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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Presenting our new paper on electoral support for trans rights retrenchment in the UK today at the Uni of Bergen Together with @sophiemainz.bsky.social, we find that candidate who endorse the 2025 UK SC ruling on women's rights enjoy an electoral premium. Watch here: www4.uib.no/en/research/...

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Had the pleasure of presenting ongoing work at Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) yesterday! Thanks to Erwan Dujeancourt and Emma von Essen for having me and everyone in the GAINS group for great feedback!

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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

We are delighted to present the new editorial team of the @ejpgjournal.bsky.social ! Led by @grahn.bsky.social and @maarja.bsky.social as co-EIC, the six-strong team represents a new generation of gender and politics and LGBTQ+ politics scholars who will take the journal forward from July 2026.

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 27/04/2026

Does far-right legislative representation change the descriptive make-up of candidate lists among mainstream parties? Using a RDD with registry data from Sweden, this paper led by @grahn.bsky.social provides an answer doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Does far-right legislative entry affect minority candidate diversity? | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core

Does far-right legislative entry affect minority candidate diversity?

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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Really happy about this wonderful collaboration with @grahn.bsky.social – together we contributed the chapter "The Political Behavior of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Trans+ People" to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Gender and Politics by Zoë Lefkofridi. Just out! 🏳️‍🌈📖 www.elgaronline.com/display/book...

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming @payoub.bsky.social to @uu-polisci.bsky.social and @uppgap.bsky.social Phil presented his new book with Kristina Stoeckl — The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights. A real privilege to host him in Uppsala! 🤩

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UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics @uppgap.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The UPPGAP spring 2026 seminar series is here! We’ve got fantastic speakers and fresh research on gender and politics lined up for the semester 🌟

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 11/02/2026

New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social with @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social & @grahn.bsky.social Your neighbours shape your politics — but can living near people like *cause* higher turnout? We studied 20,000+ queer individuals across the entire Swedish population to find out doi.org/10.1086/740816

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Rallied by thy neighbor: how minority spatial concentration increases voter turnout | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja

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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We're happy to announce at least three vacant PhD positions starting in fall 2026! Read more and apply here: www.uu.se/en/departmen...

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

@elinbja.bsky.social and I are leading SWEPSA (Swedish Political Science Association) for the coming two years! Looking forward to it! :) www.uu.se/en/departmen...

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Elin Bjarnegård and Michal Grahn elected to the leadership of SWEPSA – Department of Government – Uppsala University

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 03/12/2025

Friday brought good news and bad news. Today I am now allowed to share the good. Via the generous donation of the Wallenberg Foundation and the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, I now have a few million euros to help understand more about the selective inclusion of LGBTQ+ citizens

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Huge congratulations to the best @turnbulldugarte.com & @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social for getting Wallenberg fellowships (equivalent to two ERC grants!!!) So well-deserved!!

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Yesterday, I had a lovely opportunity to present co-authored work on how to counter femonationalism at @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social . Engaged audience and great feedback! Thanks to @wurthmann.bsky.social for the invite! @katharinalawall.bsky.social, @sophiemainz.bsky.social, @turnbulldugarte.com

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I had the privilege to present my ongoing research on rebutting femonationalism (with @katharinalawall.bsky.social, @sophiemainz.bsky.social & @turnbulldugarte.com) at @helsinki.fi yesterday. Great crowd and feedback. :) thanks to @jekantol.bsky.social & @cherrymmiller.bsky.social for having me.

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Early this week, Cherry Miller and I had the pleasure of giving a PhD course in feminist research designs and methods to a talented group of 9 PhD students at @helsinki.fi So much talents and creativity in their projects! @uppgap.bsky.social

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Giulia Mariani @giuliamariani.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Excited to share that @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social has awarded generous funding for my new project on the emotional dynamics of feminist alliances in the EU! Here’s to 4 more years of doing the research I love — together with Josefina Erikson 🥳🎉

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

So happy to have received a new, generous grant (500k EUR) from @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social to continue exploring the causes and consequences of voluntary segregation among lesbians, gays and bisexuals in Sweden. This time with a dream team of @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social & @turnbulldugarte.com

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

A fun way to start the wknd: We have received the reviews of ”Rallied by thy neighbor: how minority spatial concentration increases voter turnout." […] I am delighted to conditionally accept your article for publication in The Journal of Politics. @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social @turnbulldugarte.com

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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Want to learn more about the development research environment at our department? SweDev are featuring their institutional support members in a series called ”behind the research ” starting with us: swedev.dev/behind-the-r...

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Behind the Research – SweDevs Institutional support members

We are excited to introduce a new series highlighting our institutional support members. The members play a central role in the growth and development of our network. The first institution to take the...

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🇪🇺 Europeans say no to tariffs! Check out the @uu.se press release on our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social study exploring what Europeans really think about trade barriers in an era of rising global tensions. www.uu.se/en/press/pre... Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

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European voters say no to tariffs - Uppsala University

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Här skriver @sandrahkansson.bsky.social och jag om orsakerna till ungas politiska underrepresentation i Sverige, varför det är problematiskt och vilka åtgärder som kan vidtas. www.altinget.se/rikspolitik/...

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Demokratin hotas när unga trängs bort - Altinget

Trots ett växande politiskt engagemang bland unga minskar deras representation i förtroendeuppdrag. Det hotar både ungas inflytande och demokratins legitimitet. För att vända utvecklingen krävs tydlig...

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UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics @uppgap.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The UPPGAP program for the fall 2025 is out. Check it out!

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UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics @uppgap.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The UPPGAP program for the fall 2025 is out. Check it out!

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Check out this Elgar Encyclopedia entry on Political behavior of LGBT+ people penned by @wurthmann.bsky.social and myself. The piece summarizes what we know about queer political behavior and identifies some the remaining gaps. 🏳️‍🌈 www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Excited to share that @grahn.bsky.social and I have co-authored a new chapter, "The Political Behavior of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Trans+ People", for the upcoming Elgar Encyclopedia of Gender and Politics (ed. Zoe Lefkofridi). #LGBTQ www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

If you are attending Stockholm Pride this year (and speak Swedish), come and see this panel on the growing polarization around LGBTQ+ rights, featuring a great lineup, including myself. :) program.stockholmpride.org/sv/events/29...

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Hur polariserade är vi - egentligen? av RFSL | Stockholm Pride

Vad händer med sakfrågorna när hbtqi-personers rättigheter görs till symbolfrågor i ett bredare s.k kulturkrig?

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢 In "Feminist Institutionalism and Ethnography" @grahn.bsky.social & Cherry M Miller propose ethnographic approaches for scholars looking to research the gendered outcomes of institutions. 🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟 polisky gendersky buff.ly/4jmQsMv

Research article "Feminist Institutionalism and Ethnography: Crafting Research from a Diverse Methodological Menu" by Michal Grahn & Cherry M. Miller.
Abstract begins: The objective of feminist institutionalist (FI) political science is to expose institutions that perpetuate gender inequalities. The nature of these entities and the best strategies for studying them remain hotly debated topics. Some scholars identify ethnography as a valuable methodology for FI research. However, novices to this methodology might need help navigating it. In this theory-generating article, we aim to bridge the gap between different approaches to FI and ethnographic methodologies. We propose ethnographic approaches suitable for scholars who see gendered institutions as real entities that constrain and enable human practices, as well as those who perceive them as sedimented clusters of meanings.

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

My trip back from #epsa2025 by #train was a joy. 4k km, well-functioning AC (needed in the heat). Amazed at the amazing public transport network Europe offers. Door to door, just public transport. #sustainabletravel #climatechange @epssnet.bsky.social

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🧵1/ Are primaries bad for political diversity? Conventional wisdom says yes—but our article in @wepsocial.bsky.social shows that candidate selection modes are not necessarily a bottleneck for representation, at least when it comes to demand. 🗳️👥 @sandrahkansson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

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UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics @uppgap.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Check out this new piece in @wepsocial.bsky.social by UPPGAP's very own @sandrahkansson.bsky.social & @grahn.bsky.social on representation outcomes of different candidate selection methods in 🇸🇪 gendersky polisky

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West European Politics @wepsocial.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Online first: "Inclusive or exclusive? Candidate selection methods do not affect descriptive representation" by @grahn.bsky.social & @sandrahkansson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140... #AcademicSky #Polisky

Screenshot of a journal article abstract from West European Politics, titled “Inclusive or exclusive? Candidate selection methods do not affect descriptive representation” by Michal Grahn and Sandra Håkansson from the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. The article is marked as open access and published by Routledge.

The abstract text is highlighted in yellow and states that while exclusive candidate selection methods (e.g., selection committees) are often thought to produce more descriptively representative outcomes than inclusive methods (e.g., primaries), such claims are usually based on cross-sectional comparisons. The authors conducted a conjoint experiment in Sweden involving 6,400 party members and 1,300 selection committee members, assessing preferences for candidate profiles based on gender, age, and immigrant background. The findings show that both groups exhibited similar preferences for underrepresented candidates across both selection modes. The study concludes that both inclusive and exclusive procedures can equally promote descriptive representation within supportive institutional contexts.

Below the abstract, the listed keywords are: Political recruitment; descriptive representation; political parties; primaries; conjoint experiment.

A dot plot titled "Candidate preferences among rank-and-file party members and SCMs, in primary and ballot creation contexts." The y-axis lists candidate characteristics: Gender (Men, Women), Immigrant background (No, Yes), Age (18–35, 36–64, 65+), Education (No higher education, University degree), and Employment sector (Public, Private). The x-axis represents marginal means, ranging from 0.4 to 0.55, with a vertical dashed reference line at 0.5.

For each characteristic, three groups are shown with their respective point estimates and 95% confidence intervals:

Red squares for “Party members, primary context”

Blue circles for “Selectors, primary context”

Green diamonds for “Selectors, ballot creation context”

The graph shows how different groups of selectors and party members vary in their marginal means when evaluating candidate characteristics. Confidence intervals are horizontal bars, and all estimates are clustered around the 0.5 mark, with some group differences, especially notable in age and education.

Below the figure, a note explains that the values represent marginal means with 95% confidence intervals, calculated separately for each group, with standard errors clustered at the respondent level.

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UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics @uppgap.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Today we hosted @marinampuig.bsky.social, who presented her insightful research on intersectionality and political representation. Thanks for joining our seminar! 🌟

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🧵 What kind of POPE do AMERICANS want?📸 Before the Conclave, @sophiemainz.bsky.social and I asked 1,500 U.S. adults to choose among hypothetical papal candidates. Results: Americans prefer a liberal and *non-political* Pope. The latter might be challenging for Leo XIV. Results ⬇️ Polisky Datasky

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Giulia Venturini @gventurini.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Thank you for having me @uppgap.bsky.social! Lots of great feedback, new insights, and engaging conversations!

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UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics @uppgap.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hearing @gventurini.bsky.social present her work on how Italian political parties balance candidate experience with efforts to diversify their lists. Thanks for joining us and share your insights! 💫

Researchers sitting at a table and listening to a presentation during the Gender and Politics seminar at the Department of Government, Uppsala University.

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Welcome to the launch of my book Defending the Status Quo (OUP 2024)! academic.oup.com/book/58626 🗓 May 8, 15:00–16:00 CEST 📍 Dept. of Government, Uppsala University (or Zoom!) Speakers: @jennpiscopo.bsky.social, Drude Dahlerup, @elinbja.bsky.social & me.

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UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics @uppgap.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Follow the Bsky account of our Department in Uppsala! :)

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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

We’re live! 🚀 Say hello to the official Bluesky account of Uppsala University's Department of Government 🏛️✨ Follow us for the latest on cutting-edge research, publications 📚, and upcoming events.

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UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics @uppgap.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Learn more about the dynamic and diverse UPPGAP environment!https://www.uu.se/en/department/government/news/archive/2025-04-07-our-research-environment-in-focus-gender-and-politics

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Our Research Environment in Focus: Gender and Politics - Uppsala University

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🚨 Talking about harassment in politics hurts your political career. Yes, even in 🇸🇪. And, yes, for both women & men. Here’s what me and @sandrahkansson.bsky.social found in our Political Behavior paper using both experimental and descriptive approaches: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 👇

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The Cost of Debating Harassment Against Politicians: Are Women and Men Affected Equally? - Political Behavior

Harassment of politicians is a growing global phenomenon, which threatens to erode the quality of democracy and descriptive representation. Past research has examined gender patterns of this violence ...

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Giulia Mariani @giuliamariani.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The European Parliament has long championed gender & sexual equality. But amidst rising illiberalism, anti-gender & right-wing populist actors are mobilizing inside EU institutions to roll back hard-won rights 🇪🇺 My new paper dives into their cooperation🧵👇 shorturl.at/TNJO6 #gendersky #polisky

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Happy to find out that my paper Still proud at the polls belongs to #EJPR 's best cited papers of 2023. For those who missed out on the paper, I show that high levels of LGB voter mobilization do not disappear after the enactment of major LGBT+ rights. doi.org/10.1111/1475...

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

📢 New #PAG20 Book Review 📚 Anne Van Bavel reviews 'Gender and Violence Against Political Actors' by @elinbja.bsky.social & @parzetterberg.bsky.social. This edited volume highlights the theoretical and methodological tools scholars use to study gendered violence in politics. buff.ly/3WPkT46

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Jennifer Piscopo @jennpiscopo.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

So happy to be back in Uppsala for a great book workshop with @elinbja.bsky.social & @parzetterberg.bsky.social, some lovely dinners with friends, and a stop at Swedish radio to talk about gender research in the era on Trump!

Group photo of attendees at the book workshop hosted at Uppsala University.

Photo of three women at dinner, myself and my two colleagues

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Liza Mügge @lizamugge.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

👋🌍the @men4dem.bsky.social website is online! 🧑‍🎓✊🎭🤹‍♂️Scroll, explore and find out what our consortium of academics, activists and artists is up to the coming 3 years. 🇪🇺 🇳🇱 🇸🇪 🇩🇪 🇬🇷 🇵🇱 🇮🇹 men4dem.eu

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Masculinities for the Future of European Democracy

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Elin Bjarnegård @elinbja.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

What a privilege to have four brilliant people read and discuss our (me and @parzetterberg.bsky.social) book manuscript on Autocratic Genderwashing. Thank you Michael Wahman, Li Bennich Björkman, @jennpiscopo.bsky.social and Björn Holmberg. This was so inspiring!

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Giulia Mariani @giuliamariani.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨 Now out in @policysociety.bsky.social, with Chris Weible, @annacrawford.bsky.social, @allegrafullerton.bsky.social, @kaylamgabehart.bsky.social, and Kathie Imhoff. Interested in gender and the policy process? This is for you: shorturl.at/5qkmX #gendersky #polisky 🧵👇

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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

My excellent research environment: Uppsala Gender & Politics group at the Department of Government, Uppsala University is now here on Bsky. Follow us for regular updates about seminars, new projects, research output, and more @uppgap.bsky.social gendersky polisky

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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Check out our latest EDITORS CHOICE collection 🤩 All of these incredible papers have been made available ✨ OPEN ACCESS✨ until April 30th. The collection includes work by Zorica Siročić, Meredith Loken, @wurthmann.bsky.social & @bertous.bsky.social buff.ly/4151z5L

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