Mikael Persson

Mikael Persson

@professormpersson.bsky.social

Professor, Political Science, University of Gothenburg

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The Loop
@ecprtheloop.bsky.social

🪧 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

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

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Ruth Dassonneville
@rdassonneville.bsky.social

‼️ 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@jesperlindqvist.bsky.social

🧵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...

link.springer.comAre the Politically Active Better Represented? - Political BehaviorPolitical 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...

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Jesper Lindqvist
@jesperlindqvist.bsky.social

🧵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...

link.springer.comAre the Politically Active Better Represented? - Political BehaviorPolitical 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...

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Staffan Kumlin
@staffankumlin.bsky.social

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.

Dr. Silke Goubin@silkegoubin.bsky.social

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

onlinelibrary.wiley.comWhy Some Want Something for Nothing: Three Explanations for Unfunded Spending DemandSeveral 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...

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Matt Grossmann
@mattgrossmann.bsky.social

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...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online LibraryResearch 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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Ruth Dassonneville
@rdassonneville.bsky.social

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!

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The 5th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in Trondheim! @lchristensen.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social @finseraas.bsky.social et al!

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European Journal of Political Research
@ejprjournal.bsky.social

📘 64.4 @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 🔗

ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.comPoor choices? Examining the electoral connection behind unequal policy representationJESPER LINDQVIST, MIKAEL PERSSON, WOUTER SCHAKEL, ANDERS SUNDELL
Mikael Persson
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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....

tandfonline.comIdeological bias in policy implementation: public opinion and policy outcomes in 43 democraciesPrevious 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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Mikael Persson
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7/ – Inflation strongly affects personal/national evaluations and vote choice – Unemployment matters for all outcomes, but less consistently – GDP influences national more than personal assessments – Stocks influences personal evaluations, but matters less for voting

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8/ Not all voters process signals the same way: – High-knowledge voters make more accurate and nuanced inferences – High-income voters place more weight on stock markets – Labor market position has surprisingly little impact

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5/ Voters have intuitive models of how the economy works. Many apply a “good-begets-good” heuristic: When one signal improves, others are assumed to follow. But this isn’t always consistent with macroeconomic logic. High-knowledge = more likely to recognize tradeoffs.

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6/ Voters distinguish who benefits and who suffers from different signals: – Unemployment is seen as hurting the working class – Inflation is seen as hitting both the working and middle class – Stock markets are seen as primarily benefiting the rich – GDP growth broadly positive.

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2/ Most economic voting research assumes voters respond to “the economy” as a unified construct. But which macro signals shape perceptions of the economy? We show that voters distinguish between macroeconomic signals — and reason about them in distinct ways.

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IFAU
@ifau.bsky.social

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...

Mikael Persson
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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. 🧵

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-Deliberative and participatory approaches often show positive effects—especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. -Several studies point to a compensatory effect of open classroom climates. -Not all students benefit equally. Implementation matters.

Mikael Persson
@professormpersson.bsky.social

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. 🧵

Mikael Persson
@professormpersson.bsky.social

The reviewed studies cover: – classroom discussions and deliberation – simulations and role-play – student decision-making – civic texts and news media – open classroom climates – teacher engagement – collaboration with civil society

Mikael Persson
@professormpersson.bsky.social

Outcomes examined include: – political knowledge – efficacy and participation – democratic values – civic responsibility Ages range from preschool to upper secondary. Some effects are long-term (e.g. voting), others more immediate.

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Jesper Lindqvist
@jesperlindqvist.bsky.social

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!

Mikael Persson@professormpersson.bsky.social

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/...

ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.comPoor choices? Examining the electoral connection behind unequal policy representationResearch 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 ...