Swedish election corruption in a historical-comparative perspective
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Introduction
The aim of this research project is to describe and explain how and why corrupt electoral practices were abolished in established democracies. Firstly, a new historical case will be explored and thoroughly assessed: that of Sweden. Surprisingly little is known about the nature of Swedish elections before the advent of universal suffrage in 1921. To fill this gap in our historical knowledge, complaints over elections filed with county governors and the High Court from 1719 until the early 20th century will be systematically assessed. Secondly, systematic comparisons with the historical experiences in other established democracies will be undertaken, based on secondary sources, through collaboration with scholarly country experts, and possibly through the collection of new source material from other countries. Thirdly, over-time, inter-regional and cross-country comparisons will be used to explain how and why electoral corruption was abolished. The expectation is that the historical record will contain lessons for how to abolish electoral corruption in other parts of the world today.
Department Researchers in this Project
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Koordinator/Projektledare
Jan
Teorell
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