The QoG Agency Database - Agency Head (1960-2014)

SND-ID: SND 1078

This study is part of the collection Quality of Government

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Carl Dahlström - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Mikael Holmgren - University of Oslo

University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Description

This database consists of a comprehensive sample of administrative agencies in the Swedish executive bureaucracy between 1960 and 2014. The purpose of the dataset is to provide a quantitative catalogue of Swedish agencies for public use.

Scholars who wish to use this dataset in their research are kindly requested to use the following
citation:
Dahlström, Carl, Mikael Holmgren, Christian Björkdahl, Kersti Hazell, Anna Khomenko, Richard Svensson, and Pär Åberg. 2018. "Swedish Administrative Agencies, 1960-2014." University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute.
Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

University of Gothenburg
Protection and ethical review

Ethics Review

Gothenburg - Ref. 1030-13

Method and time period
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Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research area

Social Sciences, Political Science, Public Administration Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

bureaucracy, agency head, sweden, agency, public administration

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The QoG Agency Database - Agency Head (1960-2014)

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Carl Dahlström, Mikael Holmgren, University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science. University of Gothenburg (2019). <em>The QoG Agency Database - Agency Head (1960-2014)</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/05sv-vw31">https://doi.org/10.5878/05sv-vw31</a>

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Carl Dahlström - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Mikael Holmgren - University of Oslo

University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Time period(s) investigated

2018-01-01–2018-03-05

Contact for questions about the data

Carl Dahlström

Published: 2019-01-18
Last updated: 2019-01-23