Intro.

I am Henrik Bech Seeberg. I am an associate professor in political science at Aarhus University in Denmark.

​My research is concerned with the causes and consequences of party competition and political agenda-setting in advanced democracies. My research has appeared in European Journal of Political Research, West European Politics, Party Politics, Journal of European Public Policy, Policy Studies Journal, JPART among others. I am the winner of the Gordon Smith and Vincent Wright Memorial Prize for the best article published in West European Politics during 2020. My most recent book 'Explaining Local Policy Agendas'  will come out at Palgrave Macmillan in February 2022. Link to my list of publications. 

I am a 'Sapere Aude' research leader on the project YOUTHPOL, funded by the Danish Research Council (6.500.000 DKr) (more info here) and an AUFF NOVA Grant holder on the project POPPRO generously funded by Aarhus University Research Fund (AUFF, 2.000.000 DKr). I start my 4-year 'Sapere Aude' project in 2024 and end my NOVA project in 2023.

I have created a number of political datasets that are available for download here.

I joined the editorial board at European Journal of Political Research in 2023.

Teaching fuels my research. I love engaging with my students and discuss how parties in Western democracies set the political agenda to tackle climate changes, terror, unemployment, and crime. 

Disseminating my research to a broader audience is a key goal for me, and I frequently lecture for high school students, appear in the radio, or write about my research in Danish newspapers.

More about me here. Link to my CV.

Selected Publications.

  • Seeberg, Henrik Bech (2022). ‘The Power of the Loser: Evidence on an Agenda-Setting Model of Opposition Policy Influence’, European Journal of Political Research. Forthcoming. abstract
  • Seeberg, Henrik Bech (2020). ‘Issue ownership attack: How a political party can counteract a rival’s issue ownership’. West European Politics.43(4): 772-794. LINK download​
    • Winner of the Gordon Smith and Vincent Wright Memorial Prize for the best article published in West European Politics during 2020. 
  • Seeberg, Henrik Bech  (2020). ‘First Avoidance, Then Engagement: Political Parties' Issue Competition in the Electoral Cycle, Party Politics. Forthcoming. download
  • Lefevere, Jonas, Seeberg, Henrik Bech, and Stefaan Walgrave (2020). ‘Negatively affecting voters’ triple issue considerations. An experimental study of parties’ attack communication’, Political Communication. Forthcoming
  • Jensen, Carsten and Henrik Bech Seeberg (2019). ‘On the enemy’s turf: Exploring the link between macro- and micro-framing in interest group communication’, Journal of European Public Policy.
  • Seeberg, Henrik Bech (2017). ‘How Stable is Political Parties’ Issue Ownership? A Cross-time, Cross-national Analysis’, Political Studies, 65(2): 475-492.
  • Seeberg, Henrik Bech (2013). ‘Parties and Policies. On the Opposition’s Influence on Policy Through Issue Politicization’, Journal of Public Policy, 33:1, 89–117.
The complete list of publications is here.

Work in progress.

  • Pedersen, Helene Helboe and Henrik Bech Seeberg (2023). 'Do politicians communicate more on salient issues amidst negative polls?' (revise and resubmit at Journal of Politics)
  • Poljak, Zeljko and Henrik Bech Seeberg (2023). 'Attacks and Issue Competition: Do Parties Attack based on Issue Salience or Issue Ownership?' (revise and resubmit at Political Communication)
  • Christoffer Green-Pedersen and Henrik Bech Seeberg (2022). 'Similar or different? Issue overlap between mainstream parties in Western Europe' (revise and resubmit at West European Politics).
  • Seeberg, Henrik Bech and James Adams (2022). 'Do political parties’ issue emphasis influence the mass public’s issue priorities?', (in review)
  • Senninger, Roman and Henrik Bech Seeberg and (2022). 'What Makes Politicians Attend to Societal Problems? Evidence from a Field Experiment and Interviews with Party Candidates' (in review).

Get In Touch.
Henrik Bech Seeberg

​Department of Political Science,
Aarhus University,

Bartholins Alle 7, 
8000 Aarhus C
​Denmark

h [dot] seeberg [at] ps [dot] au [dot] dk
AU web: http://au.dk/h.seeberg@ps
ORCID: 0000-0003-4501-4097
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​Location: Room 237, building 1340
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