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Henrik Bech Seeberg

Associate Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Henrik Bech Seeberg

Associate Professor, PhD, Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus

contact: h.seeberg@ps.au.dk

Education

PhD, Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus (2013). On the Dissertation "The Power of the Loser: Opposition Policy Influence through Agenda-Setting" supervised by Prof. Christoffer Green-Pedersen and Prof. Peter Bjerre Mortensen. Assessment Committee: Prof. Tim Bale, Prof. Will Jennings, and Prof. Carsten Jensen.

MSc in Political Science (cand.scient.pol.), Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus (2011).

MSc in "Politics and governments in the European Union", European Institute, London School of Economics (2008)

Research outputs

No, political actors do not get their message into the news: an analysis of the effect of interest group press releases

Binderkrantz, A. S., Jensen, C., Losinno, M. G. & Seeberg, H. B., Sept 2023, In: Interest Groups and Advocacy. 12, 3, p. 260-271 12 p.

The Legislative Agenda in 13 African Countries: A Comprehensive Database

Frantzeskakis, N. & Seeberg, H. B., Aug 2023, In: Legislative Studies Quarterly. 48, 3, p. 623-655 33 p.

The policy agenda effects of problem indicators: A comparative study in seven countries

Kristensen, T. A., Mortensen, P. B., Green-Pedersen, C. & Seeberg, H. B., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Public Policy. 43, 2, p. 240 - 260 21 p.

The power of the loser: Evidence on an agenda-setting model of opposition policy influence

Seeberg, H. B., May 2023, In: European Journal of Political Research. 62, 2, p. 463-485 23 p.

Avoidance and engagement: Do societal problems fuel political parties’ issue attention?

Seeberg, H. B., Mar 2023, In: Party Politics. 29, 2, p. 270-280

Attacks and Issue Competition: Do Parties Attack based on Issue Salience or Issue Ownership?

Poljak, Z. & Seeberg, H. B., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Political Communication.

Avoiding or Engaging Problems? Issue Ownership, Problem Indicators, and Party Issue Competition

Kristensen, T. A., Green-Pedersen, C., Mortensen, P. B. & Seeberg, H. B., 2023, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 30, 12, p. 2854 2885 p.

Competing on Competence. The Issue Profiles of Mainstream Parties in Western Europe

Green-Pedersen, C. & Seeberg, H. B., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: West European Politics.

Do different parties respond to different problems? A comparative study of parliamentary questions across multiple countries

Bevan, S., Borghetto, E. & Seeberg, H., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of European Public Policy.

Do Parties Respond to Problems? A Comparative Study of Parliamentary Questions Across Multiple Countries

Bevan, S., Borghetto, E. & Seeberg, H. B., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of European Public Policy.

First Avoidance, Then Engagement: Political Parties’ Issue Competition in the Electoral Cycle

Seeberg, H. B., Mar 2022, In: Party Politics. 28, 2, p. 284-293 10 p.

Explaining local policy agendas: Institutions, problems, elections, and actors

Mortensen, P. B., Loftis, M. W. & Seeberg, H. B., 2022, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 194 p.

Flattening the Curve: Democratic Development and Legislative Output in African Democracies

Frantzeskakis, N. & Seeberg, H. B., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Legislative Studies Quarterly.

Jurisdiction Size and the Local Policy Agenda

Mortensen, P. B., Loftis, M. W., Seeberg, H. B. & Serritzlew, S., 2022, Explaining Local Policy Agendas. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 43-63

The economy and executive approval in Denmark, 1974-2016

Seeberg, H. B., 2022, (Accepted/In press) Economics and Politics Revisited: Government Popularity the 21st Century. Oxford University Press

The Politics of Parliamentary Agenda-Setting Styles

Seeberg, H. B., Bevan, S. & borghetto, E., 2022, (Accepted/In press) Routledge Handbook of Policy Styles. Routledge

Undermining a Rival Party’s Issue Competence through Negative Campaigning: Experimental Evidence from the USA, Denmark, and Australia

Seeberg, H. B. & Nai, A., Aug 2021, In: Political Studies. 69, 3, p. 623-643 21 p.

Avoidance and Engagement: Do Societal Problems Fuel Political Parties’ Issue Overlap?

Seeberg, H. B., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Party Politics.

How political parties’ issue ownerships reduce to spatial proximity

Seeberg, H. B., Sept 2020, In: West European Politics. 43, 6, p. 1238-1261 24 p.

The impact of opposition criticism on the public’s evaluation of government competence

Seeberg, H. B., Jul 2020, In: Party Politics. 26, 4, p. 484-495 12 p.

The Red-Green Alliance: Is it Red or Green?

Seeberg, H. B. & Kölln, A-K., Jun 2020, Oxford Handbook of Danish Politics. Christiansen, P. M., Elklit, J. & Nedergaard, P. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 329-346

Comparing agenda-settings: the Comparative Agendas Project

Chaqués Bonafont, L., Green-Pedersen, C. & Seeberg, H. B., 2020, Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Comparative Policy Analysis. Peters, G. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 90-112

Enhedslisten - en brølende, men tandløs løve?

Seeberg, H. B., 2020, In: Politica - Tidsskrift for politisk videnskab. 52, 3, p. 290-310 21 p.

Issue ownership attack: how a political party can counteract a rival’s issue ownership

Seeberg, H. B., 2020, In: West European Politics. 43, 4, p. 772-794 23 p.

Negatively affecting voters’ triple issue considerations. An experimental study of parties’ attack communication

Lefevere, J., Seeberg, H. B. & Walgrave, S., 2020, In: Political Communication. 37, 6, p. 812-831 20 p.

On the enemy’s turf: Exploring the link between macro- and micro-framing in interest group communication

Jensen, C. & Seeberg, H. B., 2020, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 27, 7, p. 1054-1073 20 p.

The 2019 EP Election in Denmark: A European Election within a National Contest

Seeberg, H. B., Wilhelm, J., Kritzinger, S. (ed.), Plescia, C. (ed.), Raube, K. (ed.), Wilhelm, J. (ed.) & Wouters, J. (ed.), 2019, (Accepted/In press) Assessing the 2019 European Elections: The Interplay between the Politico-Legal Framework and the Public Response. Routledge

A series of persuasive events. Sequencing effects of negative and positive messages on party evaluations and perceptions of negativity

Nai, A. & Seeberg, H. B., 2018, In: Journal of Marketing Communications. 24, 4, p. 412-432 21 p.

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Voter Decision Criteria Heterogeneity and Vote Choice

Stubager, R., Seeberg, H. B. & So, F., 2018, In: Electoral Studies. 52, p. 1-10 10 p.

The Bureaucracy and the Policy Agenda

Bækgaard, M., Mortensen, P. B. & Seeberg, H. B., 2018, In: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 28, 2, p. 239-253 15 p.

Do Voters Learn? Evidence that Voters Respond Accurately to Changes in Political Parties’ Policy Positions

Seeberg, H. B., Slothuus, R. & Stubager, R., 2017, In: West European Politics. 40, 2, p. 336-356 21 p.

How Stable is Political Parties’ Issue Ownership? A Cross-time, Cross-national Analysis

Seeberg, H. B., 2017, In: Political Studies. 65, 2, p. 475-492 18 p.

What can a government do? Government issue ownership and real world problems

Seeberg, H. B., 2017, In: European Journal of Political Research. 56, 2, p. 346–363 18 p.

Cooperation between Counterparts in Parliament from an Agenda-Setting Perspective: Legislative Coalitions as a Trade of Criticism and Policy

Christiansen, F. J. & Seeberg, H. B., 2016, In: West European Politics. 39, 6, p. 1160-1180 21 p.

Opposition Policy Influence Through Agenda-Setting: The Environment in Denmark, 1993–2009

Seeberg, H. B., 2016, In: Scandinavian Political Studies. 39, 2, p. 185-206 22 p.

What can a party say? How parties’ communication can influence voters’ issue ownership perceptions

Stubager, R. & Seeberg, H. B., 2016, In: Electoral Studies. 44, December, p. 162-171 10 p.

Why Are Some Policy Agendas Larger than Others?

Mortensen, P. B. & Seeberg, H. B., 2016, In: Policy Studies Journal. 44, 2, p. 156-175 20 p.

Issue ownership stability and change: how opposition criticism undermines government evaluations absent government legislation

Seeberg, H. B., 4 Sept 2015.

Issue Engagement and Avoidance: Why government parties engage on opposition issues

Seeberg, H. B., 3 Sept 2015.

Issue Engagement and Avoidance: Why government parties engage on opposition issues

Seeberg, H. B., 20 Jun 2015.

Cooperation between Counterparts in Parliament from an Agenda-Setting Perspective: Legislative Coalitions as a Trade of Criticism and Policy

Seeberg, H. B. & Juul Christiansen, F., 8 Jun 2015.

Can a government improve its issue ownership? Real-world problems, government action, and issue ownership across four issues in seven countries over time

Seeberg, H. B., 2015.

The Power of Talk and the Welfare State: Evidence from 23 Countries on an Asymmetric Opposition-Government Response Mechanism

Jensen, C. & Seeberg, H. B., 2015, In: Socio-Economic Review. 13, 2, p. 215-233 19 p.

Why do counterparts cooperate? Opposition criticism and legislative agreement in the Danish Parliament

Seeberg, H. B., 2015.

Why can some political systems handle more issues than others? A study of the determinants of the size of political agendas

Mortensen, P. B. & Seeberg, H. B., 12 Jun 2014. 29 p.

Book review: Patrick J. Egan. Partisan Priorities: How Issue Ownership Drives and Distorts American Politics. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2013

Seeberg, H. B., 2014, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 78, 3, p. 763-765 3 p.

Opposition policy influence through agenda-setting: The environment in Denmark 1993-2009

Seeberg, H. B., 2014. 40 p.

Who owns the issue? Issue ownership in comparative perspective

Seeberg, H. B., 2014.

Why can some political systems handle more issues than others? A study of the determinants of the size of political agendas

Seeberg, H. B. & Mortensen, P. B., 2014.

The Power of the Loser: Opposition Policy Influence through Agenda-Setting

Seeberg, H. B., 29 Nov 2013, Aarhus: Forlaget Politica. 180 p.

Can the opposition make the government legislate? Evidence from the UK 1992-2005

Seeberg, H. B., 11 Apr 2013. 30 p.

The Opposition's Influence on Policy Through Issue Politicization

Seeberg, H. B., 2013, In: Journal of Public Policy. 33, 1, p. 89-107

Legislative agreements as a trade of criticism for policy

Seeberg, H. B. & Christiansen, F. J., 25 Oct 2012. 30 p.

Government and opposition in issue competition: Legislative agreements as a trade of criticism for policy

Seeberg, H. B. & Christiansen, F. J., 9 Jul 2012.

On the opposition's influence on policy. Evidence from the UK 1992-2005

Seeberg, H. B., 21 Jun 2012.

The Power of the Opposition

Green-Pedersen, C., Mortensen, P. B., Seeberg, H. B. & Thesen, G., 2012, In: Perspectives on Europe. 42, 2, p. 54-59 6 p.

Parties and policies: How policy changes when the opposition party sets the agenda

Seeberg, H. B., 25 Jun 2011. 25 p.

Parties and policies: How the opposition party can change policy when setting the agenda

Seeberg, H. B., 2 Apr 2011. 25 p.

Opposition, government, and policy change in comparative perspective

Seeberg, H. B., 25 Jun 2010. 25 p.

Opposition, government, and policy change in comparative perspective

Seeberg, H. B., 8 Jun 2010. 25 p.

Political Agenda-Setting and Policy Change in Comparative Perspective

Seeberg, H. B., 25 Jun 2009. 25 p.