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marialinden.bsky.social @marialinden.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

What was done during the Biden presidency to protect American elections in case a future President was inclined to rig them? Was any of it effective? My new article on this topic was just published in @democratization.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1351... It's open access. Should be an easy read.

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Safeguarding American democracy: resisting electoral manipulation after the attack on the Capitol

This article presents a case study of resisting electoral manipulation in the United States between the 2020 and 2024 elections. This time was an interlude between two autocratization episodes, whi...

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Finnish Institute of International Affairs @fiia.fi · 14/05/2025

In the first 100 days of his second term in office, US President Donald Trump has concentrated power in his own hands, undermining the checks and balances designed to protect American democracy, @marialinden.bsky.social says in the new FIIA Comment. Read the publication ➡️ fiia.fi/en/publicati...

Citation from FIIA publication by Maria Lindén: "Trump's actions are akin to those of democratically elected leaders elsewhere who have gradually turned their countries into autocracies." Photo of Lindén is on the right side of the text.

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marialinden.bsky.social @marialinden.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Muistelin taas tätä vuoden 2016 lopussa UP-lehteen kirjoittamaani juttua. Yksi toimittajan urani suurimpia onnistumisia oli saada heti vaalien jälkeen haastattelu tutkijalta, jolla oli jo tuolloin selkeä näkemys Trumpin tulevasta politiikasta. Harvalla oli. arkisto.ulkopolitiikka.fi/artikkeli/15...

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Trumpin maailma | UP 4/2016

Yhdysvaltain tuleva presidentti on vastustanut liittoutumista ja kauppa sopimuksia vuosikymmenien ajan.

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marialinden.bsky.social @marialinden.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Up until 2023, Wisconsin had electoral districts that were considered heavily gerrymandered by numerous experts. In 2023, the composition of the state Supreme Court turned liberal, which prompted a lawsuit challenging the maps and a decision by the court that the districts needed to be redrawn.

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marialinden.bsky.social @marialinden.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The composition of the Wisconsin Supreme Court has national significance because of its role in deciding cases related to redistricting and gerrymandering in an important swing state.

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marialinden.bsky.social @marialinden.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The liberal candidate has won the race for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court in a hugely consequential special election held Tuesday, despite Musk and his affiliates having invested 20 million to help the other candidate. Musk had among other things engaged voters with cash and a chance to win 1 million.

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