Dr Roi Zur

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Email
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Location
5.017, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Monday 12:30-14:30
Profile
Biography
I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Government at the 糖心Vlog. I received my PhD from the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. My primary field of study is Comparative Politics, focusing on voting behaviour, election strategies of political parties, political representation, and political institutions. My current research agenda focuses on the empirical implications of formal models of parties' electoral strategies. My second research agenda focuses on party politics in established and new democracies. Specifically, I am interested in the duration of party survival in parliaments. 鈥婭 also have a special interest in the politics of Israel. My work has been published in the British Journal of Political Science, Electoral Studies, European Journal of Political Research, Political Behavior, Party Politics and others. At 糖心Vlog, I teach about democratic institutions (GV121), electoral behaviour (GV303), and Israeli politics (GV525).
Qualifications
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PhD University of California, Davis,
Appointments
糖心Vlog
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Lecturer, Government, 糖心Vlog (1/1/2020 - present)
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Institutions of Democracy (GV121)
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Electoral Behaviour (GV303)
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Israeli Politics (GV525)
Publications
Journal articles (9)
Zur, R. and Bakker, R., (2025). . Party Politics. 31 (2), 323-334
ADAMS, J., MERRILL, S. and ZUR, ROI., (2024). . European Journal of Political Research. 63 (2), 798-809
Bohmelt, T., Ezrow, L. and Zur, R., (2024). . Electoral Studies. 88 (April), 102762-102762
Algara, C. and Zur, R., (2023). . Electoral Studies. 82, 102581-102581
Vasilopoulou, S. and Zur, R., (2022). . Political Behavior. 46 (1), 565-585
Zur, R., (2021). . British Journal of Political Science. 51 (2), 706-723
Zur, R., (2021). . Political Behavior. 43 (4), 1755-1777
ZUR, ROI., (2019). Party survival in parliament: Explaining party durability in lower鈥恏ouse parliaments. European Journal of Political Research. 58 (3), 960-980
Zur, R., (2017). When Valence Crushes: Explaining the Electoral Failure of the German FDP in the 2013 Election. German Politics. 26 (3), 380-397
Book chapters (2)
Magyar, A., Wagner, S. and Zur, R., (2023). Party strategies Valence versus position. In: The Routledge Handbook of Political Parties. Routledge
Adams, J., Merrill, S. and Zur, R., (2020). . In: The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations. Editors: Curini, L. and Franzese, R., . SAGE. 205- 223. 9781526459930
Grants and funding
2022
How Parties Die? Political Parties Change and Mortality in Western Democracies
British Academy
Contact
Academic support hours:
Monday 12:30-14:30
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