Welcome to the Centre for Voting and Parties
The Centre for Voting and Parties (CVAP) is a research centre that focuses on the study of the central institutions of modern representative democracy (elections, voters, electoral systems, parties, parliaments, governments, constitutions, etc.), and of the processes taking place subject to these institutions.
CVAP is part of the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen and brings together researchers from the University of Copenhagen and other universities in Denmark and abroad around common research projects and activities.
CVAP had its official opening on November 6-7, 2008.
Directions to CVAP
For visitors to The Centre for Voting and Parties, the nearest train and metro station is Nørreport. Many busses also stop here. From Nørreport it is a short walk to The Department of Political Science where The Centre for Voting and Parties is situated.
From Nørreport station walk along the street Nørrevoldgade and then turn left at the botanical garden to walk down the street Gothersgade. Walk past the garden until you see a small church and then turn right on the street Øster Farimagsgade.
The Centre for Voting and Parties is situated on the street Øster Farimagsgade, on the left hand side. Here you will find the main entrance to the Centre for Health and Society (CSS) which is part of the University of Copenhagen. The address is Øster Farimagsgade 5.
Go through the gate and into the courtyard. The entrance to the Department of Political Science is in the right corner in the back of the courtyard. There is a stairway inside the gate. When you enter the door at the top, you immediately turn left and walk up the stairs to the 2nd floor. Turn to your left at the top of the stairs. On your right is now the reception. If you turn left and then immediately right again and walk down the hallway you will find the conference room (Frokoststuen) on your right.
Below is a map of the campus.
Bernard Grofman Honorary Doctor
On 18th of November 2010, at the annual commemoration ceremony at the University's ceremonial
hall, Rector Ralf Hemmingsen proclaimed Professor Bernard Grofman, University of California, Irvine as Honorary
Doctor of Political Science (dr.scient.pol.h.c.).
The Honorary Doctors are all outstanding researchers within their fields of study. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II attended the ceremony and greeted the new Honorary Doctors upon their appointments.
The following day, Dr. Grofman who is a member of CVAP's Advisory Committee gave a lecture on the topic Perspectives of a 'Reasonable Choice' Modeler at The Department of Political Science.
Bernard Grofman is awarded the Honorary Doctorate for important contributions to voting theory as well as empirical studies of voter behaviour, electoral systems and parliamentary processes.
Read more here .
