Frederik Hjorth
@fghjorth.bsky.social
Associate Prof, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
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Frederik Hjorth
@fghjorth.bsky.social
· May 22
🚨 New publication 🚨 : Happy to share that my paper, "Losing Touch: The Rhetorical Cost of Governing" is now forthcoming at @cpsjournal.bsky.social. Short 🧵 about the paper here 👇 1/10
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Why has women's representation in parliament been lagging? Can it be that party elites have penalized women candidates? Come find out tomorrow at "Primaries and Candidate Selection" at 8.00 am in West 215. @fghjorth.bsky.social @fkjoeller.bsky.social @annalund.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Why has women's representation in parliament been lagging? Can it be that party elites have penalized women candidates? Come find out tomorrow at "Primaries and Candidate Selection" at 8.00 am in West 215. @fghjorth.bsky.social @fkjoeller.bsky.social @annalund.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
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Liberal democracy is a fighting faith. Fight to defend it. Cynicism is an authoritarian government’s best friend.
July 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Liberal democracy is a fighting faith. Fight to defend it. Cynicism is an authoritarian government’s best friend.
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we’re about to find out if loving SimCity makes you a better mayor
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
June 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
we’re about to find out if loving SimCity makes you a better mayor
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
Pumped to be at #EPSA2025 in sunny Madrid, where my esteemed coauthors and I will present four papers. Quick 🧵 on the papers in chronological order 👇 1/5
June 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Pumped to be at #EPSA2025 in sunny Madrid, where my esteemed coauthors and I will present four papers. Quick 🧵 on the papers in chronological order 👇 1/5
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🚨 WP w/ @acalacino.bsky.social & @hayleypring.bsky.social
It’s been a turbulent decade of globalization backlash. Populist projects wanna take back control everywhere.
Focusing on the case of oil and Brexit, we offer a story of the danger of this narrative and concrete merits of multilateralism: 🧵
It’s been a turbulent decade of globalization backlash. Populist projects wanna take back control everywhere.
Focusing on the case of oil and Brexit, we offer a story of the danger of this narrative and concrete merits of multilateralism: 🧵
June 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨 WP w/ @acalacino.bsky.social & @hayleypring.bsky.social
It’s been a turbulent decade of globalization backlash. Populist projects wanna take back control everywhere.
Focusing on the case of oil and Brexit, we offer a story of the danger of this narrative and concrete merits of multilateralism: 🧵
It’s been a turbulent decade of globalization backlash. Populist projects wanna take back control everywhere.
Focusing on the case of oil and Brexit, we offer a story of the danger of this narrative and concrete merits of multilateralism: 🧵
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Excited to be presenting in shorts on this years' EPSA! 🩳
I'll be presenting joint work w. @fghjorth.bsky.social about geographical representation and commute time's effect on candidate supply 🗳️🧭
📍Friday 16:50-18:30 in room 0A.01
I'll be presenting joint work w. @fghjorth.bsky.social about geographical representation and commute time's effect on candidate supply 🗳️🧭
📍Friday 16:50-18:30 in room 0A.01
Alright, the most important (non-research-based) question of the year: Are shorts acceptable during presentations?
Checked Madrid’s temperature during #EPSA.
i) Skipped ECPR because August in Thessaloniki = death.
ii) Thought Madrid in June would be “pleasant.”
iii) It’s 39°C and I’m German—I was genetically engineered for 18°C and light drizzle. My wardrobe has no idea what to do. I might have to wear linen.
i) Skipped ECPR because August in Thessaloniki = death.
ii) Thought Madrid in June would be “pleasant.”
iii) It’s 39°C and I’m German—I was genetically engineered for 18°C and light drizzle. My wardrobe has no idea what to do. I might have to wear linen.
June 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Excited to be presenting in shorts on this years' EPSA! 🩳
I'll be presenting joint work w. @fghjorth.bsky.social about geographical representation and commute time's effect on candidate supply 🗳️🧭
📍Friday 16:50-18:30 in room 0A.01
I'll be presenting joint work w. @fghjorth.bsky.social about geographical representation and commute time's effect on candidate supply 🗳️🧭
📍Friday 16:50-18:30 in room 0A.01
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CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social
Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas
Apply by Aug. 3, 2025
➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...
#PolTheory #demoinno
Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas
Apply by Aug. 3, 2025
➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...
#PolTheory #demoinno
PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS)
employment.ku.dk
June 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social
Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas
Apply by Aug. 3, 2025
➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...
#PolTheory #demoinno
Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas
Apply by Aug. 3, 2025
➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...
#PolTheory #demoinno
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The deadline is approaching (5 June)! So, I am just reposting this once more... Perhaps it can reach a few more junior scholars interested in lobbying?
🥁The LOBBYMETRY project is hiring:
1 PostDoc & 1 fully-funded PhD 🥳
Come to beautiful Copenhagen to research lobbying, informational quality and public policy formulation!
PostDoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Please spread the word & and do not hesitate to reach out with questions!
1 PostDoc & 1 fully-funded PhD 🥳
Come to beautiful Copenhagen to research lobbying, informational quality and public policy formulation!
PostDoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Please spread the word & and do not hesitate to reach out with questions!
Postdoctoral Researcher Position (3 years) in Political Science as part of the ERC-funded Lobbying (A)symmetry Project
jobportal.ku.dk
May 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The deadline is approaching (5 June)! So, I am just reposting this once more... Perhaps it can reach a few more junior scholars interested in lobbying?
🚨 New publication 🚨 : Happy to share that my paper, "Losing Touch: The Rhetorical Cost of Governing" is now forthcoming at @cpsjournal.bsky.social. Short 🧵 about the paper here 👇 1/10
May 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🚨 New publication 🚨 : Happy to share that my paper, "Losing Touch: The Rhetorical Cost of Governing" is now forthcoming at @cpsjournal.bsky.social. Short 🧵 about the paper here 👇 1/10
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What is transformative about LLMs:
Plurality (majority?) of students are no longer reading or writing papers
Soon the majority of all known writing will be synthetic
Videos of people now indistinguishable from the real thing
Net new types of fraud with no known counter
etc
Take it seriously!
Plurality (majority?) of students are no longer reading or writing papers
Soon the majority of all known writing will be synthetic
Videos of people now indistinguishable from the real thing
Net new types of fraud with no known counter
etc
Take it seriously!
May 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
What is transformative about LLMs:
Plurality (majority?) of students are no longer reading or writing papers
Soon the majority of all known writing will be synthetic
Videos of people now indistinguishable from the real thing
Net new types of fraud with no known counter
etc
Take it seriously!
Plurality (majority?) of students are no longer reading or writing papers
Soon the majority of all known writing will be synthetic
Videos of people now indistinguishable from the real thing
Net new types of fraud with no known counter
etc
Take it seriously!
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So what happens to volunteer led sites like stackoverflow now? Do the companies that ate them make and release the labels they generate for new languages? Do we just hope and pray LLMs fill the gap? Something real has been lost.
May 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
So what happens to volunteer led sites like stackoverflow now? Do the companies that ate them make and release the labels they generate for new languages? Do we just hope and pray LLMs fill the gap? Something real has been lost.
“It’s an agent of stability until it becomes an agent of chaos.”
Christopher Nolan screenplay or @robfordmancs.bsky.social about FPTP?
Christopher Nolan screenplay or @robfordmancs.bsky.social about FPTP?
"It cannot accommodate fragmentation, it cannot represent parties fairly or consistently, it exacerbates chaos & it undermines mandates", says @robfordmancs.bsky.social
"There is no longer any excuse for burying your head in the sand about what's going to happen under this electoral system."
"There is no longer any excuse for burying your head in the sand about what's going to happen under this electoral system."
May 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
“It’s an agent of stability until it becomes an agent of chaos.”
Christopher Nolan screenplay or @robfordmancs.bsky.social about FPTP?
Christopher Nolan screenplay or @robfordmancs.bsky.social about FPTP?
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Today in #Lund is an academic celebration & I have the privilege to be part of examining committee for this timely PhD thesis defence by Esether ML Calvo of her work on ”rhetorical responses of mainstream parties towards a radical right party”; generous opponent is @fghjorth.bsky.social.
April 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Today in #Lund is an academic celebration & I have the privilege to be part of examining committee for this timely PhD thesis defence by Esether ML Calvo of her work on ”rhetorical responses of mainstream parties towards a radical right party”; generous opponent is @fghjorth.bsky.social.
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A striking chart from @gelliottmorris.com: Trump's current unfavorable rating on the economy (orange line) is by far the lowest he's ever experience—and most of this polling came *before* the "Liberation Day" chaos www.gelliottmorris.com/p/chart-of-t...
April 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A striking chart from @gelliottmorris.com: Trump's current unfavorable rating on the economy (orange line) is by far the lowest he's ever experience—and most of this polling came *before* the "Liberation Day" chaos www.gelliottmorris.com/p/chart-of-t...
Tune in later today for this presentation by rising ⭐️ @chdausgaard.bsky.social 👇
Next week, the TaDa Speaker Series is thrilled to host
@chdausgaard.bsky.social
from the University of Copenhagen presenting new work with @fghjorth.bsky.social on Elite Rhetoric and the Running Tally of Party-Group Linkages.
📅 April 16, 2025 | 🕔 17:00 Berlin Time
🔗 Subscribe: tada.cool
@chdausgaard.bsky.social
from the University of Copenhagen presenting new work with @fghjorth.bsky.social on Elite Rhetoric and the Running Tally of Party-Group Linkages.
📅 April 16, 2025 | 🕔 17:00 Berlin Time
🔗 Subscribe: tada.cool
April 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Tune in later today for this presentation by rising ⭐️ @chdausgaard.bsky.social 👇
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*CALL FOR PAPERS* We are happy to invite proposals to the 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop at NTNU Trondheim, Norway, October 2-3. See mikaelpersson.org/workshop for more information and how to submit your proposal (deadline May 10). Please distribute to people that might be interested
April 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
*CALL FOR PAPERS* We are happy to invite proposals to the 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop at NTNU Trondheim, Norway, October 2-3. See mikaelpersson.org/workshop for more information and how to submit your proposal (deadline May 10). Please distribute to people that might be interested
New type of NIMBYism just dropped
The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
April 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
New type of NIMBYism just dropped
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For veterans of the Eurozone crisis, this is quite incredible - today Greece has a lower borrowing cost than both the UK and the US for their 10 year bonds.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
April 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
For veterans of the Eurozone crisis, this is quite incredible - today Greece has a lower borrowing cost than both the UK and the US for their 10 year bonds.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
How do challenger parties—those without prior governing experience—gain access to executive power? In our paper out now in @thejop.bsky.social, @mvinaes.bsky.social, @jacobnyrup.bsky.social, and I explore whether simply holding legislative office helps them join government. Brief 🧵👇
1/10
1/10
April 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
How do challenger parties—those without prior governing experience—gain access to executive power? In our paper out now in @thejop.bsky.social, @mvinaes.bsky.social, @jacobnyrup.bsky.social, and I explore whether simply holding legislative office helps them join government. Brief 🧵👇
1/10
1/10
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Join us for the first SODAS Lecture of the spring on March 21! 📅
Kevin Munger will kick off the lecture series with a talk on the effects of TikTok edits on evaluations of politicians📱
Event🔗: sodas.ku.dk/events/sodas...
Kevin Munger will kick off the lecture series with a talk on the effects of TikTok edits on evaluations of politicians📱
Event🔗: sodas.ku.dk/events/sodas...
SODAS Lecture with Kevin Munger
SODAS Lecture on the effects of TikTok on the evaluation of politicians with Kevin Munger.
sodas.ku.dk
March 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Join us for the first SODAS Lecture of the spring on March 21! 📅
Kevin Munger will kick off the lecture series with a talk on the effects of TikTok edits on evaluations of politicians📱
Event🔗: sodas.ku.dk/events/sodas...
Kevin Munger will kick off the lecture series with a talk on the effects of TikTok edits on evaluations of politicians📱
Event🔗: sodas.ku.dk/events/sodas...
I had the pleasure of attending PEEP last year---top tier research and feedback throughout, very highly recommended. Apply if you're headed to APSA '25!
🗣️ PEEP - Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference - is back this year in Vancouver (Sep 10).
Submit your work by April 30: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Last year's program below
(co-orgs: Maria Carreri, @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social, @awiedemann.bsky.social)
Submit your work by April 30: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Last year's program below
(co-orgs: Maria Carreri, @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social, @awiedemann.bsky.social)
March 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I had the pleasure of attending PEEP last year---top tier research and feedback throughout, very highly recommended. Apply if you're headed to APSA '25!
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The thing about the big systems like the F-35 is this: smaller countries were buying them not because they were objectively much better than the competition, but because it bought goodwill in DC (or so they thought). There was a diplomatic premium. Good luck charging that now
Excellent, but bleak reading both for Europeans and for the US defence industry:
Can the US switch off Europe’s weapons?
Long hooked on American defence exports, allies feel buyers’ remorse over hardware dependent on Washington support
www.ft.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The thing about the big systems like the F-35 is this: smaller countries were buying them not because they were objectively much better than the competition, but because it bought goodwill in DC (or so they thought). There was a diplomatic premium. Good luck charging that now
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🌍 Join us in Copenhagen - fantastic city for work-life balance and awesome science.
I am hiring PhD students & Postdocs in my group at SODAS Univ of Copenhagen to explore AI, network science & the science of science.
📍 Start: flex summer 2025
📌 Info&Apply: www.robertasinatra.com/2025/03/02/p...
I am hiring PhD students & Postdocs in my group at SODAS Univ of Copenhagen to explore AI, network science & the science of science.
📍 Start: flex summer 2025
📌 Info&Apply: www.robertasinatra.com/2025/03/02/p...
March 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🌍 Join us in Copenhagen - fantastic city for work-life balance and awesome science.
I am hiring PhD students & Postdocs in my group at SODAS Univ of Copenhagen to explore AI, network science & the science of science.
📍 Start: flex summer 2025
📌 Info&Apply: www.robertasinatra.com/2025/03/02/p...
I am hiring PhD students & Postdocs in my group at SODAS Univ of Copenhagen to explore AI, network science & the science of science.
📍 Start: flex summer 2025
📌 Info&Apply: www.robertasinatra.com/2025/03/02/p...
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The gender gap amongst young voters is very real
February 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The gender gap amongst young voters is very real