Thorbjørn Sejr Guul
@tsguul.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Public Administration, University of Southern Denmark
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How do performance failures affect user satisfaction? With co-authors (Mads Thau and @nathanfavero.com) @mfalcon.bsky.social (assoc prof @pa-sdu.bsky.social), leverage a major negative news story on Danish social services that broke during the fielding of a user survey. In @pareview.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
How do performance failures affect user satisfaction? With co-authors (Mads Thau and @nathanfavero.com) @mfalcon.bsky.social (assoc prof @pa-sdu.bsky.social), leverage a major negative news story on Danish social services that broke during the fielding of a user survey. In @pareview.bsky.social
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Do high workloads force bureaucrats to discriminate?
In a published paper at the @thejop.bsky.social, I challenge the dominant explanation of discrimination in public service delivery. Surprisingly, I find that bureaucrats are able to handle substantial workloads without discriminating.
In a published paper at the @thejop.bsky.social, I challenge the dominant explanation of discrimination in public service delivery. Surprisingly, I find that bureaucrats are able to handle substantial workloads without discriminating.
"Overburdened Bureaucrats: Providing Equal Access to Public Services During COVID-19" by Karoline Larsen Kolstad. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
September 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Do high workloads force bureaucrats to discriminate?
In a published paper at the @thejop.bsky.social, I challenge the dominant explanation of discrimination in public service delivery. Surprisingly, I find that bureaucrats are able to handle substantial workloads without discriminating.
In a published paper at the @thejop.bsky.social, I challenge the dominant explanation of discrimination in public service delivery. Surprisingly, I find that bureaucrats are able to handle substantial workloads without discriminating.
Thrilled to share that our paper "A Learning Approach to the Governance of Professionals. Field Experimental Evidence" with scandersen.bsky.social has been accepted for publication in jpart1991.bsky.social
See threat and link below below 👇
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See threat and link below below 👇
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September 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Thrilled to share that our paper "A Learning Approach to the Governance of Professionals. Field Experimental Evidence" with scandersen.bsky.social has been accepted for publication in jpart1991.bsky.social
See threat and link below below 👇
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See threat and link below below 👇
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Our article “Unsuccessful Candidates Are More Concerned About Electoral Fairness than Election Winners” is now online @thejop.bsky.social
Using RDD and elite survey data from Denmark, we show that losing candidates express greater concern about electoral fairness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734240
Using RDD and elite survey data from Denmark, we show that losing candidates express greater concern about electoral fairness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734240
September 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Our article “Unsuccessful Candidates Are More Concerned About Electoral Fairness than Election Winners” is now online @thejop.bsky.social
Using RDD and elite survey data from Denmark, we show that losing candidates express greater concern about electoral fairness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734240
Using RDD and elite survey data from Denmark, we show that losing candidates express greater concern about electoral fairness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734240
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This week we have been happy have @drelizabethbell.bsky.social from University of Texas, Austin as a guest. She has presented her recent work on "Administrative Burden and the Access-Fraud Trade-Off" with @sebjilke.bsky.social , followed by an engaging discussion. Thanks for your visit, Elizabeth!
May 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This week we have been happy have @drelizabethbell.bsky.social from University of Texas, Austin as a guest. She has presented her recent work on "Administrative Burden and the Access-Fraud Trade-Off" with @sebjilke.bsky.social , followed by an engaging discussion. Thanks for your visit, Elizabeth!
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NEW -
The Correlates of Ethnicity: Why the Ethnic Majority Expects That Ethnic Minorities Contribute Less to the Collective - cup.org/4lOX7jN
- @matkruse.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
The Correlates of Ethnicity: Why the Ethnic Majority Expects That Ethnic Minorities Contribute Less to the Collective - cup.org/4lOX7jN
- @matkruse.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
April 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
NEW -
The Correlates of Ethnicity: Why the Ethnic Majority Expects That Ethnic Minorities Contribute Less to the Collective - cup.org/4lOX7jN
- @matkruse.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
The Correlates of Ethnicity: Why the Ethnic Majority Expects That Ethnic Minorities Contribute Less to the Collective - cup.org/4lOX7jN
- @matkruse.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
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@weekendavisen.dk bringer i dag en historie baseret på min, @tsguul.bsky.social og Kristian Kriegbaum Jensens artikel udgivet i AJS.
Link til Weekendavisen: www.weekendavisen.dk/2025-5/ideer...
Link til Weekendavisen: www.weekendavisen.dk/2025-5/ideer...
January 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
@weekendavisen.dk bringer i dag en historie baseret på min, @tsguul.bsky.social og Kristian Kriegbaum Jensens artikel udgivet i AJS.
Link til Weekendavisen: www.weekendavisen.dk/2025-5/ideer...
Link til Weekendavisen: www.weekendavisen.dk/2025-5/ideer...
Thrilled to share that our paper "Does Ethnic Similarity Increase Well-being?" with excellent lead author @matkruse.bsky.social and Kristian K. Jensen is out in the American Journal of Sociology.
See 🧵👇
See 🧵👇
🚨New publication🚨
In a new article in American Journal of Sociology, @tsguul.bsky.social , Kristian K. Jensen, and I show that exposure to ethnic similarity in the local setting increases well-being for the ethnic majority + ethnic minority 🧵👇1/9
Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
In a new article in American Journal of Sociology, @tsguul.bsky.social , Kristian K. Jensen, and I show that exposure to ethnic similarity in the local setting increases well-being for the ethnic majority + ethnic minority 🧵👇1/9
Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Does Ethnic Similarity Increase Well-Being?1 | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 130, No 4
How do people react to ethnic (dis)similarity? Whereas prior studies on ethnic diversity and intergroup contact often focus on interpersonal outcomes such as prejudice and trust, we turn to an essenti...
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January 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Thrilled to share that our paper "Does Ethnic Similarity Increase Well-being?" with excellent lead author @matkruse.bsky.social and Kristian K. Jensen is out in the American Journal of Sociology.
See 🧵👇
See 🧵👇
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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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1/ 🚀 Excited to share our latest paper in the Journal of Management: "Hic Sunt Dracones: On the Risks of Comparing the ITCV With Control Variable Correlations" 🐉
It’s open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Let’s talk about why this matters and what we discovered! 🧵👇
It’s open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Let’s talk about why this matters and what we discovered! 🧵👇
December 3, 2024 at 7:57 PM
1/ 🚀 Excited to share our latest paper in the Journal of Management: "Hic Sunt Dracones: On the Risks of Comparing the ITCV With Control Variable Correlations" 🐉
It’s open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Let’s talk about why this matters and what we discovered! 🧵👇
It’s open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Let’s talk about why this matters and what we discovered! 🧵👇
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In a new article out in @pnas.org w @michaelsvarer.bsky.social @albecknielsen.bsky.social Michael Rosholm. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/..., we explore the long-term unemployment and mental health effects of active labor market programs.
www.pnas.org
December 6, 2024 at 8:56 AM
In a new article out in @pnas.org w @michaelsvarer.bsky.social @albecknielsen.bsky.social Michael Rosholm. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/..., we explore the long-term unemployment and mental health effects of active labor market programs.
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Does childhood exposure to coethnics impede or promote the acquisition of citizenship?
In a new article in @pnas.org, I show that the modest presence of coethnic peers in school increases migrant children’s probability of getting 🇩🇰 citizenship later in life. 🧵👇 1/15
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
In a new article in @pnas.org, I show that the modest presence of coethnic peers in school increases migrant children’s probability of getting 🇩🇰 citizenship later in life. 🧵👇 1/15
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org
November 28, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Does childhood exposure to coethnics impede or promote the acquisition of citizenship?
In a new article in @pnas.org, I show that the modest presence of coethnic peers in school increases migrant children’s probability of getting 🇩🇰 citizenship later in life. 🧵👇 1/15
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
In a new article in @pnas.org, I show that the modest presence of coethnic peers in school increases migrant children’s probability of getting 🇩🇰 citizenship later in life. 🧵👇 1/15
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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(1/7) 📢 New research alert!
Even when people are shown clear evidence of #discrimination, it doesn‘t change their support for anti-discrimination policies.
Read @kkrakows.bsky.social, @asmusletholsen.bsky.social, and my article in @ajpseditor.bsky.social to find out why: doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
Even when people are shown clear evidence of #discrimination, it doesn‘t change their support for anti-discrimination policies.
Read @kkrakows.bsky.social, @asmusletholsen.bsky.social, and my article in @ajpseditor.bsky.social to find out why: doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library
The disadvantages experienced by minorities and lack of societal remedies are partly attributable to native-majority citizens’ limited awareness of minority hardships. We investigate whether informin...
doi.org
December 2, 2024 at 8:10 AM
(1/7) 📢 New research alert!
Even when people are shown clear evidence of #discrimination, it doesn‘t change their support for anti-discrimination policies.
Read @kkrakows.bsky.social, @asmusletholsen.bsky.social, and my article in @ajpseditor.bsky.social to find out why: doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
Even when people are shown clear evidence of #discrimination, it doesn‘t change their support for anti-discrimination policies.
Read @kkrakows.bsky.social, @asmusletholsen.bsky.social, and my article in @ajpseditor.bsky.social to find out why: doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
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Want to work in an inspiring and young public administration research group?
Come and join us! We are hiring
one or more Assistant Professors (tenure track) and
one or more Associate Professors in Public Administration. Application deadline: April 1, 2024.
Come and join us! We are hiring
one or more Assistant Professors (tenure track) and
one or more Associate Professors in Public Administration. Application deadline: April 1, 2024.
February 20, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Want to work in an inspiring and young public administration research group?
Come and join us! We are hiring
one or more Assistant Professors (tenure track) and
one or more Associate Professors in Public Administration. Application deadline: April 1, 2024.
Come and join us! We are hiring
one or more Assistant Professors (tenure track) and
one or more Associate Professors in Public Administration. Application deadline: April 1, 2024.
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New article alert!
In our new study, we show how the communication of rules affects the resulting burden for citizens. Easier language (while retaining the same amount of information) and better layout substantially lower learning and anticipated compliance costs
buff.ly/3toQZYB
In our new study, we show how the communication of rules affects the resulting burden for citizens. Easier language (while retaining the same amount of information) and better layout substantially lower learning and anticipated compliance costs
buff.ly/3toQZYB
It's not merely about the content: How rules are communicated matters to administrative burden
Research suggests that citizens often abstain from taking up benefits for which they are eligible because of the costs of learning about how to apply for and the compliance and psychological costs as....
buff.ly
October 26, 2023 at 1:46 PM
New article alert!
In our new study, we show how the communication of rules affects the resulting burden for citizens. Easier language (while retaining the same amount of information) and better layout substantially lower learning and anticipated compliance costs
buff.ly/3toQZYB
In our new study, we show how the communication of rules affects the resulting burden for citizens. Easier language (while retaining the same amount of information) and better layout substantially lower learning and anticipated compliance costs
buff.ly/3toQZYB
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I am really, really happy to share that our (w. Martin Bækgaard) administrative burden lit. review is out
in JPART. It's #openaccess, so it is free for anyone to read. For those looking for a brief version, I will share a few key insights below
academic.oup.com/jpart/advanc...
in JPART. It's #openaccess, so it is free for anyone to read. For those looking for a brief version, I will share a few key insights below
academic.oup.com/jpart/advanc...
October 3, 2023 at 10:27 AM
I am really, really happy to share that our (w. Martin Bækgaard) administrative burden lit. review is out
in JPART. It's #openaccess, so it is free for anyone to read. For those looking for a brief version, I will share a few key insights below
academic.oup.com/jpart/advanc...
in JPART. It's #openaccess, so it is free for anyone to read. For those looking for a brief version, I will share a few key insights below
academic.oup.com/jpart/advanc...