Patrik Michaelsen

Postdoctor

Department of Political Science

Mail

patrik.michaelsen@gu.se

Visiting address

Sprängkullsgatan 19

41123 Göteborg

Postal address

Box 711

40530 Göteborg

About Patrik Michaelsen

Background

Ph.D. from Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg. Postdoc researcher at the Department of Political Science 2023-

Research interest

My main interests revolve around behavioural public policy, environmental politics, and behaviour change. I am curious about how individuals make decisions, and in particular what individuals think about attempts at influencing them. Examples of focus areas in my research are public acceptance of environmental policy interventions, individuals’ experiences of policy interventions (related to ethics, legitimacy, and welfare), and how increased transparency about policy interventions such as nudges affect effectiveness and people’s evaluations of them. I primarily use experiments and survey methods, and am a strong advocate for the "open science"-movement.

Selected works

Michaelsen, P., Sundström, A., & Jagers, S. C. (2025). Mass support for conserving 30% of the Earth by 2030: Experimental evidence from five continents. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Link

Michaelsen, P. & Sunstein, C. R. (2023). Default nudges: From people’s experiences to policymaking implications. Palgrave Macmillan. Link

Michaelsen, P. (2024). Transparency and nudging: An overview and methodological critique of empirical investigations. Behavioural Public Policy. Link

www.patrikmichaelsen.com