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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📣 New chapter 🌟 👥 Neil Carter & Fay Farstad 👉 Political parties and European Union environmental policy: The role of the European Parliament 📗 De Gruyter Handbook of European Union Environmental Policy, eds Anthony R. Zito & Ekaterina Domorenok 🔗 www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🌟 New chapter 👥 Torvald Falch & Per Selle 👉 Indigenous policy in Finland, Norway and Sweden: Same but different 📗 The Political Systems of Northern Europe, eds Bernd Henningsen & Sven Jochem 🔗 www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/the-pol...

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sampol Seminar with Asya Zhelyazkova, Erasmus University Rotterdam: “Not One-Size-Fits-All: Policy Preferences, Issue Salience, and Citizen Acceptance of Government Justifications for EU Compliance”.

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Duncan McDonnell, Flinders University, presenting his book Youth Wings of the Populist Radical Right (Oxford) at the Sampol seminar this week. Coauthored with Sofia Ammassari, Ann-Cathrine Jungar, Anders Jupskås, & Cas Mudde.

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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 24/09/2026

Landing in Bergen, where at 2 pm today, I’ll be giving a research seminar on our new book "Youth Wings of the Populist Radical Right" at @sampol.bsky.social in the University of Bergen.

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Visit today by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. In a meeting with staff and master's students, Frydnes talked about work in the committee, and about processes and dilemmas in the work with the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Bergen Global CMI/UiB @bergenglobal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Russians 🇷🇺 are soon heading for the polls – why bother? @kailmarkvart.bsky.social, Mstislav Grivachev and Irina Anisimova explore how Russian authorities use propaganda and disinformation to shape public opinion ➡️ Thursday 17 Sept ⏰ 15:00 📍 here/zoom

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌟 New article 👤 Ruben B. Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social 👉 Coincidental Representation: How Congruence and Influence shape Public Satisfaction with Government 📗 Open access in: Political Behavior 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s111...

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thanks to all participants and the audience! 6/6

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Welat Vestrheim: Electoral Uncertainty and State Repression: Evidence from Turkey. 5/6

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Erick Alvarez-Barreno: Democracy in Action: The Transformative Role of Participatory Governance. 4/6

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yvette Peters: Rallying Around the Hierarchy. How a Shrinking Minority Overcrowds the Political Space. 3/6

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Following professor Levitsky colleagues at the Deparatment of Comparative Politics presented on different challenges and opportunities that our democracies face. Jonas Linde: The Paradox of Representation: The Populist Radical Right and Liberal Democracy. 2/6

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Rokkan Symposium 2026: Threats against democracy and democracies' resistance to external and internal threats. This year's Rokkan Memorial Lecturer Steven Levitsky started with a presentation on democratic resilience among the Third Wave democracies. 🧵 1/6

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Hans E. Offerdal @hofferdal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In a packed University Aula, Steven Levitsky struck a cautiously optimistic note before a captivated University of Bergen audience. His optimism rests on the possibility, though far from certain, that private business and civil society will act as a counterweight to Trump. @cfr.org @kettering.org

Audience in University Aula, University of Bergen, listening to Steven Levitsky.

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Stein Rokkan Memorial Lecture today: Professor Steven Levitsky: "The Great Abdication. How America Lost Its Democracy".

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🌟 Nytt kapittel 👥 Atle H. Haugsgjerd, Staffan Kumlin & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social 👉 Politisk tillit under press i Norge? 📗 Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025, red. Johannes Bergh & Atle H. Haugsgjerd 🔗 cdforskning.no/cdf/catalog/...

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Honoured to have joined the editorial board of the Journal of European Social Policy, alongside many distinguished scholars in the field of comparative welfare state research. uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/jo... @sampol.bsky.social

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Ruben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Boken min er ute!📚 Intro til kvantitativ metode med R. Dekker hele forskningsprosessen, inkl: statistikk, databehandling, forskningsdesign, formidling, lage figurer/tabeller, osv. Rettet mot bachelornivå. Innholdsfortegnelse🧵👇

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We are hiring! Please share 👉 💡 2 PhD positions 🇳🇴 Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen 🗓️ 4 years 💶 Fully funded 👩‍🏫 25 % teaching ⏳ 11 August 2026 🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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Kyle Marquardt @kailmarkvart.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

If you're in Astana on Thursday, I'll be presenting some of my ongoing research at NU!

Flyer for talk "Interethnic variation in public opinion in Russia"

Date: July 2, 2026
Time: 16:00–17:15
Location: C3 (2005)

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Ruben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I anledning skattekommisjonens rapport: For noen år siden undersøkte jeg nordmenns skattepreferanser: En bred tverrpolitisk enighet hvis du spør _velgerne_ til partiene er at skattesystemet bør være progressivt hele veien. Det står i kontrast til det faktiske systemet som er regressivt i toppen.🧵

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Perspectives on Politics @poppublicsphere.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! Citizen–Elite #Toxicity & #Political #Equality Online By @janabelschner.bsky.social & Linn Sandberg doi.org/10.1017/S153...

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

📣 New article 🌟 👥 Jana Belschner, Ingrid Faleide, Josefina Sipinen & Aaron Spitzer 👉 Representation by proxy? The democratic inclusion of youth and migrants 📗 Open Access in: European Journal of Political Research 🔗 doi:10.1017/S1475676526101443

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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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Leiv Marsteintredet @leivm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Come work at the best Department that exists (yes, I am biased).

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

It's one of those days when the Rhododendron is in bloom (March/April), the sky is clear, and the morning sun lights up the department. Who wouldn't want to work there?

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Two PhD positions at my department! 🚨 PhD projects in political economy or political theory explicitly welcome. Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions.

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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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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🌟 New article 👥 Eelco Harteveld, Lars Erik Berntzen, Andrej Kokkonen, Haylee Kelsall, Jonas Linde & Stefan Dahlberg 👉 The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies 📗 European Journal of Political Research 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🌟 New chapter 👤 Ragnhild Nilsson 👉 It’s a Long Way from Invisibility to Visual Sovereignty: The Absence of Sámi Women in Film During the 1970s 📗 Women Filmmakers and the Welfare State. Transnational Film Cultures During the Long 1970s in Canada and Sweden 🔗 www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

"top viewed!" - never mind the small print ;-)

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Kyle Marquardt @kailmarkvart.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Very excited to be giving this talk on @vdeminstitute.bsky.social methodology on Tuesday, May 12, in Ulaanbaatar - it should be a great conversation! And thanks to @mongoliafocus.bsky.social for the great discussion (and contacts) that led to it! mongoliafocus.com/2026/03/demo...

Talk "The V-Dem Approach to Measuring Democracy" to be held at 1600 on May 12, at the Open Society Forum Conference Room in Ulaanbaatar.

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

📢 New chapter 🌟 👤 José Zurita-Tapia @josezuritat.bsky.social 👉 Youth Quotas in Context: Institutional Change and Political Representation in Ecuador (1979–2023) 📘 Youth Political Representation, eds Kira Renée Kurz & Brit Anlar 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

📣 New article 🌟 👥 Anja Tucker 👉 Constituting self-determination : constitution-making referendums in the US Virgin Islands 📗 Open Access in: Small States & Territories 🔗 www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/...

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

⏰ 3 days left ⏰ 🏅 Stein Rokkan Prize ✅ Presented by @sciencecouncil.bsky.social, @sampol.bsky.social & ECPR 🏆 Awarded for a book that makes a substantial & original contribution to comparative #SocialScience research 💰 Prize fund: £4,300 📅 Nominate by 1 May #ECPRPrizes #ComparativeResearch

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

📣 New article 🌟 👥 Jana Belschner, Jacob Aars & Jo Saglie 👉 Does Enfranchisement Increase Descriptive Representation? The Case of Voting Age Reforms 📗 Political Behavior 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s111...

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🤔 Do you know of an outstanding 📖 published work in comparative social science research? ✍️ Don't forget to nominate for the 2026 🏆 Stein Rokkan Prize! 💰 £4,300 fund 🎙️ Presented with @sciencecouncil.bsky.social, @sampol.bsky.social 🛎️ Nominations close Fri 1 May buff.ly/e1QnUDb

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Governance Journal @govjournal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

New Article: Responsive to What? Explaining the Information Quality of Public Comments on Bureaucratic Policymaking Using a Text-as-Data Approach From: @adrianabuneauib.bsky.social, @sergiulipcean.bsky.social, @chrauh.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Regional & Federal Studies @regfedst.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇪🇸 @javiermcanto.bsky.social & @julitudo.bsky.social examined the similarities, differences, and dynamics of competition between #Vox and #AliançaCatalana in #Catalonia. 🗳️ What factors influence voters to choose between them? 🔓 Article in #openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

📣 New article 🌟 👥 Adriana Bunea, Sergiu Lipcean & Christian Rauh 👉 Responsive to What? Explaining the Information Quality of Public Comments on Bureaucratic Policymaking Using a Text-as-Data Approach 📗 Open access in: Governance 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gove...

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Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

"Rett24 er, etter at Grendstads kronikk ble publisert søndag, blitt kontaktet av personer som sier de ville søkt om de visste at de var tre stillinger, og ikke to. Ingen av dem vil stå frem med navn eller stilling, av frykt for å ødelegge egne sjanser i en eventuell prosess."

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Trosser reaksjoner: Anbefaler å behandle hvem som skal bli Thyness' etterfølger allerede i dag

Leder av Innstillingsrådet for dommere Unni Sandbukt vil fortsatt anbefale at det ikke gjøres en egen utlysning av embetet i Høyesterett, som overraskende ble ledig før helgen. Rådet vil avgjøre spørs...

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