Department of Political Science
The Department of Political Science is part of Aarhus BSS, one of the five faculties at Aarhus University.
The department carries out research and teaching within all important fields of politics and public administration, and the researchers collaborate closely with Danish as well as international peers. The department prioritises disseminating research results to the political-administrative system and to the general public.
Andersen, S. C., Hvidman, U., Junge, S. Y. & Rangvid, B. S. (2025). Performance-Based Accountability Systems at the Organizational Level: Effects of a School Program. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 35(2), 216-230. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muaf007
Brænder, M. & Hassan, R. (2025). Personality Traits and Military Leadership Values: Insights from Cadets at the Royal Danish Defense. Paper presented at Academy of Management, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Johannsen, L. (2025). Piran. In Lex: Danmarks Nationalleksikon Foreningen Lex.dk.
Baturo, A., Khokhlov, N. & Tolstrup, J. (2025). Playing the Sycophant Card: The Logic and Consequences of Professing Loyalty to the Autocrat. American Journal of Political Science, 69(3), 1180-1195. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12909
Blom-Hansen, J., Binderkrantz, A. S., Bækgaard, M., Finke, D., Senninger, R. & Serritzlew, S. (2025). Policy Preparation Inside the European Commission. Oxford University Press.