Ragnhild Muriaas

New article out! 🔥

I’m excited to share our new piece on how political seniority works as a gendered informal institution that shapes access to power in parliaments.

The article draws on interviews with the French National Assembly.

gendersky polisky

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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

We have a vacancy at UCL for a new permanent lecturer in British and Comparative politics, working as part of the Constitution Unit

New article out! 🔥

I’m excited to share our new piece on how political seniority works as a gendered informal institution that shapes access to power in parliaments.

The article draws on interviews with the French National Assembly.

gendersky polisky

academic.oup.com/sp/advance-a...

Staying Power: Unpacking Seniority as a Gendered Informal Institution in Parliament Abstract. Political seniority—commonly understood as accumulated parliamentary tenure—is an underexamined informal institution that structures access to po

New article by @rmuriaas.bsky.social and I: While seniority can benefit all parliamentarians and serve as a powerful resource, it does not confer power equally. Women face structural barriers to accessing seniority, and even when they attain it, their legitimacy and influence remains contested.

I’m over the moon that my 1st book, based on my PhD, will be published w/ Oxford University Press.

“Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right” investigates women’s involvement in PRR parties as party members.

I already have a full draft, so I hope I can share this labour of love w/ you soon 💜

Party membership in Europe The decline of mass parties and its significance for the future of representative democracy

I wrote a short essay on the state of party membership in Europe for the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
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📣 New publication! The second article of my postdoc project on the far right and anti-gender mobilization is now out #openaccess in #GermanPolitics doi.org/10.1080/0964...

It examines antifeminism in far-right party politics through the case of AfD

Key findings:

Antifeminism ✅
Radicalization ✅

Førsteamanuensis i samfunnsvitenskap (288658) | UiT Norges arktiske universitet Stillingstittel: Førsteamanuensis i samfunnsvitenskap (288658), Arbeidsgiver: UiT Norges arktiske universitet, Søknadsfrist: onsdag 3. desember 2025

Spennende fast stilling på UiT Norges arktiske universitet for kvantitative samfunnsvitere (statsvitenskap, organisasjonsteori eller sosiologi). I tillegg får du muligheten til å bo i Tromsø og Nord-Norge 😁 www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still...

Delighted to join @rmuriaas.bsky.social's ERC SUCCESS workshop, examining political careers & seniority through a gendered lens, to share research on the impact of political violence on political careers in Ireland. Honoured to join a great group of scholars for this 2-day workshop. @erc.europa.eu

You have such interesting research on the intersection of seniority and political violence. Wonderful to have you here.

Very honoured and excited to be co-chairing this section with William Daniel, Andrea Aldrich, @rmuriaas.bsky.social & @robindevroe.bsky.social. 💜

Notes from the Field article "Reflecting on Legislative Gender Quotas in Ireland" by Fiona Buckley. Introduction begins: Three days before the Irish general election in November 2024, Ireland lost one of its foremost and trailblazing women of the 20th century: Gemma Hussey. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Hussey served as a Senator, Teachta Dála (TD, a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in Ireland), and Cabinet Minister, and before and after her time in Irish politics, she remained a steadfast campaigner for progressive women’s rights, oftentimes in the face of staunch opposition from the Catholic Church, party colleagues, and the public. She was also a strong advocate of measures to support, facilitate, and promote women in politics.I first met Hussey in September 2010, when I and a colleague, Dr. Sandra McAvoy, invited her to address a conference that we had organized in University College Cork, examining the underrepresentation of women in Irish politics.

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣

In her Notes From the Field "Reflecting on Legislative Gender Quotas in Ireland" @fionamaybuckley.bsky.social reflects on the role of political parties in the stagnation of electoral gender parity in Ireland 🇮🇪 .

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We are seeking a new leadership team for WiLS! If you might be interested (or just want to chat and see what's involved), please get in touch with Ellie, Gisela, or Leslie by September 5 (feel free to DM us here if you need contact info).

Polisky Gendersky

Great to see you and read your important paper! Nice approach.

Symposium: Gender research in troubled times What is the status for gender, sexuality and diversity research today? Where should we head in the future?

SKOK fyller 25 i 2025! Dette markerar vi blant anna med eit symposium i Bergen 26. mai. Vi spør: Kva er statusen for forsking på #kjønn, seksualitet og mangfald i dag? Kvar skal vi ta vegen i framtida? Symposiet er ope for alle interesserte. Påmeldingsinformasjon i arrangementet 👇

I am honored & humbled working w/ Amanda Clayton & @dzobrien.bsky.social. Our latest @apsrjournal.bsky.social shows that gender quotas do *not* erode legitimacy: across democracies, voters prefer legislatures w/ gender balance to those w/ male dominance, full stop.
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Hey GenderSky and PoliSky!

The ERC project @gendersuccess.bsky.social is hiring!

Interested in gender & representation and skilled in survey methods?

Join us for a 2-year research position — great conditions, exciting project, fantastic team of colleagues!!

Feel free to DM me for more info 🚀

Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy

To all female scholars, working in the broad field of political economy: Apply for the Max Planck Summer School for women in political economy! Two years ago we had a blast!
www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025....

2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509) | University of Bergen Job title: 2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025

Apply! Vacant position 👉🏼 2 yrs (100%) survey methods and gender representation, University of Bergen.

My ERC project on political career, gender dynamics and political inclusion. Great team, exciting opportunities.

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509) | University of Bergen Job title: 2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025

Apply! Vacant position 👉🏼 2 yrs (100%) survey methods and gender representation, University of Bergen.

My ERC project on political career, gender dynamics and political inclusion. Great team, exciting opportunities.

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Very excited to have presented joint work with @rmuriaas.bsky.social from @gendersuccess.bsky.social project at today's DIGGSCORE tuesday seminar!

We looked at whether and how politicians discriminate against their peers based on gender & parental status.
Thanks for the great feedback!
GenderSky

A sign on a fence, greenery in the back, the sign says: Universitetet i Bergen - Ida Bloms hus - Senter for kvinne- og kjønnsforskning (SKOK) - Centre for Women's and Gender Research - Senter for vitenskapsteori SVT) - Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities - Parkveien 9

Til deg som skriv BA- eller MA-opg m/kjønnsperspektiv & deg som rettleier slike studentar: Sjekk ut vår BA-stafett 21.03 og MA-stafett 24.03. Lenker under, frist 16.03. Del gjerne! @sirigloppen.bsky.social @rmuriaas.bsky.social @liserakner.bsky.social @drbertelsen.bsky.social @jilltxt.bsky.social

Stolt over at denne læreboken om kjønn og politikk er ute! Ta gjerne en titt.

'A smart, talented, creative thinker:' UNM political science professor dies Mala Htun, an author who taught at the University of New Mexico for over a decade, died Friday after living with cancer the last few years.

We at @worldpolitics.bsky.social mourn the loss of brilliant scholar and editorial board member, Mala Htun. Read about her career and commitment to her students and university here www.abqjournal.com/news/article...

Delighted to attend reception in Cork's City Hall this evening, to mark the appointment of Ingrid Seim as honorary consul of Norway for Cork, Kerry & Limerick. Congratulatons Ingrid. 🇳🇴🇮🇪

Attitudes to gender quotas: Why and where to adjust gender imbalance in leadership When individuals are confronted with information about why and where gender quotas should apply, does it affect their attitudes? A growing literature argues that information affects opinions on gende....

My first publication of 2025 in new issue of EJPR! 💥 Support for gender quotas increases among citizens when presented with arguments about how women contribute with different solutions. With Yvette Peters. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Attitudes to gender quotas: Why and where to adjust gender imbalance in leadership When individuals are confronted with information about why and where gender quotas should apply, does it affect their attitudes? A growing literature argues that information affects opinions on gende....

My first publication of 2025 in new issue of EJPR! 💥 Support for gender quotas increases among citizens when presented with arguments about how women contribute with different solutions. With Yvette Peters. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....