Sara Hobolt

Sara Binzer Hobolt, FBA (born 1977) is a Danish political scientist, who specialises in European politics and electoral behaviour. She holds the Sutherland Chair in European Institutions at the London School of Economics and Political Science.[1][2]

Early life and education

Hobolt was born in 1977.[3] She undertook postgraduate studies in political science at the University of Cambridge, completing her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2005.[3] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Europe in question: the role of political information in referendums on European integration".[4] While at Cambridge, she was a member of St John's College.[5]

Honours

In July 2017, Hobolt was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[6]

In 2011, Hobolt was awarded the EUSA "Award for Best Book Published in 2009 or 2010" for her book Europe in Question: Referendums on European Integration.[7] In 2012, she was awarded the Nils Klim Prize;[3] this prize is awarded "to Nordic scholars under the age of 35, for outstanding contributions within the arts and humanities, social sciences, law or theology".[8]

Selected works

  • Sara B. Hobolt (2009). Europe in Question: Referendums on European Integration. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-954994-8.
  • Sara B. Hobolt; James Tilley (2014). Blaming Europe?: Responsibility Without Accountability in the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-966568-6.
  • Olaf Cramme; Sara B. Hobolt, eds. (2015). Democratic Politics in a European Union Under Stress. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-872448-3.

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Sara B Hobolt". European Institute. The London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Professor Sara Hobolt". British Academy. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sara Hobolt". Holberg Prize. University of Bergen. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Sara Binzer, Hobolt (2006). "Europe in question: the role of political information in referendums on European integration". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Professor Ulinka Rublack announced as Fellow of the British Academy". St John's College. University of Cambridge. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Elections to the British Academy celebrate the diversity of UK research". British Academy. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dr Sara Hobolt awarded EUSA prize". Department of Politics and International Relations. University of Oxford. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "About the Nils Klim Prize". Holberg Prize. University of Bergen. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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