RSS feedhttps://ps.au.dk/en/Department of Political Science and Government at Aarhus University teaches and carries out research on all the most significant subject areas of political science and public administration.en-gbFri, 29 Mar 2024 16:36:01 +0100Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:36:01 +0100TYPO3 EXT:newsnews-14626Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:02:07 +0100Proclamation leads to new name for research centerhttps://bss.au.dk/en/aarhus-bss-nyheder/show/artikel/tronskiftet-foerer-til-nyt-navn-paa-forskningscenterKing Frederik Center for Public Leadership is the new name of a six-year-old research center at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University.Mia Ulvgraven17109253271710925327news-13980Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:47:01 +0100Professor from the Department of Political Science to chair Independent Research Fund Denmarkhttps://bss.au.dk/en/aarhus-bss-nyheder/show/artikel/professor-from-the-department-of-political-science-to-chair-independent-research-fund-denmarkMinister for Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund (M) has appointed Søren Serritzlew as the new chair of the board of Independent Research Fund Denmark.Mia Ulvgraven17048872211704887221news-13951Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:47:02 +0100Anne Binderkrantz will investigate whether interest groups are the voice of their membershttps://ps.au.dk/en/current/allnews/news/artikel/anne-binderkrantz-will-investigate-whether-interest-groups-are-the-voice-of-their-membersAnne Binderkrantz, professor of political science from Aarhus BSS at Aarhus University, has received DKK 2.9 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark to study how well interest groups represent their members."Interest groups are important for democracy because they give groups, such as workers, businesses and older people, a voice in politics. This is particularly important today where fewer people are members of a political party and where trust in politicians has been declining in many countries. The question is, however, whether the political views put forward by interest groups in fact reflect the wishes of their members?"

This is what Anne Binderkrantz asks in her description of her new research project, and she already has a theory that the answer is ‘no’: Interest groups are not necessarily good at channelling the wishes of the population into politics.

With the DKK 2.9 million grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark, Anne Binderkrantz is now able to realise her study of how well the wishes of the population align with the political priorities of interest groups.

"The grant enables me to examine an important question: How good are interest groups really at representing their members? This is a question that is very topical today because interest groups have become highly professionalised. This can give them a stronger role politically, but it can also move them away from their members," says Binderkrantz.

As part of the project, Anne Binderkrantz will study more than 200 interest groups in Denmark and the UK using computer-assisted text coding and surveys among the general public and interest groups.


Further information:

  • Project title: ”When do interest groups represent their members?”
  • Grant in total: DKK 2,876,383
  • For more information about Anne Binderkrantz and her research go to Anne Binderkrantz' PURE profile
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