Det här är en bok om Sveriges samtliga kommun-och landstingspolitiker och vad de tycker
och tänker om politik och demokrati. Boken bygger på en unik web-och postenkät som …

How do individual party representatives respond to direct policy requests from citizens when
the requests go against the party's position? In a survey experiment, 2,547 Swedish …

We study the distribution of preference votes across politicians with different behaviors and
attitudes. There are two main findings. First, preference votes are concentrated to politicians …

The constitutional setting of a political system determines the division of power between
institutions and positions, and regulates the interaction of political actors. Politicians form …

As the Internet has come to play a greater role in politics, there has been a growing scholarly
interest in how digital and social media are changing politics. The competition between the …

The question posed in this article is how parliamentary position affects the attitudes of
political representatives: Do attitudes towards democratic game rules and policy content …

This article explores gender differences in political communication among blogging
politicians. The article sets out to explore two baseline questions:(1) Are distinct gendered …

Political conflicts arise out of, or are at least nourished by, divisions and tensions in society
over how resources are distributed between citizens and social groups. In the parliamentary …

While the academic interest in the political blogosphere has grown exponentially in recent
years, existing research is predominantly dedicated to political campaigning. In view of the …

Blogging is an increasingly important practice in election campaigns, showing interesting
variations across contexts. Recent research has shown that the adoption and use of blogs is …