Comparative Politics Research Group
The Comparative Politics Research Group covers all major research areas in the field, including institutions, democracy and political development, parties and voting behavior, political economy, political psychology, public opinion, and public policy.
We specialize in the politics of OECD countries, but many of us also do research on Eastern Europe, Latin America, and other regions. In recent years, we have developed strong research environments on the study of parties and party systems, polarization and radicalization, and historical political economy.
- Abdelmoez, Joel
- Bolkvadze, Ketevan
- Bäck, Hanna
- Calvo, Esther
- Davidsson, Simon
- Drake, Evan
- Fredén, Annika
- Goenaga, Agustín
- Hansson, Kajsa
- Hassing-Nielsen, Julie
- Klemmensen, Robert
- Magalhaes Teixeira, Barbara
- Nelson, Moira
- Polk, Jonathan
- Rodriguez-Hedenbratt, Nicolas
- Ryan, Alexander
- So, Florence
Affilierade forskare
gustav [dot] agneman [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Agneman, Gustav)
3 September 2024 12:00 to 13:00 | Location: Large Conference Room, Eden (Ed 367)
17 September 2024 12:00 to 13:00 | Location: Large Conference Room, Eden (Ed 367)
8 October 2024 12:00 to 13:00 | Location: Large Conference Room, Eden (Ed 367)
5 November 2024 12:00 to 13:00 | Location: Large Conference Room, Eden (Ed 367)
19 November 2024 12:00 to 13:00 | Location: Large Conference Room, Eden (Ed 367)
3 December 2024 12:00 to 13:00 | Location: Large Conference Room, Eden (Ed 367)
16 January
30 January (Politics and Development Studies co-sponsored.)
13 February
27 February (SASNET organized, co-sponsored by CP)
12 March
19 March
9 April
7 May
28 May
14 June (Note: Friday)
August 29, 2023:
September 12, 2023:
September 26, 2023:
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October 24, 2023:
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November 21, 2023:
December 5, 2023:
27 September 2022 12:00 to 13:00 | Research group meeting
Comparative Politics Research Group – Gefjon Off (University of Gothenburg)
11 October 2022 12:00 to 13:00 | Research group meeting
Comparative Politics Research Group – Johan Hellström (Umeå University)
25 October 2022 12:00 to 13:00 | Research group meeting
Cancelled: Comparative Politics Research Group – Moira Nelson
8 November 2022 12:00 to 13:00 | Research group meeting
Comparative Politics Research Group – Andrej Kokkonen (University of Gothenburg)
22 November 2022 12:00 to 13:00 | Research group meeting
Publications 2024
Dynamics in the Heritability of Leadership Role Occupancy: Evidence from A Three-Wave Twin Sample
Dynamics in the Heritability of Leadership Role Occupancy: Evidence from A Three-Wave Twin SampleFlorczak, C., Rasmussen...Voter Responses to Social Democratic Ideological Moderation after the Third Way
Voter Responses to Social Democratic Ideological Moderation after the Third WayPolk, J. & Karreth, J., 2024, Beyond Soci...Government ideology and labour policy reform in good times and bad
Government ideology and labour policy reform in good times and badE. Bergman, M., Müller, W. C. & Bäck, H., 2024, (E-pub...Intergenerational altruism and climate policy preferences
Intergenerational altruism and climate policy preferencesAgneman, G., Henriks, S., Bäck, H. & Renström, E., 2024, In: PN...Insurance Voting in the Centre: An Experimental Approach
Insurance Voting in the Centre: An Experimental ApproachFredén, A., Bruinsma, B., Theorin, N. & Oscarsson, H., 2024 Aug ...The Nature of Peace and the Continuum of Violence in Environmental Conflicts
The Nature of Peace and the Continuum of Violence in Environmental ConflictsMagalhaes Teixeira, B., 2024 Aug, Lund: AllM...Genetic and environmental influences on the stability of political attitudes
Genetic and environmental influences on the stability of political attitudesRasmussen , S. H., Weinschenk, A., Ksiazkiew...Transforming environmental peacebuilding: addressing extractivism in building climate resilient peace
Transforming environmental peacebuilding: addressing extractivism in building climate resilient peaceMagalhaes Teixeira,...The Global South as a geopolitical concept: a decolonial feminist critique of cartographies of peace and violence
O Sul Global como um conceito de local geopolítico: uma crítica feminista decolonial sobre cartografias de paz e violênc...The Global South as a theoretical and methodological marker for scientific inquiry: researching and teaching decolonial peace
The Global South as a theoretical and methodological marker for scientific inquiry: researching and teaching decolonial ...PRAXIS: Critical reflections on violence, justice and peace vol 2
PRAXIS: Critical reflections on violence, justice and peace vol 2Magalhaes Teixeira, B., Swartz Nordlöv, E. (Editor), Le...”Stödet för palestinier är inte avhängigt deras inställning till hbtq-rättigheter”
”Stödet för palestinier är inte avhängigt deras inställning till hbtq-rättigheter”Abdelmoez, J. W., Deya Davidson, O., E...Debating the Populist Pariah: Changing Party Dynamics and Elite Rhetoric in the Swedish Riksdag
Debating the Populist Pariah: Changing Party Dynamics and Elite Rhetoric in the Swedish RiksdagCalvo, E., Bäck, H. & Car...Statsministeromröstning och regeringsbildning
Statsministeromröstning och regeringsbildningBäck, H. & Teorell, J., 2024, En författning i tiden. Regeringsformen under...Transnational feminist activism in the contemporary Middle East: Practices of community, relationality, and history.
Transnational feminist activism in the contemporary Middle East: Practices of community, relationality, and history.Abde...The Russian threat and the consolidation of the West: How populism and EU-skepticism shape party support for Ukraine
The Russian threat and the consolidation of the West: How populism and EU-skepticism shape party support for UkraineHoog...Women favour climate actions that benefit future generations more than men – new study
Women favour climate actions that benefit future generations more than men – new studyBäck, H. & Renström, E., 2024 Mar ...The Selection and Tenure of Foreign Ministers Around the World
The Selection and Tenure of Foreign Ministers Around the WorldBäck, H., Quiroz Flores, A. & Teorell, J., 2024, Cambridge...Hur rösten räknas: Om valsystemet
Hur rösten räknas: Om valsystemet Fredén, A., 2024 Mar 4, En författning i tiden: Regeringsformen under 50 år. Möller, T...On the nexus between material and ideological determinants of climate policy support
On the nexus between material and ideological determinants of climate policy supportAgneman, G., Henriks, S., Bäck, H. &...Room to Grow and the Right to Say No: Theorizing the Liberatory Power of Peace in the Global South
Room to Grow and the Right to Say No: Theorizing the Liberatory Power of Peace in the Global SouthMagalhaes Teixeira, B....Coalition dynamics: advances in the study of the coalition life cycle
Coalition dynamics: advances in the study of the coalition life cycleMüller, W. C., Bäck, H. & Hellström, J., 2024, In: ...Degrowth beyond the metropole: theory and praxis for a revolutionary degrowth
Degrowth beyond the metropole: theory and praxis for a revolutionary degrowthMagalhaes Teixeira, B. & Koşanay, B., 2024,...Pre-electoral coalitions, familiarity, and delays in government formation
Pre-electoral coalitions, familiarity, and delays in government formationBäck, H., Hellström, J., Lindvall, J. & Teorell...Serious Conflicts with Benign Outcomes? The Electoral Consequences of Conflictual Cabinet Terminations
Serious Conflicts with Benign Outcomes? The Electoral Consequences of Conflictual Cabinet TerminationsSo, F., 2024, In: ...The 'Arab Spring' as a Milestone in Feminist Performance
The 'Arab Spring' as a Milestone in Feminist PerformanceAbdelmoez, J. W., 2024 Oct 28, Milestones in Feminist Performanc...Gender, Political Resources, and Expressions of Democratic Evaluations
Gender, Political Resources, and Expressions of Democratic EvaluationsHansen, M. A. & Goenaga, A., 2024, In: Journal of ...Trade and the transnational cleavage in European party politics
Trade and the transnational cleavage in European party politicsPolk, J. & Rosén, G., 2024, In: Journal of European Publi...Structuring Intra-Party Politics: A Mixed-Method Study of Ideological and Hierarchical Factions in Parties
Structuring Intra-Party Politics: A Mixed-Method Study of Ideological and Hierarchical Factions in PartiesKölln, A.-K. &...Lexical Ambiguity in Political Rhetoric: Why Morality Doesn't Fit in a Bag of Words
Lexical Ambiguity in Political Rhetoric: Why Morality Doesn't Fit in a Bag of WordsKraft, P. W. & Klemmensen, R., 2024, ...Publications 2023
Coalition bargaining time and governments’ policy-making productivity
Coalition bargaining time and governments’ policy-making productivityBäck, H., Bergman, M. & Müller, W. C., 2023, (E-pub...Book review: "Authoritarian Police in Democracy: Contested Security in Latin America. by Yanilda María González. Cambridge University Press"
Book review: "Authoritarian Police in Democracy: Contested Security in Latin America. by Yanilda María González. Cambrid...Who polarizes parliament? Partisan hostility in Norwegian legislative debates
Who polarizes parliament? Partisan hostility in Norwegian legislative debatesRøed, M., Bäck, H. & Carroll, R., 2023, (E-...Re-Imagining Peace Education: Using Critical Pedagogy as a Transformative Tool
Re-Imagining Peace Education: Using Critical Pedagogy as a Transformative ToolNicoson, C., Magalhaes Teixeira, B. & Mårt...Details Matter: Secluded Areas and Voting Secrecy with French Ballots
Details Matter: Secluded Areas and Voting Secrecy with French BallotsEsaiasson, P., Fredén, A. & Teorell, J., 2023, In: ...Coalition Agreements as Control Devices: Coalition Governance in Western and Eastern Europe
Coalition Agreements as Control Devices: Coalition Governance in Western and Eastern EuropeKlüver, H., Bäck, H. & Krauss...Threat, Voting and Candidate Support. The Impact of Mortality Salience
Threat, Voting and Candidate Support. The Impact of Mortality SalienceBäck, H., Carroll, R., Knapton, H. & Renström, E.,...Threats, Emotions, and Affective Polarization
Threats, Emotions, and Affective PolarizationRenström, E., Bäck, H. & Carroll, R., 2023, In: Political Psychology. 44, 6...Elite communication and affective polarization among voters
Elite communication and affective polarization among votersBäck, H., Carroll, R., Renström, E. & Ryan, A., 2023, In: Ele...Is Latin America Experiencing a Second Cycle of Leftist Politics?
¿Vive América Latina un segundo ciclo de política de izquierda?Translated title of the contribution: Is Latin America Ex...Using deep learning to predict ideology from facial photographs: expressions, beauty, and extra-facial information
Using deep learning to predict ideology from facial photographs: expressions, beauty, and extra-facial informationRasmus...The state does not live by warfare alone: War and revenue in the long nineteenth century
The state does not live by warfare alone: War and revenue in the long nineteenth centuryGoenaga, A., Sabaté, O. & Teorel...Parental transmission and the importance of the (non-causal) effects of education on political engagement: Missing the forest for the trees
Parental transmission and the importance of the (non-causal) effects of education on political engagement: Missing the f...Exploring the foundational origins of public service motivation through the lens of behavioral genetics
Exploring the foundational origins of public service motivation through the lens of behavioral geneticsFlorczak, C., Ras...Genes, Personality, and Political Behavior: A Replication and Extension Using Danish Twins
Genes, Personality, and Political Behavior: A Replication and Extension Using Danish TwinsWeinschenk, A., Dawes, C., Kle...Collegiality and efficiency in bureaucracy
Collegiality and efficiency in bureaucracyBergman, M. & Fredén, A., 2023, In: Public Policy and Administration. 38, 4, p...What Kind of Electoral Outcome do People Think is Good for Democracy?
What Kind of Electoral Outcome do People Think is Good for Democracy?Blais, A., Bol, D., Bowler, S., Farrell, D. M., Fre...Authoritarianism and Immigration Attitudes in the UK
Authoritarianism and Immigration Attitudes in the UKPeresman, A., Carroll, R. & Bäck, H., 2023, In: Political Studies. 7...Publications 2022
Minority governments in Sweden: Majority cabinets in disguise
Minority governments in Sweden: Majority cabinets in disguiseBäck, H. & Hellström, J., 2022 Dec, Minority Governments in...Outgroup exclusion, identity, and collective action in the Brexit context
Outgroup exclusion, identity, and collective action in the Brexit contextKnapton, H., Renström, E. A. & Bäck, H., 2022 S...The Five Factor Model of Personality and Heritability: Evidence from Denmark
The Five Factor Model of Personality and Heritability: Evidence from DenmarkWeinschenk, A., Rasmussen , S. H., Christens...Good Tidings for Saudi Women? Techno-Orientalism, Gender, and Saudi Politics in Global Media Discourse
Good Tidings for Saudi Women? Techno-Orientalism, Gender, and Saudi Politics in Global Media DiscourseAbdelmoez, J. W., ...Protecting the Ingroup? Authoritarianism, Immigration Attitudes, and Affective Polarization
Protecting the Ingroup? Authoritarianism, Immigration Attitudes, and Affective PolarizationRenström, E. A., Bäck, H. & C...Sympathizing With the Radical Right: Effects of Mainstream Party Recognition and Control of Prejudice
Sympathizing With the Radical Right: Effects of Mainstream Party Recognition and Control of PrejudiceEkholm, K., Bäck, H...Guy-Guessing Democracy: Gender and Item Non-Response Bias in Evaluations of Democratic Institutions
Guy-Guessing Democracy: Gender and Item Non-Response Bias in Evaluations of Democratic InstitutionsGoenaga, A. & Hansen,...Contesting Covid: The ideological bases of partisan responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
Contesting Covid: The ideological bases of partisan responses to the Covid-19 pandemicRovny, J., Bakker, R., Hooghe, L.,...Legalize cannabis? Effects of party cues on attitudes to a controversial policy proposal
Legalize cannabis? Effects of party cues on attitudes to a controversial policy proposalBäck, H., Fredén, A. & Renström,...Betting on the underdog: The influence of social networks on vote choice
Betting on the underdog: The influence of social networks on vote choiceFredén, A., Rheault, L. & Indridason, I. H., 202...Congruence and Party Responsiveness in Western Europe in the 21st Century
Congruence and Party Responsiveness in Western Europe in the 21st CenturyIbenskas, R. & Polk, J., 2022, In: West Europea...Party Responsiveness to Public Opinion in Young Democracies
Party Responsiveness to Public Opinion in Young DemocraciesIbenskas, R. & Polk, J., 2022, In: Political Studies. 70, 4, ...Analyzing the Cross-National Comparability of Party Positions on the Socio-Cultural and EU dimensions in Europe
Analyzing the Cross-National Comparability of Party Positions on the Socio-Cultural and EU dimensions in EuropeBakker, R...Ministerial Autonomy, Parliamentary Scrutiny and Government Reform Output in Parliamentary Democracies
Ministerial Autonomy, Parliamentary Scrutiny and Government Reform Output in Parliamentary DemocraciesBäck, H., Müller, ...Who cares about the public sphere?
Who cares about the public sphere?Goenaga, A., 2022 Jan 11, In: European Journal of Political Research. 61, 1, p. 230-25...Party-system polarisation, legislative institutions and cabinet survival in 28 parliamentary democracies, 1945–2019
Party-system polarisation, legislative institutions and cabinet survival in 28 parliamentary democracies, 1945–2019Bergm...Research Group Seminars
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