Jakob Ahlbom

Jakob Ahlbom is a doctoral candidate at Stockholm University's Department of Political Science and affiliated with the Swedish National Election Studies (SNES) program at University of Gothenburg. He co-leads the Swedish parliamentary survey project Riksdagsundersökningarna with Patrik Öhberg and Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson.

• Education: Pursuing PhD in Political Science at Stockholm University
• Affiliation: Department of Political Science (Stockholm University); SNES program (University of Gothenburg)

Research Focus:
Specializes in measuring ideological structures within public opinion, analyzing temporal and spatial variations in political ideologies, and exploring gender differences in Swedish electoral participation. His dissertation investigates optimal methods for ideological measurement and factors driving ideological divergence.

Publications:
Contributions span electoral sociology, gender politics, and Swedish parliamentary analysis. Recent works examine cultural value polarization, gender representation trends, and the evolution of left-right ideological frameworks in Sweden.

Teaching:
Delivers instruction in quantitative methods, comparative politics, and social science analytical frameworks.