Professor Anja Neundorf
- Professor in Politics & Research Methods (Political & International Studies)
telephone:
+44 (0)141 330 3144
email:
Anja.Neundorf@glasgow.ac.uk
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1294-6771Biography
Anja Neundorf is a Professor of Politics and Research Methods at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. Starting in September 2020, Professor Neundorf will lead a five-year ERC-CoG project "Democracy under Threat: How Education can Save it" (DEMED): https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/democracyresearch/
She previously held a position at the University of Nottingham (2013-2019) and a Post-doctoral Prize Research Fellowship in political science at Nuffield College, University of Oxford (2010-2012). She received my PhD from the University of Essex in 2010.
Research interests
Generally, Professor Neundorf's research applies advanced statistical methods to substantially important research questions with the aim of testing and refining theories of political socialization, political attitudes, and electoral choice. Thereby, she is mainly interested in how individuals form and retain these attitudes and identities over time and across different political systems. Her research can be grouped into three broad themes:
- SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACIES AND AUTOCRACIES: What drives support for different forms of political regimes? How to measure support for democracy or autocracy? Here the focus is on the role of (school and media) indoctrination and civic education, including experimental interventions to promote democracy.
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AUTHORITARIAN LEGACIES and democratic transitioning: The legacy of authoritarian regimes on democratic attitudes.
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POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION: The origins of political attitudes: Socialization, age, and generations.
Research groups
Grants
2021-2024: Research Project: When will citizens defend democracy? (DefDem) Funded by: Norwegian Research Council (Value: 992,000 Euros). Role: Co-I.
2020-2025: Research Project: Democracy under Threat: How Education can Save it (DEMED). Funded by: European Research Council, Consolidator Grant (EU) (Value: 1,995,024 Euros). Role: PI.
2020-2021: Research Project: The Economy, COVID-19, Trump and the Future of Liberal Democracy. Funded by: British Academy (UK) (Value: £9,600). Role: Co-I
2020-2023: Research Project: The Economic Roots of Populism. Funded by: Volkswagen Stiftung (Germany) (Value: 980,600 Euros). Role: Co-I.
2019: Research Project: Social Media for Civic Education: Experiments in Tunisia. Funded by: MEPI, US State Department (USA) (Value: $338,705). Role: Co-I
2016-2017: Research Project: The Legacy of Authoritarian Regimes. Funded by: ESRC Secondary Data Analysis Initiative. (Value: £195,257). Role: PI.
2015: Research Centre: Nottingham Interdisciplinary Centre for Economic & Political Research. Funding application: University’s Research Board Discipline Bridging Award (Value: £25,000). Role: Co-I.
2014-2018: Research Project: The Impact of Ethnic Diversity on the Demand for Welfare Services. Funded: Norface Welfare State Futures (Value: 1,321,876 Euros). Role: Co-I
Supervision
Professor Neundorf is interested in supervising undergraduate or postgraduate theses in the following areas:
- Political behaviour
- Public opinion
- Young people and politics
- Democratisation
- Authoritarian regimes
- Legacies of authoritarian regimes
- Civic education
- Quantitative methods
- Experiments
- Survey research
- Post-Communist countries.
Past experiences:
Nottingham
- Thesis Supervision - Several PhD (4 complete), MA and BA dissertations.
- British Academy Research Fellow
Oxford
- Mphil dissertation.
PhD Thesis Examinations
- Trinity College Dublin
- University of Oxford
- University College London
- King's College London
- European University Institute
- Aarhus University
- University of Amsterdam
- Science Po Paris
- University of Pittsburgh
Teaching
At the University of Glasgow, Professor Neundorf has taught the following courses:
- PGR/MRes: Research Design
- Honours: Authoritarinism
Professional activities & recognition
Editorial boards
- 2013: Political Science Research and Methods
- 2016: Electoral Studies
- 2019: Perspectives on Politics
Professional & learned societies
- 2014 - 2016: Elected Council Member, European Political Science Association
- 2014 - 2015: Co-programme chair, European Political Science Association
Research datasets
Additional information
Book series
Co-editor Cambridge University Press Elements Series on Comparative Political Behavior
Journal editorship
- Political Science Research and Methods (2018-2022)
- Political Studies (2013-2017)
- Political Studies Review (2013-2014)
Journal editorial board member
- Canadian Journal of Political Science (2024-)
- Comparative Political Studies (2020-)
- Perspectives on Politics (2019-)
- Electoral Studies (2016-)
- Political Science Research and Methods (2013-)
Associations
- European Political Science Association: Elected member of the Council & Co-Program Chair (2014-2016)
Reviewer
- Journals: 30 different scientific journals in political science, social sciences and sociology
- Funding bodies: European Research Council (H2020, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship);
Research Foundation - Flanders; Carnegie Foundation; Israeli Science Foundation
