Dr. Hanna Bäck

Project director, external fellow
hanna [dot] back [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se
Phone: 
+49-621-181-2842
 
 

Research Interests

  • Parties and coalition formation
  • Political participation and voting behavior
  • Research methods

Projects

BI Associated Projects

BI.4
"Strong" vs. "Weak" Governments and the Challenge of Economic Reforms

Publications

(Note: Generally, the former staff pages only feature publications that have been published at the MZES. Furthermore, the former staff pages feature publications that have been published in co-authorship with current MZES staff.)

Monographs

Bäck, Hanna (2003): Explaining Coalitions. Evidence and Lessons From Studying Coalition Formation in Swedish Local Government. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. more

Editions

Bäck, Hanna, and Mikael Gilljam (Eds.) (2006): Valets mekanismer. Stockholm: Liber. more

Journal Articles

Bäck, Hanna, Marc Debus, Jochen Müller and Henry Bäck (2013): Regional Government Formation in Varying Multilevel Contexts: A Comparison of Eight European Countries. Regional Studies, 47, issue 3, p. 368-387. more
Bäck, Hanna, Jan Teorell and Anders Westholm (2011): Explaining Modes of Participation. A Dynamic Test of Alternative Rational Choice Models. Scandinavian Political Studies, 34, issue 1, p. 74–97. more
Bäck, Hanna, Marc Debus and Patrick Dumont (2011): Who Gets What in Coalition Governments? Predictors of Portfolio Allocation in Parliamentary Democracies. European Journal of Political Research, 50, issue 4, p. 441-478. more
Bäck, Hanna, Patrick Dumont, Henk Erik Meier, Thomas Persson and Kare Vernby (2009): Does European Integration Lead to a Presidentialization of Executive Politics? Ministerial Selection in Swedish Post-War Cabinets. European Union Politics, 10, issue 2, p. 226-252. more
Bäck, Hanna, Thomas Persson and Henk Erik Meier (2009): Party Size and Portfolio Payoffs. The Proportional Allocation of Ministerial Posts in Coalition Governments. Journal of Legislative Studies, issue 15, p. 10-34. more
Bäck, Hanna, and Axel Hadenius (2008): Democracy and State Capacity. Exploring a J-shaped Relationship. Governance, 21, issue 1, p. 1-24. more
Bäck, Hanna (2008): Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Formation: Evidence from Swedish Local Government. Party Politics, 14, issue 1, p. 71-89. more
Bäck, Hanna, and Patrick Dumont (2008): Making the First Move. A Two-Stage Analysis of the Role of Formateurs in Parliamentary Government Formation. Public Choice, 135, issue 3-4, p. 353 - 373. more
Lewin, Leif, Barbro Lewin, Hanna Bäck and Lina Westin (2008): A Kinder, Gentler Democracy? The Consensus Model and Swedish Disability Politics. Scandinavian Political Studies, 31, issue 3, p. 291-310. more
Bäck, Hanna, and Patrick Dumont (2007): Combining Large-n and Small-n Strategies: The Way Forward in Coalition Research. West European Politics, 30, issue 3, p. 467–501. more
Dumont, Patrick, and Hanna Bäck (2006): Why So Few and Why So Late? Green Parties and the Question of Governmental Participation. European Journal of Political Research, 45, issue Sonderheft, p. 35-67. more
Bäck, Hanna (2003): Explaining and predicting coalition outcomes: Conclusions from studying data on local coalitions. European Journal of Political Research, 42, issue 4, p. 441–472. more

Book Chapters

Bäck, Hanna (2010): Den svenska regeringsbildningen i ett jämförande perspektiv. p. 33-55 in: Jörgen Hermansson (Ed.) Regeringsmakten i Sverige. Ett experiment i parlamentarism, 1917–2009. Stockholm: SNS. more
Bäck, Hanna, and Jacques Thomassen (2009): European Citizenship and Identity after Enlargement. p. 184-207 in: Jacques Thomassen (Ed.) The Legitimacy of the European Union after Enlargement. Oxford: Oxford University Press. more
Bäck, Hanna, and Jan Teorell (2009): The Stability of Partisanship: evidence from a Russian panel study. p. 162-179 in: John Bartle, Paolo Bellucci (Eds.) Political Parties and Partisanship. London: Routledge. more
Bäck, Hanna, Carina Gunnarsson and Magdalena Inkinen (2008): Explaining Generalised Trust. p. 137-162 in: Carina Gunnarsson (Ed.) Cultural Warfare: Fighting the Mafia in Palermo. Manchester: Manchester University Press. more
Bäck, Hanna, Thomas Persson and Kare Vernby (2008): In Tranquil Waters? Swedish Cabinet Ministers in the Post-War Era. p. 159-178 in: Keith Dowding, Patrick Dumont (Eds.) The Selection of Ministers in Europe: Hiring and Firing. London: Routledge. more
Bäck, Hanna (2008): Intraparty Politics and Local Coalition Formation. p. 53-68 in: Daniela Giannetti, Kenneth Benoit (Eds.) Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments in Parliamentary Democracies. London: Routledge. more

Papers / Reports

Thomassen, Jacques, and Hanna Bäck (2008): European Citizenship after Enlargement. Fiesole [EUI working papers] more

Conference Presentations

Bäck, Hanna, Marc Debus and Jochen Müller (2013): Who is allowed to take the floor? Individual and party-level determinants of the number of legislative speeches delivered by Swedish MPs. [Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Cardiff, March 25th to March 27th, 2013] more
Bäck, Hanna, Marc Debus and Jochen Müller (2013): Who is allowed to take the floor? The role of saliency and gender when explaining speech-making in the Swedish Riksdag. [Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Chicago, April 11th to April 14th, 2013] more
Debus, Marc, Hanna Bäck and Wolfgang C. Müller (2011): Intra-party conflict and office allocation in coalition governments. [ECPR Standing Group on Parliaments Conference, Leiden, November 24th to November 25th, 2011] more
Debus, Marc, Hanna Bäck and Wolfgang C. Müller (2010): The Ideological Cohesion of Political Parties: An Evaluation of the Method of Deriving MPs’ Policy Positions from Parliamentary Speeches. [68th National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 22nd to April 25th, 2010] more
Bäck, Hanna, Henk Erik Meier, Jörn Fischer and Thomas Persson (2009): European Integration and Prime Ministerial Power. A Differential Impact on Cabinet Reshuffles in Germany and Sweden. [ECPR General Conference, Potsdam, September 10th to September 12th, 2009] more
Debus, Marc, Hanna Bäck and Henry Bäck (2009): Regional Government Formation in Varying Multi-Level Contexts: A Comparison of Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. [IPSA 2009 World Congress of Political Science, Santiago de Chile, July 12th to July 16th, 2009] more
Debus, Marc, Hanna Bäck and Henry Bäck (2009): Regional government formation in varying multi-level contexts: A comparison of Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. [ECPR Conference 2009 Joint Sessions of Workshops, Lisbon, April 14th to April 19th, 2009] more
Debus, Marc, Hanna Bäck and Wolfgang C. Müller (2009): The Ideological Cohesion of Political Parties: An Analysis of Parliamentary Speeches in Austria and Germany. [ECPR General Conference, Potsdam, September 10th to September 12th, 2009] more
Müller, Wolfgang C., Hanna Bäck and Marc Debus (2009): The Ideological Cohesion of Political Parties. An Analysis of Parliamentary Speeches in Austria and Germany. [ECPR General Conference, Potsdam, September 10th to September 12th, 2009] more
Bäck, Hanna, and Martin Rosema (2008): Government Formation and Strategic Voting in Multiparty Systems. [The Politics of Change workshop: How Parties, Elections and Voters Adjust to Changing Political Environments, Amsterdam, June 13th to June 14th, 2008] more
Bäck, Hanna, Patrick Dumont and Marc Debus (2008): Who Gets What in Coalition Governments? Predictors of Portfolio Allocation in Parliamentary Democracies. [Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Boston, Mass., August 28th to August 31st, 2008] more
Bäck, Hanna, Patrick Dumont, Henk Erik Meier, Thomas Persson and Kare Vernby (2007): Does European Integration Lead to a Presidentialization of Executive Politics?. [ECPR General meeting, Pisa, September 06th to September 08th, 2007] more
Bäck, Hanna, Thomas Persson and Kare Vernby (2007): European Integration and Prime Ministerial Power: An Interrupted Time-Series Study of Cabinet Reshuffles. [Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, August 30th to September 02nd, 2007] more
Bäck, Hanna, Patrick Dumont, Thomas Persson and Kare Vernby (2007): Presidentialized Executive Politics. The Effect of European Integration in the Swedish case. [ECPR Joint Sessions, Helsinki, May 07th to May 12th, 2007] more
Bäck, Hanna, and Patrick Dumont (2006): Making the First Move. A Two-Stage Analysis of the Role of Formateurs in Parliamentary Government Formation. [Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, August 31st to September 03rd, 2006] more
Bäck, Hanna, and Jan Teorell (2006): The Stability of Partisanship. Evidence from a Russian Panel Study. [ECPR Joint Sessions, Nicosia, April 25th to April 30th, 2006] more
Bäck, Hanna (2005): Intraparty Politics and Coalition Formation. Evidence from Swedish Local Government. [ECPR Joint Sessions, Granada, April 14th to April 19th, 2005] more
Bäck, Hanna, and Thomas Persson (2005): Party Size and Portfolio Payoffs. A Study of the Mechanism Underlying Gamson's Law of Proportionality. [ECPR Joint Sessions, Granada, April 14th to April 19th, 2005] more
Bäck, Hanna, and Patrick Dumont (2004): A Combination of Methods. The Way Forward in Coalition Research. [Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 02nd to September 05th, 2004] more
Bäck, Hanna, Jan Teorell and Anders Westholm (2004): Explaining Modes of Participation. A Dynamic Test of Alternative Theoretical Models. [Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 02nd to September 05th, 2004] more