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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 · 11/09/2026
25 years after 9/11, a question still lingers: Why are governments surprised by threats they should have anticipated? Looking around today, these problems remain very much alive. Governments are still caught off guard by foreseeable surprises. academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Department prefect Sven Oskarsson and professor Josefina Erikson manning the "Statsvetare på stan" initiative at Forumtorget.
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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I’ll be giving a research seminar at KTH in Stockholm on Monday, April 27, on our work analyzing three decades of UN climate through COP High Level Segment country statements. The seminar is open to the public, and anyone interested is warmly welcome. Details here: www.kth.se/climateactio...
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Research Seminar: Building a Corpus of UNFCCC COP High Level Segment Statements | KTH
Join us for this seminar with Professor Charles Parker of Uppsala University, which will consider how changes in language patterns over the past three decades reflect the evolving politics of the UNFC...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
What if discomfort in interviews is your greatest asset? This reflective article by @jsoderstrom.bsky.social, @markusholdo.bsky.social and @alicejunman.bsky.social explores how navigating tension in the field can turn unease into richer, more honest data. doi.org/10.1177/1468...
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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Spoke 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
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President Trumps ettåriga krig mot klimatet – ”Demoniserar forskare” - Studio Ett
Under sitt första år som USA:s president har Donald Trump gynnat oljeindustrin samtidigt som han monterat ner klimatarbetet och klimatforskningen.Hur påverkas ...
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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Infographic 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...
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Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science @cndsofficial.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
New debate article out! www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
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DN Debatt. ”Sveriges säkerhet kräver mer än bara totalförsvar”
DN Debatt. Detta är kriserna som hotar att lamslå landet långt innan fienden står vid gränsen, skriver sex forskare vid Centrum för naturkatastrofslära.
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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
New 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...
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DN Debatt. ”Sveriges säkerhet kräver mer än bara totalförsvar”
DN Debatt. Detta är kriserna som hotar att lamslå landet långt innan fienden står vid gränsen, skriver sex forskare vid Centrum för naturkatastrofslära.
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
We're happy to announce at least three vacant PhD positions starting in fall 2026! Read more and apply here: www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
What is the impact of #disasters on #ClimateAdaptation in cities? This study by Daniel Nohrstedt, @charlesparker.bsky.social & others at @cndsofficial.bsky.social finds the effects of disasters are limited & depend on action type, city size & adaptive capacity. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Exploring disaster impacts on adaptation actions in 549 cities worldwide - Nature Communications
Here the authors explore the effects of disasters on adaptation actions in 549 cities, finding that the effects of disaster frequency and severity are modest and depend on action type, population size...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Lina Eriksson utilizes a #naturalhazard event in Sweden to examine the temporal dynamics of accountability in this @electoralstudies.bsky.social article, & finds poor #crisismanagement during the storm Gudrun had lasting punishment effects stretching over 3 elections. doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Do extreme weather events have an effect on climate policy? In this @gepjournal.bsky.social piece, @thisislauri.bsky.social examines the relationship between external shocks and policy action. direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
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Silver Lining to Extreme Weather Events? Democracy and Climate Change Mitigation
Abstract. Long-standing meteorological research has established that anthropogenic climate change increases the risk and intensity of extreme weather events, such as tropical cyclones, floods, and for...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
In this book chapter, Katrin Uba investigates young adults’ #climatechange concerns in Sweden. Finding that young adolescents, 18-24 years, are more concerned than people over 50, which is best explained by differences in basic world views and values. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Youth and Politics in Times of Increasing Inequalities
This book provides a detailed analysis of youth participation in nine European countries in the current historical juncture.
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Studying water governance in Sweden, Daniel Nohrstedt, Johanna Hedlund & Örjan Bodin offer a methodological approach to the issue of policy interdependence, taking into account measures and possible solutions at the disposal of policy actors. thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10....
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Assessing Policy Issue Interdependencies in Environmental Governance | International Journal of the Commons
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
In this @environmentalpol.bsky.social article, Maria Nordbrandt demonstrates that engagement in everyday discussion across ideological lines of difference is related to increased support for political efforts to protect the #environment among U.S. citizens. doi.org/10.1080/0964...
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Do cross-cutting discussions enhance pro-environmental attitudes? Testing green deliberative theory in practice
A central notion among green political theorists is that deliberative engagement enhances environmental values. Despite the centrality of this claim within green political theory, there is a lack o...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Is the “new” wave of #climate activism truly new? This @socmovstudies.bsky.social piece by Katrin Uba & colleagues suggests not. Movements like FFF & XR bring new energy, but both change & continuity exist. Main shift: politically neutral framing targeting state actors. doi.org/10.1080/1474...
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New kids on the block: taking stock of the recent cycle of climate activism
Since late 2018, a global wave of mobilization under the banners of Fridays For Future (FFF) and Extinction Rebellion (XR) has injected new energy into global climate politics. FFF and XR took the ...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Time for another highlight of some of our research from the last few years! This week we are focusing on work related to the #climate, #environment and #politics 🧵
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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
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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
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.
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End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I discussed my new book w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, with Paul Samuel Dolman on the #WhatMattersMost podcast: www.paulsamueldolman.com/parent/podca...
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Dr. Michael E. Mann - The What Matters Most Podcast #1181
What Matters Most podcast host Paul Samuel Dolman welcomes climate scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann to discuss his book Science Under Siege.
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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/...
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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....
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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...
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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....
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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/...
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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...
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Comparing Sweden and Norway, @shirinaoberg.bsky.social and Helena Wockelberg examine agency, autonomy and organisational interaction. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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/...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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....
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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....
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Another showcase of our department's research from the last few years - this week's theme thread is on #publicadministration (🧵)
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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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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“We’ve seen a lot of backsliding on climate commitments” - Uppsala University
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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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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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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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-...
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Michael Mann to Bill Gates: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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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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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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
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/...
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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...
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Obavezno glasanje spas je za demokraciju / Compulsory voting is the salvation of democracy
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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
🇪🇺 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...
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European voters say no to tariffs - Uppsala University
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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.
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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
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...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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/...
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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...
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Visar Kommunalt självstyre och rättighetslagstiftning
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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
🧵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....
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Preventable Catastrophe? The Hurricane Katrina Disaster Revisited
This article probes the warning-response failures that left the city of New Orleans vulnerable to catastrophic hurricanes and the inability of local, state, and federal authorities to mount an adequa...
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Camilla Reuterswärd @camreu.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
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.
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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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/...
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Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn
Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering
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Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Off to a great start!
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