Department of Government
The department’s faculty consists of researchers covering all the major fields of political science. Our shared objective is to analyse the conditions for political power and the prerequisites for well functioning democratic institutions.
About the Department of Government
Media
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Historiskt maktskifte i Surahammar
Source: Sveriges Radio P1 2021-06-22
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Expert: Misstroendet kan ge konstruktiv förändring
Source: Sydsvenskan 2021-06-21
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I dag kan Löfven falla: Har favoriserat Lööf
Source: Svenska Dagbladet 2021-06-21
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Löfven måste rädda ansiktet på C och V - samtidigt
Source: Omni 2021-06-20
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Leif Lewin: Journalisterna gillrar fällor för politikerna
Source: Uppsala Nya Tidning 2021-06-20
News
Research at the Department of Government
Our research is characterised by methodological diversity, ranging from advanced statistical analysis to historical methods and analysis of ideas, and covers all major sub-areas of political science. A central focus of much of our research are questions of power and democracy as they arise in Sweden, Europe and the Global South.
- "Populism & Nationalism" Sten Widmalm participates in EU-India People's Summit on 1-8 May.
- "Window of opportunity or window dressing?" See Elin Bjarnegård's NIAS Pop-Up lecture
- "The exclusion of women in Myanmar politics helped fuel the military coup" Read Elin Bjarnegård's (et al.) blog post in Conversation.
Recent publications
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The Spirit of Democracy -
Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory -
Gender Work & Organization -
Party Politics -
Demokrati -
International Political Science Review -
International Environmental Agreements -
Europaperspektiv 2021 -
Europaperspektiv 2020 Eng. edition -
Journal of European Public Policy -
Nature Communications -
Living politics after war -
Politics and Governance -
Policy and Society -
World Development -
Economic and Political Weekly -
West European Politics -
Qualitative Health Research -
Decentralization, Corruption and Social Capital -
Political Studies -
Social Politics
What do our students read?
Please find reading lists for the undergraduate courses.
Reading list Development Studies A
Reading list Political Science A
Reading list Development Studies B
Reading list Political Science B
Reading list Development Studies C
Reading list Political Science C
Johan Skytte Prize
In 1622, Johan Skytte, then Vice-Chancellor of the University, established the Johan Skytte chair in Eloquence and Government, which is probably the world’s oldest active professorship in political science. The lands included in the original donation continue to finance research and the Johan Skytte Prize. The prize money of SEK 500,000 is awarded every year by the Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University to the person who has made the “most valuable contribution to political science”.
Department of Government
Visiting address:
Östra Ågatan 19, Uppsala
Contact:
Email: statsvet@statsvet.uu.se
Phone (switch): +46 18 471 00 00