Jannik Fenger

Research profile

My research focuses on the interplay between voters, politicians, and institutions. I study how citizens become informed about politics, form opinions, and provide input to officeholders under different political environments and informational contexts. I am particularly interested in the extent to which voters acquire key facts about politics and use this information when forming opinions on political issues. In my PhD dissertation, I have shown that impartial inquiries can help voters hold the government accountable for political misconduct, and that citizens largely learn policy-specific information during referendum campaigns which they then use when casting their votes in these direct democracy settings. Methodologically, I combine  observational designs—especially exploiting timely fielding of panel surveys—with experimental designs. My work has been published in journals such as Political Communication, European Journal of Political Research, and West European Politics.

Questions?

Feel free to contact me on jf@ps.au.dk if you have any questions or inquiries