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Centre for Local Government Studies (CKS)

The Centre for Local Government Studies (CKS) is a division and a centre for research, development, and collaboration.

At CKS, strategic municipal research is conducted. We develop and enhance knowledge to support long-term sustianable development while also creating meeting spaces for researchers and representatives from municipalities and other related organisations alike.

Research and collaboration at CKS

Research at the Centre for Local Government Studies

At CKS, we conduct research and collaboration aimed at supporting municipalities in their strategic decision-making. Our connection to the municipal sphere through our partner municipalities is the cornerstone of our work.

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Head of division

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Sofia Nordmark

Associate Professor, Head of Division

Director

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Josefina Syssner

Professor

Scientific leader

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Gissur Erlingsson

Professor

Administration

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Christine Erlandsson

Coordinator

Communication

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Amanda Lindström

Communications Officer

Staff

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Simon Davidsson
Postdoc
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David Ekholm
Senior Associate Professor
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Marie-Louise Elebring
Communications Officer
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Christine Erlandsson
Coordinator
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Gissur Erlingsson
Professor
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Sara Gustafsson
Professor
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Brita Hermelin
Professor
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Robert Jonsson
Associate Professor
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Martin Klinthäll
Associate Professor, Head of Division, Docent
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Amanda Lindström
Communications Officer
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Sofia Nordmark
Associate Professor, Head of Division
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Amelia Olsson
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Christopher Olsson
Postdoc
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Maria Persdotter
Associate Professor
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Bo Persson
Senior Associate Professor, Head of Division
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Katarina Soldan
PhD student
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Åsa Svenfelt
Associate Professor
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Josefina Syssner
Professor
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Susanne Wallman Lundåsen
Senior Associate Professor
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Emanuel Wittberg
Postdoc
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Johan Wänström
Associate Professor
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Richard Öhrvall
Associate Professor

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Department of Culture and Society (IKOS)

At the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), social sciences and the humanities gather in environments where research and education work together.
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FILFAK)

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences provides education and research in humanities, social- and behavioral sciences, commercial law, art disciplines and thematic science.

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