Nick Sitter
Professor
Building:
Nador u. 11 Room:
305 Phone number:
+36 1 327 3130 Qualifications:
PhD, London School of Economics and Political Science
MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science
BSc (econ), London School of Economics and Political Science
Academic/Professional experience, and Achievements:
Professor Nick Sitter joined the Department of Public Policy as Head of Department in 2008. His research interests include comparative European public policy, regulation, party systems, and Euroscepticism. Recent books include Understanding Public Management (Sage 2008) and Europe’s Nascent State: Public Policy in the EU (Gyldendal 2006).
Nick Sitter holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Government, on the development of competitive party systems in post-communist East Central Europe. He also holds an MSc in West European Politics and BSc (econ) in Government and History from the London School of Economics.
Previous academic positions include lectureships in European politics and political economy at BI Norwegian School of Management, the American University, Florida State University, and Reading University, and a part-time teacher position at the LSE. Before completing his PhD, Nick Sitter worked as a political consultant in London.
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public policy
public management
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Nick BI web-page Projects with involvement of Nick Sitter
Publications
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Europe's nascent state? : public policy in the European Union : Essays in honour of Kjell A. Eliassen, Edited by N. Sitter and J. From. Oslo: Gyldendal, 2006.
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"The Politics of Opposition and European Integration: A Comparative Politics Perspective on Norwegian Party-Based Euroscepticismin." In Euroscepticism and European Integration, edited by P. Kaniok and K. Arató, 243-275. Zagreb: Political Science Research Center,, 2009.
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"To Structure Political Conflict: the Institutionalisation of Referendums on European Integration" in the Nordic Countries." In Referendums and representative democracy : responsiveness, accountability and deliberation, edited by M. Setälä and T. Schiller, 77-98. New York: Routledge, 2009.
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"The European Union Gas Market:Differentiated Integration and Fuzzy Liberalisation." In Energy and institution-building in Europe: Forces of integration and fragmentation, edited by G. Fermann. Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2009.
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"Protectionism, Populism, or Participation? Agrarian Parties and the European Question in Western and East Central Europe." In Opposing Europe? : the comparative party politics of Euroscepticism, edited by P. Taggart and A. Szczerbiak, 52-75. Vol. 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
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"The European Question and the Norwegian Party System since 1961: The Freezing of a Modern Cleavage or Contingent Opposition?" In Opposing Europe? : the comparative party politics of Euroscepticism, edited by P. Taggart and A. Szczerbiak. Vol. 1. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2008.
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"“EU Competition Policy and the Transition to a more Competitive Communications Industry." In The privatisation of European telecommunications, edited by J. From, 75-93. Aldershot England ;;Burlington VT: Ashgate, 2007.
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"Gel du débat partisan ou opposition ponctuelle? La question européenne en Norvège." In L’Opinion européenne en 2006, edited by C. Deloy and D. Reynié. Fondation Robert Schuman, 2006.
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"Ungarn – Stabilisering gjennom konkurranse." In Politisk utvikling i Sentral-Europa og Baltikum si den 1989, edited by E. Bakke. Samlaget, 2006.
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"Østutvidelsen – Sentral-Europa, Baltikum og EU." In Politisk utvikling i Sentral-Europa og Baltikum siden 1989, edited by E. Bakke. Samlaget, 2006.
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"European Organisations: From Negotiated Design to Overlapping Competencies and Quasi-Membership." In Handbook on Public Policy and Administration in the EU, edited by M. P. Van der Hoek. New York: Dekker, 2005.
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"The Quiet European: Norway’s Quasi-Membership of the European Union." In La grande Europe, edited by P. Magnette. Bruxelles: Éditions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 2004.
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"The Governance of Telecommunications in the European Union." In EU economic governance and globalization, edited by M. Campanella. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2003.
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"Cleavages, Party Strategy and Party System Change in Europe East and West." In Pan-European Perspectives on Party Politics, edited by P. G. Lewis and P. Webb, 179-207. Brill Academic Publishers, 2003.
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"Ungarn – stabilisering gjennom konkurranse." In Politisk utvikling i Sentral-Europa og Baltikum siden 1989, edited by E. Bakke. Samlaget, 2002.
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"Policy-Making and Institutions in the European Union." In Making policy in Europe, edited by S. Andersen and K. A. Eliassen, 20-44. London: Sage Publications, 2000.
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"From PTT to NRA: Towards a New Regulatory Regime in Europe?" In European Telecommunications Liberalisation: Too Good to be True?, edited by K. A. Eliassen and M. Sjøvaag, 39-53. Routledge, 1999.
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"National Self-determination or National Interest? The National Argument in the Norwegian EU debate." Hurdalssjøen: The Norwegian Political Science Conference, 2005.
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"Beyond Government and Opposition? Flanking Opposition and Quasi-Coalitions in the Norwegian Party System." PSA Conference Proceedings. Political Studies Association, 2004.
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"A Short-Cut to New Governance? Public Policy Reform in Scandinavia in the Shadow of European Integration." PSA Conference Proceedings. Political Studies Association, 2004.
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"Differential Euroscepticism among the Nordic Christian Parties: Protestantism or Protest?". PSA Conference Proceedings. Leicester: Political Studies Association Conference; University of Leicester, 2003.
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Book Review: Milada A. Vachudova: Europe Undivided: Democracy, Leverage & Integration after Communism In Industrial Relations Journal. Vol. 37., 2006.
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Book Review: Knut Heidar: Nordic Politics: Comparative Perspectives In Tidsskrift for samfunnsforsking., 2006.
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Book Review : Helen Wallace: Interlocking Dimensions of European Integration Edited In West European Politics. Vol. 27., 2004.
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Book Review: David Arter (ed): From Farmyard to City Square? The Electoral Adaptation of the Nordic Agrarian Parties Edited In West European Politics. Vol. 26., 2003.
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Book Review: Anna Bosco: Comunisti: Trasformazioni di Partito in Italia, Spagna e Portogallo In West European Politics. Vol. 25., 2002.
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Book Review: David McKay: Federalism and the EU: A Political Economy Perspective In West European Politics. Vol. 24., 2001.
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Differentiated Integration In Arena Working Paper. Oslo: Center for European Studies, University of Oslo, 2006.
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To Stay the Course or Cross the Floor: Members of Parliament, Parties and Party System Change in Central Europe In Report. Oslo: The Norwegian School of Management BI, 2005.
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Opposing Europe: Euro-Scepticism, Opposition and Party Competition In Sussex European Institute Working Paper. Sussex: Sussex European Institute, 2002.
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Opposing the Centre: Euro-Scepticism and Territorial Cleavages in European Party Systems In CEAS Report 01/2001. Sandvika: The Norwegian School of Management BI, 2001.
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