Sandra Håkansson
Researcher at Department of Government; Faculty
- E-mail:
- sandra.hakansson@statsvet.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Östra Ågatan 19
753 22 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 514
751 20 UPPSALA
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Short presentation
My research mainly focuses on gender and politics; political violence; political representation; candidate recruitment; and gender based violence. It encompasses research on Sweden, Sri Lanka, Colombia, The US, and the Middle East.
I teach on the Quantitative Master Methods course; Gender and Politics in Comparative Perspective; Gender and Economic Development; Gender, Power and Institutions; and supervise bachelor and master theses.
Publications
Selection of publications
Part of American Political Science Review, 2024
- DOI for Representation at Risk: Evaluating Levels and Consequences of Violence against Immigrant-Background Politicians
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The Gendered Representational Costs of Violence against Politicians
Part of Perspectives on Politics, p. 81-96, 2024
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Part of Politics & Gender, p. 1-28, 2024
- DOI for Explaining Citizen Hostility against Women Political Leaders: A Survey Experiment in the United States and Sweden
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The Transformative Potential of Feminist Foreign Policy: The Case of Sweden
Part of Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, p. 257-273, 2023
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Gender and Violence against Political Candidates: Lessons from Sri Lanka
Part of Politics & Gender, p. 33-61, 2022
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Do Women Pay a Higher Price for Power?: Gender Bias in Political Violence in Sweden
Part of Journal of Politics, p. 515-531, 2021
Recent publications
The Cost of Debating Harassment Against Politicians: Are Women and Men Affected Equally?
Part of Political Behavior, 2025
Inclusive or exclusive?: Candidate selection methods do not affect descriptive representation
Part of West European Politics, p. 1-27, 2025
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Part of American Political Science Review, 2024
- DOI for Representation at Risk: Evaluating Levels and Consequences of Violence against Immigrant-Background Politicians
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The Gendered Representational Costs of Violence against Politicians
Part of Perspectives on Politics, p. 81-96, 2024
- DOI for The Gendered Representational Costs of Violence against Politicians
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Part of Politics & Gender, p. 1-28, 2024
- DOI for Explaining Citizen Hostility against Women Political Leaders: A Survey Experiment in the United States and Sweden
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All publications
Articles in journal
The Cost of Debating Harassment Against Politicians: Are Women and Men Affected Equally?
Part of Political Behavior, 2025
Inclusive or exclusive?: Candidate selection methods do not affect descriptive representation
Part of West European Politics, p. 1-27, 2025
- DOI for Inclusive or exclusive?: Candidate selection methods do not affect descriptive representation
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Part of American Political Science Review, 2024
- DOI for Representation at Risk: Evaluating Levels and Consequences of Violence against Immigrant-Background Politicians
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The Gendered Representational Costs of Violence against Politicians
Part of Perspectives on Politics, p. 81-96, 2024
- DOI for The Gendered Representational Costs of Violence against Politicians
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Part of Politics & Gender, p. 1-28, 2024
- DOI for Explaining Citizen Hostility against Women Political Leaders: A Survey Experiment in the United States and Sweden
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Three Dimensions of Gendered Online Abuse: Analyzing Swedish MPs' Experiences of Social Media
Part of Perspectives on Politics, p. 896-912, 2023
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The Transformative Potential of Feminist Foreign Policy: The Case of Sweden
Part of Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, p. 257-273, 2023
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Gender and Violence against Political Candidates: Lessons from Sri Lanka
Part of Politics & Gender, p. 33-61, 2022
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Do Women Pay a Higher Price for Power?: Gender Bias in Political Violence in Sweden
Part of Journal of Politics, p. 515-531, 2021
Chapters in book
Violence against Swedish Local-Level Politicians
Part of Gender and Violence Against Political Actors, p. 161-174, Temple University Press, 2023