Emanuel Wittberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 4128261 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emanuel Wittberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emanuel |
| FAMILY NAME | Wittberg |
| SIGNATURE | WITTBERG E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2319-8238 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The making of strange bedfellows
Why do ideologically distant political adversaries sometimes choose to govern together? This article advances research on coalition formation in parliamentary democracies by introducing a diffusion-of-innovation perspective. We argue that cooperation between political archenemies can spread spatially as parties learn from nearby cases. When sister parties in adjacent jurisdictions successfully form such coalitions without electoral punishment or …
Rural Retrenchment and Marginalization in Sweden? Evidence From Employment Registers and Survey Data
Debates about spatial inequality and rural discontent often invoke cutbacks of the public sector as a key factor in explaining political and social divides. Covering the period from 1993 to 2023, we use register‐based employment data and citizen surveys to study public employment, as well as trust in and satisfaction with public services across five types of municipalities, ranging from metropolitan to very sparse rural areas. By combining data o…
Does local government corruption inhibit entrepreneurship
The dominant ‘sand in the wheels’ view holds that entrepreneurship is strongly inhibited by corruption. Challenging this, the ‘grease the wheels’ view maintains that corruption might increase entrepreneurship in highly regulated economies. We extend the basic predictions of these theories by examining entrepreneurs’ start-up decisions, as well as their location choices, in a seemingly low-corruption environment: Swedish municipalities. Combining …
Close actions speak louder than distant words? The effect of local parties on voter turnout in Swedish local elections 1994–2018
Does the presence of local political parties increase turnout in municipal elections? A handful of previous studies have found that local parties indeed have this effect. Against that backdrop, we examine the impact of the rapid growth in the number of local parties on voter turnout in Swedish local elections. We test the so-called "best of both worlds" hypothesis, which predicts that the presence of local parties – alongside lists of local branc…
Corruption risks in a mature democracy
Researchers have repeatedly found that corruption has a wide range of negative consequences, not least in developing countries where corruption typically constitutes an endemic part of people’s lives. However, much less is known about the prevalence and effects of corruption in mature democracies. While such states regularly find themselves at the top of anti-corruption rankings, they are not immune to corruption scandals related to, for instance…
Variations in vaccination uptake
Facing the threat of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines are important for limiting the spread and consequences of the pandemic. In this study, we provide a descriptive overview of the within-country variations of vaccine rates by examining to what extent voter turnout, support for an anti-establishment political party (Sweden Democrats), presence of first-generation immigrants, and Evangelical religiosity are associated with the within-count…
What happens when municipalities run corporations? Empirical evidence from 290 Swedish municipalities
Across the globe, local governments have increasingly begun to rely on municipally owned corporations (MOCs) to provide public services, mounting to what scholars describe as a burgeoning corporatization in local government. Some studies have described this development as a rational response to financial stress and contemporary austerity challenges, and emphasize the cost-efficiency of MOCs (the optimistic view). However, several scholars have id…
Does Becoming a Politician Increase Internal Political Efficacy and Satisfaction with Democracy? Evidence from a Longitudinal Panel of Councillors in Sweden
Being elected to a governing body for the first time has been described as both a unique and transforming experience. Accordingly, theorists of elite political socialisation assume that deepened political participation fosters internal political efficacy and satisfaction with democracy. Does this assumption hold for individuals who step up from being grass-root members to become local councillors? In a novel, explorative approach to the question,…
What Happens When Municipalities Run Corporations? Empirical Evidence From 290 Swedish Municipalities
Municipally Owned Enterprises as Danger Zones for Corruption? How Politicians Having Feet in Two Camps May Undermine Conditions for Accountability
The market-inspired reforms of New Public Management have been particularly pronounced in Swedish local government. Notably, municipally owned enterprises (MOEs) have rapidly grown in numbers. Principal-agent theory gives rise to the hypothesis that the massive introduction of MOEs has impacted negatively on the conditions for accountability in Swedish local government. To study this, social network analysis was employed in mapping networks for 2…
Municipally Owned Enterprises as Danger Zones for Corruption? How Politicians Having Feet in Two Camps May Undermine Conditions for Accountability
The market-inspired reforms of New Public Management have been particularly pronounced in Swedish local government. Notably, municipally owned enterprises (MOEs) have rapidly grown in numbers. Principal-agent theory gives rise to the hypothesis that the massive introduction of MOEs has impacted negatively on the conditions for accountability in Swedish local government. To study this, social network analysis was employed in mapping networks for 2…
Municipally Owned Enterprises as Danger Zones for Corruption? How Politicians Having Feet in Two Camps May Undermine Conditions for Accountability
The market-inspired reforms of New Public Management have been particularly pronounced in Swedish local government. Notably, municipally owned enterprises (MOEs) have rapidly grown in numbers. Principal-agent theory gives rise to the hypothesis that the massive introduction of MOEs has impacted negatively on the conditions for accountability in Swedish local government. To study this, social network analysis was employed in mapping networks for 2…
What Happens When Municipalities Run Corporations? Empirical Evidence From 290 Swedish Municipalities
Does Becoming a Politician Increase Internal Political Efficacy and Satisfaction with Democracy? Evidence from a Longitudinal Panel of Councillors in Sweden
Being elected to a governing body for the first time has been described as both a unique and transforming experience. Accordingly, theorists of elite political socialisation assume that deepened political participation fosters internal political efficacy and satisfaction with democracy. Does this assumption hold for individuals who step up from being grass-root members to become local councillors? In a novel, explorative approach to the question,…
Variations in vaccination uptake
Facing the threat of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines are important for limiting the spread and consequences of the pandemic. In this study, we provide a descriptive overview of the within-country variations of vaccine rates by examining to what extent voter turnout, support for an anti-establishment political party (Sweden Democrats), presence of first-generation immigrants, and Evangelical religiosity are associated with the within-count…
What happens when municipalities run corporations? Empirical evidence from 290 Swedish municipalities
Across the globe, local governments have increasingly begun to rely on municipally owned corporations (MOCs) to provide public services, mounting to what scholars describe as a burgeoning corporatization in local government. Some studies have described this development as a rational response to financial stress and contemporary austerity challenges, and emphasize the cost-efficiency of MOCs (the optimistic view). However, several scholars have id…
Corruption risks in a mature democracy
Researchers have repeatedly found that corruption has a wide range of negative consequences, not least in developing countries where corruption typically constitutes an endemic part of people’s lives. However, much less is known about the prevalence and effects of corruption in mature democracies. While such states regularly find themselves at the top of anti-corruption rankings, they are not immune to corruption scandals related to, for instance…
Does local government corruption inhibit entrepreneurship
The dominant ‘sand in the wheels’ view holds that entrepreneurship is strongly inhibited by corruption. Challenging this, the ‘grease the wheels’ view maintains that corruption might increase entrepreneurship in highly regulated economies. We extend the basic predictions of these theories by examining entrepreneurs’ start-up decisions, as well as their location choices, in a seemingly low-corruption environment: Swedish municipalities. Combining …
Close actions speak louder than distant words? The effect of local parties on voter turnout in Swedish local elections 1994–2018
Does the presence of local political parties increase turnout in municipal elections? A handful of previous studies have found that local parties indeed have this effect. Against that backdrop, we examine the impact of the rapid growth in the number of local parties on voter turnout in Swedish local elections. We test the so-called "best of both worlds" hypothesis, which predicts that the presence of local parties – alongside lists of local branc…
The making of strange bedfellows
Why do ideologically distant political adversaries sometimes choose to govern together? This article advances research on coalition formation in parliamentary democracies by introducing a diffusion-of-innovation perspective. We argue that cooperation between political archenemies can spread spatially as parties learn from nearby cases. When sister parties in adjacent jurisdictions successfully form such coalitions without electoral punishment or …
Rural Retrenchment and Marginalization in Sweden? Evidence From Employment Registers and Survey Data
Debates about spatial inequality and rural discontent often invoke cutbacks of the public sector as a key factor in explaining political and social divides. Covering the period from 1993 to 2023, we use register‐based employment data and citizen surveys to study public employment, as well as trust in and satisfaction with public services across five types of municipalities, ranging from metropolitan to very sparse rural areas. By combining data o…
Economics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Language change (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Local government (3 works)