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Johanna Söderström

@jsoderstrom.bsky.social
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Senior lecturer, Department of Government, Uppsala University. Post-war politics, relational peace, state-building, taxation, veterans, focus groups, life history interviews, supervision, solidarity, Liberia, Namibia, Colombia, USA +++

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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Does “peace” mean the same everywhere or does the term fragment into adjectives? This piece by @spbmartel.bsky.social, Anna Jarstad, Elisabeth Olivius and @jsoderstrom.bsky.social debates if criteria like “liberal” or “sustainable” signal innovation or just conceptual chaos. doi.org/10.1093/isr/...
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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”
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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. doi.org/10.1093/isr/...
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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”
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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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Qinya Feng @fqinya.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Genuinely generous and free research environment! Apply!!!
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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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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
This will be a big one. #ICJ #Genocide
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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
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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 · 10/12/2025
Time for another highlight of some of our department's recent research! This week we are looking at work related to #migration, #integration and #segregation 🧵 #socialscience #politicalscience
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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 03/12/2025
Friday brought good news and bad news. Today I am now allowed to share the good. Via the generous donation of the Wallenberg Foundation and the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, I now have a few million euros to help understand more about the selective inclusion of LGBTQ+ citizens
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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Huge congratulations to the best @turnbulldugarte.com & @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social for getting Wallenberg fellowships (equivalent to two ERC grants!!!) So well-deserved!!
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Nora Anter defending her thesis ”Meritocratic Municipalities? Promotions in Sweden’s Local Government Bureaucracy,” with Lene Holm Pedersen as opponent. urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...
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Carl Öhman @cohman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Yesterday, Minds & Machines published this absolute bad boy of a paper! In it, Erik Olsson and I present a new theory of surveillance for the era of quantum computing, all based on his outstanding master's thesis that I had the honor of supervising last year. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The Quantum Panopticon: A Theory of Surveillance for the Quantum Era - Minds and Machines
The advent of quantum computing will compromise current asymmetric cryptography. Awaiting this moment, global superpowers are routinely collecting and storing encrypted data, so as to later decrypt it...
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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
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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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
@richelbilderbeek.bsky.social presenting at the pedagogical conference too! Fun to be participating in the same conference for once!
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Today our researchers Moa Mårtensson and @jsoderstrom.bsky.social presented att Uppsala University’s pedagogical conference their research on supervision
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
In this article, @jsoderstrom.bsky.social studies how the second experience with #elections has changed #Liberian ex-combatants' relation with democracy and experience of legitimacy. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Second time around: Ex-combatants at the polls in Liberia* | The Journal of Modern African Studies | Cambridge Core
Second time around: Ex-combatants at the polls in Liberia* - Volume 51 Issue 3
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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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OSC Uppsala @osc-uppsala.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
OSCU's next talk: Friday November 14th 16:15-17:00 at Caroline Rediviva (Café 4.5) by Elin Kronander: 'Open data - is it worth it? Insights from the PathOS-project'
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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 🧵
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H-Diplo with the Jervis Forum @h-diplo.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
The Jervis Forum Roundtable Review 17-11 Anna Jarstad, Johanna Söderström, and Malin Åkebo, eds.' Relational Peace Practices “Peace should not be characterized as stagnation. Social change can be peaceful and aided by constructive conflict.” –Louis Kriesberg wp.me/p2Insd-7wP
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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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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 · 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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Our own @elinbja.bsky.social (chair) and @grahn.bsky.social (treasurer/secretary) have been elected to the new board of SWEPSA! Congratulations! swepsa.org/index.html?f...
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Sebastian Sirén @sebastiansiren.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Vi uppmanar regeringen att agera för att förhindra folkmord i Gaza! Vi är 122 personer verksamma inom bl a krigsvetenskap; freds- och konfliktforskning; juridik; folkrätt; statsvetenskap; utvecklingsforskning och internationella relationer. www.dagensarena.se/opinion/sver...
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Sverige lever inte upp till internationella åtaganden att förhindra folkmord | Dagens Arena
Det är vårt ansvar att yttra oss, skriver 122 experter.
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
On October 3rd at 14:15 (CEST), professor Herbert Kitschelt gives his Skytte Prize Lecture, livestreamed in Brusewitz Hall at the Department of Government, Östra Ågatan 19, Uppsala. All are welcome to attend. The lecture will be followed by a mingle. More at: www.skytteprize.com/news/the-202...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
A culture of support matters in research! Check out this glimpse into how two Uppsala University social science departments mobilize mutual support in the face of challenges. www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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A Culture of Support Matters: Inside Uppsala’s Development Research Group - Uppsala University
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Celebrating one of our newly appointed professors Helena Wockelberg! If you want to find out more about her research have a look here: www.uu.se/kontakt-och-...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
You can access the thesis here: urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...
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Co-nationals under construction: Poland’s diaspora policy 1989–2023
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🎓 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
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Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science @skytteprize.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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-...
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Twenty-one Skytte Prize winners speak out | Skytteprize
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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Congratulations Martin!!
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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!
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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🧵 What kind of POPE do AMERICANS want?📸 Before the Conclave, @sophiemainz.bsky.social and I asked 1,500 U.S. adults to choose among hypothetical papal candidates. Results: Americans prefer a liberal and *non-political* Pope. The latter might be challenging for Leo XIV. Results ⬇️ Polisky Datasky
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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Still time to sign up: Sociality of Tax, happening this afternoon in Stockholm www.su.se/stockholms-c...
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Öppet evenemang: Sociality of Tax: Ethnographies of Fiscal Relations - Stockholms centrum för forskning om offentlig sektor
Öppet evenemang: Sociality of Tax: Ethnographies of Fiscal Relations - Stockholms centrum för forskning om offentlig sektor
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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Happening this Friday with @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social
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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Really interesting talk!
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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Finally out! Together with @liserakner.bsky.social we discuss notions around taxation and solidarity! “Imagined solidarity around tax practices: a two-dimensional framework based on motivating logic and group boundaries” www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Imagined solidarity around tax practices: a two-dimensional framework based on motivating logic and group boundaries | The Journal of Modern African Studies | Cambridge Core
Imagined solidarity around tax practices: a two-dimensional framework based on motivating logic and group boundaries - Volume 62 Issue 2
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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Finally the department is here!! #politicalscience
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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Looking for good recommendations - book/article that introduces panel data analysis? Anyone?
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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Happening this Friday!
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IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Congratulations to Eliane Giezendanner on her #PhDDefence: "Embodied Legacies of Rebellion: (Body) Memory, Self-Conception and Political Participation among Ex-Combatants in #Burundi "🎓 @jsoderstrom.bsky.social @deacurtis.bsky.social @ninawilen.bsky.social @kristoftiteca.bsky.social
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OSC Uppsala @osc-uppsala.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
April 22, 10:00 – 11:00 webinar: “It just works with my software” – How to adopt the FAIR principles in life science research at any career stage. Register for free at www.scilifelab.se/event/datama...
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“It just works with my software” – How to adopt the FAIR principles in life science research at any career stage
Wolmar Nyberg Åkerström and Niclas Jareborg, NBIS SciLifeLab
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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Happening today!!
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OSC Uppsala @osc-uppsala.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
OSCU's next talk: Friday March 14th 16:15-17:00 at Stadsbiblioteket by Parul Tewatia: 'FAIR Play: Mastering Metadata to Empower Early-Career Life Scientists'.
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Johanna Söderström @jsoderstrom.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Finally out! Together with @liserakner.bsky.social we discuss notions around taxation and solidarity! “Imagined solidarity around tax practices: a two-dimensional framework based on motivating logic and group boundaries” www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Imagined solidarity around tax practices: a two-dimensional framework based on motivating logic and group boundaries | The Journal of Modern African Studies | Cambridge Core
Imagined solidarity around tax practices: a two-dimensional framework based on motivating logic and group boundaries - Volume 62 Issue 2
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