Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Anders Westholm - Uppsala University, Department of Government
Jan Teorell
- Lund University, Department of Political Science
Description
In conformity with the 1987 survey, the 1997 survey was arranged as a mapping of the citizen's activities and possibilities to influence within the 'small democracy' as well as within the 'big democracy'. The 'small democracy' refer to the citizen's possibilities to influence her/his own living conditions within the framework of a number of important roles, namely the role as: resident; patient (or related to patient); husband/wife; parent of small children; parent of school-children; gainfully employed; student; and unemployed. In comparison with the 1987 survey two new roles were included, the roles as student and as unemployed.
The 'big democracy' refer to the possibilities to have an influence on more comprehensive decisions, to influence not only the personal situation but the situation for the whole country. Questions were asked about membership and activity in different organizations, as well as different attempts to influence decisions in questions concerning the whole community. Compared to the 1987 survey, the 1997 survey focuses more on the citizen's ideal of the good citizen, and t
Language
Swedish
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Department of Government
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 16-80 years
Time Method
Time period(s) investigated
1997-10-14 – 1998-04-29
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Research area
Housing, Unemployment, Working conditions, Political behaviour and attitudes, Family life and marriage, Specific social services: use and availability, Social behaviour and attitudes
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Teorell, J., & Westholm, A. (2000) Ett Europa i nationens skugga: Om det svenska valdeltagandet på europeisk och nationell nivå. In Valdeltagande och Eurpaparlamentsval: Slutbetänkande av Rådet för utvärdering av 1998 års val, SOU 2000:81, pp 71-120.
Teorell, J., & Westholm, A. (1999) Var det bättre förr? Politisk jämlikhet i Sverige under 30 år. In Medborgarnas erfarenheter: Demokratiutredningens forskarvolym V, SOU 1999:113, pp 13-52.
Petersson, Olof (ed.) (1998) Demokrati och medborgarskap. Demokratirådets rapport 1998. Stockholm: SNS förlag.
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Teorell, J. (2003) Linking Social Capital to Political Participation: Voluntary Associations and Networks of Recruitment in Sweden. Scandinavian Political Studies 26(1):49-66, 2003.
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Teorell, J., & Westholm, A. (1999) Att bestämma sig för att vara med och bestämma: Om varför vi röstar - allt mindre. In Valdeltagande i förändring: Demokratiutredningens forskarvolym XII, SOU 1999:132, pp 137-204.
Adman, P., & Strömblad, P. (2000) Utanför demokratin? Del 3. Resurser för politisk integration. Integrationsverkets rapportserie 2000:16.
Strömblad, P. (2003) Politik på stadens skuggsida. Skrifter utgivna av statsvetenskapliga föreningen i Uppsala, 152. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis.
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Anders Westholm - Uppsala University, Department of Government
Jan Teorell
- Lund University, Department of Political Science
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2000