Publications
Publications coming out from the SUCCESS projects are listed here below. They abide by ERC requirements and are available in open access, accessible via the links. For our other or past publications you can visit our personal webpages or Google Scholar profiles.
Books and Book Chapters
Feo, Francesca & Ragnhild Muriaas. 2026. “Women's pathways to power”. Chapter 86. In Zoe Lefkofridi (ed). Elgar Encyclopedia of Gender and Politics. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Røed, Maiken and Torill Stavenes. 2025. "The Party Organizations." In The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics, edited by Kolltveit, Kristoffer, Elin Haugsgjerd Allern, Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer and Bjørn Erik Rasch, 217- 236. Oxford: Oxford university press.
Belschner, Jana & Muriaas, Ragnhild L. 2025. Å studere kjønn og politikk. Fagbokforlaget.
Journal Articles
Muriaas, Ragnhild & Marianne Tøraasen. Forthcoming. " The Epistemic Double Bind of Post-Parity Representation in France’s National Assembly ". Politics & Gender.
Stavenes, Torill & Ragnhild Muriaas. 2026. "Parliamentary Turnover and Persistence in 14 European Democracies". Government and Opposition, 61:1-22. doi:10.1017/gov.2026.10061
Muriaas, Ragnhild & Torill Stavenes. 2026. "Gender, Political Orientation, and Public Reactions to Ministerial Comebacks after Scandals". Political Behaviour, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-026-10143-w
Muriaas, Ragnhild, Mads Thau, Vibeke Wang, & Marte Winsvold. 2026. “Stressors in Political Office: How Stress from Parenthood and Harassment Affect Politicians’ Motivations.” Representation, April, 1–20. doi:10.1080/00344893.2026.2652939.
Muriaas, Ragnhild & Marianne Tøraasen.2025. "Staying Power: Unpacking Seniority as a Gendered Informal Institution in Parliament". Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society. Open access:https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxaf057
Stavenes, Torill. 2025. "Senioritet på Stortinget: Ein deskriptiv analyse i ljos av kjønn og partipolitisk tilknyting". Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift. Open access. https://doi.org/10.18261/nst.41.3.5
Muriaas, Ragnhild L. & Peters, Yvette. 2024. "Attitudes to gender quotas: Why and where to adjust gender imbalance in leadership". European Journal of Political Research. Online first. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12680
Nillson Rabia, Seréna (2024) "Women and the Algerian Hirak: Resistance and Negotiation", POMPES - Project on Middle East Political Science. Open access: https://pomeps.org/women-and-the-algerian-hirak-resistance-and-negotiation
Seppola Asplund, Ida-Elise, Johanne Sofie Malde and Ragnhild L. Muriaas (2024). "Store kjønnsforskjeller i senioritet blant kommunerepresentanter i Norge (2003-2027)". Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift, 40 (2), 117-124. Open access: https://doi.org/10.18261/nst.40.2.4
Muriaas Ragnhild L. and Torill Stavenes (2023). "Gender and Political Seniority: Three Measures". Politics & Gender. First view:1-25. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743923X23000533
Media Appearences
13.09.2026: La Nazione. Op-ed on the gendered consequences of the new Italian electoral law reform. "New Electoral Law and Gender Balance: The Role of Preferences" (in Italian), p. 11 (Francesca Feo & Cecilia Del Re).
20.04.2026: Aftenposten. Article outlining the main finding of Muriaas & Stavenes' work on political scandals and how they affect politicians in Norway. https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/wr3PKM/en-maatte-gaa-en-fikk-bli-var-det-tilfeldig-kanskje-ikke
02.12.2025: The Loop blog. “Why Gendering Democracy Matters Now, More Than Ever” (Francesca Feo, Paloma Caravantes González & Laura Eigenmann)
08.11.2025. NRK Nordland. Ragnhild Muriaas interviewed on the share of women in the Norwegian Storting: https://www.nrk.no/nordland/kan-bli-faerre-kvinner-pa-stortinget-1.17545453
11.2025: Transform! Europe online seminar. “Is the Gender Gap Deepening? Insights From the 2024–25 Elections / Part II” (Francesca Feo)
10.2025: Transform! Europe online seminar. “Is the Gender Gap Deepening? Insights From the 2024–25 Elections” (Francesca Feo)
12.08.2025. NRK Dagsnytt 18. Ragnhild Muriaas interviewed on harassment of politicians: https://radio.nrk.no/serie/dagsnytt-atten/sesong/202508/NMAG03013425
08.03.2024: Klassekampen. Article about gender gaps in political seniority in Norway at the local level (Ida-Elise Seppola Asplund). Available at: https://klassekampen.no/artikkel/2024-03-08/debatt-kommunepolitikkens-kvinneflukt
05.03.2024: The Loop blog. "Why a gender-balanced parliament is no guarantee of equality" (Ragnhild L. Muriaas & Torill Stavenes)
01.11.2023: The Loop blog. "Male MPs still get it all" (Ragnhild L. Muriaas & Torill Stavenes)
15.10.2023: Dagens Næringsliv. "De politiske ringrevene er menn – bare ikke i Norge"
(Ragnhild L. Muriaas & Torill Stavenes)