Troels Bøggild

Troels Bøggild is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, where he researches political behavior and teaches across multiple academic levels. He leads the PEERPOL project (2024-2028), investigating how social media fuels political mistrust and polarization.

Research Focus: His work examines citizens' political attitudes, voter behavior, and elite actions using statistical methods. Key interests include:

• Origins of political mistrust and affective polarization
• Impact of political communication/scandals
• Behavior of politicians and parties
• Social media's role in political discourse

Teaching: He supervises bachelor, master, and PhD students across Political Science, Journalism, and Humanities, with courses covering:

• Public Policy and Political Science Methods (BA)
• Political Psychology and Polarization (MA/PhD)

Projects & Advising:

• PEERPOL Project (2024-2028): Research leader studying partisan peer pressure
• Advises students at all academic levels on political behavior research