Introduktion
I am associate professor and senior lecturer and joined the Department of Political Science at Lund University in August 2011. Before this I was a junior professor at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim, Germany (2007–2011). I received my Ph.D. from Uppsala University in October 2003, and I have held post-doctoral fellowships at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy (2005–2006), and the University of Twente in the Netherlands (2006–2007). My research focuses mainly on political parties and coalition politics in Western European parliamentary democracies (coalition formation, cabinet duration, portfolio allocation, ministerial selection and reshuffles), political participation and voting behaviour. I am also interested in research methods and in my more recent research I also focus on political economy. Some of my publications can be found under "List of publications", and my full Curriculum Vitae can be downloaded here.
Forskning
My research focuses mainly on political parties and coalition politics in Western European parliamentary democracies (coalition formation, cabinet duration, portfolio allocation, ministerial selection and reshuffles), political participation and voting behaviour. I am also interested in research methods and in my more recent research I also focus on political economy. I am currently leading three projects: (1) ‘Extreme Activism? Psychological Determinants of Protest Behavior’, (2) ‘The Ideological Cohesion of Parliamentary Parties’, and (3) 'Strong vs. Weak Governments and the Challenge of Economic Reforms’ (with Wolfgang C. Müller, University of Vienna), which is part of the research program 'The Political Economy of Reforms'. I am also co-directing the network ‘The Selection and Deselection of Political Elites (SEDEPE)’ (together with Keith Dowding, Patrick Dumont, Matthew Kerby, and Luca Verzichelli).
Forskningsprojekt
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Extrem aktivism? Psykologiska faktorer bakom protestbeteende |
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Parlamentariska partiers ideologiska sammanhållning och dess implikationer för beslutsfattande i moderna demokratier |
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’Starka’ vs. ’svaga’ regeringar och utmaningen av ekonomiska reformer |
Medlem i följande tematiska forskningsgrupp(er)
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Politisk psykologi |
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Politiska partier och val |
Undervisning
I have previously taught courses at Uppsala University and University of Mannheim. In Uppsala, I was involved in teaching and organizing the advanced course in research methods. The course was required for all last-term BA students of political science and for some students from other fields, and it included both lectures and seminars. The aim of the course was to cover both qualitative and quantitative methods and to teach students how to design their own research. In Mannheim I have organized and taught a number of courses in Comparative Politics, for example two different seminars for advanced BA students (one focused on rational choice theory and one focused on parliamentary democracies), a MA lecture on comparative government, and an advanced MA seminar aimed at introducing coalition theories and the methods used to evaluate them. In 2009 I was in charge of the introductory lecture for Comparative Politics, required for all BA students of Political Science at University of Mannheim. At Lund University I have mainly been involved in the supervision and examination of MA students, and during the spring term 2012, I developed a new course in comparative politics for BA students together with Johannes Lindvall ('Hur stater styrs').
Nedan visas de kurser där Hanna Bäck undervisat, och som finns inlagda i institutionens databas
vt 2013: STVA22 - Hur stater styrsvt 2013: STVA22 - Uppsats
ht 2012: STVP20 - Politisk ordning i tid och rum
vt 2012: STVA21 - Hur stater styrs
ht 2011: STVM11 - Examensarbete för masterexamen
ht 2011: STVP01 - Politisk ordning i tid och rum
Publikationslista
Articles in peer reviewed journals
Martin Ejnar Hansen, Robert Klemmensen, Sara Binzer Hobolt & Hanna Bäck. 2013. "Portfolio Saliency and Ministerial Turnover in Scandinavian Post-War Cabinets". Forthcoming in Scandinavian Political Studies.
Hanna Bäck, Marc Debus, Jochen Müller & Henry Bäck. 2013. “Regional Government Formation in Varying Multi-Level Contexts. A Comparison of Eight European Countries”. Forthcoming in Regional Studies.
Hanna Bäck, Henk Erik Meier, Thomas Persson & Jörn Fischer. 2012. "European Integration and Prime Ministerial Power. A Differential Impact on Cabinet Reshuffles in Germany and Sweden". German Politics 21: 184–208.
Hanna Bäck, Jan Teorell & Anders Westholm. 2011. “Explaining Modes of Participation. A Dynamic Test of Alternative Rational Choice Models”. Scandinavian Political Studies 34: 74–97.
Hanna Bäck, Marc Debus & Patrick Dumont. 2011. “Who Gets What in Coalition Governments? Predictors of Portfolio Allocation in Parliamentary Democracies”. European Journal of Political Research 50: 441–478.
Hanna Bäck, Patrick Dumont, Henk Erik Meier, Thomas Persson & Kåre Vernby. 2009. ”Does European Integration Lead to a Presidentialization of Executive Politics? Ministerial Selection in Swedish Post-War Cabinets”. European Union Politics 10: 226–252.
Hanna Bäck, Thomas Persson & Henk Erik Meier. 2009. “Party Size and Portfolio Payoffs. The Proportional Allocation of Ministerial Posts in Coalition Governments”. Journal of Legislative Studies 15: 10–34.
Leif Lewin, Barbro Lewin, Hanna Bäck & Lina Westin. 2008. “A Kinder, Gentler Democracy? The Consensus Model and Swedish Disability Politics”. Scandinavian Political Studies 31: 291–310.
Hanna Bäck & Axel Hadenius. 2008. “Democracy and State Capacity. Exploring a J-shaped Relationship”. Governance 21: 1–24.
Hanna Bäck & Patrick Dumont. 2008. “Making the First Move. A Two-Stage Analysis of the Role of Formateurs in Parliamentary Government Formation”. Public Choice 135: 353–373.
Hanna Bäck. 2008. “Intraparty Politics and Coalition Formation: Evidence from Swedish Local Government”. Party Politics 14: 71–89.
Hanna Bäck & Patrick Dumont. 2007. “Combining Large-n and Small-n Strategies: The Way Forward in Coalition Research”. West European Politics 30: 467–501.
Patrick Dumont & Hanna Bäck. 2006. “Why So Few and Why So Late? Green Parties and the Question of Governmental Participation”. European Journal of Political Research 45: S35–S67.
Hanna Bäck. 2003. “Explaining and Predicting Coalition Outcomes. Conclusions from Studying Data on Local Coalitions”. European Journal of Political Research 42: 441–472.
Work in progress/under review
Hanna Bäck, Marc Debus & Wolfgang C. Müller. (Forthcoming). “Intra-party Diversity and Ministerial Selection in Coalition Governments”. Under review.
Hanna Bäck, Henk Erik Meier & Thomas Persson. (Forthcoming). “The Differential Impact of Europe on Executive-Legislative Relations. Evidence from a Comparison of Ministerial Selection in Swedish and German Cabinets”. Unpublished manuscript.
Hanna Bäck & Johannes Lindvall. (Forthcoming). "Commitment Problems in Coalitions: A New Look at the Fiscal Policies of Multiparty Governments". Under review.
Hanna Bäck & Martin Rosema. (Forthcoming). “Strategic Voting in Proportional Systems. Voting for Coalitions and Prime Ministers”. Revise and resubmit.
Books and chapters in books
Hanna Bäck & Henry Bäck. 2012. “Balanspartier i regeringsbildningar”. [Balance parties in government formation]. In Björkman & Fjaestad (eds): Tungan på vågen. Vågmästare och balanspartier. Riksbankens Jubileumsfonds Årsbok. Makadam Förlag.
Hanna Bäck, Thomas Persson, Kåre Vernby & Lina Westin. 2011. ”Presidentialisation from a Historical Perspective: Ministerial Selection and Reshuffling in Swedish Cabinets”. In Thomas Persson & Matti Wiberg (eds.): Parliamentary Government in the Nordic Countries at a Crossroads. Stockholm: Santérus Förlag.
Hanna Bäck. 2010. “Den svenska regeringsbildningen i ett jämförande perspektiv” [Swedish Government Formation in a Comparative Perspective]. In Jörgen Hermansson (ed): Regeringsmakten i Sverige. Ett experiment i parlamentarism, 1917–2009. Stockholm: SNS.
Jacques Thomassen & Hanna Bäck. 2009. “European Citizenship and Identity”. In Jacques Thomassen (ed): The Legitimacy of the European Union after Enlargement. Oxford University Press.
Hanna Bäck. 2009. “Intraparty Politics and Local Coalition Formation”. In Daniela Giannetti & Kenneth Benoit (eds): Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments in Parliamentary Democracies. London: Routledge.
Hanna Bäck, Thomas Persson, Kåre Vernby & Helena Wockelberg. 2009. ”In Tranquil Waters? Swedish Cabinet Ministers in the Post-War Era”. In Keith Dowding & Patrick Dumont (eds): The Selection of Ministers in Europe: Hiring and Firing. London: Routledge.
Hanna Bäck & Jan Teorell. 2009. ”The Stability of Partisanship. Evidence from a Russian Panel Study”. In John Bartle & Paolo Bellucci (eds): Political Parties and Partisanship. Social Identity and Individual Attitudes. London: Routledge.
Thomas Persson, Hanna Bäck & Jörgen Hermansson. 2008. ”Parlamentarismen ifrågasatt” [Questioned Parliamentary Democracy]. In Sverker Gustavsson, Jörgen Hermansson & Barry Holmström (eds): Statsvetare ifrågasätter. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis.
Hanna Bäck, Carina Gunnarson & Magdalena Inkinen. 2008. ”Explaining Generalised Trust”. In Carina Gunnarson. Cultural Warfare: Fighting the Mafia in Palermo. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Hanna Bäck & Mikael Gilljam. 2006 (eds). Valets mekanismer [The Mechanisms of Elections]. Stockholm: Liber.
Hanna Bäck & Mikael Gilljam. 2006. ”Valdemokratins mekanismer” [The Mechanisms of Electoral Democracy]. Introduction in Hanna Bäck & Mikael Gilljam (eds). Valets mekanismer. Stockholm: Liber.
Hanna Bäck & Kåre Vernby. 2006. ”Medborgarna uppfattar partierna” [The Citizens Perceive the Parties]. In Hanna Bäck & Mikael Gilljam (eds). Valets mekanismer. Stockholm: Liber.
Hanna Bäck, Jan Teorell & Anders Westholm. 2006. ”Medborgarna och deltagandeparadoxen” [The Citizens and the Paradox of Participation]. In Peter Esaiasson & Anders Westholm (eds): Deltagandets mekanismer. Stockholm: Liber.
Hanna Bäck. 2003. “Vad krävs för en fungerande valdemokrati?” [Conditions for a Working Electoral Democracy]. In Mikael Gilljam & Jörgen Hermansson (eds): Demokratins mekanismer. Stockholm: Liber.
Hanna Bäck. 2003. Explaining Coalitions. Evidence and Lessons From Studying Coalition Formation in Swedish Local Government. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis.