Jonas Linde
@jonaslinde.bsky.social
Professor at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen. Public opinion, political behavior, and power pop.
Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
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@newsweek.com report on our comparative study of the impact of affective polarization
Scientists found a way to ease political hostility—then came the US result
The researcher told Newsweek that "partisan animosity in the U.S. may simply be too far gone."
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Taking a stand ✋️🧍 These authors 🧵 use survey data across 9 countries to assess the downstreams consequences of #AffectivePolarization & intervene to successfully reduce participants #AffectivePolarization in 6 of the 9, improving interpersonal relations and social norms buff.ly/tHRWa65
The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies
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Had a very similar experience a few years ago with Frontiers in Pol Sci: - reviewers automatically invited, incl over Xmas, in mass - very aggressive policy of fast turnaround - unrealistic & damaging quality - absurd amount of reminders - quantity over quality mindset I now refuse to review for F
Michael Okun@michael-okun.bsky.social · 2mo agoI’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇
Great opportunity: Two open PhD positions available at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Two PhD positions at the Department of Comparative Politics (302783) | University of Bergen
Job title: Two PhD positions at the Department of Comparative Politics (302783), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies - https://cup.org/43vEJV0 - @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social, @leberntzen.bsky.social, @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social, @hayleekelsall.bsky.social, et al #FirstView
Nice to finally see this paper published.
Lars Erik Berntzen@leberntzen.bsky.social · 2mo agoDoes affective polarization itself actually threaten democracy? Recent experiments from the US suggest maybe not. In our new @ejprjournal.bsky.social paper, we revisit this question comparatively with a survey experiment in 9 democracies (18,000 respondents). #polisky
Massive interest in Norwegian political-institutional trust right now. Here is the overview @jonaslinde.bsky.social and I published recently on what we know, and don't know, about this topic.
Department of Political Science, University of Oslo@statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 7mo ago📢 New book chapter 👥 Staffan Kumlin @staffankumlin.bsky.social (ISV) & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social 🔎 Political Trust in Norway; A Large But Lopsided Research Field 📖 Published in Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
Nice to see "Democratic discontent in old and new democracies" (Dahlberg, Linde & Holmberg) is among the 20 most cited articles on both "Democracy" and "Government" in the last 10 years. At least according to the new IPSA Companion to Political Science (open access) link.springer.com/referencewor...
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🚨We have a set of very nice PhD scholarships available at King’s College London’s Department of Political Economy 👨🎓 👩🏫 Candidates free to develop their own proposal within political science, communication, Econ etc. ⁉️Questions welcome Happy if you have the option to share the call 🙏
PhD Studentships in Political Economy at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Programme - PhD Studentships in Political Economy at King’s College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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📢 New book chapter 👥 Staffan Kumlin @staffankumlin.bsky.social (ISV) & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social 🔎 Political Trust in Norway; A Large But Lopsided Research Field 📖 Published in Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
In this "new" article published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social, Atle Haugsgjerd, @rubenmathisen.bsky.social and I examine how political representation of the populist radical right (PRR) in Europe affects citizens’ satisfaction with democracy.
Populist radical right party representation and satisfaction with democracy in Europe
This paper examines how political representation of the populist radical right (PRR) in Europe affects citizens’ satisfaction with democracy. Earlier research provides conflicting expectations: Som...
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‼️ Two weeks left to apply for the postdoc in Political Text Analysis in the MULTIREP project 👇.
Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine@chriswratil.bsky.social · 9mo ago🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna! ⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025 wratil.eu/files/MULTIR... 1/4 🧵
New article with @draege.bsky.social out in Scandinavian Political Studies: “Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict.” We test whether politicians in one of the world’s least polarized democracies, Norway, can calm conflict as effectively as they can inflame it. #polisky
Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict
Research from the deeply polarized United States suggests that the impact of elite communication is asymmetrical: antagonistic messages often heighten divisions, while positive appeals fail to dampen...
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Come join us at @statsvitenskap.bsky.social !
𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥@jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 10mo agoMoreover, I have recently been awarded an ERC starting grant towards the project GETGOV to work further on this, so expect more data on cabinet members in the future. I am currently hiring two PhDs and two postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
New chapter on political trust in Norway, co-authored with @staffankumlin.bsky.social.
Department of Comparative Politics UiB@sampol.bsky.social · 10mo ago📣 New chapter 🌟 👥 Staffan Kumlin & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social 📘 Political Trust in Norway: A Large but Lopsided Research Field 📚 The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics, eds Kolltveit, Allern, Braut-Hegghammer & Rasch 🔗 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
3-year, full-time post-doc position with my @griffith.edu.au friend & colleague, Ferran Martinez i Coma. Ferran is one of the key people who has made our department the top comparative politics research cluster in Australia. Please apply, share, etc. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/GriffithUniv...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Grade 1
Company Description: Every institution values excellence. What matters most is why. Griffith was created to be a different type of university. You’ll find we’re about leading research, academic excel...
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Interested in political trust, and participating in the ECPR GC 2025? Next week, the nascent network of political trust scholars will host 8 panels and nearly 40 papers at the #ecprgc25. Visit our panels in the section 'New venues in political trust research'. And join us for drinks on Wednesday!
Does cohabitation weaken presidents? Our global study (1850–2022), now out in International Political Science Review, finds it does – but only in semi-presidential systems and under a broader definition of cohabitation. P Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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New article with @ts-broderstad.bsky.social, @sveinunga.bsky.social and Mikael Johannesson in @scandpolstud.bsky.social. Open access.
Trustees, Delegates, and Direct Democracy: Exploring Mass‐Elite Incongruence in Perceptions of Advisory Referendums
Previous research has demonstrated that the legitimacy of a majority-rule procedure, as perceived by the general population, is dependent on turnout, the size of the majority, and the favourability o...
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Who supports free speech, and how consistent is the support? Together with @suthank.bsky.social, I’ve conducted a survey of citizens in 33 countries for The Future of Free Speech. A lot of interesting findings (see 🧵 + link): futurefreespeech.org/wp-content/u...
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Do you want to know how anti-immigrant attitudes are related to different forms of participation and how this relationship is conditioned by the “traditional” economic conflict dimension?
Political Studies@polstudies.bsky.social · last yr.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
📚 Do you know of an outstanding published work in comparative social sciences? 🌟 Nominations are now OPEN for the 2025 Stein Rokkan Prize! 🏆 Presented with @sciencecouncil.bsky.social & @sampol.bsky.social 💰 €5,000 prize fund ⏰ 24 April #AcademicSky #ComparativeSky #PolSci #ECPRPrizes
Call for Nominations: Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research
Submit your nomination by 24 April 2025
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Happy to see this research note published in EJPR. This has been a fun little project with great colleagues at the @sampol.bsky.social that took off in a hotel lobby in Rome 2022.
Adding economic insult to chauvinistic injury? Attitudes toward immigration in Germany, Sweden and the UK
In this study we show that on different dimensions of social security (compensation level, maximum duration and eligibility criteria), respondents in Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom prefer the...
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Happy holidays! The power of pop volume 104.
The power of pop vol 104
Playlist · Jonas Linde · 22 items
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2024 has been a great year of music. Every year is a great music year. You just have to spend some time to find the nuggets of gold. Great albums from this year (1/2) Evening Standards - The Shining Reflectors - Going out of Fasion Gentlemen Rogues - Surface Noise The Second Summer - Undertow
