Anna Brigevich

About

I am a political scientist with specialization in comparative politics (Europe, Eurasia, and Sub-Saharan Africa) and research methodology. Broadly speaking, my research focus lies in public opinion towards European integration, the impact of social identities, and party politics. My research agenda includes three lines of inquiry.

First, my research examines radical right and radical left party politics in the EU, and the recent rise of populism and nationalism. I am interested in what factors condition citizens to vote for radical parties, including economic preferences, hostility towards globalization, and psychological factors, such as the authoritarian personality dynamic, social dominance orientation, and anomie.

Along with Andrea Wagner (MacEwan University), I am currently building a public opinion dataset of populist attitudes in North America, Europe, and Latin America: the Varieties of Populist Attitudes (VoPA) survey. Our dataset distinguishes between anti-establishment and authoritarian populist attitudes and tracks public responses to polarizing issues, such as COVID regulations, the Freedom Convoy in Canada, the Capitol Hill Riots in the US, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The dataset serves as the foundation for a book manuscript, (currently under contract with Lynne Rienner Publishers).

Second, I am interested in how regional identity (i.e., subnational identity) impacts public attitudes towards European integration, especially in Spain and France. My work in this realm is rooted in social identity theory and in-group/out-group dynamics. My prior research has shown that many European citizens have an exclusionary regional identity that makes them hostile to European integration. Third, given my training as a comparativist, I am interested in how well established theories of social identity and party politics travel to other global contexts, such as Sub-Saharan Africa and Eurasia. I am currently working on a project that looks at public opinion across Sub-Saharan Africa towards Chinese investment on the continent.

I hold a PhD in political science from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (2012) and a BA in political science and history from the University of Florida (2004). Prior to joining NTNU, I was an Associate Professor at North Carolina Central University (2013 – 2020).

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Wagner, A., Brigevich, A., and D. Kroqi (2024). "(MIS)Perceptions of populism: do populists and anti-populists know what populism is?", Acta Politica.
Brigevich, A. and E. Oritsejafor (2022). "Ethnic versus National Identity and Satisfaction with Democracy: The Decline of the Ethnic Cleavage in Nigeria?", Regional & Federal Studies 34(4).

WORKS IN PROGRESS

"A Gendered Representation Gap or a Leveled Playing Field?: Public Support for Female Leaders of Populist Radical Right Parties in Western Europe", with Andrew Wagner, Marianna Griffini, and Eva Hollas.
"Public Support for Putin in the West”, with Andrea Wagner.
"Left and right wings of the same bird?: Comparing voting motivations of radical right and left voters in the EU."

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2023

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Brigevich, Anna; Wagner, Andrea. (2023) Anti-establishment versus authoritarian populism: Support for Putin in the West. APSA American Political Science Association Annual Meeting , Los Angeles 2023-08-31 - 2023-09-03
Academic lecture

Wagner, Andrea; Brigevich, Anna; Kroqi, Dorian. (2023) (Mis)perceptions of Populism: Do citizens know what populism is? . APSA American Political Science Association Annual Meeting , Los Angeles 2023-08-31 - 2023-09-03
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Gora, Anna; Graneng, Kristine; Brigevich, Anna. (2023) Framing Migration Policy in Media Debates: Elite-Mass Linkage During the Refugee Criss . CES Council for European Studies Annual Meeting , Reykjavik 2023-06-27 - 2023-06-29
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Gora, Anna Malgorzata; Brigevich, Anna; Graneng, Kristine. (2023) Framing Migration Policy in Media Debates: The Elites-Mass Linkage During the Refugee Crisis . Council for European Studies 29th International Conference of Europeanists , University of Reykjavik 2023-06-27 - 2023-06-29

2021

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Brigevich, Anna. (2021) Regional Identity and Support for European Integration: Parochialism, Economic Distinctiveness, and Confidence in the EU. Dr. Gabriele Abels and RegioParl From takers to shapers? Challenges for regions in a dynamic EU polity , University of Tübingen 2021-05-06 - 2021-05-07

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