Kristina Bakkær Simonsen
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Political Science at Aarhus University studying political marginalization, immigrant integration, and moralization. https://sites.google.com/view/kristinabsimonsen/
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Reports suggest that the UK plans to emulate Denmark's migration system
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social argues that "research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians."
🔗 bit.ly/3LA1UI4
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social argues that "research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians."
🔗 bit.ly/3LA1UI4
Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Reports suggest that the UK plans to emulate Denmark's migration system
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social argues that "research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians."
🔗 bit.ly/3LA1UI4
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social argues that "research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians."
🔗 bit.ly/3LA1UI4
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Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
And on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning (starting around 8:16): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
And on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning (starting around 8:16): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY!
Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩🏫🥳
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩🏫🥳
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY!
Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩🏫🥳
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩🏫🥳
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Godt afsnit af 'Supertanker' om begrebet sammenhængskraft. Med @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social og @nicolaiknudsen.bsky.social
Relevant ifbm. 'åndelig oprustning'. Sammenhængskraft er godt, men mer' ikke nødvendigvis bedre.
#dkpol #dkvid
Pocketcast pca.st/episode/652a...
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/super...
Relevant ifbm. 'åndelig oprustning'. Sammenhængskraft er godt, men mer' ikke nødvendigvis bedre.
#dkpol #dkvid
Pocketcast pca.st/episode/652a...
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/super...
Supertanker | Hvor meget sammenhængskraft er nok? | Lyt som podcast | DR LYD
Lyt som podcast her på DR LYD. Politikere taler ofte om vigtigheden af sammenhængskraft i Danmark. Men hvad er det egentlig? Hvordan opnår vi den? Hvor ligger den gyldne balance mellem ensretning og p...
www.dr.dk
November 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Godt afsnit af 'Supertanker' om begrebet sammenhængskraft. Med @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social og @nicolaiknudsen.bsky.social
Relevant ifbm. 'åndelig oprustning'. Sammenhængskraft er godt, men mer' ikke nødvendigvis bedre.
#dkpol #dkvid
Pocketcast pca.st/episode/652a...
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/super...
Relevant ifbm. 'åndelig oprustning'. Sammenhængskraft er godt, men mer' ikke nødvendigvis bedre.
#dkpol #dkvid
Pocketcast pca.st/episode/652a...
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/super...
Final days to submit your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference! Deadline Nov 7 - epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Final days to submit your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference! Deadline Nov 7 - epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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I feel like there's a lesson here about grind culture and creativity.
the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed
October 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I feel like there's a lesson here about grind culture and creativity.
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Excited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social at the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast. Submit your abstracts by Nov 7!
This is your heads up that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast is a month from now (Nov 7)! I'm chairing the Migration Politics section w/ @aalrababah.bsky.social and we're excited to receive contributions from across the discipline🕺🏻
▶️ Migration Politics
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
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👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
October 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Excited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social at the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast. Submit your abstracts by Nov 7!
This is your heads up that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast is a month from now (Nov 7)! I'm chairing the Migration Politics section w/ @aalrababah.bsky.social and we're excited to receive contributions from across the discipline🕺🏻
▶️ Migration Politics
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
October 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is your heads up that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast is a month from now (Nov 7)! I'm chairing the Migration Politics section w/ @aalrababah.bsky.social and we're excited to receive contributions from across the discipline🕺🏻
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▶️ Migration Politics
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
October 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
▶️ Migration Politics
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
Submit your most exciting work on migration to our section at the EPSS conference in Belfast (June 18-20, 2026). Deadline for submitting your abstract is November 7 📩 @epssnet.bsky.social
▶️ Migration Politics
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
October 3, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Submit your most exciting work on migration to our section at the EPSS conference in Belfast (June 18-20, 2026). Deadline for submitting your abstract is November 7 📩 @epssnet.bsky.social
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If you work on the politics of migration, integration, or citizenship, consider submitting it to @epssnet.bsky.social and the more-than-capable hands of co-chairs @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social @aalrababah.bsky.social. Deadline is 7 November! #migcitsky #polisky
▶️ Migration Politics
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
October 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If you work on the politics of migration, integration, or citizenship, consider submitting it to @epssnet.bsky.social and the more-than-capable hands of co-chairs @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social @aalrababah.bsky.social. Deadline is 7 November! #migcitsky #polisky
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>>> It also covers work on receiving societies, such as citizenship, immigrant integration, political representation, and public attitudes toward migrants and minorities.
Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics.
7/
Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics.
7/
October 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
>>> It also covers work on receiving societies, such as citizenship, immigrant integration, political representation, and public attitudes toward migrants and minorities.
Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics.
7/
Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics.
7/
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"However, research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians."
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social examines the much vaunted Danish immigration system
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social examines the much vaunted Danish immigration system
Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
ukandeu.ac.uk
September 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"However, research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians."
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social examines the much vaunted Danish immigration system
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social examines the much vaunted Danish immigration system
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How can we understand the forces that keep political conflict alive in social life, even when its political salience has waned? In my and Anna van Vree's new working paper, we analyse 27 focus groups on immigration to show how moral boundaries make division sticky & potent: osf.io/preprints/so...
September 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
How can we understand the forces that keep political conflict alive in social life, even when its political salience has waned? In my and Anna van Vree's new working paper, we analyse 27 focus groups on immigration to show how moral boundaries make division sticky & potent: osf.io/preprints/so...
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“We argue that previous moralization explains focus groups’ perception of division as persistent and insuperable”
Sounds like a great paper ⬇️ Important to move beyond elite and media causes to collective sense-making. How ppl see “the other side” is sticky- it stays and spreads
Sounds like a great paper ⬇️ Important to move beyond elite and media causes to collective sense-making. How ppl see “the other side” is sticky- it stays and spreads
How can we understand the forces that keep political conflict alive in social life, even when its political salience has waned? In my and Anna van Vree's new working paper, we analyse 27 focus groups on immigration to show how moral boundaries make division sticky & potent: osf.io/preprints/so...
September 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“We argue that previous moralization explains focus groups’ perception of division as persistent and insuperable”
Sounds like a great paper ⬇️ Important to move beyond elite and media causes to collective sense-making. How ppl see “the other side” is sticky- it stays and spreads
Sounds like a great paper ⬇️ Important to move beyond elite and media causes to collective sense-making. How ppl see “the other side” is sticky- it stays and spreads
How can we understand the forces that keep political conflict alive in social life, even when its political salience has waned? In my and Anna van Vree's new working paper, we analyse 27 focus groups on immigration to show how moral boundaries make division sticky & potent: osf.io/preprints/so...
September 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
How can we understand the forces that keep political conflict alive in social life, even when its political salience has waned? In my and Anna van Vree's new working paper, we analyse 27 focus groups on immigration to show how moral boundaries make division sticky & potent: osf.io/preprints/so...
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At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....
Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science
The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...
werkenbij.uva.nl
September 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....
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Important read (2) 👇
In light of Keir Starmer's turn on immigration & debates in the UK about Denmark as an example to follow, I was invited by @ukandeu.bsky.social to reflect on what the research tells us about lessons to draw from Danish migration policy. Here's my take on the pitfalls: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
ukandeu.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Important read (2) 👇
In light of Keir Starmer's turn on immigration & debates in the UK about Denmark as an example to follow, I was invited by @ukandeu.bsky.social to reflect on what the research tells us about lessons to draw from Danish migration policy. Here's my take on the pitfalls: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
ukandeu.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In light of Keir Starmer's turn on immigration & debates in the UK about Denmark as an example to follow, I was invited by @ukandeu.bsky.social to reflect on what the research tells us about lessons to draw from Danish migration policy. Here's my take on the pitfalls: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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"The applicability of the Danish Social Democratic strategy to the political situation in the UK is not self-evident. Rather, it serves as a warning that you cannot win over anti-immigration voters without simultaneously losing those who are pro-immigration."
ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
ukandeu.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"The applicability of the Danish Social Democratic strategy to the political situation in the UK is not self-evident. Rather, it serves as a warning that you cannot win over anti-immigration voters without simultaneously losing those who are pro-immigration."
ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Sammen med Thomas, @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social og @panktroels.bsky.social fra Det Unge Akademi har jeg skrevet et debatindlæg i @politiken.dk om regeringens “åndelige oprustning” og de samtidige nedskæringer i den kulturelle infrastruktur.
Læs med her:
politiken.dk/debat/debati...
Læs med her:
politiken.dk/debat/debati...
Lektorer og adjunkt: Der er lang vej til åndelig oprustning, når regeringen undergraver landets kulturelle infrastruktur
Kulturarvsinstitutioner som Den Danske Ordbog, Rigsarkivet og Det Kongelige Bibliotek er ikke luksus – de er fundamentet for vores fælles hukommelse og evne til at tænke kritisk.
politiken.dk
September 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Sammen med Thomas, @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social og @panktroels.bsky.social fra Det Unge Akademi har jeg skrevet et debatindlæg i @politiken.dk om regeringens “åndelige oprustning” og de samtidige nedskæringer i den kulturelle infrastruktur.
Læs med her:
politiken.dk/debat/debati...
Læs med her:
politiken.dk/debat/debati...