Furthermore, we know little about the political behaviour of so-called ‘second-generation’ immigrants – those who have grown up in a particular country of study, but whose parents originated elsewhere. Whilst there is a limited literature on the question with a focus on political attitudes of such second-generation immigrants in general (e.g., Humphries et al. 2013; Moschion and Tabasso 2014; Togeby 2004), we know little of the electoral behaviour of such second-generation citizens and how it compares with their parents’.
The solution to this knowledge gap is to engage in detailed longitudinal and individual-level study of multi-generation immigrant turnout behaviour. Using Sweden as a case study, this paper does that by offering comprehensive survey data to offers at least three new perspectives on these questions. First, we track participation rates of particular ethnic groups (often grouped in larger geographical areas). Second, the data allow us to track differential voting participation between second-generation immigrants and their parents, and also to investigate the differential effects of citizenship and length of residence. Third, building on previous research (Bevelander 2015), we compare the most recent (September 2014) election with the previous three in the 21st century, enabling us to see if there are changes over time
