Årets mottagare av Nordeas vetenskapliga pris på 100 000 kronor är Niklas Bolin, docent i statsvetenskap vid Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap på Mittuniversitetet.

Political parties maintain connections with various sub-organisations to engage different segments of society. Common among these are party youth wings. These relationships are often described as mutual, where votes are exchanged for policies. However, little research delves into how members of these sub-organisations perceive their roles in relation to the senior party. Based on a web survey of approximately 3000 respondents, this study investigates the views of youth wing members within Swedish political parties. Specifically, it explores whether members believe their youth wing’s primary role should be to influence or support the senior party. Drawing on theories of political engagement incentives, it examines the connection between members’ political and career motivations and their perceptions of these roles. Results suggest that those with career-oriented incentives tend to view the youth wing as supportive, while politically motivated members prioritise influencing the senior party. This research contributes to our understanding of the complex dynamics within political parties and their affiliated organisations, shedding light on how individual motivations shape organisational roles.

The ideological fit between party grassroots and leaderships has long been a concern for political science, with members in general, and young members in particular, thought to be more radical. Howev...

The ideological fit between party grassroots and leaderships has long been a concern for political science, with members in general, and young members in particular, thought to be more radical. Howev....

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Simona Mohamsson föreslås bli ny partiledare för Liberalerna, meddelar valberedningen i ett pressmeddelande. Mohamsson är just nu partisekreterare.

This project examines how mock elections are organized and integrated into upper secondary education and their significance for students’ democratic learning and civic engagement.

Harassment of politicians is a growing global phenomenon, which threatens to erode the quality of democracy and descriptive representation. Past research has examined gender patterns of this violence ...

Nästan alla svenska lärosäten har lämnat X, före detta Twitter. Motiveringarna är oftast att antalet följare och interaktioner har blivit allt färre samt att plattformen utvecklats mot alltmer desinfo...

Den akademiska friheten hotas och angreppen kommer idag inte bara från totalitära regimer. Även i demokratiska stater ifrågasätts och inskränks forskningens frihet. Det skriver Akademiernas kommitté f...

De liberala partierna Centerpartiet och Liberalerna samlar tillsammans det lägsta väljarstödet sedan opinionsinstitutet Verian började med sina mätningar för över 50 år sedan, rapporterar SVT Nyheter.

While young people’s electoral behaviour in voluntary voting systems has been extensively studied, we know little about this in compulsory systems. To investiga...