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Tine Nansen Paulsen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California and concurrently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Zurich. Her research examines how formal political institutions shape representation, economic policies, and citizen welfare through historical and comparative lenses.
Her educational background includes:
- Ph.D. in Politics from New York University
- MPhil in Politics from University of Oxford
- B.A. in Political Science from New York University Abu Dhabi (founding cohort)
Paulsen's work integrates advanced statistical methods with archival research to investigate electoral systems and political economy. She specializes in historical political economy, focusing on how local electoral reforms in early-twentieth-century Europe—particularly Scandinavia—influenced state-building, democratization, and redistribution. Her research emphasizes the interplay between national and local political levels, demonstrating how institutional changes at one level create ripple effects across governance structures. Key contributions include analyzing proportional representation's impact on redistribution and the relationship between schooling and voting behavior in historical contexts.
Her recent publications in top journals like American Political Science Review and Political Analysis reveal consistent methodological rigor through quasi-experimental designs and historical data. The work bridges historical political economy with contemporary comparative politics, highlighting enduring patterns in electoral system effects across Scandinavia, early America, and multi-grader classroom assessment.
Scientific recognition includes:
- APSA's Ernst B. Haas Award for best dissertation in European Politics and Society
Paulsen co-organizes the Virtual Workshop in Historical Political Economy with Dmitrii Kofanov and Jan Vogler, fostering international scholarly collaboration. She teaches courses such as 'Preparation for the Research Seminar: Electoral Institutions in Europe and the World' at Zurich. No public information is available regarding student advising or grant funding.
