Peter Egge Langsæther holds a PhD in political science from the University of Oslo (2019). He studies political behavior, political parties, and civil society, with a special emphasis on how social background shapes political attitudes and party preferences. His work has been published in journals such as the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies and Journal of Politics. He is also author of the book Party Families in Western Europe, and is on the Editorial Board of Electoral Studies.
Peter Egge Langsæther
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Senior Research Fellow
- Phone:
- +4797011579
- Email:
- p.e.langsather@samfunnsforskning.no
Projects
Publications
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Hesstvedt, Stine & Langsæther, Peter Egge (2026). Hvem stemte hva? Sosial bakgrunn og stemmegivning ved valget 2025. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 57–70. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Stubager, Rune; Langsæther, Peter Egge & Hesstvedt, Stine (2026). Still Going Strong? The Social and Political Relevance of Class Identification Over Time in Four Countries. Comparative Political Studies. doi: 10.1177/00104140251414034. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Finseraas, Henning; Heath, Oliver; Langsæther, Peter Egge & Smets, Kaat (2025). How Group Appeals Shape Group-Party Linkages in Two Political Systems. Journal of Politics. doi: 10.1086/735505. Full text in Research Archive
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Nyrup, Jacob; Knutsen, Carl Henrik; Langsæther, Peter Egge & Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo (2025). Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments. British Journal of Political Science. 55. doi: 10.1017/s0007123425100598. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Dahlum, Sirianne; Langsæther, Peter Egge & Wig, Tore (2025). New evidence on citizens’ reactions to democratic norm violations in an advanced democracy. Electoral Studies: an international journal on voting and electoral systems and strategy. 97. doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102971. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Bratsberg, Bernt Magne; Finseraas, Henning; Langsæther, Peter Egge & Røgeberg, Ole (2025). The gendered long-term consequences of automation risk on electoral behaviour: Evidence from Norway. European Journal of Political Research. 64(4), p. 1805–1826. doi: 10.1111/1475-6765.70010. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Langsæther, Peter Egge & Knutsen, Carl Henrik (2024). Are women more progressive than men? Attitudinal gender gaps in West European democracies. International Political Science Review. doi: 10.1177/01925121241280069. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Hesstvedt, Stine & Langsæther, Peter Egge (2023). Klassekonfliktlinjen fra 1950-årene til i dag. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Politikk i urolige tider. En studie av stortingsvalget 2021. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. p. 204–228. Full text in Research Archive
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Simmonds, Emily Grace; Adjei, Kwaku Peprah; Andersen, Christoffer Wold; Aspheim, Janne Cathrin Hetle; Battistin, Claudia & Bulso, Nicola [Show all 43 contributors for this article] (2022). Insights into the quantification and reporting of model-related uncertainty across different disciplines. iScience. 25(12). doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105512. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Kenny, John & Langsæther, Peter Egge (2022). Environmentalism as an independent dimension of political preferences. European Journal of Political Research. doi: 10.1111/1475-6765.12549. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Langsæther, Peter Egge; Goubin, Silke & Haugsgjerd, Atle (2022). Subverted expectations and social democratic austerity: How voters’ reactions to policies are conditional on the policy-implementing actor. Electoral Studies: an international journal on voting and electoral systems and strategy. 80. doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2022.102529. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Evans, Geoffrey; Stubager, Rune & Langsæther, Peter Egge (2022). The conditional politics of class identity: class origins, identity and political attitudes in comparative perspective. West European Politics. 45(6), p. 1178–1205. doi: 10.1080/01402382.2022.2039980. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Wilde, Pieter de; Langsæther, Peter Egge & Özdemir, Sina Furkan (2022). Critical junctures and the crystallization of cosmopolitanism and communitarianism. European Political Science Review. 15(2), p. 157–176. doi: 10.1017/S1755773922000534. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Evans, Geoffrey & Langsæther, Peter Egge (2021). The Realignment of Class Politics and Class Voting. In Thompson, William R. (Eds.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1976. Full text in Research Archive
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Langsæther, Peter Egge; Evans, Geoffrey & O'Grady, Tom (2021). Explaining the Relationship between Class Position and Political Preferences: A Long-Term Panel Analysis of Intra-Generational Class Mobility. British Journal of Political Science. doi: 10.1017/S0007123420000599. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Langsæther, Peter (2021). Politiske klasseforskjeller i Norge: Arbeiderklassens stemmegivning og politiske holdninger. In Ljunggren, Jørn & Hansen, Marianne Nordli (Ed.), Arbeiderklassen. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. p. 371–390. Full text in Research Archive
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Langsæther, Peter Egge & Evans, Geoffrey (2020). More than self‐interest: Why different classes have different attitudes to income inequality. British Journal of Sociology. 71(4), p. 594–607. doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12747. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Langsæther, Peter; Gjerløw, Haakon & Søyland, Martin G. (2019). Is all PR good PR? How the content of media exposure affects candidate popularity. Electoral Studies: an international journal on voting and electoral systems and strategy. 57, p. 143–152. doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2018.11.009. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Langsæther, Peter (2019). Class voting and the differential role of political values: Evidence from 12 West-European countries. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. 29(1), p. 125–142. doi: 10.1080/17457289.2018.1464015. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Langsæther, Peter Egge & Stubager, Rune (2019). Old wine in new bottles? Reassessing the effects of globalisation on political preferences in Western Europe. European Journal of Political Research. doi: 10.1111/1475-6765.12332. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Langsæther, Peter Egge (2019). Religious voting and moral traditionalism: The moderating role of party characteristics. Electoral Studies: an international journal on voting and electoral systems and strategy. 62. doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2019.102095. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Knutsen, Oddbjørn & Langsæther, Peter Egge (2018). Party Choice and Social Structure, Social Structure, Value Orientations and Party Choice in Western Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 111–194. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-52123-7_4. Full text in Research Archive
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Langsæther, Peter Egge (2023). Party Families in Western Europe. Routledge. 274 p. doi: 10.4324/9780429442728. Full text in Research Archive
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Myksvoll, Thomas M.; Espegren, Astrid; Stoltenberg, Daniel; Hansen, Vibeke Wøien; Langsæther, Peter Egge & Eimhjellen, Ivar (2026). Kartlegging av frivillig drevne åpne møteplasser for ungdom. Senter for forskning på sivilsamfunn og frivillig sektor. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Langsæther, Peter Egge (2019). Cleavage Politics in the 21st Century: How and why social background affects political preferences. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Dahlum, Sirianne; Langsæther, Peter Egge & Wig, Tore (2024). Meninger: Norske statsvitere: – Også i Norge er den autoritære trusselen reell. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Langsæther, Peter Egge (2019). Det syke sosialdemokratiet. Samtiden. Tidsskrift for politikk, litteratur og samfunnsspørsmål. 127(3), p. 32–39. Full text in Research Archive
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Langsæther, Peter (2018). Why does class affect voting? Democratic Audit. Full text in Research Archive
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Gjerløw, Haakon & Langsæther, Peter (2018). Framtida i deres hender. Intervju med lederne av fire norske politiske ungdomsorganisasjoner. [Journal]. Samtiden. Full text in Research Archive
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