Working papers

A modified version of this paper was published as: Sundström, Aksel and Daniel Stockemer (2022) “Measuring support for women’s political leadership: Gender of interviewer effects among African survey respondents” Public Opinion Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfac031

A modified version of this paper was published as: Ruth D. Carlitz, Marina Povitkina, Local interest group activity and environmental degradation in authoritarian regimes, World Development, Volume 142, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105425.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Rasmus Broms, Boxholm tea party: Taxation and voter turnout in a mature democracy, Electoral Studies, Volume 71, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102318.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Matthew C Stephenson, Corruption as a Self-Reinforcing Trap: Implications for Reform Strategy, The World Bank Research Observer, Volume 35, Issue 2, August 2020, Pages 192–226, https://doi.org/10.1093/wbro/lkaa003

A modified version of this paper was published as: Suzuki, K, Demircioglu, MA. Is impartiality enough? Government impartiality and citizens' perceptions of public service quality. Governance. 2021; 34: 727– 764. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12527

A modified version of this paper was published as: Bauhr, M., & Carlitz, R. (2021). When does transparency improve public services? Street-level discretion, information, and targeting. Public Administration, 99( 3), 500– 516. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12693

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, C., Fazekas, M. and Lewis, D.E. (2021), Partisan Procurement: Contracting with the United States Federal Government, 2003–2015. American Journal of Political Science, 65: 652-669. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12574

A modified version of this paper was published as: Charron, N., Harring, N. and Lapuente, V. (2021), Trust, regulation, and redistribution why some governments overregulate and under-redistribute. Regulation & Governance, 15: 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12277

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dragana Davidovic, Niklas Harring, Exploring the cross-national variation in public support for climate policies in Europe: The role of quality of government and trust, Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 70, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101785.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Kohei Suzuki & Hyunkang Hur (2020) Bureaucratic structures and organizational commitment: findings from a comparative study of 20 European countries, Public Management Review, 22:6, 877-907, DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2019.1619813

A modified version of this paper was published as: Broms, Rasmus, Carl Dahlström and Marina Nistotskaya (2020). “Competition and Service Quality: Evidence from Swedish Residential Care Homes”. Governance 33(3): 525-543.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Erlingsson, G. Ó., & Kristinsson, G. H. (2019). Exploring shades of corruption tolerance : Tentative Lessons from Iceland and Sweden. Kyiv-Molova Law and Politics Journal, (5), 119–140. https://doi.org/10.18523/kmlpj189994.2019-5.141-164

A modified version of this paper was published as: Bauhr, M., & Charron, N. (2018). Why support International redistribution? Corruption and public support for aid in the eurozone. European Union Politics, 19(2), 233–254. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116518757702

A modified version of this paper was published as: Charron , N. ; Bauhr , M. (2020). Do Citizens Support EU Cohesion Policy? Measuring European support for redistribution within the EU and its correlates. Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research, 46, 11-26. https://investigacionesregionales.org/es/article/apoyan-los-ciudadanos-la-politica-de-cohesion-de-la-ue-medida-del-apoyo-europeo-a-la-redistribucion-dentro-de-la-ue/

A modified version of this paper was published as: Kubbe I. (2018) Let’s Play: Bribery Games in the US and Germany. In: Kubbe I., Engelbert A. (eds) Corruption and Norms. Political Corruption and Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66254-1_9

A modified version of this paper was published as: Victor Lapuente & Kohei Suzuki (2021) The prudent entrepreneurs: women and public sector innovation, Journal of European Public Policy, 28:9, 1345-1371, DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2020.1770316

A modified version of this paper was published as: Suzuki, K. and H. Ha (2018). "Municipal Merger and Local Democracy: An Assessment of the Merger of Japanese Municipalities." Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government 16(4): 759-784. https://doi.org/10.4335/16.4.759-784(2018)

A modified version of this paper was published as: Kohei Suzuki & Claudia N. Avellaneda (2018) Women and risk-taking behaviour in local public finance, Public Management Review, 20:12, 1741-1767, DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2017.1412118

A modified version of this paper was published as: Broms, Rasmus, Carl Dahlström and Mihály Fazekas (2019). “Political competition and public procurement outcomes”. Comparative Political Studies 52(9): 1259–1292.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Jagers, S., Matti, S., & Nordblom, K. (2020). The evolution of public policy attitudes: Comparing the mechanisms of policy support across the stages of a policy cycle. Journal of Public Policy, 40(3), 428-448. doi:10.1017/S0143814X19000023

A modified version of this paper was published as: Frida Boräng, Sverker C. Jagers, Marina Povitkina (2021) In Light of Democracy and Corruption: Institutional Determinants of Electricity Provision. The Energy Journal, Volume 42, 2, 165-182. http://www.iaee.org/en/publications/ejarticle.aspx?id=3631

A modified version of this paper was published as: Parrado, Salvador, Carl Dahlström and Victor Lapuente (2018). “Mayors and Corruption in Spain: Same Rules, Different Outcomes”. South European Society and Politics 23(3): 303-322.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl, Marina Nistotskaya and Maria Tyrberg (2018). ”Outsourcing, bureaucratic personnel quality and citizen satisfaction with public services”. Public Administration 96(1): 218-233.

A modified version of this paper was published as: D'Arcy M. and Nistotskaya, M. (2018), The early modern origins of contemporary European tax outcomes. European Journal of Political Research, 57: 47-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12214

A modified version of this paper was published as: D'Arcy M., Nistotskaya M. (2017) State First, Then Democracy: Using Cadastral Records to Explain Governmental Performance in Public Goods Provision, Pages 193-209, https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12206

A modified version of this paper was published as: Aksel Sundström (2016), Corruption and Violations of Conservation Rules: A Survey Experiment with Resource Users, World Development, Volume 85, Pages 73-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.04.011.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Charron, Nicholas, Carl Dahlström, and Victor Lapuente (2016). “Measuring Meritocracy in the Public Sector in Europe: a New National and Sub-National Indicator”. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 22(3): 499-523.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Charron, Nicholas, Carl Dahlström, Mihály Fazekas, and Victor Lapuente (2017). “Careers, Connections, and Corruption Risks: Investigating the impact of bureaucratic meritocracy on public procurement processes”. Journal of Politics 79(1): 89-104.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl and Mikael Holmgren (2019). “The Political Dynamics of Bureaucratic Turnover”. British Journal of Political Science 49(3): 823-836.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Bågenholm A., Charron N. (2016), Ideology, party systems and corruption voting in European democracies, Electoral Studies, Volume 41, Pages 35-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2015.11.022.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Sundström Aksel, (2015), Covenants with broken swords: Corruption and law enforcement in governance of the commons, Global Environmental Change, Volume 31, Pages 253-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.02.002.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Sundström, A. (2013). Corruption in the commons: why bribery hampers enforcement of environmental regulations in South African fisheries. International Journal of the Commons, 7(2), 454–472. DOI: http://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.370

A modified version of this paper was published as: Kokkonen, A., & Sundell, A. (2014). Delivering Stability—Primogeniture and Autocratic Survival in European Monarchies 1000–1800. American Political Science Review, 108(2), 438-453. doi:10.1017/S000305541400015X

A modified version of this paper was published as: Bågenholm, A. The electoral fate and policy impact of “anti-corruption parties” in Central and Eastern Europe. Humaff 23, 174–195 (2013). https://doi-org.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/10.2478/s13374-013-0118-4

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl and Birgitta Niklasson (2013). “The Politics of Politicization in Sweden”. Public Administration 91(4): 891–907.

A modified version of this paper was published as. Bauhr, M., Charron, N., & Nasiritousi, N. (2013). Does Corruption Cause Aid Fatigue? Public Opinion and the Aid-Corruption Paradox. International Studies Quarterly, 57(3), 568–579. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24017925

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl and Victor Lapuente (2012). “Weberian bureaucracy and corruption prevention”. In Holmberg, Sören and Bo Rothstein (eds.). Good Government. The Relevance of Political Science. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Mathias A. Färdigh, Emma Andersson, and Henrik Oscarsson. "Press Freedom and Corruption." Good Government. Edward Elgar, 2012. 130-49. Web.

A modified version of this paper was published as: De Fine Licht, J., Naurin, D., Esaiasson, P. and Gilljam, M. (2014), When Does Transparency Generate Legitimacy?. Governance, 27: 111-134. https://doi-org.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/10.1111/gove.12021

A modified version of this paper was published as: Rothstein, Bo. "Solidarity, diversity and the quality of government." The strains of commitment: The political sources of solidarity in diverse societies 1 (2017).

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl, Victor Lapuente and Jan Teorell (2012). “Public administrations around the world”. In Holmberg, Sören and Bo Rothstein (eds.). Good Government. The Relevance of Political Science. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl and Anders Sundell (2012). “A Losing Gamble. How Mainstream Parties Facilitate Anti-Immigrant Party Success”. Electoral Studies 31(2): 353-363.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Good Government : The Relevance of Political Science, edited by Soren Holmberg, and Bo Rothstein, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/gu/detail.action?docID=981468.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Charron N & Lapuente V (2013): Why Do Some Regions in Europe Have Higher Quality of Government?, The Journal of Politics, Volume 75, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022381613000510

A modified version of this paper was published as: Kumlin S. Claiming blame and giving credit? Unintended effects of how government and opposition frame the Europeanization of welfare. European Union Politics. 2011;12(4):575-595. doi:10.1177/1465116511417296

A modified version of this paper was published as: Charron, Nicholas, Carl Dahlström and Victor Lapuente (2012). “No Law without a State”. Journal of Comparative Economics, 40(2012): 176-192.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Lapuente V, Rothstein B. Civil War Spain Versus Swedish Harmony: The Quality of Government Factor. Comparative Political Studies. 2014;47(10):1416-1441. doi:10.1177/0010414013512598

A modified version of this paper was published as: Monika Bauhr, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, How Do International Organizations Promote Quality of Government? Contestation, Integration, and the Limits of IO Power, International Studies Review, Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2012, Pages 541–566, https://doi.org/10.1111/misr.12009

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl and Peter Esaiasson (2013). “The Immigrant Issue and Anti-Immigrant Party Success in Sweden 1970-2006. A Deviant Case Analysis”. Party Politics 19(2): 343-364.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Charron, N. (2011). Exploring the impact of foreign aid on corruption: Has the “anti‐corruption movement” been effective?. The Developing Economies, 49(1), 66-88.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl, Johannes Lindvall, and Bo Rothstein (2013). “Corruption, Bureaucratic Failure, and Social Policy Priorities”. Political Studies, 61(3): 523-242.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Anthonsen, M., Löfgren, Å., Nilsson, K., & Westerlund, J. (2012). Effects of rent dependency on quality of government. Economics of Governance, 13(2), 145-168.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl, Victor Lapuente and Jan Teorell (2012) “The Merit of Meritocratization: Politics, Bureaucracy, and the Institutional Deterrents of Corruption”. Political Research Quarterly, 65(3): 658-670.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Linde, J. (2012). Why feed the hand that bites you? Perceptions of procedural fairness and system support in post‐communist democracies. European journal of political research, 51(3), 410-434.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Kumlin, S., & Esaiasson, P. (2012). Scandal Fatigue? Scandal Elections and Satisfaction with Democracy in Western Europe, 1977–2007. British Journal of Political Science, 42(2), 263-282. doi:10.1017/S000712341100024X

A modified version of this paper was published as: Charron, N. and Lapuente, V. (2010), Does democracy produce quality of government?. European Journal of Political Research, 49: 443-470. https://doi-org.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/10.1111/j.1475-6765.2009.01906.x

A modified version of this paper was published as: Holmberg, S., & Rothstein, B. (2011). Dying of corruption. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 6(4), 529-547. doi:10.1017/S174413311000023X

A modified version of this paper was published as: Kumlin, S. (2009). Blaming Europe? Exploring the variable impact of national public service dissatisfaction on EU trust. Journal of European Social Policy, 19(5), 408–420. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928709344248

A modified version of this paper was published as: Nicholas Charron (2010) The Correlates of Corruption in India: Analysis and Evidence from the States, Asian Journal of Political Science, 18:2, 177-194, DOI: 10.1080/02185377.2010.492986

A modified version of this paper was published as: Teorell, J., & Lindstedt, C. (2010). Measuring Electoral Systems. Political Research Quarterly, 63(2), 434–448. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20721502

A modified version of this paper was published as: Grimes, M., & Wängnerud, L. (2010). Curbing Corruption Through Social Welfare Reform? The Effects of Mexico’s Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Good Government. The American Review of Public Administration, 40(6), 671–690. https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074009359025

A modified version of this paper was published as: Pierre, J. (2011). Stealth Economy? Economic Theory and the Politics of Administrative Reform. Administration & Society, 43(6), 672–692. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399711412928

A modified version of this paper was published as: Bo Rothstein, "Preventing markets from self-destruction". In Christina Garsten and Adrienne SörbomPower (eds.). Policy and Profit Corporate Engagement in Politics and Governance. 2017. Elgar online: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784711214

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl and Victor Lapuente (2011). “Has NPM a Trust Problem? Public Sector Incentive Systems in Japan, Korea, Spain, and Sweden.” In Eymeri-Douzans, Jean-Michel & Jon Pierre (eds.). Administrative Reforms and Democratic Governance. London: Routledge.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Rothstein, B. (2009). Creating Political Legitimacy: Electoral Democracy Versus Quality of Government. American Behavioral Scientist, 53(3), 311–330. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764209338795

A modified version of this paper was published in: Quality of Government: What You Get, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Annual Review of Political Science 2009 12:1, 135-161

A modified version of this paper was published as: Persson, M. and Oscarsson, H. (2010), Did the Egalitarian Reforms of the Swedish Educational System Equalise Levels of Democratic Citizenship?. Scandinavian Political Studies, 33: 135-163. https://doi-org.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/10.1111/j.1467-9477.2009.00244.x

A modified version of this paper was published as: Holmberg, S, Lindberg, S, Svensson, R. Trust in parliament. J Public Affairs. 2017; 17:e1647. https://doi-org.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/10.1002/pa.1647

A modified version of this paper was published as: Dahlström, Carl and Victor Lapuente (2010). “Explaining Cross-Country Differences in Performance-Related Pay in the Public Sector”. In Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 20(3): 577-600.

A modified version of this paper was published as: Nicholas Charron (2009) The Impact of Socio-Political Integration and Press Freedom on Corruption, The Journal of Development Studies, 45:9, 1472-1493, DOI: 10.1080/00220380902890243

A modified version of this paper was published as: Rothstein, B., & Eek, D. (2009). Political Corruption and Social Trust: An Experimental Approach. Rationality and Society, 21(1), 81–112. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043463108099349

A modified version of this paper was published as: Rothstein, B. and Teorell, J. (2008), What Is Quality of Government? A Theory of Impartial Government Institutions. Governance, 21: 165-190. https://doi-org.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/10.1111/j.1468-0491.2008.00391.x

A modified version of this paper was published as: Rothstein, B., & Eek, D. (2009). Political Corruption and Social Trust: An Experimental Approach. Rationality and Society, 21(1), 81–112. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043463108099349