🪧 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
The ambitious people of the Gothenburg Research Group on Elections, Public Opinion, and Political Behavior (GEPOP) 2026!
🧵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...
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Politically active people — including protesters and those engaging outside elections — are better represented than inactive citizens, write Jesper Lindqvist, Jennifer Oser, Ruth Dassonneville, Mikael...
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/...
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...
Opinionsmätningar spelar en stor roll i det offentliga samtalet. När ett parti plötsligt ser ut att stiga, tappa eller närma sig spärren får det snabbt …
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.
Mikael Persson
Mikael Persson
‼️ 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
🧵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...
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
link.springer.com
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...
Starting 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
Several studies have documented ‘something for nothing’ (SFN) attitudes among citizens: preferences for increased government spending and lower taxes. Such a demand for unfunded public spending may g...
