Department of Government, Uppsala University

Political Science and Genetics, odd bed fellows? Not necessarily! Listen in on this weeks episode of Born and Raised, with Sven Oskarsson, professor of political science at Uppsala university.

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How is the EU adapting its climate diplomacy amid geopolitical turbulence? This piece by Niklas Bremberg and Anna Michalski maps the shift to a “joined-up” approach, centering the Global Diplomacy Network to weave climate into every dialogue and partnership. doi.org/10.1163/1871...

Do present-biased voters block green futures? Experiments in this article by @axelcronert.bsky.social and Pär Nyman reveal myopia hampers long-view policies, with implications for climate and pension reforms alike. doi.org/10.1111/1475...

Are long-term climate strategies transformative tools or hollow plans? This study by @alexandrabuylova.bsky.social, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Andreas Duit, Gunilla Reischl, and Pelle Lejon dissects their design, ambition, and enforcement gaps as emerging governance instruments.

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Defenders of the status quo: energy protests and policy (in)action in Sweden Abstract. Are the positions that protesters take—in favor or against change—consequential for their ability to affect policy? While previous research sugge

Energy protesters shake Sweden, but policymakers shrug. This article by Katrin Uba and @cassandraengeman.bsky.social explains why vocal defenders of the status quo often fizzle into policy inaction, despite mass mobilization. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

Greta Thunberg: icon or overrated? In this article, Mattias Wahlström and Katrin Uba show how climate activists unpack the “Greta effect”—its symbolic power, role-model pull, and limits in steering today's social movements. doi.org/10.1177/0001...

The environmental and economic effects of international cooperation on restricting fossil fuel supply - International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics Achieving the Paris Agreement’s global temperature goal of keeping warming well below 2 °C and ideally 1.5 °C requires limiting fossil fuel production. In the United Nations climate change negotiation...

Can global pacts choke fossil fuels without economic blowback? Modeling in this article by @harrovanasselt.bsky.social, Panagiotis Fragkos, Lauri Peterson and Kostas Fragkiadakis reveals supply-side cooperation slashes emissions and boosts GDP - win-win if politics align. doi.org/10.1007/s107...

Revisiting the role of disasters in climate policy-making A general malaise exists today about the prospects for timely and effective climate action. This calls for increased attention to factors that enable climate policy change. Among these enabling fac...

In a similar vein, this article by Daniel Nohrstedt and @charlesparker.bsky.social shows shocks rarely shift entrenched positions in climate policy, urging focus on steady advocacy over crisis opportunism. doi.org/10.1080/1469...

Assessing the myth of disaster risk reduction in the wake of catastrophic floods - npj Natural Hazards npj Natural Hazards - Assessing the myth of disaster risk reduction in the wake of catastrophic floods

Do disasters drive risk reduction or just expose the myth? Post-flood analysis in this article by Daniel Nohrstedt, Elena Mondino, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, and @charlesparker.bsky.social reveals policy failures persist despite learning rhetoric. doi.org/10.1038/s443...

Climate change remains one of our outstanding global political issues. Here's a short thread of some of the Dept. of Govt's latest research on #climatepolicy in Sweden, Europe and globally (🧵)

On Thursday the 12th, the Uppsala Political Science Association is hosting an open panel with @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social and @karinp.bsky.social on the theme "Europa i den nya världsordningen." Moderator: Professor Anna Michalski.

15:15 at Östra Ågatan 19 - event in Swedish.

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Aiding AIDS: fallouts of a social protection scheme in India The public works program (PWP), the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) in India, opened a new chapter in rural governance, signifying transformative potential for enhan...

What happens when well-meaning social protection for people with HIV collides with stigma, bureaucracy, and everyday survival strategies? This article by Suruchi Thapar-Björkert and Ruchika Ranwa traces the unintended consequences of “help” in the context of #AIDS in India.
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Policing and Citizen Trust in Kenya: How Community Policing Shapes Local Trust-Building and Collaboration Abstract. In contexts of high insecurity and mistrust in the police, how and why do local residents still choose to collaborate with the police, and what i

Community policing is often sold as a trust-building fix, but does it really change citizens’ willingness to work with police? This article by Patrick Mutahi, @krishogl.bsky.social and @emmaelfversson.bsky.social dives into Kenyan cases to show when collaboration is possible.
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Online repression and transnational social movements: Thailand and the #MilkTeaAlliance Research on the formation of transnational social movements primarily view these as either exile support of a local movement or mobilization around an international issue. This article presents a d...

Can a hashtag cross borders faster than repression can shut it down? Examining Thailand and the #MilkTeaAlliance, this article by @joakimkreutz.bsky.social and Anthi Makrogianni explores how activists navigate online crackdowns while building transnational solidarities. doi.org/10.1080/2474...

Political institutions and the gendered use of social media among political candidates: evidence from Tunisia Despite a recent boom in information and communication technologies (ICTs) in many developing countries, there is limited research on how social media is being used in political campaigns in emergi...

Social media is supposed to level the playing field—but does it? Drawing on data from Tunisian candidates, this article by Malin Holm, Yasmine Skhiri, and @parzetterberg.bsky.social reveals how institutional factors produce gendered patterns in how politicians use platforms.
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What does online election violence look like in actual candidates’ experience? Focusing on Tunisia, this study by Malin Holm, @elinbja.bsky.social and @parzetterberg.bsky.social shows how gender shapes both exposure to attacks and their costs.
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Frontiers | Chains of extraction: shifting bioeconomies in India and East Africa Since the early 2000s, India has been a world leading hub for cross border reproductive treatments, in particular surrogacy, with the nation positioning itse...

From biodiesel crops to “green” value chains, this piece by J. Gondouin, Å. Eriksson, and S. Thapar-Björkert traces how #bioeconomy projects in India and East Africa reorganise labour, land and life—revealing who really profits when extraction is repackaged as #sustainability doi.org/10.3389/fsoc...

The urban-rural divide in police trust: insights from Kenya The police occupy a central role in the functioning of the state by being tasked with upholding security, law and order. Across the African continent, the public has little trust in the police, but...

Why do city-dwellers in Kenya trust the police less than rural residents, even when facing similar security risks? @emmaelfversson.bsky.social, @hathaonguyen.bsky.social and @krishogl.bsky.social unpack how everyday encounters with policing shape citizens’ attitudes.
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UU Dept. of Govt. possess #developmentresearch expertise on a wide range of global regions. Here's a selection of our recent publications in this subfield (🧵):

Me and @aysuo.bsky.social went to Berlin to talk to @laraffington.bsky.social about all things epigenetics. Some really cool stuff here!

Peace with Adjectives: Conceptual Fragmentation or Conceptual Innovation? Abstract. What strategies can be employed to conceptualize peace? In recent years, scholars have introduced an impressive array of “peace with adjectives”

Does 'peace' mean the same everywhere, or is it fragmenting into adjectives? This piece by @spbmartel.bsky.social, Jarstad, Olivius & @jsoderstrom.bsky.social debates if qualifiers like 'liberal' or 'sustainable' signal innovation or conceptual chaos in peacebuilding.

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EU Border Policy: Enhanced Border Security and Challenges to Free Movement This chapter focuses on border control and mobility policies at both the internal and external borders of the EU. The central question it addresses is how contemporary border politics either challenge...

What challenges EU border security to free movement? This chapter by @ejpfurst.bsky.social unpacks heightened controls and their trade-offs in an era of threats.

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Defensive integration through cooperative re-bordering? How member states use internal border controls in Schengen Following the refugee crisis in 2015 and the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the use of internal border controls within the EU expanded considerably. This change seems to be at odds with the freedom ...

Is Schengen's endgame defensive integration via internal controls? This article by @ejpfurst.bsky.social examines how member states wield temporary border checks for security, reshaping the free-movement zone.

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The Borders of the European Union in a Conflictual World This open access book examines the implications for the EU of systemic rivalry, competition over norms and regulations, and growing strategic tension

How are EU borders holding amid conflict? This volume, edited by Michalski, Oxelheim, @perekman.bsky.social & Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, probes defensive shifts, from re-bordering in Schengen to enhanced security challenging free movement.

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Can a feminist foreign policy be undone? Reflections from Sweden In context of the retraction of Sweden's feminist foreign policy (FFP), this policy paper identifies three factors that make the FFP more resilient than ex

In 2022, Sweden retracted its feminist foreign policy, with the likely result that Sweden will lose its international leadership role on gender issues. ​This and more in the following article by
@elinbja.bsky.social, @anntowns.bsky.social & Katarzyna Jezierska.

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Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Context, Causes, and Consequences The reasons for Russia’s attack on Ukraine have become a much-debated topic. In this introductory article to this special issue, we identify three types of explanations that focus, respectively, on...

What sparked Russia's war on Ukraine, and what ripples follow? This overview by Götz & @perekman.bsky.social dissects historical tensions, geopolitics, and fallout — from Crimea's annexation to global instability and hardened identities. ​

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Upon entering NATO: explaining defence willingness among Swedes In the wake of the new security situation in Europe, Sweden has decided to apply for membership in NATO. After over 200 years without war, the country must now be set to defend not just itself, but...

Why the surge in Swedish defence willingness upon NATO entry? This article by Persson & Widmalm explains the paradigm shift, from non-alignment to alliance solidarity, amid Baltic security redraws. ​

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Is Oppositional Behaviour in European Union Affairs Gendered? Evidence from Plenary Debates and Committee Deliberations in Four Legislatures Is oppositional behaviour in legislatures gendered? Despite a growing literature on gender and legislative behaviour, there is a conspicuous absence of research on differences between female and male...

Is opposition in EU affairs gendered across debates and committees? This study from four legislatures by Karlsson, Mårtensson & Persson uncovers patterns in how men and women challenge the mainstream in plenary and committee settings.

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Can the EU lead geopolitically in the Indo-Pacific beyond norms and markets? Exploring strategies like Global Gateway, this article by Michalski & @charlesparker.bsky.social reveals an emerging security power role amid great-power rivalry. ​

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