Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen
Professor of European Politics, Uni Copenhagen. EU policy-making, implementation, enforcement, social Europe, EU health policy. Co-editor of West European Politics @wepsocial.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenNow #openaccess in Policy & Society @policysociety.bsky.social: Why do intermediaries (not) comply with their regulatory tasks? It's about accountability, studid! Theory: Accountability Regimes Framework Case: UK #Prevent duty Methods: interviews, #QCA & survey experiment doi.org/10.1093/pols...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social! Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan: 🧵⬇️
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen💥Out now: The introduction to the Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" "Updating cleavage theory for the twenty-first century" by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen📈 More laws, more policies, more regulations. But administrations aren’t growing at the same pace 🚨 This mismatch risks poor services, unequal treatment & frustration. That’s where #SUPA comes in: from 2025–2028, we’ll study how to improve rule design & strengthen modern democracies 🏛️✨
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenNew publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social! Are young men becoming more conservative? This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenDelighted that my paper with @kevincunning.bsky.social on "Still second-order national elections? Evaluating the classic model after the 2024 European elections" has just been published by @wepsocial.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140... 1/
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen⬇️New week - new publication ⬇️ This time we focus on the 2024 EP elections🗳️ Thanks for putting this @wepsocial.bsky.social symposium together @simonhix.bsky.social!
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen🌟 Scholar Spotlight 🌟 @dortemartinsen.bsky.social's article for the #JCMS explores how European Administrative Networks shape national enforcement of #EU health and safety laws, revealing that impact depends on network position and domestic resources. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenAt MOBILE we are now advertising for a new postdoc position in Nordic asylum law and credibility. The position is part of a new 5-year interdisciplinary project on Explainable AI and Credibility in Asylum Law. candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... Application deadline April 23, 2025
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenVery happy to see this out as part of a great special issue on cleavage politics: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Building on studies on how (1) education, (2) generation and (3) gender structure voting on the GAL/TAN cleavage, we study how they interact. Here’s a thread summarizing the paper👇
- @arminschaefer.bsky.social & @nilssteiner.bsky.social: 👉Educational gaps have widened across cohorts 👉Concerning the greens, especially among women 👉Cleavage crystallizes with generational replacement doi.org/10.1080/0140... Part of SI "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" #PoliSky #AcademicSky
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenLønforskellen mellem mænd og kvinder steg i 2023 fra 12,1% til 12,3% Lønforskellen mellem kvindelige og mandlige læger er 9,9% og mellem mandlige og kvindelige tjenere er 6,2% Glædelig kampdag 👊🏼🩷 www.dst.dk/da/Statistik...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenEleven Member States object to EU Commission intention to withdraw equality law proposal www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenSuch a pleasure to see this paper out in WEP. I'm grateful for collaborators Susan Scarrow and @emilievh.bsky.social, a tough but productive process with the editors and reviewers of @wepsocial.bsky.social, and comments from party scholar colleagues at a couple of @ecpr.bsky.social events.
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenI am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen🚨🚨 Breaking: Keir Starmer ready to offer Youth Mobility Scheme according to new Times report. But; contrary to EU scheme, suggested UK proposal comes with caps and requirement to pay NHS surcharges. #brexit 🧵 eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen@liesbethooghe.bsky.social & Gary Marks measure the extent to which political parties on the contemporary socio-cultural divide are cleavaged. doi.org/10.1080/0140... Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies". #polisky #academicsky
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenConsultancies in Brussels are an often overlooked force in shaping EU policy. This intriguing article by @stenholm.foljeton.dk sheds light on their pivotal role in assisting major corporations and influencing EU institutions. In Danish—Google Translate can help! www.foljeton.dk/post/mens-eu...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenThe EU hops to restore it's economic fortunes by slashing red tape, freeing up capital markets and "reviving the EU’s securitisation market."
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenOn the Borders of Deportability This afternoon Anouk Lamé defended her PhD theses with bravura at @ucph.bsky.social. She presented original research on how French administrative judges shapes the European deportation regime. Supervisor @tgammeltoft.bsky.social jura.ku.dk/pdf/arrangem... @dg.dk
- Spændende indlæg af Michael Gøtze, @ucph.bsky.social om behovet for retsstatsuddannelse. Enig. Også relevant for statskundskab. uniavisen.dk/vi-har-brug-...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenYesterday, the assigned Advocate General at the EU Court of Justice recommended that the EU directive on adequate minimum wages should be annulled in full. This would be a major blow to the social pillar of the EU. 1/5 curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen🚨🚨 Major opinion by AG Emiliou in the area of EU competence to set minimum wages. AG concludes that EU directive goes beyond the scope of the EU's competences in the area supporting the view of Sweden and Denmark. 🧵
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenThe civil liberties committee's ability to cross-examine senior government officials and launch inquiries into politically sensitive topics have helped propel its status. But it also now has the ex-head of Frontex, turned far-right MEP, among its members. euobserver.com/whos-who-in-the-eu-p…
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenFascinating account of the historical emergence of EU law. Thanks to @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social for pointing it out. www.scopeconditionspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenInterview @politiken.dk: politiken.dk/debat/art101...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenRight decision by Commission. Possibly indirectly shaped in part as a result of the EP's pending lawsuit against the Commission for unfreezing €10.2bn in EU funds a year ago under - IMO - false pretences (alleged rule of law enhancing judicial reforms) www.politico.eu/article/5-qu...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenHi there 👋, this is the blue sky over Florence, seen from the European University Institute! We’ve just landed here 🚀 and can’t wait to connect with all of you. Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and EUI campus life! 📲 @eui-eu.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenTogether with @martinmckee.bsky.social and @tamarahervey.bsky.social we added the outline of the missing health chapter to the Draghi report in @thelancet.bsky.social reg Europe. No productivity without strong health systems and healthy people.
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenOut now: Kessissoglou, I. A., et al. (2024). Are EU member states ready for the #EuropeanHealthDataSpace? Lessons learnt on the secondary use of health data from the TEHDAS Joint Action. EJPH, 34(6), 1102–1108. doi.org/10.1093/eurp...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenDelighted and honoured to be awarded this year’s Gordon Smith and Vincent Wright Memorial Prize with my wonderful co-authors for our article “European attitudes to refugees after the Russian invasion of Ukraine”. Find it open-access below! Thank you @wepsocial.bsky.social and the nominating team!
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenThrilled that our article on citizen responsiveness to lobbying has won this prize in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @annerasmussen.bsky.social 🏆 🥳 🙏🏻 We conducted a field experiment in cooperation with a consumer group to test the effect of their upcoming campaign. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenThe two articles have been judged by two members of the Editorial Board, a previous prize winner and the Editors as making a significant contribution to the study of comparative European politics. www.tandfonline.com/journals/fwe...
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- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenMoise, Alexandru. D., Dennison, James., & Kriesi, Hanspeter (2024). European attitudes to refugees after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. West European Politics, 47(2), 356-381. doi.org/10.1080/0140... @jamesrdennison.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen🎉We are proud to present the 2024 winners of The Gordon Smith & Vincent Wright Memorial Prizes! See below for the two prize winning articles. A big thank you to two members of our editorial board & a previous prize winner in helping with the decision. Polisky

- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen📢 New in European Union Politics, 25(4) ❓What drives the stability or change of interactions in the SOLVIT network? 👥 Ellen Mastenbroek, Reini Schrama, and @dortemartinsen.bsky.social explain SOLVIT's interaction dynamics (2011-2018) through a longitudinal study 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1465... #OA 📖
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenFrugal no more? Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederisken says the EU has to look at state aid, joint debt and the common budget “with new eyes.” “I don’t see how we are going to finance it all with well-known funds,” she says about the new priorities on defence and competitiveness.
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenSå er det i dag ved middagstid, at EP stemmer om Ursula von der Leyens nye EU-Kommission. Forløbet har været langt og hektisk, og @altingetdk.bsky.social har dækket det tæt. Her får du en sammenfatning med links til mange af vores artikler 👇 www.altinget.dk/artikel/gids...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenMEPs will cast their votes on the new European Commission at midday, paving the way for Ursula von der Leyen’s second era to officially begin Sunday. The new Commission is also a triumph, though, for Manfred Weber. Today's Brussels Playbook explains.
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenOm lidt præsenterer Ursula von der Leyen sin nye Kommission, og derefter er der debat i EP Strasbourg. Man kan følge det live her: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenPlease share: We made a tentative starter pack of refugee law, migration law and mobility law scholars - will update it continuously; please add newcomers and anyone we missed. go.bsky.app/BGkdP53 #lawsky #migrationstudies #refugeestudies
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen🚨🚨 Inspired by fellow EU nerds, I did a first attempt in creating a starter pack on European law and politics (defined in a broad sense) collecting some of the people I really think you should follow in this area. More names will be added but a bit exhausted by this work. go.bsky.app/E5ByTCJat://did:plc:kr2r2blslacrd7gyxkwn53hj/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbfgxfojs22j
- Looking forward to present at the Danish Bar and Law Society's conference later today on EU rule accumulation, complexity and legal certainty with some preliminary findings from our 'EU-Apply' project on EU health policy politicalscience.ku.dk/research/pro... www.advokatsamfundet.dk/retssikkerhe...
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenJeg laver en liste over folk der skriver om og interesserer sig for globale forhold. #dkglobal Lad os gøre kanalen her større end andedammen på x <3 go.bsky.app/UZtELVHat://did:plc:gd7sfqahzf3uryfawit4r4ku/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbcgidzxgb2k
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenMade a starter pack for European Politics. Started with 27 profiles (wink wink) on a bit of everything, but feel free to (self-)recommend people to add. go.bsky.app/8UntgMGat://did:plc:nhia7rmrr7qiyoey2gacm7eb/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3laml5h7eee2d
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg MartinsenI created a starter pack of academics working on EU 🇪🇺 politics and European integration 👇. Let me know if you want to be added. go.bsky.app/Bg7sPSpat://did:plc:6bvcvhzecbib76kulblujc4h/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lb75gtap372b
- Reposted by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen🚨🚨 I am excited to announce a workshop organised by myself, the SNELS & @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social titled " Legal and political integration in the European Union's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice- From Intergovernmentalism to supranationalism" to be held at Faculty of Law LU on Fri 29 Nov.