I'm studying how bureaucratic policymakers engage with stakeholders and interest groups during policymaking, focusing particularly on public consultations as venues for participation and influence. I work with quantitative text analysis and consultation data to understand patterns of stakeholder engagement in policymaking. For my PhD, I explored how public consultations function as instruments for building legitimacy in policymaking processes, drawing on data from Norway and the European Union. In my current postdoctoral work on the "Representing the Future in an Aging Europe" project, I investigate youth representation in policymaking. Specifically I look at how youth advocacy groups engage with public consultations and whether they provide meaningful channels for representing young people's interests between elections.

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