Anja Neundorf
@anjaneundorf.bsky.social
Professor of Politics, University of Glasgow | DEMED project @ERC_Research | Fellow of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social | Main interest: Democracy and Autocracy, Public Opinion, Civic Education, Higher Ed. #FirstGen
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➡️ Experiencing no elections in your youth lowers your likelihood of voting later.
➡️ Even uncompetitive authoritarian elections can socialize people into voting.
➡️ But… too many sham elections? They backfire. Citizens become jaded.
➡️ Experiencing no elections in your youth lowers your likelihood of voting later.
➡️ Even uncompetitive authoritarian elections can socialize people into voting.
➡️ But… too many sham elections? They backfire. Citizens become jaded.
September 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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➡️ Experiencing no elections in your youth lowers your likelihood of voting later.
➡️ Even uncompetitive authoritarian elections can socialize people into voting.
➡️ But… too many sham elections? They backfire. Citizens become jaded.
➡️ Experiencing no elections in your youth lowers your likelihood of voting later.
➡️ Even uncompetitive authoritarian elections can socialize people into voting.
➡️ But… too many sham elections? They backfire. Citizens become jaded.
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨
Why do some people keep voting throughout their lives while others drop out? And how do authoritarian elections - even uncompetitive ones- shape citizens’ habits?
Ksenia Northmore-Ball and I tackle these questions in my new paper, now out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social.
Why do some people keep voting throughout their lives while others drop out? And how do authoritarian elections - even uncompetitive ones- shape citizens’ habits?
Ksenia Northmore-Ball and I tackle these questions in my new paper, now out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social.
September 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨
Why do some people keep voting throughout their lives while others drop out? And how do authoritarian elections - even uncompetitive ones- shape citizens’ habits?
Ksenia Northmore-Ball and I tackle these questions in my new paper, now out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social.
Why do some people keep voting throughout their lives while others drop out? And how do authoritarian elections - even uncompetitive ones- shape citizens’ habits?
Ksenia Northmore-Ball and I tackle these questions in my new paper, now out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social.
📊 Results:
✅ VOX voters show clear sympathy for Franco’s legacy
✅ It’s the main trait separating them from mainstream right voters
✅ Younger VOX voters share this nostalgia too → authoritarian memory is passed down 🔄
✅ VOX voters show clear sympathy for Franco’s legacy
✅ It’s the main trait separating them from mainstream right voters
✅ Younger VOX voters share this nostalgia too → authoritarian memory is passed down 🔄
August 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
📊 Results:
✅ VOX voters show clear sympathy for Franco’s legacy
✅ It’s the main trait separating them from mainstream right voters
✅ Younger VOX voters share this nostalgia too → authoritarian memory is passed down 🔄
✅ VOX voters show clear sympathy for Franco’s legacy
✅ It’s the main trait separating them from mainstream right voters
✅ Younger VOX voters share this nostalgia too → authoritarian memory is passed down 🔄
🌐💻@aykutozturk.bsky.social and I are pleased to announce our next three webinars in our series "Social media as a research tool", starting on Tue, 20 May. Find out more and register here: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
May 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🌐💻@aykutozturk.bsky.social and I are pleased to announce our next three webinars in our series "Social media as a research tool", starting on Tue, 20 May. Find out more and register here: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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✅ The outcome: Civic education made a real difference.
In the treatment group, the negative effect of polarization on choosing a democratic candidate dropped by over 20% 📉.
Even the most polarized individuals were more likely to defend democracy.
✅ The outcome: Civic education made a real difference.
In the treatment group, the negative effect of polarization on choosing a democratic candidate dropped by over 20% 📉.
Even the most polarized individuals were more likely to defend democracy.
April 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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✅ The outcome: Civic education made a real difference.
In the treatment group, the negative effect of polarization on choosing a democratic candidate dropped by over 20% 📉.
Even the most polarized individuals were more likely to defend democracy.
✅ The outcome: Civic education made a real difference.
In the treatment group, the negative effect of polarization on choosing a democratic candidate dropped by over 20% 📉.
Even the most polarized individuals were more likely to defend democracy.
🧵 THREAD: Can a short online intervention help defend democracy against partisan polarization?
In our new study - just published in the @bjpols.bsky.social - my colleagues and I tested this question across 33 countries 🌍 with over 41,000 participants 🧑🤝🧑.
Here’s what we found 👇
In our new study - just published in the @bjpols.bsky.social - my colleagues and I tested this question across 33 countries 🌍 with over 41,000 participants 🧑🤝🧑.
Here’s what we found 👇
April 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🧵 THREAD: Can a short online intervention help defend democracy against partisan polarization?
In our new study - just published in the @bjpols.bsky.social - my colleagues and I tested this question across 33 countries 🌍 with over 41,000 participants 🧑🤝🧑.
Here’s what we found 👇
In our new study - just published in the @bjpols.bsky.social - my colleagues and I tested this question across 33 countries 🌍 with over 41,000 participants 🧑🤝🧑.
Here’s what we found 👇
The most striking result from yesterday’s German election #btw2025 🇩🇪:
🔹 35 years after reunification: The GDR is redrawn on this map.
🔹 The AfD won 45 out of 48 electoral districts in the East.
🔹 In some parts of Saxony, they came close to 50%!
Why is this happening? Here’s my take 👇
🔹 35 years after reunification: The GDR is redrawn on this map.
🔹 The AfD won 45 out of 48 electoral districts in the East.
🔹 In some parts of Saxony, they came close to 50%!
Why is this happening? Here’s my take 👇
February 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The most striking result from yesterday’s German election #btw2025 🇩🇪:
🔹 35 years after reunification: The GDR is redrawn on this map.
🔹 The AfD won 45 out of 48 electoral districts in the East.
🔹 In some parts of Saxony, they came close to 50%!
Why is this happening? Here’s my take 👇
🔹 35 years after reunification: The GDR is redrawn on this map.
🔹 The AfD won 45 out of 48 electoral districts in the East.
🔹 In some parts of Saxony, they came close to 50%!
Why is this happening? Here’s my take 👇
🧵 Can online democracy promotion counter authoritarian narratives in terrorism-affected regions? Our latest study in Burkina Faso offers surprising insights. Read on! ⬇️
#Democracy #Terrorism #PoliticalScience
(with @aykutozturk.bsky.social and Souleymane Yameogo)
#Democracy #Terrorism #PoliticalScience
(with @aykutozturk.bsky.social and Souleymane Yameogo)
February 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🧵 Can online democracy promotion counter authoritarian narratives in terrorism-affected regions? Our latest study in Burkina Faso offers surprising insights. Read on! ⬇️
#Democracy #Terrorism #PoliticalScience
(with @aykutozturk.bsky.social and Souleymane Yameogo)
#Democracy #Terrorism #PoliticalScience
(with @aykutozturk.bsky.social and Souleymane Yameogo)
Did you miss our latest webinar on the "Meta Content Library as a Research Tool" by the Meta Research Partnership team? You can now watch the recording and download the slides. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
February 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Did you miss our latest webinar on the "Meta Content Library as a Research Tool" by the Meta Research Partnership team? You can now watch the recording and download the slides. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
4/ The biggest surprise? Media indoctrination and civil liberties repression are the most predictive of autocratic survival. These findings have big implications for “information autocracies” in the digital age.
January 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
4/ The biggest surprise? Media indoctrination and civil liberties repression are the most predictive of autocratic survival. These findings have big implications for “information autocracies” in the digital age.
3/ But strategy combinations matter. Durable regimes don’t rely on just one tool—they adapt. Some mix repression with media indoctrination, while others lean on co-optation. No one-size-fits-all formula.
January 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
3/ But strategy combinations matter. Durable regimes don’t rely on just one tool—they adapt. Some mix repression with media indoctrination, while others lean on co-optation. No one-size-fits-all formula.
2/ Using data from @V_DemInstitute and the Varieties of Indoctrination dataset, we analyzed how regimes use these tools over time. We even clustered regimes into groups based on strategy combinations.
January 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
2/ Using data from @V_DemInstitute and the Varieties of Indoctrination dataset, we analyzed how regimes use these tools over time. We even clustered regimes into groups based on strategy combinations.
1/ Autocrats combine tools to stay in power, but most research looks at them in isolation. We map 6 strategies—repression of rights & physical integrity, co-optation through institutions & resource distribution, and indoctrination via education & media—for a full picture.
January 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
1/ Autocrats combine tools to stay in power, but most research looks at them in isolation. We map 6 strategies—repression of rights & physical integrity, co-optation through institutions & resource distribution, and indoctrination via education & media—for a full picture.
How do autocrats stay in power?
Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇
Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇
January 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
How do autocrats stay in power?
Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇
Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇
@aykutozturk.bsky.social and I are pleased to announce our next round of webinars on "Using Social Media as a Research Tool". The Meta team is kicking off the series on 4th Feb (15h, GMT) introducing their Content Library. Find out more and register here: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
January 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
@aykutozturk.bsky.social and I are pleased to announce our next round of webinars on "Using Social Media as a Research Tool". The Meta team is kicking off the series on 4th Feb (15h, GMT) introducing their Content Library. Find out more and register here: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...