Time for another showcase of the Department's research of the last few years! This week, we are looking at a wide range of work on #welfare, the #labormarket and other key aspects of #politicaleconomy 🧵 #politicalscience #statsvetenskap

COP30 is in the books. Disappointments: No fossil fuel phaseout plan, delayed adaptation finance, & key texts dropped. Glimmers of hope: The process survives, the Global Mutirão lands & advances cooperation, & renewables keep rising.

I discussed my new book w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, with Paul Samuel Dolman on the #WhatMattersMost podcast: www.paulsamueldolman.com/parent/podca...

This @journalpa.bsky.social article by @charlesparker.bsky.social & Eric Stern sheds light on the psychological, organizational & political sources of foreseeable surprise & failure that help explain the #Trump admin’s sub-optimal #Covid-19 crisis response. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Are high-performing schools less likely to discriminate against potential clients? Asks @jonastaghizadeh.bsky.social in the first study of the relationship between organizational performance and #discrimination against clients/customers. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Examining the decollegialization of higher education institutions in Sweden, @shirinaoberg.bsky.social and Johan Boberg show the consequences of the 2011 Autonomy Reform: a diluted role for collegial expertise and a loss of decision-making authority for collegial bodies. doi.org/10.1080/2002...

Camille Pellerin and @jsoderstrom.bsky.social explore the everyday practices of taxpaying in Addis Ababa to find that #taxation practices are governed by either a business logic or an emotional response. @jeasjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Studying the tax system in #Namibia, @jsoderstrom.bsky.social and Marcus Wangel show how state-citizen encounters in the case of taxation are conditioned by five interacting factors. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In @jcms-eu.bsky.social, @karinleijon.bsky.social analyses how Swedish judges’ motives for action vary in the preliminary ruling procedure, depending on the clarity of EU legal frameworks. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In this @epsrjournal.bsky.social piece, @giuliamariani.bsky.social examines the battle for #marriageequality in the United States. In contrast to the conventional wisdom, she shows that institutional reform around value-loaded issues is amenable to negotiation and compromise. doi.org/10.1017/S175...

Comparing Sweden and Norway, @shirinaoberg.bsky.social and Helena Wockelberg examine agency, autonomy and organisational interaction. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

What can we learn from studies about policy successes in the Nordic countries? This volume edited by among others @uu-polisci.bsky.social's Daniel Nohrstedt provides answers from 23 fascinating cases. Open access at the link! fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...

Monotonous or pluralistic public discourse? In this article, @peooberg.bsky.social, Erik Baekkeskov and Oliver Rubin study reason-giving and dissent in Denmark's and Sweden's early 2020 #Covid-19 responses. @jeppjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Agency Control or Autonomy? In this piece, @shirinaoberg.bsky.social and Helena Wockelberg study government steering of Swedish government agencies, using a unique database. @ipmjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Another showcase of our department's research from the last few years - this week's theme thread is on #publicadministration (🧵)

Despite no leaders from the US, China, Russia, Japan, Australia or Turkey, COP30 opens today in Brazil. Ten years after Paris, the world must turn promises into action. www.uu.se/en/news/2025...

Another showcase of our research from the last few years - this week's theme thread is on #democracy, #voterbehavior and #politicalparticipation. (🧵)

Clean energy is rising, but only 1/3 of countries have yet to update their climate plans. That is not leadership. UNEP still sees a 2.8°C path. Even without the US, COP30 must close the gap with real action. www.unep.org/resources/em...

Yes: As I often say in response to unhelpful climate doomism, the truth is bad enough. BUT Gates doesn't speak the truth. He parrots fossil fuel industry talking points that downplay the gravity of the climate crisis and obscure, rather than clarify, the way forward: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...

In a new Nature Climate Change comment, we call for reflection on the role and purpose of #climatelitigation in light of unfortunate trends of challenges to judicial independence, deregulation & anti-climate litigation w/ @mer29-cam.bsky.social @highamian.bsky.social @ninahall.bsky.social

Want to learn more about the development research environment at our department? SweDev are featuring their institutional support members in a series called ”behind the research ” starting with us: swedev.dev/behind-the-r...

Great to see this roundtable and reviews out! Looking forward to more continued conversations around peace research’s way forward! With M Åkebo and A Jarstad Thanks to @h-diplo.bsky.social @tlyons.bsky.social @lkriesberg.bsky.social @emmamurphy.bsky.social Paul Diehl issforum.org/roundtables/...

How do populists and radical right-wingers threaten liberal democracy, why are conservatives mistaken in accepting them as partners and why should populists not be excluded or banned? Prof. Anthoula Malkopoulou suggests compulsory voting as democratic self-defence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctkb...

🇪🇺 Europeans say no to tariffs! Check out the @uu.se press release on our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social study exploring what Europeans really think about trade barriers in an era of rising global tensions. www.uu.se/en/press/pre... Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

This semester we are delighted to be able to welcome a new cohort of PhD students to the Department of Government at Uppsala University - Thu Le, Romy Nefs, Felicia Wartiainen and Erik Olsson, welcome! @fwartiainen.bsky.social A short thread on their fields of study below.

On this Intl Day for #DRR we reflect on what it means to build back better. With my @cndsofficial.bsky.social colleagues, we show that even catastrophic floods rarely bring lasting drops in fatalities. Real resilience needs political will & commitment to adaptation. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

This coming Tuesday, our professor @shirinaoberg.bsky.social, Stockholm University professor Jan Teorell and others will hold an open lecture at the Riksdag library on the theme "Constitutional Challenges in Our Time." Time: 17.30–18.30 Address: Storkyrkobrinken 7A www.riksdagen.se/sv/aktuellt/...

And congratulations to @karinleijon.bsky.social and Linda Moberg, for receiving SWEPSA’s prize for best article 2024, in Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift!! "Kommunalt självstyre och rättighetslagstiftning. Om fördelningen av makt och ansvar mellan stat och kommun". journals.lub.lu.se/st/article/v...

🧵1/ 🌀Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina laid bare how denial, fragmented institutions, and crowded political agendas can turn a long-predicted storm into a full-blown catastrophe. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Happy to see this paper out in the July issue of CP! Using the case of abortion policy, I argue that clientelistic parties engage in strategic, mutually beneficial interactions with influential interest groups when material exchanges no longer guarantee office.

Amid global conflict & crisis, it’s easy to lose sight of the climate emergency. But we have just 2 yrs to stay within the 1.5C carbon budget. Breaching it will bring more extreme weather & misery. The window is closing, but action now can still avert the worst. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Off to a great start!

Check out our latest Webinar " Coping with disasters - short and long term psychological impacts of Natural Hazards" youtu.be/HKgq5Byq9pk

So happy to see this article written with @fursthenrik.bsky.social published!

🧵1/ Are primaries bad for political diversity? Conventional wisdom says yes—but our article in @wepsocial.bsky.social shows that candidate selection modes are not necessarily a bottleneck for representation, at least when it comes to demand. 🗳️👥 @sandrahkansson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Super happy to see this paper now in print! We show that parties which do not enter coalitions, but have formal (written) support agreements with minority cabinets- such as Tidö Agreement in Sweden - are likely to be punished at the next elections, similarly to junior coalition partners.

Amid the Trump-Musk media circus, President Trump just did something deeply troubling: he invoked Title 10 to send National Guard troops to LA without the California governor’s consent. Rare, alarming & a direct threat to state sovereignty & democratic norms. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Pretty sure Elon musk just discovered the Premium edition of buyer’s remorse.

Tomorrow at the Department of Government, Anna Jeglinska defends her thesis Co-nationals under construction: Poland’s diaspora policy 1989–2023, with @harrismylonas.bsky.social as external reviewer. Location: Brusewitzsalen, Östra Ågatan 19, Uppsala Time: 13:15 www.uu.se/en/events/de...

Online first: "Inclusive or exclusive? Candidate selection methods do not affect descriptive representation" by @grahn.bsky.social & @sandrahkansson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140... #AcademicSky #Polisky

@timothysnyder.bsky.social @dziblatt.bsky.social @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @scottlucas.bsky.social Nobel prize winning economists e.g.: dacemoglumit.bsky.social, and Skytte prize winners @skytteprize.bsky.social speak out e.g.: @frankfukuyama.bsky.social @juergenhabermas.bsky.social and many more:

🎓 Qinya Feng’s PhD defense is underway! A Genetically Informed Approach to Trust and Attitudes towards Immigration Wishing you all the best, Qinya! 🌟👏 #PhDDefense #UppsalaUniversity

Twenty-one Skytte Prize winner in a joint letter in today's @financialtimes.com : “President Donald Trump and his administration are on a spectacularly dangerous path” Read more here : www.skytteprize.com/news/twenty-...

How does rapid urban growth affect the risk of electoral violence in African cities? In a new article (open access in World Development), I find that cities growing more rapidly were at higher risk of electoral violence. doi.org/10.1016/j.wo... (1/9)

We just found out that SWEPSA has named Martin Jacobson’s PhD thesis the best thesis in Sweden! Congratulations! Martin Jacobson "Land & Liberty: On the Natural Monopoly of Violence" - access it here: uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record... see swepsa.org

Anahita Assadi’s PhD defence is underway now: A Silent Revolution: How digital technologies are transforming public administration through the backdoor Opponent is Jenny de Fine Licht A big moment, go Anahita!

It’s the story of his life: fail, then claim victory.

What happens in the Arctic, doesn't stay in the Arctic. drtomharris.substack.com/p/arctic-sea... #climatechange #arctic #seaice #albedo #ecology #weather #permafrost

Election observation has emerged as an important institution for ensuring fair and conflict-free democratic elections. The Department of Government now trains election observers for the EU's and OSCE's election observation missions throughout the world, together with @fbafolke.bsky.social