Asmus Leth Olsen
@asmusletholsen.bsky.social
Professor of Public Administration, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. www.asmusolsen.com. Foto: Freja Wille.
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My first working paper is now live!
Can minority role models help diversify the bureaucracy of the future?
Can minority role models help diversify the bureaucracy of the future?
New stuff bsky.app/profile/jose...
Contender for worst logo of all time
January 22, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Contender for worst logo of all time
Trump right now on the psychological benefits of owning Greenland:
>>who the hell wants to defend a license agreement<<
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>>who the hell wants to defend a license agreement<<
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January 21, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Trump right now on the psychological benefits of owning Greenland:
>>who the hell wants to defend a license agreement<<
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>>who the hell wants to defend a license agreement<<
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"President Trump is now claiming that one reason he is pushing to acquire Greenland is that he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize" 🙃 www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"President Trump is now claiming that one reason he is pushing to acquire Greenland is that he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize" 🙃 www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
What is something nice I can say about Delaware? bsky.app/profile/donm...
I would like to announce my own goodwill mission to Denmark this May, where I will meet @asmusletholsen.bsky.social and the King.
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers to visit Denmark as Trump threatens to take over Greenland
President Trump's remarks about taking Greenland by military force have prompted bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who have said they do not support acquiring the Danish territory in such a way.
www.cbsnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
What is something nice I can say about Delaware? bsky.app/profile/donm...
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I would like to announce my own goodwill mission to Denmark this May, where I will meet @asmusletholsen.bsky.social and the King.
www.cbsnews.com/news/congres...
www.cbsnews.com/news/congres...
Bipartisan group of lawmakers to visit Denmark as Trump threatens to take over Greenland
President Trump's remarks about taking Greenland by military force have prompted bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who have said they do not support acquiring the Danish territory in such a way.
www.cbsnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I would like to announce my own goodwill mission to Denmark this May, where I will meet @asmusletholsen.bsky.social and the King.
www.cbsnews.com/news/congres...
www.cbsnews.com/news/congres...
New stuff bsky.app/profile/jose...
My first working paper is now live!
Can minority role models help diversify the bureaucracy of the future?
Can minority role models help diversify the bureaucracy of the future?
January 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
New stuff bsky.app/profile/jose...
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This is a really cool paper. It shows that role models can influence how people think about college majors & working in government. But it also shows that effects fade over over time which should constrain our expectations about how one shot interventions like training actually can change behavior.
My first working paper is now live!
Can minority role models help diversify the bureaucracy of the future?
Can minority role models help diversify the bureaucracy of the future?
January 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
This is a really cool paper. It shows that role models can influence how people think about college majors & working in government. But it also shows that effects fade over over time which should constrain our expectations about how one shot interventions like training actually can change behavior.
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My first working paper is now live!
Can minority role models help diversify the bureaucracy of the future?
Can minority role models help diversify the bureaucracy of the future?
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
My first working paper is now live!
Can minority role models help diversify the bureaucracy of the future?
Can minority role models help diversify the bureaucracy of the future?
Reposted by Asmus Leth Olsen
This: In the same week that Vance expressed concern that France and the United Kingdom had nuclear weapons, he said Denmark was not a very good ally to the US. It is shameful.
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This: In the same week that Vance expressed concern that France and the United Kingdom had nuclear weapons, he said Denmark was not a very good ally to the US. It is shameful.
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Tak til chatten:
>>“Imaginaries” is a conceptual Swiss army knife: high-status, flexible, theoretically respectable, and safely non-positivist. Its heavy use reflects not conceptual laziness, but a field where epistemological signaling through titles has become central to publication success.<<
>>“Imaginaries” is a conceptual Swiss army knife: high-status, flexible, theoretically respectable, and safely non-positivist. Its heavy use reflects not conceptual laziness, but a field where epistemological signaling through titles has become central to publication success.<<
December 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Tak til chatten:
>>“Imaginaries” is a conceptual Swiss army knife: high-status, flexible, theoretically respectable, and safely non-positivist. Its heavy use reflects not conceptual laziness, but a field where epistemological signaling through titles has become central to publication success.<<
>>“Imaginaries” is a conceptual Swiss army knife: high-status, flexible, theoretically respectable, and safely non-positivist. Its heavy use reflects not conceptual laziness, but a field where epistemological signaling through titles has become central to publication success.<<
My first name is made up in two novel ways in this review (just before the reviewers point out that the book under review spells @alasdairroberts.bsky.social wrong in two different ways). An the authors are Norwegians - brothers from another mother! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the article title to read more.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
My first name is made up in two novel ways in this review (just before the reviewers point out that the book under review spells @alasdairroberts.bsky.social wrong in two different ways). An the authors are Norwegians - brothers from another mother! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"viewpoint discrimination is a key motivator behind these student demands. While the desire to restrict academic freedom also reflects an interest in upholding prof. academic standards... these principles are applied unevenly & predominantly to conservative viewpoints" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Students’ motives for restricting academic freedom: Viewpoint discrimination and prosocial concerns | PNAS
We advance the understanding of so-called “cancel culture” at the university by presenting
the results of three survey experiments among university...
www.pnas.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"viewpoint discrimination is a key motivator behind these student demands. While the desire to restrict academic freedom also reflects an interest in upholding prof. academic standards... these principles are applied unevenly & predominantly to conservative viewpoints" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Good morning. A coda (from me) on this replication business.
While I understand the impulse, it is disheartening that most of the discussion generated by this replication is about the replication "process" -- both the APSR's process and my own process.
What could we be talking about instead?
While I understand the impulse, it is disheartening that most of the discussion generated by this replication is about the replication "process" -- both the APSR's process and my own process.
What could we be talking about instead?
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Good morning. A coda (from me) on this replication business.
While I understand the impulse, it is disheartening that most of the discussion generated by this replication is about the replication "process" -- both the APSR's process and my own process.
What could we be talking about instead?
While I understand the impulse, it is disheartening that most of the discussion generated by this replication is about the replication "process" -- both the APSR's process and my own process.
What could we be talking about instead?
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I have now read the response by Turnbull-Dugarte and López Ortega again with a clearer eye.
Multiple claims in this response are untrue or seek to obscure the truth.
My interest has always been the accuracy of the scientific record, so I feel compelled to note some of these claims here.
Multiple claims in this response are untrue or seek to obscure the truth.
My interest has always been the accuracy of the scientific record, so I feel compelled to note some of these claims here.
A critique of our (w/ @bertous.bsky.social) paper “Instrumentally inclusive” has just been published.
Our response is under review (see below on process) but we feel obliged to share our draft for balance since the comment has been released without the response.
osf.io/rn6h3/files/...
Our response is under review (see below on process) but we feel obliged to share our draft for balance since the comment has been released without the response.
osf.io/rn6h3/files/...
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I have now read the response by Turnbull-Dugarte and López Ortega again with a clearer eye.
Multiple claims in this response are untrue or seek to obscure the truth.
My interest has always been the accuracy of the scientific record, so I feel compelled to note some of these claims here.
Multiple claims in this response are untrue or seek to obscure the truth.
My interest has always been the accuracy of the scientific record, so I feel compelled to note some of these claims here.
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incredible that we can turn correcting coding errors into litigation about the process in which we are allowed to transmit this information
Very unprofessional of the APSR to publish a response to a published article without publishing the original authors' reaction. "They will be published in the same issue." So we see them together when we get our hardcopy in the mail and flip through it on a Sunday afternoon?
A critique of our (w/ @bertous.bsky.social) paper “Instrumentally inclusive” has just been published.
Our response is under review (see below on process) but we feel obliged to share our draft for balance since the comment has been released without the response.
osf.io/rn6h3/files/...
Our response is under review (see below on process) but we feel obliged to share our draft for balance since the comment has been released without the response.
osf.io/rn6h3/files/...
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
incredible that we can turn correcting coding errors into litigation about the process in which we are allowed to transmit this information
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We have now published our 6th book on the state of Danish democracy, this time focusing on the government: unipress.dk/media/ohvdt3...
Based on the largest survey of gov bureaucrats in Danish history, conclusions are overall positive.
But some findings show deeper systemic problems 👇
(1/3)
Based on the largest survey of gov bureaucrats in Danish history, conclusions are overall positive.
But some findings show deeper systemic problems 👇
(1/3)
November 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
We have now published our 6th book on the state of Danish democracy, this time focusing on the government: unipress.dk/media/ohvdt3...
Based on the largest survey of gov bureaucrats in Danish history, conclusions are overall positive.
But some findings show deeper systemic problems 👇
(1/3)
Based on the largest survey of gov bureaucrats in Danish history, conclusions are overall positive.
But some findings show deeper systemic problems 👇
(1/3)
Glad for at være med her: "Reformator er et dansk tidsskrift stiftet med det formål at give plads til kvalificerede løsningsforslag på udfordringer i det danske samfund....og dermed være med til at gøre et godt samfund endnu bedre." tidsskrift.dk/reformator
Reformator – Tidsskrift for samfundsløsninger
Reformator er et dansk tidsskrift stiftet med det formål at give plads til kvalificerede løsningsforslag på udfordringer i det danske samfund samt at understøtte, at løsningsforslagene kan indgå i rel...
tidsskrift.dk
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Glad for at være med her: "Reformator er et dansk tidsskrift stiftet med det formål at give plads til kvalificerede løsningsforslag på udfordringer i det danske samfund....og dermed være med til at gøre et godt samfund endnu bedre." tidsskrift.dk/reformator
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What's happening in ICE also seems to go in the FBI.
The current US administration seeks to staff key security agencies with unprofessional careerists rather than skilled professionals. See 👇
🙏 for a great post and featuring our work/new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship", @donmoyn.bsky.social!
The current US administration seeks to staff key security agencies with unprofessional careerists rather than skilled professionals. See 👇
🙏 for a great post and featuring our work/new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship", @donmoyn.bsky.social!
New from me:
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization
What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
What's happening in ICE also seems to go in the FBI.
The current US administration seeks to staff key security agencies with unprofessional careerists rather than skilled professionals. See 👇
🙏 for a great post and featuring our work/new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship", @donmoyn.bsky.social!
The current US administration seeks to staff key security agencies with unprofessional careerists rather than skilled professionals. See 👇
🙏 for a great post and featuring our work/new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship", @donmoyn.bsky.social!
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New from me:
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization
What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New from me:
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
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Deadline for application to @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026 conference is this Friday 7th of November.
There's been an amazing response to the call for papers so far, we hope for even more great proposals this week.
Here is the call for papers: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
There's been an amazing response to the call for papers so far, we hope for even more great proposals this week.
Here is the call for papers: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Deadline for application to @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026 conference is this Friday 7th of November.
There's been an amazing response to the call for papers so far, we hope for even more great proposals this week.
Here is the call for papers: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
There's been an amazing response to the call for papers so far, we hope for even more great proposals this week.
Here is the call for papers: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Final call for this one 📝
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Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026!
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Final call for this one 📝
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bsky.app/profile/fgil...
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Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026!
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026!
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Very interesting spillover effects into other domains and within families! Congratulations!!
🚨 out at @apsrjournal.bsky.social 🚨
➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation
➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India
➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months
➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms
hopeful findings👇🏽
➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation
➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India
➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months
➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms
hopeful findings👇🏽
October 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Very interesting spillover effects into other domains and within families! Congratulations!!
I would win a Nobel for Econ envy
October 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I would win a Nobel for Econ envy
