Political Data Science (PODS) - Department of Political Science

PODS Political Data Science

The digitalization of records of political data, historical and current, has the potential to substantively enrich, and challenge, our understanding of political phenomena. The Political Data Science (PODS) research group brings together scholars interested in the collection and exploitation of these new sources of data.

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About PODS

Established in 2021, PODS provides a venue for organizing workshops and seminars in all aspects of political data science.

Cooperation

Several members of PODS are members of CIR, the department's research group on comparative institutions and regimes. PODS members are open to cooperation with governmental agencies, NGOs, and private organizations working in the field of political data science.

Relevant courses

Members of PODS teach an undergraduate course in Social Science Data Analysis and Programming and a graduate course in statistical analysis. We are also planning a course in digital data collection.

Members

Bjørn Høyland University of Oslo
Håvard Strand University of Oslo
Jørgen Bølstad University of Oslo
Tore Wig University of Oslo
Philipp Christian Broniecki University of Oslo
Silje Synnøve Lyder Hermansen University of Oslo
Øyvind Stiansen University of Oslo
Torbjørn Skardhamar University of Oslo
Philipp Matthias Lutscher University of Oslo
Resul Umit Yazici University of Oslo
Felix Haass University of Oslo
Jean Lachapelle University of Oslo
Emil Aas Stoltenberg University of Oslo
Thomas Hegghammer
Zoltán Fazekas
Solveig Bjørkholt
Martin G Søyland
Vibeke Wøien Hansen

Published Jan. 15, 2021 11:35 AM - Last modified Aug. 21, 2026 3:29 PM

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