Mikael Persson
@professormpersson.bsky.social
Professor, Political Science, University of Gothenburg
I kölvattnet av Andrej Kokkonens och min DN-debatt om tolkningen av V-dems demokratimätningar framkommer ytterligare kritik i Kvartal: kvartal.se/henrikhojer/...
Intern kritik mot V-Dem: ”Överdrivet och onyanserat” – Kvartal
Toppforskare varnar för alarmism.
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🪧 Politically active people are better represented than inactive citizens, write @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social, @jenny-oser.bsky.social, @rdassonneville.bsky.social, @professormpersson.bsky.social & A Sundell. 📊 But do they affect policy outcomes any better than inactive people? 👉️ bit.ly/41lkPep
Politically active people are better represented than inactive ones
Politically active people — including protesters and those engaging outside elections — are better represented than inactive citizens, write Jesper Lindqvist, Jennifer Oser, Ruth Dassonneville, Mikael...
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The ambitious people of the Gothenburg Research Group on Elections, Public Opinion, and Political Behavior (GEPOP) 2026!
Glad to share this entry on "Responsiveness" that Anders Sundell and I wrote for the @ipsa.org Companion to Political Science. Thanks to Daniel Stockemer, Stephen Sawyer and @audreygagnon.bsky.social for editing. link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
Responsiveness
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‼️ New paper out in @polbehavior.bsky.social ! We ask whether the politically active (in terms of electoral or other forms of participation) are better represented? See Jesper's detailed 🧵 below for more info on the paper! 👇
Jesper Lindqvist@jesperlindqvist.bsky.social · 6mo ago🧵I am happy to announce a new article in Political Behavior @polbehavior.bsky.social, “Are the Politically Active Better Represented?”, co-authored with @jenny-oser.bsky.social, @rdassonneville.bsky.social, @professormpersson.bsky.social, and Anders Sundell. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧵I am happy to announce a new article in Political Behavior @polbehavior.bsky.social, “Are the Politically Active Better Represented?”, co-authored with @jenny-oser.bsky.social, @rdassonneville.bsky.social, @professormpersson.bsky.social, and Anders Sundell. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Are the Politically Active Better Represented? - Political Behavior
Political participation is considered an important path for people to influence politics. However, whether those who participate actually see more of their preferred policies implemented remains an op...
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Why do some want government spending without supporting the necessary taxation? Such a "something for nothing" mindset is often seen as an information or even sophistication problem. But we find it is equally due to rational interests among the economically vulnerable.
Dr. Silke Goubin@silkegoubin.bsky.social · 7mo agoStarting the new year with a new #openaccess #publication! In our article, we explore why citizens oppose taxes while simultaneously demanding more redistributive social policies, aka want "something for nothing". @olivierjacques.bsky.social @staffankumlin.bsky.social @dweisstanner.bsky.social
1/ Does growing up poor always lead to political apathy? Very happy to share my first paper published (open access) in @electoralstudies.bsky.social, where I show that parents' influence mitigates the poverty gap in participation, while economic mobility does not. 🔗 shorturl.at/p5Bac
Across countries, unequal congruence between high- & low-income voters & policy is driven by status quo bias, rather than unequal abilities to achieve policy change. high-income advantage stems largely from their satisfaction with preserving the status quo onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Research on unequal responsiveness has shown that policies tend to align more closely with the preferences of high-income citizens than low-income citizens. Using comparative data on opinions and pol...
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New in Policy Studies Journal: Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence (with Anders Sundell) (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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New in Policy Studies Journal: Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence (with Anders Sundell) (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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From our latest issue: Politicians’ Theories of Voting Behavior by Jack Lucas et al. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
What matters more to politicians: the quantity or quality of public opinion signals? Find out in the new article by @bart-maes.bsky.social Stefaan Walgrave Emmi Verleyen Frédéric Varone @annerasmussen.bsky.social & @professormpersson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Had a *fantastic* time at the Nordic Political Behavior Workshop! Great papers, engaging discussions, and super constructive feedback. Thanks so much for organizing @finseraas.bsky.social @lchristensen.bsky.social @professormpersson.bsky.social & Peter Dinesen!
Mikael Persson@professormpersson.bsky.social · 10mo agoThe 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in Trondheim! @lchristensen.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social @finseraas.bsky.social et al!
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What matters more to politicians: the quantity or quality of public opinion signals?
Research has found evidence of policy responsiveness to public opinion, but also that responsiveness is highly variable. This selectivity is, however, only partially understood. This study explores...
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The 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in Trondheim! @lchristensen.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social @finseraas.bsky.social et al!
📘 64.4 @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social, @professormpersson.bsky.social, W.Schakel & A.Sundell look at 🗳️ voters’ policy preferences often misalign with what they get in practice with the study showing how this “electoral connection” gap contributes to unequal outcomes #OA 🔗
Poor choices? Examining the electoral connection behind unequal policy representation
JESPER LINDQVIST, MIKAEL PERSSON, WOUTER SCHAKEL, ANDERS SUNDELL
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🌟Online first: "Ideological bias in policy implementation: public opinion and policy outcomes in 43 democracies" Research Note by @professormpersson.bsky.social & Anders Sundell doi.org/10.1080/0140...
New paper with Anders Sundell published in West European Politics: Ideological bias in policy implementation: public opinion and policy outcomes in 43 democracies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ideological bias in policy implementation: public opinion and policy outcomes in 43 democracies
Previous research has documented a conservative bias in politicians’ perceptions of public opinion. Do similar biases also exist in policy implementation, relative to public opinion? In this articl...
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📢 Call for proposals: Submit survey module ideas for inclusion in the Swedish National Election Study 2026. Deadline: Oct 31, 2025 👉 www.gu.se/en/swedish-n...
Swedish National Election Study 2026 – Call for Proposals
The next large national election study in Sweden will be conducted in conjunction with the general election in September 2026. We invite the research community to submit proposals for survey instrumen...
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1/ New working paper out (w/ Love Christensen & Jana Schwenk @janaschwenk.bsky.social @lchristensen.bsky.social): "Processing Macroeconomic Signals: Voter Responses to Growth, Unemployment, Inflation and Stock Markets" 🧵
🧵 How does education shape political behavior? @professormpersson.bsky.social and I contribute with two chapters to the new Research Handbook on Education and Democracy👇
När väljare tar ställning till hur regeringar hanterar ekonomin spelar inflationen en stor roll, men även arbetslöshet, tillväxt och börsutveckling påverkar bedömningen. Det visar en ny studie från IFAU, genomförd av forskare vid Göteborgs universitet. www.ifau.se/Press/Meddel...
Processing macroeconomic signals: Voter responses to growth, unemployment, inflation and stock markets. New Working paper by Love Christensen, Mikael Persson and Jana Schwenk. www.ifau.se/en/Press/Abs...
New in the Research Handbook on Education and Democracy: Which teaching practices actually promote students’ democracy learning? Together with Pontus Wallin and Maria Olson, I screened 7,771 studies and reviewed 29 in a systematic review. Here’s what we found. 🧵
*CALL FOR PAPERS* We are happy to invite proposals to the 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop at NTNU Trondheim, Norway, October 2-3. See mikaelpersson.org/workshop for more information and how to submit your proposal (deadline May 10). Please distribute to people that might be interested
Great to see this finally out! It's an interesting paper because we examine whether unequal representation is caused by how low- and high-income people vote (for example ideological voting). Our findings goes against this idea, meaning that unequal representation must be caused by something else!
Mikael Persson@professormpersson.bsky.social · last yr.Just published in EJPR "Poor choices? Examining the electoral connection behind unequal policy representation" with @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social , Anders Sundell and Wouter Schakel. (1) ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Just published in EJPR "Poor choices? Examining the electoral connection behind unequal policy representation" with @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social , Anders Sundell and Wouter Schakel. (1) ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Poor choices? Examining the electoral connection behind unequal policy representation
Research on representation consistently shows that high-income voters see more of their preferred policies implemented than less affluent citizens. However, the mechanisms behind this unequal policy ...
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