What drives political entrepreneurship? What motivates individuals to found new political organizations? Strong emotional motivations! Read more about it in the article On the Motivations of Political Entrepreneurs, by Andreas Nordang Uhre, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
What decides who is heard in national security policy debates? Read all about academic security experts’ place in national security policy debates in the article Beyond the Ivory Tower? Security Studies Scholarship in Denmark and Norway, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
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How does critique by politicians affect citizens’ perception of news credibility? Read more in the article Preaching to the Unconverted: How Politicians Attacking the Media Influence Citizens' Evaluation of News Credibility, by Andrea Ceron and Linn Sandberg, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
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Are party elites more extreme than regular voters on a liberal-illiberal scale? And what explains support for illiberal issue positions? Read more in the article Between Liberal and Illiberal Visions of Society: Elite–Voter Ideological Congruence in Finland, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
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What explains citizens’ demand for increased government spending and lower taxes simultaneously? Read about an original survey in Norway in the article Why Some Want Something for Nothing: Three Explanations for Unfunded Spending Demand, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
Should students and parents be able to choose between schools or should students simply be allocated to their nearest schools? Read more on the role of politics and vested interests in The Politics of School Choice in Scandinavia: Why so Stark Differences?, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
How does mediatization affect the norms and everyday practices of civil servants? Media logic not only demands communication skills but also penetrates the internal culture of the civil service. Read more in Mediatization of the Danish Central Government, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
Does proportional distribution of office payoffs between coalition partners hold at the local level? And the radical right? Read more in Gamson's Law in the City Hall: The Populist Radical Right and the Dilemma of Allocating Municipal Portfolios in Sweden. @mariusperrin.bsky.social
How does elite communication affect perceptions of conflict? For political leaders, it is apparently easier to fan the flames of conflict than to put out the fire. See the new article Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
Is maintaining food production levels and economic sustainability more fundamental than introducing new animal welfare measures? Read more on conflicting policies and diverse narratives in Narratives in the Farm Animal Welfare Policy Process, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
How do political groups produce, value, and judge knowledge? And how does that conform with such knowledge connected with other political groups? Read more in The Epistemic Habits of Danish Populists: Objectivity, Legitimacy and Evidence, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
In Iceland, those who rely on social media are found to be highly interested in politics, diverging from patterns elsewhere. Read more in Political News Consumption and Media Source Preferences During Election Campaigns: A Rolling Cross-Sectional Analysis, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
High-ranking political aides in Finland are often linked to lobbyism. Read more in Distinct From the Nordic Revolving Door? The Before and Post-Appointment Employment of High-Ranking Political Aides in Finland, by Ville-Pekka Niskanen and Jari Autioniemi, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
Voters rallied behind the Danish Government at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that increased support gradually diminished during the pandemic period. See Kasper M. Hansen’s research note Rally-Round-the-Flag: The Case of COVID-19 in Denmark, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
Does political hypocrisy affect the functioning of democracy? Read The Sole Effect of Double Standards—How Public Scandalization of Political Hypocrisy Influences Citizens' Democratic Trust and Engagement by Silas Harrebye, Anders Ejrnæs and Mark Ørsten, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
Are MPs able to influence climate policy in Sweden? Through output structures yes. Less so in terms of influencing the electorate, if the policies involve lifestyle changes. See Swedish Members of Parliament's Perceived Ability to Act on Climate Change, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
Women’s stronger environmental concern does not mean they are more likely to support climate policies, according to a new study by Henning Finseraas and Charlotte Luckner, Gender and Support for Climate Change Policies: The Case of Offshore Wind Farms, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
Have external crises like Fukushima, the occupation of Crimea and Russia’s attack on Ukraine in 2022 challenged the legitimacy of Finland’s nuclear energy policy? See The Impact of Three Crises on the Hegemony of Finland's Nuclear Power Elite, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
Civil society organizations play an important role in shaping climate action through normative governance mechanisms. Read more in Normative Governance for Green Policies: Exploring the Practices of Civil Society by Håkon Solbu Trætteberg and Marte Winsvold, doi.org/10.1111/1467....
Can states extend collective wage agreements through the force of law, thus propping up dwindling collective bargaining? Trond Holmen Erlien and Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social examine this feature in Norwegian labour market politics and the appears to be positive. doi.org/10.1111/1467....
A small but significant share of surveyed political scientists experience harassment or threats, particularly when engaged in politically sensitive research or public discourse, according to a new study by @arjupskas.bsky.social, Iris B. Segers and @audreygagnon.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1111/1467...
How are Nordic municipalities using social media and how engaged are their citizens? Raphaël Zumofen, Vincent Mabillard and Martial Pasquier explore the adoption and use of social media by Nordic municipalities, and citizen engagement using such platforms. doi.org/10.1111/1467...
Entrepreneurship occupies a central position in Finnish policy. But its reality differs starkly from policy expectations and predictions. In this article, Anuhya Bobba analyses strategy documents and argues they advocate market deregulation and stripping labour protections. doi.org/10.1111/1467...
What makes ministers lose their posts while a government is still in office? Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid examine the ministerial resignation process in terms of accountability concepts, drawing on eight recent examples from Norway. doi.org/10.1111/1467...
Does elite deliberation at the local level live up to the ideals of a deliberative and consensus-oriented model for decision making? Yes, largely it does according to a new study by Sofie Blombäck and Gustav Lidén (@gustavliden.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1111/1467...
Drawing on Norway‘s EU referendum, Troy Saghaug Broderstad, Sveinung Arnesen, Mikael P. Johannesson and Jonas Linde conclude there is an elite-citizen procedural congruence when it comes to the legitimacy of majority-rule procedure. See the full article here: doi.org/10.1111/1467...
Do predispositions—such as beliefs, attitudes and biases—shape misperceptions about immigration and immigrants? Not according to a new study by Rasmus Sandy Harboesgaard Nielsen, Karen N. Breidahl and Troels Fage Hedegaard. Nor does self-reported knowledge. doi.org/10.1111/1467...
