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CV

I hold a cand.scient.pol. (MA) from 1999 and a PhD from 2003 from the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.

I study parties and elections, currently in particular party membership, party organizational development, candidate recruitment and  the character, explanations and consequences of harassment, intimidation and violence in politics. 

Keywords: Political parties, party organizations, party membership, elections, campaigning, comparative methods, empirical analysis, parliament, party systems, political behavior, political communication, electoral systems, democracy, political violence, political recruitment.

I'm a member of the 'Danish and Comparative Politics' (DAC) core research group, as well as the 'Gender & Politics' research group and the Center for Voting and Parties (CVAP), which I coordinate. I sit on the Department’s Faculty board for the Gender & Politics research group. 

I have been study board chair since 2022 and is elected until 2028. 

I teach ‘Danish and Comparative Politics I' for our great first semester students and MA courses within my research fields. I supervise at all levels. 

I represent the department in the Academic Council, and the faculty at the VIP råd and KU senate (2025-2028). 

Current research

Ongoing research projects

• The Mental Load of Gender-based Anger in Politics. Financed by the University of Copenhagen. 2024-2025. Co-PI.
• The Democratic Implications of Political Harassment and Sexism (DIPAS). Financed by the Danish Research Council. 2022-2025. PI.
• Comparative Candidate Survey. Danish PI since 2018.
• Political Parties Data Base (PPDB) led by Susan E. Scarrow, University of Texas, Paul Webb, Sussex University, and Thomas Poguntke (Duesseldorf). Danish PI since 2011.
• Candidate surveys at municipal, regional and parliamentary elections. Co-PI with Kasper M. Hansen. Since 2011.
• Online Harassment. Financed by Data+ University of Copenhagen. Co-PI with Hjalmar Bang Carlsen. 2022-2025.

Finished research projects since 2014

• KV20 Harassment in local politics. 2020-2021. PI.
• Members and Activist of Political Parties (MAPP) led by Emilie van Haute, ULB Brussels. 2010-2020. Danish PI.
• Modern Party Membership (MOPA). 2010-2017. Financed by Forskningsrådet for Samfund og Erhverv. PI.
• Youth party members. Financed by Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd. 2014-2018. PI.
• EngageEU pilot study. Co-PI with Kristina Weissenbach. 2022.
• Digitalization of political recruitment. Financed by University of Sydney and University of Copenhagen. Co-PI with Anika Gauja. 2018-2019.
• Elections, parties and public opinion. Financed by the Universities of Copenhagen and Manchester. Co-PI with Marta Cantijoch, Ed Fieldhouse, and Kasper M. Hansen.
• Nordic Party Membership Linkage, Co-PI with Knut Heidar, Oslo Universitet, and Marie Demker, Göteborg Universitet. 2016-2019.

Teaching

Jeg underviser i DAK 1 (Dansk og komparativ politik I), 'gender & politics', og kandidatfag inden for mine forskningsområder. 

Mangler du ideer til specialet, så se her:

Hvem oplever chikane, intimidering og vold i politik, hvilken karakter har det, og hvilke konsekvenser har det for den måde, hvorpå det danske demokrati fungerer?

Lars Bille konstaterede i 1997 i Partier i forandring, at de danske partier primært var massepartier men med visse træk fra catch-all og kartel parti typerne. Er der sket nogle forandringer de sidste 25 år? Hvordan forandrer Alternativet, Moderaterne og Danmarksdemokraterne den gængse måde at organisere et politisk parti? Hvilke konsekvenser har det for den måde, det danske repræsentative demokrati fungerer på?

Er du interesseret i politiske partier, politisk deltagelse etc. og i at basere dit speciale på interview, så overvej en analyse af hvorfor politisk engagerede (unge) ikke melder sig ind i et politisk parti - eller hvorfor de gør det. Hvorfor foregår klimaaktivismen mere 'på gaden' end 'ved bordet'?

Er du interesseret i den lille forskel? Hvis ja, så overvej at undersøge, om mandlige og kvindelige kandidater (til kommunal- eller folketingsvalg) behandles ensartet eller forskelligt af medierne. Eller om de oplever ensartede barrierer og muligheder i deres politiske karrierer.