Thea Johansen
@theajohansen.bsky.social
PhD candidate in political science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Working on democratic backsliding, conflict, mass mobilization.
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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 👇
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Very proud to have been a part of this project and to see my first co-authored article out in the world! Read @jacobnyrup.bsky.social excellent thread for more info on the data! 🥳
Paths to Power (PtP) is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! It is a database with data on cabinet members' social profile globally from 1966-2021.
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
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This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
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Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - Volume 55
www.cambridge.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Very proud to have been a part of this project and to see my first co-authored article out in the world! Read @jacobnyrup.bsky.social excellent thread for more info on the data! 🥳
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#OpenAccess from July 2025 -
How Does Public Opinion Respond to Government Injustices Against Historically Discriminated Minorities? Evidence from Norway - cup.org/4lRGSBG
- Helga Malmin Binningsbø, Karin Dyrstad & @finseraas.bsky.social
How Does Public Opinion Respond to Government Injustices Against Historically Discriminated Minorities? Evidence from Norway - cup.org/4lRGSBG
- Helga Malmin Binningsbø, Karin Dyrstad & @finseraas.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#OpenAccess from July 2025 -
How Does Public Opinion Respond to Government Injustices Against Historically Discriminated Minorities? Evidence from Norway - cup.org/4lRGSBG
- Helga Malmin Binningsbø, Karin Dyrstad & @finseraas.bsky.social
How Does Public Opinion Respond to Government Injustices Against Historically Discriminated Minorities? Evidence from Norway - cup.org/4lRGSBG
- Helga Malmin Binningsbø, Karin Dyrstad & @finseraas.bsky.social
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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....
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📊 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/...
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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/...
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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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New paper alert 😄 ! Mauricio Rivera Celestino, Scott Gates and I have a paper out in the Journal of Conflict Resolution: lnkd.in/gzqYuTmN! The work began in 2017 as part of the Street-Level Autocrat project. Since then, children have been born, data collected, and now, the article is finally out:
June 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
New paper alert 😄 ! Mauricio Rivera Celestino, Scott Gates and I have a paper out in the Journal of Conflict Resolution: lnkd.in/gzqYuTmN! The work began in 2017 as part of the Street-Level Autocrat project. Since then, children have been born, data collected, and now, the article is finally out:
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Endelig fikk jeg skrevet ned kronikken som har tatt opp mye plass i hodet mitt de siste par ukene:
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/gw...
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/gw...
Meninger: Professor Carl Henrik Knutsen: – Mer sannsynlig enn ikke at det amerikanske demokratiet vil overleve Trump
Trump og hans støttespillere undergraver demokratiet, og det er en reell fare for demokratisk sammenbrudd. Det er likevel gode sjanser for at demokratiet overlever, men det krever mot-mobilisering.
www.vg.no
February 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Endelig fikk jeg skrevet ned kronikken som har tatt opp mye plass i hodet mitt de siste par ukene:
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/gw...
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/gw...
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Can citizen action translate into incumbents changing their regimes from within? @chknutsen.bsky.social and I find that the answer is yes in our latest piece, “Citizen Action and Elite Responses: Opposition Mass Movements and Regime Change From Within”, now out in JCR: doi.org/10.1177/0022...
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February 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Can citizen action translate into incumbents changing their regimes from within? @chknutsen.bsky.social and I find that the answer is yes in our latest piece, “Citizen Action and Elite Responses: Opposition Mass Movements and Regime Change From Within”, now out in JCR: doi.org/10.1177/0022...
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For de som husker studien som fant at "[...] fritidsklubber [har ikke] noen direkte effekt på lokalmiljøet utenfor klubbens fire vegger" (doi.org/10.18261/nju...). @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social og Andreas Kokkvoll Tveit svarer på hvorfor dette er fullstendig feil konklusjon å dra fra studien. (1/n)
Hva kan vi vite om effekten av etablering av ungdomsklubb på Furuset?: Et svar til Tøge, Ulland og Andersen: Nordic Journal of Urban Studies: Vol 4, No 2
Idunn is Scandinavian University Press’ (Universitetsforlaget) digital publishing platform for academic journals and books.
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November 28, 2024 at 11:40 AM
For de som husker studien som fant at "[...] fritidsklubber [har ikke] noen direkte effekt på lokalmiljøet utenfor klubbens fire vegger" (doi.org/10.18261/nju...). @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social og Andreas Kokkvoll Tveit svarer på hvorfor dette er fullstendig feil konklusjon å dra fra studien. (1/n)
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Charles Butcher (NTNU) presenting the LEGACIES project. Capturing the presence of pre-colonial states and their potential influence on post-colonial democratization.
November 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Charles Butcher (NTNU) presenting the LEGACIES project. Capturing the presence of pre-colonial states and their potential influence on post-colonial democratization.
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Hello! I thought a list of women scholars in conflict and security studies could be helpful! Let me know if you want to be added/removed! go.bsky.app/Np3NivX
November 14, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Hello! I thought a list of women scholars in conflict and security studies could be helpful! Let me know if you want to be added/removed! go.bsky.app/Np3NivX
@andreavik.bsky.social’s trial lecture🔥🔥Fantastic insights on how perspectives from political psychology can inform our understanding of the legitimacy of unelected representation. Amazing lecture by an amazing scholar
June 21, 2024 at 9:39 AM
@andreavik.bsky.social’s trial lecture🔥🔥Fantastic insights on how perspectives from political psychology can inform our understanding of the legitimacy of unelected representation. Amazing lecture by an amazing scholar
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For those interested in democratic backsliding - After a lot of hard work, I'm excited to share that the data visualizations for the Democratic Erosion Event Dataset are all now in order and Shiny apps up and running. We have a lot of exciting things in the pipeline. Stay tuned!
March 8, 2024 at 2:32 AM
For those interested in democratic backsliding - After a lot of hard work, I'm excited to share that the data visualizations for the Democratic Erosion Event Dataset are all now in order and Shiny apps up and running. We have a lot of exciting things in the pipeline. Stay tuned!
LEGACIES is also hiring a PhD candidate in CP/IR:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Super exciting project and a fantastic PI! You will also become a part of our research group @NTNU «Political Instability and Armed Conflict»
Application deadline: 17.03.2024
polisky conflictsky
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Super exciting project and a fantastic PI! You will also become a part of our research group @NTNU «Political Instability and Armed Conflict»
Application deadline: 17.03.2024
polisky conflictsky
February 16, 2024 at 11:02 AM
LEGACIES is also hiring a PhD candidate in CP/IR:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Super exciting project and a fantastic PI! You will also become a part of our research group @NTNU «Political Instability and Armed Conflict»
Application deadline: 17.03.2024
polisky conflictsky
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Super exciting project and a fantastic PI! You will also become a part of our research group @NTNU «Political Instability and Armed Conflict»
Application deadline: 17.03.2024
polisky conflictsky
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Come join us in Trondheim! Two weeks left to apply for the postdoc position in the very cool (both people- and research-wise) LEGACIES project: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
#polisky #conflictsky
#polisky #conflictsky
February 15, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Come join us in Trondheim! Two weeks left to apply for the postdoc position in the very cool (both people- and research-wise) LEGACIES project: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
#polisky #conflictsky
#polisky #conflictsky
Vacancy for a postdoc on ERC-funded LEGACIES at NTNU: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
More about LEGACIES and the project team: www.legacies-project.com
More about LEGACIES and the project team: www.legacies-project.com
Postdoctoral Fellow in political science/international relations: LEGACIES project (257118) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in political science/international relations: LEGACIES project (257118), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Thursday, February 29, 2024
www.jobbnorge.no
February 8, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Vacancy for a postdoc on ERC-funded LEGACIES at NTNU: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
More about LEGACIES and the project team: www.legacies-project.com
More about LEGACIES and the project team: www.legacies-project.com
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We are planning the first WhoGov Workshop to be held in Oslo on the 29-30th of August 2024. We welcome all research using WhoGov in some capacity and we have funding to cover travel expenses for participants.
Find the call for papers through the link or use the QR code: bit.ly/WhoGov_Workshop
Find the call for papers through the link or use the QR code: bit.ly/WhoGov_Workshop
February 1, 2024 at 10:41 AM
We are planning the first WhoGov Workshop to be held in Oslo on the 29-30th of August 2024. We welcome all research using WhoGov in some capacity and we have funding to cover travel expenses for participants.
Find the call for papers through the link or use the QR code: bit.ly/WhoGov_Workshop
Find the call for papers through the link or use the QR code: bit.ly/WhoGov_Workshop
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Very happy to have worked on this PS article with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @acrowinghen.bsky.social, @medzihorsky.bsky.social, @danpemstein.bsky.social, @silindberg.bsky.social and four other colleagues! 1/6 doi.org/10.1017/S104...
polisky poldatasky openaccess
polisky poldatasky openaccess
January 11, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Very happy to have worked on this PS article with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @acrowinghen.bsky.social, @medzihorsky.bsky.social, @danpemstein.bsky.social, @silindberg.bsky.social and four other colleagues! 1/6 doi.org/10.1017/S104...
polisky poldatasky openaccess
polisky poldatasky openaccess
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Andre advent tenner vi et lys for håp. Da passer dagens kronikk av @mariannedahl.bsky.social, @haakongjerlw.bsky.social, og @chknutsen.bsky.social perfekt. ‘Iranske Narges Mohammadi er tildelt årets fredspris. Men nytter arbeidet til aktivister som Mohammadi?’ Ja, viser forskningen!
Nytter arbeidet til aktivister som fredsprisvinner Narges Mohammadi?
Les kronikken.
www.aftenposten.no
December 10, 2023 at 7:54 AM
Andre advent tenner vi et lys for håp. Da passer dagens kronikk av @mariannedahl.bsky.social, @haakongjerlw.bsky.social, og @chknutsen.bsky.social perfekt. ‘Iranske Narges Mohammadi er tildelt årets fredspris. Men nytter arbeidet til aktivister som Mohammadi?’ Ja, viser forskningen!
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What happens when autocrats concede to protests? Our paper on state concessions and protest mobilization has an issue now!
with Sebastian Hellmeier in @cpsjournal.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
with Sebastian Hellmeier in @cpsjournal.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
December 1, 2023 at 7:44 AM
What happens when autocrats concede to protests? Our paper on state concessions and protest mobilization has an issue now!
with Sebastian Hellmeier in @cpsjournal.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
with Sebastian Hellmeier in @cpsjournal.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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– Høyre kunne mandag satt en ny standard for håndtering av alvorlige habilitetsbrudd i norsk politikk. Istedenfor blir det et nytt lavmål i det som må kunne kalles et politisk uår, skriver @theajohansen.bsky.social som er stipendiat ved ISS på NTNU.
Vern av demokratiet er ikke en popularitetsmåling
Erna Solberg annonserte i en pressekonferanse mandag at hun fortsetter som Høyres leder og statsministerkandidat inn mot valget i 2025. Det er en avgjørelse som skaper en skummel presedens i norsk p...
www.tronderdebatt.no
November 15, 2023 at 9:06 AM
– Høyre kunne mandag satt en ny standard for håndtering av alvorlige habilitetsbrudd i norsk politikk. Istedenfor blir det et nytt lavmål i det som må kunne kalles et politisk uår, skriver @theajohansen.bsky.social som er stipendiat ved ISS på NTNU.
Skal ikke alvorlige habilitetsbrudd få konsekvenser i norsk politikk? Jeg mener det er spesielt tre grunner til at Høyre burde konkludert annerledes i fortsatt støtte til Erna Solberg
www.tronderdebatt.no/vern-av-demo...
www.tronderdebatt.no/vern-av-demo...
Vern av demokratiet er ikke en popularitetsmåling
Erna Solberg annonserte i en pressekonferanse mandag at hun fortsetter som Høyres leder og statsministerkandidat inn mot valget i 2025. Det er en avgjørelse som skaper en skummel presedens i norsk p...
www.tronderdebatt.no
November 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM
Skal ikke alvorlige habilitetsbrudd få konsekvenser i norsk politikk? Jeg mener det er spesielt tre grunner til at Høyre burde konkludert annerledes i fortsatt støtte til Erna Solberg
www.tronderdebatt.no/vern-av-demo...
www.tronderdebatt.no/vern-av-demo...
Høyres sentralstyre sier at de tror velgerne vil ha tillit til Erna neste stortingsvalg, men norske velgere burde aldri bli satt i en posisjon der de må velge mellom hvem de tror vil levere politisk og hvem som har fulgt demokratiske spilleregler.
Det er ganske enkelt en umiskjennelig ein av maktarroganse over Høyres håndtering av hele saken. De dundrer videre, fordi de vet at de kan. Smilende kunngjør partiet at nå er saken over, mens omdømmet til norsk politikk står i brann rundt dem. Burning down the house.
Burning down the house
Erna Solberg er visst så viktig for Høyre at det bare får gå som det går med tilliten og omdømmet til norsk politikk.
www.tronderdebatt.no
November 13, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Høyres sentralstyre sier at de tror velgerne vil ha tillit til Erna neste stortingsvalg, men norske velgere burde aldri bli satt i en posisjon der de må velge mellom hvem de tror vil levere politisk og hvem som har fulgt demokratiske spilleregler.
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Happy to have a new paper out with the eminent Kristina Petrova! We explore the impact of disaster response on political trust in Pakistan and find that disaster relief can improve people’s evaluation of the government even in contexts of protracted violence. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mitigating the legacy of violence: Can flood relief improve people’s trust in government in confli...
Climate change and violent conflict present two of the most substantial barriers to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Many of the co…
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October 31, 2023 at 12:20 PM
Happy to have a new paper out with the eminent Kristina Petrova! We explore the impact of disaster response on political trust in Pakistan and find that disaster relief can improve people’s evaluation of the government even in contexts of protracted violence. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Woman , Life , Freedom"
Sterk og viktig fredspris i dag til Narges Mohammadi for hennes kamp for kvinners rettigheter i Iran. Kan anbefale Ingrid Vik Bakken sin kronikk om protestene i Iran fra i fjor www.adressa.no/midtnorskdeb...
Sterk og viktig fredspris i dag til Narges Mohammadi for hennes kamp for kvinners rettigheter i Iran. Kan anbefale Ingrid Vik Bakken sin kronikk om protestene i Iran fra i fjor www.adressa.no/midtnorskdeb...
October 6, 2023 at 9:57 AM
"Woman , Life , Freedom"
Sterk og viktig fredspris i dag til Narges Mohammadi for hennes kamp for kvinners rettigheter i Iran. Kan anbefale Ingrid Vik Bakken sin kronikk om protestene i Iran fra i fjor www.adressa.no/midtnorskdeb...
Sterk og viktig fredspris i dag til Narges Mohammadi for hennes kamp for kvinners rettigheter i Iran. Kan anbefale Ingrid Vik Bakken sin kronikk om protestene i Iran fra i fjor www.adressa.no/midtnorskdeb...