Karl-Oskar Lindgren
Professor at Department of Government; Faculty
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 37 51
- E-mail:
- Karl-Oskar.Lindgren@statsvet.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Östra Ågatan 19
753 22 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 514
751 20 UPPSALA - Available:
- Teatrum, G:a Torget 2 vån. 2
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Biography

Publications
Selection of publications
The Perpetuity of the Past: Transmission of Political Inequality across Multiple Generations
Part of American Political Science Review, p. 1004-1018, 2022
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The Ex-Factor: Examining the Gendered Effect of Divorce on Voter Turnout
Part of American Political Science Review, p. 1293-1308, 2022
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Candidate Supply Is Not a Barrier to Immigrant Representation: A Case-Control Study
Part of American Journal of Political Science, p. 683-698, 2021
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Part of American Political Science Review, p. 108-122, 2019
- DOI for Enhancing Electoral Equality: Can Education Compensate for Family Background Differences in Voting Participation?
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Can Political Inequalities Be Educated Away? Evidence from a Large-scale Reform
Part of American Journal of Political Science, p. 222-236, 2017
Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment
Part of Nature, p. 539-542, 2016
Why Are Immigrants Underrepresented in Politics?: Evidence from Sweden
Part of American Political Science Review, p. 703-724, 2015
Recent publications
Examining Voting Spillover Effects of Text Message Reminders
Part of British Journal of Political Science, 2025
Part of British Journal of Political Science, p. 712-729, 2024
- DOI for Granting Immigrants the Right to Vote in National Elections: Empirical Evidence from Swedish Administrative Data
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Early voting can widen the turnout gap: The case of childbirth
Part of Electoral Studies, 2024
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Opening a door to politics?: Labour market entrance and political candidacy among refugees
Part of Journal of ethnic and migration studies, p. 4052-4070, 2023
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Part of British Journal of Political Science, p. 997-1012, 2022
- DOI for Immigrant Political Representation and Local Ethnic Concentration: Evidence from a Swedish Refugee Placement Program
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Articles in journal
Examining Voting Spillover Effects of Text Message Reminders
Part of British Journal of Political Science, 2025
Part of British Journal of Political Science, p. 712-729, 2024
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Early voting can widen the turnout gap: The case of childbirth
Part of Electoral Studies, 2024
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Opening a door to politics?: Labour market entrance and political candidacy among refugees
Part of Journal of ethnic and migration studies, p. 4052-4070, 2023
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Part of British Journal of Political Science, p. 997-1012, 2022
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The Perpetuity of the Past: Transmission of Political Inequality across Multiple Generations
Part of American Political Science Review, p. 1004-1018, 2022
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Persistent Inequalities: The Origins of Intergenerational Associations in Voter Turnout
Part of Journal of Politics, p. 1337-1352, 2022
The Ex-Factor: Examining the Gendered Effect of Divorce on Voter Turnout
Part of American Political Science Review, p. 1293-1308, 2022
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Part of British Journal of Political Science, p. 475-482, 2022
Invandring väcker folkhemmet till liv
Part of Liberal Debatt, 2022
Effects of Settlement into Ethnic Enclaves on Immigrant Voter Turnout
Part of Journal of Politics, p. 578-584, 2022
Part of Journal of Politics, p. 1158-1162, 2021
Candidate Supply Is Not a Barrier to Immigrant Representation: A Case-Control Study
Part of American Journal of Political Science, p. 683-698, 2021
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Does high unemployment mobilize the unemployed? Evidence using Swedish register data
Part of Socio-Economic Review, p. 341-365, 2021
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The Role of Local Voting Rights for Non-Naturalized Immigrants: A Catalyst for Integration?
Part of The international migration review, p. 1134-1157, 2020
Parents, Peers, and Politics: The Long-term Effects of Vertical Social Ties
Part of Quarterly Journal of Political Science, p. 221-253, 2020
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Part of Nature Genetics, p. 245-257, 2019
Access to education and political candidacy: Lessons from school openings in Sweden
Part of Economics of Education Review, p. 138-148, 2019
Part of American Political Science Review, p. 108-122, 2019
- DOI for Enhancing Electoral Equality: Can Education Compensate for Family Background Differences in Voting Participation?
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It Runs in the Family: A Study of Political Candidacy Among Swedish Adoptees
Part of Political Behavior, p. 883-908, 2018
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Can Political Inequalities Be Educated Away? Evidence from a Large-scale Reform
Part of American Journal of Political Science, p. 222-236, 2017
The electoral impact of the financial crisis: Evidence using district-level data
Part of Electoral Studies, p. 214-224, 2016
How does education affect adolescents' political development?
Part of Economics of Education Review, p. 182-193, 2016
The electoral impact of the financial crisis: Evidence using district-level data
Part of Electoral Studies, p. 214-224, 2016
Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment
Part of Nature, p. 539-542, 2016
Why Are Immigrants Underrepresented in Politics?: Evidence from Sweden
Part of American Political Science Review, p. 703-724, 2015
Nya villkor för socialförsäkringarna?
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 18-31, 2013
Dyadic Regression in the Presence of Heteroscedasticity: An Assessment of Alternative Approaches
Part of Social Networks, p. 279-289, 2010
Input and Output Legitimacy: Synergy or Trade-off?: Empirical Evidence from an EU Survey
Part of Journal of European Public Policy, p. 449-467, 2010
Who Knows Best What the People Want: Women or Men?: A Study of Political Representation in India
Part of Comparative Political Studies, p. 31-55, 2009
The structure of conflict over EU chemicals policy
Part of European Union Politics, p. 31-58, 2008
Om kvinnorepresentation och rätten till heltid
Part of Kommunal ekonomi och politik, p. 7-31, 2007
Part of Socialpolitik, 2006
Lägre arbetslöshet och ökad ojämlikhet
Part of Dagens Samhälle, 2006
Part of Tiden, 2006
EU-medlemskapets inverkan på den svenska parlamentarismen
Part of Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift, 2000
Books
Participatory Governance in the EU: Enhancing or Endangering Democracy and Efficiency?
Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Chapters in book
Participatory governance in the European Union
Part of Handbook on Participatory Governance, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018
Part of Valdeltagande och representation, Delmi, 2017
The Variety of Capitalism in Sweden and Finland: Continuity Through Change
Part of The Changing Political Economies of Small West European Countries, p. 45-72, Amsterdam University Press, 2011
Leder demokrati till ekonomiskt välstånd
Part of Myt eller verklighet, Norstedts, 2010
Kampen mot arbetslösheten: ett politiskt vägval
Part of Statsvetare ifrågasätter, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis,Universitetsbiblioteket [distributör], 2008
Part of Power and Institutions in Industrial Relation Regimes, Arbetslivsinstitutet, Stockholm, 2005
Reports
Leder tidigare rösträtt för utländska medborgare till ökad politisk integration?
2018
Ledde förlängd gymnasieutbildning till ökat valdeltagande?
2017
Leder bättre tillgång till utbildning till ökat politiskt deltagande?
2016
Kan politisk ojämlikhet utbildas bort?
2014
Workplace size and sickness absence transitions
2012
Arbetsplatsstorlek och sjukfrånvaro
2012
2011