(2025) European Union Politics, 24 (2), pp 239-263. How does biased political recruitment -- and the legislation of gender quotas -- affect the quality of representation?
Members of the European Parliament obtain influence from their parliamentary groups, but hold their office because of choices made by voters and national parties. This project delves into the dynamic between behavior in Parliament and electoral incentives.
(2023) European Union Politics, 24 (2), pp 239-263. Alloction of constituency-based personal staff is driven by electoral concerns.
(2020) European Union Politics, 21(2), pp 233-254 Specialization in Parliament yields diminishing marginal returns.
(2018) The Journal of Legislative Studies, 24 (1), pp 148-172
Groups delegate legislative tasks to dedicated members with policy-specific knowledge
(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.