Ali Karčić
I am a Political Science PhD student at the Department of Political Science, Aarhus University.
My research lies at the intersection of comparative politics and political behavior, and focuses on the broad question of how political elites can influence citizens. I study this question in the context of liberal democracies by focusing on the rhetorical dimension of politics: In particular, I am interested in how political parties use rhetoric to respond to electoral competition from challenger parties, how hostile rhetoric towards out-partisans and immigrants affects the attitudes, and under what conditions such rhetoric erodes democratic norms.
To investigate these questions, my research relies on a wide array of quantitative methods with an emphasis on causal inference. I make use of both comparative research designs, computational text analysis approaches, survey experiments, and behavioral experiments.
You can view my updated CV here.
Working Papers
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Credible Prejudice? When and Why Mainstream Party Adoption of Far-Right Rhetoric Weakens Anti-Prejudice Norms Presented at DPSA 2024, EPSA 2025 and APSA 2025. OSF.
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When Do Mainstream Parties Talk Like the Far Right? Evidence from Parliamentary Speeches in Western Europe Presented at PolMeth 2025, EPSA 2025 and APSA 2025.
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Rhetoric First, Policy Later: Mainstream Party Strategy Before and After the Migrant Crisis Presented at APSA 2025.
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Mitigating Discrimination Through Meditation - Co-authored with Nicholas Haas.
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Negativity, Emotion \& (In)Congruence Between Eye-Tracking and Conjoint Results - Co-authored with Nicholas Haas.
Education
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PhD Degree, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2023-2026
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Masters Degree, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2019-2022 – Master Thesis Headline: “The Duality of Religiosity”
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Bachelors Degree, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2016-2019
Conferences and Workshops
- American Political Science Association Conference (APSA), September 2025
- European Political Science Association Conference (EPSA), June 2025
- Political Methodology Europe Conference, London School of Economics, April 2025
- Danish Political Science Association (DPSA), November 2024, 2025
- ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, Summer 2024
- Empirical Research on Peace and Conflict Workshop, Participated and Organized, September 2022
Work Experience
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Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, 2022-2023
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Student RA, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University 2020-2021
Teaching
- MA Seminar, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, 2024-2025
- Social Norms and Political Behavior: Causes and Consequences
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Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, 2023-2024 – Policy Evaluation
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, 2018-2020 – Politological Introductory Course
Data and Resources
- Mapping the News Agenda in Bosnia: Link