Kristina Bakkær Simonsen
Associate Prof of Political Science at Aarhus University studying political marginalization, immigrant integration, and moralization. sites.google.com/view/kristinabsimonsen/
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenJob 🚨: The European Institute (@lse-ei.bsky.social) at LSE is hiring an assistant prof in International Migration. I'm not in the hiring committee but happy to answer Qs about the department, LSE or this bloody weather that is actually pretty pretty today. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen📣 Let’s take a sneak peek at our upcoming talks 🤩 The MZES Speaker Series 2026 will kick off on 📆 Tue, 17 February We are very much looking forward to Fabio Franchino (Università degli Studi di Milano) @melindacmills.bsky.social @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social Olga Stavrova (Uni Mannheim) (...) 1/5
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- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsenat what point in one’s career do paper rejections stop stinging?
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenIs there a piece of scholarship on your syllabus that students really connected with or really worked well for your semester? You should take some time today to email those authors and tell them. I love sending these emails.
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen‼️ Two weeks left to apply for the postdoc in Political Text Analysis in the MULTIREP project 👇.
- 🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna! ⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025 wratil.eu/files/MULTIR... 1/4 🧵
- Just realised I was referenced in this editorial from @financialtimes.com Grateful for the serious attention given to research on the Danish case www.ft.com/content/d165...
- Spoke to @nytimes.com about the consequences of the Danish model to asylum and immigration: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
- Spoke to @financialtimes.com @reporterrwright.ft.com on the topic of the day:
- UK looks to Denmark for tougher asylum policies on.ft.com/4oLneZO
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenToday, Shabana Mahmood will set out Labour's plans to reform the UK's asylum system, borrowing heavily from Denmark's much stricter rules This piece from @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social outlines some of the key pitfalls in emulating this migration policy ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenReminder that @ukandeu.bsky.social have, of course, published an assessment of the potential pitfalls of attempting to mimic the 'Danish approach' to immigration by @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenToday seems like a good day to point to @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social’s recent piece on why (Britian) may not just ‘copy’ Danish migration policies. Political context, negative consequences and mixed public sentiments matter. ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
- @thetimes.com also talking Danish immigration policy, including its pitfalls www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- @skynewsrss.bsky.social also wants to talk Danish immigration policy 🗣️
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen"Ifølge @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social er der de seneste årtier sket en desensibilisering i den offentlige debat." Om retorikken i den danske udlændingedebat. politiken.dk/danmark/poli...
- Delelink fra Politiken: »Det ser ud til, at de forsøger at tie emnet ihjel«
- @skynewsrss.bsky.social also wants to talk Danish immigration policy 🗣️
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenReports suggest that the UK plans to emulate Denmark's migration system @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social argues that "research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians." 🔗 bit.ly/3LA1UI4
- And on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning (starting around 8:16): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
- Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY! Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩🏫🥳 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
- 🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨 Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenGodt afsnit af 'Supertanker' om begrebet sammenhængskraft. Med @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social og @nicolaiknudsen.bsky.social Relevant ifbm. 'åndelig oprustning'. Sammenhængskraft er godt, men mer' ikke nødvendigvis bedre. #dkpol #dkvid Pocketcast pca.st/episode/652a... www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/super...
- Final days to submit your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference! Deadline Nov 7 - epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
- ▶️ Migration Politics 👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social 📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>> 6/
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenBetter get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)! epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨 Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenI feel like there's a lesson here about grind culture and creativity.
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenExcited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social at the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast. Submit your abstracts by Nov 7!
- This is your heads up that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast is a month from now (Nov 7)! I'm chairing the Migration Politics section w/ @aalrababah.bsky.social and we're excited to receive contributions from across the discipline🕺🏻
- This is your heads up that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast is a month from now (Nov 7)! I'm chairing the Migration Politics section w/ @aalrababah.bsky.social and we're excited to receive contributions from across the discipline🕺🏻
- ▶️ Migration Politics 👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social 📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>> 6/
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen▶️ Migration Politics 👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social 📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>> 6/
- Submit your most exciting work on migration to our section at the EPSS conference in Belfast (June 18-20, 2026). Deadline for submitting your abstract is November 7 📩 @epssnet.bsky.social
- ▶️ Migration Politics 👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social 📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>> 6/
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenIf you work on the politics of migration, integration, or citizenship, consider submitting it to @epssnet.bsky.social and the more-than-capable hands of co-chairs @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social @aalrababah.bsky.social. Deadline is 7 November! #migcitsky #polisky
- ▶️ Migration Politics 👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social 📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>> 6/
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen>>> It also covers work on receiving societies, such as citizenship, immigrant integration, political representation, and public attitudes toward migrants and minorities. Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics. 7/
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen"However, research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians." @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social examines the much vaunted Danish immigration system
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen“We argue that previous moralization explains focus groups’ perception of division as persistent and insuperable” Sounds like a great paper ⬇️ Important to move beyond elite and media causes to collective sense-making. How ppl see “the other side” is sticky- it stays and spreads
- How can we understand the forces that keep political conflict alive in social life, even when its political salience has waned? In my and Anna van Vree's new working paper, we analyse 27 focus groups on immigration to show how moral boundaries make division sticky & potent: osf.io/preprints/so...
- How can we understand the forces that keep political conflict alive in social life, even when its political salience has waned? In my and Anna van Vree's new working paper, we analyse 27 focus groups on immigration to show how moral boundaries make division sticky & potent: osf.io/preprints/so...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenAt the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenImportant read (2) 👇
- In light of Keir Starmer's turn on immigration & debates in the UK about Denmark as an example to follow, I was invited by @ukandeu.bsky.social to reflect on what the research tells us about lessons to draw from Danish migration policy. Here's my take on the pitfalls: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
- In light of Keir Starmer's turn on immigration & debates in the UK about Denmark as an example to follow, I was invited by @ukandeu.bsky.social to reflect on what the research tells us about lessons to draw from Danish migration policy. Here's my take on the pitfalls: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen"The applicability of the Danish Social Democratic strategy to the political situation in the UK is not self-evident. Rather, it serves as a warning that you cannot win over anti-immigration voters without simultaneously losing those who are pro-immigration." ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenSammen med Thomas, @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social og @panktroels.bsky.social fra Det Unge Akademi har jeg skrevet et debatindlæg i @politiken.dk om regeringens “åndelige oprustning” og de samtidige nedskæringer i den kulturelle infrastruktur. Læs med her: politiken.dk/debat/debati...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenThe well-studied gender gap in nascent ambition was there—but there is not a corresponding social class gap in the same data. Something else keeps workers out of office. (We have ideas—more on that soon.) Paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenMust read ⬇️
- 📣 MORAL APPEALS IN POLITICAL COMMUNICATION 📣 New version of @twidmann.bsky.social and my working paper answering: * Have moral appeals increased over time? * Is the tendency to moralize ideologically patterned? * Are some topics consistently more moralized than others? osf.io/preprints/os...
- 📣 MORAL APPEALS IN POLITICAL COMMUNICATION 📣 New version of @twidmann.bsky.social and my working paper answering: * Have moral appeals increased over time? * Is the tendency to moralize ideologically patterned? * Are some topics consistently more moralized than others? osf.io/preprints/os...
- When politics is seen in a moral light, it fundamentally changes the terms of the game: Moralization mobilizes, polarizes and radicalizes 💥 Yet, we have little empirical insight into political elites' longterm use of moral appeals. We analyze 60 y of political communication to deliver such evidence.
- Findings #1: Political communication has become more moralized over time! This trend is pretty consistent across the 10 countries in focus of our study, with an estimated av. increase of 15%-points over 60 y 😮:
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View full threadWhat to make of this: The findings show that morality is a dynamic rhetorical tool rather than a fixed and stable property of political communication. With our longterm perspective, we can substantiate the extent to which contemporary politics has been moralized 🔥More details in the working paper!
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... Starting today, we'll feature two sections each week to provide more information about the conference. 🔝 This week: Comparative Politics & International Relations
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenPlease share this information and the call for papers in your departments, serve lists, emails etc. so it reaches especially those who aren’t using this platform! We very much hope to see as many people attend the EPSS inaugural conference in 2026 so spread the word!
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenAarhus University, invites applications for two assistant or associate professor positions in educational sociology with a focus on the application of quantitative methods international.au.dk/about/profil...
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- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenEver asked yourself how to detect and extract social groups from texts with computational social science? @haukelicht.bsky.social and me have a solution for you out at @bjpols.bsky.social. You can also find the pre-trained models on huggingface!
- NEW - Detecting Group Mentions in Political Rhetoric A Supervised Learning Approach - cup.org/45WZppQ - @haukelicht.bsky.social & @ronjasczepanski.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenI wrote this as a reminder to myself that there are so many moving parts and people behind every successful outcome. We only get to see one part of that on platforms like these. So my commitment this academic year is to support others while better recognizing that whole process. #academicsky 4/n
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenAs we enter September, you may see posts with news of jobs, promotions, grants, fellowships, and the like. That’s great! We should celebrate with colleagues, especially in an industry where rejection is the modal outcome. 1/n
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenBluesky is for sure the (?) top platform for scientific chatter currently (with LinkedIn). But frankly, more engagement is needed here and transitioning from #academictwitter is part of broader fragmentation. And 🦋 is still incredibly US based, also for research. www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenSo excited to join the #YOPOW project beginning next year! Thanks to @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social for the warm welcome and kind words. Until then, I’m focused on wrapping up my PhD with my wonderful team in Amsterdam and enjoying my last borrels, stroopwafels, and canal bike rides 🌷
- This August marks the official start of my new @erc.europa.eu funded project on youth & their conceptions of political power #YOPOW 🫅🏻 & with that I can also announce the 1st postdoc joining the team: @lisaherbig.bsky.social 💫 Lisa's skill and creativity make her a true win for the project 🙌🏻
- This August marks the official start of my new @erc.europa.eu funded project on youth & their conceptions of political power #YOPOW 🫅🏻 & with that I can also announce the 1st postdoc joining the team: @lisaherbig.bsky.social 💫 Lisa's skill and creativity make her a true win for the project 🙌🏻
- I'm over the moon that Lisa is joining #YOPOW and I can't wait to get us started 🕺🏻Together, we will collect and analyse cross-national data on the messages that children and youth receive about political power as well as the early experiences they have with it🥊
- I also want to acknowledge the time and effort of everyone else who applied for the position. This was not only an amazingly strong field; applicants went above and beyond. I'm conscious that this is not an easy "game" to be part of ❤️🩹 Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for the project 🙏🏻
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View full threadIf you're a PhD student handing in within the coming year and interested in joining the team, look out for calls for postdoc positions here on BlueSky and/or get in touch to hear more ✉️
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær Simonsen🔥 Call for papers for EPSS 2026 in Belfast: migration, forced displacement, mobility, borders, asylum, diaspora, and other migration-related topics. Excited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social. Submit proposals by Nov 7! #EPSS2026
- This is an important opportunity for European poli sci: contribute to getting EPSS off to a fantastic start by submitting your work to next year’s conference. I’m section chair for Migration Politics together with @aalrababah.bsky.social and can’t wait to see the cool mig research you have for us 🔥
- We're kicking off a new season of your favourite show next Tuesday: The Migration & Ethnicity Workshop @aarhusuniint.bsky.social 🔥With an exciting line-up of stars, it promises to deliver world-class entertainment every second week. Please join if you're around (no online presentations).
- Presenters are: Ali Karcic, @lisaherbig.bsky.social, Anna van Vree, Karen Nielsen Breidahl, @matkruse.bsky.social, @andreasvijensen.bsky.social, @mariongodman.bsky.social, @nicholashaas.bsky.social, Signe Carlsen, @finseraas.bsky.social, @nnyholt.bsky.social, Jacob Sohlberg...
- ... Kim Mannemar Sønderskov, Samuel Bjerg Serup, Alexandra Columban, and Arnfinn Midtbøen
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- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenFor #migcitsky folks - consider submitting to @epssnet.bsky.social and the migration section led by the ever-capable @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social and @aalrababah.bsky.social
- This is an important opportunity for European poli sci: contribute to getting EPSS off to a fantastic start by submitting your work to next year’s conference. I’m section chair for Migration Politics together with @aalrababah.bsky.social and can’t wait to see the cool mig research you have for us 🔥
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- This is an important opportunity for European poli sci: contribute to getting EPSS off to a fantastic start by submitting your work to next year’s conference. I’m section chair for Migration Politics together with @aalrababah.bsky.social and can’t wait to see the cool mig research you have for us 🔥
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenEPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026. 😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA. 👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things. A short 🧵
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenImportant read 👇
- Now in an issue @psrm.bsky.social: I show that the 🇩🇰 Social Democrats could have won policy support for a pro-immigrant platform if their messaging were framed in moral terms. Findings provide a central corrective to the popular notion that the Social Democrats were destined to go anti-immigrant 👇🏻
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenNow in an issue @psrm.bsky.social: I show that the 🇩🇰 Social Democrats could have won policy support for a pro-immigrant platform if their messaging were framed in moral terms. Findings provide a central corrective to the popular notion that the Social Democrats were destined to go anti-immigrant 👇🏻
- 👅Can moral language boost pro-immigrant messages and be as effective as anti-immigrant messages? ➡️ @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social shows that pro-immigrant actors are not always bound to lose against the anti-immigrant side www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView #OpenAccess
- Reposted by Kristina Bakkær SimonsenThis is such a great and important paper – especially when read alongside those two by @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @twidmann.bsky.social in @psrm.bsky.social & @bjpols.bsky.social: 📄 #1 (PSRM): www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 📄 #2 (BJPS): www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Now in an issue @psrm.bsky.social: I show that the 🇩🇰 Social Democrats could have won policy support for a pro-immigrant platform if their messaging were framed in moral terms. Findings provide a central corrective to the popular notion that the Social Democrats were destined to go anti-immigrant 👇🏻
