Why I don't expect liberal democracy to go away any time soon: My article on the resilience of liberal democracy, published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social.
Perfectly timed to the day after Orbáns defeat and a small spike in "democracy-optimism".
There are, I argue, good reasons for such optimism.
New Bright Line Watch report!
-Expert ratings of U.S. democracy largely stable at lowest levels measured (since 2017)
-Record partisan divide in public ratings of democracy driven by Republicans whose evaluations are highest since 2017
-Experts near-unanimous on many threats to democracy
🧵 below
Von Budapest bis Washington: Die Wiederherstellung der Demokratie kann gelingen, sofern die siegreiche pro-demokrati. Allianz Mass hält.
Kurz vor der Wahl in Ungarn, bietet Polen wichtige Learnings, zeigt die super Studie v @kristianvsf.bsky.social, @robbwiller.bsky.social @m-b-petersen.bsky.social
Much research concludes that partisans tolerate anti-democratic behavior, such as electoral subversion, because they rarely punish it at the ballot box. But refusing to vote against your party and actively supporting democratic subversion are not the same thing. My new paper in @bjpols.bsky.social:
📢 New article 🌟
👥 @anjaneundorf.bsky.social , @sirianned.bsky.social (ISV), @kristianvsf.bsky.social, @aykutozturk.bsky.social
👉 Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World
📗 Open Access in British Journal of Political Science
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Dagens #FT26 Valg-Vitaminer (Hot take #2 fra forskerkontoret)
Hvilket parti har egentlig mest glæde af, at valgkampen so far har handlet meget om formueskat?
Vi har ikke tal på formueskat specifikt, men på skat mere generelt. Se nedenstående figur.
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Men hvad så med udlændinge i valgkampen til folketingsvalget 24. marts 2026?
Lidt ekstra #FT26 Popcorn (Hot take #3 fra forskerkontoret)
Prøv lige at se den skæve fordeling i nedenstående figure!
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Effects of Accurate Data on Firm Decision-Making: Evidence from AI Hallucinations (QJE 2029)
Thrilled about our first DEMNORM paper and that it has been conditionally accepted at @thejop.bsky.social!
🚨New WP: Can an AI voter guide (grounded in information from a nonpartisan, fact-checked source) help voters’ decision making? 🚨
We built and evaluated an LLM-based chatbot that provided voting info in CA & TX (N=2,474) right before the 2024 election. 🧵👇
These insights may be useful for future governments seeking to rehabilitate democratic institutions in other currently backsliding democracies, too (say, the United States).
The results show that public opinion paved the way for democratic restoration following the 2023 election (i.e., anti-democratic sentiment did not increase), but elites might jeopardize this positive response by attempting to restore democracy in a confrontational, aggressive manner.
We study the crucial case of Poland and demonstrate important policy implications for how the current government led by Donald Tusk can best go about rebuilding democratic institutions.
Great to see "The Way Back After Backsliding: Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy" with @robbwiller.bsky.social and @m-b-petersen.bsky.social out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
I still remember vividly reading this NYT headline in October 2024, sitting in a coffee shop in Boston, a fortnight before the presidential election
#Minneapolis
Tusind tak Laura ☺️
Mange tak!
Thanks a lot Marta!
Tusind tak, C H!
Not sure about that, but huge thanks! Hope you're doing well too ☺️
Tusind tak ☺️
Thanks a lot!
🎉 tusind tak! Næsten så stort som at vinde eliteworkshoppen!
Mange tak Michael 🙌🏼
Tusind tak Søren!
Many, many thanks Valentin! I hope you are doing well 😊
Thanks Tobias! After the lift at your defense I knew nothing was impossible 😉
Tusind tak!
Mange tak Frederik!
🙌🏼 grateful for your mentorship