Olle Folke
@ollefolke.bsky.social
Professor, Department of Government Uppsala University https://sites.google.com/site/folkeolle/
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Why are workers underrepresented in Swedish politics—despite being half the electorate?
In a new SNS Analys report, SITE’s Olle Folke and co-author Johanna Rickne find that structural barriers—not lack of ambition—keep workers from power.
➡️ Read the report (in Swe): www.sns.se/artiklar/sns...
In a new SNS Analys report, SITE’s Olle Folke and co-author Johanna Rickne find that structural barriers—not lack of ambition—keep workers from power.
➡️ Read the report (in Swe): www.sns.se/artiklar/sns...
September 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Why are workers underrepresented in Swedish politics—despite being half the electorate?
In a new SNS Analys report, SITE’s Olle Folke and co-author Johanna Rickne find that structural barriers—not lack of ambition—keep workers from power.
➡️ Read the report (in Swe): www.sns.se/artiklar/sns...
In a new SNS Analys report, SITE’s Olle Folke and co-author Johanna Rickne find that structural barriers—not lack of ambition—keep workers from power.
➡️ Read the report (in Swe): www.sns.se/artiklar/sns...
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📣 Submit your paper to the Leibniz Open Science Day! I will be there to talk about our recent experience with replicating Ciacci (2024) about impacts of the Swedish legislation that banned sex purchases. Call for papers: www.zbw.eu/de/ueber-uns...
June 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
📣 Submit your paper to the Leibniz Open Science Day! I will be there to talk about our recent experience with replicating Ciacci (2024) about impacts of the Swedish legislation that banned sex purchases. Call for papers: www.zbw.eu/de/ueber-uns...
Looking for recommendations on a professional proofreader with experience of political science papers! (Our regular proofreader is not available)
July 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Looking for recommendations on a professional proofreader with experience of political science papers! (Our regular proofreader is not available)
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I really recommend this podcast episode on the story of this paper and the strange non-responses from the journal. A depressing case of how science fails to be self-correcting even in the face of extremely obvious errors.
open.spotify.com/episode/4Eo0...
open.spotify.com/episode/4Eo0...
July 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I really recommend this podcast episode on the story of this paper and the strange non-responses from the journal. A depressing case of how science fails to be self-correcting even in the face of extremely obvious errors.
open.spotify.com/episode/4Eo0...
open.spotify.com/episode/4Eo0...
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Update #2, RETRACTED: 15 months after we (w @ollefolke.bsky.social and @johannarickne.bsky.social ) submitted the initial comment to the Journal, we've noticed the paper was ultimately retracted. Retraction note here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
July 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Update #2, RETRACTED: 15 months after we (w @ollefolke.bsky.social and @johannarickne.bsky.social ) submitted the initial comment to the Journal, we've noticed the paper was ultimately retracted. Retraction note here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Update: We submitted the comment to the Journal of Population Economics, and today we got a desk reject with this motivation. However, we do not know their conclusion about the main results and why the paper was not retracted. Clearly, they do not hold. 1/4
May 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Update: We submitted the comment to the Journal of Population Economics, and today we got a desk reject with this motivation. However, we do not know their conclusion about the main results and why the paper was not retracted. Clearly, they do not hold. 1/4
After one year of waiting, we finally got a response from the Journal of Population Economics about our replication of "Banning the purchase of sex increases cases of rape: evidence from Sweden", confirming the major coding error that invalidates the main results, but not retracting the paper. 1/2
🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵
May 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
After one year of waiting, we finally got a response from the Journal of Population Economics about our replication of "Banning the purchase of sex increases cases of rape: evidence from Sweden", confirming the major coding error that invalidates the main results, but not retracting the paper. 1/2
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A re-analysis of Ciacci's (2024) "Banning the purchase of sex increases cases of rape: Evidence from Sweden" Journal of Population Economics reveals major issues. A year ago, reproducers Adema, Folke, and Rickne found coding errors driving the paper's key results. Let's unpack this in a 🧵
May 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A re-analysis of Ciacci's (2024) "Banning the purchase of sex increases cases of rape: Evidence from Sweden" Journal of Population Economics reveals major issues. A year ago, reproducers Adema, Folke, and Rickne found coding errors driving the paper's key results. Let's unpack this in a 🧵
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🧵 What kind of POPE do AMERICANS want?📸
Before the Conclave, @sophiemainz.bsky.social and I asked 1,500 U.S. adults to choose among hypothetical papal candidates.
Results: Americans prefer a liberal and *non-political* Pope. The latter might be challenging for Leo XIV.
Results ⬇️
Polisky Datasky
Before the Conclave, @sophiemainz.bsky.social and I asked 1,500 U.S. adults to choose among hypothetical papal candidates.
Results: Americans prefer a liberal and *non-political* Pope. The latter might be challenging for Leo XIV.
Results ⬇️
Polisky Datasky
May 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🧵 What kind of POPE do AMERICANS want?📸
Before the Conclave, @sophiemainz.bsky.social and I asked 1,500 U.S. adults to choose among hypothetical papal candidates.
Results: Americans prefer a liberal and *non-political* Pope. The latter might be challenging for Leo XIV.
Results ⬇️
Polisky Datasky
Before the Conclave, @sophiemainz.bsky.social and I asked 1,500 U.S. adults to choose among hypothetical papal candidates.
Results: Americans prefer a liberal and *non-political* Pope. The latter might be challenging for Leo XIV.
Results ⬇️
Polisky Datasky
I am extremely happy with this year's selection Skytte Prize winner, and to welcome Herbert to our department for the award ceremony! Also, we just joined Bluesky, so make sure to follow @uu-polisci.bsky.social!
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 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I am extremely happy with this year's selection Skytte Prize winner, and to welcome Herbert to our department for the award ceremony! Also, we just joined Bluesky, so make sure to follow @uu-polisci.bsky.social!
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New Cambridge Element 'Family Matters: How Romantic Partners Shape Politicians' Careers' by @ollefolke.bsky.social, Moa Frödin Gruneau & @johannarickne.bsky.social is out now.
Read #OpenAccess here - cup.org/4csSJ5x
#cambridgeelements #politics
Read #OpenAccess here - cup.org/4csSJ5x
#cambridgeelements #politics
April 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
New Cambridge Element 'Family Matters: How Romantic Partners Shape Politicians' Careers' by @ollefolke.bsky.social, Moa Frödin Gruneau & @johannarickne.bsky.social is out now.
Read #OpenAccess here - cup.org/4csSJ5x
#cambridgeelements #politics
Read #OpenAccess here - cup.org/4csSJ5x
#cambridgeelements #politics
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Newest Gender & Politics Elements on how romantic partners shape politicians careers is available for free download. Congrats @ollefolke.bsky.social @johannarickne.bsky.social & Moa Frödin Gruneau 🔥🔥🔥
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Family Matters
Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Family Matters
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April 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Newest Gender & Politics Elements on how romantic partners shape politicians careers is available for free download. Congrats @ollefolke.bsky.social @johannarickne.bsky.social & Moa Frödin Gruneau 🔥🔥🔥
@dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social
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Thread describing the findings from our new paper on sexual harassment risks across occupations.
Which occupations carry the highest risk of sexual harassment—and who is doing the harassing?
Our new study finds two distinct patterns depending on whether harassment comes from inside or outside the workplace.
CEPR WP: cepr.org/publications...
Ungated: drive.google.com/file/d/1jPOV...
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Our new study finds two distinct patterns depending on whether harassment comes from inside or outside the workplace.
CEPR WP: cepr.org/publications...
Ungated: drive.google.com/file/d/1jPOV...
🧵 1/
April 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Thread describing the findings from our new paper on sexual harassment risks across occupations.
Happy to see our paper out in @thejop.bsky.social See Johanna’s thread for a summary of the paper.
Do new parties bring new types of politicians? If so, which ones? Our new paper in @thejop.bsky.social
examines the labor market backgrounds of politicians in Sweden’s Green and Radical Right parties. Here’s what I, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and Jan Szulkin found:
📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1086/730722 1/12
examines the labor market backgrounds of politicians in Sweden’s Green and Radical Right parties. Here’s what I, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and Jan Szulkin found:
📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1086/730722 1/12
February 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Happy to see our paper out in @thejop.bsky.social See Johanna’s thread for a summary of the paper.
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From our upcoming issue: "Politicians’ Labor Market Experiences Across Party Families" by Olle Folke (@ollefolke.bsky.social ), Johanna Rickne (@johannarickne.bsky.social), and Jan Szulkin. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
February 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
From our upcoming issue: "Politicians’ Labor Market Experiences Across Party Families" by Olle Folke (@ollefolke.bsky.social ), Johanna Rickne (@johannarickne.bsky.social), and Jan Szulkin. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Excited to share our new paper “Representation at Risk: Evaluating Levels and Consequences of Violence against Immigrant-Background Politicians”, accepted at APSR! Co-authored with @nazita.bsky.social. Available at: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
July 2, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Excited to share our new paper “Representation at Risk: Evaluating Levels and Consequences of Violence against Immigrant-Background Politicians”, accepted at APSR! Co-authored with @nazita.bsky.social. Available at: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Apply to the PhD program in political at Uppsala University! Application open now!
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November 29, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Apply to the PhD program in political at Uppsala University! Application open now!
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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Do women earn less than men because they are less competitive? This awesome paper by @ErnestoReuben, Paola Sapienza, and @zingales shows that once we measure earnings some years after graduation, competitiveness does not explain the gender gap (or predict earnings) 🧵 1/7
November 21, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Do women earn less than men because they are less competitive? This awesome paper by @ErnestoReuben, Paola Sapienza, and @zingales shows that once we measure earnings some years after graduation, competitiveness does not explain the gender gap (or predict earnings) 🧵 1/7
The household now owns two awesome and very heavy medals for the best Swedish ”young” economist. Thanks to everyone who has helped and encouraged our research over the years! ✨✨🍾
November 16, 2024 at 2:44 PM
The household now owns two awesome and very heavy medals for the best Swedish ”young” economist. Thanks to everyone who has helped and encouraged our research over the years! ✨✨🍾
My and @johannarickne.bsky.social 's paper on the ”Class Ceiling in Politics” is now out in the APSR with open access! We describe the key findings below. 1/9
November 12, 2024 at 10:26 AM
My and @johannarickne.bsky.social 's paper on the ”Class Ceiling in Politics” is now out in the APSR with open access! We describe the key findings below. 1/9
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Thank you, ERC for the chance to study sexual harassment prevention with a consolidator grant! Yay!! Looking forward to working with wonderful colleagues on this important topic.
November 23, 2023 at 12:40 PM
Thank you, ERC for the chance to study sexual harassment prevention with a consolidator grant! Yay!! Looking forward to working with wonderful colleagues on this important topic.
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"Women spend so much more energy being nice to people in the workplace! When will they ever get credit for that?!” This audience question is common in our public talks about research on gender equality in the labor market. Our new paper gives striking evidence on this point. 1/7
October 23, 2023 at 1:41 PM
"Women spend so much more energy being nice to people in the workplace! When will they ever get credit for that?!” This audience question is common in our public talks about research on gender equality in the labor market. Our new paper gives striking evidence on this point. 1/7
@profmusgrave.bsky.social I would love to be added to the polish feed!
September 27, 2023 at 8:42 PM
@profmusgrave.bsky.social I would love to be added to the polish feed!
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Once in a while, a department is lucky enough to welcome a stellar group of scholars discussing a theoretically and normatively important topic. Well, this week, our poli sci dept at Lund University has the privilege of doing so! Stoked to learn about the new frontiers of gender politics research!
September 25, 2023 at 7:13 AM
Once in a while, a department is lucky enough to welcome a stellar group of scholars discussing a theoretically and normatively important topic. Well, this week, our poli sci dept at Lund University has the privilege of doing so! Stoked to learn about the new frontiers of gender politics research!