National Consortia

MEDem national consortia

Within the framework of MEDem, individual countries’ interests, and research contexts are being considered through National Consortia, organised by National Coordinators who lead these national liaisons. These country experts, possessing expertise across fields like political science and communication science, hold a vital role in identifying the national academic stakeholders. Working within their dedicated National Consortia, they cultivate awareness, gather support for the MEDem initiative, and pinpoint distinct research needs specific to their country. These combined efforts synergistically propel the forefront of Democracy Research.

List of national coordinators

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Austria
Hajo Boomgaarden (University of Vienna)
Sylvia Kritzinger (University of Vienna)
Belgium
Jean-Benoit Pilet (Université libre de Bruxelles)
Croatia
Goran Čular (University of Zagreb)
Cyprus
Giorgos Charalambous (University of Nicosia)
Czechia
Petra Guasti (Charles University Prague)
Lukáš Linek (Czech Academy of Science)
Denmark
Kasper Møller Hansen (University of Copenhagen)
Estonia
Piret Ehin (University of Tartu)
Finland
Åsa von Schoultz (University of Helsinki)
Peter Söderlund (Åbo Akademi University)
France
Karolina Koc-Michalska (Audencia Business School)
Romain Lachat (Sciences Po)
Jan Rovny (Sciences Po)
Germany
Thorsten Faas (Freie Universität Berlin)
Alexia Katsanidou (GESIS)
Greece
Theodore Chadjipadelis (Aristotle University Thessaloniki)
Hungary
Miklós Sebök (Centre for Social Sciences)
Iceland
Eva Heiða Önnudóttir (University of Iceland)
Jón Gunnar Ólafsson (University of Iceland)
Ireland
Gail McElroy (Trinity College Dublin)
Italy
Marco Mazzoni (University of Perugia)
Cristiano Vezzoni (University of Milan)
Kosovo
Dren Gërguri (University of Prishtina)
Blerta Blakaj (University of Prishtina)
Latvia
Jānis Ikstens (University of Latvia)
Lithuania
Mažvydas Jastramskis (Vilnius University)
Ainė Ramonaitė (Vilnius University)
Netherlands
Wouter van Atteveldt (VU Amsterdam)
Wouter van der Brug (University of Amsterdam)
Rens Vliegenthart (University of Wageningen)
Norway
Johannes Bergh (Institute for Social Research)
Rune Karlsen (University of Oslo)
Poland
Natalia Galica (University of Silesia)
Damian Guzek (University of Silesia)
Radosław Markowski (SWPS)
Portugal
Marina Costa Lobo (University of Lisboa)
Romania
Nicoleta Corbu (SNSPA)
Claudiu Tufiș (University of Bucharest)
Serbia
Bojan Todosijević (Institute of Social Science)
Slovakia
Miloslav Bahna (Slovak Academy of Science)
Oľga Gyárfášová (Comenius University)
Slovenia
Meta Novak (University of Ljubljana)
Spain
Eva Anduiza (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Laia Castro (Uni Barcelona)
Sweden
Henrik Oscarsson (University of Gothenburg)
Johan Martinsson ((University of Gothenburg)
Switzerland
Sina Blassnig (University of Zurich)
Georg Lutz (FORS, Université de Lausanne)
Anke Tresch (Université de Lausanne)
Turkey
Ali Çarkoğlu (Koç University Istanbul)

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