Anja Neundorf
Professor of Politics, University of Glasgow | DEMED project @ERC_Research | Fellow of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social | Main interest: Democracy and Autocracy, Public Opinion, Civic Education, Higher Ed. #FirstGen
- 📊 New paper out in Democratization! How do autocrats actually stay in power? 👉 Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Co-authored with Wooseok Kim, @eugenian.bsky.social , Ksenia Northmore-Ball, and @ktertytchnaya.bsky.social.
- In “Strategies of political control and regime survival in autocracies”, we show that autocracies rarely rely on a single strategy. Instead, they combine repression, co-optation, and indoctrination in distinct ways.
- 🔍 Can you help? Looking for everyday examples of misinformation We’re working on an experimental project on media literacy and civic reasoning with @shoutoutuk.bsky.social and are looking for real-world examples of misinformation to use in a training intervention.
- We’re not looking for content that is: ⛔ Political ⛔ Designed to trigger strong emotions (fear, anger, outrage)
- I’m really looking forward to discussing our research in the upcoming PRD webinar, organised by the brilliant @jenny-oser.bsky.social. Join us next Wed, 14 Jan, for a timely conversation on how democracy can be promoted online - and what research tells us about what actually works. More details ⬇️
- Can democracy promotion still work where terrorism is pervasive? A common assumption is that insecurity pushes citizens toward authoritarian “strongmen”. Our new research tests whether that is actually true.
- 🧑🎓Can democracy promotion strengthen support for democracy in terrorism-affected regions? ➡️ Using a randomized experiment in Burkina Faso, S Yameogo @anjaneundorf.bsky.social & @aykutozturk.bsky.social find that democracy promotion videos boost democratic support www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- 2/ In a new @psrm.bsky.social article, Souleymane Yameogo, @aykutozturk.bsky.social, and I run a randomized online experiment in Burkina Faso, a country facing chronic terrorist violence and democratic backsliding.
- New article out in @bjpols.bsky.social 🎉 Why do elections remain widely supported even as democratic checks and balances erode around the world?
- NEW - Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World - cup.org/49auQPf - @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, @sirianned.bsky.social, Kristian Vrede Skaaning Frederiksen & @aykutozturk.bsky.social #OpenAccess
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- This was a fun project to work on. Check out our new paper, out in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social now! ⬇️
- NOW OUT ON FV!! Enhancing #Transparency & #Replicability in #Data #Collection: Lessons from the Construction of 3 #Education #Datasets By @adridelrio.bsky.social, Woseeok Kim, @chknutsen.bsky.social, @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, Agustina S. Paglayan & @eugenian.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S153...
- Reposted by Anja NeundorfThe Spanish centre-right is taking a tumble and the far-right is on the rise. I was lucky enough to present some new causal work on Friday at LSE showing that the PP does better when it signals distinctiveness from VOX. ~1.5K tests, same result. Rejecting far-right benefits centre-right
- 🎓 Join us for our Autumn 2025 Webinar Series: “Using Social Media as a Research Tool”, co-organised with @aykutozturk.bsky.social! We explore how social media data can help study democracy, political communication & public engagement. 🧵👇
- 📊 The 3-part series showcases innovative tools & methods — from tracking political ads to optimising recruitment strategies & mapping election information ecosystems. Join us for new insights into digital data & democratic research! 🗓 Schedule below 👇
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- 1/ ✨ This week I had the privilege to attend a thought-provoking workshop in beautiful Budapest, hosted at the CEU Democracy Institute, on countering the far right’s influence and safeguarding democracy.
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- Reposted by Anja Neundorf🤔 Do surveys exaggerate democratic support due to social desirability bias (SDB)? ➡️ Using survey-mode variation & list experiments in 24 countries, @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social & @aarslew.bsky.social find no evidence that SDB inflates democratic attitudes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
- 🌍✨ Today is World Democracy Day – a reminder that democracy must be nurtured and renewed. Our research on Promoting Democratic Citizenship Online shows that short, animated videos can strengthen democratic values across very different contexts.
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- I am deeply honoured to be elected a Fellow of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social. This recognition reflects not only my own work but also the support and inspiration I have received from colleagues, collaborators, and students over the years.
- I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to advancing the social sciences, and I look forward to continuing to promote research that helps us better understand and address the pressing challenges facing our societies today.
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