Ruben B. Mathisen
Political Scientist
University of Bergen
Ruben B. Mathisen
Political Scientist
University of Bergen
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Political Scientist
University of Bergen
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen in Norway.
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen in Norway.
My research focuses on the relationship between public opinion and public policy, and in particular, the extent to which citizens have unequal influence on public policy in modern democracies.
My research focuses on the relationship between public opinion and public policy, and in particular, the extent to which citizens have unequal influence on public policy in modern democracies.
I got my PhD in 2023, with a thesis titled "Economic Inequality and Political Power in Norway".
I got my PhD in 2023, with a thesis titled "Economic Inequality and Political Power in Norway".
My work has been published in the American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science and Journal of Politics.
My work has been published in the American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science and Journal of Politics.
Also, I make data visualizations for fun that I post on Bluesky and X
Also, I make data visualizations for fun that I post on Bluesky and X
Research
Working paper
Growing Apart: Ideological Polarization between Teenage Boys and Girls
Growing Apart: Ideological Polarization between Teenage Boys and Girls
Teenage boys and girls in Norway are more ideologically polarized than ever. Using data for 130,000 high-schoolers over 34 years, I find that a surge in anti-feminism among boys is driving much of the recent trend
Journal of Politics
The Influence Gap: Unequal Policy Responsiveness to Men and Women
The Influence Gap: Unequal Policy Responsiveness to Men and Women
In this paper, I show that men have had stronger influence on public policy than women in both Norway and the US over the past 50 years. But while this inequality has disappeared in Norway (as the shared of women in parliament increased), it has changed little over time in the US.
British Journal of Political Science
Taxing the 1 Percent: Public Opinion vs. Public Policy
Taxing the 1 Percent: Public Opinion vs. Public Policy
In this paper, I document that top incomes in Norway are taxed considerably lower than what probably would have been the case if public opinion decided.
American Political Science Review
Affluence and Influence in a Social Democracy
Affluence and Influence in a Social Democracy
In this paper, I use an original dataset of public opinion polls matched with policy decisions to show that public policy in Norway primarily responds to the preferences of people with high income and education.
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