Associate Lecturer in Politics, University of York
Dr Liisa Talving is an Associate Lecturer in Politics at the University of York. She holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Tartu, Estonia. Her research interest are determinants of citizens’ political behavior and political attitudes, cross-country comparative research with a regional focus on Europe, and quantitative research methods. Her existing work focuses on EU attitudes and economic voting.
She is currently involved in the project ‘Euroscepticism: dimensions, causes and consequences in times of crisis’, studying public attitudes towards the EU and its policies during the Great Recession and the Eurozone crisis. To read more about the project, please visit http://euroscepticism.org/
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Feb 03, 2020 12:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
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Dec 04, 2017 17:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
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