Department News
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PRESSMEDDELANDE: Köer påverkade valdeltagandet negativt
Valdeltagandet i de allmänna valen 2022 sjönk mer i valdistrikt som hade långa köer till valurnorna, än i jämförbara distrikt utan köproblem.
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Swedish feminist foreign policy made an impact
Gender equality work within trade, aid and security policy increased during Sweden's period of feminist foreign policy, despite loose governance. This is according to a report written by Elin Bjarnegård and researchers at the University of Gothenburg on behalf of the Expert Group for Aid Studies.
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Skytte Prize: Constructivism in International Relations
Welcome to Brusewitzsalen, Östra Ågatan 19 in Uppsala
On September 29 at 15:15 the 2023 Skytte Prize laureates Martha Finnemore and Alexander Wendt will hold their prize winners’ lectures.
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Pedagogy award to Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg
The Uppsala Political Science Students Association's (UPS) Pedagogy Prize 2023 was awarded to Professor Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg.
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When Swedes agree to pause democracy
Swedish people are very positive about their democracy and how it works. Despite that, a majority thinks that our democratic freedoms and rights could need to be temporarily restricted in order to deal with a serious social problem. This has been shown in a survey conducted collaboratively between Uppsala University and the SOM institute in Gothenburg.
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Two research assistant positions available
The Department of Government is hiring two research assistants.
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Paula Blomqvist new Professor
Paula Blomqvist has been appointed as a new professor in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University. The department conveys its warmest congratulations.
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Panel about Swedish conservatism
The Political Science Association invites you to a panel discussion on Swedish conservatism on 18 April at 18:15. The event takes place in Ostromsalen, Department of Government, floor 4. The hall is accessible via the entrance on Östra Ågatan 19 or via the entrance at Klosterparken.
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Position available as research assistant
The Department of Government is hiring one research assistant to work within the project “Contested elections and street politics. Comparing protest coalitions in sub-Saharan Africa” (led by Anders Sjögren).
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The recruitment of Senior Lecturer position is suspended
Uppsala University has decided not to continue with the recruitment of the position as Senior Lecturer, UFV-PA 2022/1745 available for applications 2022-06-28, due to mainly economic reasons.
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Politics of and by Artificial Intelligence - symposium 21 March
Welcome to an exciting symposium on the topic of Politics of and by AI featuring three very prominent speakers from academia and beyond on 21 March 18:00-19:30 in Brusewitzsalen, Östra Ågatan 19.
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Position available: Postdoctoral in Political Science
Postdoctoral position avaiable at the Department of Government.The main task of the post doctor will be to conduct research within the EU-funded project "Protecting Irregular Migrants in Europe: Institutions, Interests and Policies (Prime)".