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Andreas Goldberg@acgoldberg.bsky.social · last mo.

📢🎓 PhD position in our "Perceptions of Democracy in the Age of Populism" project 💶 Good salary & money for conference travels 📝 Interdisciplinary supervision team 🌍 Trondheim 🇳🇴 lively student city with great nature 🗓️ DL 10.10. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Thanks for sharing & RT! #polisky #EUsky

📢🎓 PhD position in our "Perceptions of Democracy in the Age of Populism" project 💶 Good salary & money for conference travels 📝 Interdisciplinary supervision team 🌍 Trondheim 🇳🇴 lively student city with great nature 🗓️ DL 10.10. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Thanks for sharing & RT! #polisky #EUsky

Ph.D. Position in European Studies (307748) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: Ph.D. Position in European Studies (307748), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Saturday, October 10, 2026

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🚨New PolCom Postdoc Vacancy🚨@kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I are hiring on project "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support" as part of the Horizon Europe project EDGE ⬇️ Start: 1 Oct 2026, length: 30 months, location: @ascor.bsky.social 🤩, DL: 7 June 2026! More info & apply: tinyurl.com/23zdmjhe

Vacancy — Postdoc Position "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support"

<p><span>Are you looking for a postdoctoral position in political communication research? Are you interested in media, inequality, and democratic attitudes, and would like to become an expert on the t...

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I am looking for a PhD student to support my ERC Consolidator project INEQCHANGE: Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe. ⏰ deadline: 31 May

PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London, listed...

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📣 Open Call: Virtual Mobility – EUPopLink (CA23102) EUPopLink invites applications for Virtual Mobility (VM) Grants, supporting online collaborative activities that strengthen cooperation among partners and advance the implementation of the EUPopLink questionnaire across participating countries.

Do parties & voters agree on EU exit referendums? @acgoldberg.bsky.social & @alessandronai.bsky.social examine 10 countries, showing parties are more opposed than voters, with gaps narrowing as issue salience rises. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/eUxRCV1 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #EuropeanPolitics

Brexit put EU exit referendums on the agenda—but do parties and citizens agree on whether to hold one? In a new paper w @alessandronai.bsky.social in @polstudies.bsky.social, we find a clear party–voter gap and stronger polarization among citizens than parties #EUsky #Polisky doi.org/10.1177/0032...

Nexit, Frexit or Grexit? A Comparison of Party and Citizen Positions Towards European Union Exit Referendums - Andreas C Goldberg, Alessandro Nai, 2026

The fracture between citizens and elites on European integration remains understudied, most notably when it comes to specific issues. One of these issues, parti...

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#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - The role of procedural fairness in EU legitimacy: Lessons from the Spitzenkandidaten process - https://cup.org/4s1LyaC - @pmeiners.bsky.social, @acgoldberg.bsky.social & @pieterdewilde.bsky.social #FirstView

🆕 Playing fair and the key to EU legitimacy 😇 @pmeiners.bsky.social, @acgoldberg.bsky.social & @pieterdewilde.bsky.social use survey data to see how Europeans reacted when the #Spitzenkandidaten process was ignored in 2019, and how it could be salvaged to increase satisfaction

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The role of procedural fairness in EU legitimacy: Lessons from the Spitzenkandidaten process

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During the Easter break, our new article was published in @ejprjournal.bsky.social We examine the influence of citizen perceptions of procedural fairness in the context of the EU Spitzenkandidaten system. For more details see @pmeiners.bsky.social's summary below or here: doi.org/10.1017/S147...

Paul Meiners@pmeiners.bsky.social · 7mo ago

(1/9) Can the EU be seen as more legitimate through procedural reforms? The lead candidate system for president of the European Commission was one such attempt. In a new article, @acgoldberg.bsky.social, @pieterdewilde.bsky.social and I have sobering results: doi.org/10.1017/S147... #polisky #EUsky

Started my research visit at the University of Vienna (@stawi-univie.bsky.social) last week! I’ll be here during my sabbatical until the end of 2026. Happy to meet up to talk research, or just grab a coffee or beer ☕️🍻🙂

📢 New publication w Jonas Lefevere in @eupthejournal.bsky.social We examine how perceptions of issue competence shape vote choice in European Parliament elections, and how this depends on whether voters see the EU or the national level as responsible. #EUsky journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

How issue reputations shape electoral behaviour in European Parliamentary elections: Issue competence perceptions, attribution of responsibility, and electoral choice - Andreas C. Goldberg, Jonas Lefe...

Although perceptions of party issue competence affect electoral choice, multilevel systems may condition their impact. Issue voting can depend on perceptions of...

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📢 Job Opportunity in International Relations! If you work in IR (broadly defined) and are searching for a permanent professorship, we have an opening you’ll want to see. 🗓 Deadline: 29 April 🔁 Please boost/RT! #Polisky #InternationalRelations #PoliticalScience www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (294884) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (294884), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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📢 Job Opportunity in International Relations! If you work in IR (broadly defined) and are searching for a permanent professorship, we have an opening you’ll want to see. 🗓 Deadline: 29 April 🔁 Please boost/RT! #Polisky #InternationalRelations #PoliticalScience www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (294884) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (294884), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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Earlier this week organized a workshop around my "The Future of EUrope" (TFoE) project (www.ntnu.edu/iss/tfoe). Grateful for all the insightful feedback, discussion and energy from the participants, among others @pieterdewilde.bsky.social @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social @romanpetroveulaw.bsky.social

Our last seminar of the year, with none other than @janabelschner.bsky.social visiting and presenting her research on attitudes towards gender inequality. Thank you for visiting us!

The 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in Trondheim! @lchristensen.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social @finseraas.bsky.social et al!

EASSH Director @gabilombardo.bsky.social moderated session on Community #ntnueuropeanconference in Brussels! Beyond Democratic Resilience in a Digital Society w/ speakers @ntnubrussels.bsky.social @acgoldberg.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu www.ntnu.edu/ntnu-europea... #knowledge4EU #ssh

Vice President of the @europarl.europa.eu Antonella Sberna with her opening adress for today's NTNU European conference @ntnubrussels.bsky.social Later on I will contribute with a presentation about democracy in the digital age based on research conducted at @ntnu-iss.bsky.social

Chaos at the Polls: How Electoral Disruptions Affect Voter Perceptions of Integrity and Democratic Satisfaction by @acgoldberg.bsky.social in The Challenges of Democratic Elections panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for 2025 ECPR General Conference.

‪Can one further improve the common (face-saving) turnout question in election surveys? Our new publication @electoralstudies.bsky.social tested this w three alternative wordings & validated turnout data. Short answer is that the current version works already pretty good! doi.org/10.1016/j.el...

PhD Candidate in Political Science/Sociology/Media & Communication Research - on energy and the green transition in Norway: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhD Candidate in Political Science/Sociology/Media & Communication Research (282869) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: PhD Candidate in Political Science/Sociology/Media & Communication Research (282869), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Monday, August 18, 2025

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Communication/Political Psychology - on polarization and digitalization www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Communication/Political Psychology (283006) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Communication/Political Psychology (283006), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2025

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Our article (w @franzimarquart.bsky.social) about citizens' (in)ability to distinguish factual information from opinions was assigned to the newest issue of Communications doi.org/10.1515/comm...

“That’s just, like, your opinion” – European citizens’ ability to distinguish factual information from opinion

In the current media landscape, it is becoming increasingly difficult for citizens to rely on trustworthy information, not least because reliable facts are mixed with dubious claims, unsubstantiated o...

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Andreas Goldberg@acgoldberg.bsky.social · 3y ago

In a new article, we show that citizens struggle to correctly identify both factual information and opinions, which may cause political misperceptions and “fake news” susceptibility. Pre-existing opinions facilitate the dismissal of facts as "mere" opinions. doi.org/10.1515/comm... polcom

✅ Voters often choose parties that share similar positions to them on certain issues. 🗳️ @acgoldberg.bsky.social and Jonas Lefevere (@ecprpovb.bsky.social) argue this behaviour is more prevalent among voters with more extreme issue positions. ➡️ bit.ly/4duf83e

The role of policy extremity in issue voting

Voters often choose parties that share similar positions to them on certain issues. Andreas Goldberg and Jonas Lefevere argue that this behaviour is more prevalent among voters with more extreme issue...

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🚨 PhD position in Political Communication at @ascor.bsky.social 🚨 Come work with @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabos.bsky.social and myself on a 4-year project about visual communication & political anger DL June 4 - Thanks to repost for diversity! 🔥 @polcomm.bsky.social ➡️ tinyurl.com/8yvbkwxu

Vacancy — PhD Position "Visual Politics and the Emergence of Angry Publics"

Are you curious about how images, videos, and memes transform political communication? Are you passionate about digital technology and the future of democracy? Then apply for this PhD project focused ...

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🔥Exciting postdoc position in political communication @ascor.bsky.social starting 1 Sep! The postdoc will work w/ @lindabos.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social & me on media-politics relations + framing effects in the aftermath of elections. Interested?😀Apply by 5 May⬇️ tinyurl.com/4wz3u5vn

Vacancy — Postdoctoral Researcher "Political Communication in the Aftermath of Democratic Elections"

Are you looking for a postdoctoral position in political communication research? Are you interested in elections, media-politics relations and framing effects, and would like to become an expert on th...

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*CALL FOR PAPERS* We are happy to invite proposals to the 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop at NTNU Trondheim, Norway, October 2-3. See mikaelpersson.org/workshop for more information and how to submit your proposal (deadline May 10). Please distribute to people that might be interested

📢New publication w J. Lefevere in PRX @ecpr.bsky.social In a comparative setup w 4 issues & 10 countries, we examine proximity voting w a focus on the moderating role & interplay of party polarization and voter extremity. TLDR: Both aspects matter, but not their interplay. doi.org/10.1080/2474...

The contingent nature of proximity voting: unravelling the interplay of party issue polarization and voters’ positional extremity

Extant research argues that party issue polarization increases voters’ propensity to engage in proximity voting, but evidence is mixed. We argue that the extremity of voters’ issue positions affect...

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New publication in European Union Politics! Sina Özdemir, @pieterdewilde.bsky.social and I have examined how tweets by EU executives appeal to legitimacy beliefs – we find that they are more opinionated than we'd expected! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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