Martin Vinæs Larsen
Professor of Political Science, Aarhus University
mvl [at] ps.au.dk
About
I study how politics shapes and is shaped by growing regional inequalities in housing prices. My work seeks to make housing a more central concern in political science and public policy by examining local land-use politics, opposition to housing development, and the political economy of social housing. I also study questions of representation and accountability, particularly how mainstream parties in Europe respond to and compete with the radical right.
I have a European Research Council Starting Grant called POLICITY, which focuses on citizen opposition to urban development. Read more about the project here.
Selected publications by topic
Housing politics, land use, and local opposition
- Larsen, Martin Vinæs & Niels Nyholt. Understanding NIMBYism as Local Preservationism. PDF Data
- Larsen, Martin Vinæs & Niels Nyholt. Understanding Opposition to Apartment Buildings. PDF Data
- Larsen, Martin Vinæs & Laura Kettel. Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing. PDF Data
- Andersen, Carsten B., Michael Hankinson, Martin Vinæs Larsen, Asya Magazinnik & Peter B. Mortensen. The Shape of Democracy: Jurisdiction Boundaries and the Siting of Renewable Energy Infrastructure. PDF
- Larsen, Martin Vinæs & Andreas Wiedemann. Why the Left Stopped Building Social Housing. PDF
- Ansell, Ben, Frederik Hjorth, Jacob Nyrup & Martin Vinæs Larsen. Sheltering Populists? House Prices and the Support for Populist Parties. PDF Data
- Larsen, Martin Vinæs, Frederik Hjorth, Kim Sønderskov & Peter Dinesen. When Do Citizens Respond Politically to the Local Economy? Evidence from Registry Data on Local Housing Markets. PDF Data
Political behavior, accountability, and representation
- Larsen, Martin Vinæs. How Do Voters Hold Politicians Accountable for Personal Welfare? Evidence of a Self-Serving Bias. PDF Data
- Larsen, Martin Vinæs. Incumbent Tenure Crowds Out Economic Voting. PDF Data
- Larsen, Martin Vinæs. Is the Relationship between Political Responsibility and Electoral Accountability Causal, Adaptive and Policy-specific? PDF Data
- Hjorth, Frederik, Martin Vinæs Larsen & Jacob Nyrup. Reining in the Rascals: Challenger Parties’ Path to Power. PDF Data
- Tromborg, Mathias & Martin Vinæs Larsen. Exploring the Connection Between Electoral Systems and Personalized Behavior among Politicians and Voters. PDF Data
- Egerod, Benjamin & Martin Vinæs Larsen. Can Citizens Set City Policy? Evidence From a Decentralized Welfare State. PDF
- Hjorth, Frederik & Martin Vinæs Larsen. When Does Accommodation Work? Electoral Effects of Mainstream Left Position Taking on Immigration. PDF Data
- Larsen, Martin Vinæs & Asmus Leth Olsen. Reducing Bias in Citizens’ Perception of Crime Rates: Evidence From a Field Experiment on Burglary Prevalence. PDF Data