Articles Anders Olof Larsson Facebook as a ‘trusted space of everyday communication’ Facebook as a ‘trusted space of everyday communication’ – Parties, citizens and direct representation Anders Olof Larsson Department of Communication, Kristiania University College Anders Olof Larsson (Ph.D., Uppsala University, 2012) is a professor at the Department of Communication, Kristiania University College. Larsson was previously a postdoctoral fellow working in the social media and agenda-setting in election campaigns project at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo. Larsson’s research interests include the use of online interactivity and social media by societal institutions and their audiences, journalism studies, political communication and methodology, especially quantitative methods. Contact: Department of Communication, Kristiania University College, Postboks 9215 Grønland, 0134 Oslo, Norway. E-mail: andersolof.larsson@kristiania.no ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3621-4687 Abstract Detailing processes related to direct representation in a longitudinal fashion, the study at hand gauges the degree to which Swedish political parties have utilized their Facebook pages during a four-year period covering two elections. Moreover, the study provides insights into citizen interaction by measuring the types of engagement preferred by Accepted version of paper to be published in Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies.