Interested in researching political attitudes, public opinion, and voting?

How do we understand the major disruptions to electoral politics that
have occurred in many democracies?

What are the causes and consequences of differences in political
attitudes and electoral participation across different social groups?

How do electorates respond to emerging political challenges like
climate change?

Potential supervisors:

• Dr Gidon Cohen; gidon.cohen@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Adrian Millican; adrian.millican@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Neil Visalvanich; neil.visalvanich@durham.ac.uk
• Prof. Nick Vivyan; nick.vivyan@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Kyriaki Nanou; kyriaki.nanou@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Vittorio Merola; vittorio.merola@durham.ac.uk

Want to research democratic practise, representation, and accountability?

What is the connection between what voters want and what elected
officials are willing to provide?

How do electoral rules and institutions impact democratic
policymaking outcomes?

When do voters hold politicians to account, and for what reasons?

Potential Supervisors:

• Prof. Nick Vivyan; nick.vivyan@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Patrick Kuhn; patrick.kuhn@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Moritz Osnabrgge; moritz.osnabruegge@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Juraj Medzihorsky; juraj.medzihorsky@durham.ac.uk

Interested in political violence?

What explains the temporal and spatial prevalence of election
violence over time?

Do factors such as inequality, presence of natural resources, or natural
disasters affect the likelihood of civil war?

Why do some groups opt to use terrorist tactics, whereas others do not?

Potential Supervisors:

• Dr Gidon Cohen; gidon.cohen@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Patrick Kuhn; patrick.kuhn@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Anouk Rigterink; anouk.rigterink@durham.ac.uk

Considering research into political parties, partisanship, and policies?

How do crises affect parties and party competition?

How do insurgent movements radicalize parties and their candidates?

How do party primaries affect representation?

Potential Supervisors:

• Dr Kyriaki Nanou; kyriaki.nanou@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Juraj Medzihorsky; juraj.medzihorsky@durham.ac.uk
• Dr. David Andersen; david.j.andersen@durham.ac.uk
• Dr. Tessa Ditonto; tessa.m.ditonto@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Neil Visalvanich; neil.visalvanich@durham.ac.uk

Want to research political methodology?

How do we use text in our study of political science?

How can machine learning be used in experimental settings?

How can we detect electoral fraud?

Potential Supervisors:

• Dr Moritz Osnabrgge; moritz.osnabruegge@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Juraj Medzihorsky; juraj.medzihorsky@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Gidon Cohen; gidon.cohen@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Patrick Kuhn; patrick.kuhn@durham.ac.uk

Considering research into campaigns, candidates, and communication?

How do candidates attract supporters?

How do campaigns communicate to win votes, and how do campaigns
strategise to win elections?

Why are certain groups in society (e.g., women, ethnic minorities and/or
the working class) underrepresented in politics, and what are the
consequences?

Potential Supervisors:

• Dr. David Andersen; david.j.andersen@durham.ac.uk
• Dr. Tessa Ditonto; tessa.m.ditonto@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Adrian Millican; adrian.millican@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Neil Visalvanich; neil.visalvanich@durham.ac.uk
• Prof. Nick Vivyan; nick.vivyan@durham.ac.uk
• Dr Vittorio Merola; vittorio.merola@durham.ac.uk