Michael A. Hansen
michaelhansenphd.bsky.social
Michael A. Hansen
@michaelhansenphd.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, University of Turku, Finland #FirstGen (Research: gender/politics; radical right; American politics; European politics) 🇺🇸 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇪🇺
michaelhansenpolitics.org
Excited to share our new book (w/@jrob0922.bsky.social): The European Union: Politics and Policies (8th ed.) 📘🇪🇺
It explores the EU’s institutions, actors, and dynamics that shape Europe’s political future, as well as the key challenges and threats the Union faces.
👉 www.routledge.com/The-European...
August 18, 2025 at 7:37 AM
In Crime & Delinquency w/ @isabellejohansson.bsky.social & @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social: Experiment shows how sex workers’ gender, ethnicity, and immigration status shape public attitudes toward sex work, including acceptability, perceived agency, and support vs. punishment. doi.org/10.1177/0011...
August 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
New in SR&SP w/ @isabellejohansson.bsky.social: In Italy, general sexual attitudes, not religiosity, are the strongest predictor of public views on sex work. Mediation analysis shows religion’s role is largely indirect. doi.org/10.1007/s131...
August 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
New study w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social & @sierramalvitz.bsky.social on gendered perceptions of police conduct. Officer gender seldom changes views on conflict, but women officers are more often seen as needing backup, reflecting persistent gendered expectations. doi.org/10.1108/PIJP...
July 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New study w/ @isabellejohansson.bsky.social where we examine how gender shapes attitudes toward human trafficking. We find women more likely than men to see several types of trafficking as severe and rooted in systemic issues, despite knowledge levels being the same.
doi.org/10.1080/2332...
July 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our new study in Contemporary European Politics shows that far-right voters in the Nordic countries are not only Euroskeptic—they also exhibit lower confidence in the United Nations. We examine how partisanship shapes trust in transnational institutions across the region. doi.org/10.1002/cep4...
April 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Newest JoEC issue w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social testing racial framing effects of public reactions to newspaper vignettes of fatal officer‐involved shootings. doi.org/10.1007/s112...
March 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
New study on measuring, comparing, and predicting knowledge related to politics and reproductive healthcare in the US. dx.doi.org/10.1080/1554...
March 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New study on question wording/framing and support for reproductive healthcare policies. doi.org/10.1017/S174...
March 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New study w/ Kathy Dolan on the impact of gender and partisan cross-pressures on support for gun reform. doi.org/10.1177/1532...
February 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
New study w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social on the impact of partisanship on driving the gender gap in rape myth acceptance. doi.org/10.1080/1556...
January 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Study w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social on the impact of prosecutorial Brady violations on confidence in wrongful convictions, as well as the role of evidence type. doi.org/10.1007/s112...
January 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Study w/ @agustingoenaga.bsky.social on political resources and evaluations of democratic institutions.
doi.org/10.1080/0362...
December 7, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Study on the impact of education & attitudinal predictors on Finns Party support (w/ Mikko Leino). doi.org/10.1016/j.el
November 21, 2024 at 7:40 PM