Martin Søyland
@martigso.bsky.social
Ass. Prof. @ University of Stavanger, Department of Media and Social Sciences
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🚨 New article out!
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚨 New article out!
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
Great piece and data! And, big congrats to @inalkristiansen.bsky.social with her first (of many great) publications! 🥳
NEW -
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - https://cup.org/47i6oKQ
- @jacobnyrup.bsky.social, @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social & Ina Lyftingsmo Kristiansen
#OpenAccess
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - https://cup.org/47i6oKQ
- @jacobnyrup.bsky.social, @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social & Ina Lyftingsmo Kristiansen
#OpenAccess
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Great piece and data! And, big congrats to @inalkristiansen.bsky.social with her first (of many great) publications! 🥳
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🚨 New paper out! 🚨I'll post a summary thread with the main findings shortly.
NEW -
Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right - https://cup.org/3Jm68SS
- Alexander De Juan, @felixhaass.bsky.social & @juvoss.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right - https://cup.org/3Jm68SS
- Alexander De Juan, @felixhaass.bsky.social & @juvoss.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
October 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🚨 New paper out! 🚨I'll post a summary thread with the main findings shortly.
Er det "litt" ironisk at Per Morten Borgli fra Sandnes skal sitte i Kontroll- og konstitusjonskomiteen? Jeg bare legger denne her samlesiden om det jeg mener er helt åpenbar korrupsjon her: www.aftenbladet.no/emne/habilit...
Stavanger Aftenblad
Nyheter fra verdens beste fylke - Rogaland! Siste nytt innen lokalt, sport, innenriks, utenriks og kultur.
www.aftenbladet.no
October 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Er det "litt" ironisk at Per Morten Borgli fra Sandnes skal sitte i Kontroll- og konstitusjonskomiteen? Jeg bare legger denne her samlesiden om det jeg mener er helt åpenbar korrupsjon her: www.aftenbladet.no/emne/habilit...
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On the 7th of November Master in Political Science Solveig Bjørkholt will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science @statsvitenskap.bsky.social:
"The Politics of International Standardization"
"The Politics of International Standardization"
Disputation Solveig Bjørkholt
- Institutt for statsvitenskap (ISV)
Master in Political Science Solveig Bjørkholt will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:
The Politics of International Standardization
https://www.sv.uio.no/isv/forskning/aktuelt/arrangementer/disputaser/2025/disputation-Solveig-Bjørkholt.html
October 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
On the 7th of November Master in Political Science Solveig Bjørkholt will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science @statsvitenskap.bsky.social:
"The Politics of International Standardization"
"The Politics of International Standardization"
Finnes det eksempel i media på noen som evner å tenke kontrafaktisk? "Hadde dette aldri løst seg hvis ikke Trump ble president?", "kunne det løst seg enda tidligere uten ham?"
October 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Finnes det eksempel i media på noen som evner å tenke kontrafaktisk? "Hadde dette aldri løst seg hvis ikke Trump ble president?", "kunne det løst seg enda tidligere uten ham?"
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Forfatterne har også skrevet kronikk i DN om funnene: www.dn.no/kronikk/nye-...
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Forfatterne har også skrevet kronikk i DN om funnene: www.dn.no/kronikk/nye-...
Dette er fantastiske nyheter for det norske demokratiet! Det blir ikke avstemning over alternativ (forslaget fra AP og H) i statsbudsjettvoteringer likevel. Ville skjøvet mye makt fra storting til regjering om det gikk gjennom.
October 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Dette er fantastiske nyheter for det norske demokratiet! Det blir ikke avstemning over alternativ (forslaget fra AP og H) i statsbudsjettvoteringer likevel. Ville skjøvet mye makt fra storting til regjering om det gikk gjennom.
Go-Ahead som selskap og konsept kan faktisk bare brenne i helvete. For femte gang siden midten av august kansellerer eller endrer de billetten min samme dag som toget skal gå.
Privatisering av jernbane er _ikke_ løsning på noe som helst. 😤
Privatisering av jernbane er _ikke_ løsning på noe som helst. 😤
October 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Go-Ahead som selskap og konsept kan faktisk bare brenne i helvete. For femte gang siden midten av august kansellerer eller endrer de billetten min samme dag som toget skal gå.
Privatisering av jernbane er _ikke_ løsning på noe som helst. 😤
Privatisering av jernbane er _ikke_ løsning på noe som helst. 😤
I dag er eg så heldig at eg skal vera med på ein samtale mellom Ingrid Fiskaa og meg sjølv. Me vil ta for oss kva aspekt av norsk demokrati som er mest sårbare. Teori møter praksis! timebibliotek.no/nn/arrangeme...
Demokrati under press | 11. sep. 19:30 | Time bibliotek
Statsvitar Martin G. Søyland og stortingsrepresentant Ingrid Fiskaa diskuterar demokrati.
timebibliotek.no
September 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I dag er eg så heldig at eg skal vera med på ein samtale mellom Ingrid Fiskaa og meg sjølv. Me vil ta for oss kva aspekt av norsk demokrati som er mest sårbare. Teori møter praksis! timebibliotek.no/nn/arrangeme...
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On October 13th Master of Science in Political Science Palina Kolvani will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:
"The State of Numbers: Political Economy of Official Statistics"
"The State of Numbers: Political Economy of Official Statistics"
Disputation Palina Kolvani
- Institutt for statsvitenskap (ISV)
Master of Science in Political Science Palina Kolvani will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:
The State of Numbers: Political Economy of Official Statistics
www.sv.uio.no
September 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
On October 13th Master of Science in Political Science Palina Kolvani will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:
"The State of Numbers: Political Economy of Official Statistics"
"The State of Numbers: Political Economy of Official Statistics"
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Jeg skrev en sak om rikinger som vil flytte i KK på valgdagen. Om hvor stort problemet er, om vi trenger et "utvandringsregnskap" Kanskje timingen gjorde at noen her som ville lest den overså den på mandag? Ubeskjedent nok forsøker jeg å gi den en ny sjanse😁
September 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Jeg skrev en sak om rikinger som vil flytte i KK på valgdagen. Om hvor stort problemet er, om vi trenger et "utvandringsregnskap" Kanskje timingen gjorde at noen her som ville lest den overså den på mandag? Ubeskjedent nok forsøker jeg å gi den en ny sjanse😁
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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....
Reposted by Martin Søyland
New article by @amalienilsen.bsky.social in Democratization on the effect of HK protests on pro-democracy voting
And there is more to come from Amalie on how protests shape pro- and anti-democratic behavior
And there is more to come from Amalie on how protests shape pro- and anti-democratic behavior
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 5:53 PM
New article by @amalienilsen.bsky.social in Democratization on the effect of HK protests on pro-democracy voting
And there is more to come from Amalie on how protests shape pro- and anti-democratic behavior
And there is more to come from Amalie on how protests shape pro- and anti-democratic behavior
Reposted by Martin Søyland
📊 New dataset and paper alert!
We’re proud to launch the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019: a global dataset covering 1,452 mass mobilization movements. It was just published in Comparative Political Studies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Below follows a 🧵
We’re proud to launch the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019: a global dataset covering 1,452 mass mobilization movements. It was just published in Comparative Political Studies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Below follows a 🧵
August 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
📊 New dataset and paper alert!
We’re proud to launch the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019: a global dataset covering 1,452 mass mobilization movements. It was just published in Comparative Political Studies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Below follows a 🧵
We’re proud to launch the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019: a global dataset covering 1,452 mass mobilization movements. It was just published in Comparative Political Studies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Below follows a 🧵
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Are regimes with higher nr's of core supporters more durable? Are regimes with more diverse coalitions of supporters more durable?
In this (published today) @cpsjournal.bsky.social article, @sirianned.bsky.social , @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social , and @torewig.bsky.social I answer "Yes" to both Qs.
In this (published today) @cpsjournal.bsky.social article, @sirianned.bsky.social , @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social , and @torewig.bsky.social I answer "Yes" to both Qs.
August 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Are regimes with higher nr's of core supporters more durable? Are regimes with more diverse coalitions of supporters more durable?
In this (published today) @cpsjournal.bsky.social article, @sirianned.bsky.social , @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social , and @torewig.bsky.social I answer "Yes" to both Qs.
In this (published today) @cpsjournal.bsky.social article, @sirianned.bsky.social , @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social , and @torewig.bsky.social I answer "Yes" to both Qs.
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📢 New article
👥 @philippbroniecki.bsky.social & @bjornhoyland.bsky.social land
🔎 What Unites the Right in the European Parliament?
📖 Open access In European Union Politics.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1465...
👥 @philippbroniecki.bsky.social & @bjornhoyland.bsky.social land
🔎 What Unites the Right in the European Parliament?
📖 Open access In European Union Politics.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1465...
What unites the right in the European Parliament? - Philipp Broniecki, Bjørn Høyland, 2025
This letter analyzes coalition patterns among right-wing groups in the European Parliament, exploring the conditions that lead these groups to unite on policy. ...
doi.org
August 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
📢 New article
👥 @philippbroniecki.bsky.social & @bjornhoyland.bsky.social land
🔎 What Unites the Right in the European Parliament?
📖 Open access In European Union Politics.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1465...
👥 @philippbroniecki.bsky.social & @bjornhoyland.bsky.social land
🔎 What Unites the Right in the European Parliament?
📖 Open access In European Union Politics.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1465...
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📢 New article
👥 @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social, @haakongjerlw.bsky.social & @liserakner.bsky.social
🔎 The politics of litigating and adjudicating electoral disputes: Evidence from Zambia.
📖 Open access In Electoral Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
👥 @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social, @haakongjerlw.bsky.social & @liserakner.bsky.social
🔎 The politics of litigating and adjudicating electoral disputes: Evidence from Zambia.
📖 Open access In Electoral Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
August 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
📢 New article
👥 @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social, @haakongjerlw.bsky.social & @liserakner.bsky.social
🔎 The politics of litigating and adjudicating electoral disputes: Evidence from Zambia.
📖 Open access In Electoral Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
👥 @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social, @haakongjerlw.bsky.social & @liserakner.bsky.social
🔎 The politics of litigating and adjudicating electoral disputes: Evidence from Zambia.
📖 Open access In Electoral Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
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"The super rich and the rest: Campaign finance pressures and the wealth of politicians"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
August 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
"The super rich and the rest: Campaign finance pressures and the wealth of politicians"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The best explanation for the Democratic Peace according to GPT5: A norms explanation. Because you can apparently vary democracy while keeping institutions constant…
August 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The best explanation for the Democratic Peace according to GPT5: A norms explanation. Because you can apparently vary democracy while keeping institutions constant…
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Zambian politics have been quite dramatic in the last 20 years (timeline below). With that kind of competition, you’d expect MPs to fight to gain an edge in every arena, especially MPs elected on a thin margin. However, I find the opposite in Zambia’s parliament: doi.org/10.1080/1357...
August 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Zambian politics have been quite dramatic in the last 20 years (timeline below). With that kind of competition, you’d expect MPs to fight to gain an edge in every arena, especially MPs elected on a thin margin. However, I find the opposite in Zambia’s parliament: doi.org/10.1080/1357...
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New paper by @antonkronborg.bsky.social, based on our project with the archive of parliamentary debates in Zambia. Patterns in speechmaking in the national assembly suggest that the parliamentary floor is used by established politicians to seek ministerial office: doi.org/10.1080/1357...
August 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New paper by @antonkronborg.bsky.social, based on our project with the archive of parliamentary debates in Zambia. Patterns in speechmaking in the national assembly suggest that the parliamentary floor is used by established politicians to seek ministerial office: doi.org/10.1080/1357...
Dette er en av de dummeste idéene jeg har sett. Jeg blir overrasket om det finnes alternativer å flytte jorda til nært nok, som også svarer godt på spørsmålet: hvorfor ikke bare bygge der heller da? Også stort rødt flagg at PM Borgli står i spissen.
www.nrk.no/rogaland/vil...
www.nrk.no/rogaland/vil...
Vil grave opp og flytte dyrket mark for å bygge boliger: – Dette er hellig jord
Utbyggere foreslår å flytte 175.000 lastebillass med matjord. Frp mener det er et klimavennlig prosjekt. – Virker helt urealistisk, sier jordekspert.
www.nrk.no
July 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Dette er en av de dummeste idéene jeg har sett. Jeg blir overrasket om det finnes alternativer å flytte jorda til nært nok, som også svarer godt på spørsmålet: hvorfor ikke bare bygge der heller da? Også stort rødt flagg at PM Borgli står i spissen.
www.nrk.no/rogaland/vil...
www.nrk.no/rogaland/vil...
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"Autocrats can't always get what they want" by Nathan J Brown, Steven D Schaaf, Samer Anabtawi & Julian G Waller is a very insightful book about autocratic politics that I enjoyed reading this summer.
I've written a book note about it to @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social : www.prio.org/journals/jpr...
I've written a book note about it to @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social : www.prio.org/journals/jpr...
Autocrats Can’t Always Get What They Want: State Institutions and Autonomy under Authoritarianism – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
www.prio.org
July 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"Autocrats can't always get what they want" by Nathan J Brown, Steven D Schaaf, Samer Anabtawi & Julian G Waller is a very insightful book about autocratic politics that I enjoyed reading this summer.
I've written a book note about it to @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social : www.prio.org/journals/jpr...
I've written a book note about it to @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social : www.prio.org/journals/jpr...
@vldjuve.bsky.social og jeg har skrevet litt om formelle og uformelle regler og institusjoner i møte med anti-demokratiske bevegelser. Nå er et godt todsptidspunkt for å ta en titt på deler av det norske systemet. klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
Også vi må være på vakt
Det norske demokratiet er basert på uskrevne normer. I turbulente tider bør vi vurdere strengere regler.
klassekampen.no
July 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
@vldjuve.bsky.social og jeg har skrevet litt om formelle og uformelle regler og institusjoner i møte med anti-demokratiske bevegelser. Nå er et godt todsptidspunkt for å ta en titt på deler av det norske systemet. klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...