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Mathias Kruse
@matkruse.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, Political Science @AarhusUni. Immigration | Discrimination | Socialization https://www.mathiaskruse.com/
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Nov 28
Does childhood exposure to coethnics impede or promote the acquisition of citizenship?

In a new article in @pnas.org, I show that the modest presence of coethnic peers in school increases migrant children’s probability of getting 🇩🇰 citizenship later in life. 🧵👇 1/15

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Mikael Persson @professormpersson.bsky.social · 5d
The 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in Trondheim! @lchristensen.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social @finseraas.bsky.social et al!
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Laura Kettel @laurakettel.bsky.social · Jun 12
📣New publication! Out in Perspectives on Politics

Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing

Coauthored w/ @mvinaes.bsky.social

👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...

We study the effect of a municipal reform in DK:
🏘️ What happens to housing supply? ⤵️ (1/2)
Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Jun 2
My recent article in @pnas.org is now open access: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

➡️ Conclusion: Having co-ethnic peers in school increases immigrants and descendants' long-term integration

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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Nov 28
Does childhood exposure to coethnics impede or promote the acquisition of citizenship?

In a new article in @pnas.org, I show that the modest presence of coethnic peers in school increases migrant children’s probability of getting 🇩🇰 citizenship later in life. 🧵👇 1/15

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org
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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · May 30
Do campaigns make voters less vulnerable to framing?

Our study of Denmark’s 2022 EU referendum suggests they can. Framing effects declined as voters became more informed and drew on their own EU attitudes.

Happy to share it's now accepted in the EJPR!

Pre-print: osf.io/preprints/os...
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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · May 14
#jobs 🚨🚨🚨
4 postdocs in Münster:

stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/5...

I‘m involved in one appointment. More details will follow soon!
Postdoctoral Research Associate - EU Forscher*in - (salary level E 13 TV-L, 100 %)
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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · May 1
🚨 New book alert!

Policy Preparation Inside the European Commission is out with OUP @oxfordacademic.bsky.social

It’s about the behind-the-scenes stage of EU policymaking that shapes everything—yet rarely gets the spotlight: how the Commission prepares its proposals.

Link: doi.org/10.1093/9780...
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · Apr 30
You've still got two weeks to apply 💫 Don't be afraid to reach out if you have any questions about the position, the department, or me 💁🏻‍♀️

#polisky #poliscijobs #poliscijobmarket #psjminfo #academicjobs
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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · Mar 25
💥Postdoc call 💥

Join my @erc.europa.eu project #YOPOW at Aarhus University

🎇 3-y position (possibility of 1-y extension)

❓How societal norms give rise to biased beliefs about political power in youth

🤖 Computational social science (large-scale text & image data)

Deadline May 15: bit.ly/4hIpSeD
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Apr 28
Politically

The findings highlight the importance of addressing negative stereotypes and enhancing information flow to reduce bias in diversifying Europe. 9/9
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Apr 28
The study, thus, suggests that negative expectations toward minorities stem less from sticky ethnic attributes and more from the social and cultural factors associated with them. 8/9
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Apr 28
Theoretically

Ethnic bias in expectations operates through multiple complementary channels related to
➡️ minorities’ ressources and ‘abilities to pay’
➡️ the degree to which cultural values are (assumed to be) shared, and
➡️ compliance with socially agreed-upon norms. 7/9
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Apr 28
Findings #2

However, this ethnic bias diminishes when information on individuals’ socio-economic status, cultural values, or norm compliance is available. When all three factors are accounted for, the expectation gap disappears. 6/9
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Apr 28
Findings #1

The ethnic majority in Denmark initially expects individuals with Middle Eastern names to contribute 9.2% less to public goods than individuals with Danish names. 5/9
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Apr 28
In an innovative conjoint experimental design in DK, the study manipulated participants’ information about hypothetical individuals who engaged in a public goods game.

The design provides a good measure of expectations and, importantly, enables to causally test the different mechanisms. 4/9
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Apr 28
I argue that ethnicity operates as a bundled signal for people's socioeconomic resources, cultural alignment, and norm compliance.

The main argument: It is these factors, not ethnicity per se, that explain negative expectations toward minorities' cooperation and contribution. 3/9
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Apr 28
Negative expectations toward minorities often fuel social division and undermine public goods provision. But what drives these biases? 2/9
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Apr 28
🚨New article🚨

Why does the ethnic majority expect that ethnic minorities "free ride" and contribute less to the collective?

In a new article in @bjpols.bsky.social, I show that negative expectations are driven by the correlates of ethnicity rather than ethnicity itself 🧵👇

OA-link: cup.org/4lOX7jN
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Apr 28
NEW -

The Correlates of Ethnicity: Why the Ethnic Majority Expects That Ethnic Minorities Contribute Less to the Collective - cup.org/4lOX7jN

- @matkruse.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS societal views towards immigrants and ethnic minorities in Europe, focusing on resource contribution and compliance with societal norms. The text discusses a study in Denmark regarding information manipulation and its effects on societal perceptions.
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Viki Lyngby Hvid @vikipedersen.bsky.social · Mar 19
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:

CEPDISC’25 Conference on Discrimination

September 24-26, 2025
Horsens, Denmark

The conference brings together researchers working on discrimination from both theoretical and empirical perspectives.

Deadline for abstract submission is 15 May.

See the website for more info:
CEPDISC'25 Conference on Discrimination
13th Annual Conference of the Comparative Agendas Project (CAP) at Aarhus University.
ps.au.dk
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Jan 30
@weekendavisen.dk bringer i dag en historie baseret på min, @tsguul.bsky.social og Kristian Kriegbaum Jensens artikel udgivet i AJS.

Link til Weekendavisen: www.weekendavisen.dk/2025-5/ideer...
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Florian Keppeler @flokeppeler.bsky.social · Jan 12
#Wilmasreview of the week
Wilma 🐶 has done well adjusting to life in Denmark. She quickly understood the importance of enjoying the sun, esp during dark winters. 😎
But what about migrant children, how does their integration work? In a @pnas.org study, Wilma's colleague @matkruse.bsky.social shows:
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Jan 12
Thank you so much for you and Wilmas awesome review! 🙏🙏
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Jan 6
Feel free to reach out to get access to the article at [email protected].

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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Jan 6
Conclusion

The study points to the complex nature of intergroup integration but at the same time suggests that local settings with some minority members may foster minorities’ wellbeing without substantively reducing the well-being of the ethnic majority. 8/9
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Jan 6
For minority students, having similar peers increases well-being by promoting feelings of acceptance and belonging and reducing loneliness.

For majority students, a substantial share of out-group peers reduces well-being in particular by generating a dissatisfaction with the local environment. 7/9
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Mathias Kruse @matkruse.bsky.social · Jan 6
These effects are driven by different theoretical mechanisms:

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