Department of Government, Uppsala University
Statsvetenskapliga institutionen vid Uppsala universitet.
Political Science in Uppsala — Est. 1622 🏛️
Cutting-edge research & education at Sweden’s oldest polisci dept. 📚
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- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala UniversityPolitical Masculinities in Europe – Public Panel 🗓 11 Feb, 10:30–12:00, BrIAS (Brussels) 🎙 With Karen Celis, @payoub.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social @elinbja.bsky.social @veralomazzi.bsky.social and me! This panel is part of a NWO-VICI Grant brias.be/index.php/ev...
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala UniversityHappy that my article just published in PSRM! In "Inclusion to Exclude“, I show that when politicians invoke women's rights to justify anti-immigration positions, it shifts citizens' policy preferences - but differently so depending on their prior views. doi.org/10.1017/psrm... [Thread below]
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala UniversityWouldn't miss this if I were you!
- (Event in Swedish) Den 2 mars är det premiär för Bildningspuben på Williams pub! @shirinaoberg.bsky.social från @uu-polisci.bsky.social och Olof Wilske, docent i konstitutionell rätt, samtalar om den svenska demokratins motståndskraft, följt av musikquiz. Info/quizanmälan: www.uu.se/vetenskapsom...
- Looking for world-class #politicalscience? Here is a thread-of-threads portal to all of our showcases of recent research publications from our department, covering most areas of our dynamic field.
- To start unpacking the moving boxes from our old Twitter/X account, here's a short thread of the Uppsala University Department of Government's recent research relating to #gender studies 🧵
- Another showcase of our research from the last few years - this week's theme thread is on #democracy, #voterbehavior and #politicalparticipation. (🧵)
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- Here's another showcase of some of our research from the last few years. This week we are showing our diverse research on and related to the European Union. #EU #IR
- In this thread, we will be sharing recent research rel. to the #EU! The EU has faced several challenges over the past decade - what has been its response? Read the excellent ‘Routes to a Resilient EU’ edited by @perekman.bsky.social and Anna Michalski among others. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
- In this thread, we will be sharing recent research rel. to the #EU! The EU has faced several challenges over the past decade - what has been its response? Read the excellent ‘Routes to a Resilient EU’ edited by @perekman.bsky.social and Anna Michalski among others. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
- In this paper Christer Karlsson, Thomas Persson & Moa Mårtensson study whether MEPs express more opposition on #EU affairs in the #plenary than in the #committee. academic.oup.com/pa/article/7...
- What are the implications of #European #unemployment benefit systems for the social protection of immigrants? In this piece, @lutzgschwind.bsky.social finds a negative relationship between system generosity and immigrant social protection. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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View full threadDo national officials trust the #EU institutions they are working with? In this EUP Journal article, Thomas Persson, @charlesparker.bsky.social & Sten Widmalm show that trust in #EU civil protection hinges on trust in national institutions. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala UniversitySpoke to Swedish Radio about Trump's war on climate policy & research. The implications for climate action are significant. sverigesradio.se/artikel/president-trumps-ettariga-krig-mot-klimatet-demoniserar-forskare
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala University📣Help needed! We are trying to reach people outside Europe with our short survey on research graphs! Could you share the link with someone? Take the survey yourself? Thanks in advance!! 🙏🌷🙏 (Europeans still welcome, of course!) supsy.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala UniversityInfographic from our piece in Sweden's leading daily DN: In this election year, we argue Sweden needs both military defense AND crisis prep for natural hazards (extreme weather cost Europe €208B, 2021-2024). Both-and, not either-or. www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala UniversityNew piece in DN Debatt with CNDS colleagues: Sweden needs both strong total defense AND crisis preparedness for natural hazards and pandemics. Storm Johannes shows us the next big test likely won’t be military. Both-and, not either-or. www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala UniversityMissa inte chansen att vara med på Arbetarrörelsens forskarnätverks konferens i April. Ett toppentillfälle att ses och prata forskning och politik! Deadline för forskare som vill presentera under konferensen är 15 januari!
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala University”Gender” is increasingly used as a political signal. In a new Journal of Democracy article with Pär Zetterberg we show how authoritarians use 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 as flexible tools of power - different messages to different audiences, same goal: regime legitimation. 🔗 lnkd.in/e6JDkn93
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala University Studying the role of courts & judicialization in the welfare sector? 📝 Join us at #ecprgc26 in Kraków (September, 2026)! Submit your paper proposal: ecpr.eu/GeneralConfe... (deadline January 9 ⏰) & send an email to karin.leijon@statsvet.uu.se - or, check out the other great panels in the Section👇
- We are very excited about our #ecprgc26 Section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation" chaired by @thaliagerzso.bsky.social and @johank76.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... and hope to see you all in Kraków (8-11 September 2026)!
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala University❗ Help needed ❗ Please take our 5-minute survey about interpreting research graphs 📈 And please help us share this post with lots of people 🤗 supsy.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Thank you!!
- Reposted by Department of Government, Uppsala UniversityHad the pleasure to serve on the examination committee today at Lund University for @jwa.bsky.social brilliant PhD dissertation on feminist activist solidarity and mobilization in Egypt and Tunisia. An insightful work, rich both theoretically and empirically.
- Time for another highlight of some of our research from the last few years! This week we are showcasing our rich research on #internationalrelations 🧵 #IR
- How do we avoid theoretically eclectic and redundant approaches to constructivism in #IR? In this @ejir.bsky.social piece, Stefano Guzzini proposes a coherent reconstruction of #constructivism, understood as a reflexive meta-theory. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- How are diplomats in #EU foreign policy able to uphold internal cohesion despite increasing dissent among EU member states? Anna Michalski and @augustdanielson.bsky.social study socialization dynamics in the EU's Political and Security Committee. @jcms-eu.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/jcms...
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View full threadMaria Eriksson Baaz and Swati Parashar highlight the ways racism is embedded within academia and #IR. They and their contributors tackle systems of #whiteness, #Eurocentrism and #patriarchy through stories of #racism and their labour to challenge these. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
