Academic Staff: Siim Trumm

Siim Trumm, B.A., M.A. (Nottingham)

University Teacher in Parliamentary Affairs and Political Analysis

Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 0667
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 1717
Room: 1:08b

Profile

Siim Trumm joined the Department in September 2012 as a University Teacher in Parliamentary Affairs and Political Analysis. He is completing his doctorate at the University of Exeter, exploring the voting dynamics in the post-2004 European Parliament. Previously, he has obtained his BA (Hons) (2007) and MA in International Relations with distinction (2008) at Nottingham.

Current Research

Siim is currently working on various areas of electoral democracy. His research interests include effectiveness of electoral campaigns, intra-party politics, civic duty and voting behaviour. He is participating in the cross-national Comparative Candidates Survey project and in the Representative Democracy in European Union research grant.
He has also conducted several Candidate Surveys, for example the 2011 Estonian and Polish Candidate Surveys. He is currently working on the 2012 Dutch Candidate Survey.

Teaching

One of the best parts of being an academic is being able to inspire students through teaching. My approach to teaching has always been based on the need to challenge and stimulate students, encouraging critical thinking and analytical engagement with current issues. In my seminars I use a range of methods such as debates and student presentations in order to promote inquiry-based learning and the development of students' analytical, communication and transferable skills.

My teaching falls predominantly into two areas – Parliamentary politics and political analysis. Modules taught in 2012/2013 include:

POL112 British Politics (lectures and seminars)
POL113 Introduction to Political Analysis (seminars)
POL3018 Advanced Political Analysis (seminars)

Recent Invited Papers and Keynote Lectures

June 2012: ‘Non-Roll Call Votes in the European Parliament’, presented at the ELECDEM Conference, Florence.
September 2011: ‘Voting Dilemma in the Post-2004 European Parliament’, presented at the EPOP Conference, Exeter.
June 2011: ‘Intra-Organizational Perspective on Party Funding’, presented at the EPSA Conference, Dublin.
June 2011: ‘Voting in the Post-2004 European Parliament’, presented at the EPSA Conference, Dublin.

Professional Activities and Recognition

Siim is a member of the cross-national Comparative Candidates Survey project, European Political Science Association and an Associate of the Higher Education Academy. He has also worked extensively on the Voter Survey component of the 2009 European Election Study.

Key Publications

(with Nicole Bolleyer and Susan Banducci) ‘Towards an Organizational Perspective on Party Funding: Explaining Financial Transfers from MEPs to Their National Parties’, European Journal of Political Research, forthcoming.