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John Erik Fossum

John Erik Fossum

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Political Science

D-Index
25
Citations
4054
World Ranking
1591
National Ranking
31

Overview

John Erik Fossum is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their work primarily focuses on the social sciences, with a specialization in political science and international relations. They have also contributed to related areas such as sociology and political science, artificial intelligence, finance, and demography.

Their research extensively covers topics linked to the European Union and its governance, including European Union policy and governance, European and international law studies, social policy and reform studies, as well as addressing issues in populism and right-wing movements. They also explore subjects related to misinformation and its impacts, alongside hate speech and cyberbullying detection.

Frequent co-authors include Espen D. H. Olsen, Jarle Trondal, and Christopher Lord, each collaborating on at least three works, while Riva Kastoryano and Tariq Modood have co-authored with Fossum on one occasion each.

Their publications appear regularly in various academic venues. The most frequent outlets include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift, Politics and Governance, JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies, and Social & Legal Studies.

Notable recent papers by Fossum include:

  • The EU and Third Countries: Consequences for Democracy and the Political Order, 2022, JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies
  • In What Sense Does Right-Wing Populism Pose a Democratic Challenge for the European Union?, 2023, Social & Legal Studies
  • EU Constitutional Models in 3D: Differentiation, Dominance and Democracy, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side? Norwegians' Assessments of Brexit, 2021, Politics and Governance
  • Governing diversity in the multilevel European public space, 2023, Ethnicities

Best Publications

  • Democracy in the European Union: Integration Through Deliberation?

    Erik Oddvar Eriksen;John Erik Fossum

  • The Multilevel Parliamentary Field: a framework for theorizing representative democracy in the EU

    Ben Crum;John E. Fossum

  • Europe in Search of Legitimacy: Strategies of Legitimation Assessed:

    Erik Oddvar Eriksen;John Erik Fossum

  • Democracy through Strong Publics in the European Union

    Erik Oddvar Eriksen;John Erik Fossum

  • The European Union and the public sphere: A communicative space in the making?

    John Erik Fossum;Philip R. Schlesinger

  • The Constitution's Gift: A Constitutional Theory for a Democratic European Union

    John Erik Fossum;Agustín José Menéndez

  • Developing a constitution for Europe

    Erik Oddvar Eriksen;John Erik Fossum;Agustín José Menéndez

  • Identity‐politics in the European Union

    John Erik Fossum

  • Democracy and differentiation in Europe

    John Erik Fossum

  • Federal challenges and challenges to federalism. Insights from the EU and federal states

    John Erik Fossum;Markus Jachtenfuchs

  • The European Union: In Search of an Identity

    John Erik Fossum

  • The EU's fledgling society: From deafening silence to critical voice in European constitution-making

    John Erik Fossum;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Rethinking Democracy and the European Union

    Erik Oddvar Eriksen;John Erik Fossum

  • The Constitution's Gift

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  • Religion and the European public sphere

    François Foret;Philip Schlesinger;John Erik Fossum

  • "Europe in Transformation: How to Reconstitute Democracy?"

    Erik O. Eriksen;John Erik. Fossum

  • Practices of Inter-Parliamentary Coordination in International politics. The European Union and Beyond.

    B.J.J. Crum;J.E. Fossum

  • The European Union's non-members : independence under hegemony?

    Erik Oddvar Eriksen;John Erik Fossum

  • Oil, the State, and Federalism: The Rise and Demise of Petro-Canada as a Statist Impulse

    John Erik Fossum

  • Public discourse, identity and the problem of democratic legitimacy

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  • The Chartering of Europe: The European Charter of Fundamental Rights and its Constitutional Implications

    Erik Oddvar Eriksen;John Erik Fossum;Agustín José Menéndez

  • When the people come in : Constitution-making and the belated politicisation of the European Union

    John Erik Fossum;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Towards a Segmented European Political Order : The European Union's Post-crises Conundrum

    Jozef Bátora;John Erik Fossum

  • Bringing European Democracy Back In—Or How to Read the German Constitutional Court's Lisbon Treaty Ruling

    Erik Oddvar Eriksen;John Erik Fossum

  • The Constitution's Gift? A Deliberative Democratic Analysis of Constitution Making in the European Union

    John Erik Fossum;Agustín José Menéndez

  • Public Sphere and Civil Society? Transformations of the European Union

    John Erik Fossum;Philip Schlesinger;Geir Ove Kværk

  • Constitutional Patriotism: Canada and the European Union

    John Erik Fossum

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Oddvar Eriksen
Erik Oddvar Eriksen University of Oslo
Hans-Jörg Trenz
Hans-Jörg Trenz University of Copenhagen
Markus Jachtenfuchs
Markus Jachtenfuchs Hertie School
Neil MacCormick
Neil MacCormick University of Edinburgh
Tariq Modood
Tariq Modood University of Bristol

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