Andrej Kokkonen
@andrejkokkonen.bsky.social
Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg. Interested in historical political economy and political behavior.
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The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
In Wake of Charlie Kirk Murder, Sen. Bernie Sanders Addresses Rising Political Violence in America
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
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Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University!
Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️
Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️
📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs!
Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:
🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:
🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
June 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University!
Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️
Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️
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📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs!
Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:
🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:
🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
June 4, 2025 at 5:54 AM
📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs!
Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:
🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:
🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
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Delighted that my paper with @felixkersting.bsky.social on agrarian inequality, authoritarianism and democracy in Prussia and Sweden has been accepted for publication in Comparative Political Studies!
Find the previous version here:
osf.io/preprints/os...
Find the previous version here:
osf.io/preprints/os...
OSF
osf.io
May 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Delighted that my paper with @felixkersting.bsky.social on agrarian inequality, authoritarianism and democracy in Prussia and Sweden has been accepted for publication in Comparative Political Studies!
Find the previous version here:
osf.io/preprints/os...
Find the previous version here:
osf.io/preprints/os...
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A few years ago, @danweitzel.net, John Gerring, @skaaning.bsky.social and I were curious how well one could predict subjective democracy measures using easy(ish) to code observables. Turns out, *quite* well, even out of sample. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
April 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A few years ago, @danweitzel.net, John Gerring, @skaaning.bsky.social and I were curious how well one could predict subjective democracy measures using easy(ish) to code observables. Turns out, *quite* well, even out of sample. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🚨 Very excited that our paper on *Rulers on the Road* has been cond. accepted at the AJPS @ajpseditor.bsky.social. We analyze emperors' strategies of itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire 919-1519. Fun working with @claranw.bsky.social, @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jørgen Møller shorturl.at/Spm7z
April 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚨 Very excited that our paper on *Rulers on the Road* has been cond. accepted at the AJPS @ajpseditor.bsky.social. We analyze emperors' strategies of itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire 919-1519. Fun working with @claranw.bsky.social, @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jørgen Møller shorturl.at/Spm7z
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We’re excited to introduce the Swedish Municipal Council Database! This open-access resource contains our hand-coded data for all local politicians in Sweden's democratic local elections between 1919 and 2018. A 🧵
Co-authors 🤩 @abrarbawati.bsky.social, @josefinemagnusson.bsky.social Moa Frödin
Co-authors 🤩 @abrarbawati.bsky.social, @josefinemagnusson.bsky.social Moa Frödin
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We’re excited to introduce the Swedish Municipal Council Database! This open-access resource contains our hand-coded data for all local politicians in Sweden's democratic local elections between 1919 and 2018. A 🧵
Co-authors 🤩 @abrarbawati.bsky.social, @josefinemagnusson.bsky.social Moa Frödin
Co-authors 🤩 @abrarbawati.bsky.social, @josefinemagnusson.bsky.social Moa Frödin
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IN NEW ISSUE: Anti-Immigrant Attitudes & Political Participation in Europe: @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & @jonaslinde.bsky.social find a general political participation gap between pro- and anti-immigrant citizens.
OPEN ACCESS: https://buff.ly/41eWjLF
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
OPEN ACCESS: https://buff.ly/41eWjLF
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
IN NEW ISSUE: Anti-Immigrant Attitudes & Political Participation in Europe: @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & @jonaslinde.bsky.social find a general political participation gap between pro- and anti-immigrant citizens.
OPEN ACCESS: https://buff.ly/41eWjLF
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
OPEN ACCESS: https://buff.ly/41eWjLF
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
Postdoctoral fellow in political science: party competition in Europe
Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos
lu.varbi.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
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Polity has not coded any countries other than the US since 2018, but this places the US below the 2018 scores of Russia, Venezuela, Haiti, Iraq, Zimbabwe, the Central African Republic...
Perhaps the inference we should make here is about the reliability of Polity.
Perhaps the inference we should make here is about the reliability of Polity.
If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
February 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Polity has not coded any countries other than the US since 2018, but this places the US below the 2018 scores of Russia, Venezuela, Haiti, Iraq, Zimbabwe, the Central African Republic...
Perhaps the inference we should make here is about the reliability of Polity.
Perhaps the inference we should make here is about the reliability of Polity.
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📢Applications Open for New Director of the V-Dem Institute
V-Dem Institute and the Dept. of Political Science, University of Gothenburg is looking for a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Political Science & Director of the V-Dem Institute.
To application: shorturl.at/9rvmx
📆 March 27, 2025.
V-Dem Institute and the Dept. of Political Science, University of Gothenburg is looking for a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Political Science & Director of the V-Dem Institute.
To application: shorturl.at/9rvmx
📆 March 27, 2025.
February 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
📢Applications Open for New Director of the V-Dem Institute
V-Dem Institute and the Dept. of Political Science, University of Gothenburg is looking for a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Political Science & Director of the V-Dem Institute.
To application: shorturl.at/9rvmx
📆 March 27, 2025.
V-Dem Institute and the Dept. of Political Science, University of Gothenburg is looking for a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Political Science & Director of the V-Dem Institute.
To application: shorturl.at/9rvmx
📆 March 27, 2025.
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(Cross-post from X)
"Authoritarian Survival and Leadership Succession in North Korea and Beyond" by @pward89.bsky.social and me is now out with @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
It's FREE to download until Feb. 18: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
So, what's in the Element...
"Authoritarian Survival and Leadership Succession in North Korea and Beyond" by @pward89.bsky.social and me is now out with @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
It's FREE to download until Feb. 18: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
So, what's in the Element...
February 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
(Cross-post from X)
"Authoritarian Survival and Leadership Succession in North Korea and Beyond" by @pward89.bsky.social and me is now out with @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
It's FREE to download until Feb. 18: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
So, what's in the Element...
"Authoritarian Survival and Leadership Succession in North Korea and Beyond" by @pward89.bsky.social and me is now out with @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
It's FREE to download until Feb. 18: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
So, what's in the Element...
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We are hiring: 4-year post doc position at our department, open to all topics in political science.
75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city.
Deadline: February 15
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city.
Deadline: February 15
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Saturday, February 15, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
December 20, 2024 at 9:49 AM
We are hiring: 4-year post doc position at our department, open to all topics in political science.
75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city.
Deadline: February 15
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city.
Deadline: February 15
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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The Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo is hiring 2-4 tenured associate professors, open to all subfields (details see job ad).
It's a fantastic department with smart & friendly colleagues in a modern and green city close to nature. Apply! www.finn.no/job/fulltime...
It's a fantastic department with smart & friendly colleagues in a modern and green city close to nature. Apply! www.finn.no/job/fulltime...
2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science | FINN.no
AboutThe University of Oslo is Norway's oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution with 28 000 students and 7000 employees in abroad range
www.finn.no
December 20, 2024 at 10:16 AM
The Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo is hiring 2-4 tenured associate professors, open to all subfields (details see job ad).
It's a fantastic department with smart & friendly colleagues in a modern and green city close to nature. Apply! www.finn.no/job/fulltime...
It's a fantastic department with smart & friendly colleagues in a modern and green city close to nature. Apply! www.finn.no/job/fulltime...
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To all researchers in Historical Political Economy based in Europe: Please help @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @lhaffert.bsky.social, and me get a better picture of HPE in Europe and the challenges researchers face by participating in this 15 min survey: forms.gle/EtLna72JNXFh...
Historical Political Economy - Insights from Europe
Thank you for your interest in our survey.
We are a team of researchers based at the Humboldt-University of Berlin, University of Bonn and University of Geneva. The goal of this survey is to map the ...
forms.gle
December 12, 2024 at 7:14 AM
To all researchers in Historical Political Economy based in Europe: Please help @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @lhaffert.bsky.social, and me get a better picture of HPE in Europe and the challenges researchers face by participating in this 15 min survey: forms.gle/EtLna72JNXFh...
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We are hiring at @statsvitenskap.bsky.social : 2-4 tenured positions (if/when you qualify, you can apply for promotion to full prof.). Open to all subfields of political science.
I am of course biased, but this is a fantastic department, socially & academically!
www.finn.no/job/fulltime...
I am of course biased, but this is a fantastic department, socially & academically!
www.finn.no/job/fulltime...
2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science | FINN.no
AboutThe University of Oslo is Norway's oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution with 28 000 students and 7000 employees in abroad range
www.finn.no
December 7, 2024 at 10:24 AM
We are hiring at @statsvitenskap.bsky.social : 2-4 tenured positions (if/when you qualify, you can apply for promotion to full prof.). Open to all subfields of political science.
I am of course biased, but this is a fantastic department, socially & academically!
www.finn.no/job/fulltime...
I am of course biased, but this is a fantastic department, socially & academically!
www.finn.no/job/fulltime...
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Thrilled that my article has just been published at @apsrjournal.bsky.social! 🎉 The article argues that low statistical power is a major impediment to acquiring cumulative knowledge on questions concerning cross-national differences: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
What Can We Learn about the Effects of Democracy Using Cross-National Data? | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
What Can We Learn about the Effects of Democracy Using Cross-National Data?
www.cambridge.org
December 10, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Thrilled that my article has just been published at @apsrjournal.bsky.social! 🎉 The article argues that low statistical power is a major impediment to acquiring cumulative knowledge on questions concerning cross-national differences: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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A snapshot of the situation in Romania:
— A largely unknown far-right candidate shocks the nation by unexpectedly winning the first round of the presidential elections. 1/9
— A largely unknown far-right candidate shocks the nation by unexpectedly winning the first round of the presidential elections. 1/9
December 6, 2024 at 10:02 PM
A snapshot of the situation in Romania:
— A largely unknown far-right candidate shocks the nation by unexpectedly winning the first round of the presidential elections. 1/9
— A largely unknown far-right candidate shocks the nation by unexpectedly winning the first round of the presidential elections. 1/9
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"Politically neutral scientists are viewed as the most credible"
"On both the left & right..., there is a penalty for scientists displaying political affiliations: the stronger their posts, the less credible their research [is] perceived & the lower the public’s willingness to read their content"
"On both the left & right..., there is a penalty for scientists displaying political affiliations: the stronger their posts, the less credible their research [is] perceived & the lower the public’s willingness to read their content"
When academics regularly express their political opinions online, it under undercuts their credibility with the public.
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
December 7, 2024 at 1:53 AM
"Politically neutral scientists are viewed as the most credible"
"On both the left & right..., there is a penalty for scientists displaying political affiliations: the stronger their posts, the less credible their research [is] perceived & the lower the public’s willingness to read their content"
"On both the left & right..., there is a penalty for scientists displaying political affiliations: the stronger their posts, the less credible their research [is] perceived & the lower the public’s willingness to read their content"
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I made a quick starter pack on scholars working/having worked on historical political economy (wide definition). go.bsky.app/Hz9LmgL
(please make [self]suggestions to improve the starter pack)
(please make [self]suggestions to improve the starter pack)
November 21, 2024 at 10:01 AM
I made a quick starter pack on scholars working/having worked on historical political economy (wide definition). go.bsky.app/Hz9LmgL
(please make [self]suggestions to improve the starter pack)
(please make [self]suggestions to improve the starter pack)
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Thrilled to announce the release of Uprooted: How Post-WWII Population Transfers Remade Europe with Cambridge UP 🎉🎉
The book argues that accommodating the displaced population can strengthen states and benefit local economies in the long run.
📚 [Amazon: tinyurl.com/24m2mbkf]
See thread below:
The book argues that accommodating the displaced population can strengthen states and benefit local economies in the long run.
📚 [Amazon: tinyurl.com/24m2mbkf]
See thread below:
November 21, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Thrilled to announce the release of Uprooted: How Post-WWII Population Transfers Remade Europe with Cambridge UP 🎉🎉
The book argues that accommodating the displaced population can strengthen states and benefit local economies in the long run.
📚 [Amazon: tinyurl.com/24m2mbkf]
See thread below:
The book argues that accommodating the displaced population can strengthen states and benefit local economies in the long run.
📚 [Amazon: tinyurl.com/24m2mbkf]
See thread below:
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🚨 New research paper: *Rulers on the Road*. We map emperors’ itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire from 719 to 1519 and shed light on how they projected power without centralized bureaucracies. Very fun project with @claranw.bsky.social @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jørgen Møller shorturl.at/npKQ4
April 29, 2024 at 10:23 AM
🚨 New research paper: *Rulers on the Road*. We map emperors’ itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire from 719 to 1519 and shed light on how they projected power without centralized bureaucracies. Very fun project with @claranw.bsky.social @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jørgen Møller shorturl.at/npKQ4
We are hiring a postdoc for our project on itinerant rule in medieval Europe. web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
April 17, 2024 at 9:43 AM
We are hiring a postdoc for our project on itinerant rule in medieval Europe. web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
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Check out our new article where we find a participation gap between anti- and pro-immigrant citizens, and that the size of this gap is contingent on ideological views (left-right placement).
🌟 New article
👥 Andrej Kokkonen @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social
👉 Anti-Immigrant Attitudes and Political Participation in Europe
📗 Political Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0032...
👥 Andrej Kokkonen @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social
👉 Anti-Immigrant Attitudes and Political Participation in Europe
📗 Political Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0032...
April 2, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Check out our new article where we find a participation gap between anti- and pro-immigrant citizens, and that the size of this gap is contingent on ideological views (left-right placement).
Reposted by Andrej Kokkonen
🌟 New article
👥 Andrej Kokkonen @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social
👉 Anti-Immigrant Attitudes and Political Participation in Europe
📗 Political Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0032...
👥 Andrej Kokkonen @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social
👉 Anti-Immigrant Attitudes and Political Participation in Europe
📗 Political Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0032...
April 2, 2024 at 8:18 AM
🌟 New article
👥 Andrej Kokkonen @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social
👉 Anti-Immigrant Attitudes and Political Participation in Europe
📗 Political Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0032...
👥 Andrej Kokkonen @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social
👉 Anti-Immigrant Attitudes and Political Participation in Europe
📗 Political Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0032...