Personal profile
Research
My research concerns governments and ministers in parliamentary democracies, currently focusing particularly on the policymaking role of individual ministers in coalition governments. My research interests include especially Danish politics, ministers, cabinet committees, Danish prime ministers, opinion polls on individual ministers' public popularity, and Danish political history. I use and apply both quantitative and qualitative data and methods. From 2022 to 2024, I was a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford, and prior to that, I was at the University of Copenhagen for many years participating the only research project to date concerning the Danish Prime Minister's Office together with Professor Tim Knudsen.
Collaborations and research areas
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Acting on three arenas: A multidimensional approach to understanding ministerial turnover
Nielsen, P. H. & Hansen, M. E., 2026, In: Scandinavian Political Studies. 49, 2, 27 p., e12294.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Increasing rainfall due to climate change: a potential driver of decreasing voter turnout among those who already tend to abstain from voting?
Nielsen, P. H., 2025, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. Latest articles, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ministre og regeringers økonomiske ressourcer: Tager medlemmerne af de centrale regeringsudvalg fra resten og giver til sig selv?
Nielsen, P. H., 21 Feb 2025, In: Politica. 57, 2, p. 108-130 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Control from the core? The impact of cabinet committees on ministers’ legislative activity
Nielsen, P. H., 1 May 2024, In: European Political Science Review. 16, 2, p. 281-297 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Statsministeren: Mellem almagt og afmagt 2001-2019. Bind 5
Knudsen, T. & Nielsen, P. H. (Contributor), 5 Jun 2023, 1 ed. Frederiksberg: Samfundslitteratur. 636 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research
Press/Media
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Statsministres tredje periode bliver ofte den sidste
23/04/2026
1 item of Media coverage
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Mette Frederiksen topper og flopper på listen over Danmarks mest populære statsministre de seneste 50 år
23/02/2026
1 item of Media coverage
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Dansk formandskab fik ikke sat europaministeren på landkortet
Nielsen, P. H. & Christiansen, F. J.
19/02/2026
1 item of Media coverage
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Aldrig har der været så mange ministre
29/08/2024 → 30/08/2024
3 items of Media coverage
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Prizes
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Professor Sven Henningsens legat 2025
Nielsen, P. H. (Recipient) & Knudsen, T. (Recipient), 4 Feb 2025
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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Årets faghistoriske artikel 2018
Nielsen, P. H. (Recipient), 21 Aug 2018
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions