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Jonas Linde

@jonaslinde.bsky.social
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Professor at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen. Public opinion, political behavior, and power pop.

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SciLove @scilove.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥 🔬 The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies 👤 Harteveld et al., 2026 📖 European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social 🔗 www.scilove.app/article/10.1017/s14… #PoliSci
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🔥 Trending today: The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization (Harteveld et al., 2026) - 11/09/26
Reducing hostility between rival supporters improves social relations and democratic support, but effects vary significantly across countries. 🗳️🤝🌍
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Staffan Kumlin @staffankumlin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Norwegian politics has sometimes seemed out of character in the 2020s as a string of multi-actor scandals have surfaced. We study political trust change, 1973-2025. While Norway is not facing a dramatic trust crisis, several emerging patterns warrant attention. English abstract, OA link below.
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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
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Home - The PopuList
The PopuList Interactive Version 4.0 Static Version 4.0 CSV Version 4.0 What is the PopuList? The PopuList offers researchers, journalists, […]
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Lars Erik Berntzen @leberntzen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
@newsweek.com report on our comparative study of the impact of affective polarization
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Scientists found a way to ease political hostility—then came the US result
The researcher told Newsweek that "partisan animosity in the U.S. may simply be too far gone."
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Taking a stand ✋️🧍 These authors 🧵 use survey data across 9 countries to assess the downstreams consequences of #AffectivePolarization & intervene to successfully reduce participants #AffectivePolarization in 6 of the 9, improving interpersonal relations and social norms buff.ly/tHRWa65
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The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies
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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Had a very similar experience a few years ago with Frontiers in Pol Sci: - reviewers automatically invited, incl over Xmas, in mass - very aggressive policy of fast turnaround - unrealistic & damaging quality - absurd amount of reminders - quantity over quality mindset I now refuse to review for F
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Great opportunity: Two open PhD positions available at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Two PhD positions at the Department of Comparative Politics (302783) | University of Bergen
Job title: Two PhD positions at the Department of Comparative Politics (302783), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 29/05/2026
#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies - cup.org/43vEJV0 - @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social, @leberntzen.bsky.social, @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social, @hayleekelsall.bsky.social, et al #FirstView
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Nice to finally see this paper published.
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Mikael Persson @professormpersson.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Skriver med @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social på DN Kulturdebatt: www.dn.se/kultur/profe...
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Kulturdebatt. Professorer i statsvetenskap: Missvisande larm om demokratin riskerar att skapa en kris som inte finns
Forskare ifrågasätter larm om svensk demokrati och betonar stabilitet.
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Staffan Kumlin @staffankumlin.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Massive interest in Norwegian political-institutional trust right now. Here is the overview @jonaslinde.bsky.social and I published recently on what we know, and don't know, about this topic.
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Nice to see "Democratic discontent in old and new democracies" (Dahlberg, Linde & Holmberg) is among the 20 most cited articles on both "Democracy" and "Government" in the last 10 years. At least according to the new IPSA Companion to Political Science (open access) link.springer.com/referencewor...
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IPSA Companion to Political Science
This open access companion is a comprehensive reference work for political science, detailing the 200 most central concepts of the discipline.
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Anne Rasmussen @annerasmussen.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
🚨We have a set of very nice PhD scholarships available at King’s College London’s Department of Political Economy 👨‍🎓 👩‍🏫 Candidates free to develop their own proposal within political science, communication, Econ etc. ⁉️Questions welcome Happy if you have the option to share the call 🙏
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PhD Studentships in Political Economy at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Programme - PhD Studentships in Political Economy at King’s College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
📢 New book chapter 👥 Staffan Kumlin @staffankumlin.bsky.social (ISV) & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social 🔎 Political Trust in Norway; A Large But Lopsided Research Field 📖 Published in Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
Abstract of the book chapter
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
In this "new" article published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social, Atle Haugsgjerd, @rubenmathisen.bsky.social and I examine how political representation of the populist radical right (PRR) in Europe affects citizens’ satisfaction with democracy.
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Populist radical right party representation and satisfaction with democracy in Europe
This paper examines how political representation of the populist radical right (PRR) in Europe affects citizens’ satisfaction with democracy. Earlier research provides conflicting expectations: Som...
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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
‼️ Two weeks left to apply for the postdoc in Political Text Analysis in the MULTIREP project 👇.
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still...
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Førsteamanuensis i statsvitenskap (290803) | Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge
Stillingstittel: Førsteamanuensis i statsvitenskap (290803), Arbeidsgiver: Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge, Søknadsfrist: søndag 1. februar 2026
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Lars Erik Berntzen @leberntzen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
New article with @draege.bsky.social out in Scandinavian Political Studies: “Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict.” We test whether politicians in one of the world’s least polarized democracies, Norway, can calm conflict as effectively as they can inflame it. #polisky
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Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict
Research from the deeply polarized United States suggests that the impact of elite communication is asymmetrical: antagonistic messages often heighten divisions, while positive appeals fail to dampen...
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Ina L Kristiansen @inalkristiansen.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Come join us at @statsvitenskap.bsky.social !
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
New chapter on political trust in Norway, co-authored with @staffankumlin.bsky.social.
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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 01/09/2025
3-year, full-time post-doc position with my ‪@griffith.edu.au‬ friend & colleague, Ferran Martinez i Coma. Ferran is one of the key people who has made our department the top comparative politics research cluster in Australia. Please apply, share, etc. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/GriffithUniv...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Grade 1
Company Description: Every institution values excellence. What matters most is why. Griffith was created to be a different type of university. You’ll find we’re about leading research, academic excel...
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Tom van der Meer @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Interested in political trust, and participating in the ECPR GC 2025? Next week, the nascent network of political trust scholars will host 8 panels and nearly 40 papers at the #ecprgc25. Visit our panels in the section 'New venues in political trust research'. And join us for drinks on Wednesday!
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Thomas Sedelius @sedelius.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Does cohabitation weaken presidents? Our global study (1850–2022), now out in International Political Science Review, finds it does – but only in semi-presidential systems and under a broader definition of cohabitation. P Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
New article with @ts-broderstad.bsky.social, @sveinunga.bsky.social and Mikael Johannesson in @scandpolstud.bsky.social. Open access.
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Trustees, Delegates, and Direct Democracy: Exploring Mass‐Elite Incongruence in Perceptions of Advisory Referendums
Previous research has demonstrated that the legitimacy of a majority-rule procedure, as perceived by the general population, is dependent on turnout, the size of the majority, and the favourability o...
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Svend-Erik Skaaning @skaaning.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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...
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Enjoy your power pop weekend!
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The power of pop vol. 106
Playlist · Jonas Linde · 22 items
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Do you want to know how anti-immigrant attitudes are related to different forms of participation and how this relationship is conditioned by the “traditional” economic conflict dimension?
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
📚 Do you know of an outstanding published work in comparative social sciences? 🌟 Nominations are now OPEN for the 2025 Stein Rokkan Prize! 🏆 Presented with @sciencecouncil.bsky.social & @sampol.bsky.social 💰 €5,000 prize fund ⏰ 24 April #AcademicSky #ComparativeSky #PolSci #ECPRPrizes
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Call for Nominations: Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research
Submit your nomination by 24 April 2025
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Great postdoc opportunity in very promising project!
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Happy to see this research note published in EJPR. This has been a fun little project with great colleagues at the @sampol.bsky.social that took off in a hotel lobby in Rome 2022.
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Adding economic insult to chauvinistic injury? Attitudes toward immigration in Germany, Sweden and the UK
In this study we show that on different dimensions of social security (compensation level, maximum duration and eligibility criteria), respondents in Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom prefer the...
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Happy holidays! The power of pop volume 104.
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The power of pop vol 104
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
2024 has been a great year of music. Every year is a great music year. You just have to spend some time to find the nuggets of gold. Great albums from this year (1/2) Evening Standards - The Shining Reflectors - Going out of Fasion Gentlemen Rogues - Surface Noise The Second Summer - Undertow
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.se · 19/12/2024
Stockholm University's Political Science department is hiring two PhD students: one open position and one project position with an orientation towards International Relations and Comparative Politics. The deadline is February 6th! Join us! Open position: www.su.se/english/abou...
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PhD Student Positions - Stockholm University
PhD Student Positions
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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Hey everyone, I'm really happy that our paper w/ Elias & Sergi won the Joseph L Bernd award for best paper published in the JOP. This was one of the first projects I worked on during my PhD & one about which I feel v dearly. So this feels very special. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Beyond the ballot: Sveinung Arnesen, @jonaslinde.bsky.social, @ts-broderstad.bsky.social & Mikael P Johannesson examine the impact of turnout, majority size & outcome favorability on perceived ref legitimacy: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… (OPEN ACCESS)
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Dimiter Toshkov @dtoshkov.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I have updated the interactive dashboard of #asylum #migration statistics with the Eurostat data for 2023. anonyms.shinyapps.io/asylum/ You can use the dashboard to explore trends in asylum applications, decisions and recognition rates across the EU 🇪🇺 since 2011.
interactive dashboard of asylum migration statistics for the EU+ countries
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Great opportunity to do a PhD at the great Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg! www.gu.se/en/political...
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We are looking for 4-5 new PhD students in Political Science
The Department of Political Science announces 4-5 PhD (Doctoral Studentship) Positions with a general focus. The application deadline is January 30, 2025. The positions are fully funded for four years...
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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Come and join us! We are recruiting a researcher (with PhD) for a three-year position as part of the EU-funded Horizon Europe Consortium "Sustainable Public Administration in Modern Democracies" (SUPA) - PI Yves Steinebach. The application deadline is 16 December 2024.
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Researcher position in political science (three years) (271092) | University of Oslo
Job title: Researcher position in political science (three years) (271092), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, December 16, 2024
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Are you interested in political trust but think 'actually, it's a bit more complicated than that'? You'd be right! In a draft paper, we use original data from 13 surveys across 11 countries & 52 focus groups w/ 311 participants in 8 countries, arguing that trust, mistrust, & distrust are distinct:
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Michael Albertus @mikealbertus.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I’ve had many interesting conversations about the election & what the next Trump administration will bring. Is the US set to slide into authoritarianism? Will we wall ourselves off from the world? Is it a new dawn of American prosperity? Might Trump remake the whole political landscape? 🧵 1/N
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Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I have been doing power pop playlists for quite a while. Here is the latest one.
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The power of pop vol. 103
Playlist · Jonas Linde · 22 items
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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🌟 New article 👥 Pierre Georges Van Wolleghem @piervanwoll.bsky.social & Hakan G. Sicakkan @hakangs.bsky.social 👉 Recognizing international protection how institutional arrangements affect asylum decisions 📗 Open access in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1369...
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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 16/11/2024
🇪🇺 Europeanists, rejoice! GESIS has just published the first version of the 2024 European Election Study. Big cheers to all the good people who have made this possible 🇪🇺 search.gesis.org/research_dat...
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Thomas Winzen @twinzen.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Jobs: 1 PhD student, 1 Post-doc to work with me on the project "Parliamentary Accountability and EU Action Against Democratic Backsliding". Both positions are for 3 years, starting 1.4.2025. Happy to answer questions. See below or here: www.hhu.de/die-hhu/kont.... PSJMInfo
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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
You are a PhD/postdoc & have a paper on how citizens view or understand representation, or what they expect from representatives? If yes, please send us your paper proposal for a fully-funded place in a workshop on "Citizens' Views on Representation" 👇. t.co/aJ0SOwyCge
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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 10/09/2024
🦉 Congrats to the Code Café team for the Soc Sci Faculty award for teaching! Helping bachelor students get a better grip on R. 👏👏👏 @berkayalica.bsky.social @marteskogen.bsky.social @welat.bsky.social @erickalva.bsky.social @norbidunn.bsky.social Alexander Verdoes, Julià Tudó et al.
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Demscore @demscore.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
❗ Don't forget to apply! 📆 #Demscore #Internship application deadline: Friday November 22. 🌐 www.demscore.se/about/intern... @ucdp.bsky.social @medem.bsky.social @digitalsocietyproject.org @sampol.bsky.social @magnusoberg.bsky.social @kailmarkvart.bsky.social @silindberg.bsky.social
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Internships – Demscore
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Andreas Goldberg @acgoldberg.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
📢🎓 PhD position in my new "The future of EUrope" project 💶 Good salary & project money for data collections, travels, etc. 📝 International supervision team 🌍 Trondheim 🇳🇴 lively student city with great nature 🗓️ DL 10.12. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Thanks for sharing and RT! polisky EUsky
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Ph.D. Position in Political Science (269902) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job title: Ph.D. Position in Political Science (269902), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
If anyone's interested: the internal deadline is December, so not too long left. If you want a good chance at a fully-funded PhD, get in touch
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