Personal details
Full name: Gustav Lidén. 

Address: Department of Social Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, 851 70, Sundsvall, Sweden.

Tel.: +46 10 142 89 26. E-mail: gustav.liden@miun.se

Link to short CV (pdf)



Research interests 

Lidén's research focuses on the local political arena, where he conducts comparative examinations of governance and policy output. His areas of particular coverage include:

• Digitalization of political processes at the local level

• Local migration policy

• Local democratic processes

• Local welfare policy

Additionally, Lidén has a keen interest in research methods related to mixed methods approaches

Recent publications

Monographies

Lidén, Gustav and Jon Nyhlén, (2022) Local Migration Policy - Governance Structures and Policy Output in Swedish Municipalities, Palgrave MacMillan. Link

Lidén Gustav (2023), Att använda mixade metoder: en introduktion [Using mixed methods: An introduction], Lund: Studentlitteratur. Link

Articles 

Högström, J. & Lidén, G. (2025). Does the level of descriptive representation of women have any consequences for policy spending?. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, vol. 66: 2, pp. 235-261. Link    

Blombäck, S. & Lidén, G. (2025). Elite Deliberation at the Local Level : Politicians and Civil Servants Reaching Agreements in a Swedish Municipality. Scandinavian Political Studies, vol. 48: 3. Link