My book on the normalization of the radical right is now out: academic.oup.com/book/57946 🚨 2024 has been full of elections. In many, rad-right politicians made important electoral gains. My book hopes to contribute to debates on their rise by putting forward a theory around social norms.
New paper in @jeppjournal.bsky.socialdoi.org/10.1080/1350...
Are candidates from underrepresented demographics in politics held to a higher standard in candidate selection processes? We explore whether women, youths, and immigrants are required to demonstrat...
One's initial encounters with established scholars, as a graduate student or an ECR, are seared into one's memory. Some established scholars are generous and take you seriously; to others, you are simply invisible. One never forgets.
When I think about "what we're up to" in social science, I think a lot about this paper. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...#polisky
Writing today on @ecpr.bsky.social blog The Loop about how the Sweden Democrats, despite electoral successes, still suffer from stigmatization.
Many right-wing populists are no longer considered outsiders, and are increasingly participating in or supporting governments. Yet many voters may still not perceive them as being similar to other par...
#OpenAccesscup.org/3GY7ApP "The results consistently show that citizens use party-level cues such as ideological moderation and democratic behaviour to form party legitimacy perceptions." - Ann-Kristin Kölln
Latest substack of gender and politics research: genderpoliticsresearch.substack.com/p/january-2024 gendersky polisky
Papers on insecurity, sexuality, party building, and more
Thrilled to kickstart my project on youth politics and 2024 w a stay at Griffith Uni to visit @duncanmcdonnell.bsky.social@ammassarisofia.bsky.social 💫🇦🇺🦘. So far spectacular welcome to Brisbane ⚡️🌈
Excited to share a glimpse of my book on party families via LSE European Politics and Policy! The book delves into the heart of what constitutes a party family, offer updated categorisations, contemporary descriptions, and an insight into their supporters. #poliskyblogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
It is common to refer to party families such as “social democrats” and the “radical right” when discussing European politics. Drawing on a new book, Peter Egge Langsæther writes that while th...