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Michael A. Hansen

@michaelhansenphd.bsky.social
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Professor of Political Science, University of Turku, Finland #FirstGen (Research: gender/politics; radical right; American politics; European politics) 🇺🇸 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇪🇺 michaelhansenpolitics.org

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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
So happy to announce that our project “Securing Democracy? How Security Narratives Shape Public Attitudes and Democratic Values” has received funding from @koneensaatio.fi. This support enables us to study how security narratives shape democratic judgment and resilience.
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Excited to share our new book (w/@jrob0922.bsky.social): The European Union: Politics and Policies (8th ed.) 📘🇪🇺 It explores the EU’s institutions, actors, and dynamics that shape Europe’s political future, as well as the key challenges and threats the Union faces. 👉 www.routledge.com/The-European...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
In Crime & Delinquency w/ @isabellejohansson.bsky.social & @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social: Experiment shows how sex workers’ gender, ethnicity, and immigration status shape public attitudes toward sex work, including acceptability, perceived agency, and support vs. punishment. doi.org/10.1177/0011...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
New in SR&SP w/ @isabellejohansson.bsky.social: In Italy, general sexual attitudes, not religiosity, are the strongest predictor of public views on sex work. Mediation analysis shows religion’s role is largely indirect. doi.org/10.1007/s131...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
New study w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social & @sierramalvitz.bsky.social on gendered perceptions of police conduct. Officer gender seldom changes views on conflict, but women officers are more often seen as needing backup, reflecting persistent gendered expectations. doi.org/10.1108/PIJP...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
New study w/ @isabellejohansson.bsky.social where we examine how gender shapes attitudes toward human trafficking. We find women more likely than men to see several types of trafficking as severe and rooted in systemic issues, despite knowledge levels being the same. doi.org/10.1080/2332...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Our new study in Contemporary European Politics shows that far-right voters in the Nordic countries are not only Euroskeptic—they also exhibit lower confidence in the United Nations. We examine how partisanship shapes trust in transnational institutions across the region. doi.org/10.1002/cep4...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Newest JoEC issue w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social testing racial framing effects of public reactions to newspaper vignettes of fatal officer‐involved shootings. doi.org/10.1007/s112...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
New study on measuring, comparing, and predicting knowledge related to politics and reproductive healthcare in the US. dx.doi.org/10.1080/1554...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New study on question wording/framing and support for reproductive healthcare policies. doi.org/10.1017/S174...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
New study w/ Kathy Dolan on the impact of gender and partisan cross-pressures on support for gun reform. doi.org/10.1177/1532...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
New study w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social on the impact of partisanship on driving the gender gap in rape myth acceptance. doi.org/10.1080/1556...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Study w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social on the impact of prosecutorial Brady violations on confidence in wrongful convictions, as well as the role of evidence type. doi.org/10.1007/s112...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Study w/ @agustingoenaga.bsky.social on political resources and evaluations of democratic institutions. doi.org/10.1080/0362...
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Michael A. Hansen @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Study on the impact of education & attitudinal predictors on Finns Party support (w/ Mikko Leino). doi.org/10.1016/j.el
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