Jens Rydgren
@jensrydgren.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University | Research on nationalism, populism, radical right-wing parties and voters | Class politics | Ethnic relations | Social networks |
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This is a properly interesting book. From the cradle, social scientists of all stripes learn that everything from productivity to alienation is rooted in an increasingly specialized division of labor. Jackson basically asks: if this is true, why does my job consist of so many distinct goddamn tasks?
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is a properly interesting book. From the cradle, social scientists of all stripes learn that everything from productivity to alienation is rooted in an increasingly specialized division of labor. Jackson basically asks: if this is true, why does my job consist of so many distinct goddamn tasks?
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Thrilled to share my new article in Political Psychology: “The psychology of political attitudinal volatility.” In it, I attempt to answer why do some people change their political views more than others? Open access at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@ispp-pops.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thrilled to share my new article in Political Psychology: “The psychology of political attitudinal volatility.” In it, I attempt to answer why do some people change their political views more than others? Open access at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@ispp-pops.bsky.social
@ispp-pops.bsky.social
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Doctoral scholarship for EU students to work with me at Oxford on democratic backsliding, democratic defence, or illiberalism: Renato Morelli Corpus Christi College Graduate Scholarship in Politics 2026-27. Deadline 9 Jan 2026. Please circulate!
Details at: users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/Ad...
Details at: users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/Ad...
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Doctoral scholarship for EU students to work with me at Oxford on democratic backsliding, democratic defence, or illiberalism: Renato Morelli Corpus Christi College Graduate Scholarship in Politics 2026-27. Deadline 9 Jan 2026. Please circulate!
Details at: users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/Ad...
Details at: users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/Ad...
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Despite the current state of politics, moral views have become more progressive over time. Why? In an experiment we found that the arguments that make liberals more liberal also persuade conservatives, whereas the arguments that make conservatives more conservative don't persuade liberals.
Susceptibility to Moral Arguments Among Liberals and Conservatives
Abstract. An empirical result in Moral Foundations Theory is that liberals and progressives endorse the individualizing factors of care and fairness, while
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November 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Despite the current state of politics, moral views have become more progressive over time. Why? In an experiment we found that the arguments that make liberals more liberal also persuade conservatives, whereas the arguments that make conservatives more conservative don't persuade liberals.
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Can the far-right be tamed by government inclusion? The short answer is no, on the contrary. The longer answer can be found in this pre-print, which analyzed an impressive amount of data (1,237 cabinets in 57 democracies from 1976 to 2023):
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November 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Can the far-right be tamed by government inclusion? The short answer is no, on the contrary. The longer answer can be found in this pre-print, which analyzed an impressive amount of data (1,237 cabinets in 57 democracies from 1976 to 2023):
osf.io/preprints/so...
osf.io/preprints/so...
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IN NEW ISSUE: Which values distinguish supporters of radical right populist parties from their rivals? Arman Azedi finds political authoritarianism is a key ideological feature. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/9eIVm7h
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
IN NEW ISSUE: Which values distinguish supporters of radical right populist parties from their rivals? Arman Azedi finds political authoritarianism is a key ideological feature. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/9eIVm7h
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci
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Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
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November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🎉 New publication 🎉 Why do #youngpeople vote for the #AfD? This question has kept our research project busy for quite some time, so I'm beyond excited that our first article - co-authored with @timonscheuer.bsky.social - is now out in #GermanPolitics! 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🎉 New publication 🎉 Why do #youngpeople vote for the #AfD? This question has kept our research project busy for quite some time, so I'm beyond excited that our first article - co-authored with @timonscheuer.bsky.social - is now out in #GermanPolitics! 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Great discussion of @zethis.bsky.social's excellent thesis on the legacy of the GDR on contemporary political behavior.
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Great discussion of @zethis.bsky.social's excellent thesis on the legacy of the GDR on contemporary political behavior.
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Are you interested in the #SD? K. M. Jylhä, J. Rydgren, and P. Strimling. “Radical Right-wing Voters From Right and Left: Comparing Sweden Democrat Voters Who Previously Voted for the Conservative Party Or the Social Democratic Party”. In: Scandinavian Political Studies 42.3-4
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Are you interested in the #SD? K. M. Jylhä, J. Rydgren, and P. Strimling. “Radical Right-wing Voters From Right and Left: Comparing Sweden Democrat Voters Who Previously Voted for the Conservative Party Or the Social Democratic Party”. In: Scandinavian Political Studies 42.3-4
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LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark!
We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
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We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology
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November 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark!
We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
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1 Associate Professorship in Sociology, University of Oxford: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE046/a...
Associate Professorship in Sociology at University of Oxford
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November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
1 Associate Professorship in Sociology, University of Oxford: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE046/a...
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We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
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Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
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Ok, just wow. If the content of this article is right, this is depressing. We're slowly reaching the point where ~100% of what I was taught in Social Psych was either innocently wrong or plainly frauded
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Debunking “When Prophecy Fails”
In 1954, Dorothy Martin predicted an apocalyptic flood and promised her followers rescue by flying saucers. When neither arrived, she recanted, her group dissolved, and efforts to proselytize ceased....
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Ok, just wow. If the content of this article is right, this is depressing. We're slowly reaching the point where ~100% of what I was taught in Social Psych was either innocently wrong or plainly frauded
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Our new project got funding from the Swedish Research Council!
"Structural Change, Education, and the Radical Right". It will explore how gender, place, and structural change intersect to shape young rural men’s changing political behavior in Sweden.
With @zethis.bsky.social & Sirus Dehdari.
"Structural Change, Education, and the Radical Right". It will explore how gender, place, and structural change intersect to shape young rural men’s changing political behavior in Sweden.
With @zethis.bsky.social & Sirus Dehdari.
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our new project got funding from the Swedish Research Council!
"Structural Change, Education, and the Radical Right". It will explore how gender, place, and structural change intersect to shape young rural men’s changing political behavior in Sweden.
With @zethis.bsky.social & Sirus Dehdari.
"Structural Change, Education, and the Radical Right". It will explore how gender, place, and structural change intersect to shape young rural men’s changing political behavior in Sweden.
With @zethis.bsky.social & Sirus Dehdari.
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Grateful (and a bit stunned): 4.7M SEK from the Swedish Research Council for our project on why young men in rural regions turn to the radical right, with @jensrydgren.bsky.social and Sirus H. Dehdari
November 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Grateful (and a bit stunned): 4.7M SEK from the Swedish Research Council for our project on why young men in rural regions turn to the radical right, with @jensrydgren.bsky.social and Sirus H. Dehdari
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Many studies attribute the success of right-wing parties to sexism.
What is sexism? How is it measured? How does it influence elections?
My systematic review of studies on sexism as a predictor of political behavior and attitudes is about to appear in @poqjournal.bsky.social!
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What is sexism? How is it measured? How does it influence elections?
My systematic review of studies on sexism as a predictor of political behavior and attitudes is about to appear in @poqjournal.bsky.social!
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October 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Many studies attribute the success of right-wing parties to sexism.
What is sexism? How is it measured? How does it influence elections?
My systematic review of studies on sexism as a predictor of political behavior and attitudes is about to appear in @poqjournal.bsky.social!
1/7
What is sexism? How is it measured? How does it influence elections?
My systematic review of studies on sexism as a predictor of political behavior and attitudes is about to appear in @poqjournal.bsky.social!
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Big congratulations to @zethis.bsky.social, whose doctoral thesis has now been published! Outstanding work. And it is almost as thick as Tolstoy's War and Peace...
October 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Big congratulations to @zethis.bsky.social, whose doctoral thesis has now been published! Outstanding work. And it is almost as thick as Tolstoy's War and Peace...
New book chapter for those who read German. On the Swedish radical right-wing party the Sweden Democrats. Included in the book Rechts Populismus in Europa: Der Einfluss rechter Parteien von Lissabon bis Bukarest, edited by Ernst Hillebrand.
October 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
New book chapter for those who read German. On the Swedish radical right-wing party the Sweden Democrats. Included in the book Rechts Populismus in Europa: Der Einfluss rechter Parteien von Lissabon bis Bukarest, edited by Ernst Hillebrand.
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What a great start to the sabbatical! Tri-write with @slsalo.bsky.social and @jensrydgren.bsky.social 95% there - “We would like to accept the article for publication, but before we go ahead, we would like to give you the opportunity to make some further minor changes//…//.”
August 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
What a great start to the sabbatical! Tri-write with @slsalo.bsky.social and @jensrydgren.bsky.social 95% there - “We would like to accept the article for publication, but before we go ahead, we would like to give you the opportunity to make some further minor changes//…//.”
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Wrote a brief paper "Second Attempt at America First: Donald Trump and the Survival of International Organizations"
Some reflections on the first six months and what we generally know from the academic literature on the crisis of multilateralism
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some reflections on the first six months and what we generally know from the academic literature on the crisis of multilateralism
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Second Attempt at America First: Donald Trump and the Survival of International Organizations
PDF | The second Trump administration poses a serious existential challenge to many international organizations (IOs). Compared to the first term, the... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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July 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Wrote a brief paper "Second Attempt at America First: Donald Trump and the Survival of International Organizations"
Some reflections on the first six months and what we generally know from the academic literature on the crisis of multilateralism
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some reflections on the first six months and what we generally know from the academic literature on the crisis of multilateralism
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Public Service Decline and Support for the Populist Right:
"Our findings underscore the role of public service decline as a driver of support for populist parties, especially in areas undergoing demographic change"
"Our findings underscore the role of public service decline as a driver of support for populist parties, especially in areas undergoing demographic change"
July 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Public Service Decline and Support for the Populist Right:
"Our findings underscore the role of public service decline as a driver of support for populist parties, especially in areas undergoing demographic change"
"Our findings underscore the role of public service decline as a driver of support for populist parties, especially in areas undergoing demographic change"