Staffan I. Lindberg (born 1969), is a Swedish

political scientist Political science is the science, scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of politics, political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated c ...

, Principal Investigator for

Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute The V-Dem Institute (Varieties of Democracy) is an independent research institute founded by Professor Staffan I. Lindberg in 2014 that studies the qualities of government. The institute is funded by a number of government organizations, Worl ...

and Director of the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg. He is a professor in the Department of Political Science, and member of the Board of

University of Gothenburg The University of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891, the university is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and with 37,000 students and 6000 st ...

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member of th
Young Academy of SwedenWallenberg Academy Fellow
Research Fellow at the Quality of Government Institute; and senior advisor for the Oslo Analytica. Lindberg's main research interests are

comparative politics Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the ''comparative method'' or other empirical methods to explore politics both within and between countries. Substantively, this can include questions relatin ...

democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...

and

democratization Democratization, or democratisation, is the transition to a more democratic political regime, including substantive political changes moving in a democratic direction. It may be a hybrid regime in transition from an authoritarian regime to a ful ...

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

political organizations A political organization is any organization that involves itself in the political process, including political parties, non-governmental organizations, and special interest advocacy groups. Political organizations are those engaged in politi ...

corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ...

and

clientelism Clientelism or client politics is the exchange of goods and services for political support, often involving an implicit or explicit quid-pro-quo. It is closely related to patronage politics and vote buying. Clientelism involves an asymmetric rel ...

Early life and education

Prof. Lindberg has extensive project management and data administration experience outside of academia. In 1986, at the age of 17, he organised the largest musical festival in Sweden, Gärdesfesten. During 1988-1990 he was one of the international lead-coordinators for the youth project Next Stop Soviet, involving the participation of 9,000 individuals from the Nordic countries and the Soviet Union in more than 350 projects. In 1987-1988 Lindberg worked as a production manager for a series of industrial films, ads, TV shows, including Sunes Jul and drama productions which included working with

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and

Royal National Theatre The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT), is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. I ...

. Lindberg received his Ph.D. in 2005 from

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. His dissertation "The power of elections : democratic participation, competition and legitimacy in Africa" won the

American Political Science Association The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans, ...

's Juan Linz Award for best dissertation 2005.

Career

Lindberg began his teaching career at

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between 2005-2006. From 2006 until 2013 he was an assistant professor and then an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

. He has also spent two years in

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

as parliamentary advisor, and consults on a regular basis for donors in

. In academia beside organising and chairing numerous international conferences, panels and other activities, Lindberg was the Program Chair for the

African Studies Association The African Studies Association (ASA) is a US-based association of scholars, students, practitioners, and institutions with an interest in the continent of Africa. Founded in 1957, the ASA is the leading organization of African Studies in North ...

in 2013. He also initiated and led the collaborative research project on democratization by elections between 2007-2009 involving more than 15 renowned scholars from universities in the US and Europe. From 2006-2009 he was the co-PI of the international research consortium African Power and Politics program involving seven institutions across three continents with a budget of £3.5mn on behalf of the

. Lindberg was on the executive of APSA’s Comparative Politics Section (2011-2013), the Executive Co-Editor of APSA’s Comparative Democratization Newsletter (2012-2014), member of several scientific advisory boards, reviewer for a series of leading journals, and has won several awards. For 2.5 years at

, he was project coordinator of the Center for Data Analysis, integrating the data and online analysis facilities of the

SOM Institute The SOM Institute is a survey research organisation at the University of Gothenburg The University of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891, the university is the th ...

, the QoG Institute, the MOD Institute, the Swedish NES, the Mediabarometer. Lindberg was also in charge of the

World Values Survey The World Values Survey (WVS) is a global research project that explores people's values and beliefs, how they change over time, and what social and political impact they have. Since 1981 a worldwide network of social scientists have conducted r ...

in Sweden at

2010-2012.

Books

* Lindberg, Staffan I., 2009, ed. ''Democratization by Elections: A New Mode of Transition'', Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, According to

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, the book is held in 245 libraries * Lindberg, Staffan I., 2006, ''Democracy and Elections in Africa'', Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, According to

, the book is held in 921 libraries WorldCat book entry
/ref> *Lindberg, Staffan I. ''Mapping Accountability: Core Concept and Subtypes''. 2013. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 79(2): 202 - 226. Impact factor 0.783 (2011) *Weghorst, Keith and Staffan I. Lindberg. 2013. ''What Drives the Swing Voter in Africa?'' American Journal of Political Science. 57(3): 717-734. Impact factor 2.756 (2011) *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2013. ''Have the Cake and Eat It: The Rational Voter in Africa''. Party Politics 19(6): 945-961. Impact factor 0.954 (2011) *Coppedge, Michael, John Gerring, David Altman, Michael Bernhard, Steven Fish, Allen Hicken, Matthew Kroenig, Staffan I. Lindberg, Kelly McMann, Pamela Paxton, Holli A. Semetko, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jeffrey Staton, and Jan Teorell. 2011. ''Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy: A New Approach''. Perspectives on Politics 9(2): 247-267. Impact factor 1.519 (2010) *Weghorst, Keith and Staffan I. Lindberg. 2011. ''Effective Opposition Strategies: Collective Goods or Clientelism?'' Democratization 18(5): 1193-1214. Impact factor 0.725 (2011) Reprinted in Green, E., J. Söderström, and E. Uddhammar (eds.) 2013. Political Opposition and Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa. London: Routledge. *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2010. ''What Accountability Pressures Do MPs in Africa Face and How Do They Respond? Evidence from Ghana'' Journal of Modern African Studies 48(1): 117-142. Impact factor 0.708 (2011) *Moehler, Devra and Staffan I. Lindberg. 2009. ''Narrowing the Legitimacy Gap: The Role of Turnovers in Africa’s Emerging Democracies'' Journal of Politics 71(4): 1448-1466. Impact factor 1.478 (2011) *Lindberg, Staffan I. and Minion K. C. Morrison. 2008. ''Are African Voters Really Ethnic or Clientelistic?: Survey Evidence from Ghana.'' Political Science Quarterly 123(1): 95-122. Impact factor 3.164 (2009) *Lindberg, Staffan I. and John F. Clark. 2008. ''Does Democratization Reduce the Risk of Military Interventions in Politics in Africa?'' Democratization 15(1): 86-105. Impact factor 0.725 (2011) *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2007. ''Institutionalization of Party Systems? Stability and Fluidity Among Legislative Parties in Africa’s Democracies.'' Government and Opposition 42(2): 215-241. Impact factor 0.5 (2011) *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2006. ''Opposition Parties and Democratization in sub-Saharan Africa.'' Journal of Contemporary African Politics 24(1): 123-138. Impact factor 0.48 (2006) *Lindberg, Staffan I. and Minion K. C. Morrison. 2005. ''Exploring Voter Alignments in Africa: Core and Swing Voters in Ghana.'' Journal of Modern African Studies 43(4): 1-22. Impact factor 0.708 (2011) *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2005. ''Consequences of Electoral Systems in Africa: A Preliminary Inquiry.'' Electoral Studies 24(1): 41-64. Impact factor 1.470 (2011-five year average) *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2004. ''Democratization and Women’s Empowerment: The Effects of Electoral Systems, Participation and Repetition in Africa''. Studies in Comparative International Development 39(1): 28-53. Impact factor 0.650 (2011) *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2004. ''The Democratic Qualities of Multiparty Elections: Participation, Competition and Legitimacy in Africa.'' Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics 42(1): 61-105. Impact factor not available. *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2003. ''It’s Our Time to ‘Chop’: Do Elections in Africa Feed Neopatrimonialism rather than Counter-Act It?'' Democratization 14(2): 121-140. Impact factor 0.725 (2011) *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2001. ''Forms of State, Governance and Regime: Reconceptualising the Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in sub-Saharan Africa.'' International Political Science Review 22(2): 173-199. Impact factor 0.618 (2011)

Chapters in peer-reviewed books

*Lindberg, Staffan I. 2012. ''Legislators and Variation in Quality of Government.'' Chapter 11 in Holmberg, Sören & Bo Rothstein (eds). Understanding Quality of Government. Edward Elgar Publisher, pp. 210–229. *Lindberg, Staffan I. and Sara Meerow. 2011. ''Persistent Authoritarianism and the Future of Democracy in Africa''. Chapter 7 in Brown, Nathan (ed.) Democratization: Doubt, Dictatorship, Diffusion, and Development. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press., pp. 183–211. *Lindberg, Staffan I. and Jonathan Jones. 2010. L''aying a Foundation for Democracy or Undermining It?,'' Chapter 11 in Bogaards, Matthijs and Françoise Boucek (eds.) Dominant Parties and Democracy. London: Routledge, pp. 196–218. *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2009. ''Cooptation Despite Democratization in Ghana.'' Chapter 5 in Barkan, Joel (ed.) Legislative Power in Emerging African Democracies. Boulder, C.O.: Lynne Rienner, pp. 147–176. *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2009. ''Introduction''. In Lindberg, Staffan I. (ed.) Democratization by Elections: A New Mode of Transition?. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2009. ''The Power of Elections Revisited.'' Chapter 1 in Lindberg, Staffan I. (ed.) Democratization by Elections: A New Mode of Transition?. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 25–46. *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2009. ''A Theory of Elections as a Mode of Transition.'' Chapter 13 in Lindberg, Staffan I. (ed.) Democratization by Elections: A New Mode of Transition?. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2006. ''Why Do Opposition Boycott Elections?'' Chapter 9 in Schedler, Andreas (ed.) Electoral Authoritarianism. Boulder C.O.: Lynne Rienner. *Lindberg, Staffan I. 2002. ''Problems of Measuring Democracy: Illustrations from Africa.'' Chapter 7 in Göran Hydén and Ole Elgström (eds.) Development and Democracy: What have we learnt and how?, London: Routledge.

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