Theoretically, I argue that the fee could either: (1) reduce GP usage due to the administrative burdens associated with it, or (2) not affect GP usage, as immigrants might increasingly rely on relatives for translation.
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
2/ I examine whether a law requiring immigrants who have lived in Denmark for over three years to pay a fee (USD 28–48) for interpreter services during healthcare interactions affects their use of general practitioners (GPs).
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
🧵 My paper "Taxing Language: Do Interpreting Fees Affect Immigrant Healthcare Usage? Evidence From a Regression Discontinuity Design" is now out in @pareview.bsky.social . I began this project during the first year of my PhD six years ago, so it feels especially good to finally share it.
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<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Research has shown that administrative burdens significantly influence benefit uptake across various welfare programs in the U.S. and beyond. However, much of the existing research has focused primar...
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
7/ To explore why this might be, I analyze survey data from Danish GPs. The data suggest that GPs may have increasingly relied on relatives or other nonprofessionals to translate after the fees were implemented.
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
6/ And now, for the key finding: I find no evidence that the introduction of interpreting fees affects immigrants’ use of GP services. Additionally, there is no evidence suggesting that these fees disproportionately impact disadvantaged immigrants.
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
5/ Using individual-level register data, I analyze the weekly GP usage of immigrants. The implementation of fees only for immigrants who have resided in Denmark for more than three years allows me to estimate the causal effect of the law through a regression discontinuity design.
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
4/ Theoretically, I argue that the fee could either: (1) reduce GP usage due to the administrative burdens associated with it, or (2) not affect GP usage, as immigrants might increasingly rely on relatives for translation.
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
3/ I examine whether a law requiring immigrants who have lived in Denmark for over three years to pay a fee (USD 28–48) for interpreter services during healthcare interactions affects their use of general practitioners (GPs).
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
2/ The paper is open access and available on the link. Below I share the main conclusions for those wanting a short version.
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<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Research has shown that administrative burdens significantly influence benefit uptake across various welfare programs in the U.S. and beyond. However, much of the existing research has focused primar...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
National Institute of Justice has pulled funding. At what point do the national media start treating this as an assault of federally funded research across the board, or at least, funding is reserved only for politically approved topics?
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
🚨New publication🚨 In a new article in American Journal of Sociology, @tsguul.bsky.social , Kristian K. Jensen, and I show that exposure to ethnic similarity in the local setting increases well-being for the ethnic majority + ethnic minority 🧵👇1/9 Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Does Ethnic Similarity Increase Well-Being?1 | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 130, No 4
How do people react to ethnic (dis)similarity? Whereas prior studies on ethnic diversity and intergroup contact often focus on interpersonal outcomes such as prejudice and trust, we turn to an essenti...
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
For all your 2025 teaching, writing, and article reviewing needs
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Stinus Lindgreen @stinuslindgreen.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
“Doktor, patienten er døende!” “Bare rolig! Her er en Panodil og en 10’er til slik.”
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
We did a mural tour when we visited Belfast for a EGPA conference. It was a blast! And a really good way to learn about the recent history. Not sure which one it was, but I guess there a many good ones. www.belfastmuraltours.com
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Walking and Cab Tours in Belfast | Belfast Mural Tours
Local knowledge from local guides who live in Belfast. Our tours take you on a unique journey through Ireland from murals on the peace wall to Game of Thrones.
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Morten DD @mortendd.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Der kommer IKKE til at blive plantet en milliard træer i Grøn Træpark. Det er nemlig et inderligt meningsløst mål. #dkpol #dkgreen #dknatur klimamonitor.dk/debat/art101...
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Debat: En milliard træer afspejler overdreven virketrang
Træplantning som klimaredskab ender ofte med meningsløse påstande om antal plantede træer. Det gælder også for ambitionen om en milliard træer i Grøn Trepart, skriver dagens debattør.
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Merete Bech Seeberg @mbechseeberg.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Publication alert - now online @thejop.bsky.social: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Messages matter: How voter education campaigns affect citizens’ willingness to vote for women | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Danish newspaper @information.dk announces its goodbye 👋 to X and move to 🦋 - with a gif they posted there and here and you should see too 😃
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Dagbladet Information @information.dk · 11/12/2024
Og I får da også lige denne gif 📽️ fra X: x.com/informeren/s...
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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The super election year is ending, with many winners and losers. Our new @thejop.bsky.social paper, (@henrikseeberg.bsky.social, @martinbaekgaard.bsky.social ) asks: How do winning and losing candidates see elections? Spoiler: Losers are more concerned about fairness. Link: doi.org/10.1086/734240
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Ashraf Rachid اشرف رشيد @ashrafrachid.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Last Thursday, I defended my PhD and it was an amazing experience 💐 I am proud and very grateful! I can’t wait to continue working with the ideas and knowledge that have come out of this PhD. The dissertation focuses on the role of friendships with the ethnic majority for immigrants integration 🧵
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Valentin Daur @valentindaur.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
🚨 PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨 Excited to share that my article has just been published at @apsrjournal.bsky.social! It examines voter responses to mainstream party legitimization of (former) pariah parties. A thread 👇1/n... doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Legitimize or Delegitimize? Mainstream Party Strategy toward (Former) Pariah Parties and How Voters Respond | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Legitimize or Delegitimize? Mainstream Party Strategy toward (Former) Pariah Parties and How Voters Respond
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Jonathan S Doucette @jdoucette.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Thrilled that my article has just been published at @apsrjournal.bsky.social! 🎉 The article argues that low statistical power is a major impediment to acquiring cumulative knowledge on questions concerning cross-national differences: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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What Can We Learn about the Effects of Democracy Using Cross-National Data? | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
What Can We Learn about the Effects of Democracy Using Cross-National Data?
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Martin Bækgaard @martinbaekgaard.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
In a new article out in @pnas.org w @michaelsvarer.bsky.social @albecknielsen.bsky.social Michael Rosholm. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/..., we explore the long-term unemployment and mental health effects of active labor market programs.
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
New paper published @ajpseditor.bsky.social Showing that reduced access to public services fuelled far right support in 🇮🇹 Existing work on far right highlights globalization & migration grievances, what about people’s experiences with the state? We use 🇮🇹 reform to find out shorturl.at/zQ8bJ
https://shorturl.at/zQ8bJ
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Miguel Pereira @miguelpereira.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
APSR will start inviting replications for a random subset of accepted papers. I really like this as well as the constructive tone around it 👏 (from the latest Notes from the Editors)
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Kim Sass Mikkelsen @sassmikkelsen.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
JPART is now on Bluesky! Follow @jpart1991.bsky.social for content from the journal.
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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Hi! I am looking for examples on how to best integrate LLMs/ChatGPT into teaching in the social sciences. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to best do this? This could be exercises or things that worked well in their own teaching.
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Merlin Schaeffer @mschaeffer.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
(1/7) 📢 New research alert! Even when people are shown clear evidence of #discrimination, it doesn‘t change their support for anti-discrimination policies. Read @kkrakows.bsky.social, @asmusletholsen.bsky.social, and my article in @ajpseditor.bsky.social to find out why: doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library
The disadvantages experienced by minorities and lack of societal remedies are partly attributable to native-majority citizens’ limited awareness of minority hardships. We investigate whether informin...
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Wow, Mathias. Virkelig godt og vigtigt arbejde. Tillykke!
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Does childhood exposure to coethnics impede or promote the acquisition of citizenship? In a new article in @pnas.org, I show that the modest presence of coethnic peers in school increases migrant children’s probability of getting 🇩🇰 citizenship later in life. 🧵👇 1/15 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Andrew Little @anthlittle.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
After a review process so long and intensive that the title changed twice, I'm excited/relieved that "How to Distinguish Motivated Reasoning from Bayesian Updating" is accepted at @polbehavior.bsky.social. osf.io/preprints/os... Here is how it's relevant for your Thanksgiving dinner 🦃👇
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Michael Cox @zonal-marking.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
can’t stop looking at this graph
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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
🚨JUST ACCEPTED🚨 Was rejection of COVID-19 policies & recommendations driven by ideological considerations or broad mistrust in the system? @louisehalberg.bsky.social & I show that polarized opinions about COVID-19 was as much - or more - about trust than ideology: osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵 1/5
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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The victory march of democracy has ended What can we as researchers do? In the Scandinavian countries, a particular tool is available: Democracy & Power Studies. The Danish government appointed me as director of such a study. We started our work this year. A 🧵 on what we do & how we do it 1/8
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Aske Halling @halling.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Haha, ja, man skal holde sit på dupperne - men umiddelbart stort fremskridt fra 2024-versionen af Twitter
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