Henrik Serup Christensen

My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.

If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!

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Really happy to see my work with @dweisstanner.bsky.social published with @bjpols.bsky.social. In this letter, we look at symbolic class signalling through cultural consumption and how effective it is across voters of different parties.

A thread 👇 (1/n)

#OpenAccess - cup.org/3GSCIKV

We've made some small changes at JEPP to bring it in line with other journals:

- Experiments to be pre-registered
- Quantitative data to be deposited in a registry before formal acceptance
- Apparently a new cover as well.

My department at Lund University recruits 3 Associate Senior Lecturers (BUL) Gender studies: lnkd.in/dPzNNC7G; Social anthropology: lnkd.in/deXFaPXf; Sociology: lnkd.in/dK5BnZxz. Positions correspond to tenure-track (50/50 research/teaching) w/h permanent employment after 4 yrs.
Apply by 31 August!

📣 Call for Applications 📣

3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀

Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social

Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!

🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025

📢 We’re Hiring! Data Manager for the DEMSCORE Research Infrastructure and the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg.

Apply by August 10 @ web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...

More below👇

#SocialScience #Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData #SocialScienceData #PolDataSky

For a data collection we want to launch soon, we're looking for a German speaker who could translate our survey instrument to German. This should only take a few hours of work. Of course we are remunerating! Interested? Please reach out to @alexjabbour.bsky.social !

We examine whether citizens are more likely to tolerate undemocratic behavior for specific issues. We expect that socio-cultural issues are more likely to generate such tolerance than “left-right” issues

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Here's an update on sociology (and some demography) journal editorial polices with regard to sharing preprints before submission and after acceptance. A big improvement from the last edition of this table. With one exception.

We also hypothesize that effects are asymmetrical between proponents and opponents of an issue. We test our hypotheses with a pre-registered conjoint experiment (n = 2406) in Finland.

Contrary to our expectations, we find no differences between socio-cultural and more established “left-right” issues, nor asymmetrical effects between opponents and proponents.

It thus seems that the willingness to tolerate undemocratic elite behavior is not confined to more divisive issues nor to proponents or opponents of a specific issue. The willingness to trade democratic norms for instrumental gains is more widespread than previously thought.

New article w. @ialsaikkonen.bsky.social finally out in JEPOP: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The risk of priming in survey experiments may be exaggerated

Contributing to the  lit on where to place moderators in an experiment (shoutouts 🧵), @tabithabonilla.bsky.social, Genni and I consider whether items measuring prejudice are subject to unique considerations. Does asking these questions pre-treatment affect the experiment? @psrm.bsky.social

Screenshot of the abstract of the article.

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION! Who belongs to “the people” – and who does not?

What a great way to start the week. I’m really happy that my article on populist in- and outgroup references is now out in @polstudies.bsky.social #openaccess 🔓

doi.org/10.1177/0032...

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Scholar, journalist, policy maker, NGO working on digital technologies and democracy topics?

Check out this exciting Fellowship program at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social.

Flexible conditions, inspiring environment, great colleagues.

🗓️ DL: September 15 (check instructions ⬇️)

www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

Finishing this book wasn't exactly easy, but it's out there now and I can hardly believe it...

Anyone and everyone can read it and download it, as it is Open Access.

We are happy to come to your institution and present the findings in the Autumn, just drop us a line!

🚨 Are young women becoming more left-wing & young men more right-wing?
We analyzed 32 European countries (1990–2023).
📊 Some show growing gaps—others don’t.
📊 Gaps tend to be bigger where gender equality is higher.
w/ @hudde.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1093/esr/...

It thus seems that the willingness to tolerate undemocratic elite behavior is not confined to more divisive issues nor to proponents or opponents of a specific issue. The willingness to trade democratic norms for instrumental gains is more widespread than previously thought.

Contrary to our expectations, we find no differences between socio-cultural and more established “left-right” issues, nor asymmetrical effects between opponents and proponents.

We also hypothesize that effects are asymmetrical between proponents and opponents of an issue. We test our hypotheses with a pre-registered conjoint experiment (n = 2406) in Finland.

We examine whether citizens are more likely to tolerate undemocratic behavior for specific issues. We expect that socio-cultural issues are more likely to generate such tolerance than “left-right” issues

New article w. @ialsaikkonen.bsky.social finally out in JEPOP: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Liberal democracy is facing global pressure. The RESLIDE project examines the state of liberal democracy in Finland and seeks to tackle backsliding.

The aim is to reinforce democratic values and bolster the institutions upholding them, says RESLIDE's Åsa von Schoultz.

➡️ reslide.fi/en/democracy...

PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS)

CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social

Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas

Apply by Aug. 3, 2025
➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

#PolTheory #demoinno

Going to #EPSA2025? Desperate for more things to read and comment on and don't mind working on a Saturday?

I'm chairing a genuinely great panel ('EUPOL - Understanding public opinion in the EU') that is currently sans discussant.

Let me know if you want to take 3 of these papers...

Action speaks louder than words.

Danish Minister of Digitalisation @carolinestage.bsky.social wants to phase out Microsoft from the ministry to reduce the dependency on US tech.

This will be a long process. But actual action, not just talking points, is noteworthy!

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This white paper explores the role of Q3 and Q4 journals in our research ecosystem. They foster inclusivity, support ECRs & deliver real-world impact—particularly through OA. Discover why journal value goes beyond rankings: http://spklr.io/63326hBxQ

#AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing

Version 2.0 of the National Elections Database is online! nationalelectionsdatabase.com
We cover presidential and parliamentary elections 1789–2023, extending the post-1945 data of Electoral Turnovers @reveconstudies.bsky.social (academic.oup.com/restud/advan...)
w/ Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet