Political Science (STATSV)

Local and regional politics and administration

Research that put their focus where people live their daily lives. In local communities, whether it be in a small community on the Swedish rural areas or in a refugee camp in Syria.

Digital Norrköping

A digital Norrköping for all! The project aims to map and analyze digital exclusion and how libraries and their staff work and develop strategies to increase inclusion and participation.

Digitalisation challenges the Swedish social model

Municipalities and other authorities are increasingly required to digitalise. What are the implications for how we build a digital society for all? These are questions that a new interdisciplinary research environment at LiU will look at.

Political science - from the students' perspective

"I want to work helping people, at an authority or within some organisation. Political science is very interesting and provides good, general education."

Courses in political science focus on the Middle East and Africa

New courses from autumn term 2024 are designed for analysing and understanding contemporary political changes. "What we can offer attracts both students who are training for a profession and already professionals", says Albin Algotson.

EMDIAC

Embracing Digitization in the Academia: International Collaboration for Capacity Building and Innovation. A project for building capacity for digitalization within the academy, including teaching, research and collaboration.

Internship at the centre of world politics

Nugzari Batsikadze is a master’s student at LiU on an internship at the Swedish Embassy in Washington. His duties include sitting in on hearings in the Senate, for example, when the head of Microsoft answers questions about the future of AI.

We are changing the world from our little corner

“The participants develop their knowledge, when we demonstrate that inclusive and sustainable public values can also guide the digital transformation” says Elin Wihlborg, professor of Political Science and course manager of the summer course SeGRID.

Starting grants for research on child participation and public health

Two researchers from Linköping University have been awarded a total of nearly 6 million SEK by the Forte Research Council. The projects focus on investigative conversations with children and the governance of local public health work.

A national plan is needed for the integration of voluntary organisations in times of crisis

“We stepped out of COVID, and into the energy crisis and interest rate increases. People’s need for support from voluntary organisations has never been greater. This support needs to be coordinated and integrated into society in an intelligent way. ”

LiU shares digital knowledge with teachers from Ukraine

The use of digital tools is crucial to the Ukrainian universities during the current war. This according to Tetiana Kuvaieva, who teaches at Dnipro University in Ukraine and participated in a network conference at LiU within the EMDIAC project.

Research and teaching in the shadow of war

It is important to continue teaching and research when a country is at war – it is not easy, but it is possible. Professor Tetiana Mamatova from Ukraine, Dnipro University of Technology, visited LiU to learn more about digital tools. Read her story.

“The Iran regime is doomed,” says LiU researcher

The regime in Iran is ideologically, morally and economically bankrupt, and will collapse sooner or later. These are the opinions of Khalid Khayati, researcher in political sciences and the Middle East, himself from the Kurdish area of Iran.

Digitalisation opportunities and challenges in higher education

Digitalisation strategies, challenges, and the digital solutions – were the main topics at a recent online meeting in the EMDIAC network. About 100 participants have joined from universities in Estonia, Sweden, Ukraine, and Germany.

Study gives a different picture of residents' trust in the police

The question of whether residents in Linköping’s Skäggetorp district lack faith in the police has been raised by the violent clashes in April. A field study by a researcher at Linköping University gives a different picture.

Research colleagues are trying to keep in touch with students in Ukraine

Two projects at LiU are affected by the war in Ukraine. We are concerned with what is happening with our colleagues and students in Ukraine, says political scientist Mariana S Gustafsson, assistant professor of political science.

Trump and Thunberg – different, yet similar

Despite their contradictory messages, there are great similarities between Donald Trump and Greta Thunberg. A research article shows how both use populist rhetoric that draws black-and-white contrasts and offers simple solutions.

More than SEK 30 million from Formas

Ten researchers have been awarded grants from Formas – a Swedish research council for sustainable development. The projects explore everything from digital inclusion and sustainable urban transformation to the migration of domestic workers.

Distance democracy during the pandemic

During the pandemic, we have seen how municipalities have held council meetings in sports arenas or outdoors. They have reduced the number of participants through voter offsetting and have transitioned to digital meetings at a record pace.

Entrepreneur with an eye for diversity

He has won awards for his work with suburban adolescents and his international projects. Hamza Mostafa, political scientist, is driven by a social engagement, with a focus on entrepreneurship as a means to foster development.

Governance and Global Value Chains

Libraries combatting digital exclusion

Public libraries have become a collecting point for the half million people in Sweden living in digital exclusion. Elin Wihlborg and her research group are looking at how the libraries act to help people and reduce digital exclusion.

Young professionals satisfied with training

About 40 young professionals from Easter Europe spent two weeks in August to learn about e-government, e-services and the digitalisation of society.