Niklas Bolin

Publications

Articles in journals
Articles, book reviews
Books
Chapters in books
Collections (editor)
Conference papers
Doctoral theses, monographs
Other
Reports

Articles in journals

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2023). A new right : the Swedish parliamentary election of September 2022. West European Politics, vol. 46: 5, pp. 1049-1062.  

Bolin, N. , Backlund, A. & Jungar, A. (2023). Attracting tomorrow’s leaders : Who joins political youth organisations for material reasons?. Party Politics, vol. 29: 3, pp. 527-539.    

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2023). Locating power in party leader selection. Scandinavian Political Studies, vol. 46: 1-2, pp. 1-22.  

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2023). Shifting perceptions of intra-party democracy : Leader selection in the Swedish Liberal Party. Frontiers in Political Science, vol. 5    

Bolin, N. , Dahlberg, S. & Blombäck, S. (2023). The stigmatisation effect of the radical right on voters’ assessment of political proposals. West European Politics, vol. 46: 1, pp. 100-121.    

Bolin, N. & Aylott, N. (2021). Analysing intra-party power : Swedish selection committees over five decades. Politics,    

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2019). A party system in flux : the Swedish parliamentary election of September 2018. West European Politics, vol. 42: 7, pp. 1504-1515.    

Bolin, N. & Falasca, K. (2019). Reaching the Voter : Exploring Swedish Political Parties’ Assessment of Different Communication Channels in Three National Election Campaigns, 2010–2018. Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, vol. 121: 3, pp. 347-365.  

Bolin, N. & Aylott, N. (2019). Right-Wing Populist Party Leadership in Sweden : One of a Kind or one of the Crowd?. Polish Political Science Review, vol. 7: 1, pp. 24-40.    

Bolin, N. & Aylott, N. (2019). The price of power : the greens in the 2018 Swedish parliamentary election. Environmental Politics, vol. 28: 3, pp. 568-573.  

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2017). Managed Intra-Party Democracy : Precursory Delegation and Party Leader Selection. Party Politics, vol. 23: 1, pp. 55-65.  

Loxbo, K. & Bolin, N. (2016). Party Organizational Development and the Electoral Performance of the Radical Right: Exploring the Role of Local Candidates in the Breakthrough Elections of the Sweden Democrats 2002-2014. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties, vol. 26: 2, pp. 170-190.  

Bolin, N. & Larue, T. (2016). Reparlamentariseringen av Sverige? Bruket av och betydelsen av riksdagens tillkännagivanden till regeringen. Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, vol. 118: 3, pp. 307-337.    

Bolin, N. (2015). A Loyal Rookie? The Sweden Democrats’ First Year in the European Parliament. Polish Quarterly of International Affairs, : 2, pp. 59-78.

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2015). Polarising Pluralism: The Swedish Parliamentary Election of September 2014. West European Politics, vol. 38: 3, pp. 730-740.  

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2015). The Swedish Greens : A Big Step Forward – and Several Steps Back. Environmental Politics, vol. 24: 2, pp. 337-341.  

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2014). Do Anti-immigration Parties Matter? The Case of the Sweden Democrats and Local Refugee Policy. Scandinavian Political Studies, vol. 37: 3, pp. 323-343.  

Bolin, N. (2014). New party parliamentary entry in Western Europe, 1960-2010. European Journal of Government and Economics, vol. 3: 1, pp. 5-23.    

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2007). Towards a two-party system? : The Swedish parliamentary election of September 2006. West European Politics, vol. 30: 3, pp. 621-633.  

Bolin, N. & Larue, T. (2006). Bättre forskarutbildning i statsvetenskap : ett förslag. Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, vol. 108: 2, pp. 224-226.

Articles, book reviews

Bolin, N. (2020). Book review: : The Leadership Capital Index: A New Perspective on Political Leadership. Party Politics, vol. 26: 4, pp. 523-524.  

Bolin, N. (2019). Book review: Nordic Nationalism and Right-Wing Populist Politics. Party Politics, vol. 25: 6, pp. 864-865.  

Books

Bolin, N. , Grusell, M. & Nord, L. (2022). Politik är att vinna : De svenska partiernas valkampanjer. Stockholm : Timbro förlag

Chapters in books

Bolin, N. (2023). Policy brief : Politiska partiers skolbesök. In Skolval 2022 i samband med riksdagsvalet. Växjö : Myndigheten för ungdoms- och civilsamhällesfrågor.    

Bolin, N. (2023). The repercussions of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the populist Radical Right in Sweden. In The impacts of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Right-Wing Populism in Europe. Bryssel : European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS). pp. 302-313.    

Nyhlén, S. , Bolin, N. & Olausson, P. M. (2022). Att studera lokalt beslutsfattande. In Lokalt beslutsfattande. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 87-90.

Bolin, N. (2022). Förord till den svenska utgåvan : Ett försvar för populism. In Populism : En kort introduktion. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 9-12.

Bolin, N. (2022). Förord till den svenska utgåvan : Ytterhögern igår, idag och imorgon. In Ytterhögern idag. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 9-12.

Bolin, N. , Olausson, P. M. & Nyhlén, S. (2022). Lokalt beslutsfattande - avslutande reflektioner. In Lokalt beslutsfattande. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 253-259.

Olausson, P. M. , Nyhlén, S. & Bolin, N. (2022). Lokalt beslutsfattande - en introduktion. In Lokalt beslutsfattande. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 13-24.

Bolin, N. (2022). Partiernas ungdomsförbund och framtidens regeringskonstellationer. In Snabbtänkt 2.0 22 : Reflektioner från valet 2022 ledande forskare. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet (DEMICOM rapport). pp. 55-.

Bolin, N. , Falasca, K. , Grusell, M. & Nord, L. (2022). Valet som delade Sverige. In Snabbtänkt 2.0 22 : Reflektioner från valet 2022 av ledande forskare. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet (DEMICOM rapport). pp. 9-16.

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2021). Conflicts and Coronations : Analysing Leader Selection in European Political Parties. In Managing Leader Selection in European Political Parties. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership). pp. 1-28.  

Bolin, N. & Backlund, A. (2021). De politiska ungdomsförbundens medlemmar. In Fokus 21 - Vilja att förändra : Drivkrafter, hinder och utmaningar för ungas samhällsengagemang. Växjö : Myndigheten för ungdoms- och civilsamhällesfrågor. pp. 97-130.    

Bolin, N. & Aylott, N. (2021). Patterns in Leader Selection : Where Does Power Lie?. In Managing Leader Selection in European Political Parties. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership). pp. 217-243.  

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2021). The Rule of the Valberedning? : Party Leader Selection in Sweden. In Managing Leader Selection in European Political Parties. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership). pp. 175-195.  

Bolin, N. , Falasca, K. , Grusell, M. & Nord, L. (2020). The Not So United States of America. In Stjärnspäckat : Reflektioner från amerikanska presidentvalet 2020 av ledande forskare. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet, Demicom (DEMICOM rapport). pp. 10-13.  

Bolin, N. (2020). Är Trump Sverigedemokrat?. In Stjärnspäckat : Reflektioner från amerikanska presidentvalet 2020 av ledande forskare. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet, Demicom (DEMICOM rapport). pp. 56-57.  

Nord, L. , Falasca, K. , Grusell, M. & Bolin, N. (2019). Introduction : More like 28 national elections than one European election. In Euroflections : Leading academics on the Europran elections 2019. Mid Sweden University, DEMICOM (DEMICOM rapport). pp. 9-11.  

Bolin, N. , Kosiara-Pedersen, K. & Kristinsson, G. H. (2019). Nordic Party Membership Trends. In Nordic Party Members : Linkages in Troubled Times. London : Rowman & Littlefield International. pp. 29-50.

Bolin, N. (2019). Partiernas interndemokrati. In Partier och partisystem. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 231-247.

Bolin, N. & Kosiara-Pedersen, K. (2019). Party Members’ Perception of Intra-Party Democracy. In Nordic Party Members : Linkages in Troubled Times. London : Rowman & Littlefield International. pp. 201-224.

Bolin, N. (2019). The Centre Party and the Liberals : The Swedish members of the liberal party family?. In Liberal Parties in Europe. Routledge. pp. 60-76.

Bolin, N. (2019). The end of the big-party era?. In Euroflections : Leading academics on the European elections 2019. Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University, Demicom (DEMICOM rapport). pp. 20-.  

Bolin, N. (2018). Det nya svenska partisystemet. In Snabbtänkt : Reflektioner från valet 2018 av ledande forskare. Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University, DEMICOM. pp. 67-.    

Nord, L. , Grusell, M. , Bolin, N. & Falasca, K. (2018). Ingenting är längre som förut.... In Snabbtänkt : Reflektioner från valet 2018 av ledande forskare. Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University, DEMICOM. pp. 10-12.    

Bolin, N. , Aylott, N. , von dem Berge, B. & Poguntke, T. (2017). Patterns of Intra-Party Democracy across the World. In Organizing Political Parties : Representation, Participation, and Power. Oxford : Oxford University Press. pp. 158-184.

Bolin, N. (2016). Green parties in Finland and Sweden : Successful cases of the North?. In Green parties in Europe. London : Routledge. pp. 158-176.

Bolin, N. , Hinnfors, J. & Strömbäck, J. (2016). Invandring på ledarsidorna i svensk nationell dagspress 2010–2015. In Migrationen i medierna : men det får en väl inte prata om. Stockholm : Institutet för mediestudier. pp. 192-211.  

Nyhlén, S. , Bolin, N. & Olausson, P. M. (2015). Att studera lokalt beslutsfattande. In Lokalt beslutsfattande. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 73-77.

Bolin, N. , Olausson, P. M. & Nyhlén, S. (2015). Lokalt beslutsfattande - avslutande reflektioner. In Lokalt beslutsfattande. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 169-176.

Olausson, P. M. , Nyhlén, S. & Bolin, N. (2015). Lokalt beslutsfattande - en introduktion. In Lokalt beslutsfattande. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 11-20.

Bolin, N. (2015). Partikongresser och interndemokrati. In Partier och partisystem. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 105-119.

Bergman, T. & Bolin, N. (2013). Swedish Democracy : Crumbling Political Parties, a Feeble Riksdag, and Technocratic Power Holders?. In The Madisonian Turn : Political Parties and Parliamentary Democracy in Nordic Europe. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press. pp. 251-293.

Bergman, T. & Bolin, N. (2011). Swedish democracy : crumbling political parties, a feeble riksdag, and technocratic power holders?. In The Madisonian turn : political parties and parliamentary democracy in Nordic Europe. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press (New comparative politics). pp. 251-293.

Collections (editor)

Bolin, N. (ed.) , Nyhlén, S. (ed.) & Olausson, P. M. (ed.) (2022). Lokalt beslutsfattande. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB

Bolin, N. (ed.) , Falasca, K. (ed.) , Grusell, M. (ed.) & Nord, L. (ed.) (2022). Snabbtänkt 2.0 22 : Reflektioner från valet 2022 av ledande forskare. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet (DEMICOM rapport 51).    

Aylott, N. (ed.) & Bolin, N. (ed.) (2021). Managing Leader Selection in European Political Parties. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership ).  

Bolin, N. (ed.) , Falasca, K. (ed.) , Grusell, M. (ed.) & Nord, L. (ed.) (2020). Stjärnspäckat : Reflektioner från det amerikanska presidentvalet 2020 av ledande forskare. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet, DEMICOM (DEMICOM rapport 43).    

Bolin, N. (ed.) , Falasca, K. (ed.) , Grusell, M. (ed.) & Nord, L. (ed.) (2019). Euroflections : Leading academics on the European Elections 2019. Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University, Demicom (DEMICOM rapport 40).  

Nord, L. (ed.) , Grusell, M. (ed.) , Bolin, N. (ed.) & Falasca, K. (ed.) (2018). Snabbtänkt : Reflektioner från valet 2018 av ledande forskare. Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University, DEMICOM (DEMICOM rapport 38).    

Bolin, N. (ed.) , Nyhlén, S. (ed.) & Olausson, P. M. (ed.) (2015). Lokalt beslutsfattande. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB

Conference papers

Bolin, N. , Backlund, A. & Jungar, A. (2021). Explaining variations in young people’s motivations to join Swedish political youth organisations. Paper presented at the ECPR General Conference, virtual event, 30 August – 3 September

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2021). Leader selection, management failure and institutional change in the Swedish Liberal party. Paper presented at the XIX Nordic Political Science Association (NoPSA) Congress, Reykjavik, Iceland, [DIGITAL], August 10 - 13, 2021.

Blombäck, S. & Bolin, N. (2019). The discouraging effect of the radical right. : An experimental study of the importance of party cues on voters’ assessment of political proposals. Paper presented at the Swedish Political Science Association (SWEPSA) annual meeting, Norrköping, 2-4 October, 2019

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2018). The scope of party leadership : re-examining the terms on which political parties select their leaders. Paper presented at the 3rd Public and Political Leadership (PUPOL) conference, Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, 19-20 April

Bolin, N. & Hellström, J. (2017). Do mainstream parties emphasize immigration as a response to the radical right?. Paper presented at the Swedish Network for European Studies (SNES) conference, Umeå University, 27-28 March 2017

Bolin, N. & Kosiara-Pedersen, K. (2017). Party members' perception of intra-party democracy. Paper presented at the XVIII Nordic Political Science Association (NOPSA) Conference, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, August 8-11, 2017

Nyhlén, S. , Lidén, G. & Bolin, N. (2017). When social inequality goes beyond the nation state : analyzing how Swedish municipalities handle vulnerable EU-migrants. Paper presented at the 11th ECPR General Conference, Oslo, 6-9 september, 2017

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2016). Managed Intra-Party Democracy : Precursory Delegation and Party Leader Selection. Paper presented at the 74th Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) annual conference, Chicago, 7-10 April and 1st Public and Political Leadership (PUPOL) conference, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 7-8 April.

Bolin, N. (2015). A Matter of Time? The Impact of the Radical Right on Parties and MPs. Paper presented at the Swedish Political Science Association (SWEPSA) annual meeting, Workshop: Political Parties and Political Behaviour, Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, October 14-16.

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2015). A peculiar practice : Intra-party democracy and leader selection in Sweden. Paper presented at the 111th American Political Science Association Annual Meeting and the Gothenburg Intra-Party Politics Worskhop  

Bolin, N. (2015). The Impact of the Swedish Populist Radical Right on the Immigration Agendas of the Established Parties and their MPs. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Public Policy, July 2015, Milan, Italy.

Bolin, N. & Lidén, G. (2015). The non-receivers : Explanations as to why some Swedish municipalities resist refugee reception. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Public Policy, July 2015, Milan, Italy.

Bolin, N. & Lidén, G. (2014). Disagreeing with the nation state : Why some Swedish municipalities refuse refugee reception. Paper presented at the 4th Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association (EPSA), Edinburgh, 19-21 June 2014

Poguntke, T. , von dem Berge, B. , Bolin, N. & Aylott, N. (2014). Intra-Party Democracy across the world: Patterns, Causes and Consequences. Paper presented at the Political party database (PPDB) conference: Organizing Representation: Political Parties, Participation and Power. Lewes, UK, October 16-17, 2014

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2014). Local refugee reception and the impact of the Sweden Democrats. Paper presented at the 4th Nordic Populism Network meeting, Sundsvall, March 18-19 2014

Bolin, N. & Lidén, G. (2014). Obstructing national policy. The case of Swedish municipalities and refugee reception. Paper presented at the XVII Nordic Political Science Association Conference, August 12-15, 2014, Gothenburg.

Bolin, N. & Loxbo, K. (2014). Radical right parties, organizational maturity and electoral success.The Sweden Democrats and the elections of 2006 and 2010. Paper presented at the XVII Nordic Political Science Congress (NOPSA), Gothenburg, Sweden, August 12-15, 2014

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2013). Anti-immigration party impact on local migration policy in Sweden. Paper presented at the Swedish Political Science Association (SWEPSA) annual meeting, Stockholm, 2-4 October, 2013.

Bolin, N. (2013). Green Parties in Finland and Sweden. Electoral, Programmatic and Organizational Changes. Paper presented at the International Conference Green Parties in Europe: A Comparative Perspective, Université Libre de Bruxelles 28-29 March, 2013.

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2013). Political Parties and Local Refugee Reception in Sweden. Paper presented at the XXII Nordiska kommunforskarkonferensen, Åbo, 21-23 November, 2013.    

Bolin, N. (2010). How new parties shape their own fate : An actor-centered framework for analysis. Paper presented at the ECPR Graduate Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 30 August to 1 September, 2010.

Bolin, N. (2007). Established parties and their measures against new parties. The case of Sweden. Paper presented at the 4th ECPR General Conference, Pisa, 6-8 september 2007.

Bolin, N. (2006). Contextual Impact on New Party Entrance. Paper presented at the Statsvetenskapliga förbundets årsmöte, 12-14 oktober, Karlstad (Swedish Political Science Association)  

Doctoral theses, monographs

Bolin, N. (2012). Målsättning riksdagen : Ett aktörsperspektiv på nya partiers inträde i det nationella parlamentet. Dis. Umeå : Umeå universitet, 2012 (Statsvetenskapliga institutionens skriftserie : 2012:3)  

Other

Bolin, N. , Dahlberg, S. & Blombäck, S. (2022). The stigmatization effect of radical right parties (Political Observer of Populism).  

Bolin, N. , Falasca, K. , Grusell, M. & Nord, L. (2022). "Valet visade ett alltmer splittrat Sverige".  

Bolin, N. & Backlund, A. (2021). De politiska ungdomsförbunden och partiernas framtid : Nätverket för koalitions- och partiforskning. (Om makt och politik).  

Bolin, N. , Falasca, K. , Grusell, M. & Nord, L. (2020). Joe Bidens seger splittrar också Sverige : Bonnier..  

Kosiara-Pedersen, K. , Bolin, N. & Kristinsson, G. H. (2020). Partidemokratiet i forfald?. Köpenhamn : Föreningen Norden. (NORDISKE).  

Bolin, N. (2020). Är Trump Sverigedemokrat? (Om makt och politik).  

Bolin, N. , Falasca, K. , Grusell, M. & Nord, L. (2019). EU-valet var mest av allt 28 nationella val (Dagens Nyheter).  

Bolin, N. , Falasca, K. , Grusell, M. & Nord, L. (2019). What happened in the European Elections? 70 academics share their reflections (The Big Q).  

Bolin, N. , Falasca, K. , Grusell, M. & Nord, L. (2018). De partier som tänker nytt kommer att vinna valet 2022 (DN debatt).

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2018). How the rise of the Swedish radical right changed the most stable party system in Europe (LSE EUROPP Blog).  

Bolin, N. (2018). Miljöpartiet de Gröna. Malmö : Nationalencyklopedin. (Nationalencyklopedin).

Bolin, N. (2016). Kampen om Ohlsson ställer L:s dilemma på sin spets (Dagens Samhälle).  

Bolin, N. (2016). Miljöpartiet är inte regeringsdugliga (Expressen).  

Bolin, N. (2016). Nytt språkrör räddar inte opinionssiffrorna (Expressen).  

Bolin, N. & Larue, T. (2016). Riksdagen visar tänderna – tillkännagivandena och maktbalansen mellan riksdag och regering (Om makt och politik).  

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2016). Selecting party leaders: Who chooses and who shapes the choice? (LSE EUROPP Blog).

Bolin, N. (2016). Sverigedemokraternas organisatoriska utveckling som förklaring till väljarframgångarna (Om makt och politik).  

Bergman, T. , Bolin, N. & Sandström, C. (2015). Det finns möjligheter till blocköverskridande samarbeten (Om makt och politik).

Bergman, T. , Bolin, N. & Sandström, C. (2015). DÖ är inte hållbar i längden (Svenska Dagbladet).

Bolin, N. (2015). Är Sverigedemokraterna höger? (Om makt och politik).  

Bolin, N. (2014). Hur vanligt är det med nya partier i nationella parlament? (Om makt och politik).

Bolin, N. & Aylott, N. (2014). One winner and seven losers: The Swedish parliamentary election of September 2014 (EPERN research blog).  

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2014). SD har makt över lokal flyktingpolitik (Dagens Samhälle).  

Bolin, N. (2014). The 2014 Swedish election will result in a change of government, but not in a substantive change of policy (LSE EUROPP Blog).  

Bolin, N. (2013). Utpekande som vilar på påståenden utan grund (Dagbladet).

Reports

Aylott, N. & Bolin, N. (2016). Towards a Framework for Analysing Party Leadership Selection. Göteborg : (Cergu´s Working Paper Series 2016:9).    

Bolin, N. (2007). New Party Entrance : Analyzing the Impact of Political Institutions. Umeå : Statsvetenskap (Umeå Working Papers in Political Science 2).  

Bolin, N. & Aylott, N. (2006). The Swedish Parliamentary Election of September 2006. Sussex : European Parties Elections & Referendums Network (Election Briefing Papers 30).