Candidate selection

Blurred lines between electoral and parliamentary representation: The use of constituency staff among Members of the European Parliament

(2023) European Union Politics, 24 (2), pp 239-263. Alloction of constituency-based personal staff is driven by electoral concerns.

Introducing COMEPELDA: Comprehensive European Parliament electoral data covering rules, parties and candidates

(2022) European Union Politics, 23(2), pp 351-371 We introduce data on elections to the European Parliament.

Striving for influence: The effect of performance on candidate selection

(2018) Party Politics, 24 (4), pp 382-396 Parties in closed-list systems prefer renominating high-performing candidates for reelection.

Choosing Agents: Members of the European Parliament and their Political Organizations Seen through Report Allocation

(2017) Doctoral dissertation, University of Oslo, 323 p. This dissertation treats with the mutual influence of parliamentary group's allocation of influence and national parties' selection of candidates.