Hanne Fjelde

In our April 2025 issue -

"Viewing Violence through a Partisan Lens: How Electoral Violence Shapes Citizens' Support for Democracy" - tinyurl.com/5frcbjm5

by @hannefjelde.bsky.social & @golafs.bsky.social

@uupeace.bsky.social

The dividends of peacekeeping may extend to improved local economic development in post-conflict societies, our new research in @bjpols.bsky.social shows 👇

Misinformation, Narratives, and Intergroup Attitudes: Evidence from India | The Journal of Politics: Vol 87, No 2 Much research examines citizens’ beliefs in misinformation and whether these beliefs can be corrected, but we know far less about how misinformation impacts social attitudes. We propose that misinform...

My article with @hannefjelde.bsky.social & U Daxecker is now published in V87(2) of @thejop.bsky.social. Here is 🧵summarizing our findings:

We argue that misinformation can induce affective shifts that increase out-group animosity and fuel polarization.

doi.org/10.1086/732979

Excited to host @hannefjelde.bsky.social, next week! Event details here: shorturl.at/t0QCj

Just a reminder! Come join our wonderful department. We are hiring a senior lecturer and associate senior lecturer @uupeace.bsky.social

So incredibly happy and grateful to the Wallenberg foundation for the opportunity to pursue this research agenda for the next five years! More news to come! 🥳

Do you want to work with world-class conflict researchers in a supportive environment? Come be my new colleague! @uupeace.bsky.social is hiring a Senior Lecturer and an Associate Senior Lecturer. More info here ➡️ www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

and here ➡️ www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Conflictsky

We are looking for 4-5 new PhD students in Political Science The Department of Political Science announces 4-5 PhD (Doctoral Studentship) Positions with a general focus. The application deadline is January 30, 2025. The positions are fully funded for four years...

Great opportunity to do a PhD at the great Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg! www.gu.se/en/political...

War impacts on human development - our new literature review out in World Development!

Congratulations Dr Olafsdottir 🥳

Militarized elections and citizens’ support for democratic rights: evidence from India Across the world, many citizens go to the polls amidst armed threats from both state and non-state actors. How do militarized elections affect citizens’ willingness to accept restrictions on democr...

@hannefjelde.bsky.social and me have a new open access article out in @democratization.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1080/1351...

We study how militarized elections shape citizens’ support for democratic rights – and present evidence from a vignette experiment in India 🪖🗳️

Thread follows ⬇️

This year's Nobel Peace Prize pays tribute to Narges Mohammadi and everyone championing women's rights, freedom, and equality across the globe. It is simply a beautiful recognition of her courage, the women dancing in the streets of Iran, and everyone boldly raising their voices against injustice.

Can you please add me to the list? Thanks for doing this work!