Conference papers

Here is a list of the papers that I have presented at various conferences, seminars and invited talks. Please let me know if you would like a copy of any of these papers.

2010

'Electoral Accountability in Context: How Political Institutions Condition Performance Voting'. Invited talk, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver (12 April 2010).

'Who's in Charge? How Voters Attribute Responsibility in the EU'. Indiana University (26 March 2010).

'Perceptions of Power: How Voters Attribute Responsibility in the EU'. Invited lecture, Transforming Europe Speakers Series, University of Colorado (5 March 2010).

'Is the government to blame? An experimental test of how partisanship shapes perceptions of performance and responsibility'. Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan (10 February 2010).

'Who's in Charge? How Voters Attribute Responsibility in the European Union'. Lecture in the CES-EUC's "Conversations on Europe" series, University of Michigan (4 February 2010).

2009

'Is the Government to Blame?'. Paper presented at the University of Essex (21 October 2009).

'The Dynamics of Voter Preferences and Party Leader Positions'. Paper presented at the ECPR conference, Potsdam, Germany (10-12 September 2009).

'The Impact of Media Framing in Multilevel Elections: Experimental Evidence '. Paper presented at the ECPR conference, Potsdam, Germany (10-12 September 2009).

‘Europe in Question: How Voters Decide in EU Referendums’, Invited talk at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna (10 June 2009).

'Framing Effects in Referendums on European Integration: Experimental Evidence', Paper presented at the EUSA Eleventh Biennial International Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 23-25, 2009.

'Religious (in)tolerance and Euroskepticism', Paper presented at the EUSA Eleventh Biennial International Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 23-25, 2009.

'The Dynamics of Voter Preferences and Party Leader Positions', Paper presented at the MPSA Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2-4 April 2009.

'What Do Referendums Achieve? Direct Democracy in the European Union'. Paper presented at Centre for Elections and Representation Studies, University of Strathclyde (28 March 2009).

‘Issue Diversity in Party Leader Rhetoric’, Invited talk at the University of Geneva, Switzerland (16 March 2009).

‘Europe in Question: How Voters Decide in EU Referendums’, Invited talk at the University of Amsterdam (27 February 2009).

‘Issue Diversity in Party Leader Rhetoric’, Invited talk at the Trinity College Dublin (13 February 2009).

2008

‘Europe in Question: How Voters Decide in EU Referendums’, Invited talk at Sussex University (2 December 2008).

‘Framing Effects in Referendums: Experimental Evidence’, Invited talk at University of Southern Denmark (21 October 2008)

‘Europe in Question: How Voters Decide in EU Referendums’, Paper presented at the Dansk Selskab for Europaforsknings årsmøde, University of Copenhagen, 9 October 2008.

‘Europe in Question: How Voters Decide in Referendums on European Integration’, University of Aarhus (6 October 2008)

‘Europe in Question: How Voters Decide in EU Referendums’, Direct Democracy in and around Europe Conference, c2d, Zentrum für Demokratie (ZDA), Universität Zürich, Aarau, Switzerland (3 October 2008)

'‘Issue Diversity and Party Leader Rhetoric’ (with Robert Klemmensen), APSA Annual Meeting, Boston, 28-31 August, 2008.

'The Dynamics of Party Competition: Party Leader Rhetoric in Britain, Denmark and France, 1945-2007' (with Robert Klemmensen). Paper to be presented at "The Politics of Change" Workshop, Amsterdam, June 13-14, 2008.

'Political Selection in Second Order Elections' (with Bjorn Hoyland). Paper to be presented at the PSPE Conference on "Designing Democratic Institutions", LSE, London, 13-14 May 2008.

'Coalition Government and Retrospective Accountability' (with Stephen Fisher). Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) conference, Chicago, 3-6 April, 2008.

'Issue Competition and Party Leader Rhetoric' (with Robert Klemmensen). Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) conference, Chicago, 3-6 April, 2008.

2007

'A Multifaceted No to Europe? Why the French and the Dutch rejected the European Constitution?' (with Sylvain Brouard). Paper presented at the ECPR Conference, Pisa, Italy, September 2007.

'Accountability and Representation: how do voters approach elections?' (with Stephen Fisher, Laurence Lessard-Phillips and John Curtice). Paper presented at the ECPR Conference, Pisa, Italy, September 2007.

‘Is My Crown Better than Your Euro? Exchange Rates and Public Opinion on the European Single Currency (with Patrick Leblond). Paper presented at the European Union Studies Association (EUSA) Tenth Biennial International Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 17-May 19, 2007

‘Candidate Quality in European Parliament Elections’ (with Bjorn Hoyland). Paper presented at the European Union Studies Association (EUSA) Tenth Biennial International Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 17-May 19, 2007

'Accountability and Representation: how do voters approach elections?' (with Stephen Fisher, Laurence Lessard-Phillips and John Curtice). Paper presented at the MPSA conference, April 2007, Chicago.

‘A Vote against Europe?’ Paper presented at the Workshop on Communicating Europe in the News and in Public Opinion, University of Exeter, 15 March 2007

‘A Multifaceted No to Europe: Why the French and the Dutch Rejected the European Constitution’. Paper presented at the Centre of International Studies Jean Monnet Seminars, University of Cambridge, 8 February 2007.

‘Government Responsiveness and Political Competition in Comparative Perspective’ (with Robert Klemmensen). Paper presented at the University of Aarhus, 5 January 2007.

2006

‘Government Responsiveness in Words and Action’ (with Robert Klemmensen). Paper Presented at the APSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia (September 2006).

‘Owning the Issue Agenda: Party Strategies and Vote Choices in British Elections’ (with Jane Green). Paper Presented at the APSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia (September 2006).

‘How do Electoral Systems Affect Turnout Motivation’ (with Steve Fisher, Laurence Lessard-Phillips and John Curtice). Paper Presented at the APSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia (September 2006).

‘Europe Made Me Do It: Explaining Defection in the 1999 and 2004 European Parliament Elections’ (with Jae-Jae Spoon and James Tilley). Paper Presented at the APSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia (September 2006).

‘‘Cabinet Stability and Coalition Dynamics in Scandinavia’. Paper presented at the International Political Science Association (IPSA) conference, Fukuoka, Japan (9-14 July 2006)

‘Fit to Govern? Voter Competence in Referendums on European Integration’. Paper presented at the British Journal of Political Science conference, The British Academy, London, 8 June, 2006.

‘Deciding on Europe: Voting Behaviour in EU Referendums’. Paper presented at the Department of Government Seminar Series, University of Essex. 2 May 2006.

‘Welfare to Vote: The Effect of Government Spending on Turnout’. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference, Chicago (20-23 April 2006).

‘Owning the Issue Agenda: Party Strategies in the 2001 and 2005 British General Election Campaigns’ (with Jane Green). Paper presented at the 56th Political Studies Association Conference, University of Reading (3-6 April 2006).

2005

‘Voter Competence in EU Referendums: What Do Voters Need to Know?’ Paper presented at the Nuffield Political Science Seminar, Nuffield College, University of Oxford (4 November 2005).

‘Why Labour Didn’t Listen: The Effect of Electoral Institutions on the Responsiveness of Parties’ (with Robert Klemmensen). Paper presented at the 2005 EPOP Annual Conference, University of Essex (9-12 September 2005).

‘Fit to Govern? Voter Competence and Direct Democracy in the European Union’. Paper presented at the APSA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (1-4 September, 2005).

‘Welfare to Vote: The Effect of Government Spending on Turnout’ (with Robert Klemmensen). Paper presented at the CSES 2005 Plenary Session, Washington, D.C.(30-31 August 2005).

‘Actions Speak Louder than Words: The Impact of Institutions on Rhetorical and Effective Responsiveness’ (with Robert Klemmensen). Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) annual meeting, Chicago (6-10 April 2005).

‘Taking Cues on Europe?’. Paper presented at the European Union Studies Association (EUSA) conference, Austin, Texas (31 March- 3 April 2005).

‘Direct Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union: Voter Competence in EU Referendums’. Paper presented at the International Studies (ISA) conference, Honolulu, Hawaii (1-5 March, 2005).

2004

‘Voting Behavior in Referendums on European Integration’. Paper presented at the National Election Studies (NES) Workshop, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (29 September 2004)

‘When Europe Matters: The Impact of Political Information on Voting Behaviour in EU Referendums’. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association (PSA) Specialist Group on Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP), Oxford (10-12 September 2004)

‘Deciding on Europe: Voting Behavior in EU referendums’. Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, in Chicago (2-5 September 2004)

‘In the Name of the People. Direct Democracy in the European Union’. Paper presented at the ECPR-Standing Group on the European Union, 2nd Pan-European Conference on EU Politics, in Bologna, Italy (24-26 June 2004)

‘The Salience of European Integration in the Public Sphere’. Talk given at the Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence, University of Cambridge (3 June 2004)

‘Reasoning voters? Political awareness, attitudes and elite cues in EU referendums’. Paper presented at the Electoral Behaviour Seminar, Nuffield College, Oxford (13 May 2004)

‘When Europe Matters: The Salience of European Integration’. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Regional Conference of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) Student Forum, University of Cambridge (8 May 2004)

2003

‘Europe and the Ballot: Voting Behavior in Referendums on European Integration’. Paper presented at the 2nd Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) in Marburg, Germany, (18-21 September 2003)

‘Responsive Government? Public Opinion and Policy Preferences in Britain and Denmark’. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP) specialist group of the Political Studies Association (PSA) of the United Kingdom, in Cardiff (12-14 September 2003)

‘Europe in Question: Referendum Behavior in Denmark and Ireland’. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) at University of Newcastle upon Tyne (2-4 September 2003)

‘When the EU Matters: The Impact of Salience on Referendum Behavior in Denmark and Ireland’, Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association (PSA) at the University of Leicester (17 April 2003)

‘Is it in the interest of the smaller Member States to strengthen the role of the European Commission as guarantor of the European interest?’. Talk given to the Forum on the Future of Europe and the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana, University of Llubjiana (25 April 2002)