State capacity is a concept of growing importance in political research. Broadly speaking, it refers to the state’s ability to implement policies, yet there is considerable scholarly disagreement over...

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Leadership selection is one of a political parties’ key functions, and inclusive leadership selection processes are increasingly common in West European democracies. Yet, inclusive leadership selec...

Losing elections, losing trust? A quasi-experimental investigation of the winner-loser gap on political trust

Which candidates benefit from corruption and favoritism in public procurement? While existing studies show that politically connected firms profit from corruption risks in public procurement, we know...

Gender differences in donating to political parties – Evidence from reporting data

When do politicians choose to upset the apple cart? The fairness-loyalty trade-off in whistleblowing

This book argues that the willingness of the state to address corruption should be studied in tandem with research on gender equality

The Speaker of the Riksdag, Andreas Norlén, has decided to award Lena Wängnerud, Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, the Riksdag Medal (eighth size) for meritorious contrib...

The efforts made by states to curb wildlife poaching increasingly involve the deployment of military forces, especially in countries of the Global Sou…

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In this episode of Kickback, host Elizabeth David-Barrett is joined by Marina Nistotskaya, Professor at the Department of Political Science and researcher at the Quality of Government Institute, Unive

This article reviews the rapidly growing literature on how corruption affects climate change mitigation, focusing on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the preservation of carbon sinks. ...

‘This is an ambitious collection of over ninety essays on African politics covering a wide range of topics that are seldom captured in the same volume. Although the concepts and ideas are universal, t...

Does foreign aid improve human rights? Even though Western donors typically put human rights at the forefront of foreign aid, the influence of such assistance o...

We are happy to announce that the 2025 Quality of Government Best Paper Award goes to David Cerero Guerra, Ph.D. Candidate at Yale University, for his paper: When Criminals Help the State: Winning Hea...

This article reviews the rapidly growing literature on how corruption affects climate change mitigation, focusing on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the preservation of carbon sinks. ...

Revelations of misconduct within Swedish political parties most often emerge when internal conflicts are at their peak. A new study from the University of Gothenburg shows that leaks to the media incr...

While research suggests that bureaucratic performance is critically contingent on employee selection procedures, few studies examine the perceived legitimacy of different recruitment regimes in the e...

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The QoG institute has its own working paper series where our researchers publish results from ongoing and completed studies. There is also the possibility for affiliated researchers and visiting schol...

Political corruption and voting in Romanian municipal elections: Why perceptions of collective action matter

Korruption – där människor utnyttjar sin makt för egen vinning – är ett av de största hindren för utveckling och ett komplext problem att tackla. Får bistånd verkligen effekt när det riskerar att hamn

The Quality of Government Institute (QoG) at the University of Gothenburg announces the best paper award for a paper on a QoG-related topic published as an article, book chapter, working paper in a un...

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