Steven Denney
@stevendenney86.bsky.social
🎓 Assistant Professor at Leiden University
📚 Migration & Governance, Nationalism, East Asia & the Koreas
🏠 https://scdenney.net/
📚 Migration & Governance, Nationalism, East Asia & the Koreas
🏠 https://scdenney.net/
Pinned
Welfare chauvinism in divided societies: the role of national identity in social policy preferences
Abstract. What drives discriminatory welfare preferences against co-ethnics and intra-national groups in societies shaped by historical division? This arti
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New in Policy & Society (OA): “Welfare Chauvinism in Divided Societies: The Role of National Identity in Social Policy Preferences”, with @rpcward89. academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...
What can we learn about national identity through welfare preferences in divided societies?
What can we learn about national identity through welfare preferences in divided societies?
Yesterday, we held the 1st Annual Leiden University Workshop on Immigration & Democracy.
A full day of discussion on new research covering migration, identity, and democratic attitudes. Excellent presentations and constructive feedback across all panels.
A full day of discussion on new research covering migration, identity, and democratic attitudes. Excellent presentations and constructive feedback across all panels.
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Yesterday, we held the 1st Annual Leiden University Workshop on Immigration & Democracy.
A full day of discussion on new research covering migration, identity, and democratic attitudes. Excellent presentations and constructive feedback across all panels.
A full day of discussion on new research covering migration, identity, and democratic attitudes. Excellent presentations and constructive feedback across all panels.
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📢Early view
What do welfare preferences in #DividedSocieties teach us about #NationalIdentity ❓
Peter Ward & @stevendenney86.bsky.social find that candidates orginally from Eastern Germany or North Korea are less preferred by Western Germans and South Koreans 👇
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
What do welfare preferences in #DividedSocieties teach us about #NationalIdentity ❓
Peter Ward & @stevendenney86.bsky.social find that candidates orginally from Eastern Germany or North Korea are less preferred by Western Germans and South Koreans 👇
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢Early view
What do welfare preferences in #DividedSocieties teach us about #NationalIdentity ❓
Peter Ward & @stevendenney86.bsky.social find that candidates orginally from Eastern Germany or North Korea are less preferred by Western Germans and South Koreans 👇
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
What do welfare preferences in #DividedSocieties teach us about #NationalIdentity ❓
Peter Ward & @stevendenney86.bsky.social find that candidates orginally from Eastern Germany or North Korea are less preferred by Western Germans and South Koreans 👇
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
New in Policy & Society (OA): “Welfare Chauvinism in Divided Societies: The Role of National Identity in Social Policy Preferences”, with @rpcward89. academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...
What can we learn about national identity through welfare preferences in divided societies?
What can we learn about national identity through welfare preferences in divided societies?
Welfare chauvinism in divided societies: the role of national identity in social policy preferences
Abstract. What drives discriminatory welfare preferences against co-ethnics and intra-national groups in societies shaped by historical division? This arti
academic.oup.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
New in Policy & Society (OA): “Welfare Chauvinism in Divided Societies: The Role of National Identity in Social Policy Preferences”, with @rpcward89. academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...
What can we learn about national identity through welfare preferences in divided societies?
What can we learn about national identity through welfare preferences in divided societies?
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More than a third of Lucid (now Cint) respondents in 2019 were "professional" respondents according to a new article in @polanalysis.bsky.social , and that's the conservative estimate
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October 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
More than a third of Lucid (now Cint) respondents in 2019 were "professional" respondents according to a new article in @polanalysis.bsky.social , and that's the conservative estimate
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www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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35 years ago, on October 3, 1990, Germany was reunified. Just two months later, voters in the former GDR went to the polls in the first free federal election since the Weimar era. Despite decades of socialist dictatorship, East German voting behavior displayed marked regional differences. Thread🧵
October 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
35 years ago, on October 3, 1990, Germany was reunified. Just two months later, voters in the former GDR went to the polls in the first free federal election since the Weimar era. Despite decades of socialist dictatorship, East German voting behavior displayed marked regional differences. Thread🧵
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🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social
Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?
@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions
Thread 🧵1/10
Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?
@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions
Thread 🧵1/10
September 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social
Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?
@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions
Thread 🧵1/10
Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?
@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions
Thread 🧵1/10
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Now on FirstView!
This study examines how Japan’s graying influences immigration attitudes–offering insight the country’s unique stance on immigration and the political future of aging Western democracies.
#polisky #immigration #academisky
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
This study examines how Japan’s graying influences immigration attitudes–offering insight the country’s unique stance on immigration and the political future of aging Western democracies.
#polisky #immigration #academisky
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
September 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Now on FirstView!
This study examines how Japan’s graying influences immigration attitudes–offering insight the country’s unique stance on immigration and the political future of aging Western democracies.
#polisky #immigration #academisky
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
This study examines how Japan’s graying influences immigration attitudes–offering insight the country’s unique stance on immigration and the political future of aging Western democracies.
#polisky #immigration #academisky
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
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This is a really cool paper on the socialisation effects of studying at University. Surprisingly, the effects (moving in a leftward, liberal direction) are biggest for STEM students and those who move away from home to study, attend a single campus uni, and who live in ‘university towns’ and London.
New paper out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social w/ @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jwfurlong.bsky.social
What drives the link between university study and attitudinal change?
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What drives the link between university study and attitudinal change?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What drives the link between university study and attitudinal change?
What drives the link between university study and attitudinal change? While research shows that obtaining a degree tends to make students more sociall…
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April 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is a really cool paper on the socialisation effects of studying at University. Surprisingly, the effects (moving in a leftward, liberal direction) are biggest for STEM students and those who move away from home to study, attend a single campus uni, and who live in ‘university towns’ and London.
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🚨 New working paper! 🚨
@grattonecon.bsky.social and I just completed the first draft of "The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies". Excited to present it in Munich this week—thanks to Laura Seelkopf, Christoph Knill & others for hosting us! 🧵👇
▶️ Motivation
Many democracies have undergone a
@grattonecon.bsky.social and I just completed the first draft of "The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies". Excited to present it in Munich this week—thanks to Laura Seelkopf, Christoph Knill & others for hosting us! 🧵👇
▶️ Motivation
Many democracies have undergone a
February 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🚨 New working paper! 🚨
@grattonecon.bsky.social and I just completed the first draft of "The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies". Excited to present it in Munich this week—thanks to Laura Seelkopf, Christoph Knill & others for hosting us! 🧵👇
▶️ Motivation
Many democracies have undergone a
@grattonecon.bsky.social and I just completed the first draft of "The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies". Excited to present it in Munich this week—thanks to Laura Seelkopf, Christoph Knill & others for hosting us! 🧵👇
▶️ Motivation
Many democracies have undergone a
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I’m happy to share this paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social on democracy and national narratives, with insights from South Korea and Taiwan. It is part of a special issue on postcolonial narratives with @paulschuler.bsky.social, @deandulay.bsky.social, + others.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I’m happy to share this paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social on democracy and national narratives, with insights from South Korea and Taiwan. It is part of a special issue on postcolonial narratives with @paulschuler.bsky.social, @deandulay.bsky.social, + others.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
My comprehensive overview of Lee Jae-myung's return to power, focusing on domestic political considerations. Some key takeaways and additional considerations given Lee's victory. 👇
With Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment upheld, South Korea heads to snap elections. Lee Jae-myung is the strong favorite for next president. My cover article for The Diplomat examines Lee's return to center stage since his razor thin defeat to Yoon in 2022. More 👇
magazine.thediplomat.com/2025-04/will...
magazine.thediplomat.com/2025-04/will...
Will Lee Jae-myung Rise From South Korea’s Political Chaos?
Lee Jae-myung’s strategic bet – that he can leverage widespread public discontent without further deepening societal divisions – will pose a key test for South Korea’s democracy.
magazine.thediplomat.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
My comprehensive overview of Lee Jae-myung's return to power, focusing on domestic political considerations. Some key takeaways and additional considerations given Lee's victory. 👇
The most comprehensive account yet of how South Korea’s progressive bloc has evolved in the foreign policy domain -- and what Lee Jae-myung’s election victory tells us about changes to its foreign policy tradition. A must-read. The key takeaways, as I see them. 👇
As frontrunner Lee Jae-myung gears up for South Korea's June 3 special election, his party's foreign policy has undergone a transformation from progressivism to pragmatism.
@darciedraudt.bsky.social explains: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
@darciedraudt.bsky.social explains: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
The Transformation of South Korean Progressive Foreign Policy
The foreign policy orientation of the Democratic Party of Korea (DP)—South Korea’s progressive party—is undergoing a recalibration to a more pragmatic, security-conscious orientation.
carnegieendowment.org
June 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The most comprehensive account yet of how South Korea’s progressive bloc has evolved in the foreign policy domain -- and what Lee Jae-myung’s election victory tells us about changes to its foreign policy tradition. A must-read. The key takeaways, as I see them. 👇
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My new article shows that high-speed internet access worsens adolescent mental health, especially for girls. It increases screen time, reduces sleep, studying, and socializing, and encourages online coping with emotional distress. @wuvienna.bsky.social
Available at the Journal of Health Economics 👇
Available at the Journal of Health Economics 👇
High Speed Internet and the Widening Gender Gap in Adolescent Mental Health: Evidence from Spanish Hospital Records*
We exploit variations in fiber optic (FTTH) deployment to assess the impact of high-speed internet access on adolescent mental health. Our findings re…
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May 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My new article shows that high-speed internet access worsens adolescent mental health, especially for girls. It increases screen time, reduces sleep, studying, and socializing, and encourages online coping with emotional distress. @wuvienna.bsky.social
Available at the Journal of Health Economics 👇
Available at the Journal of Health Economics 👇
I am presenting and participating today at the 8th Annual Meeting of the Social Science Korean Studies Network in Europe (SoKEN), hosted by @hannes-mosler.bsky.social at the University of Duisburg-Essen. My presentation explores support for 'guardianship democracy' in East and Southeast Asia.
May 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I am presenting and participating today at the 8th Annual Meeting of the Social Science Korean Studies Network in Europe (SoKEN), hosted by @hannes-mosler.bsky.social at the University of Duisburg-Essen. My presentation explores support for 'guardianship democracy' in East and Southeast Asia.
How do voters behave in democracies with unstable parties? In a newly published article in Party Politics, @pward89.bsky.social and I examine South Korea, a textbook case of an “ephemeral party system.” The article is Open Access.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
How do voters behave in democracies with unstable parties? In a newly published article in Party Politics, @pward89.bsky.social and I examine South Korea, a textbook case of an “ephemeral party system.” The article is Open Access.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The Supreme Court overturned Lee Jae-myung’s acquittal in an election law case, ordering a retrial. The final outcome and the impact on the public's view of Lee are to be seen. General disarray at the highest levels of governance in South Korea at present.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Seoul High Court overturned Lee Jae-myung's conviction for election law violations, clearing a major obstacle for the Democratic leader’s potential presidential bid. However, the prosecution intends to appeal Lee's acquittal to the Supreme Court.
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
검찰 "2심, 이재명 주장만 신뢰…상고해 대법원서 위법 시정" | 연합뉴스
(서울=연합뉴스) 이보배 권희원 기자 = 검찰이 26일 더불어민주당 이재명 대표의 공직선거법 위반 혐의를 무죄로 판단한 2심 판단에 대해 1심에...
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May 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The Supreme Court overturned Lee Jae-myung’s acquittal in an election law case, ordering a retrial. The final outcome and the impact on the public's view of Lee are to be seen. General disarray at the highest levels of governance in South Korea at present.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
With Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment upheld, South Korea heads to snap elections. Lee Jae-myung is the strong favorite for next president. My cover article for The Diplomat examines Lee's return to center stage since his razor thin defeat to Yoon in 2022. More 👇
magazine.thediplomat.com/2025-04/will...
magazine.thediplomat.com/2025-04/will...
Will Lee Jae-myung Rise From South Korea’s Political Chaos?
Lee Jae-myung’s strategic bet – that he can leverage widespread public discontent without further deepening societal divisions – will pose a key test for South Korea’s democracy.
magazine.thediplomat.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
With Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment upheld, South Korea heads to snap elections. Lee Jae-myung is the strong favorite for next president. My cover article for The Diplomat examines Lee's return to center stage since his razor thin defeat to Yoon in 2022. More 👇
magazine.thediplomat.com/2025-04/will...
magazine.thediplomat.com/2025-04/will...
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BREAKING NEWS - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol REMOVED from office by the court's unanimous decision www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
South Korean court removes president from office, says he violated duties
The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law, a decision expected to exacerbate political divisions.
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April 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
BREAKING NEWS - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol REMOVED from office by the court's unanimous decision www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
If we take opposition to Yoon's impeachment as a measure of authoritarian political attitudes, there are some observations we can make and hypotheses, some competing, that we can consider. 👇
With Yoon's impeachment ruling due this Friday, here's Gallup Korea polling data from the 4th week of March.
Support/oppose impeachment-ALL: 60/34 (+26)
-progressives: 93/5 (+88)
-conservatives: 27/69 (-42)
-18-29: 62/26 (+36)
-70+: 35/58 (-23)
-18-29 males: 52/36 (+16)
-18-29 females: 72/15 (+57)
Support/oppose impeachment-ALL: 60/34 (+26)
-progressives: 93/5 (+88)
-conservatives: 27/69 (-42)
-18-29: 62/26 (+36)
-70+: 35/58 (-23)
-18-29 males: 52/36 (+16)
-18-29 females: 72/15 (+57)
April 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
If we take opposition to Yoon's impeachment as a measure of authoritarian political attitudes, there are some observations we can make and hypotheses, some competing, that we can consider. 👇
With Yoon's impeachment ruling due this Friday, here's Gallup Korea polling data from the 4th week of March.
Support/oppose impeachment-ALL: 60/34 (+26)
-progressives: 93/5 (+88)
-conservatives: 27/69 (-42)
-18-29: 62/26 (+36)
-70+: 35/58 (-23)
-18-29 males: 52/36 (+16)
-18-29 females: 72/15 (+57)
Support/oppose impeachment-ALL: 60/34 (+26)
-progressives: 93/5 (+88)
-conservatives: 27/69 (-42)
-18-29: 62/26 (+36)
-70+: 35/58 (-23)
-18-29 males: 52/36 (+16)
-18-29 females: 72/15 (+57)
April 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
With Yoon's impeachment ruling due this Friday, here's Gallup Korea polling data from the 4th week of March.
Support/oppose impeachment-ALL: 60/34 (+26)
-progressives: 93/5 (+88)
-conservatives: 27/69 (-42)
-18-29: 62/26 (+36)
-70+: 35/58 (-23)
-18-29 males: 52/36 (+16)
-18-29 females: 72/15 (+57)
Support/oppose impeachment-ALL: 60/34 (+26)
-progressives: 93/5 (+88)
-conservatives: 27/69 (-42)
-18-29: 62/26 (+36)
-70+: 35/58 (-23)
-18-29 males: 52/36 (+16)
-18-29 females: 72/15 (+57)
Seoul High Court overturned Lee Jae-myung's conviction for election law violations, clearing a major obstacle for the Democratic leader’s potential presidential bid. However, the prosecution intends to appeal Lee's acquittal to the Supreme Court.
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
검찰 "2심, 이재명 주장만 신뢰…상고해 대법원서 위법 시정" | 연합뉴스
(서울=연합뉴스) 이보배 권희원 기자 = 검찰이 26일 더불어민주당 이재명 대표의 공직선거법 위반 혐의를 무죄로 판단한 2심 판단에 대해 1심에...
www.yna.co.kr
March 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Seoul High Court overturned Lee Jae-myung's conviction for election law violations, clearing a major obstacle for the Democratic leader’s potential presidential bid. However, the prosecution intends to appeal Lee's acquittal to the Supreme Court.
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
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between 1995 and 2014,∼20 percent of the apparent decline in global inequality can be explained by the overstatement of GDP growth in less democratic countries
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Overstatement of GDP growth in autocracies and the recent decline in global inequality
Abstract. After rising for almost two centuries, global income inequality declined substantially after 2000. While past scholarship on global inequality ha
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March 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
between 1995 and 2014,∼20 percent of the apparent decline in global inequality can be explained by the overstatement of GDP growth in less democratic countries
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Join us for our 17th Asia Academy!
South Korea is facing significant political turbulence after President Yoon Seok-yeol’s unexpected declaration of martial law, leading to his impeachment and arrest. What are the implications for South Korea?
More info: leidenasiacentre.nl/event/asia-a...
Asia Academy #17 - South Korea's Political Rollercoaster - Leiden Asia Centre
South Korea is facing considerable political turbulence following an unexpected declaration of martial law by President Yoon Seok-yeol, who is now impeached and under arrest. The decree and subsequent...
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January 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Join us for our 17th Asia Academy!
South Korea is facing significant political turbulence after President Yoon Seok-yeol’s unexpected declaration of martial law, leading to his impeachment and arrest. What are the implications for South Korea?
More info: leidenasiacentre.nl/event/asia-a...
I will present new research on South Korean immigration attitudes tomorrow at the conference "Recalibrating ‘Skill’ in Changing Immigration Regimes", hosted by the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. A snippet of the main findings 🧵🔻.
January 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I will present new research on South Korean immigration attitudes tomorrow at the conference "Recalibrating ‘Skill’ in Changing Immigration Regimes", hosted by the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. A snippet of the main findings 🧵🔻.