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Mar­ie Sees­tedt

Postdoc

Subjects
Politics Quantitative methods Opinion formation Democracy Welfare

Primary research areas

Polit­ic­al con­nec­ted­ness of busi­nesses
Ties between politi­cians and firms in Den­mark. Both dir­ect in­volve­ment in firms and in­dir­ect con­nec­tions through fam­ily as well as edu­ca­tion­al and oc­cu­pa­tion­al net­works.
Fam­ily ties and polit­ic­al at­ti­tudes
Un­der­stand­ing how polit­ic­al at­ti­tudes are in­flu­enced by per­son­al re­la­tions with­in the fam­ily, es­pe­cially those that span across gen­er­a­tions.
Vot­ing be­ha­viour in Den­mark
Ex­amin­ing what drives vote choice of Dan­ish cit­izens. Es­pe­cially fo­cused on na­tion­al elec­tions though in­volve­ment in the Dan­ish Na­tion­al Elec­tion Study.

How do per­son­al con­nec­tions shape so­ci­et­al out­comes?

My research lies at the intersection of Political Behaviour, Political Economy, and Political Psychology. I am especially interested in how personal relations shape political choices and opportunities at both the voter and elite level. I work quantitatively with data from Danish registries, survey data, survey experiments, cohort studies, and combinations thereof. 

Political connectedness of businesses 

In my current work, I examine political connectedness of businesses in Denmark looking both at direct involvement and indirect connections through family as well as educational and occupational networks. The project is part of the Danish Democracy and Power Study which analyses strengths and challenges of the Danish democracy and informs elected politicians as well as the general public on these matters. 

Family ties and political attitudes 

In other recent work, I have investigated how family relations inform vote choice and political attitudes focusing especially on relations between children, parents and grandparents. 

Recent research projects

The Dan­ish Demo­cracy and Power Study 2.0

The aim of the pro­ject is to as­sess strengths and chal­lenges of the Dan­ish demo­cracy. I am in­volved in the part of the pro­ject that ex­am­ine the polit­ic­al role of eco­nom­ic re­sources.
Magtudredningen

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