Michael A. Hansen

Research article titled "Wording Matters: Support for Women's Reproductive Policies in the US" by Michael A. Hansen.

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In "Wording Matters" @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social employs a survey experiment to test the effect of different frames on support for women's reproductive rights.

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Latest issue | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core Politics & Gender

📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢

Our December 2025 issue features research on women candidates, support for women's reproductive policies, the role of religion on transgender rights, femonationalism, solidarity politics, and more.

So happy to announce that our project “Securing Democracy? How Security Narratives Shape Public Attitudes and Democratic Values” has received funding from @koneensaatio.fi. This support enables us to study how security narratives shape democratic judgment and resilience.

Excited to share our new book (w/@jrob0922.bsky.social): The European Union: Politics and Policies (8th ed.) 📘🇪🇺
It explores the EU’s institutions, actors, and dynamics that shape Europe’s political future, as well as the key challenges and threats the Union faces.
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In Crime & Delinquency w/ @isabellejohansson.bsky.social & @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social: Experiment shows how sex workers’ gender, ethnicity, and immigration status shape public attitudes toward sex work, including acceptability, perceived agency, and support vs. punishment. doi.org/10.1177/0011...

New in SR&SP w/ @isabellejohansson.bsky.social: In Italy, general sexual attitudes, not religiosity, are the strongest predictor of public views on sex work. Mediation analysis shows religion’s role is largely indirect. doi.org/10.1007/s131...

New study w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social & @sierramalvitz.bsky.social on gendered perceptions of police conduct. Officer gender seldom changes views on conflict, but women officers are more often seen as needing backup, reflecting persistent gendered expectations. doi.org/10.1108/PIJP...

New study w/ @isabellejohansson.bsky.social where we examine how gender shapes attitudes toward human trafficking. We find women more likely than men to see several types of trafficking as severe and rooted in systemic issues, despite knowledge levels being the same.
doi.org/10.1080/2332...

Our new study in Contemporary European Politics shows that far-right voters in the Nordic countries are not only Euroskeptic—they also exhibit lower confidence in the United Nations. We examine how partisanship shapes trust in transnational institutions across the region. doi.org/10.1002/cep4...

Newest JoEC issue w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social testing racial framing effects of public reactions to newspaper vignettes of fatal officer‐involved shootings. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

New study on measuring, comparing, and predicting knowledge related to politics and reproductive healthcare in the US. dx.doi.org/10.1080/1554...

Research article: "Wording Matters: Support for Women’s Reproductive Policies in the US " by Michael A. Hansen. Abstract begins: The Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization removed the federal right to an abortion, thereby entrusting the states to decide the fate of women’s reproductive health care policies. The outcome activated pro-choice and pro-life groups in efforts to secure favorable policies in states. One tool that groups have utilized to gain support for their position involves selective framing of women’s reproductive policies, including careful selection of wording employed in popular referenda. Using a survey experiment, this study investigates how word/phrase choice influences support for women’s reproductive policies. Two general findings stand out.

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In "Wording Matters" @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social employs a survey experiment to test the effect of different frames on support for women's reproductive rights.

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New study on question wording/framing and support for reproductive healthcare policies. doi.org/10.1017/S174...

EU, now is the time. Abandon the US.

New study w/ Kathy Dolan on the impact of gender and partisan cross-pressures on support for gun reform. doi.org/10.1177/1532...

Now open access.

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Surveying the Alternative for Germany and the 2025 German Election: Populism and Electoral Prospects illiberalism.org | Michael A. Hansen on the Alternative for Germany's development and the prospects and challenges it faces at the 2025 elections and beyond.

It's difficult to keep up with the #farright assaults on liberal democracy, but Germany is doing its bit. Useful primer on the #AfD's past, present, and possible futures by @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social

Surveying the Alternative for Germany and the 2025 German Election: Populism and Electoral Prospects illiberalism.org | Michael A. Hansen on the Alternative for Germany's development and the prospects and challenges it faces at the 2025 elections and beyond.

New piece! With German elections two weeks away, read @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social on the Alternative for Germany's development and its prospects and challenges at the 2025 elections and beyond. Check it out!

New study w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social on the impact of partisanship on driving the gender gap in rape myth acceptance. doi.org/10.1080/1556...

Germany's far-right AfD nominated its co-leader Alice Weidel as chancellor candidate on Saturday. Delegates' placards read "Alice for Germany", which in German sounds similar to "All for Germany" (Alles fuer Deutschland) - an infamous Nazi slogan that German law prohibits to promote in public. (1/)

Study w/ @johnnavarrophd.bsky.social on the impact of prosecutorial Brady violations on confidence in wrongful convictions, as well as the role of evidence type. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Published in 2022: M. A. Hansen and J. Olsen. “A Tale of Two Electorates?” In: German Politics and Society 40.2 (2022), pp. 110-133. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/gps.2022.400206.

Study w/ @agustingoenaga.bsky.social on political resources and evaluations of democratic institutions.
doi.org/10.1080/0362...

Study on the impact of education & attitudinal predictors on Finns Party support (w/ Mikko Leino). doi.org/10.1016/j.el

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) as Populist Issue Entrepreneur: Explaining the Party and its Voters in the 2021 German Federal Election This article analyses the vote for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the 2021 German Federal Election. Using the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES), we confirm some findings from previous...

In the newest issue of German Politics w/ @jrob0922.bsky.social. A study on the AfD and issue entrepreneurship.

doi.org/10.1080/0964...

Political Entrepreneurship in the Age of Dealignment This book traces the rise of the radical right AfD from its inception in 2013 to its re-election to the Bundestag in 2021.

Co-authore book (w/ @jrob0922.bsky.social) on the AfD! We utilize a novel theory to explain each stage of the party's development - emergence, breakthrough, & sustainmeent. doi.org/10.1007/978-...