Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen
@dortemartinsen.bsky.social
Professor of European Politics, Uni Copenhagen. EU policy-making, implementation, enforcement, social Europe, EU health policy. Co-editor of West European Politics @wepsocial.bsky.social
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Now #openaccess in Policy & Society @policysociety.bsky.social:
Why do intermediaries (not) comply with their regulatory tasks? It's about accountability, studid!
Theory: Accountability Regimes Framework
Case: UK #Prevent duty
Methods: interviews, #QCA & survey experiment
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
Why do intermediaries (not) comply with their regulatory tasks? It's about accountability, studid!
Theory: Accountability Regimes Framework
Case: UK #Prevent duty
Methods: interviews, #QCA & survey experiment
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
Explaining regulatory intermediaries’ compliance through the accountability regimes framework
Abstract . This article assesses how accountability relations between intermediaries, regulators, and regulatory targets affect intermediary non-compliance
doi.org
October 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Now #openaccess in Policy & Society @policysociety.bsky.social:
Why do intermediaries (not) comply with their regulatory tasks? It's about accountability, studid!
Theory: Accountability Regimes Framework
Case: UK #Prevent duty
Methods: interviews, #QCA & survey experiment
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
Why do intermediaries (not) comply with their regulatory tasks? It's about accountability, studid!
Theory: Accountability Regimes Framework
Case: UK #Prevent duty
Methods: interviews, #QCA & survey experiment
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
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@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
October 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
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💥Out now: The introduction to the Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies"
"Updating cleavage theory for the twenty-first century" by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
"Updating cleavage theory for the twenty-first century" by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
October 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
💥Out now: The introduction to the Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies"
"Updating cleavage theory for the twenty-first century" by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
"Updating cleavage theory for the twenty-first century" by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
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📈 More laws, more policies, more regulations. But administrations aren’t growing at the same pace 🚨 This mismatch risks poor services, unequal treatment & frustration. That’s where #SUPA comes in: from 2025–2028, we’ll study how to improve rule design & strengthen modern democracies 🏛️✨
September 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
📈 More laws, more policies, more regulations. But administrations aren’t growing at the same pace 🚨 This mismatch risks poor services, unequal treatment & frustration. That’s where #SUPA comes in: from 2025–2028, we’ll study how to improve rule design & strengthen modern democracies 🏛️✨
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New publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Are young men becoming more conservative?
This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Are young men becoming more conservative?
This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Young men, gendered labour market competition, and opposition to gender equality policy across 27 EU countries
Recent studies have shown an increasing divide in political values between young men and women, particularly regarding gender equality attitudes. In this study it is argued that this is due in part...
www.tandfonline.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
New publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Are young men becoming more conservative?
This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Are young men becoming more conservative?
This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Delighted that my paper with @kevincunning.bsky.social on "Still second-order national elections? Evaluating the classic model after the 2024 European elections" has just been published by @wepsocial.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140... 1/
doi.org/10.1080/0140... 1/
May 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Delighted that my paper with @kevincunning.bsky.social on "Still second-order national elections? Evaluating the classic model after the 2024 European elections" has just been published by @wepsocial.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140... 1/
doi.org/10.1080/0140... 1/
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⬇️New week - new publication ⬇️ This time we focus on the 2024 EP elections🗳️
Thanks for putting this @wepsocial.bsky.social symposium together @simonhix.bsky.social!
Thanks for putting this @wepsocial.bsky.social symposium together @simonhix.bsky.social!
🛎️ New Publication 🛎️
How did public and party priorities interact during the 2024 European Parliament elections?
In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social article, Daniela Braun, @giucarny.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @annreinl.bsky.social and I find some connections
tinyurl.com/yhc4ae8m
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How did public and party priorities interact during the 2024 European Parliament elections?
In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social article, Daniela Braun, @giucarny.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @annreinl.bsky.social and I find some connections
tinyurl.com/yhc4ae8m
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The role of key European issues in the 2024 election campaign
International crises and Euroscepticism have made European issues prominent in citizens’ lives. This article studies the role of three key European issues – migration, the environment, and EU integ...
www.tandfonline.com
May 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
⬇️New week - new publication ⬇️ This time we focus on the 2024 EP elections🗳️
Thanks for putting this @wepsocial.bsky.social symposium together @simonhix.bsky.social!
Thanks for putting this @wepsocial.bsky.social symposium together @simonhix.bsky.social!
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🌟 Scholar Spotlight 🌟
@dortemartinsen.bsky.social's article for the #JCMS explores how European Administrative Networks shape national enforcement of #EU health and safety laws, revealing that impact depends on network position and domestic resources.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dortemartinsen.bsky.social's article for the #JCMS explores how European Administrative Networks shape national enforcement of #EU health and safety laws, revealing that impact depends on network position and domestic resources.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
March 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🌟 Scholar Spotlight 🌟
@dortemartinsen.bsky.social's article for the #JCMS explores how European Administrative Networks shape national enforcement of #EU health and safety laws, revealing that impact depends on network position and domestic resources.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dortemartinsen.bsky.social's article for the #JCMS explores how European Administrative Networks shape national enforcement of #EU health and safety laws, revealing that impact depends on network position and domestic resources.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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We are very happy to host the WEP 5️⃣0️⃣th Anniversary Workshop @lmumuenchen.bsky.social today & tomorrow!
Great presentations, intense debates & we are grateful for colleagues all around the globe joining us.
Sessions on:
👉elections, parties, mobilization
👉welfare politics
👉🇪🇺
👉policy & administration
Great presentations, intense debates & we are grateful for colleagues all around the globe joining us.
Sessions on:
👉elections, parties, mobilization
👉welfare politics
👉🇪🇺
👉policy & administration
March 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We are very happy to host the WEP 5️⃣0️⃣th Anniversary Workshop @lmumuenchen.bsky.social today & tomorrow!
Great presentations, intense debates & we are grateful for colleagues all around the globe joining us.
Sessions on:
👉elections, parties, mobilization
👉welfare politics
👉🇪🇺
👉policy & administration
Great presentations, intense debates & we are grateful for colleagues all around the globe joining us.
Sessions on:
👉elections, parties, mobilization
👉welfare politics
👉🇪🇺
👉policy & administration
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At MOBILE we are now advertising for a new postdoc position in Nordic asylum law and credibility. The position is part of a new 5-year interdisciplinary project on Explainable AI and Credibility in Asylum Law.
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Application deadline April 23, 2025
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Application deadline April 23, 2025
Postdoctoral position in Credibility and Asylum Law, University of Copenhagen
The Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, is seeking applications for a Postdoc position in credibility and Nordic asylum law. The position is part of the N
candidate.hr-manager.net
March 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
At MOBILE we are now advertising for a new postdoc position in Nordic asylum law and credibility. The position is part of a new 5-year interdisciplinary project on Explainable AI and Credibility in Asylum Law.
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Application deadline April 23, 2025
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Application deadline April 23, 2025
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Very happy to see this out as part of a great special issue on cleavage politics: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Building on studies on how (1) education, (2) generation and (3) gender structure voting on the GAL/TAN cleavage, we study how they interact.
Here’s a thread summarizing the paper👇
Here’s a thread summarizing the paper👇
March 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Very happy to see this out as part of a great special issue on cleavage politics: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Building on studies on how (1) education, (2) generation and (3) gender structure voting on the GAL/TAN cleavage, we study how they interact.
Here’s a thread summarizing the paper👇
Here’s a thread summarizing the paper👇
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Lønforskellen mellem mænd og kvinder steg i 2023 fra 12,1% til 12,3%
Lønforskellen mellem kvindelige og mandlige læger er 9,9% og mellem mandlige og kvindelige tjenere er 6,2%
Glædelig kampdag 👊🏼🩷
www.dst.dk/da/Statistik...
Lønforskellen mellem kvindelige og mandlige læger er 9,9% og mellem mandlige og kvindelige tjenere er 6,2%
Glædelig kampdag 👊🏼🩷
www.dst.dk/da/Statistik...
March 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Lønforskellen mellem mænd og kvinder steg i 2023 fra 12,1% til 12,3%
Lønforskellen mellem kvindelige og mandlige læger er 9,9% og mellem mandlige og kvindelige tjenere er 6,2%
Glædelig kampdag 👊🏼🩷
www.dst.dk/da/Statistik...
Lønforskellen mellem kvindelige og mandlige læger er 9,9% og mellem mandlige og kvindelige tjenere er 6,2%
Glædelig kampdag 👊🏼🩷
www.dst.dk/da/Statistik...
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Eleven Member States object to EU Commission intention to withdraw equality law proposal www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents...
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Eleven Member States object to EU Commission intention to withdraw equality law proposal www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents...
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Such a pleasure to see this paper out in WEP. I'm grateful for collaborators Susan Scarrow and @emilievh.bsky.social, a tough but productive process with the editors and reviewers of @wepsocial.bsky.social, and comments from party scholar colleagues at a couple of @ecpr.bsky.social events.
New paper out @wepsocial.bsky.social with @karinakosped.bsky.social &S. Scarrow
Based on the 🇩🇰 case we show that (1) parties’ social media following is a sizeable form of political engagement & (2) social media partisans form a distinct type of party affiliation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Based on the 🇩🇰 case we show that (1) parties’ social media following is a sizeable form of political engagement & (2) social media partisans form a distinct type of party affiliation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Social media partisans vs. party members: political affiliation in a digital age
Recently political parties have diversified their affiliation options, including by developing social media followings, but so far there is little evidence about who is exploiting these new options...
www.tandfonline.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Such a pleasure to see this paper out in WEP. I'm grateful for collaborators Susan Scarrow and @emilievh.bsky.social, a tough but productive process with the editors and reviewers of @wepsocial.bsky.social, and comments from party scholar colleagues at a couple of @ecpr.bsky.social events.
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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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🚨🚨 Breaking: Keir Starmer ready to offer Youth Mobility Scheme according to new Times report. But; contrary to EU scheme, suggested UK proposal comes with caps and requirement to pay NHS surcharges. #brexit 🧵
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
New: Starmer ready to offer Youth Mobility Scheme
Keir Starmer's youth mobility proposal aims to strengthen UK-EU relations, addressing labour shortages and opportunities
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🚨🚨 Breaking: Keir Starmer ready to offer Youth Mobility Scheme according to new Times report. But; contrary to EU scheme, suggested UK proposal comes with caps and requirement to pay NHS surcharges. #brexit 🧵
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
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@liesbethooghe.bsky.social & Gary Marks measure the extent to which political parties on the contemporary socio-cultural divide are cleavaged.
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies".
#polisky #academicsky
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies".
#polisky #academicsky
February 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@liesbethooghe.bsky.social & Gary Marks measure the extent to which political parties on the contemporary socio-cultural divide are cleavaged.
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies".
#polisky #academicsky
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies".
#polisky #academicsky
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Consultancies in Brussels are an often overlooked force in shaping EU policy. This intriguing article by @stenholm.foljeton.dk sheds light on their pivotal role in assisting major corporations and influencing EU institutions. In Danish—Google Translate can help! www.foljeton.dk/post/mens-eu...
Mens EU’s lovgivning bliver mere kompleks, eksploderer udgifterne til eksterne konsulenter - Føljeton
www.foljeton.dk
January 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Consultancies in Brussels are an often overlooked force in shaping EU policy. This intriguing article by @stenholm.foljeton.dk sheds light on their pivotal role in assisting major corporations and influencing EU institutions. In Danish—Google Translate can help! www.foljeton.dk/post/mens-eu...
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The EU hops to restore it's economic fortunes by slashing red tape, freeing up capital markets and "reviving the EU’s securitisation market."
EU competition plan banks on deregulation and private capital
The EU hops to restore it's economic fortunes by slashing red tape, freeing up capital markets and "reviving the EU’s securitisation market."
buff.ly
January 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The EU hops to restore it's economic fortunes by slashing red tape, freeing up capital markets and "reviving the EU’s securitisation market."
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On the Borders of Deportability
This afternoon Anouk Lamé defended her PhD theses with bravura at @ucph.bsky.social. She presented original research on how French administrative judges shapes the European deportation regime.
Supervisor @tgammeltoft.bsky.social
jura.ku.dk/pdf/arrangem...
@dg.dk
This afternoon Anouk Lamé defended her PhD theses with bravura at @ucph.bsky.social. She presented original research on how French administrative judges shapes the European deportation regime.
Supervisor @tgammeltoft.bsky.social
jura.ku.dk/pdf/arrangem...
@dg.dk
January 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
On the Borders of Deportability
This afternoon Anouk Lamé defended her PhD theses with bravura at @ucph.bsky.social. She presented original research on how French administrative judges shapes the European deportation regime.
Supervisor @tgammeltoft.bsky.social
jura.ku.dk/pdf/arrangem...
@dg.dk
This afternoon Anouk Lamé defended her PhD theses with bravura at @ucph.bsky.social. She presented original research on how French administrative judges shapes the European deportation regime.
Supervisor @tgammeltoft.bsky.social
jura.ku.dk/pdf/arrangem...
@dg.dk
Spændende indlæg af Michael Gøtze, @ucph.bsky.social om behovet for retsstatsuddannelse. Enig. Også relevant for statskundskab. uniavisen.dk/vi-har-brug-...
Vi har brug for en retsstats-uddannelse på Københavns Universitet
Selvom den danske retsstat har været duks i mange år, duer det ikke at hvile på laurbærrene. De seneste år har vist, at den ansigtsløse jura ikke længere rækker, skriver en juraprofessor i dette indlæ...
uniavisen.dk
January 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Spændende indlæg af Michael Gøtze, @ucph.bsky.social om behovet for retsstatsuddannelse. Enig. Også relevant for statskundskab. uniavisen.dk/vi-har-brug-...
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Yesterday, the assigned Advocate General at the EU Court of Justice recommended that the EU directive on adequate minimum wages should be annulled in full. This would be a major blow to the social pillar of the EU.
1/5
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CURIA - Documents
curia.europa.eu
January 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yesterday, the assigned Advocate General at the EU Court of Justice recommended that the EU directive on adequate minimum wages should be annulled in full. This would be a major blow to the social pillar of the EU.
1/5
curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
1/5
curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
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🚨🚨 Major opinion by AG Emiliou in the area of EU competence to set minimum wages. AG concludes that EU directive goes beyond the scope of the EU's competences in the area supporting the view of Sweden and Denmark. 🧵
🚨 CJEU, EU employment law
Advocate-General's opinion argues that the EU directive on a framework for minimum wages must be fully annulled due to going beyond EU competences - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
Advocate-General's opinion argues that the EU directive on a framework for minimum wages must be fully annulled due to going beyond EU competences - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
CURIA - Documents
curia.europa.eu
January 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🚨🚨 Major opinion by AG Emiliou in the area of EU competence to set minimum wages. AG concludes that EU directive goes beyond the scope of the EU's competences in the area supporting the view of Sweden and Denmark. 🧵
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The civil liberties committee's ability to cross-examine senior government officials and launch inquiries into politically sensitive topics have helped propel its status. But it also now has the ex-head of Frontex, turned far-right MEP, among its members.
https://euobserver.com/whos-who-in-the-eu-p…
https://euobserver.com/whos-who-in-the-eu-p…
Who's who in the EU Parliament committees?
Influential. Investigative. Independent. EUobserver is a online non-profit news outlet reporting on the European Union.
buff.ly
January 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The civil liberties committee's ability to cross-examine senior government officials and launch inquiries into politically sensitive topics have helped propel its status. But it also now has the ex-head of Frontex, turned far-right MEP, among its members.
https://euobserver.com/whos-who-in-the-eu-p…
https://euobserver.com/whos-who-in-the-eu-p…
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Fascinating account of the historical emergence of EU law.
Thanks to @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social for pointing it out.
www.scopeconditionspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Thanks to @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social for pointing it out.
www.scopeconditionspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 2.7: Europe's Hidden Legal Architects, with Tommaso Pavone — Scope Conditions Podcast
Today on Scope Conditions, we’re talking about the origins of supranational power. The European Union has no army. It levies no taxes. Covering a population of 450 million, its administrative bureauc...
www.scopeconditionspodcast.com
December 28, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Fascinating account of the historical emergence of EU law.
Thanks to @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social for pointing it out.
www.scopeconditionspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Thanks to @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social for pointing it out.
www.scopeconditionspodcast.com/episodes/epi...