Swedish election corruption in a historical-comparative perspective - Variable data

SND-ID: snd0965-1. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002721

Citation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Jan Teorell - Lund University, Department of Political Science orcid

Research principal

Lund University rorId

Description

This is a study of historical election related legal cases in Sweden. Documentation is only available in Swedish.

Purpose:

The aim of this research project is to describe and explain how and why corrupt electoral practices were abolished in established democracies.

This dataset is made up of an MS-Excel file containing information regarding election related legal cases in Sweden between the years of 1713 and 1869. Currently data is only available in Swedish and only presented in this .xcl-format.

Photo documentation and transcription of old texts.

Data contains personal data

No

Language

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Time period(s) investigated

1713 – 1869

Variables

90

Data format / data structure

Data collection
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

Constituency

Highest geographic unit

National area (NUTS2)

Administrative information

Funding

  • Funding agency: Swedish Research Council
  • Funding agency's reference number: VR 2008:1843
Topic and keywords

Research area

History (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)

Publications

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Teorell, J. (2012). Omval och andra omtagningar under 300 år. In L. Berg & H. Oscarsson (ed.), Omstritt omval (p. 39-54). Gothenburg: SOM-institutet.
Full text

Teorell, J. (2013). Varför är valfusk så ovanligt i Sverige?. In Statsvetenskapens frågor. (p. 75-83). Lund: Studentlitteratur.
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Published: 2015-09-15
Last updated: 2021-10-29