Jonathan S Doucette
@jdoucette.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Aalborg University. My research examines religion, historical regimes, state formation, and democratization.
Personal website: https://t.co/M1J5XAy13P
Personal website: https://t.co/M1J5XAy13P
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How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
Cambridge Core - Political Economy - How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
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Very happy that my forthcoming @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements - "How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia: Economic Development, Regime Change, and State Formation, 800–1800." Can now be pre-ordered at www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Can state-building disrupt rather than stabilize society? In a new @apsrjournal.bsky.social article, @victorgayeco.bsky.social and I show that the expansion of state communication networks spurred rebellion for decades in France before the Revolution
👉 Article: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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👉 Article: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Can state-building disrupt rather than stabilize society? In a new @apsrjournal.bsky.social article, @victorgayeco.bsky.social and I show that the expansion of state communication networks spurred rebellion for decades in France before the Revolution
👉 Article: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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👉 Article: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Very happy that my forthcoming @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements - "How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia: Economic Development, Regime Change, and State Formation, 800–1800." Can now be pre-ordered at www.cambridge.org/core/element...
How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
Cambridge Core - Political Economy - How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
www.cambridge.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Very happy that my forthcoming @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements - "How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia: Economic Development, Regime Change, and State Formation, 800–1800." Can now be pre-ordered at www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Very happy that my forthcoming @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements - "How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia: Economic Development, Regime Change, and State Formation, 800–1800." Can now be pre-ordered at www.cambridge.org/core/element...
How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
Cambridge Core - Political Economy - How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
www.cambridge.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Very happy that my forthcoming @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements - "How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia: Economic Development, Regime Change, and State Formation, 800–1800." Can now be pre-ordered at www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Now forthcoming at Quarterly Journal of Economics
Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...
(See thread below for an overview)
Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...
(See thread below for an overview)
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Now forthcoming at Quarterly Journal of Economics
Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...
(See thread below for an overview)
Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...
(See thread below for an overview)
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Looking for rising stars in Historical Political Economy? 🌍📚
Check out this year’s job market candidates: www.broadstreet.blog/p/hpe-candid...
Check out this year’s job market candidates: www.broadstreet.blog/p/hpe-candid...
HPE candidates on the job market
Job market season is here.
www.broadstreet.blog
September 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Looking for rising stars in Historical Political Economy? 🌍📚
Check out this year’s job market candidates: www.broadstreet.blog/p/hpe-candid...
Check out this year’s job market candidates: www.broadstreet.blog/p/hpe-candid...
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Sometimes individual leaders can leave an imprint that persists long after their tenure. In a new paper with Jørgen Møller, we show how Pope Gregory VII used his network to spread urban political autonomy across Europe www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...
September 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Sometimes individual leaders can leave an imprint that persists long after their tenure. In a new paper with Jørgen Møller, we show how Pope Gregory VII used his network to spread urban political autonomy across Europe www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...
Sometimes individual leaders can leave an imprint that persists long after their tenure. In a new paper with Jørgen Møller, we show how Pope Gregory VII used his network to spread urban political autonomy across Europe www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...
September 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Sometimes individual leaders can leave an imprint that persists long after their tenure. In a new paper with Jørgen Møller, we show how Pope Gregory VII used his network to spread urban political autonomy across Europe www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...
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A must read, especially for anyone who thinks that making little concessions and keeping your head down will work:
August 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A must read, especially for anyone who thinks that making little concessions and keeping your head down will work:
The same is true for most cross-national studies www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
August 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The same is true for most cross-national studies www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
If you need to escape from current politics for a while, my co-author, Jørgen Møller, discusses our book "The Catholic Church and European State Formation, 1000-1500" on the New Books podcast: newbooksnetwork.com/the-catholic...
Jørgen Møller and Jonathan Stavnskær Doucette, "The Catholic Church and European State Formation, AD 1000-1500" (Oxford UP, 2022) - New Books Network
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August 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
If you need to escape from current politics for a while, my co-author, Jørgen Møller, discusses our book "The Catholic Church and European State Formation, 1000-1500" on the New Books podcast: newbooksnetwork.com/the-catholic...
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There have been a number of recent articles on statistical power in quantitative political science. This is something that I think deserves more attention and discussion. A short thread of the articles I have read. 🧵
July 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
There have been a number of recent articles on statistical power in quantitative political science. This is something that I think deserves more attention and discussion. A short thread of the articles I have read. 🧵
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🚨🚨 Accepted yesterday! 🚨🚨
@lenkabustikova.bsky.social and I introduce the concept of "Confessional Illiberalism" and distinguish it from two other forms of illiberalism, reactionary and prejudicial illiberalism.
We also compare the concept to other '-isms' to tidy the backsliding literature.
@lenkabustikova.bsky.social and I introduce the concept of "Confessional Illiberalism" and distinguish it from two other forms of illiberalism, reactionary and prejudicial illiberalism.
We also compare the concept to other '-isms' to tidy the backsliding literature.
May 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🚨🚨 Accepted yesterday! 🚨🚨
@lenkabustikova.bsky.social and I introduce the concept of "Confessional Illiberalism" and distinguish it from two other forms of illiberalism, reactionary and prejudicial illiberalism.
We also compare the concept to other '-isms' to tidy the backsliding literature.
@lenkabustikova.bsky.social and I introduce the concept of "Confessional Illiberalism" and distinguish it from two other forms of illiberalism, reactionary and prejudicial illiberalism.
We also compare the concept to other '-isms' to tidy the backsliding literature.
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The family became afflicted with the disease of dynasties: inheritance by babies and buffoon, or both
That would normally be the death nail for a noble House, but not this time. The Estates of Württemberg stepped in to protect the state, deposed buffoons and ruledon behalf of the babies. (2/3)
That would normally be the death nail for a noble House, but not this time. The Estates of Württemberg stepped in to protect the state, deposed buffoons and ruledon behalf of the babies. (2/3)
May 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The family became afflicted with the disease of dynasties: inheritance by babies and buffoon, or both
That would normally be the death nail for a noble House, but not this time. The Estates of Württemberg stepped in to protect the state, deposed buffoons and ruledon behalf of the babies. (2/3)
That would normally be the death nail for a noble House, but not this time. The Estates of Württemberg stepped in to protect the state, deposed buffoons and ruledon behalf of the babies. (2/3)
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Thrilled that my article has just been published at @apsrjournal.bsky.social! 🎉 The article argues that low statistical power is a major impediment to acquiring cumulative knowledge on questions concerning cross-national differences: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
What Can We Learn about the Effects of Democracy Using Cross-National Data? | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
What Can We Learn about the Effects of Democracy Using Cross-National Data?
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December 10, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Thrilled that my article has just been published at @apsrjournal.bsky.social! 🎉 The article argues that low statistical power is a major impediment to acquiring cumulative knowledge on questions concerning cross-national differences: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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A few years ago, @danweitzel.net, John Gerring, @skaaning.bsky.social and I were curious how well one could predict subjective democracy measures using easy(ish) to code observables. Turns out, *quite* well, even out of sample. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
April 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A few years ago, @danweitzel.net, John Gerring, @skaaning.bsky.social and I were curious how well one could predict subjective democracy measures using easy(ish) to code observables. Turns out, *quite* well, even out of sample. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Power corrupts. It’s time for Singapore to become a democracy.
Opinion | My Father Founded Singapore. He Would Be Troubled by What It’s Become. (Gift Article)
The nation’s current leaders are not living up to my father’s high standards of governance, and Singapore is suffering as a result.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Power corrupts. It’s time for Singapore to become a democracy.
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🚨 Very excited that our paper on *Rulers on the Road* has been cond. accepted at the AJPS @ajpseditor.bsky.social. We analyze emperors' strategies of itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire 919-1519. Fun working with @claranw.bsky.social, @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jørgen Møller shorturl.at/Spm7z
April 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚨 Very excited that our paper on *Rulers on the Road* has been cond. accepted at the AJPS @ajpseditor.bsky.social. We analyze emperors' strategies of itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire 919-1519. Fun working with @claranw.bsky.social, @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jørgen Møller shorturl.at/Spm7z
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Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
April 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
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Les om den utrolige historien om hvordan vi har klart å rekonstruere de tapte norske kommunevalgene før 1937 www.forskning.no/politikk-sta...
Hvordan kunne valgresultatet fra norske kommunevalg bare forsvinne?
Her er den utrolige historien.
www.forskning.no
April 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Les om den utrolige historien om hvordan vi har klart å rekonstruere de tapte norske kommunevalgene før 1937 www.forskning.no/politikk-sta...
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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 🧵👇
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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 🧵👇
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Here's @adamprz.bsky.social, telling it like it is... I could not agree more.
March 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Here's @adamprz.bsky.social, telling it like it is... I could not agree more.
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Still baffled that the majority of voters in one of the world's oldest and richest democracies voted for an autocrat and likely economic decline
March 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Still baffled that the majority of voters in one of the world's oldest and richest democracies voted for an autocrat and likely economic decline
Still baffled that the majority of voters in one of the world's oldest and richest democracies voted for an autocrat and likely economic decline
March 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Still baffled that the majority of voters in one of the world's oldest and richest democracies voted for an autocrat and likely economic decline
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How exceptional is the current attempt to curb democracy in the US? And can we learn something from cases of autocratization in established democracies? A thread.
The US is unlike other cases. Yet, democracy might still be saved. 65% of established democracies that break down are reestablished.
The US is unlike other cases. Yet, democracy might still be saved. 65% of established democracies that break down are reestablished.
March 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
How exceptional is the current attempt to curb democracy in the US? And can we learn something from cases of autocratization in established democracies? A thread.
The US is unlike other cases. Yet, democracy might still be saved. 65% of established democracies that break down are reestablished.
The US is unlike other cases. Yet, democracy might still be saved. 65% of established democracies that break down are reestablished.