Florence So
@floriso.bsky.social
Political scientist @Gothenburg | ERC ECONENGAGE 2026-31 | Coalitions | Democratic Attitudes | Gender Bias | Parties/Elections | Pol Econ/Behavior | San Franciscan | Mom of 2 😇/😈 | She/her
Innovative research is impossible w/o inclusive academic villages
Innovative research is impossible w/o inclusive academic villages
Juicy scandals can break a coalition. “Who cares?” You may ask. Well, the brilliant Ida Hjermitslev and I showed that the ensuing sh*tstorm - the termination - reduce citizens’ satisfaction with democracy. See 👇🏼
#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social -
The impacts of scandal-based coalition terminations on voters - https://cup.org/4fMjVjt
- Ida Bæk Hjermitslev & @floriso.bsky.social
#FirstView
The impacts of scandal-based coalition terminations on voters - https://cup.org/4fMjVjt
- Ida Bæk Hjermitslev & @floriso.bsky.social
#FirstView
June 4, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Juicy scandals can break a coalition. “Who cares?” You may ask. Well, the brilliant Ida Hjermitslev and I showed that the ensuing sh*tstorm - the termination - reduce citizens’ satisfaction with democracy. See 👇🏼
🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science PAR 2025/838
The Department of Political Science is an international academic environment that welcomes students, researchers and
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November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
New ERC StG. Eternal thanks to my husband @samkschi.bsky.social, my academic friends and colleagues @comppollu.bsky.social and Gothenburg, & @lunduniversity.bsky.social research services - John Philips, Kerstin Gidlöf, and Carl Lagerqvist!
This would be impossible without supportive colleagues 👇
This would be impossible without supportive colleagues 👇
September 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
New ERC StG. Eternal thanks to my husband @samkschi.bsky.social, my academic friends and colleagues @comppollu.bsky.social and Gothenburg, & @lunduniversity.bsky.social research services - John Philips, Kerstin Gidlöf, and Carl Lagerqvist!
This would be impossible without supportive colleagues 👇
This would be impossible without supportive colleagues 👇
Want a postdoc? 👀 Want a good social safe net? 👀 👀 Want to work with a successful and supportive scholar? 👀 👀 👀 Well, the amazing @jonathanpolk.bsky.social @comppollu.bsky.social is hiring a 2-year postdoc for his party competition project! Deadline in 6 days! Apply!!
Postdoctoral fellow in political science: party competition in Europe
Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos
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April 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Want a postdoc? 👀 Want a good social safe net? 👀 👀 Want to work with a successful and supportive scholar? 👀 👀 👀 Well, the amazing @jonathanpolk.bsky.social @comppollu.bsky.social is hiring a 2-year postdoc for his party competition project! Deadline in 6 days! Apply!!
Reposted by Florence So
My and @johannarickne.bsky.social 's paper on the ”Class Ceiling in Politics” is now out in the APSR with open access! We describe the key findings below. 1/9
November 12, 2024 at 10:26 AM
My and @johannarickne.bsky.social 's paper on the ”Class Ceiling in Politics” is now out in the APSR with open access! We describe the key findings below. 1/9
So excited to work with the super smart and super fun @hannaeback.bsky.social @robertklemmensen.bsky.social for the next three years! Stay tuned to find out how elite affective polarization leads to legislative gridlock and slower response time to national crises. 👀🧐🤓
Looking forward to working on elite polarization and legislative behavior with @floriso.bsky.social and @robertklemmensen.bsky.social! 🙏🏼🎉
www.svet.lu.se/en/article/h...
www.svet.lu.se/en/article/h...
Hanna Bäck, Robert Klemmensen and Florence So receive three-year grant from Riksbankens Jubileumsfo...
Lund University.
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November 14, 2023 at 6:56 PM
So excited to work with the super smart and super fun @hannaeback.bsky.social @robertklemmensen.bsky.social for the next three years! Stay tuned to find out how elite affective polarization leads to legislative gridlock and slower response time to national crises. 👀🧐🤓
Reposted by Florence So
Proud that my piece on respectability is officially out at APSR. It’s open access!
The piece matters a lot to me bc it reflects my strong belief that Black people’s political & social lives warrant deep study & deserve their place in our field’s “top” journals.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The piece matters a lot to me bc it reflects my strong belief that Black people’s political & social lives warrant deep study & deserve their place in our field’s “top” journals.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Politics of Respectability and Black Americans’ Punitive Attitudes | American Political Scienc...
The Politics of Respectability and Black Americans’ Punitive Attitudes - Volume 117 Issue 4
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October 25, 2023 at 2:39 PM
Proud that my piece on respectability is officially out at APSR. It’s open access!
The piece matters a lot to me bc it reflects my strong belief that Black people’s political & social lives warrant deep study & deserve their place in our field’s “top” journals.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The piece matters a lot to me bc it reflects my strong belief that Black people’s political & social lives warrant deep study & deserve their place in our field’s “top” journals.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“Ugh why do we even need to hire more women?!” I heard someone once said. Well:
🎤 drop.
🎤 drop.
"Women spend so much more energy being nice to people in the workplace! When will they ever get credit for that?!” This audience question is common in our public talks about research on gender equality in the labor market. Our new paper gives striking evidence on this point. 1/7
October 24, 2023 at 5:06 AM
“Ugh why do we even need to hire more women?!” I heard someone once said. Well:
🎤 drop.
🎤 drop.
No-fault divorce also applies to coalitions! See why 👇🏼
This article was made possible by my inclusive academic village. (among others, @comppollu.bsky.social @hannaeback.bsky.social @agustingoenaga.bsky.social @robertklemmensen.bsky.social Julie Hassing Nielsen and Jon Polk @pollu.bsky.social)
This article was made possible by my inclusive academic village. (among others, @comppollu.bsky.social @hannaeback.bsky.social @agustingoenaga.bsky.social @robertklemmensen.bsky.social Julie Hassing Nielsen and Jon Polk @pollu.bsky.social)
Serious Conflicts with Benign Outcomes? The Electoral Consequences of Conflictual Cabinet Terminatio...
Serious Conflicts with Benign Outcomes? The Electoral Consequences of Conflictual Cabinet Terminations
www.cambridge.org
October 18, 2023 at 5:55 PM
No-fault divorce also applies to coalitions! See why 👇🏼
This article was made possible by my inclusive academic village. (among others, @comppollu.bsky.social @hannaeback.bsky.social @agustingoenaga.bsky.social @robertklemmensen.bsky.social Julie Hassing Nielsen and Jon Polk @pollu.bsky.social)
This article was made possible by my inclusive academic village. (among others, @comppollu.bsky.social @hannaeback.bsky.social @agustingoenaga.bsky.social @robertklemmensen.bsky.social Julie Hassing Nielsen and Jon Polk @pollu.bsky.social)
One week ago, these amazing scholars gathered at our gender politics workshop at Lund University to discuss the importance of gender equality (w/ @hannaeback.bsky.social @bcegerod.bsky.social @grahn.bsky.social Julie Hassing Nielsen). Social sci folks, gender is not just a control variable!
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October 5, 2023 at 9:10 AM
One week ago, these amazing scholars gathered at our gender politics workshop at Lund University to discuss the importance of gender equality (w/ @hannaeback.bsky.social @bcegerod.bsky.social @grahn.bsky.social Julie Hassing Nielsen). Social sci folks, gender is not just a control variable!
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Once in a while, a department is lucky enough to welcome a stellar group of scholars discussing a theoretically and normatively important topic. Well, this week, our poli sci dept at Lund University has the privilege of doing so! Stoked to learn about the new frontiers of gender politics research!
September 25, 2023 at 7:13 AM
Once in a while, a department is lucky enough to welcome a stellar group of scholars discussing a theoretically and normatively important topic. Well, this week, our poli sci dept at Lund University has the privilege of doing so! Stoked to learn about the new frontiers of gender politics research!