CVAP Research Seminar: Political behavior, Voting and Populism

Research Seminar: Political Behavior, voting and populism - Organized by Centre for Voting and Parties (CVAP)  

Time: Wednesday, 17 May 2017 and Thursday 18 May 2017

Place: Department of Political Science, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K, Room 4.2.25

Wednesday, 17 May

09:30: Welcome

09:31-10:00 Presentation (Chair: Martin Vinæs Larsen) Peter Thisted Dinesen “Terrorism and mental disorders”

10:00-11:00 Presentation (Chair: Lasse Aaskoven) Jake Bowers “The effect of a new Hausa language television station on attitudes about tolerance, violence, and women's empowerment in Northern Nigeria”

11:00-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15-11:45 Presentation (Chair: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen) Malte Rokkjær Dahl “Discrimination in the Sharing Economy and the Role of User Reviews”

11:45-12:15 Presentation (Chair: Frederik Hjorth) Martin Bisgaard & Rune Slothuus “The Power of Political Parties to Influence Public Opinion on Salient Issues”

12:15-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:00 Presentation (Chair: Peter Thisted Dinesen) Cara Wong ”The Politicization of Place”

14:00-15:15 Coffee Break

14:15-15:15 Roundtable on populism (Chair: Kasper M. Hansen) Cas Mudde, Karina Kosiara-Pedersen and Marc Guinjoan and others

15:15-15:45 Presentation (Chair: Benjamin Carl Krag Egerod) Frederik Hjorth “Western Intermediaries of Pro-Kremlin Disinformation on Social Media”

15:45-16:15 Presentation (Chair: Marc Guinjoan) Asmus Leth Olsen “Sustaining Honesty in Public Service: The Role of Selection.”

16:15-16:15 Presentation (Chair: Asmus Leth Olsen) Kasper M. Hansen & Rasmus Tue Pedersen “Facebook it not a echo camber”

19:00- Workshop Dinner – TBA  

Thursday, 18 May

9:30-10:00 Presentation (Chair: Rasmus Tue Pedersen) Lasse Aaskoven “Parties, Governments and the Integration of Immigrants”

10:00-10:30 Presentation (Chair: Wiebke Marie Junk) Martin Vinæs Larsen “Local Economic Conditions and Support for Incumbents”

10:30-10:45 Coffee break

10:45-11:15 Presentation (Chair: Frederik Hjorth) Benjamin Carl Krag Egerod “The Lure of the Private Sector - career prospects affect the selection out of public service”

11:15-11:45 Presentation (Chair: Malte Rokkjær Dahl) Wiebke Marie Junk “Joined forces as a route to success? The effect of lobbying coalitions on preference attainment”

11:45-12:15 Presentation (Chair: Livia Rohrbach) Marc Guinjoan &Toni Rodon “Let’s party! The effect of local festivities on incumbent’s re-election”

12:15 Lunch