Professor auditing the state and challenges of democracy in the 21st century in @Magtudredningen with a focus on online hostility, distrust & crisis politics.
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Our preregistered study show that experiences of being a victim to online hostility vary widely. West Europeans experience political hostility less than once a month but hostility is much higher in other parts of the world. 2/12 
Similar, but less strong, rethoric was used by the Danish primeminister during a press conference on Nov 8, 2021. 
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Partisan polarization is often seen as the core of US political instability (& associated perils such as misinformation). But the US also face greater inequality & exclusionary processes. As such, many may feel abandoned not by one party but by the *entire* political system. 2/17 
The unvaxxed have faced moralizing rhetoric from elites (politico.eu/article/french…) & condemnation from other citizens (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…). As result, the unvaxxed have felt pressured (nature.com/articles/s4156…). 2/17
The concept of "fatigue" has been hotly debated as it was, e.g., used by the UK government to delay their 1st lockdown (frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…). Some argue it doesn't exist. Others that it cannot be disentangled from a mere lack of motivation. 2/14
Meningsmålinger dækkes så massivt, at transparens og eftersyn er afgørende. 
Vores forskning viser, at det ikke kun er i DK, at folk ønsker flere penge til sundhed: doi.org/10.1111/ajps.1…. Det gælder faktisk så godt som i alle lande. Hvor der er stor uenighed om arbejdsløshedsunderstøttelse, er der konsensus om vigtigheden af hjælpe til de syge. 2/6 
