Happy to see this paper published together with great co-author @pierre-sq.bsky.social !

Abstract to the article 'Why show up? Understanding why politicians attend public meetings.'

📢 New article 🌟
👥 Jan Erling Klausen @janerlingklausen.bsky.social, Christian Lo, Signy Irene Vabo, & Marte Slagsvold Winsvold
👉 Why show up? Understanding why politicians attend public meetings
📗 Open Access in European Journal of Political Research
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S147...

Norway in a Nutshell Stop doomscrolling and start Scandiscrolling

New, from me: Everything sucks, so cheer yourself and others up with this photo-essay of a quick jaunt through Norway.
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Why Some Want Something for Nothing: Three Explanations for Unfunded Spending Demand Several studies have documented ‘something for nothing’ (SFN) attitudes among citizens: preferences for increased government spending and lower taxes. Such a demand for unfunded public spending may g....

📢 New article 🌟
👥 @silkegoubin.bsky.social , @olijacques.bsky.social , @staffankumlin.bsky.social (ISV), & @dweisstanner.bsky.social
👉 Why Some Want Something for Nothing: Three Explanations for Unfunded Spending Demand
📗 Open Access in Scandinavian Political Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Disputation Sverke Runde Saxegaard - Department of Political Science Master of Philosophy in Peace and Conflict Studies Sverke Runde Saxegaard will be defending his dissertation at the Department of Political Science:Why Conflicts Recur

Congratulations to Sverke Runde Saxegaard @sverke.bsky.social who successfully defended his PhD thesis, entitled “Why Conflicts Recur”, on Friday, 13 March.👏💐
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Publication alert! New paper on international climate politics! Multilateralism is on decline and international cooperation is getting messier. International climate politics is full of public-private collaboration and informal intergovernmental organizations. How does this work? 1/2

ONLINE FIRST! This article by Laura Jacobs & Peter Van Aelst examines how different media types—social, alternative, and mainstream—indirectly influence #conspiracytheory beliefs through #populist attitudes and misperceptions on divisive issues.
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📣 New article 🌟
👥 Andrea Ceron & Linn Sandberg @linnsandberg.bsky.social
👉 Preaching to the Unconverted: How Politicians Attacking the Media Influence Citizens' Evaluation of News Credibility
📗 Scandinavian Political Studies @scandpolstud.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1467...

The Party Organizations AbstractIn an era where parties are allegedly failing to represent their members and voters, this chapter outlines how Norwegian party organizations persev

📢 New book chapter
👥 Maiken Røed (ISV) & Torill Stavenes
🔎 The Party Organizations
📖 Published in Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...

Home - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.

Yesterday marked 10 years since C‑REX was founded. This thread highlight what the center has done — research, PhDs, datasets, events, policy engagement and international partnerships. THREAD 🧵 www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/english/

Interested in an academic career in political science? Do you want to work in a vibrant department with friendly colleagues? Interested in climate governance or EU studies? Do to live close to nature, but also enjoy a vibrant cultural scene? Appreciate a good work-life balance?

Who Rules? Support Coalitions and Regime Survival, 1789–2020 - Carl Henrik Knutsen, Sirianne Dahlum, Magnus Bergli Rasmussen, Tore Wig, 2025 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...

📢 New article
👥 Carl Henrik Knutsen (ISV), Sirianne Dahlum (ISV), Magnus Bergli Rasmussen & Tore Wig (ISV)
👉 Who Rules? Support Coalitions and Regime Survival
📗 Open Access in Comparative Political Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...

The Mental Load Quiz Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

How do you measure the domestic mental load? 🧐

And how does your experience stack up against our research of 3,000 US parents?

I created a quiz using the same approach we use in peer-reviewed sociological research so you can find out!

Hope this sparks some conversations 💡

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The Moron Doctrine in practice.

📢 New article
👤 Sverke Runde Saxegaard @sverke.bsky.social
👉 Careful what you promise: Executive constraints and conflict recurrence
📗 Open Access in Journal of Peace Research
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (291366) | University of Oslo Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (291366), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, February 6, 2026

Interested in pursuing a career in climate governance, policy or politics research? Do you have a relevant PhD degree in political science, public administration or international relations? Then you should check out this opportunity!

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Medborgerpanelet i Bergen har vel kanskje bare antall barn (og en rekke holdningsvariable). Men absolutt noe å vurdere å legge inn og deretter sjekke effekten av.

The Politics of Bureaucracy General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University

📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Papers
📑 The Politics of Bureaucracy
🪑 Johan Christensen & @tobiasbach.bsky.social

⌛ New deadline: 9 Jan

Romeo brugte ChatGPT til 150 opgaver i gymnasiet: 'Jeg har gjort mig selv en kæmpe tjeneste' Romeo Sand Strawbridge mener, at bøger er forældede fra den dag, de bliver trykt, så han priser sig lykkelig over, at han har brugt så meget tid på at lære ChatGPT at kende.

Min frygt som underviser på universitetet er, at de studerende bruger LLMs med det ene formål at bestå opgaverne og derfor ikke tilegner sig de analytiske og faglige egenskaber, der kræves på arbejdsmarkedet og kun fås ved hårdt arbejde.

De studerende tror, at de snyder os, men de snyder sig selv.

Second-order beliefs among citizens, elected political elites, and unelected political elites: Insights from Norwegian climate policy | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core Second-order beliefs among citizens, elected political elites, and unelected political elites: Insights from Norwegian climate policy

🥗 What do politicians think voters believe about #ClimatePolicy?

Ingrid Faleide & @astanordo.bsky.social show that citizens, elected officials, and public administrators all underestimate #PublicSupport for meat-free days, with elected elites misreading voters the most

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Who deserves representation, and when? August De Mulder, Ine Gevers & @zeljkopoljak.bsky.social unpack the temporal dynamics of politicians’ claims of representation on social media: buff.ly/ad5RiqW

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #ECRs

The more journalists rely on social media, the more right-wing they think their audience is - skewing how they understand the public and possibly shaping coverage in unintended ways.

Read more in our new paper published in Journalism Studies:
doi.org/10.1080/1461...

Jeg har glemt å markedsføre at jeg skrev i Klassekampen i går

Jeg har glemt å markedsføre at jeg skrev i Klassekampen i går

Nearly four years after the initiative was first launched, what a wonderful feeling it is to finally hold the actual book! I am so happy for the 78 authors of the Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics!

Balancing Acts: The Communicative Roles of Cabinet Ministers on Social Media | Article | Media and Communication Rune Karlsen, Kristoffer Kolltveit, Øyvind Bugge Solheim

New article together with Rune Karlsen and Kristoffer Kolltveit. We study the Facebook communication of Norwegian ministers during the Solberg governments and how their posts balance different professional roles and purposes.

I am thrilled to announce the publication of the Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics! Over 70 scholars from various institutions in Norway and abroad have contributed their expertise and insights to 48 chapters on different aspects of Norwegian politics.

A short🧵

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