David Andreas Bell
@davidabell.bsky.social
Associate Professor, NTNU. Researching welfare chauvinism and attitudes towards immigrants in Europe
https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/david.a.bell
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Scepticism towards Islam or religiosity? An experimental approach to exploring scepticism towards Muslims in Norway
ABSTRACT. Muslims in Europe tend to have an immigrant background. Consequently, they often face a twofold challenge: they are subjected to the prejudice and discrimination immigrants in general face a...
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New study in @europeansocieties.bsky.social by myself, Audun Fladmoe and Marko Valenta.
Using a split-sample survey experiment we explore how important religion and religiosity is for explaining scepticism towards Muslims in Norway.
Thread below🧵
Using a split-sample survey experiment we explore how important religion and religiosity is for explaining scepticism towards Muslims in Norway.
Thread below🧵
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📢🚨 PhD position in my new "@welgain.bsky.social" project 🚨 📢
I am looking for a 🎓 PhD student 🎓 interested in impact evaluation, welfare programs, labor & public economics, social policy & inequality, to work with me at NTNU in Trondheim (www.ntnu.edu). (1/3) 👇
I am looking for a 🎓 PhD student 🎓 interested in impact evaluation, welfare programs, labor & public economics, social policy & inequality, to work with me at NTNU in Trondheim (www.ntnu.edu). (1/3) 👇
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU
Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Located in Trondheim, Gjøvik and Ålesund. Specializing in technology and the natural sciences. 40 000 students.
www.ntnu.edu
December 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
📢🚨 PhD position in my new "@welgain.bsky.social" project 🚨 📢
I am looking for a 🎓 PhD student 🎓 interested in impact evaluation, welfare programs, labor & public economics, social policy & inequality, to work with me at NTNU in Trondheim (www.ntnu.edu). (1/3) 👇
I am looking for a 🎓 PhD student 🎓 interested in impact evaluation, welfare programs, labor & public economics, social policy & inequality, to work with me at NTNU in Trondheim (www.ntnu.edu). (1/3) 👇
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The WelGain project has got a website on which you can follow our updates! www.ntnu.edu/isa/welgain
The WelGain project explores why public debates about welfare often emphasize costs more than benefits. - NTNU
WelGain – Welfare Gains.
www.ntnu.edu
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The WelGain project has got a website on which you can follow our updates! www.ntnu.edu/isa/welgain
Reposted by David Andreas Bell
New study in @europeansocieties.bsky.social by myself, Audun Fladmoe and Marko Valenta.
Using a split-sample survey experiment we explore how important religion and religiosity is for explaining scepticism towards Muslims in Norway.
Thread below🧵
Using a split-sample survey experiment we explore how important religion and religiosity is for explaining scepticism towards Muslims in Norway.
Thread below🧵
Scepticism towards Islam or religiosity? An experimental approach to exploring scepticism towards Muslims in Norway
ABSTRACT. Muslims in Europe tend to have an immigrant background. Consequently, they often face a twofold challenge: they are subjected to the prejudice and discrimination immigrants in general face a...
direct.mit.edu
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
New study in @europeansocieties.bsky.social by myself, Audun Fladmoe and Marko Valenta.
Using a split-sample survey experiment we explore how important religion and religiosity is for explaining scepticism towards Muslims in Norway.
Thread below🧵
Using a split-sample survey experiment we explore how important religion and religiosity is for explaining scepticism towards Muslims in Norway.
Thread below🧵
New study in @europeansocieties.bsky.social by myself, Audun Fladmoe and Marko Valenta.
Using a split-sample survey experiment we explore how important religion and religiosity is for explaining scepticism towards Muslims in Norway.
Thread below🧵
Using a split-sample survey experiment we explore how important religion and religiosity is for explaining scepticism towards Muslims in Norway.
Thread below🧵
Scepticism towards Islam or religiosity? An experimental approach to exploring scepticism towards Muslims in Norway
ABSTRACT. Muslims in Europe tend to have an immigrant background. Consequently, they often face a twofold challenge: they are subjected to the prejudice and discrimination immigrants in general face a...
direct.mit.edu
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
New study in @europeansocieties.bsky.social by myself, Audun Fladmoe and Marko Valenta.
Using a split-sample survey experiment we explore how important religion and religiosity is for explaining scepticism towards Muslims in Norway.
Thread below🧵
Using a split-sample survey experiment we explore how important religion and religiosity is for explaining scepticism towards Muslims in Norway.
Thread below🧵
Reposted by David Andreas Bell
Anti-immigrant attitudes are usually studied in the US or Western Europe. David Andreas Bell & Marko Valenta address that gap, looking at 28 post-communist countries, in 'Outside the Western bubble', available now on #earlyview and #openaccess at onlinelibrary.wiley....
November 29, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Anti-immigrant attitudes are usually studied in the US or Western Europe. David Andreas Bell & Marko Valenta address that gap, looking at 28 post-communist countries, in 'Outside the Western bubble', available now on #earlyview and #openaccess at onlinelibrary.wiley....
Reposted by David Andreas Bell
Here's my starter pack on immigration public opinion. Let me know if I missed you or if you want me to add anyone else:
go.bsky.app/BaL6ypv
go.bsky.app/BaL6ypv
November 19, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Here's my starter pack on immigration public opinion. Let me know if I missed you or if you want me to add anyone else:
go.bsky.app/BaL6ypv
go.bsky.app/BaL6ypv
New study out in @asenevents.bsky.social exploring anti-immigrant attitudes across 28 post-communist countries.
How applicable are Western theoretical concepts for explaining anti-immigrant outside of a Western context?
Not very much, our findings suggest
Open access link: bitly.cx/qJD3
How applicable are Western theoretical concepts for explaining anti-immigrant outside of a Western context?
Not very much, our findings suggest
Open access link: bitly.cx/qJD3
Outside the Western bubble: Explaining anti‐immigrant attitudes in 28 post‐communist countries
Most studies on anti-immigrant attitudes have been conducted within the US or in Western European countries. As a result, the theoretical frameworks utilised to comprehend these attitudes are often b...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:41 AM
New study out in @asenevents.bsky.social exploring anti-immigrant attitudes across 28 post-communist countries.
How applicable are Western theoretical concepts for explaining anti-immigrant outside of a Western context?
Not very much, our findings suggest
Open access link: bitly.cx/qJD3
How applicable are Western theoretical concepts for explaining anti-immigrant outside of a Western context?
Not very much, our findings suggest
Open access link: bitly.cx/qJD3