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The Uppsala Gender and Politics Seminar (UPPGAP) is based at the Department of Government at Uppsala University, Sweden. www.uu.se/uppgap
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UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics @uppgap.bsky.social · Aug 15
The UPPGAP program for the fall 2025 is out. Check it out!
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grahn.bsky.social
A fun way to start the wknd:

We have received the reviews of ”Rallied by thy neighbor: how minority spatial concentration increases voter turnout." […] I am delighted to conditionally accept your article for publication in The Journal of Politics.

@rafaelahlskog.bsky.social @turnbulldugarte.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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uu-polisci.bsky.social
Want to learn more about the development research environment at our department? SweDev are featuring their institutional support members in a series called ”behind the research ” starting with us: swedev.dev/behind-the-r...
Behind the Research – SweDevs Institutional support members
We are excited to introduce a new series highlighting our institutional support members. The members play a central role in the growth and development of our network. The first institution to take the...
swedev.dev
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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grahn.bsky.social
🇪🇺 Europeans say no to tariffs!

Check out the @uu.se press release on our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social study exploring what Europeans really think about trade barriers in an era of rising global tensions.

www.uu.se/en/press/pre...

Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
European voters say no to tariffs - Uppsala University
www.uu.se
October 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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grahn.bsky.social
Här skriver @sandrahkansson.bsky.social och jag om orsakerna till ungas politiska underrepresentation i Sverige, varför det är problematiskt och vilka åtgärder som kan vidtas. www.altinget.se/rikspolitik/...
Demokratin hotas när unga trängs bort - Altinget
Trots ett växande politiskt engagemang bland unga minskar deras representation i förtroendeuppdrag. Det hotar både ungas inflytande och demokratins legitimitet. För att vända utvecklingen krävs tydlig...
www.altinget.se
September 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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uppgap.bsky.social
The UPPGAP program for the fall 2025 is out. Check it out!
August 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
uppgap.bsky.social
The UPPGAP program for the fall 2025 is out. Check it out!
August 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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grahn.bsky.social
Check out this Elgar Encyclopedia entry on Political behavior of LGBT+ people penned by @wurthmann.bsky.social and myself. The piece summarizes what we know about queer political behavior and identifies some the remaining gaps. 🏳️‍🌈

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
August 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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wurthmann.bsky.social
Excited to share that @grahn.bsky.social and I have co-authored a new chapter, "The Political Behavior of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Trans+ People", for the upcoming Elgar Encyclopedia of Gender and Politics (ed. Zoe Lefkofridi).
#LGBTQ

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
August 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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grahn.bsky.social
If you are attending Stockholm Pride this year (and speak Swedish), come and see this panel on the growing polarization around LGBTQ+ rights, featuring a great lineup, including myself. :) program.stockholmpride.org/sv/events/29...
Hur polariserade är vi - egentligen? av RFSL | Stockholm Pride
Vad händer med sakfrågorna när hbtqi-personers rättigheter görs till symbolfrågor i ett bredare s.k kulturkrig?
program.stockholmpride.org
July 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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politicsgenderj.bsky.social
📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢

In "Feminist Institutionalism and Ethnography" @grahn.bsky.social & Cherry M Miller propose ethnographic approaches for scholars looking to research the gendered outcomes of institutions.

🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟 polisky gendersky

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Research article "Feminist Institutionalism and Ethnography: Crafting Research from a Diverse Methodological Menu" by Michal Grahn & Cherry M. Miller. Abstract begins: The objective of feminist institutionalist (FI) political science is to expose institutions that perpetuate gender inequalities. The nature of these entities and the best strategies for studying them remain hotly debated topics. Some scholars identify ethnography as a valuable methodology for FI research. However, novices to this methodology might need help navigating it. In this theory-generating article, we aim to bridge the gap between different approaches to FI and ethnographic methodologies. We propose ethnographic approaches suitable for scholars who see gendered institutions as real entities that constrain and enable human practices, as well as those who perceive them as sedimented clusters of meanings.
July 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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grahn.bsky.social
My trip back from #epsa2025 by #train was a joy. 4k km, well-functioning AC (needed in the heat). Amazed at the amazing public transport network Europe offers. Door to door, just public transport. #sustainabletravel #climatechange @epssnet.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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🧵1/ Are primaries bad for political diversity? Conventional wisdom says yes—but our article in @wepsocial.bsky.social shows that candidate selection modes are not necessarily a bottleneck for representation, at least when it comes to demand. 🗳️👥 @sandrahkansson.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...
June 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
uppgap.bsky.social
Check out this new piece in @wepsocial.bsky.social by UPPGAP's very own @sandrahkansson.bsky.social & @grahn.bsky.social on representation outcomes of different candidate selection methods in 🇸🇪 gendersky polisky
wepsocial.bsky.social WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Jun 4
Online first: "Inclusive or exclusive? Candidate selection methods do not affect descriptive representation" by @grahn.bsky.social & @sandrahkansson.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

#AcademicSky #Polisky
Screenshot of a journal article abstract from West European Politics, titled “Inclusive or exclusive? Candidate selection methods do not affect descriptive representation” by Michal Grahn and Sandra Håkansson from the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. The article is marked as open access and published by Routledge. The abstract text is highlighted in yellow and states that while exclusive candidate selection methods (e.g., selection committees) are often thought to produce more descriptively representative outcomes than inclusive methods (e.g., primaries), such claims are usually based on cross-sectional comparisons. The authors conducted a conjoint experiment in Sweden involving 6,400 party members and 1,300 selection committee members, assessing preferences for candidate profiles based on gender, age, and immigrant background. The findings show that both groups exhibited similar preferences for underrepresented candidates across both selection modes. The study concludes that both inclusive and exclusive procedures can equally promote descriptive representation within supportive institutional contexts. Below the abstract, the listed keywords are: Political recruitment; descriptive representation; political parties; primaries; conjoint experiment. A dot plot titled "Candidate preferences among rank-and-file party members and SCMs, in primary and ballot creation contexts." The y-axis lists candidate characteristics: Gender (Men, Women), Immigrant background (No, Yes), Age (18–35, 36–64, 65+), Education (No higher education, University degree), and Employment sector (Public, Private). The x-axis represents marginal means, ranging from 0.4 to 0.55, with a vertical dashed reference line at 0.5. For each characteristic, three groups are shown with their respective point estimates and 95% confidence intervals: Red squares for “Party members, primary context” Blue circles for “Selectors, primary context” Green diamonds for “Selectors, ballot creation context” The graph shows how different groups of selectors and party members vary in their marginal means when evaluating candidate characteristics. Confidence intervals are horizontal bars, and all estimates are clustered around the 0.5 mark, with some group differences, especially notable in age and education. Below the figure, a note explains that the values represent marginal means with 95% confidence intervals, calculated separately for each group, with standard errors clustered at the respondent level.
June 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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wepsocial.bsky.social
Online first: "Inclusive or exclusive? Candidate selection methods do not affect descriptive representation" by @grahn.bsky.social & @sandrahkansson.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

#AcademicSky #Polisky
Screenshot of a journal article abstract from West European Politics, titled “Inclusive or exclusive? Candidate selection methods do not affect descriptive representation” by Michal Grahn and Sandra Håkansson from the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. The article is marked as open access and published by Routledge. The abstract text is highlighted in yellow and states that while exclusive candidate selection methods (e.g., selection committees) are often thought to produce more descriptively representative outcomes than inclusive methods (e.g., primaries), such claims are usually based on cross-sectional comparisons. The authors conducted a conjoint experiment in Sweden involving 6,400 party members and 1,300 selection committee members, assessing preferences for candidate profiles based on gender, age, and immigrant background. The findings show that both groups exhibited similar preferences for underrepresented candidates across both selection modes. The study concludes that both inclusive and exclusive procedures can equally promote descriptive representation within supportive institutional contexts. Below the abstract, the listed keywords are: Political recruitment; descriptive representation; political parties; primaries; conjoint experiment. A dot plot titled "Candidate preferences among rank-and-file party members and SCMs, in primary and ballot creation contexts." The y-axis lists candidate characteristics: Gender (Men, Women), Immigrant background (No, Yes), Age (18–35, 36–64, 65+), Education (No higher education, University degree), and Employment sector (Public, Private). The x-axis represents marginal means, ranging from 0.4 to 0.55, with a vertical dashed reference line at 0.5. For each characteristic, three groups are shown with their respective point estimates and 95% confidence intervals: Red squares for “Party members, primary context” Blue circles for “Selectors, primary context” Green diamonds for “Selectors, ballot creation context” The graph shows how different groups of selectors and party members vary in their marginal means when evaluating candidate characteristics. Confidence intervals are horizontal bars, and all estimates are clustered around the 0.5 mark, with some group differences, especially notable in age and education. Below the figure, a note explains that the values represent marginal means with 95% confidence intervals, calculated separately for each group, with standard errors clustered at the respondent level.
June 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
uppgap.bsky.social
Today we hosted @marinampuig.bsky.social, who presented her insightful research on intersectionality and political representation. Thanks for joining our seminar! 🌟
May 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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grahn.bsky.social
🧵 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
May 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
uppgap.bsky.social
More new research by our UPPGAPers 💫
giuliamariani.bsky.social Giulia Mariani @giuliamariani.bsky.social · May 5
Hot off the press in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social 🔥

@camreu.bsky.social and I examine how Supreme Court rulings shaped religious-conservative mobilizations against court-driven abortion policy liberalization in Mexico and the US.

shorturl.at/IkdLZ

#gendersky #polisky

Short 🧵👇
May 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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gventurini.bsky.social
Thank you for having me @uppgap.bsky.social! Lots of great feedback, new insights, and engaging conversations!
uppgap.bsky.social UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics @uppgap.bsky.social · Apr 29
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hearing @gventurini.bsky.social present her work on how Italian political parties balance candidate experience with efforts to diversify their lists. Thanks for joining us and share your insights! 💫
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April 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
uppgap.bsky.social
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hearing @gventurini.bsky.social present her work on how Italian political parties balance candidate experience with efforts to diversify their lists. Thanks for joining us and share your insights! 💫
Researchers sitting at a table and listening to a presentation during the Gender and Politics seminar at the Department of Government, Uppsala University.
April 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social
Welcome to the launch of my book Defending the Status Quo (OUP 2024)!

academic.oup.com/book/58626

🗓 May 8, 15:00–16:00 CEST
📍 Dept. of Government, Uppsala University (or Zoom!)

Speakers: @jennpiscopo.bsky.social, Drude Dahlerup, @elinbja.bsky.social & me.
April 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Follow the Bsky account of our Department in Uppsala! :)
uu-polisci.bsky.social Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · Apr 15
We’re live! 🚀
Say hello to the official Bluesky account of Uppsala University's Department of Government 🏛️✨
Follow us for the latest on cutting-edge research, publications 📚, and upcoming events.
April 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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uu-polisci.bsky.social
We’re live! 🚀
Say hello to the official Bluesky account of Uppsala University's Department of Government 🏛️✨
Follow us for the latest on cutting-edge research, publications 📚, and upcoming events.
April 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
uppgap.bsky.social
Learn more about the dynamic and diverse UPPGAP environment!https://www.uu.se/en/department/government/news/archive/2025-04-07-our-research-environment-in-focus-gender-and-politics
Our Research Environment in Focus: Gender and Politics - Uppsala University
www.uu.se
April 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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grahn.bsky.social
🚨 Talking about harassment in politics hurts your political career.

Yes, even in 🇸🇪. And, yes, for both women & men.

Here’s what me and @sandrahkansson.bsky.social found in our Political Behavior paper using both experimental and descriptive approaches: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 👇
The Cost of Debating Harassment Against Politicians: Are Women and Men Affected Equally? - Political Behavior
Harassment of politicians is a growing global phenomenon, which threatens to erode the quality of democracy and descriptive representation. Past research has examined gender patterns of this violence ...
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April 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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giuliamariani.bsky.social
The European Parliament has long championed gender & sexual equality.

But amidst rising illiberalism, anti-gender & right-wing populist actors are mobilizing inside EU institutions to roll back hard-won rights 🇪🇺

My new paper dives into their cooperation🧵👇

shorturl.at/TNJO6

#gendersky #polisky
March 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM