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
- Professor
Kristin Strømsnes (Coordinator) - Phd candidate
Mari Skåra Helliesen (Coordinator) - Postdoc
Andrea Fumarola - Researcher
Yvette Peters - Professor
Tor Midtbø - Professor
Gunnar Grendstad - Professor
Jonas Linde - Phd candidate
Troy Saghaug Broderstad - Phd candidate
Mikael Johannesson - Postdoc
Trajche Panov - Phd candidate
Lise Lund Bjånesøy - Associate professor
Raimondas Ibenskas - Postdoc
Lars Erik Berntzen - Phd candidate
Marta Rekdal Eidheim - Phd candidate
Ruben Berge Mathisen - Researcher
Arjan Hille Schakel - Postdoc
Retu Wueest - Professor
Elisabeth Ivarsflaten - Phd candidate
Alexander Verdoes - Postdoc
Linn Sandberg - Postdoc
Martin Okolikj - Phd candidate
Berkay Alica
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.