Charles Parker
@charlesparker.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, @uu-polisci.bsky.social, Uppsala University 🇸🇪 • Climate Change • Crisis • Disasters • Global Environmental Politics • International Relations • Public Policy.
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Charles Parker
@charlesparker.bsky.social
· Apr 15
Complex negative events and the diffusion of crisis: lessons from the 2010 and 2011 icelandic volcanic ash cloud events: Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography: Vol 97 , No 1 - Get Access
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1/ Today marks the 15-year anniversary of one of the largest mobility crises in modern history.
On April 14, 2010, Eyjafjallajökull erupted. By April 15, its ash cloud had shut down airspace across Europe.
How a local event became a global cascading crisis👇
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On April 14, 2010, Eyjafjallajökull erupted. By April 15, its ash cloud had shut down airspace across Europe.
How a local event became a global cascading crisis👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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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.
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The Trump Administration and the COVID‐19 crisis: Exploring the warning‐response problems and missed opportunities of a public health emergency
This article examines the Trump Administration's inability to mount a timely and effective response to the COVID-19 outbreak, despite ample warning. Through an empirical exploration guided by three e....
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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.
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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.
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Organizational Performance and Discrimination: Are High-Performing Schools Less Likely to Discriminate against Potential Clients?
Recent studies argue that underperforming public organizations are more prone to stereotyping behavior and discrimination. However, empirical research concerning this subject is limited and focuses...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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.
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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.
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The decollegialization of higher education institutions in Sweden
This article surveys current management ideals of higher education institutions, and our analytical focus is on the balance between line management and faculty self-governance. It presents an empir...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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...
doi.org/10.1080/2002...
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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
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@jeasjournal.bsky.social
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‘Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s’? Making sense of tax non-compliance among small business owners in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Taxation practices are embedded in a complex web of institutional and social factors, norms and values, some of which encourage, some of which depress tax compliance. Rather than simply constitutin...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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....
@jeasjournal.bsky.social
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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.
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Public Channels of Access and State-Citizen Encounters in the Namibian Tax System - Johanna Söderström, Marcus Wangel, 2023
The ability to access the state as a taxpaying citizen is important for the purposes of building trust and reciprocity, voicing grievances and disseminating kno...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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.
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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.
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A Matter of Prescriptive Clarity? Analysing How Swedish Judges' Motives for Action Vary in the Preliminary Ruling Procedure
This article explores how national judges' reasoning in the preliminary ruling procedure varies depending on the prescriptive clarity of European Union (EU) legal frameworks. Drawing on the logic of ...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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/...
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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...
doi.org/10.1017/S175...
Failed and successful attempts at institutional change: the battle for marriage equality in the United States | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Failed and successful attempts at institutional change: the battle for marriage equality in the United States - Volume 12 Issue 2
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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...
doi.org/10.1017/S175...
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Comparing Sweden and Norway, @shirinaoberg.bsky.social and Helena Wockelberg examine agency, autonomy and organisational interaction.
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Agency Autonomy and Organizational Interaction - Public Organization Review
This research contributes to the ongoing debate on the relationship between agency autonomy and organizational interaction. A comparative design that includes agency managers in Norway and Sweden desc...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Comparing Sweden and Norway, @shirinaoberg.bsky.social and Helena Wockelberg examine agency, autonomy and organisational interaction.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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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!
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@uu-polisci.bsky.social's Daniel Nohrstedt provides answers from 23 fascinating cases. Open access at the link!
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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/...
@uu-polisci.bsky.social's Daniel Nohrstedt provides answers from 23 fascinating cases. Open access at the link!
fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
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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
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@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....
Monotonous or pluralistic public discourse? Reason-giving and dissent in Denmark’s and Sweden’s early 2020 COVID-19 responses
COVID-19 outbreaks forced governments into epic policy choices conciliating democratic legitimacy and science-based policies. We examine how pervasive crises like this pandemic shape public discour...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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....
@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....
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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
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Agency control or autonomy? Government steering of Swedish government agencies 2003–2017
A central claim of the NPM doctrine is that public sector organizations will deliver better quality and improve efficiency if managers are given more autonomy in managerial and operational decision...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Another showcase of our department's research from the last few years - this week's theme thread is on #publicadministration (🧵)
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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...
“We’ve seen a lot of backsliding on climate commitments”
- Uppsala University
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November 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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...
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Another showcase of our research from the last few years - this week's theme thread is on #democracy, #voterbehavior and #politicalparticipation. (🧵)
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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...
Emissions Gap Report 2025
UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off Target finds that available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement have only slightly lowered global temperature rise over the course of this century, leav...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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...
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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-...
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-...
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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-...
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-...
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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
w/ @mer29-cam.bsky.social @highamian.bsky.social @ninahall.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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
w/ @mer29-cam.bsky.social @highamian.bsky.social @ninahall.bsky.social
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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...
Behind the Research – SweDevs Institutional support members
We are excited to introduce a new series highlighting our institutional support members. The members play a central role in the growth and development of our network. The first institution to take the...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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...
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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
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With M Åkebo and A Jarstad
Thanks to @h-diplo.bsky.social @tlyons.bsky.social @lkriesberg.bsky.social @emmamurphy.bsky.social Paul Diehl
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The Jervis Forum Roundtable 17-11 on Jarstad, et al, eds., Relational Peace Practices
H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Roundtable Review 17-11 Anna Jarstad, Johanna Söderström, and Malin Åkebo, eds., Relational Peace Practices. Manchester University Press…
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October 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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/...
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/...
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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.
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Obavezno glasanje spas je za demokraciju / Compulsory voting is the salvation of democracy
YouTube video by Ideje
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October 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctkb...
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🇪🇺 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...
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...
European voters say no to tariffs
- Uppsala University
www.uu.se
October 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
🇪🇺 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...
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...
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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.
@fwartiainen.bsky.social
A short thread on their fields of study below.
October 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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.
@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...
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
October 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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...
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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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/...
Time: 17.30–18.30
Address: Storkyrkobrinken 7A
www.riksdagen.se/sv/aktuellt/...
Föreläsning: Fundamentala frågor – konstitutionella utmaningar i vår tid
I höst bjuder Riksdagsbiblioteket in till en serie kvällsföreläsningar om riksdagen och politiken. Under tre kvällar erbjuds fördjupningar i aktuella frågor, historiska perspektiv och framtidens polit...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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/...
Time: 17.30–18.30
Address: Storkyrkobrinken 7A
www.riksdagen.se/sv/aktuellt/...
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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".
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"Kommunalt självstyre och rättighetslagstiftning. Om fördelningen av makt och ansvar mellan stat och kommun".
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Visar Kommunalt självstyre och rättighetslagstiftning
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October 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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...
"Kommunalt självstyre och rättighetslagstiftning. Om fördelningen av makt och ansvar mellan stat och kommun".
journals.lub.lu.se/st/article/v...