Mikael Persson
@professormpersson.bsky.social
Professor, Political Science, University of Gothenburg
Reposted by Mikael Persson
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
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change. high-income advantage stems largely from their satisfaction with preserving the status quo
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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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October 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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...
change. high-income advantage stems largely from their satisfaction with preserving the status quo
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Reposted by Mikael Persson
New in Policy Studies Journal:
Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence (with Anders Sundell) (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence (with Anders Sundell) (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New in Policy Studies Journal:
Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence (with Anders Sundell) (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence (with Anders Sundell) (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New in Policy Studies Journal:
Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence (with Anders Sundell) (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence (with Anders Sundell) (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New in Policy Studies Journal:
Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence (with Anders Sundell) (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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...
October 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
From our latest issue: Politicians’ Theories of Voting Behavior by Jack Lucas et al. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reposted by Mikael Persson
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...
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...
October 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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...
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...
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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!
The 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in Trondheim! @lchristensen.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social @finseraas.bsky.social et al!
October 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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!
The 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in Trondheim! @lchristensen.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social @finseraas.bsky.social et al!
October 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in Trondheim! @lchristensen.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social @finseraas.bsky.social et al!
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@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
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@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
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Poor choices? Examining the electoral connection behind unequal policy representation
JESPER LINDQVIST, MIKAEL PERSSON, WOUTER SCHAKEL, ANDERS SUNDELL
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September 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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@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
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@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
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Reposted by Mikael Persson
🌟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...
"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...
September 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🌟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...
"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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September 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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....
📢 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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August 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
📢 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...
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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"
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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"
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June 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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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"
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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"
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Reposted by Mikael Persson
🧵 How does education shape political behavior?
@professormpersson.bsky.social and I contribute with two chapters to the new Research Handbook on Education and Democracy👇
@professormpersson.bsky.social and I contribute with two chapters to the new Research Handbook on Education and Democracy👇
June 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🧵 How does education shape political behavior?
@professormpersson.bsky.social and I contribute with two chapters to the new Research Handbook on Education and Democracy👇
@professormpersson.bsky.social and I contribute with two chapters to the new Research Handbook on Education and Democracy👇
Reposted by Mikael Persson
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.
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June 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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...
www.ifau.se/Press/Meddel...
Reposted by Mikael Persson
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 Working paper by Love Christensen, Mikael Persson and Jana Schwenk.
www.ifau.se/en/Press/Abs...
June 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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 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. 🧵
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. 🧵
June 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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. 🧵
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. 🧵
Reposted by Mikael Persson
*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
April 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
*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
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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!
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 ...
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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!
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 ...
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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/...
I ett nytt kapitel i i boken "Riksdagens landskap" undersöker Anders Sundell och jag hur opinionsförändringar sker mellan väljare och riksdagsledamöter. Sker representation underifrån – eller ovanifrån? www.gu.se/sites/defaul... (1)
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April 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I ett nytt kapitel i i boken "Riksdagens landskap" undersöker Anders Sundell och jag hur opinionsförändringar sker mellan väljare och riksdagsledamöter. Sker representation underifrån – eller ovanifrån? www.gu.se/sites/defaul... (1)
This year's lineup: Gothenburg Research Group on Elections, Public Opinion, and Political Behavior (GEPOP) 2025. Proud of this team giving it their all in every workshop and seminar! World-class! And we have the best photographer too—thank you, Jacob Otterström!
February 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This year's lineup: Gothenburg Research Group on Elections, Public Opinion, and Political Behavior (GEPOP) 2025. Proud of this team giving it their all in every workshop and seminar! World-class! And we have the best photographer too—thank you, Jacob Otterström!
Reposted by Mikael Persson
🚨 Out now in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
: "Citizens' Preferences for Multidimensional Representation". Jack Blumenau, Fabio Wolkenstein & I investigate citizens' preferences regarding 6 dimensions of representation using surveys conducted in 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇩🇪. Short 🧵(1/10) doi.org/10.1017/S15375
: "Citizens' Preferences for Multidimensional Representation". Jack Blumenau, Fabio Wolkenstein & I investigate citizens' preferences regarding 6 dimensions of representation using surveys conducted in 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇩🇪. Short 🧵(1/10) doi.org/10.1017/S15375
January 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🚨 Out now in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
: "Citizens' Preferences for Multidimensional Representation". Jack Blumenau, Fabio Wolkenstein & I investigate citizens' preferences regarding 6 dimensions of representation using surveys conducted in 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇩🇪. Short 🧵(1/10) doi.org/10.1017/S15375
: "Citizens' Preferences for Multidimensional Representation". Jack Blumenau, Fabio Wolkenstein & I investigate citizens' preferences regarding 6 dimensions of representation using surveys conducted in 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇩🇪. Short 🧵(1/10) doi.org/10.1017/S15375
Next year, I will begin working more closely with the Swedish National Election Studies. To prepare, Peter Esaiasson gave me his copies of these classics with one simple instruction: ”kör!”
December 18, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Next year, I will begin working more closely with the Swedish National Election Studies. To prepare, Peter Esaiasson gave me his copies of these classics with one simple instruction: ”kör!”
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Boken innehåller 44 kapitel om allt från den gångna mandatperioden och valrörelsen till väljarrörlighet, partibyten och strategisk röstning.
November 28, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Boken innehåller 44 kapitel om allt från den gångna mandatperioden och valrörelsen till väljarrörlighet, partibyten och strategisk röstning.