Gunborg Jakobsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4159620 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gunborg Jakobsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gunborg |
| FAMILY NAME | Jakobsson |
| SIGNATURE | JAKOBSSON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Åbo Akademi University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Does social capital enhance political participation of older adults? A multi-level analysis of older Finns and Swedes
This article contributes to the literature on political gerontology by analysing the role that social capital plays in the political participation of older adults. More specifically, the aim is to test the importance of individual-level and contextual-level social capital for different types of political participation of older adults in a Scandinavian setting by using survey data from Finland and Sweden ( N = 6838). The results show that even tho…
Political participation of older adults in Scandinavia - the civic voluntarism model revisited? A multi-level analysis of three types of political participation
This article examines political participation among older adults in österbotten, Finland, and Västerbotten, Sweden. Two specific hypotheses are tested. First, we anticipate that older adults are loyal voters but less avid in engaging in politics between elections. Second, we expect individuallevel resources to explain why older people participate in politics. The article offers two contributions to the literature on political participation of old…
Senior citizens and political participation – evidence from a Finnish regional study
The aim is to analyse political participation among senior citizens in the West-Finnish region Österbotten/Pohjanmaa by using data from the 2005 GERDA (gerontological regional database) survey. The first research question related to patterns of political participation and the extent to which older people in this region engage in voting and non-institutionalised forms of participation. Secondly, the driving forces behind different dimensions of pa…
The effect of social capital on health: The case of two language groups in Finland
The politics of care for elderly people in Scandinavia
Most of the European countries struggle with a lack of public resources for the care of elderly people. Several comparative studies have shown that the ‘social democratic’ welfare regime of Scandinavia offers more public services to older people than any other regime. This is true both for institutional care and home care. The national averages, however, hide some serious problems. The responsibility for the care of elderly people has been transf…
The effect of social capital on health: The case of two language groups in Finland
Senior citizens and political participation – evidence from a Finnish regional study
The aim is to analyse political participation among senior citizens in the West-Finnish region Österbotten/Pohjanmaa by using data from the 2005 GERDA (gerontological regional database) survey. The first research question related to patterns of political participation and the extent to which older people in this region engage in voting and non-institutionalised forms of participation. Secondly, the driving forces behind different dimensions of pa…
Does social capital enhance political participation of older adults? A multi-level analysis of older Finns and Swedes
This article contributes to the literature on political gerontology by analysing the role that social capital plays in the political participation of older adults. More specifically, the aim is to test the importance of individual-level and contextual-level social capital for different types of political participation of older adults in a Scandinavian setting by using survey data from Finland and Sweden ( N = 6838). The results show that even tho…
The politics of care for elderly people in Scandinavia
Most of the European countries struggle with a lack of public resources for the care of elderly people. Several comparative studies have shown that the ‘social democratic’ welfare regime of Scandinavia offers more public services to older people than any other regime. This is true both for institutional care and home care. The national averages, however, hide some serious problems. The responsibility for the care of elderly people has been transf…
The effect of social capital on health: The case of two language groups in Finland
Political participation of older adults in Scandinavia - the civic voluntarism model revisited? A multi-level analysis of three types of political participation
This article examines political participation among older adults in österbotten, Finland, and Västerbotten, Sweden. Two specific hypotheses are tested. First, we anticipate that older adults are loyal voters but less avid in engaging in politics between elections. Second, we expect individuallevel resources to explain why older people participate in politics. The article offers two contributions to the literature on political participation of old…
Senior citizens and political participation – evidence from a Finnish regional study
The aim is to analyse political participation among senior citizens in the West-Finnish region Österbotten/Pohjanmaa by using data from the 2005 GERDA (gerontological regional database) survey. The first research question related to patterns of political participation and the extent to which older people in this region engage in voting and non-institutionalised forms of participation. Secondly, the driving forces behind different dimensions of pa…
Does social capital enhance political participation of older adults? A multi-level analysis of older Finns and Swedes
This article contributes to the literature on political gerontology by analysing the role that social capital plays in the political participation of older adults. More specifically, the aim is to test the importance of individual-level and contextual-level social capital for different types of political participation of older adults in a Scandinavian setting by using survey data from Finland and Sweden ( N = 6838). The results show that even tho…
Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 works) · Medicine (2 works)