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Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson - Professor
–
School of Social Sciences
Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson
Íslenska
Professor
Location
Oddi / O-220
Phone
525 - 4521
Email
ghk [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Political Science
Published Work
Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson - published work
Curriculum Vitae
Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson - Curriculum Vitae
Consultation hours
By appointment
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1579-1370
Research portal – Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson
Courses 2024 - 2025
STJ101G - Introduction to Politics: The Icelandic Political System
Collaboration
International projects on ministerial accountability, managing the executive and political appointments
,
,
,
Institute for Public Administration and Politics
Education
1990
,
Ph.D.
,
,
1982
,
M.Sc.
,
London School of Economics and Political Science
,
Political Science
1981
,
B.A.
,
University of Iceland
,
Political Science
Professional Experience
1997 -
,
Professor in political science,
University of Iceland
1990 -
1997,
Senior lecturer in political science,
University of Iceland
Published works
2022
Iceland: Political Developments and Data in 2021
European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook
Iceland
Corruption and state-building: The case of Iceland
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration
The Nordic governments' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
Regulation and Governance
2021
Iceland
Iceland
Iceland
Iceland
Political change and coalition politics
Does Legitimacy Mitigate Corruption? The Relevance of Social Traps in Low-corruption Contexts
International Journal of Public Administration
Elítur og valdakerfi á Íslandi
Terror threats and civil liberties: when do citizens accept infringements of civil liberties?
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
2020
Nordic Party Membership Trends
Who are the party members and are they representative of party voters?
All that glitters . . . a closer look at the Nordic 'exception'
Iceland
2019
Iceland
Exploring shades of corruption tolerance: Tentative lessons from Iceland and Sweden
Kyiv-Mohyla Law and Politics Journal
2018
The role of parliament under ministerial government
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration
Sérstaða íslensks þingræðis
Political trust in Iceland: Performance or politics?
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration
Representation in crisis
Iceland
The Icelandic power structure revisited
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration
Primaries and Legislative Behavior
2017
Iceland
The icelandic progressive party
2016
Success in reforming administration: What matters?
Measuring corruption: whose perceptions should we rely on? Evidence from Iceland
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration
Specialists, spinners and networkers
Acta Politica
Democratising candidate selection in Iceland
Managing the financial crisis
Iceland
2015
Iceland
Political control and perceptions of corruption in Icelandic local government
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Primary consequences
Party Politics
Democratising candidate selection in Iceland
2014
Stjórnsýsluumbætur og árangur þeirra
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Iceland
Hin mörgu andlit lýðræðis. Þátttaka og vald á sveitarstjórnarstiginu
2013
Raunhæf skynsemi eða stefnufálm? Samband þings og framkvæmdarvalds við undirbúning opinberrar stefnumótunar
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Making words count
European Journal of Political Research
Iceland
2012
Party Patronage in Iceland
Iceland
Hvað voru kjósendur að hugsa? Forsetakosningar á Íslandi 2012
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Lýðræði og þátttaka í sveitarfélögum
2011
Democracy and administrative performance
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Party cohesion in the Icelandic Althingi
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Iceland
European Journal of Political Research
2010
Iceland
European Journal of Political Research
Félagsauður: Skilgreining og mæling
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
The parliamentary election in Iceland, April 2009
Electoral Studies
Iceland
Samsteypustjórnir og sjálfstæði ráðherra
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Fjölmennustu flokkar heims. Meðlimaskipulag íslenskra stjórnmálaflokka
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
2009
Public Impact. Citizen influence in local governments in Iceland
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Mæling pólitískra stöðuveitinga
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Iceland
European Journal of Political Research
2008
The parliamentary election in Iceland, May 2007
Electoral Studies
More safe than sound?
Iceland
European Journal of Political Research
Lýðræði. Drög að greiningu
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
2007
Íslenska stjórnkerfið
Lýðræðisleg ábyrgð og rekstrarform í stjórnsýslu
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Iceland
European Journal of Political Research
Stjórnsækni og stefnufesta
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
2006
Íslenska stjórnkerfið
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Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Iceland
European Journal of Political Research
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Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Ráðherraáhætta
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
2005
Raforka, efnishyggja og stjórnmálaátök
Iceland
European Journal of Political Research
Local Democracy and the Public Services
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
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Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
2004
The Euro-sceptical political elite
Iceland
European Journal of Political Research
Evrópusamruninn og efasemdir íslenskra ráðamanna
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
2003
Political data in 2002
European Journal of Political Research
2002
Iceland
European Journal of Political Research
2001
The 1999 parliamentary election in Iceland
Electoral Studies
2000
The Icelandic parliamentary election of 8 May 1999
West European Politics
Iceland
European Journal of Political Research
1996
Parties, states and patronage
West European Politics
1995
The Icelandic parliamentary election of 1995
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1991
The Icelandic parliamentary election of 1991
Electoral Studies
The Icelandic Parliamentary Election of April 1991
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1987
The Icelandic parliamentary election of 1987
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Iceland
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