Articles by Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij

June 12, 2024

Visual international comparisons matter for how citizens view their own governments

Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij

During the first wave of Covid-19, the UK government showed a chart plotting the country's mortalities against other high-income countries. They kept on showing it, until it revealed the UK to be the worst in Europe, at which point the slide disappeared. William Allen and Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij argue that visual comparisons are an important lever through which politicians and media can change public perceptions

Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij

Quantitative Social Scientist, Birkbeck, University of London

Kristoffer is a former Head of the Department of Philosophy at Birkbeck, as well as a Research Fellow at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

His research interests involve the relationship between knowledge and political preferences.

He has published in journals including Episteme, Political Studies, and Electoral Studies.

www.ahlstromvij.com

@ahlstromvij

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