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Dr Ruxandra Serban is a Lecturer (Teaching) in Comparative Politics at the Department of Political Science, University College London (UCL). She joined UCL in September 2023 as an Associate Lecturer in Democratic and Authoritarian Politics and serves as Deputy Director of the MSc Democracy and Comparative Politics. Prior to UCL, she was an LSE Fellow in the Department of Methodology at the London School of Economics, where she taught research design and methods.
- PhD in Political Science from UCL (2020)
- Focus on democratic accountability mechanisms and parliamentary procedures
- Expertise in mixed-methods research designs and comparative institutional analysis
Her research examines parliamentary dynamics and democratic accountability, particularly in relation to prime ministerial oversight across 31 democracies. Key themes include the evolution of parliamentary practices, executive-legislative interactions, and critiques of the Westminster model. She has published extensively in journals like British Journal of Politics and International Relations and Government and Opposition, emphasizing comparative insights into executive accountability.
Recent publications highlight adversarial legislative behavior, cross-national accountability practices, and the need to retire outdated conceptual frameworks. She also co-authored a chapter in Exploring Parliament (Oxford University Press, 2018). Her teaching portfolio includes convening modules on democracy, authoritarianism, and British politics.
