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| Swedish National Election Study | |
|---|---|
| Name | Swedish National Election Study |
| Established | 1968 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Discipline | Political science |
| Frequency | Biennial/Variable |
Swedish National Election Study.
The Swedish National Election Study is a long-running series of empirical investigations into voting behavior, public opinion, and electoral change in Sweden that connects to research traditions exemplified by Columbia University, University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University and institutions such as the European Social Survey, International Social Survey Programme, ESS and Lund University. The project interfaces with policymakers from the Riksdag, scholars at the Institute for Futures Studies, analysts at the Swedish Institute for Social Research, and media organizations including Sveriges Radio, SVT, Dagens Nyheter and Svenska Dagbladet.
Founded in 1968, the study evolved from comparative projects at Princeton University, Yale University, Oxford University, University of Cambridge, and collaborations with the Swedish National Heritage Board and the Stockholm University department of political science. Early directors drew on models from the American National Election Studies and the British Election Study, while engaging figures connected to the Social Democratic Party (Sweden), the Moderate Party, the Centre Party (Sweden), the Liberal People's Party, the Left Party (Sweden), the Christian Democrats (Sweden), and later the Sweden Democrats. Over decades the study documented shifts after events such as Sweden's accession to the European Union (1995), the 2006 Swedish general election, the 2010 Swedish general election, and the 2014 Swedish general election, influencing scholarship at Uppsala University, Gothenburg University, Malmö University, and research networks including the European Consortium for Political Research.
Methodological approaches combine traditions from Quantitative analysis, fieldwork associated with the Survey Research Center (University of Michigan), panel designs inspired by the British Election Study, and experimental modules akin to those used at Princeton University. Sampling frames often draw on registers maintained by the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket), population lists in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and stratified designs comparable to implementations by the Norwegian Social Science Data Services, the Finnish Social Science Data Archive, and the Danish National Centre for Social Research. The study employs weighting and imputation strategies similar to protocols used at the UK Data Service and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
Analyses published from the study have documented realignments linked to class cleavages discussed by scholars from Émile Durkheim-inspired sociology to contemporary researchers at Princeton University and Harvard University, changing patterns of party identification among cohorts studied by teams at Stockholm School of Economics and turnout shifts after reforms connected with the Constitution of Sweden (1974), tax policy debates led by figures in the Ministry of Finance (Sweden), and immigration-related salience intensified after events like the European migrant crisis. The work has traced volatility observed in elections from 1973 Swedish general election through 2018 Swedish general election and documented correlations with media coverage by outlets such as Aftonbladet, public debates in the Riksdag, and policy shifts advocated by cabinets including those led by Olof Palme, Carl Bildt, Göran Persson, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Stefan Löfven, and Ulf Kristersson.
Data collection combines cross-sectional surveys, panel waves, and experimental vignettes inspired by protocols at NORC at the University of Chicago and the German Longitudinal Election Study. Instruments include standardized questionnaires covering party choice, candidate evaluations, policy preferences, and demographic registers supplied by the Statistics Sweden (SCB). Modules often mirror items used in the European Values Study, the World Values Survey, and the International Social Survey Programme, and incorporate measurement techniques derived from work by scholars affiliated with Columbia University, Yale University, University of Oxford, and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.
Findings have informed debates in the Riksdag and influenced electoral law reforms debated by committees such as the Committee on the Constitution (Sweden), municipal politics in Stockholm Municipality, policy formation at ministries including the Ministry of Justice (Sweden), the Ministry of Employment (Sweden), and advisory bodies like the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman. Research outputs have been cited by political actors across the Green Party (Sweden), Feminist Initiative (Sweden), Pirate Party (Sweden), and by analysts at think tanks including the Timbro and the Arena Idé institute.
The study situates Swedish electoral behavior within comparative frameworks alongside the American National Election Studies, the British Election Study, the German Longitudinal Election Study, the Dutch Parliamentary Election Study, and cross-national collaborations coordinated by the European Consortium for Political Research and the International Political Science Association. Comparative analyses link Swedish trends to processes observed in Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States, and wider European integration debates surrounding treaties such as the Treaty of Maastricht and institutions like the European Commission.
Category:Political research