Carl Henrik Knutsen
@chknutsen.bsky.social
Political science professor, University of Oslo; Research group leader, CIR group; Researcher, PRIO; co-PI, V-Dem
We are hiring at LMU Munich: two PhD positions and one postdoc on democracy, political psychology and computational social science. Start: January 2027 or as soon as possible. We review applications on a rolling basis until October 20. Details below. Reposts very welcome! 1/7
📢 Job opportunity! University of Gothenburg is recruiting 25 early-career researchers through the 𝗚𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. The Department of Political Science, home of V-Dem, is 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭-𝟮 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀. 📅 Apply by October 30, 2026 at direc.to/pmUP #PoliticalScienceJobs
What Philo of Alexandria learned in his encounter with Caligula (and what Mark Carney already knew) my latest scribbling. www.persuasion.community/p/how-to-tal...
How To Talk to a Tyrant
Why Mark Carney knew what an ancient philosopher did not.
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Game theorists: "This model assumes the closet autocrat strategically aggrandizes in ways that minimize detection. The cost of detection is represented by θ." Trump:
CNN@cnn.com · 3w agoPresident Donald Trump closed out the GOP’s midterm convention Thursday night by calling on its attendees to vote and pledge to “cheat like hell” to help Republicans keep control of Congress. Read more about the final night of the GOP’s midterm convention: https://cnn.it/4iotUgm
Thanks to @chknutsen.bsky.social for such a careful and considered review of my recent book, Land Power! The broader discussion of land as it relates to development – as well as considerations of knowledge accumulation in this area – is especially appreciated.
Carl Henrik Knutsen@chknutsen.bsky.social · last mo.I had the pleasure of reading @mikealbertus.bsky.social recent book, Land Power, and in this long review essay I reflect on its implications for some of the really big questions in the social sciences. Open access: doi.org/10.1093/psqu...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science #ECPRMemberJobs 🎓 PhD in Political Science or related discipline 🏫 University of Oslo ⌛ Thursday 10 September 🔗 buff.ly/HRAaxYk #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
Postdoctoral Fellow (303060) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow (303060), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026
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NEW: Ukrainian forces struck a Russian strategic bomber at the Engels-2 Airbase in Saratov Oblast, demonstrating Ukraine’s ability to strike heavily defended targets in Russia’s rear. (1/7) Read the full assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar082826
So the USA is stealing Venezuelan oil and entrenching a new dictator in power to oppress the Venezuelan people. There needs to be a reckoning for all this.
I had the pleasure of reading @mikealbertus.bsky.social recent book, Land Power, and in this long review essay I reflect on its implications for some of the really big questions in the social sciences. Open access: doi.org/10.1093/psqu...
What will the Pentagon say? "We can win the campaign against the bond market from the air, sir"
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last mo.Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.
Are politicians gatekeepers of democracy? Will they reject candidates for party leadership or coalitions to protect it? We ran pre-registered experiments on 2,000 Norwegian politicians. They do gatekeep, but it’s conditional. osf.io/preprints/so...
☀️ June Issue 💼 Profession @jjungblut.bsky.social @nilsweidmann.bsky.social & @chknutsen.bsky.social examine political science departments at universities across the world to assess the extent to which they vary with regime type. 👉 buff.ly/qEIeGoB
📣 We are hiring - please share! 👉 1-2 Postdoctoral Fellows with specialization in political data science or comparative politics as part of the ERC project “Authoritarian Threats to Scientific Knowledge” (AutoKnow)- PI Tore Wig. 📅3-4 years ⏳September 10, 2026. 🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Fellow (303060) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow (303060), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science #ECPRMemberJobs 🎓 PhD in Political Science, or a closely related discipline 🏫 University of Oslo ⌛ Thursday 10 September 🔗 buff.ly/hPlrNvd #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
Postdoctoral Fellow (303060) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow (303060), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Excited to see this paper from my PhD published in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social Drawing on original experimental evidence from Poland, I examine whether protests over a deeply entrenched issue, namely abortion, induce polarization, not only ideologically but also affectively doi.org/10.1093/jopr...
Er du interessert i politisk økonomi, makt, institusjoner og ulikhet? Søk doktorgradsstipendiat ved USN Handelshøyskolen i Drammen. Du vil jobbe tett med meg og @taraldberge.bsky.social i et ambisiøst forskningsmiljø. www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still...
Stipendiat i Management: Politisk økonomi og ledelse (304792) | Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge
Stillingstittel: Stipendiat i Management: Politisk økonomi og ledelse (304792), Arbeidsgiver: Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge, Søknadsfrist: mandag 31. august 2026
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New paper out in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social! Here, I look at the non-linear relationship between levels of executive constraints and a country's risk of experiencing incumbent takeovers. academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-...
Executive constraints and incumbent takeovers
Abstract. This paper provides a systematic study of how judicial and legislative constraints on the executive safeguard against incumbent-driven regime tra
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Happy to share a piece published in Tech Policy Press drawing on my research on online censorship. www.techpolicy.press/how-cyberatt...
How Cyberattacks Became a Censorship Tool
The internet made it easier to evade traditional censorship, but Philipp Lutscher writes that cyberattacks are a cheap and deniable authoritarian countermove.
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Super excited to see the second article from my dissertation published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social Drawing on unique Norwegian data, I find the green gender gap already exists in early adolescence. Boys are less climate-concerned, less supportive of green policies and less likely to vote green.
The Green Gender Gap in Adolescence: A Case Study of Norway | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
The Green Gender Gap in Adolescence: A Case Study of Norway
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It's important to keep saying that ~everything he does is the worst offense in 🇺🇸 history demanding immediate impeachment & removal: - Threatening conquest of our NATO allies - Openly monetizing the presidency - Impoundment/DOGE - Murdering citizens on our streets & civilians on the high seas - Etc.
Jeff Lazarus@jlazarus.bsky.social · 2mo agoYou might get sick of hearing this but if he keeps doing it I'm gonna keep saying it: this is an unconstitutional impoundment, violating both Congress' Article I spending authority and the 1974 Impoundment Control act, and immediately impeachable.
The White House says these tariffs are about cars, alcohol, and dairy. But the bigger story may be that America's trade deal with Canada no longer guarantees certainty. My first take on Trump's newest tariffs: newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/why-trumps...
Why Trump’s New Tariff Is Bigger Than Canada
Trump just hit Canada with a new set of 50% tariffs.
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Dette er et resultat av villet politikk. Samtidig som Ukraina angriper russiske raffinerier, oljelagre og transport, seiler russiske fiskebåter fritt til havner i Nord-Norge for å fylle drivstoff. Det er på høy tid å stoppe dette tullet. Steng havnene nå.
Politiet bekymret: – Kan føre til lokal drivstoffmangel
Politiet har merket seg en økning i russiske fiskefartøy som anløper Kirkenes for å bunkre drivstoff. I helgen gikk Bunkeroil tom for drivstoff ved sitt kaianlegg i Kirkenes.
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Clear victory per capita 🇳🇴 Defiant Norwegian goes to bed
The Aug. issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social is out and our article on support coalitions and regime survival is in it: Larger & more diverse coalitions correspond to longer-lived regimes @sirianned.bsky.social @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social @torewig.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Who Rules? Support Coalitions and Regime Survival, 1789–2020 - Carl Henrik Knutsen, Sirianne Dahlum, Magnus Bergli Rasmussen, Tore Wig, 2026
All political regimes rely on coalitions of supporters to govern and remain in power. We discuss, specify, and test arguments pertaining to how the numerical si...
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In the northern hemisphere, it’s time for a summer break. 🌞 Why not use the well-earned rest to catch up with your democracy reading list? Here are some tips of recent publications from the V-Dem community. Links to the latest books, policy briefs and journal articles in the thread 🧵👇 1(4)
Do you think there is a ”chance” card in here where the American president corruptly interferes on your behalf? But then that interference inadvertently backfires and you lose the game? It would be quite the flex from the developers!
