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Jonas Edlund
March 2011
PERSONAL DATA
Address: Department of Sociology, Umeå University, 901 87 UMEÅ, SWEDEN; E-mail:
jonas.edlund@soc.umu.se; tel: +46 – 90 – 7867822; fax: +46 – 90 – 7865560
Born: February 14 th , 1963
Citizenship: Swedish
Family: Married, three children, born 1988, 1992, and 1994.
EDUCATION AND DEGREES
Ph.D. Degree in Sociology, Umeå University. 1999-06-04.
Bachelor‘s Degree in Human Resources Development and Management. Umeå
University. Length: 3.5 years. [Linjen för personal- och arbetslivsfrågor]. 1991.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Professor. Department of Sociology, Umeå University. 2010-
Associate Professor. Department of Sociology, Umeå University. [Docent]. 2004-
2009.
Research Fellow. Department of Sociology, Umeå University. [Forskarassistent].
2004-2008.
Lecturer. Department of Sociology, Umeå University. [Universitetslektor]. 2001-2004.
Lecturer (temporary). Department of Sociology, Umeå University. [Vik.
Universitetslektor]. 1999-2001.
Research assistant / Ph.D. scholarship. Department of Sociology, Umeå University.
1992-1999.
AWARDS
Umeå University‘s Young Researcher Award. 2008. Research grant 2009-2012. 2 000
kSEK

VISITING FELLOWSHIPS
Visiting Scholar. Swedish Institute for Social Research. June 2007.
PUBLICATIONS
Books and book chapters
Edlund, J. & Stattin, M. (In press). Age and work in different labour market contexts. In
Taylor, P (ed.) Older workers in an ageing society: Critical topics in research and policy.
Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Edlund, J. & Svallfors, S. 2011. Cohort, class and attitudes to redistribution in two liberal
welfare states: Britain and the US, 1996-2006, In Goerres, A. & Vanhuysse, P. (eds.)
Generational Politics and Policies: Comparative Studies of Ageing in Post-industrial
Democracies. London: Routledge.
Edlund, J. 2009. Attitudes towards state organized welfare in twenty-two societies: a question
of convergence? In Haller, M., Jowell, R. & Smith, T. (eds.) The International Social
Survey Programme, 1984-2009. Charting the Globe, pp. 125-146. London: Routledge.
Edlund, J. 2007. ‗Class Conflicts and Institutional Feedback Effects in Liberal and Social
Democratic Welfare Regimes: Attitudes towards State Redistribution and Welfare Policy in
Six Western Countries‘. In Svallfors, Stefan (ed.) The Political Sociology of the Welfare
State: Institutions, Cleavages, Orientations. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
http://asj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/51/1/75.pdf (Book review)
Edlund, J. 2006. Trabalhos exigentes? Demandas conflitantes de atividades remuneradas e
não remuneradas entre casais que trabalham em 29 países. In Araújo, C., Picanço, F. &
Scalon, C. (eds.) Novas Conciliações e Antigas Tensões? Gênero, Família e Trabalho em
Perspectiva Comparada. Bauru, São Paulo: EDUSC.
Edlund, J. 2003. ‗Tax Mentality in Sweden: Structure and Social Divisions‘ in Tavidze, A.
(ed.) Progress in Economics research. Vol. 5. New York: Nova.
Edlund, J. & Stattin, M. 2003. ‗Hälsoutvecklingen i Sverige 1975-2001: en latent
klusteranalys‘ [Health development in Sweden 1975-2001: A latent class cluster analysis],
in Vogel, J. (ed.) Välfärd och ofärd på 1990-talet. [Welfare and Misfortune During the
1990‘s]. Levnadsförhållanden nr 100. [Series on living conditions No 100]. Stockholm:
SCB.
Edlund, J. 2001. ‗Dimensions of Attitudes Towards Taxation During Times of Welfare
Retrenchment: Evidence From Sweden‘ in Tavidze, A. (ed.) Progress in International
Economics Research. New York: Nova. [Also published as Edlund, J. 2001. ‗Dimensions
of Attitudes Towards Taxation During Times of Welfare Retrenchment: Evidence From
Sweden‘ in Columbus, F. (ed.) European Economic and Political Issues. Vol. 4. New York:
Nova.]
Edlund, J. 2000. ‘On the Measurement of Attitudes Towards Progressive Taxation. Abstract
Versus Concrete Questions: Evidence from Sweden‘ in Blasius, J., J. Hox., E. de Leeuw. &
P. Schmidt. Social Science Methodology in the New Millennium. Köln: ZA.
Edlund, J. 1999. Citizens and Taxation: Sweden in Comparative Perspective. Doctoral Theses
at the Department of Sociology, No 11, Umeå University. Umeå: Department of Sociology.
Edlund, J. 1999. ‗Attitudes to Income Redistribution and Taxation in Social Democratic and
Liberal Welfare State Regimes: A Comparison Between Sweden, Great Britain and the

United States‘ in Tos, N., P. Mohler. & B. Malnar. (eds.) Modern Society and Values.
Ljubljana: FSS, University of Ljubljana.
Edlund, J. 1999. 'Progressive Taxation Farewell? Attitudes to Income Redistribution and
Taxation in Sweden, Great Britain and the United States' in Svallfors, S. & P. Taylor-
Gooby. (eds.) The End of the Welfare State? Public Responses to State Retrenchment.
London: Routledge.
Articles published in or submitted to peer-reviewed journals
Edlund, J & Johansson Sevä, I. 2010. Exploring the something for nothing syndrome.
Confused citizens or free riders experiencing resource constraints? Evidence from Sweden.
Submitted to European Political Science Review.
Edlund, J. & Grönlund, A. 2010. Class and Work Autonomy in 21 Countries: A Question of
Production Regime or Power Resources? Acta Sociologica 53(3):213-228.
http://asj.sagepub.com/content/53/3/213.full.pdf
Edlund, J. & Grönlund, A. 2008. Protection of Mutual Interests? Employment Protection and
Skill Formation in Different Labour Market Regimes. European Journal of Industrial
Relations 14(3): 245-264. http://ejd.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/14/3/245.pdf
Hult, C. & Edlund, J. 2008. Age and Labour Market Commitment in Germany, Denmark,
Norway and Sweden. Work, Employment and Society 22(1): 109-128.
http://wes.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/22/1/109.pdf
Edlund, J. (2007). The Work-Family Time Squeeze: Conflicting Demands of Paid and Unpaid
Work among Working Couples in 29 Countries. International Journal of Comparative
Sociology 48(6):451-480. http://cos.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/48/6/451.pdf
Edlund, J. 2006. Trust in the Capability of the Welfare State and General Welfare State
Support: Sweden 1997-2002. Acta Sociologica 49(4): 395-417.
http://asj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/49/4/395.pdf
Edlund, J. & Stattin, M. 2005. Hälsoutvecklingen i Sverige 1980-2001. Sociologisk Forskning
(1): 27-44. [Health Development in Sweden 1980-2001].
Edlund, J. 2003. Attitudes Towards Taxation: Ignorant and Incoherent? Scandinavian
Political Studies 26(2): 145-167. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgibin/fulltext/118835640/PDFSTART
Edlund, J. 2003. The Influence of the Class Situations of Husbands and Wives on Class
identity, Party Preference, and Attitudes Towards Redistribution: Sweden, Germany, and
the United States. Acta Sociologica 46(3): 195-214.
http://asj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/46/3/195.pdf
Edlund, J. & Åberg, R. 2002. Social Norms and Tax Compliance. Swedish Economic Policy
Review 9(1): 201-228.
http://www.regeringen.se/download/d72d2ad0.pdf?major=1&minor=95264&cn=attachmen
tPublDuplicator_13_attachment
Edlund, J. 2000. Public Attitudes Towards Taxation: Sweden 1981-1997. Scandinavian
Political Studies 23(1): 37-65. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgibin/fulltext/119039523/PDFSTART
Edlund, J. 1999. Farväl till progressiv beskattning? Medborgarnas syn på inkomstskattens
nivå och fördelning. Ekonomisk Debatt 27(5): 251-260. [Progressive Taxation Farewell?

Citizens‘ views on the level and the distribution of the income tax].
http://www.ne.su.se/ed/pdf/27-5-je.pdf
Edlund, J. 1999. Attitudes Towards Tax Reform and Progressive Taxation: Sweden 1991-
1996. Acta Sociologica 42(4): 337-355. http://asj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/42/4/337.pdf
Edlund, J. 1999. Trust in Government and Welfare Regimes: Attitudes to Redistribution and
Financial Cheating in the United States and Norway. European Journal of Political
Research 35:341-370. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgibin/fulltext/119091838/PDFSTART
Reports
Edlund, J. 2003. Sociologisk forskning med relevans för demokrati och välfärdspolitik.
[Sociological research relevant for democracy and welfare policy] In Svensk forskning om
demokrati, offentlig förvaltning och folkrörelser. [Swedish research on democracy, public
administration, and social movements]. Vetenskapsrådets rapportserie 2003:15, pp 67-81.
Stockholm: Vetenskapsrådet.
Edlund, J. 1994. ‗Vilka faktorer förklarar sociologistudenters tentamensresultat?‘
Sociologiska institutionen, Umeå universitet.
Edlund, J. & Åberg, R. 1993. ‗Skattesystemet och rättvisan. Opinioner kring 1991 års
skattereform‘. Rapport nr 7. Sociologiska institutionen, Umeå universitet.
Popular articles
Edlund, J. & Stattin, M. 2004. Ohälsan ökar – färre helt friska. Välfärd (1): 18-20.
RESEARCH GRANTS
2011-2013. Arbetsmarknadens bortglömda aktör. Materiella förhållanden och socialpolitiska
värderingar bland småföretagare. [The forgotten actor in the labour market. Material
conditions and socio-political values among self employed] (The Bank of Sweden
Tercentenary Foundation) (With Daniel Larsson (PI), Ingemar Johansson Sevä) 3 876
kSEK.
2010-2011 Välfärdsopinion 2010 [Welfare Opinion 2010] (The Swedish Council for Working
Life and Social Research) (with Stefan Svallfors (PI) and Ingemar Johansson Sevä) 2 200
kSEK
2008-2012 Värderingsförändringar ur ett internationellt perspektiv: International Social
Survey Program. [Value changes from an international perspective: The International
Social Survey Program] (The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation) 2 670 kSEK.
2008-2010 Medborgarnas förtroende för politiska och välfärdsspecifika institutioner i
komparativ belysning. [Citizens‘ Trust in Political and Welfare Specific Institutions in
Comparative Perspective] (Swedish Research Council) 960 kSEK.
2006-2007 Svenska värderingar i internationell jämförelse: International Social Survey
Program [Swedish Values in International comparison: The International Social Survey
Program] (The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation) 1 000 kSEK.

2004-2005 Svenska värderingar i jämförande perspektiv: International Social Survey
Program [Swedish Values in Comparative Perspective: The International Social Survey
Program] (The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation) 800 kSEK.
2003-2008 Välfärdsstatens politiska sociologi – institutioner, skiljelinjer, preferenser [The
Political Sociology of the Welfare State – Institutions, Social Cleavages, Preferences] (The
Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research) (With Stefan Svallfors (PI),
Mikael Hjerm, Maria Oskarson, Staffan Kumlin).
2003-2006 Välfärdsstatens politiska sociologi – institutioner, skiljelinjer, preferenser [The
Political Sociology of the Welfare State – Institutions, Social Cleavages, Preferences] (The
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation) (With Stefan Svallfors (PI), Mikael Hjerm,
Maria Oskarson, Staffan Kumlin).
2001-2003 Klass och attityder i komparativt perspektiv [Class and Attitudes in Comparative
Perspective] (The Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research) (With Stefan
Svallfors (PI)).
2000-2001 Välfärdsstatens legitimitet i den globala ekonomins tidevarv [The Legitimacy of
the Welfare State in the Age of Globalisation] (The Board for Social Insurance) (With
Stefan Svallfors (PI)).
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Supervised Ph.D. theses
Johansson Sevä, Ingemar. 2009. Welfare State Attitudes in Context: Local Contexts and
Attitudes Formation in Sweden. [Defended April 24, 2009, at the Faculty of Social Sciences,
Umeå University] (Secondary advisor)
Grosse, Ingrid. 2007. Political Parties and Welfare Associations. [Defended January 18, 2008,
at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Umeå University]
Rauch, Dietmar. 2005. Institutional Fragmentation and Social Service Variations: A
Scandinavian Comparison. [Defended November 11, 2005, at the Faculty of Social Sciences,
Umeå University] (Secondary advisor)
Grönlund, Anne. 2004. Flexibilitetens gränser. Förändring och friktion i arbetsliv och familj.
Umeå: Boréa. [Defended October 8, 2004, at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Umeå
University].
I am currently supervising one Ph.D. student: Arvid Bäckström.
Courses taught and hours spent in teaching
1992-2000 Sociology and Human Resources Development and Management (Basic
Research Methods, A level) 2040 Hours
1996-2000 Sociology (Advanced Statistical Research Methods, C level) 850 Hours
1998-2009 Sociology (Paper Supervision, C/D level) 420 Hours

1999-2008 Sociology (Comparative Social Policy, B level) [Course taught in English for
foreign students] 408 Hours
2000 Sociology (Exploring Quantitative Data, B level) [Course taught in English for
foreign students] 120 Hours
2004 Sociology (An Introduction to ISSP and SPSS, Ph.D. level) 6 Hours
2005 Sociology (Advanced Statistical Research Methods, C/D level) [Course taught in
English for foreign students] 40 Hours
Invited lectures
On the relative impact of background variables: ISSP surveys 1998-2006. ISSP, annual
meeting. Vienna, Austria. 2009-04-26.
Politisk mobilisering och välfärdspolitik – klassklyftor i ett internationellt perspektiv.
Socialdemokratiskt idéforum, Umeå Folkets Hus. 2009-02-12.
Class and Work Autonomy in 21 Countries: A Question of Production Regime or Power
Resources? The International Conference on Survey Methods in Multinational,
Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (3MC). Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of
Sciences and Humanities, Berlin Germany. 2008-06-25—28.
Nominal Category Class Classifications: Theory, Measurement, Harmonization. Expert
seminar at the CESSDA PPP workpackage 9 meeting, Paris, France 2008-04-03.
Kontroll i arbetet: en fråga om klasstillhörighet? - En jämförelse av 21 europeiska länder.
Arena för Socialförsäkringsforskning, Försäkringskassan, 2007-10.
Värderingsförändringar ur ett internationellt perspektiv: International Social Survey
Program (ISSP). Hearing: Infrastrukturprojekt. Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, 2007-08.
Age and Labour Market Commitment in Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. SOFI,
Stockholm 2007-06.
An introduction to the International Social Survey Program (ISSP). Swedish Initiative for
Microdata Research in the Social Sciences and Medicine, SIMSAM, Umeå 2006-11.
Sociologi och skatteforskning. Vad kan forskningen om offentlig ekonomi och skatter
bidra med i en värld av alltmer globalt beroende? Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Riksdagen,
2006-10.
International Social Survey Program. Konferens ‘Survey-undersökningar – ger karta för
framtiden‘. Vetenskapsrådet, Stockholm 2006-04.
Class conflicts and institutional feedback effects in liberal and social democratic welfare
regimes: attitudes towards state redistribution and welfare policy in six western countries.
Invited speaker at SOFI, Stockholm 2005-12
Class conflicts and institutional feedback effects in liberal and social democratic welfare
regimes: attitudes towards state redistribution and welfare policy in six western countries.
Invited speaker at Försäkringskassan, Umeå 2005-12
Demanding Work? Stress and conflicting demands of paid and unpaid work among
working couples: an international comparison. Invited speaker at the Seminário

Internacional: gênero, família e trabalho em perspectiva comparada, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, 2005-03.
An introduction to the International Social Survey Program (ISSP). Invited speaker at
ESPAnet Expert Seminar ‗Public Opinion and Social Policy in Europe: Towards
European Academic Networking and an Extension of International Comparable Data‘.
Tilburg University, 2004-10.
Komparativa databaser: ISSP och ESS. Presentation för C/D studenter, Sociologiska
institutionen, Umeå universitet. 2004-09.
Undervisning i kvantitativ metod vid sociologiska institutionen, Umeå universitet.
Högskoleverket, Stockholm 2004-05.
Att skapa olika typer av variabler i SPSS: En introduktion. Sociologiska institutionen,
Umeå universitet. 2003-11.
Social norms and tax compliance. Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Umeå universitet,
2001-11.
Social norms and tax compliance. Ekonomiska rådet, Stockholm. 2001-11.
International Social Survey Program. Conference ‗Improving statistics‘. Statistiska
centralbyrån, Stockholm 2000-11.
Klassidentitet i Sverige, Tyskland och USA. Konferens ‘Den gränslöse medborgaren‘,
Stiftelsen Freja, Östersund 2001-08.
Attitudes towards progressive taxation. Media conference on welfare policy, Stockholm
2001-02.
Swedish attitudes towards taxation. Media seminar on welfare state research, Stockholm
1999-12.
Participation in advanced courses and other educational experiences
Latent Class Analysis, headed by Prof. Jeroen K. Vermunt. Umeå University. 2003.
Latent Class Analysis with Loglinear Models, headed by Prof. Jacques A. Hagenaars.
Spring-seminar, ZA, University of Cologne. 2000.
Structural Equation Modeling, headed by Prof. Jan-Erik Gustafsson. Umeå University.
1997.
Log-linear Models, headed by Prof. Jan-Erik Gustafsson. Göteborg University. 1993.
Philosophy. Umeå University. Length: 0.25 years. 1991.
Teacher education. Umeå University. Length: 1 year. 1985/6.
BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS
Board member of the Priority Committee ‖Arbete, vardag och hälsa‖ [Work, Everyday
Life, and Health], Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research. 2011-
Appointed research member of the Religious Affairs Research in Foreign Countries
program, commissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Tokyo, Japan. 2008-2012.

Member and convener-country of the ISSP drafting group for the Family and Changing
Gender Roles IV module 2012. 2009-2012.
Member in the steering committee for the ―Swedish Initiative for Microdata Research in
the Social Sciences and Medicine‖ (SIMSAM). Umeå University. 2009-
Member of the Standing Committee for the International Social Survey Program. 2008-
Deputy Member of The Regional Board of Ethical Vetting, Umeå University [Suppleant i
regionala etikprövningsnämnden, Umeå universitet]. 2006-
Member of Steering-committee of the Masters-program: International Master in Social
Welfare. Umeå University, 2006-2008.
Member of the ISSP Methodology Group on Demographic Comparability (DMG). 2006-
Member and convener-country of the ISSP drafting group for the Role of Government IV
module 2006. 2003-2006.
Deputy member of the board of postgraduate research studies at the Department of
Sociology, Umeå University. 2004-
Head of the Swedish ISSP (International Social Survey Program) team. 2004-
Organizer of a workshop in Latent Class Analysis at the Department of Sociology, Umeå
University, headed by Prof. Jeroen K. Vermunt, University of Tilburg. Feb 2003.
Assistant organizer of the Annual Meeting of the International Social Survey Program,
Umeå. June 2001.
Reference board member of the Swedish Social Science Data Service (SSD). 2001-2005.
Head of the department‘s (Dept. of Sociology, Umeå University) internal SPSS and
statistical queries support. 2001-
Member of the ISSP drafting group for the Role of Government III module 1996. 1993-
1996.
Member of the Swedish ISSP (International Social Survey Program) team. 1993-
REFEREE COMMISSIONS
Opponent. Fredrik Svensson, Essays on Entrepreneurship and Bureaucracy. Pre-doctoral
thesis seminar. Department of Sociology, Mid-University, Östersund. 2007-12-13
Evaluator of research application. The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. August
2007.
Opponent. Lena Karlsson, Klasstillhörighetens subjektiva dimension. Pre-doctoral thesis
seminar. Department of Sociology, Umeå University. 2004-10-06
Evaluator of Swedish sociological research relevant for democracy and welfare policy on
behalf of the Swedish research council. Sep-Oct 2003.
Evaluator and rapporteur of research applications. Sixth European Union Framework
Programme, Priority 7: Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society. June-July
2003.

Several (>15) journal referee commissions for Acta Sociologica, Australian Social
Monitor, British Journal of Sociology, International Journal of Social Welfare,
Comparative Political Studies, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Comparative
Policy Analysis, Social Indicators Research, Sociologisk forskning, Arbetslivsinstitutet.
OTHER COMMISSIONS
Panel Member Reviewer. Book on statistical methods in the social sciences to be published
by Pearson. 2007-.
Consultant. The Swedish Welfare State and Tax System. Embassy of Japan, Stockholm,
Sweden. 2007.
Advisor for a book on statistical methods in the social sciences. 2005.
Consultant. Making a program series on the welfare state and taxes. Utbildningsradion.
2003.
Participant in the national investigation on tax bases headed by P-O Edin
[skattebasutredningen] 2001.
Analysis of public opinion data on behalf of the Parliament‘s research unit [Riksdagens
utredningsavdelning]. 2000.
Supervision and scholarly support regarding survey design and data analysis. LKAB,
Kiruna. 1998.
Media relations
Appearances in four radio programs and three TV programs (subject: taxes and welfare
policy, employment commitment)
>10 interviews in national and local newspapers and Asahi Shimbun (Japanese national
newspaper)
Preparation of data and codebooks
ISSP annual surveys 1994-
Opinions on the Swedish tax reform. 1991-1992