Karin Leijon (PhD in Political Science) is assistant professor at the Division of Political Science, Linköping University and researcher at the Department of Government, Uppsala University.
Dr. Leijon's research and teaching interests include European Integration, with a particular focus on the role of national courts, methods, and public administration. Together with Linda Moberg she is PI for the research projects Courts as guarantors for an individualized and need based eldercare? and Local self-government, professionalism and court defiance in Swedish eldercare.
Starting in 2025/2026, Leijon is PI for the project Juridification in the welfare sector: challenging professional discretion? funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.
