Johan Wänström

Associate Professor

I study the interaction between different actors in municipal and regional settings: the co-operation between elected representatives and voters, between politics and administration, between political parties, and between municipalities and regions.

Presentation

I am primarily doing research within three areas:

Political decision making and management in a new municipal parliamentary landscape
Citizen reactions to controversial local political decisions
The interaction between senior politicians and officials in municipalities

Book chapter in English

“Communicative Planning Processes – Involving the Citizens” in Mats Johan Lundström, Charlotta Fredriksson and Jacob Witzell (eds) “Planning and sustainable urban development in Sweden”, Föreningen för samhällsplanering, 2013, ISBN: 978-91-637-3083-2

Publications

ORCID 0000-0002-3041-3485

2024

Johan Wänström (2024) Lika partier leka bäst? Ledande lokala partiföreträdares erfarenheter av koalitioner mellan Socialdemokraterna och Moderaterna

Lisa Narveby, Johan Wänström (2024) Jämlik tillväxt eller inte?: En jämförelse av kommunal befolknings- och inkomstutveckling inom och mellan län

Johan Wänström, Bo Persson (2024) Local governments on an equal footing? Policy coordination between Swedish regions and municipalities in regional development policy Regional & Federal Studies, Vol. 35, p. 733-756 (Article in journal)

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2023

Johan Wänström, Kevin Johansson (2023) Lokala mediers bidrag till den lokala demokratin: Omfattningen på tidningars och SVT:s bevakning av kommunal och regional politik

2022

Johan Wänström, Richard Öhrvall (2022) Den lokala demokratins hållbarhet Kommunerna och hållbar utveckling: Demokrati, välfärd och lokal utveckling, p. 25-37 (Chapter in book)

News

Local democracy requires brave decision-makers

Every period faces challenges to democracy that must be faced. Threats and internet hate, for example, are serious problems for democracy in municipalities. Even so, local politics functions well, all things considered.

Decision-making during an emergency

It is a tradition in Swedish society to always have a plan ready to use in different situations. When an emergency arises with a very high speed, there is a risk that the Swedish approach to decision-making can be undermined.

Academic Degrees

Ph.D. Culture and Society, Linköping University, 2009.
Ph.D. Communication, University of Oklahoma, 2006.
Master, Communication, University of Oklahoma, 2002.
Bachelor. Communication, University of Oklahoma, 1999.
Bachelor. Political Science, University of Oklahoma, 1999.
Bachelor. Political Science, Linköping University, 1996.

Organisation

Brita Hermelin föreläser om Ostlänken på CKS kommundag 2016

Centre for Local Government Studies - CKS

CKS (Centre for Local Government Studies) is a research centre for studies on local politics, organization and development.