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A key concern for this research group is bottom-up processes in advanced democracies. Many group members study some aspect of political participation or behavior either among the mass public or among elites. Central research topics include:
- participation, social capital and civil society organizations
- elections, election campaigns and voting behavior
- public opinion
- media and political communication
- political parties and political representation
- elite political behavior
- quantitative, experimental and survey research methods
Members
- Professor (Coordinator)
Yvette Peters - PhD candidate (Coordinator)
Alexander Verdoes - PhD candidate
Berkay Alica - Postdoc
Jana Birke Belschner - Postdoc
Lars Erik Berntzen - Professor
Gunnar Grendstad - Postdoc
Bilal Hassan - Professor
Raimondas Ibenskas - Professor
Jonas Linde - Researcher
Sergiu Lipcean - Associate Professor
Kyle Lohse Marquardt - Postdoc
Ruben Berge Mathisen - Professor
Tor Midtbø - PhD candidate
Idunn Johanne Bjøve Nørbech - Postdoc
Martin Okolikj - Postdoc
Paulina Salek-Lipcean - Postdoc
Linn Sandberg - Professor
Arjan Hille Schakel - PhD candidate
Marte Samuelsen Skogen - Professor
Kristin Strømsnes - PhD candidate
José Zurita-Tapia
Activity
The research group meets once per month, on Wednesdays from 12:15 to 14, for presentations and discussions of research projects, guest lectures and student presentations of master thesis projects.