Dr. Stephen Dawson

seit Oktober 2026: 
Postdoctoral Researcher, IFZO, University of Greifswald

2022 - 2025:
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg

2017 - 2022:
PhD, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg

• Democratic resilience
• political behaviour
• electoral politics
• political parties
• survey methods

Dawson, S. (2026). ‘When do politicians choose to upset the apple cart? The fairness-loyalty trade-off in whistleblowing’, European Journal of Political Research, 0(0), 1-17.
Bågenholm, A., Dawson, S., Niklasson, B. and De Fine Licht, J. (2026). ‘For political gain? Party leaks and whistleblowing in Swedish print media 2010–2024’, Party Politics, 0(0), 1-12.
Dawson, S., Haass, F., Mueller-Crepon, C. and Sundström, A. (2025). ‘The Ethnic Politics of Nature Protection in Africa’, Journal of Politics, 0(0), 1-36.
Dawson, S., Schwenk, J. and Xezonakis, G. (2025). ‘The distribution of executive power and corruption: A meta-analytical review’, Comparative Political Studies, 58(10), 2329-2355.
Niklasson, B., Dawson, S., Bågenholm, A. and De Fine Licht, J. (2025). ‘Misconduct and whistleblowing in political parties: A party loyalty dilemma’, Party Politics, 31(4),727-738.
Dawson, S. (2024). ‘Poll Wars: Perceptions of poll credibility and voting behaviour’, International Journal of Press/Politics, 29(1), 206-226.
Dawson, S. (2023). ‘Perceptions of opinion poll credibility: The role of partisan bias’, Party Politics, 29(3), 594-599.
Dawson, S., Charron, N. and Justesen, M.K. (2023). ‘Electoral competition, political parties and clientelism: Evidence from local elections in South Africa’, Democratization, 30(3), 479-500.
Sorak, N. and Dawson, S. (2023). ‘Election losers or society’s losers? How election result ambiguity can impact the relationship between feelings of control and perceptions of election fairness’, Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, 125(4), 1035-1063.
Dawson, S. (2022). ‘Electoral fraud and the paradox of political competition’, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 32(4), 793-812.
Lioy, A. and Dawson, S. (2020). ‘Competition, stakes, and falling electoral participation in Central Asia and the Caucasus: A comparative analysis’, Journal of Eurasian Studies, 11(2), 144-157.