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 …

Toppforskare varnar för alarmism.

Politically active people — including protesters and those engaging outside elections — are better represented than inactive citizens, write Jesper Lindqvist, Jennifer Oser, Ruth Dassonneville, Mikael...

Forskare ifrågasätter larm om svensk demokrati och betonar stabilitet.

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...

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...

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...

JESPER LINDQVIST, MIKAEL PERSSON, WOUTER SCHAKEL, ANDERS SUNDELL

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...

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...

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 ...