Dr Sarah Harrison 20th August 1982, British
• CURRENT POSITION
2010 – Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, Department of Government, LSE, UK.
• EDUCATION
2010 PhD in Political Science ‘Ideological (Mis) Match? Mapping Extreme Right Ideological Discourse and Voter Preferences’, Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK. Supervisors: Dr Jonathan Hopkin & Prof. Michael Bruter 2006 MRes in Research Methods, Department of Government, LSE, UK 2004 BA in European Studies, Departmental Prize and First Class Honours, Department of European
Studies, Hull University, UK
• PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2010-2011 Research Officer, Research project on Perceptions of Asia in the UK Media funded by Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Singapore & National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE), University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2010-2011 Research Officer, Research project on European Parliament Elections Campaigns, European University
Institute, Florence 2008-2010 Research Officer, ESRC project on European identity in 27 countries 2004-2008 Research Assistant, Leverhulme project on young party members in Europe 2001-2004 Research Assistant, ESRC project on media, symbols, and identity
• FELLOWSHIPS
2018 Jean Monnet Fellow Europa Policy Labs, National Europe Centre, Australian National University 2017 Europa Fellow, National Europe Centre, Australian National University, Canberra 2005-2010 ESRC 1+3 PhD scholarship, Department of Government, LSE, UK 2004-2005 Visiting fellow, National Europe Centre, Australian National University, Canberra
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
2019: (Forthcoming) Citizens’ Electoral Psychology in Six Democracies under contract with Princeton University Press (with Bruter)
2018: ‘Young voters’ in the UK General Election 2017 Parliamentary Affairs Special Edition Tonge, J. et al (eds)
2018: ‘The weight of negativity: The Impact of Immigration Perceptions on the Brexit Vote’ in Trumping the Mainstream – The Conquest of Mainstream Democratic Politics by Far-Right Populism Routledge
2017: ‘From emotion to ergonomics: capturing and interpreting voters’ Emotions under different electoral arrangements.’ Nature (Human Behaviour) vol.1 (with Bruter)
2016: Youth participation in Europe: in between hope and disillusion Palgrave (with Cammaerts, Banaji, et al)
2014: ‘The myth of youth apathy: young Europeans’ critical attitudes towards democratic life’ (Cammaerts Banaji, et al) American Behavioral Scientist 58(5): 645-64.
2013: ‘Decoding manifestoes and other political texts’ in Political Science Research Methods in Action, (Lodge et al.) Palgrave
2011: Mapping extreme right ideology (with Bruter) Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
2009: ‘Tomorrow’s leaders? A model of young party members’ motivations in 6 European democracies.’ (with Bruter) Comparative Political Studies. Vol. 42.10
2009: The future of our democracies? Young party members in 6 European democracies. (with Bruter) Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
• INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2017- Departmental Research Strategy Deputy-Head team, Department of Government, LSE 2011 – Deputy Director of the ECREP initiative in electoral psychology 2011-2013 Representative of Research Staff, School Research Committee; LSE 2010-2012 President of the European Society, LSE, UK
• COMMISSIONS OF TRUST
2018 – Advisor for an APPG briefing on the Vote at 16. 2017- Consultant: European Committee of the Regions: Consultation of members’ perceptions of the future of Europe 2017- External Reviewer of Fellowships, Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) 2014- Expert for South Africa Electoral Commission: youth participation and electoral psychology 2015- External reviewer for the European Research Council 2015 Starting Grants Evaluations 2015- Expert for the Palestinian Electoral Commission: effective access to the vote 2014- Keynote speech: European Parliament-European Youth Forum: the vote at 16 2014- Expert for Government of Mauritius: electoral system reform 2014- Keynote speech, European Parliament: democracy and voters’ psychology in Georgia 2013- Examiner, Council of Europe (Category A positions within the Council administration) 2013- Keynote speech, European identity in Britain, Houses of Parliament, UK 2012- External examiner, Birkbeck University, UK: MA in research methodology 2011-12- Consultant: EACEA and DG for Education and Culture, European Commission 2011- Keynote speech, EU-Canada biennial meeting on youth participation, Helsinki
• RESEARCH GRANTS
2018 ESRC First & Foremost Co-Principal Investigator £700,000 2018 Santander Fund, UK Principal Investigator £1,500 2017 Department of Government, LSE Principal Investigator £1,680 2016 Department of Government, LSE, Co-Principal Investigator £14,050 2016 Santander Fund, UK Principal Investigator £2,500 2011 European Commission, EU Co-Principal Investigator € 250,000 2011 Abbey Santander, UK Principal Investigator £2,500 2010 National Endowment for Science
Technology, and Arts, UK Principal Investigator £1,800
• AWARDS AND HONOURS
2014 Shortlisted for Best International Research Award with Prof. Bruter and Opinium – European Identity Project:
Market Research Society Awards 2013 Winner of Best International Research Award with Prof. Bruter and Opinium – Electoral Psychology Project:
Market Research Society Awards 2012 Honourable Mention Award for PhD thesis ‘Ideological (Mis) Match? Mapping Extreme Right Ideological Discourse and Voter Preferences’- Political Psychology Section of American Political Science Association, 2010 Shortlisted for Michael Young Award for Youth Participation Project 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award: ESRC Social Science Work Placement Scheme 2007 Twice recipient of LSE doctoral travel awards 2005- Twice recipient of the “Learn for You” awards, LSE 2004 Thrice recipient of LSE Research Studentships 2004 Departmental Award, European Studies and Modern Languages at the University of Hull.
• ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2019 Organiser Europa Policy Lab, Optimising the Experience of First Time Voters, ANUCES, ANU 2018 Organiser Europa Policy Lab, Electoral Ergonomics & Vulnerable Voters, ANUCES, ANU 2017 Organiser, ECREP workshop in research methods, LSE, UK 2016 Report Launch: Public attitudes towards Brexit, Bloomsbury House, London 2015 ECREP International Conference, LSE, UK 2013- ECREP workshop series in electoral psychology & comparative research methods, LSE, UK
• TEACHING ACTIVITIES 2018- Electoral Psychology in a comparative context: University of Cape Town & LSE summer school 2017- Guest teaching, Research in Electoral Psychology, LSE GV398 2010- Guest teaching, MA course: elections & public opinion in Europe, LSE GV4A2 2012- Guest teaching, PhD research clinic GV515
The EPO Team
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Michael Bruter
Director
Electoral Psychology Observatory
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Sarah Harrison
Deputy-Director
Electoral Psychology Observatory.
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Laura Serra
Core Researcher
Electoral Psychology Observatory
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Sandra Obradović
Core Researcher
Electoral Psychology Observatory
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Asli Ceren Cinar
PhD Student
Department of Government, LSE
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Mukulika Banerjee
Associate Member
Department of Anthropology, LSE
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Eri Bertsou
Associate Member
Department of Political Science, University of Zurich
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Florian Foos
Associate Member
Department of Government, LSE
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Sarah Hobolt
Associate Member
Department of Government, LSE
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Mathias Poertner
Associate Member
Department of Government, LSE
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Sophie Lecheler
Associate Member
Department of Communication, University of Vienna
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Annick Masselot
Associate Member
School of Law, University of Canterbury
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Srishti Ghulani
Research Assistant
Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, LSE
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Agnese Moroni
Research Assistant
Department of Government, LSE
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Vida Fatemi
Research Assistant
Electoral Psychology Observatory
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Quido Haškovec
Research Assistant
Department of Government, LSE
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Eponine Howarth
Research Assistant
Electoral Psychology Observatory
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Courtney Leung
Research Assistant
University of Chicago
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Sophia Michel
Research Assistant
University of Chicago
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Luke Mansillo
Research Assistant
University of Sydney
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Ginny Moruzzi
Research Assistant
Department of Government, LSE
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Rania Putri
Research Assistant
Electoral Psychology Observatory
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Goksu Zeybek
Research Assistant
University of Chicago
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Anne-Sophie Neyra
Researcher
Department of Government, LSE
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Zita von Bonin
Researcher
Electoral Psychology Observatory