Alexander is a researcher on the Norwegian European Social Survey (ESS) team. His work focuses on multilevel governance, with particular interests in political institutions, political parties, electoral behavior, and crisis management.

Alexander obtained his PhD in Comparative Politics from the University of Bergen and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science as well as a Research Master’s degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Leiden University.

Academic article

• Verdoes, Alexander (2025). Do second-order elections produce second-order governments? How national and regional factors influence the composition of regional governments. (external link)
• Schakel, Arjan Hille; Verdoes, Alexander (2024). Does executive autonomy reduce second-order election effects?. (external link)
• Verdoes, Alexander (2022). Élections municipales aux Pays-Bas, 13 mars 2022. (external link)
• Verdoes, Alexander (2022). Municipal elections in the Netherlands, 13 March 2022. (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Schakel, Arjan Hille; Verdoes, Alexander (2024). Regional political institutions. (external link)
• Schakel, Arjan Hille; Verdoes, Alexander (2023). Tracing developments in regional electoral democracy: the impact of regional authority, regional identity, and regional electoral systems on the regional vote. (external link)
• Verdoes, Alexander; Boin, Arjen (2021). Earthquakes in Groningen: Organized Suppression of a Creeping Crisis. (external link)

Lecture

• Mjelde, Hilmar; Grendstad, Gunnar; Verdoes, Alexander (2022). The US Midterm Election. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

Verdoes, A. (2020). Explaining the Emergence of International Parliamentary Institutions: The Case of the Benelux Interparliamentary Consultative Council. Parliamentary Affairs, 73 (2), pp. 385-407. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsy054