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Personal Statement
My research agenda focuses on the empirical study of political behaviour in a cross-national context. A major element of my recent research activities is the study of election candidates. The Representative Audit of Britain project involves surveys of candidates who stood in the 2015, 2017 and 2019 UK General Elections. This is a joint project with Professor Rosie Campbell (King's College London) and Professor Jennifer van Heerde-Hudson (University College London), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The project is part of an international network, the Comparative Candidates Survey (CCS) - www.comparativecandidates.org.
A second ESRC-funded project, Out of Touch and Out of Time? A Cross-Temporal and Cross-Level Analysis of the Social and Ideological Distance between UK Voters and Political Elite, seeks to combine all candidate survey data collected in the UK since the 1990s and analyse changes over time. The research group includes Professor Rosie Campbell (KCL), Professor Jennifer van Heerde-Hudson (UCL), Dr Javier Sajuria (Queen Mary University of London), Dr Siim Trumm (University of Nottingham), Dr Sofia Collignon (Royal Holloway University of London) and Dr Neil Matthews (University of Bristol).
My second major research interest is the study of political protest. Much of my recent work in this area has focused on developments in Greece, in particular the study of anti-austerity protest and its electoral consequences conducted jointly with Professor Georgios Karyotis (University of Glasgow) - www.austeritypolitics.net. Further work on other protest movements in Greece, France and other countries is in preparation.
My third major research area concerns the study of party members, in particular members of green parties. Following a series of membership surveys conduced since the early 1990s, a further European Green Party Membership (EGPM) survey is planned for 2021/2022.
Finally, I have recently become involved in empirical research on attitudes and behaviour relating to the Covid-19 pandemic as part of the Pandemic Politics research group, www.pandemicpolitics.net, which involves Professor John Connolly (University of the West of Scotland), Professor Georgios Karyotis (University of Glasgow), Dr Andy Judge (University of Glasgow), Dr Sofia Collignon (Royal Holloway University of London) and Dr Dimitris Skleparis (Newcastle University). After completing a first UK-wide survey in the spring of 2020, a second survey is planned in early 2021.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 9 Finished
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Polarisation and Harassment: A Survey of 2022 Scottish Local Election Candidates (RSE Small Grant)
Rüdig, W. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/22 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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ORA (Round 5)The Nature of Political Representation in Times of Dealignment
Rüdig, W. (Principal Investigator)
ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Who runs for office? Understanding candidate diversity, safety and localism in the UK General Election 2024
Collignon, S. & Rüdig, W., 20 Dec 2024, In: Political Quarterly. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Why Green parties remain key players after the 2024 European Parliament election
Pearson, M., Rüdig, W., Makropoulos, I. & Maltby, T., 22 Jul 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Blog Post
Open Access
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Data for: "Consensus secured? Elite and public attitudes to “lockdown” measures to combat Covid-19 in England"
Collignon, S. (Creator), Makropoulos, I. (Creator) & Rüdig, W. (Creator), figshare, 17 May 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14784996.v1
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Data for: "Green party members and grass-roots democracy: A comparative analysis"
Rüdig, W. (Creator) & Sajuria, J. (Creator), figshare, 5 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.4814520.v1, https://doi.org/10.25384/SAGE.11590263.v1
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Prizes
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University of Strathclyde R & D Fund
Eschle, C. (Recipient) & Rüdig, W. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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British-German Environment Forum: Energy Policy for the 2050s
Rüdig, W. (Participant)
7 Mar 2013 → 8 Mar 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Despite riding high in the polls, a coalition with the CDU/CSU may be the only route for the German Greens to enter government in the 2013 Elections.
Rüdig, W. (Contributor)
12 Mar 2013Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation