About
Jan Rovny is a Full Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, affiliated with the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE) and the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP). His research focuses on political competition, ideological conflict lines, and ethnic politics in Europe, with a strong emphasis on democratic resilience and voter behavior.
His research interests include:
- Political competition in Europe
- Ethnic minorities and democratic representation
- Radical right and populist parties
- Party positioning and voter congruence
- EU politics and Euroscepticism
- Comparative electoral behavior
Recent publications reflect a trend toward understanding the resilience of liberal democracy amid rising populism, the role of ethnic politics in shaping party systems, and the ideological dynamics of responses to crises such as the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. His work increasingly integrates expert survey data (e.g., Chapel Hill Expert Survey) with comparative analysis across Eastern and Western Europe.
Scientific contributions and leadership include:
- Principal Investigator, Chapel Hill Expert Survey
- Principal Investigator, AUTHLIB (Horizon Europe project, 2022–2025)
- Associate Editor, East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures
He teaches comparative politics and quantitative methodology, advises students on European party politics and ethnic voting behavior, and serves as co-director of graduate studies in comparative politics and academic advisor to the Sciences Po Summer School. He has no known labs or research teams explicitly named, but leads major collaborative research projects with international scholars.
