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Statsvetenskapliga institutionen vid Uppsala universitet. Political Science in Uppsala — Est. 1622 🏛️ Cutting-edge research & education at Sweden’s oldest polisci dept. 📚 Proud home of @skytteprize.bsky.social 🏆 www.uu.se/en/department/government

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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 6h
Dept. of Govt. researchers participate in post-election analysis Snabbtänkt 2026 - more here (Swe lang.): www.snabbtankt.se
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 6h
This Friday, Seyla Benhabib, Skytte Prize Laureate of 2026, delivers the Johan Skytte Prize Lecture 2026: Demographic Change and Democratic Vistas, on the topic of the political voice and participation of migrants in democracies. 14:00-15:00 in Brusewitz Hall. More here: www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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Johan Skytte Prize Lecture 2026: Demographic Change and Democratic Vistas – Department of Government – Uppsala University
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The 2026 Hans L. Zetterberg prize in Sociology goes to Carl Öhman! "Throughout his research, Carl Öhman has successfully linked innovative conceptual analyses to contemporary digital social issues." The prize sum is SEK 100,000 (USD 11,000). Congratulations Carl! www.uu.se/en/faculty/s...
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Zetterberg Prize – Faculty of Social Sciences – Uppsala University
Here you can find information about The Hans L. Zetterberg Prize in Sociology and previous winners.
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Knowledge about how violence as a tool of political power becomes accepted in democratic societies is increasingly urgent." Our @sandrahkansson.bsky.social has been accepted to the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study's and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond's Pro Futura Programme. www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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Sandra Håkansson accepted to the Pro Futura Programme – Department of Government – Uppsala University
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New episode of Begreppsbibilioteket out now (Swe-lang. podcast) - what do we mean by "public ethos"? With professor @shirinaoberg.bsky.social www.uu.se/institution/...
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Nytt avsnitt av Begreppsbiblioteket: Vad är offentligt etos? – Statsvetenskapliga institutionen – Uppsala universitet
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Joakim Kreutz @joakimkreutz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Best in show? Well, Uppsala is ranked as the best political science department in Sweden (37th in the world) and the best department at Uppsala University. www.uu.se/en/news/2026...
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Uppsala University ranked in 37 subjects in global ranking of academic subjects – Uppsala University
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Camilla Reuterswärd @camreu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Our paper on conservative women in Latin America's anti-gender mobilizations is out! @isacastillocar.bsky.social and I argue that conservative women organise to defend religious beliefs and agendas as well as their own identities against a perceived threat. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yesterday, I took part in @uu-polisci.bsky.social & @uumediacomms.bsky.social initiative “Statsvetare på stan” — Political Scientists in Town. This is our pre-election initiative to meet the people of Uppsala and answer questions they may have about the upcoming general election and democracy.
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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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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Next week, Department of Government staff will be "standing in the election" - standing on Forumtorget to provide information and insights to young and old citizens curious about the scientific perspective on electoral politics! More here: - www.uu.se/press/pressm... - www.uu.se/kalendarium/...
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Inför valet: Statsvetare på stan – Uppsala universitet
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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Excited to present work with @payoub.bsky.social at APSA in Boston. We study a real-world disinformation event in which a Swedish far-right organization abused the visual identity of Swedish LGBTQ+ civil-society organizations to make it appear as though they support the legalization of paedophilia.
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
After-summer kickoff yesterday with presentations of exciting new research projects from @grahn.bsky.social @ajars.bsky.social @shirinaoberg.bsky.social @marcusosterman.bsky.social, followed by guided tours of Uppsala with Carl von Linné and our department's very own progenitor: Johan Skytte!
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
On 4/9 13:00, @oskarpettersson.bsky.social defends his dissertation "Genetics and Politics: Gene-Environment Interplay for Social Life Outcomes and the Normative Implications of Social Science Genetics"! Welcome to ext. reviewer @torkildl.bsky.social! Open to the public. www.uu.se/en/events/de...
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Oskar Pettersson: Genetics and Politics: Gene-Environment Interplay for Social Life Outcomes and the Normative Implications of Social Science Genetics – Uppsala University
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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yesterday, I got to try my hand at live TV, talking about the growing gap in political attitudes between young men and women. We also discussed the dating reality show Silent Attraction, which centers on this divide and where I appear as an expert. :)
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
(Local event in Swedish) På morgondagens Demokratitisdag på Kulturpunkten i Gottsunda C: "Demokrati och idioti", med Sofia Näsström - ett föredrag om hur det gemensamma samtalet håller på att försvagas. 25 augusti 14.00–15.00 Mer info: kulturhus.uppsala.se/gottsunda-ku...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A brief showcase on some of our recent research on #migration and border policy 🧵 #schengen #Ceuta #EU
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Time for another highlight of some of our recent research, this time related to the field of #welfarestudies and #politicaleconomy 🧵
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Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
My first PhD paper is now published in New Media & Society! This study explores whether the way we talk about digital election interference could be just as harmful as the interference itself, for example, by increasing political polarisation. OA link below! 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1461...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📢 Registration and abstract submissions are now open for #FIIN2027! Join us in Uppsala, Sweden, as we celebrate 20 years of the Feminism and Institutionalism International Network in January 2027. 📝 Abstract deadline: 10 September 🎟️ Early-bird registration: 1 Oct–15 Dec Learn more: www.fiin2027.se
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"The aim of our programme is to increase knowledge about the relationship between democracy and higher education. [...] These issues are particularly important to study at a time when an increasing number of countries are moving in an authoritarian direction." Read more: www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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Sofia Näsström new Research Director at Democracy and Higher Education – Department of Government – Uppsala University
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“We have no terminology for the people in positions of power who make it possible to ‘sleep your way to the top’,” says @elinbja.bsky.social, Professor at the Department of Government. Read more on the new Uppsala University Research Environment on Sexual Corruption here: www.uu.se/en/news/2026...
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Elin Bjarnegård leads research into sexual corruption – Uppsala University
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Olle Folke @ollefolke.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Very happy to have this paper on a promising sexual harassment intervention published! For those interested in a non-technical summary, we have also written a policy brief based on the paper. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/05/25/c...
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Combating Tolerance for Sexual Harassment With Information: Evidence From a Field Experiment
New research shows how correcting sexual harassment misperceptions can reduce tolerance for harassment and improve workplace culture.
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Recent publications by our productive gender and politics-group! @uppgap.bsky.social (🧵) #politicalscience #gender
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
On the 22nd of May 2026, the Young Academy of Sweden welcomed nine new members – including Carl Öhman from the Department of Government at Uppsala University. More: www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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Carl Öhman - new member of the Young Academy of Sweden – Department of Government – Uppsala University
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Anna Jarstad @ajars.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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New research project: The Productive Conflicts of Democracy – Uppsala University
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Rafael Ahlskog @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Siblings affect each other in multiple different ways. How does having a same-sex sibling affect voting behavior? New paper in @electoralstudies.bsky.social !
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Sibling-sex effects on voter turnout
In this study, we examine how one aspect of sibling relations—the sex of one’s sibling—affects voter participation. To credibly identify causal effect…
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Axel Cronert @axelcronert.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
New article with Pär Nyman in PSRM: Do competitive elections lead governments to short-sighted economic policy, or to moderation? Analyzing Swedish municipalities using a new measure and new method, we find much more evidence of moderation than myopia. OA here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Electoral opportunism and economic policy: disentangling myopia and moderation | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core
Electoral opportunism and economic policy: disentangling myopia and moderation
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Joakim Kreutz @joakimkreutz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
New article out (and I really like the title): "Parents of the Revolution" It's open access and here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Parents of the revolution rebel leaders’ intergenerational social capital and insurgency cohesion
Elite-level social capital facilitates both the mobilization and retention of participants in social movements and insurgencies. Well-connected rebel leaders perceived as credible have advantages i...
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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Presenting our new paper on electoral support for trans rights retrenchment in the UK today at the Uni of Bergen Together with @sophiemainz.bsky.social, we find that candidate who endorse the 2025 UK SC ruling on women's rights enjoy an electoral premium. Watch here: www4.uib.no/en/research/...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Big congratulations to new professor at the Department of Government Katrin Uba! 🥳🍾
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Katrin Uba new Professor – Department of Government – Uppsala University
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
(Local event in Swedish) Nästa Demokratitisdag på Kulturpunkten i Gottsunda föreläser Statsvetenskapliga institutionens Siri Sylvan och Carl Öhman om "Vem ska man tro på? Desinformation och demokratins motståndskraft" 19 maj 14.00–15.00 Mer info: kulturhus.uppsala.se/gottsunda-ku...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
(Local event in Swedish) Den 19 maj kl. 17:00 bjuder Stockholms nation in till panelsamtal med temat "Vem i hela världen kan man lita på? Institutioner, teknologi och människor". Med Åsa Cajander, Otto Fischer och @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social. Moderator: Janne Lindqvist.
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Big congratulations to new professor at the Department of Government Katrin Uba! 🥳🍾
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Katrin Uba new Professor – Department of Government – Uppsala University
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
What happens to our data when we die? Carl Öhman in Utbildningsradion (Swe lang.)
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Vem har rätt till våra konton? Makten över de dödas data
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Joakim Kreutz @joakimkreutz.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
New article out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Armed group proliferation and conflict dynamics - Miguel García-Sánchez, Joakim Kreutz, 2026
How are conflict dynamics affected by contexts with many different actors compared with those dominated by a few? At the aggregate level, civil conflicts with m...
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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Had the pleasure of presenting ongoing work at Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) yesterday! Thanks to Erwan Dujeancourt and Emma von Essen for having me and everyone in the GAINS group for great feedback!
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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 · 06/05/2026
Short thread on some of the latest contributions by our department's scholars to the study of violence, peace and conflict (🧵) #politicalscience #peaceandconflict #ukraine #russia #belfast #kosovo
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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
We are delighted to present the new editorial team of the @ejpgjournal.bsky.social ! Led by @grahn.bsky.social and @maarja.bsky.social as co-EIC, the six-strong team represents a new generation of gender and politics and LGBTQ+ politics scholars who will take the journal forward from July 2026.
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
(Local event in Swedish) Nästa Demokratitisdag på Kulturpunkten i Gottsunda samtalar Jacco från Labyrint och IBF:s @irenemolina.bsky.social om engagemang i (för)orten. Hur kan lokalsamhället lyfta sina egna berättelser och skapa förändring? 5 maj 14.00–15.00 kulturhus.uppsala.se/gottsunda-ku...
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Short thread on some of the latest contributions by our department's scholars to the field of #politicalparticipation - empirical and theoretical (🧵) #politicalscience #midterms
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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 27/04/2026
Does far-right legislative representation change the descriptive make-up of candidate lists among mainstream parties? Using a RDD with registry data from Sweden, this paper led by @grahn.bsky.social provides an answer doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
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Does far-right legislative entry affect minority candidate diversity? | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core
Does far-right legislative entry affect minority candidate diversity?
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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Really happy about this wonderful collaboration with @grahn.bsky.social – together we contributed the chapter "The Political Behavior of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Trans+ People" to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Gender and Politics by Zoë Lefkofridi. Just out! 🏳️‍🌈📖 www.elgaronline.com/display/book...
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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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Michal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming @payoub.bsky.social to @uu-polisci.bsky.social and @uppgap.bsky.social Phil presented his new book with Kristina Stoeckl — The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights. A real privilege to host him in Uppsala! 🤩
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Short thread on some of the latest publications by our scholars in the field of #partypolitics (🧵)
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Big congratulations to our new professor of political science as of April 1st 2026 - Josefina Erikson!
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The enthusiasm for UU's new outreach event Bildningspuben has been overwhelming - the first two events were fully booked in no time! Subscribe to Bildningspuben’s newsletter here to be kept up to date on when bookings open for coming events: www.uu.se/vetenskapsom...
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Bildningspuben utskick – Vetenskapsområdet för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap – Uppsala universitet
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Department of Government, Uppsala University @uu-polisci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
(Local event in Swedish) Är det verkligen demokrati vi vill ha? Nästa demokratisdag på Kulturpunkten i Gottsunda berättar @parzetterberg.bsky.social om varför demokratin är under press från auktoritära ledare runt om i världen idag. 21/4 14.00–15.00 Mer info: kulturhus.uppsala.se/gottsunda-ku...
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Demokratisdagar på Kulturpunkten
Välkommen att lyssna, fråga, påverka – och upptäcka hur demokrati formas av oss alla.
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