Looking for a postdoc in comparative politics, behavior, parties, representation, institutions? Look no further but apply to join us at the Department of Government 👇. Almost 3 years contract, >60k salary = ca. 40k after tax, a lot of freedom & great research environment!

I'm excited that my article "An urban myth? Government involvement in the economy and left–right politics" is now published online in International Political Science Review. In it, I examine the meaning of the left-right dimension around the world. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01… A thread on what I found. 1/10

Happy 28th birthday to the masterpiece that is Wowee Zowee. How will you celebrate this landmark release from #Pavement today?

Check out Anders Sundell and my new paper.

🚨The 3rd *Nordic Workshop on Political Behavior* takes places in Copenhagen on September 21-22, 2023. Come for high-quality feedback and great networking opportunities. Abstract deadline: June 11. Read more and apply here: politicalscience.ku.dk/nordic-worksho… Please distribute widely!

On this day in 1994, Sweden scored this brilliant free-kick routine against Romania.

Happy and proud that Love Christensen won the Best Dissertation Award in Experimental Politics at APSA!

Are men or women better represented in politics? In a new paper by Mikael Persson, Wouter Schakel and myself we show that implemented policy aligns more with the preferences of men than of women. Open access article here: doi.org/10.1017/S15375… And a 🧵with the main findings:

Lacking Incentives, Not Information. Why Politicians tend to be Less Responsive to Lower‐Income Citizens, Published in LSQ with Karolin Soontjens onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Visiting IPZ - Political Science UZH in Zürich for the next two months, including a short stop at the University of Konstanz and Geneva in May. If you're in the area and up for a coffee, let's meet! ☕️

Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in October!

New paper by Jesper Lindqvist, Mikael Persson and myself out in @ElectoralStudies! In it, we try to find out if governments that implement popular policies do better in subsequent elections. The answer, surprisingly, is no. 🧵 Link to paper: authors.elsevier.com/c/1jAdLxRaZk1e7

On my way to #EPSA2024 and looking forward to feedback on four different projects! On Thursday at 11:00, Jesper Lindqvist & Jennifer Oser will present joint work on participation and opinion-congruence.

Policymaking is biased by both income and education. We shows that both factors cause unequal representation, with education creating a stronger bias toward cosmopolitan policies. New article with Wouter Schakel and @sundell in Socio-Economic Review. doi.org/10.1093/ser/mw…