Kristian Frederiksen
@kristianvsf.bsky.social
Associate professor at Aarhus University. Democratic erosion, citizens & elites. Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/kristianfrederiksen
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The Way Back After Backsliding: Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy - Kristian Frederiksen, Robb Willer, Michael Bang Petersen, 2026
Abundant prior research has analyzed the mass public’s role in democratic backsliding. Comparatively little research has studied democratic restoration, the reh...
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Great to see "The Way Back After Backsliding: Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy" with @robbwiller.bsky.social and @m-b-petersen.bsky.social out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social
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Reposted by Kristian Frederiksen
🚨New WP: Can an AI voter guide (grounded in information from a nonpartisan, fact-checked source) help voters’ decision making? 🚨
We built and evaluated an LLM-based chatbot that provided voting info in CA & TX (N=2,474) right before the 2024 election. 🧵👇
We built and evaluated an LLM-based chatbot that provided voting info in CA & TX (N=2,474) right before the 2024 election. 🧵👇
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
🚨New WP: Can an AI voter guide (grounded in information from a nonpartisan, fact-checked source) help voters’ decision making? 🚨
We built and evaluated an LLM-based chatbot that provided voting info in CA & TX (N=2,474) right before the 2024 election. 🧵👇
We built and evaluated an LLM-based chatbot that provided voting info in CA & TX (N=2,474) right before the 2024 election. 🧵👇
These insights may be useful for future governments seeking to rehabilitate democratic institutions in other currently backsliding democracies, too (say, the United States).
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 AM
These insights may be useful for future governments seeking to rehabilitate democratic institutions in other currently backsliding democracies, too (say, the United States).
The results show that public opinion paved the way for democratic restoration following the 2023 election (i.e., anti-democratic sentiment did not increase), but elites might jeopardize this positive response by attempting to restore democracy in a confrontational, aggressive manner.
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The results show that public opinion paved the way for democratic restoration following the 2023 election (i.e., anti-democratic sentiment did not increase), but elites might jeopardize this positive response by attempting to restore democracy in a confrontational, aggressive manner.
We study the crucial case of Poland and demonstrate important policy implications for how the current government led by Donald Tusk can best go about rebuilding democratic institutions.
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 AM
We study the crucial case of Poland and demonstrate important policy implications for how the current government led by Donald Tusk can best go about rebuilding democratic institutions.
Great to see "The Way Back After Backsliding: Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy" with @robbwiller.bsky.social and @m-b-petersen.bsky.social out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
The Way Back After Backsliding: Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy - Kristian Frederiksen, Robb Willer, Michael Bang Petersen, 2026
Abundant prior research has analyzed the mass public’s role in democratic backsliding. Comparatively little research has studied democratic restoration, the reh...
journals.sagepub.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Great to see "The Way Back After Backsliding: Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy" with @robbwiller.bsky.social and @m-b-petersen.bsky.social out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Reposted by Kristian Frederiksen
I still remember vividly reading this NYT headline in October 2024, sitting in a coffee shop in Boston, a fortnight before the presidential election
#Minneapolis
#Minneapolis
January 24, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I still remember vividly reading this NYT headline in October 2024, sitting in a coffee shop in Boston, a fortnight before the presidential election
#Minneapolis
#Minneapolis
Tusind tak Laura ☺️
January 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Tusind tak Laura ☺️
Thanks a lot Marta!
January 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Thanks a lot Marta!
Tusind tak, C H!
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Tusind tak, C H!
Not sure about that, but huge thanks! Hope you're doing well too ☺️
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Not sure about that, but huge thanks! Hope you're doing well too ☺️
Tusind tak ☺️
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Tusind tak ☺️
Thanks a lot!
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Thanks a lot!
🎉 tusind tak! Næsten så stort som at vinde eliteworkshoppen!
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
🎉 tusind tak! Næsten så stort som at vinde eliteworkshoppen!
Mange tak Michael 🙌🏼
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Mange tak Michael 🙌🏼
Tusind tak Søren!
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Tusind tak Søren!
Many, many thanks Valentin! I hope you are doing well 😊
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Many, many thanks Valentin! I hope you are doing well 😊
Thanks Tobias! After the lift at your defense I knew nothing was impossible 😉
January 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Thanks Tobias! After the lift at your defense I knew nothing was impossible 😉
Mange tak Frederik!
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Mange tak Frederik!
🙌🏼 grateful for your mentorship
January 23, 2026 at 2:25 PM
🙌🏼 grateful for your mentorship
Extremely happy and relieved to share that I've been hired as an Associate Professor in Political Science in Aarhus from February 1. Time to go get these ba⭐ds trying to undermine democracy and/or the sovereignty principle. And teach a whole lot of course. I will keep you posted!
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Extremely happy and relieved to share that I've been hired as an Associate Professor in Political Science in Aarhus from February 1. Time to go get these ba⭐ds trying to undermine democracy and/or the sovereignty principle. And teach a whole lot of course. I will keep you posted!
Reposted by Kristian Frederiksen
Joint work with the brilliant
@kristianvsf.bsky.social
@sirianned.bsky.social
@aykutozturk.bsky.social
Open access article here 👇
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@kristianvsf.bsky.social
@sirianned.bsky.social
@aykutozturk.bsky.social
Open access article here 👇
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Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World - Volume 56
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January 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Joint work with the brilliant
@kristianvsf.bsky.social
@sirianned.bsky.social
@aykutozturk.bsky.social
Open access article here 👇
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@kristianvsf.bsky.social
@sirianned.bsky.social
@aykutozturk.bsky.social
Open access article here 👇
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Our 32-country conjoint study on which societal characteristics citizens prioritize is now published at @bjpols.bsky.social
w. excellent @anjaneundorf.bsky.social @sirianned.bsky.social @aykutozturk.bsky.social
w. excellent @anjaneundorf.bsky.social @sirianned.bsky.social @aykutozturk.bsky.social
NEW -
Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World - https://cup.org/49auQPf
- @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, @sirianned.bsky.social, Kristian Vrede Skaaning Frederiksen & @aykutozturk.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World - https://cup.org/49auQPf
- @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, @sirianned.bsky.social, Kristian Vrede Skaaning Frederiksen & @aykutozturk.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
December 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Our 32-country conjoint study on which societal characteristics citizens prioritize is now published at @bjpols.bsky.social
w. excellent @anjaneundorf.bsky.social @sirianned.bsky.social @aykutozturk.bsky.social
w. excellent @anjaneundorf.bsky.social @sirianned.bsky.social @aykutozturk.bsky.social