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Thomas Denk

Position: Professor School/office: School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Room: F2204

Research subject

Political Science

About Thomas Denk

Thomas Denk has worked at Örebro University as professor of political science since 2015. Before he has worked at Åbo Akademi University, Karlstad University, and Mid Sweden University. He was serving as the dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences during the period 2019-2022.

Research

His research focuses on three areas. The first focus concerns how the creation of new states and how these processes of state formation affect the conditions for democratization. An ongoing project aims to create a database on state formation and democratization during 1815-2020, which develops an existing database. The second focus is on how political developments in countries spread and affects developments in other countries. One project develops a database to examine how developments of democratic institutions spread between countries. In the third area concerns the political orientations of citizens (political culture). For example, the attitudes toward automatized decision-making in the public sector and how citizens become aware of politics.

He has published several books on state formation, democratization, political culture and comparative methodology.

Teaching

Thomas Denk teaches courses in comparative politics and research methods and supervises PhD students. He is the main supervisor for one PhD student and secondary supervior for two PhD students. he has been main supervisor for four PhD students and secondary supervisor for five PhD students.

Research projects
Publications

Active projects

Publications

Articles in journals

Anckar, C. & Denk, T. (2024). Diffusion and the Abolition of the Death Penalty: A Global Comparison. Nordic Journal of Human Rights.
Denk, T. , Hedström, K. & Karlsson, F. (2022). Citizens' attitudes towards automated decision-making. Information Polity, 27 (3), 391-408.
Karlsson, M. , Karlsson, F. , Åström, J. & Denk, T. (2022). The effect of perceived organizational culture on employees’ information security compliance. Information and Computer Security, 30 (3), 382-401.
Zorell, C. & Denk, T. (2021). Political Consumerism and Interpersonal Discussion Patterns. Scandinavian Political Studies, 44 (4), 392-415.
Åberg, J. & Denk, T. (2020). Diffusion and the choice of democratic government system at the time of democratisation. Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, 14 (2), 75-98.
Akram, O. , Maitrot, M. & Denk, T. (2020). Generational Bargain, Transfer of Disadvantages and Extreme Poverty: A Qualitative Enquiry from Bangladesh. European Journal of Development Research (32), 1173-1194.
Karlsson, M. , Denk, T. & Åström, J. (2018). Perceptions of organizational culture and value conflicts in information security management. Information and Computer Security, 26 (2), 213-229.
Åberg, M. & Denk, T. (2017). Democratization and Secularization: Towards a Process-Oriented Model. Politics, Religion & Ideology, 18 (2), 175-197.
Denk, T. & Christensen, H. S. (2016). How to classify political cultures?: A comparison of three methods of classification. Quality and quantity, 50 (1), 177-191.
Denk, T. & Lehtinen, S. (2016). Two modes of democratisation: transition and state-formation. Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 50 (6), 2331-2346.
Denk, T. , Christensen, H. S. & Bergh, D. (2015). The Composition of Political Culture: A Study of 25 European Democracies. Studies in comparative international development, 50 (3), 358-377.
Denk, T. & Lehtinen, S. (2014). Contextual analyses with QCA-methods. Quality and quantity, 48 (6), 3475-3487.
Denk, T. & Lehtinen, S. (2014). Hur identifieras stater?: Jämförelse av alternativa tillvägagångssätt. Politiikka, 56 (4), 312-319.
Denk, T. & Anckar, C. (2014). Length of independence and democratic failure. Contemporary Politics, 20 (4), 385-401.
Denk, T. & Silander, D. (2013). Demokratiska utmaningar hos de nordiska länderna 2002-2010. Politiikka, 55 (3), 139-150.
Denk, T. (2013). How to measure polyarchy with Freedom House: A proposal for revision. Quality and quantity, 47 (6), 3457-3471.
Denk, T. & Silander, D. (2012). Problems in Paradise?: Challenges to future democratization in democratic states. International Political Science Review, 33 (1), 25-40.
Denk, T. (2012). Size and political support on the local level in Sweden. Local Government Studies, 38 (6), 777-793.
Denk, T. (2011). Bibliometrisk analys av finsk statsvetenskap. Politiikka, 53 (3), 238-245.
Denk, T. (2010). Comparative multilevel analysis: Proposal for a methodology. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 13 (1), 29-39.
Denk, T. & Silander, D. (2009). Demokratins utmaningar?: En analys av 60 delvis fria länder. Politiikka, 51 (3), 174-186.
Johansson, A. , Denk, T. & Svedung, I. (2009). Institutionalization of risk and safety management at the local governmental level in Sweden. Journal of Risk Research, 12 (5), 687-708.
Hustinx, L. & Denk, T. (2009). The "black box" problem in the study of participation. Journal of Civil Society, 5 (3), 209-226.
Johansson, A. , Denk, T. & Svedung, I. (2009). The typology for allocations of societal risk and safety management tasks at the local governmental level: Framing the current directions in Sweden. Safety Science, 47 (5), 680-685.

Books

Anckar, C. , Denk, T. , Karvonen, L. & Schoultz, Å. v. (2019). Komparativ politik: Institutioner och beteende (2ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Denk, T. & Lehtinen, S. (2019). State-Formation and Democratization: A New Classification (1ed.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
Anckar, C. , Bengtsson, Å. , Denk, T. & Karvonen, L. (2013). Komparativ politik: Institutioner och beteende (1ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Denk, T. (2012). Komparativa analysmetoder (1ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Denk, T. & Silander, D. (2011). Regime Heterogeneity: A Comparative Study on Institutional Variation in Political Regimes (1ed.). Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG.
Denk, T. (2009). Politisk kultur (1ed.). Malmö: Liber.
Denk, T. (2008). Kultur eller struktur?: Studie om den representativa demokratins regionala förutsättningar (1ed.). Åbo: Åbo Akademi (Medelanden från ekonomisk-statsvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Åbo Akademi A:560).
Denk, T. & Silander, D. (2007). Att studera demokratisering: fenomen, förlopp, förutsättningar & framtid (1ed.). Stockholm: Santérus Förlag.
Denk, T. (2004). Värmland och euron: En studie om de värmländska väljarnas ställningstagande i och inställning till EMU-folkomröstningen (1ed.). Karlstad: Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, Avdelningen för statsvetenskap (Karlstad University studies 2004:65).
Denk, T. (2003). Att förstå secession: Förslag till komparativt analysschema om secessionsprocesser (1ed.). Karlstad: Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, Avdelningen för statsvetenskap (Karlstad University studies 2003:43).
Denk, T. (2002). Komparativ metod: Förståelse genom jämförelse (1ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur.

Chapters in books

Niels, N. K. , Denk, T. , Maria, O. & Trond, S. (2022). Introduction. In: Niels Nørgaard Kristensen; Thomas Denk; Maria Olson; Trond Solhaug, Perspectives on Political Awareness: Conceptual, Theoretical and Methodological Issues (pp. 1-12). Cham: Springer.
Denk, T. & Anckar, C. (2022). Introduktion. In: Thomas Denk; Carsten Anckar, Komparativ politik: Elva politiska system (pp. 13-37). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Denk, T. & Carsten, A. (2022). Komparativ metod. In: Thomas Denk; Carsten Anckar, Komparativ politik: Elva politiska system (pp. 361-376). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Denk, T. & Anckar, C. (2022). Politiska system: Former, trender och utmaningar. In: Thomas Denk; Carsten Anckar, Komparativ politik: Elva politiska system (pp. 377-387). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Denk, T. (2022). Travelling with Political Awareness: A Comparative Approach. In: Niels Nørgaard Kristensen; Thomas Denk; Maria Olson; Trond Solhaug, Perspectives on Political Awareness: Conceotual, Theoretical and Methodological Issues (pp. 115-132). Cham: Springer.
Denk, T. & Görtz, C. (2021). Är verkligen allt politik?. In: Ulrika Andersson; Anders Carlander; Patrik Öhberg; Marie Grusell, Ingen anledning till oro (?): SOM-undersökningen 2020 (pp. 389-400). Göteborg: SOM-institutet.
Denk, T. , Hedström, K. , Karlsson, F. & Whilborg, E. (2020). Medborgarnas inställning till automatiserat beslutsfattande. In: Anders Carlander & Ulrika Andersson, Digitala är vi allihopa?: Den västsvenska SOM-undersökningen 2019 (pp. 78-89). Göteborg: SOM-institutet, Göteborgs universitet.
Åberg, M. & Denk, T. (2019). Comparative research designs: Interdependence as a challenge and opportunity in regional studies. In: Marijn Molema & Sara Svensson, Regional economic development and history (pp. 98-116). Abingdon: Routledge.
Denk, T. , Hedström, K. & Karlsson, F. (2019). Medborgarna och automatiserat beslutsfattande. In: Ulrika Andersson, Björn Rönnerstrand, Patrik Öhberg och Annika Bergström, Storm och Stiltje: SOM-institutets 74:e forskarantologi (pp. 183-196). Göteborg: SOM-institutet.
Denk, T. & Anckar, C. (2018). Introduktion. In: Thomas Denk & Carsten Anckar, Komparativ politik: Tio politiska system (pp. 1-40). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Denk, T. & Anckar, C. (2018). Komparativ metod. In: Thomas Denk & Carsten Anckar, Komparativ politik: Tio politiska system (pp. 331-346). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Anckar, C. & Denk, T. (2018). Politiska system: Former, trender och utmaningar. In: Thomas Denk & Carsten Anckar, Komparativ politik: Tio politiska system (pp. 347-356). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Åström, J. & Denk, T. (2017). Generationslarmet. In: Andersson, Ulrika; Ohlsson, Jonas; Oscarsson, Henrik; Oskarson, Maria, Larmar och gör sig till: SOM-undersökningen 2016 (pp. 155-168). Göteborg: SOM-institutet.
Denk, T. & Anckar, C. (2015). Introduktion. In: Thomas Denk, Carsten Anckar, Komparativ politik: Nio politiska system (pp. 15-39). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Denk, T. & Åberg, M. (2008). Inledning. In: Thomas Denk & Martin Åberg, Regioner i rörelse: Perspektiv på svenska regionaliseringsprocesser (pp. 1-15). Åbo: Åbo Akademi.
Denk, T. (2008). State-building and democratization. In: Thomas Denk, Perspectives on state-building and democracy: A research anthology (pp. 5-33). Saarbrücken: VDM.
Denk, T. & Åberg, M. (2008). Storlek och demokrati: fragmentering och konsolidering. In: Thomas Denk & Martin Åberg, Regioner i rörelse: Perspektiv på svenska regionaliseringsprocesser (pp. 142-163). Åbo: Åbo Akademi.
Denk, T. (2008). Storlek och politisk organisering. In: Thomas Denk & Martin Åberg, Regioner i rörelse: Perspektiv på svenska regionaliseringsprocesser (pp. 16-48). Åbo: Åbo Akademi.

Collections (editor)

Denk, T. (ed.) & Anckar, C. (ed.) (2022). Komparativ politik: Elva politiska system (3ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Nørgaard Kristensen, N. (ed.) , Denk, T. (ed.) , Olsson, M. (ed.) & Solhaug, T. (ed.) (2022). Perspectives on Political Awareness: Conceptual, Theoretical and Methodological Issues (1ed.). Cham: Springer.
Denk, T. (ed.) & Anckar, C. (ed.) (2018). Komparativ politik: Tio politiska system (2ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Denk, T. (ed.) & Anckar, C. (ed.) (2015). Komparativ politik: Nio politiska system (1ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Denk, T. (ed.) (2010). Perspectives on state-building and democracy: A research anthology. Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG.
Denk, T. (ed.) & Åberg, M. (ed.) (2008). Regioner i rörelse: Perspektiv på svenska regionaliseringsprocesser. Åbo: Åbo Akademi (Meddelanden från Ekonomisk-statsvetenskapliga faktulteten vid Åbo Akademi A:561).

Doctoral theses, monographs

Denk, T. (1999). Värnpliktsutbildningen: en politisk socialisationsagent?. (Doctoral dissertation). Karlstad: Karlstad University Studies.

Manuscripts

Åberg, J. & Denk, T. Semi-presidential Regimes and Subregimes : When, Where and Why?.