Resul Umit
Academic Interests
Resul's academic interests lie in two broad areas. One relates to the behaviour of various actors in parliamentary representation, such as citizens at elections and their representatives in parliaments. It is an overarching theme across many of his publications that political institutions encourage certain types of electoral and legislative behaviour while discouraging others. The second area relates to the interaction between public opinion and politics. Specifically, he is interested in how public opinion and politics shape each other.
Background
Resul holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Vienna (2017). His PhD was funded with a scholarship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna, where he also participated in an additional training programme for a small cohort of selected PhD students for three years.
This builds on his previous degrees in European Studies (University of Tampere and University of Kent), Political Science, and Public Administration (Middle East Technical University).
Projects
At ARENA, Resul works under two projects, both related to the concept of differentiation in the EU — EU3D and DiCE.
Prior to joining ARENA, he was a member of three research projects, the last of which was at the University of Lucerne as a post-doctoral researcher.
Publications
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Umit, Resul & Schaffer, Lena (2022). Wind turbines, public acceptance, and electoral outcomes. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. ISSN 1424-7755. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Umit, Resul (2021). Rallies around the flag-draped coffins: the electoral effects of security force casualties in terror attacks. Political Science Research and Methods. ISSN 2049-8470. doi: 10.1017/psrm.2021.30. Full text in Research Archive
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Umit, Resul (2021). Solar panels and political attitudes. Political Studies Review. ISSN 1478-9299. doi: 10.1177/14789299211044868. Full text in Research Archive
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Pohjolainen, Pasi; Kukkonen, Iida; Jokinen, Pekka; Poortinga, Wouter; Ogunbode, Charles Adedayo & Böhm, Gisela [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). The role of national affluence, carbon emissions, and democracy in Europeans’ climate perceptions. Innovation. The European Journal of Social Sciences. ISSN 1351-1610. doi: 10.1080/13511610.2021.1909465. Full text in Research Archive
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Umit, Resul (2020). Parliamentary Communication Allowances: Good for Nothing? Political Studies Review. ISSN 1478-9299. doi: 10.1177/1478929920967588. Full text in Research Archive
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Auel, Katrin & Umit, Resul (2020). Who's the Boss? An analysis of the vote on the 'European Union (Notice of Withdrawal) Bill' in the House of Commons. Journal of Contemporary European Studies. ISSN 1478-2804. doi: 10.1080/14782804.2020.1815679. Full text in Research Archive
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Umit, Resul (2021). Unfulfilled Winning Expectations Decrease Voter Satisfaction with Democracy.
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Umit, Resul (2021). Polling Station Size and Electoral Outcomes.
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Cowley, Philip & Umit, Resul (2021). Legislator Dissent and Electoral Outcomes.