Articles by Mikael Persson

April 8, 2026

Politically active people are better represented than inactive ones

Mikael Persson
Politically active people — including protesters and those engaging outside elections — are better represented than inactive citizens, write Jesper Lindqvist, Jennifer Oser, Ruth Dassonneville, Mikael Persson, and Anders Sundell. Images of placard-wielding protesters are a common feature in global media reporting. But do they affect policy outcomes any better than inactive people?
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Mikael Persson
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg

Mikael's research focuses on political behaviour, public opinion, and political representation.

He is co-head of the Gothenburg research group on elections, public opinion and political behaviour (GEPOP), as well as co-organiser of the annual Nordic Workshop on Political Behaviour.

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