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.
(2020) Journal of European Public Policy, 27(8), pp 1215-1235 Best papers from the European Union Studies Association 2019 Biennial Conference in Denver, USA.
(2018) Party Politics, 24 (4), pp 382-396 Parties in closed-list systems prefer renominating high-performing candidates for reelection.
(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.