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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen

@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social
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Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University studying political marginalization, immigrant integration, and moralization. sites.google.com/view/kristinabsimo…

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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Department of Political Science at Aarhus University is hiring both Assistant Professors and Associate Professors. Assistant Professor: international.au.dk/about/profil... Associate Professor: international.au.dk/about/profil... Please share these opportunities with your networks!
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Assistant Professor in Political Science - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University
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Tobias Widmann @twidmann.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
📢 I’m hiring 2 three-year postdocs at Dept of Political Science, @au.dk! Come work with me on The Politics of Shaming and Shamelessness — a new project on elite rhetoric, emotions, norms, hostility and political violence. Deadline: 31 August 2026 Start: Dec 2026–Feb 2027 Please share widely! 🙏
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2 three-year postdocs in political communication and political psychology at Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University
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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
New paper out in Nature Human Behaviour. "Government policy documents across 185 countries largely cite Global North sources" with @seramirezruiz.bsky.social DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415... Ungated: rdcu.be/fh0Ss
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Government policy documents across 185 countries largely cite Global North sources - Nature Human Behaviour
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...
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🚨 Last week to apply! 🚨
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🚨 Entering the last 2 weeks to apply for one of these postdoc positions on children's political socialization in my team at Aarhus Uni 🚨 I'm looking for talented candidates w qual methods skills who want to understand the deep roots of political marginalization: international.au.dk/about/profil...
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
📯One month left to apply 📯If you want to join our team @au.dk to study young people's beliefs about political power, this is your chance! Two 2-year postdocs in my ERC-funded project YOPOW: international.au.dk/about/profil...
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2 two-year postdocs on children’s political socialization at Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University
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Luc Turgeon @lturgeon.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
En lien avec le dossier dans La Presse+ ce matin sur la question de l’immigration au Danemark, je vous suggère la lecture de ce court texte de @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social : ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
Dossier dans LaPresse+ intitulé La ligne dure en immigration à l’épreuve des urnes.
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Still feeling this...
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Congratulations on a well-executed and engaging viva, Andrej! 🙌🏼
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
🔥 POSTDOC POSITIONS ON CHILDREN'S POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION 🔥 Wanna understand young people's beliefs about political leadership, politics, and power? Then this is your chance! I'm looking for two 2-year postdocs to join my ERC-funded research project @au.dk international.au.dk/about/profil...
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2 two-year postdocs on children’s political socialization at Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Last week, Shabana Mahmood visited Denmark and has made changes to the UK's asylum policy that emulate the stricter Danish system ✍️ In this piece from September, @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social argues there key pitfalls to copying this approach 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
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MZES Uni Mannheim @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
❗️ Tue, Feb 24, 12:15-13:30 CET 📍 A 231 and ZOOM MZES Speaker Series with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social "Politics is Power? Youth Conceptions and their Gendered Implications" 👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/even... 1/2
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Miguel Pereira @miguelpereira.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Job 🚨: The European Institute (@lse-ei.bsky.social) at LSE is hiring an assistant prof in International Migration. I'm not in the hiring committee but happy to answer Qs about the department, LSE or this bloody weather that is actually pretty pretty today. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Assistant Professor in International Migration
Assistant Professor in International Migration, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p> <p style="te...
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MZES Uni Mannheim @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
📣 Let’s take a sneak peek at our upcoming talks 🤩 The MZES Speaker Series 2026 will kick off on 📆 Tue, 17 February We are very much looking forward to Fabio Franchino (Università degli Studi di Milano) @melindacmills.bsky.social @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social Olga Stavrova (Uni Mannheim) (...) 1/5
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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
at what point in one’s career do paper rejections stop stinging?
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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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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Just realised I was referenced in this editorial from @financialtimes.com Grateful for the serious attention given to research on the Danish case www.ft.com/content/d165...
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Denmark is a flawed model for UK asylum policy
Britain’s ‘pull’ factors may make hardline policies less of a deterrent
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Spoke to @nytimes.com about the consequences of the Danish model to asylum and immigration: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
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Why Britain Is Embracing ‘Negative Nation Branding’
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Spoke to @financialtimes.com @reporterrwright.ft.com on the topic of the day:
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Today, Shabana Mahmood will set out Labour's plans to reform the UK's asylum system, borrowing heavily from Denmark's much stricter rules This piece from @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social outlines some of the key pitfalls in emulating this migration policy ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Reminder that @ukandeu.bsky.social have, of course, published an assessment of the potential pitfalls of attempting to mimic the 'Danish approach' to immigration by @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Today seems like a good day to point to @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social’s recent piece on why (Britian) may not just ‘copy’ Danish migration policies. Political context, negative consequences and mixed public sentiments matter. ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
@thetimes.com also talking Danish immigration policy, including its pitfalls www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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The hardline Danish immigration model tempting Shabana Mahmood
The home secretary is eyeing Denmark’s playbook of strict asylum rules but what looks like a success story may be less clear-cut than it appears
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Søren Torbjørn Svendsen @sorentsvendsen.eurosky.social · 13/11/2025
"Ifølge @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social er der de seneste årtier sket en desensibilisering i den offentlige debat." Om retorikken i den danske udlændingedebat. politiken.dk/danmark/poli...
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»Det ser ud til, at de forsøger at tie emnet ihjel«
Politik | Vores dækning af dansk og international politik samt portrætter og temaer som 'Den nye verdensorden', 'Kommunalvalg' og 'Danmarks EU-formandskab'
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
@skynewsrss.bsky.social also wants to talk Danish immigration policy 🗣️
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Reports suggest that the UK plans to emulate Denmark's migration system @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social argues that "research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians." 🔗 bit.ly/3LA1UI4
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
And on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning (starting around 8:16): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY! Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩‍🏫🥳 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Søren Torbjørn Svendsen @sorentsvendsen.eurosky.social · 05/11/2025
Godt afsnit af 'Supertanker' om begrebet sammenhængskraft. Med @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social og @nicolaiknudsen.bsky.social Relevant ifbm. 'åndelig oprustning'. Sammenhængskraft er godt, men mer' ikke nødvendigvis bedre. #dkpol #dkvid Pocketcast pca.st/episode/652a... www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/super...
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Supertanker | Hvor meget sammenhængskraft er nok? | Lyt som podcast | DR LYD
Lyt som podcast her på DR LYD. Politikere taler ofte om vigtigheden af sammenhængskraft i Danmark. Men hvad er det egentlig? Hvordan opnår vi den? Hvor ligger den gyldne balance mellem ensretning og p...
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Final days to submit your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference! Deadline Nov 7 - epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)! epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨 Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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Nick Carnes @carnes.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
I feel like there's a lesson here about grind culture and creativity.
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Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Excited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social at the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast. Submit your abstracts by Nov 7!
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
This is your heads up that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast is a month from now (Nov 7)! I'm chairing the Migration Politics section w/ @aalrababah.bsky.social and we're excited to receive contributions from across the discipline🕺🏻
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
▶️ Migration Politics 👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social 📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>> 6/
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Submit your most exciting work on migration to our section at the EPSS conference in Belfast (June 18-20, 2026). Deadline for submitting your abstract is November 7 📩 @epssnet.bsky.social
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
If you work on the politics of migration, integration, or citizenship, consider submitting it to @epssnet.bsky.social and the more-than-capable hands of co-chairs @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social @aalrababah.bsky.social. Deadline is 7 November! #migcitsky #polisky
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
>>> It also covers work on receiving societies, such as citizenship, immigrant integration, political representation, and public attitudes toward migrants and minorities. Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics. 7/
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
"However, research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians." @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social examines the much vaunted Danish immigration system
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls. 
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
How can we understand the forces that keep political conflict alive in social life, even when its political salience has waned? In my and Anna van Vree's new working paper, we analyse 27 focus groups on immigration to show how moral boundaries make division sticky & potent: osf.io/preprints/so...
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Peter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
“We argue that previous moralization explains focus groups’ perception of division as persistent and insuperable” Sounds like a great paper ⬇️ Important to move beyond elite and media causes to collective sense-making. How ppl see “the other side” is sticky- it stays and spreads
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
How can we understand the forces that keep political conflict alive in social life, even when its political salience has waned? In my and Anna van Vree's new working paper, we analyse 27 focus groups on immigration to show how moral boundaries make division sticky & potent: osf.io/preprints/so...
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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....
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Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science
The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Important read (2) 👇
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
In light of Keir Starmer's turn on immigration & debates in the UK about Denmark as an example to follow, I was invited by @ukandeu.bsky.social to reflect on what the research tells us about lessons to draw from Danish migration policy. Here's my take on the pitfalls: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
"The applicability of the Danish Social Democratic strategy to the political situation in the UK is not self-evident. Rather, it serves as a warning that you cannot win over anti-immigration voters without simultaneously losing those who are pro-immigration." ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
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