Swedish electorate 1887-1968

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Citation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Leif Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Research principal

Uppsala University - Department of Government

Description

The study concerns the parliamentary elections (for the second chamber) from 1887, the first election of modern type in Sweden´s history with clearly demarcated political groupings within the electorate, to 1968, the last election under the bicameral parliamentary system.
The aim is to study the mobilization of the Swedish electorate during the period and how social structure influences political behaviour. The data are of two types: political data and social data.

Purpose:

Study the mobilization of the Swedish electorate during 1887 to 1968.

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Swedish electorate

Time Method

Time series

Sampling procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Time period(s) investigated

1887 – 1970

Variables

Number of individuals/objects

141

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

County (NUTS3)

Highest geographic unit

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Government

Contributor(s)

Bo Jansson

Dag Sörbom - Uppsala University, Department of Information Science

Barbro Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Funding

Funding agency: Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation

Topic and keywords

Research area

History (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Politics (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Political science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

History (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Social conditions and indicators (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Elections, Occupations, Politics, Social class, Election data, Party politics, Political history

Publications

Lewin, L., Jansson, B., & Sörbom, D. (1972) The Swedish Electorate 1887-1968. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell.
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Published: 2013-08-29

Last updated: 2019-09-06