C. Arnold

I am a political scientist at the Department of Political Science, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. My teaching and research interests are in comparative politics, European integration, political behavior, public opinion, and research methods. In my work I focus on political represenation, political parties, political institutions and democratic governance. Some of my work has been published in European Union Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Political Studies, Journal of Contemporary European Research and several book chapters.

Currently I am conducting a Jean Monnet Module "EUDemocracy: Engaging Young Citizens". It is a multidisciplinary project with the ambition of deepening and promoting active European citizenship and core founding values of the European Union. This is done by offering young citizens the opportunity to gain knowledge about the possibilities and challenges of actively engaging and shaping policy-making within the European Union (EU), in order to facilitate a critical assessment of the value and influence of European Union policies on their daily lives.

Previously, I was Co-PI of a research project funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), together with Mark Franklin and Christopher Wlezien, in which we created a Database on Political Responsiveness.  Also, I was a Marie Curie Fellow at the European University Institute for the project "Public Opinion Trends and Policy-Making in the EU" together with Mark Franklin. The core objective of the project was to study democratic governance in the EU and the determinants of European legislation. Additionally, I was a Visiting Scholar at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, an Affiliate at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University, an Adjunct Faculty at Tufts University and Boston University, and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Keywords:

Comparative politics

European integration

Political behavior

Public opinion

Research methods


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