Nathalie Giger

Nathalie Giger is an Associate Professor at the University of Geneva since 2014, with prior affiliations at the University of Zurich, University of Mannheim, and Konstanz. She holds a doctorate from the University of Bern (2009) and specializes in comparative political behavior, gender politics, and political representation.

• Research Interests: Political behavior (attitudes and elections), interest representation, political parties, consequences of public policies, gender.
• Projects: Inequality in the mind (FNS project), New Relations Between Voters and Representatives in the Age of Social Media (FNS Digital Lives project with Stefanie Bailer).

Research Trends: Her recent work examines inequality perception, social media's impact on voter-representative dynamics, and gender representation gaps. Articles span topics like electoral vulnerability, party organization, and socioeconomic disparities in political influence.

Doctoral Students: Current and former advisees include Laura Gallati, Adrien Sabathier, Rebbeca Laura Safdie, Davy-Kim Lascombes, and Quentin Borgeat. Publications cover dyadic representation, policy congruence, and elite behavior across journals like European Journal of Political Research and Electoral Studies.