Henrik Serup Christensen
@henriksc.bsky.social
Klodsmajor | Senior lecturer in Political science at Åbo Akademi University | https://research.abo.fi/en/persons/henrik-serup-christensen |Political participation | Political trust | Political behaviour |
One of the results from the Acteu project. We show how a precarious economic situation is associated with lower levels of political trust
#Trust is a fundamental precondition for political stability and legitimacy, both at national and EU level. But what creates it?
HENRIK SERUP CHRISTENSEN and JANETTE HUTTUNEN describe a key factor: economic security.
Kick-off to a blog series from the Horizon Europe research project #ActEU
HENRIK SERUP CHRISTENSEN and JANETTE HUTTUNEN describe a key factor: economic security.
Kick-off to a blog series from the Horizon Europe research project #ActEU
Economic deprivation reduces political trust
Ein Blog über die Demokratie in Europa
www.foederalist.eu
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
One of the results from the Acteu project. We show how a precarious economic situation is associated with lower levels of political trust
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We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI.
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
October 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI.
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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📊 now in English @fesonline.bsky.social:
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
📊 now in English @fesonline.bsky.social:
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
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🚨 Job alert! 🚨
A full-time postdoctoral position (100%) is available at my chair starting February 1, 2026. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge of quantitative methods and expertise in relevant subject areas.
A full-time postdoctoral position (100%) is available at my chair starting February 1, 2026. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge of quantitative methods and expertise in relevant subject areas.
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🚨 Job alert! 🚨
A full-time postdoctoral position (100%) is available at my chair starting February 1, 2026. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge of quantitative methods and expertise in relevant subject areas.
A full-time postdoctoral position (100%) is available at my chair starting February 1, 2026. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge of quantitative methods and expertise in relevant subject areas.
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Paths to Power (PtP) is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! It is a database with data on cabinet members' social profile globally from 1966-2021.
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - Volume 55
www.cambridge.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Paths to Power (PtP) is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! It is a database with data on cabinet members' social profile globally from 1966-2021.
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
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🚨 We’re hiring @giesugent.bsky.social:
Join us as TT Professor in "The EU in Global Politics".
Come research & teach in the heart of Europe 🇪🇺📍Ghent.
📝 Apply: jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Do...
📅 Deadline: 27/11/2025
#AcademicJobs #EUStudies #GhentUniversity #TenureTrack #GlobalPolitics
Join us as TT Professor in "The EU in Global Politics".
Come research & teach in the heart of Europe 🇪🇺📍Ghent.
📝 Apply: jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Do...
📅 Deadline: 27/11/2025
#AcademicJobs #EUStudies #GhentUniversity #TenureTrack #GlobalPolitics
Docent Tenure Track in The EU in Global Politics
Docent Tenure Track in The EU in Global Politics
jobs.ugent.be
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Shout-out to all #PoliticalTrust researchers interested in attending the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in #Belfast
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Shout-out to all #PoliticalTrust researchers interested in attending the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in #Belfast
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
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🚨 New article out today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social !
📄 “Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests”
With Bonnie Meguid, @hildecoffe.bsky.social & Miki Kittilson
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
📄 “Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests”
With Bonnie Meguid, @hildecoffe.bsky.social & Miki Kittilson
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests - Bonnie M. Meguid, Hilde Coffé, Ana Catalano Weeks, Miki Caul Kittilson, 2025
Despite their Männerparteien reputation, populist radical right (PRR) parties have recently expanded their agendas to include women’s interests. When do they em...
doi.org
October 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🚨 New article out today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social !
📄 “Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests”
With Bonnie Meguid, @hildecoffe.bsky.social & Miki Kittilson
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
📄 “Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests”
With Bonnie Meguid, @hildecoffe.bsky.social & Miki Kittilson
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
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🚀🎉 Thrilled to share that the first paper of my PhD dissertation is now published in Political Studies Review: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Does social media help women politicians overcome barriers in visibility - or does it just replicate old hierarchies?
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Does social media help women politicians overcome barriers in visibility - or does it just replicate old hierarchies?
A short 🧵
From Marginalized to Mainstream? An International Comparative Analysis of Gender Differences in Social Media Adoption and Activity by Politicians in Non-Election Times - Elise Storme, 2025
Traditional media and party gatekeepers are found to restrict women's visibility and influence in politics. Social media, however, is seen as a potential m...
journals.sagepub.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🚀🎉 Thrilled to share that the first paper of my PhD dissertation is now published in Political Studies Review: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Does social media help women politicians overcome barriers in visibility - or does it just replicate old hierarchies?
A short 🧵
Does social media help women politicians overcome barriers in visibility - or does it just replicate old hierarchies?
A short 🧵
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Delta gärna - se närmare information här: sites.utu.fi/aboinorden/p...
September 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Delta gärna - se närmare information här: sites.utu.fi/aboinorden/p...
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Immigration attitudes polarise around elections: right-wing respondents become more negative just after elections but soften over time, while left-wing respondents start out more positive but become increasingly negative as time passes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Democratic elections and anti-immigration attitudes - Miguel Carreras, Sofia Vera, Giancarlo Visconti, 2025
Democratic elections are ritualized and institutionalized processes that allow for the peaceful resolution of political disagreements and conflicts. However, el...
journals.sagepub.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Immigration attitudes polarise around elections: right-wing respondents become more negative just after elections but soften over time, while left-wing respondents start out more positive but become increasingly negative as time passes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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📢 Call for applications!
I’m looking for a 4-year PhD researcher (100%) in Political Science: focus on public opinion & the far right
You’ll be part of the POLHYBRID project @sciencepoulb.bsky.social, working with me & @caterinafr.bsky.social
Deadline: 9 11 2025
👉 Info & apply: shorturl.at/El2mW
I’m looking for a 4-year PhD researcher (100%) in Political Science: focus on public opinion & the far right
You’ll be part of the POLHYBRID project @sciencepoulb.bsky.social, working with me & @caterinafr.bsky.social
Deadline: 9 11 2025
👉 Info & apply: shorturl.at/El2mW
Doctoral Researcher (100%) in Political Science 4 years Focus: Public opinion, Political Conflict, and the Far Right
The Department of Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is hiring a doctoral researcher with a specialization in quantitative research (survey and experiments) for the project “...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📢 Call for applications!
I’m looking for a 4-year PhD researcher (100%) in Political Science: focus on public opinion & the far right
You’ll be part of the POLHYBRID project @sciencepoulb.bsky.social, working with me & @caterinafr.bsky.social
Deadline: 9 11 2025
👉 Info & apply: shorturl.at/El2mW
I’m looking for a 4-year PhD researcher (100%) in Political Science: focus on public opinion & the far right
You’ll be part of the POLHYBRID project @sciencepoulb.bsky.social, working with me & @caterinafr.bsky.social
Deadline: 9 11 2025
👉 Info & apply: shorturl.at/El2mW
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I’m very happy to share that the first paper of my PhD, «From the streets to the ballots: Protests, polls and Polarization in Hong Kong» has been published online in @democratization.bsky.social
It is open access, and you can read it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It is open access, and you can read it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From the streets to the ballots: protests, polls and polarization in Hong Kong
Social movement research indicates that protests can influence voting behaviour through several informational and psychological mechanisms. Yet, we know little about the individual variation in how...
www.tandfonline.com
September 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I’m very happy to share that the first paper of my PhD, «From the streets to the ballots: Protests, polls and Polarization in Hong Kong» has been published online in @democratization.bsky.social
It is open access, and you can read it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It is open access, and you can read it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
If someone admits to not being trustworthy, should you believe them?
WARREN: Did you tell the head of the CDC that if she refused to sign off on your changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, that she had to resign?
RFK Jr: No. I told her she had to resign because I asked her 'are you a trustworthy person?" and she said no
WARREN: This is not what she has said
RFK Jr: No. I told her she had to resign because I asked her 'are you a trustworthy person?" and she said no
WARREN: This is not what she has said
September 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If someone admits to not being trustworthy, should you believe them?
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🚨 Three exciting opportunities to work with me at CEVIPOL! 🚨
We’re currently recruiting for postdoctoral and senior research positions. Come join us in Brussels to work with a fantastic team 🤩
We’re currently recruiting for postdoctoral and senior research positions. Come join us in Brussels to work with a fantastic team 🤩
September 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🚨 Three exciting opportunities to work with me at CEVIPOL! 🚨
We’re currently recruiting for postdoctoral and senior research positions. Come join us in Brussels to work with a fantastic team 🤩
We’re currently recruiting for postdoctoral and senior research positions. Come join us in Brussels to work with a fantastic team 🤩
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1/4. We're excited to announce the publication of: "How populist are ethnic minorities? Populist attitudes and voting for populist parties in the Netherlands", by Niels Spierings & Kristof Jacobs.
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@sagepub.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
1/4. We're excited to announce the publication of: "How populist are ethnic minorities? Populist attitudes and voting for populist parties in the Netherlands", by Niels Spierings & Kristof Jacobs.
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@sagepub.com
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Warnings From Weimar
Why bargaining with authoritarians fails.
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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I’m very excited to share that my paper “Cleavage theory meets civil society: A framework and research agenda” with @eborbath.bsky.social & Swen Hutter has now been published online in @wepsocial.bsky.social (w/ open access funding thanks to @wzb.bsky.social!)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’m very excited to share that my paper “Cleavage theory meets civil society: A framework and research agenda” with @eborbath.bsky.social & Swen Hutter has now been published online in @wepsocial.bsky.social (w/ open access funding thanks to @wzb.bsky.social!)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🇵🇱 Very excited to have got my copy of this new book by @benstanley.eu & @stanleysbill.bsky.social !
August 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🇵🇱 Very excited to have got my copy of this new book by @benstanley.eu & @stanleysbill.bsky.social !
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📄 🚨 New Research on Polarization, Fragmentation, and Democracy in @democratization.bsky.social
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
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August 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
📄 🚨 New Research on Polarization, Fragmentation, and Democracy in @democratization.bsky.social
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
Nils-Christian Bormann and I explore the impact of ideological polarization and fragmentation on the democratic systems of interwar Europe: lnkd.in/erjJr9qF
#polarization #democracy #data #history (1/4)
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very happy to see this one one, we have tried to create a dialogue between democratic innovations and federalism/territorial minority studies... 🤩
will interest @nenadstojanovic.bsky.social @anewq.bsky.social + @altmandavid.bsky.social 😉
will interest @nenadstojanovic.bsky.social @anewq.bsky.social + @altmandavid.bsky.social 😉
#OpenAccess from @epsrjournal.bsky.social -
“Do I want it if we’ll lose it?” Democratic preferences of national minorities in federal states - cup.org/45vlYBH
- Christoph Niessen, Sean Mueller & Min Reuchamps
#FirstView
“Do I want it if we’ll lose it?” Democratic preferences of national minorities in federal states - cup.org/45vlYBH
- Christoph Niessen, Sean Mueller & Min Reuchamps
#FirstView
August 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
very happy to see this one one, we have tried to create a dialogue between democratic innovations and federalism/territorial minority studies... 🤩
will interest @nenadstojanovic.bsky.social @anewq.bsky.social + @altmandavid.bsky.social 😉
will interest @nenadstojanovic.bsky.social @anewq.bsky.social + @altmandavid.bsky.social 😉
Deliberative minipublics as the McDonaldization of democracy? Or at least democratic innovations... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The McDonaldization of democracy? Globalization and space-making in practices of innovating mini-publics
The paper proposes an “ontographic approach” to the study of globalization. It focuses on different ontologies of globalization enacted in practices o…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Deliberative minipublics as the McDonaldization of democracy? Or at least democratic innovations... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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I am hiring! 1-2 post-docs to join my project on political violence in democracies at @uupeace.bsky.social!
We are looking for 1–2 postdoctoral researchers to join the project “Political Violence in Democracies”, led by @hannefjelde.bsky.social
📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral position
📆 Start Date: Dec 1, (or by agreement)
📍 Location: Uppsala
⏳ Apply by: Oct 1
Read more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral position
📆 Start Date: Dec 1, (or by agreement)
📍 Location: Uppsala
⏳ Apply by: Oct 1
Read more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
August 19, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I am hiring! 1-2 post-docs to join my project on political violence in democracies at @uupeace.bsky.social!
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Apply to EuroWEPS 12/13! We're organizing the next EuroWEPS workshops at Bocconi (Nov 14) and EUI (Dec 15) to discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is Sep 30
August 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Apply to EuroWEPS 12/13! We're organizing the next EuroWEPS workshops at Bocconi (Nov 14) and EUI (Dec 15) to discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is Sep 30
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2-year position as Senior Researcher or Project Researcher in the ERC Synergy Project funded by the European Union "Advancing Digital Democratic Innovation" under the lead of Prof. Maija Setälä at UTU in Turku, Finland ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...
Senior Researcher or Project Researcher in the project Advancing Digital Democratic Innovation
The Department of Philosophy, Contemporary History and Political Science at the University of Turku invites applications for a temporary position for a Senior Researcher or a Project Researcher from 1...
ats.talentadore.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
2-year position as Senior Researcher or Project Researcher in the ERC Synergy Project funded by the European Union "Advancing Digital Democratic Innovation" under the lead of Prof. Maija Setälä at UTU in Turku, Finland ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...