Research projects
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SafePol - Safety Policy Research Network
In fall 2015, the Swedish Transport Administration assigned a group of researchers to initiate a research network focusing on policy implementation and Visio...
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Setting the Agenda in the Swedish Riksdag: Partisan Politics and Commissions of Inquiry, 1971-2021.
In this project, we use novel data from the Swedish government to study how political parties can establish control over the legislative agenda. We will...
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Skateboarding in middle age: gender, aging, and identity in youth cultures
Population aging is likely to have major implications for society, including changing participation in leisure activities. Such changes can already be seen i...
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Social (im)possibilities of the formation of ethical consumption: A comparative study of Sweden and Iran
This project (ECIRSWE) founded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska -Curie grant agreement No...
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Social equality and road safety - a pilot study on disability and Vision Zero for road safety
The project is based on the broader issues of social sustainability and social equality and the study is focusing on the relation between road safety polic...
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Space, place and ecology in the spiritual and existential dimensions of protection and stewardship of church forests in Sweden and Ethiopia
The aim of the project is to explore relations between social and ecological embeddedness (proximity and distance) and spiritual and existential dimensions i...
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Sports Federations? Strategies and Capacities in Media Crises
Sport has a double-edged relationship with the media. Increased exposure strengthens visibility and commercial appeal but can also quickly turn events into...
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State-formation and Democratisation in Comparative Perspective
Is it possible to predict the form of political regime in newly established states based on information regarding the processes that led to the formation of...
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Strategic Communication and Organizing in the Scandinavian Higher Education Sector: Towards the Promotional University?
Today, strategic communication is a phenomenon all universities prioritize. Examples are numerous: The creation of social media accounts and core values...
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Sustainable development from below
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