Kasper M. Hansen

Department of Political Science

University of Copenhagen

Kasper M. Hansen is professor in political science with special responsibilities within applied quantitative methodology at University of Copenhagen, Department of Political Science. His research focuses on applied research in democracy: deliberative democracy, elections, referendums, voting behaivor, public opinion and different methods for public consultation.

Kasper M. Hansen  teaches public opinion, statistics, research methods, and comparative politics. In 1998 he was a visiting fellow at the University of Bergen, in 2001 at Stanford University, and in 2007 The Australian National University. In 2010 he will be visiting professor at EUI - Robert Schuman Center.

Kasper M. Hansen has published a number of articles in European Journal of Political Research, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Scandinavian Political Studies, Public Administration, Politica, Økonomi & Politik, and Metode & Data. Hansen holds a M.Sc. (Cand.oecon.) and a Ph.D.-degree from the University of Southern Denmark in political science.

One of his current research project involves measuring effects of the electoral campaign on the voters up to the coming general election. This project is funded by the Danish Social Science Research Council. Hansen is also part of the research team conducting the Danish Election Surveys. In 2010 he will be starting up a project on turnout.