ECPR General Conference 2024 12 – 15 August, University College Dublin

We are proud to announce the active participation of several faculty members from the Department of Government in this year's prestigious European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, held from August 12–15, 2024, at University College Dublin. Our scholars presented cutting-edge research, showcasing their expertise across a wide range of political science topics. Below is a list of the contributions from our department:

1. Martina Vukasovic
   Bureaucrats’ Motivations and Expectations Concerning Interest Group Involvement in Policymaking. 
   Policy Coherence Within a Policy Subsystem: The Case of Norwegian Higher Education
2. Kjetil Børhaug
   Political Education and Democratic Backsliding from a Political Science Perspective
3. Ingrid Faleide
   How to Measure Second-Order Opinions
   Elites Underestimate Public Support for Climate Policies: The Case of Meat-Free Days
4. Arild Aurvåg Farsund
   When Two Become Three: Autonomy and Wriggle Room in Norwegian Fisheries Policy Before and After Brexit.
5. Mitigating AMR through the "Farm to Fork" Initiative: Autonomy, Wriggle Room, and Competence in European and Norwegian AMR Policy Development Across the Food-Veterinary-Environment Nexus (co-presented with Martin Stangborli Time)
6. Michael Oduro Asante
   Who Runs Interest Groups? A Latent Profile Analysis of Interest Group Leaders in Education
7. Lise Rakner
   Capacity for What? Reflections on the Possibilities and Pitfalls of Strengthening the Fiscal State

The diverse topics presented reflect the department's commitment to addressing pressing issues such as democratic backsliding, climate policy, fiscal capacity, and the role of interest groups in policy-making. Congratulations to all our participants for their outstanding contributions to the 2024 ECPR General Conference!

Save the date for ECPR General Conference 2025 26-29 August, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece.