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Lasse Egendal Leipziger @LLeipziger

Assistant Professor at @AarhusUni. Interested in democracy, inequality, and ethnic politics.

Joined March 2022
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Lasse Egendal Leipziger@LLeipziger
4 Aug 2023
Does democracy reduce socioeconomic inequality between ethnic groups? Excited that my article addressing this question is now online (open access) at @ajpseditor. 🧵👇 doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12812
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Aarhus BSS@Aarhus_BSS
16 Aug 2024
Lektor i statskundskab @Suthan_1607 vinder pris for bedste artikel i @apsrjournal om sin demokratiforskning. Det er første gang, at prisen uddeles til en forsker ved et dansk universitet. ps.au.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/nyh…
Lektor i statskundskab Suthan Krishnarajan fra Aarhus BSS ved Aarhus Universitet.

ALT Lektor i statskundskab Suthan Krishnarajan fra Aarhus BSS ved Aarhus Universitet.
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Excited to share that my article on democracy's consequences for socioeconomic inequality between ethnic groups is now online at @democ_journal. Through five case studies, I examine how and why democratic transitions sometimes lead to more equality and sometimes do not. 🧵👇
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The study highlights that democratization does not automatically lead to successful egalitarian pushes as collective action problems may squander movements towards more equality. 8/9
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More broadly, the findings contribute to the extensive body of research on the effects of democracy and support the idea that democracy, at least under certain conditions, promotes political dynamics that benefit less privileged groups. See, e.g.: annualreviews.org/content/jo…. 9/9

Does Democracy Matter?

Does democracy matter for normatively desirable outcomes? We survey results from 1,100 cross-country analyses drawn from 600 journal articles published after the year 2000. These analyses are...

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Matias Engdal@EngdalMatias
16 Apr 2024
Interested in the effect of cross-class exposure on attitudes toward redistribution? In a new paper in @BJPolS, Kim Sønderskov, @ThistedPeter, and I find that local exposure to poor individuals reduces support for redistribution among the well-off. OA: cup.org/3vP49Qr

Unequal and Unsupportive: Exposure to Poor People Weakens Support for Redistribution among the Rich...

Unequal and Unsupportive: Exposure to Poor People Weakens Support for Redistribution among the Rich - Volume 54 Issue 4

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British Jnl Poli Sci@BJPolS
15 Apr 2024
#OpenAccess - Unequal and Unsupportive: Exposure to Poor People Weakens Support for Redistribution among the Rich - cup.org/3vP49Qr - Matias Engdal Christensen (@AarhusUni_int), @thistedpeter & Kim Mannemar Sønderskov (@AarhusUni_int) #FirstView
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Gerardo L. Munck
@GerardoMunck
2 Jan 2024
Møller & Skaaning, two long-term students of political regimes & democracy, have written a sophisticated but accessible text on democratization & autocratization.👇 It discusses concepts, theories & empirical analyses—& is useful for teaching or catching up with recent research
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In connection with the NOPSA Congress in Bergen (25-28 June 2024), @VDjuve and I are organizing a workshop on political regimes. If interested, please send us your abstracts directly (v.l.djuve@stv.uio.no & lel@ps.au.dk) before 15 Dec. nopsa2024.no/
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Journal of Politics @jop@sciences.social@The_JOP
22 Nov 2023
⁉️ Do socioeconomic disparities between ethnic groups influence whether a country democratizes and remains democratic? @LLeipziger proposes that ethnic inequality does not affect the prospects of democratization due to competing mechanisms.⬇️ @The_JOP Blog jop.blogs.uni-hamburg.de/doe…

Does Ethnic Inequality Affect Democracy? - The JOP´s Political Science Blog

Few social science relationships have generated as much interest as that between socioeconomic inequality and democracy. For example, recent discussions on the crisis of democracy frequently refer to...

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Carl Henrik Knutsen@carlhknutsen
12 Nov 2023
I ukens Forskningsfronten i @Morgenbladet skriver jeg om et av de mest spennende spørsmålene jeg vet om — det kompliserte forholdet mellom demokrati og ulikhet — og en ny artikkel av @LLeipziger som bidrar til å belyse dette spørsmålet.
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Do socioeconomic disparities between ethnic groups influence whether a country democratizes and remains democratic? Very happy to see my article addressing this question is now online at @The_JOP. 🧵👇 doi.org/10.1086/726949

Ethnic Inequality, Democratic Transitions, and Democratic Breakdowns: Investigating an Asymmetrical...

Do socioeconomic disparities between ethnic groups influence whether a country democratizes and remains democratic? I propose that, on average, high levels of ethnic inequality do not affect the...

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In short, while ethnic inequality is not associated with democratic transitions, it increases the risk of democratic breakdown. The findings suggest that we should pay particular attention to democracies where socioeconomic inequality and ethnic divisions coincide. 13/14
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Finally, there are many people I want to thank for help and great discussions: @SkaaningErik, Kees van Kersbergen, @AarslewLaurits, @kristianvsf, @TS_Broderstad, @carlhknutsen, Solveig Hillesund, @JonathanDouce17, David Andersen, @Suthan_1607 & @Carsten80554073. 14/14
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