About

Jana Belschner is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Politics at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) and the University of Bergen, Norway. Her research interests cover political representation, voting and elections, and political parties. She has a special interest in local politics. Her work is published in international political science outlets, like, i.a., Political Research Quarterly, Government & Opposition, and Representation.

Research Interests

Comparative Politics, Constitutions, Democracy, Democratisation, Elections, Elites, Gender, Institutions, Local Government, Parliaments, Political Competition, Political Leadership, Political Participation, Political Parties, Representation, Voting, Candidate, Party Members, Qualitative, Quantitative, Quota, Regression, Social Media, Electoral Behaviour, Mixed Methods, Party Systems, Policy Implementation, Political Engagement, Survey Experiments, Survey Research, Voting Behaviour, Empirical, Youth

Current/Upcoming Events

Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Gender and Politics
• Political Parties
• Analytical Politics and Public Choice
• Comparative Political Institutions
• Elites and Political Leadership
• Parliaments
• Political Economy and Welfare State Politics
• Political Methodology
• Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour in a Comparative Perspective