Swedish protest participation surges as traditional political channels weaken
A new analysis of Swedish survey data reveals that political protest has become mainstream, with a majority of citizens now willing to demonstrate and roughly 6% participating annually—a dramatic shift from the late 1960s. The finding challenges assumptions about how citizens engage with government and suggests corporations and policymakers must account for protest as a routine feature of the political landscape.
Originaltitel: Patterns of protest participation are changing
<p>since the late 1960s, participation in political protests has become more common in sweden. Today, a large majority of swedes have at one point joined a demonstration or would be willing to join a demonstration, and around six percent of the population participates in a demonstra- tion at least once a year. This article uses survey data to discuss the changing protest patterns in relation to the country’s traditional corporatist political culture, with a focus on which groups participate in contemporary political protests. </p>