Local elections 1979

This study is part of the collection Evaluation of the commune reapportionment reform

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Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Lennart Brantgärde - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Håkan Magnusson - Lund University, Department of Political Science

Jörgen Westerståhl - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Lars Strömberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Janerik Gidlund - Umeå University, Department of Political Science

Gunnar Wallin - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science

Leif Johansson - Lund University, Department of Political Science

Gunnar Törnqvist - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography

Lars-Olof Olander - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography

Jan Widberg - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography

Description:

The second project started as a result of a decision of the Swedish Parliament taken in December 1978. The research program was designed by a government commission, the Commission on Local Democracy, in collaborations with members of the previous Local Government Research Group. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the reapportionment reform which had been implemented five years earlier, to some extent in relation to research findings of the previous project. In five communes, which were to be the object of more intensive studies, the interview sample comprised 300 persons per commune. In the other 45 communes the sample comprised 40 persons per commune. The interview scheme contained questions about the respondent´s opinion of the local authorities achievements in different issues, such as child care, care of the aged, schools, and housing. A question concerning the priorities of activities covered 14 fields of service and within each field the respondent were asked whether the service was good as it was, needed to be increased, or could be reduced. Other questions dealt with the respo

Subject area:

Social Sciences, Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
political behaviour and attitudes, elections, political ideology, government, political systems and organisations, community, urban and rural life (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords:

elections, housing, mass media, participation, political party, politics, public sector, mass media exposure, residential mobility, local government policy, local government elections, voting intention, child care, citizenship skills, voting, electoral issues, political interest, local government services, public political influence, membership, information sources, clubs, news, travel to work, political allegiance, political participation, schools, political persuation, internal politics

Principal organisation:

University of Gothenburg

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Responsible department/unit:

University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science