Lise Rødland

Lise Rødland is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo, affiliated with the Comparative Institutions and Regimes (CIR) research group. Her academic work focuses on interest group influence, political parties, representation in comparative contexts, and quantitative research methods. She teaches courses such as Political Analysis, Research Methods and Statistics, and The Politics of Organized Political Actors, often leading R programming seminars.

Her research explores how interest groups interact with political parties and policymakers across Western democracies, emphasizing policy salience and institutional dynamics. Recent publications in journals like Governance and Journal of European Public Policy highlight her contributions to understanding group-political party relationships. She holds a Master's in Political Science from the University of Oslo (2019) and a Bachelor's in Political Science from the University of Agder (2011).

Rødland has worked as an adviser at the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management and held roles at Attac Norway, combining academic and policy-oriented experience. She collaborates with international scholars on comparative political economy projects.