Sara Binzer Hobolt, FBA (born 1977) is a Danish political scientist, who specialises in European politics and electoral behaviour. She holds the Sutherland Chair in European Institutions at the London School of Economics and Political Science.[1][2]

Sara Hobolt
Hobolt in 2012
Born1977 (age 46–47)
NationalityDanish
Academic background
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsLondon School of Economics and Political Science

Early life and education

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Hobolt was born in 1977.[3] She graduated with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in economics, politics and public policy in 2001.[4] She undertook postgraduate studies in political science at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in 2002 and completing her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2005.[3][4] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Europe in question: the role of political information in referendums on European integration".[5] While at Cambridge, she was a member of St John's College.[6]

Academic career

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Hobolt began her academic career at the University of Oxford. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford from 2005 to 2006, and a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford from 2006 to 2011. She was additionally a lecturer in comparative European politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations between 2006 and 2011.[4] In 2009, she became an associated member of Nuffield College, Oxford, and an honorary professor in political science at the University of Southern Denmark.[4][7] Since 2012, she has held the Sutherland Chair in European Institutions at the London School of Economics.[4][8]

Honours

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In July 2017, Hobolt was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[9]

In 2011, Hobolt was awarded the EUSA "Award for Best Book Published in 2009 or 2010" for her book Europe in Question: Referendums on European Integration.[10] In 2012, she was awarded the Nils Klim Prize;[3] this prize is awarded "to Nordic scholars under the age of 35, for outstanding contributions within the arts and humanities, social sciences, law or theology".[11]

Selected works

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  • Sara B. Hobolt (2009). Europe in Question: Referendums on European Integration. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-954994-8.
  • Sara B. Hobolt; James Tilley (2014). Blaming Europe?: Responsibility Without Accountability in the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-966568-6.
  • Olaf Cramme; Sara B. Hobolt, eds. (2015). Democratic Politics in a European Union Under Stress. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-872448-3.
  • de Vries, Catherine E.; Hobolt, Sara (2020). Political Entrepreneurs: The Rise of Challenger Parties in Europe. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691194752.

References

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  1. ^ "Professor Sara B Hobolt". European Institute. The London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Professor Sara Hobolt". British Academy. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Sara Hobolt". Holberg Prize. University of Bergen. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Hobolt, Prof. Sara Binzer, (born 28 Dec. 1977), Sutherland Professor of European Institutions, London School of Economics and Political Science, since 2012". Who's Who 2022. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. ^ Sara Binzer, Hobolt (2006). "Europe in question: the role of political information in referendums on European integration". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Professor Ulinka Rublack announced as Fellow of the British Academy". St John's College. University of Cambridge. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Dr Sara Hobolt appointed Honorary Professor". Department of Politics and International Relations. University of Oxford. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Professor Sara B Hobolt (FBA)". Department of Government. London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Elections to the British Academy celebrate the diversity of UK research". British Academy. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Dr Sara Hobolt awarded EUSA prize". Department of Politics and International Relations. University of Oxford. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  11. ^ "About the Nils Klim Prize". Holberg Prize. University of Bergen. Retrieved 6 August 2017.