Scandinavian Political Studies

Cabinet Turbulence and Political Scandals—Accountability Under Pressure This article adds to studies of why ministers lose their posts due to political scandals while a government is still in office. It examines the ministerial resignation process in terms of accountabil...

What makes ministers lose their posts while a government is still in office? Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid examine the ministerial resignation process in terms of accountability concepts, drawing on eight recent examples from Norway. doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Elite Deliberation at the Local Level ‐ Politicians and Civil Servants Reaching Agreements in a Swedish Municipality This paper studies the introduction of an innovative way of organizing local politics, through a new system for management and governance system in the Swedish municipality Timrå. The study is focuse...

Does elite deliberation at the local level live up to the ideals of a deliberative and consensus-oriented model for decision making? Yes, largely it does according to a new study by Sofie Blombäck and Gustav Lidén (@gustavliden.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Trustees, Delegates, and Direct Democracy: Exploring Mass‐Elite Incongruence in Perceptions of Advisory Referendums Previous research has demonstrated that the legitimacy of a majority-rule procedure, as perceived by the general population, is dependent on turnout, the size of the majority, and the favourability o...

Drawing on Norway‘s EU referendum, Troy Saghaug Broderstad, Sveinung Arnesen, Mikael P. Johannesson and Jonas Linde conclude there is an elite-citizen procedural congruence when it comes to the legitimacy of majority-rule procedure. See the full article here: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

The Link Between Individual Predispositions and Misperceptions About Immigrants: Insights From Denmark Misperceptions about immigration and immigrants are widespread throughout the Western world. A common explanation for this prevalence, relying on motivated reasoning theory, stresses the role of pred...

Do predispositions—such as beliefs, attitudes and biases—shape misperceptions about immigration and immigrants? Not according to a new study by Rasmus Sandy Harboesgaard Nielsen, Karen N. Breidahl and Troels Fage Hedegaard. Nor does self-reported knowledge. doi.org/10.1111/1467...

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The Deliberative Type? How Different Personalities Prefer and Experience Public Deliberation Personality significantly affects political attitudes and behaviours, yet its role in deliberative participation remains underexplored. This study examines how the Big Five personality traits shape i....

How do personality traits shape individuals‘ willingness to participate in deliberations? Marina Lindell and Kim Strandberg examine how the Big Five personality traits shape individuals‘ willingness to participate in deliberation. See the full article here: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Racism and Gender in the Parliamentary Workplace: Insight Into Immigrant Background MPs' Experiences of Discrimination in Sweden Numerous studies have explored MPs' opportunities to participate in politics from a gendered perspective. Still, a much smaller number of studies have focused on parliamentarians' immigrant backgroun...

Is the Swedish Parliament a racialized workplace? Matilda Albertsson and Josefina Erikson examine how MPs in Sweden with immigrant backgrounds experience discrimination in their parlimentary work, racialized or gendered. See the full article here: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Fears, Pandemic, and the Shaping of Social Trust: A Three‐Wave Panel Study in Sweden This study examines the dynamics of social trust and its interaction with different fears during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a three-wave longitudinal dataset from Sweden (2020-2022). We investigate...

Social trust and crises. Ali Abdelzadeh and T. Sedelius @sedelius.bsky.social examine the dynamics of social trust and its interaction with different fears during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a three-wave longitudinal dataset from Sweden (2020-2022). See the full article at doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Authorised, Accountable and Autonomous? A Comparison of Elected and Non‐Elected Representatives and Their Potential for Democratic Legitimacy In contemporary politics, both elected officials and non-elected actors, such as interest groups, activists, and experts, serve as political representatives. However, the potential for democratic leg...

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Karin Fossheim examines the potential for democratic legitimacy of non-elected actors, such as interest groups and experts, along with that of elected officials, in contemporary politics. See the full article here: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

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Ole Martin Lægreid, Marit Klemetsen @illustriousbird.bsky.social and Marianne Aasen @maasen.bsky.social examine the interaction between political orientation and climate concern, drawing on Norwegian survey data. See the full article here: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Performing Authority in Times of Crisis: Six Frames of Contested Authority During the Pandemic Era in Finland The question of how authority is performed and gained is one of the classical puzzles in the study of politics. It is a particular salient question during crises when there are various types of socie...

Johanna Vuorelma @johannavuorelma.bsky.social and Pinja Lehtonen study how public performances by pandemic authorities were evaluated and contested during the intensive pandemic years 2020–2022 in Finland. See the full article here: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

“The Poor Are Hit the Hardest”—Norwegians' Perceptions of Climate (In)Justice The concept of climate justice is frequently discussed in academic literature focusing on the societal impacts of climate change and climate policy. Less attention has been paid to the public's under...

New article alert: Thea Gregersen (@theagregersen.bsky.social), Mari S. Helliesen and Sverker C. Jagers investigate whether the Norwegian public acknowledges a link between climate change and (in)justice, and, if so, what they consider unjust. See the full article here: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Retrenchment Without Liberalisation: Making Sense of Sweden's Shift Away From Consensual and Evidence‐Based Politics Fifteen years ago, Bergh and Erlingsson (2009) argued that Sweden's period from 1980 to 2000 was characterised by ‘liberalisation without retrenchment’. This resulted from pragmatic policymaking, a c...

@drbergh.bsky.social and Gissur Ó Erlingsson explore seven tentative explanations why both tax revenue and economic freedom have declined in Sweden after 2000, opposite to the trends from 1980 to 2000. See the full article here: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

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Back to Business? Business‐Owners and Their Responses to COVID‐19 Policies in a Comparative Perspective While necessary to protect human lives, many of the measures implemented by governments to contain the COVID-19 pandemic imposed significant costs on the population. Drawing on an original representa...

Julie Hassing Nielsen and @agustingoenaga.bsky.social examine how different pandemic strategies in Denmark and Sweden affected business owners‘ opinions regarding not only public health measures but also democratic rights. See the full article at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/....

Does the Internet Matter for Electio? Examining Perceived Internet Effects Across Five Danish Elections 2007–2022 This article provides a comprehensive longitudinal survey of Internet effects in Danish elections, spanning across 15 years and covering five Danish national elections. Rather than utilizing an insti...

Does the internet matter? In this recently published article, Jakob Linaa Jensen analyzes survey data spanning 15 years and five Danish national elections. Dive into the full findings on our website at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Family Beats School? Adolescents' Turnout Intention on Different Educational Tracks Studies on political socialisation reveal that children and adolescents develop attitudes towards political processes long before they can actively participate in politics. This study, using panel da...

Does family background matter in determining adolescents' voting turnout intention? Or can schools bridge inequalities in political engagement? Check out the results of Elina Kestilä-Kekkonen, Josefina Sipinen, and @petersoderlund.bsky.social's new article at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Scandinavian Political Studies: Vol 48, No 1 Click on the title to browse this issue

SPS wishes you all a happy New Year and is excited to announce the publication of four new original articles that are all part of the first issue of 2025. Please feel free to check them out on our website at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679477....

Scandinavian Political Studies: Vol 47, No 4 Click on the title to browse this issue

SPS is happy to announce the publication of issue 47(4), featuring eight original articles and one research note. Almost all articles are available in open access. Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679477...

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