- University of Gothenburg
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Department of Political Science
Department of Political Science
The Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg consists of around seventy researchers and instructors, twentyfive Ph.D. students and thirteen administrators. Our undergraduate program contains around one thousand students each year.
We offer courses in political science, public administration and social studies, as well as courses within the Program of European Studies. The research profile of the department includes a focus on electoral behaviour and electoral studies, public administration, international politics and political ideas.
The Latest Publications
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Anna Persson, Bo Rothstein and Jan Teorell (2013), Why Anticorruption Reforms Fail - Systemic Corruption as a Collective Action Problem.
[22 May 2013] New article in Governance
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Martinsson, Johan (2013), Economic voting in Sweden 1985-2010.
[22 May 2013] New article in Electoral Studies
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Lindvall, Johannes, Johan Martinsson & Henrik Oscarsson (2013), Paper: Party Choice in Hard Times: Group-Specific Responses to Economic Downturns in Sweden.
[22 May 2013] New article in Electoral Stidies
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Persson, Mikael, Wass, Hanna, & Oscarsson, Henrik (2013), The generational effect on turnout in the Swedish Parliamentary elections 1960-2010.
[10 May 2013] New publication in Scandinavian Political Studies.
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Cornell, Agnes (2013), Why Bureaucratic Stability Matters for the Implementation of Democratic Governance Programs.
[23 Apr 2013] New article in Governance
Calendar
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Minorities in Egypt after the Arab spring.
31 May at 12:00 PM [Lecture open to the general public]
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VOD-seminar: Jussi Westinen, The Social Science Reserach Institute, Åbo Akademi.
4 Jun at 1:15 PM [Research Seminar]
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Conference on Expert Evaluation of Party Positioning and Competition in Europe
13 Jun at 9:00 AM [Conference]
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OPF-seminar with Scott Brenton and Jon Pierre
19 Jun at 1:15 PM [Research Seminar]
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Varieties of Democracy - V-Dem Aggregation Workshop, June 26-30
26 Jun [Workshop]
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Varieties of Democracy - A Launching V-Dem Conference.
25 Oct [Open to the public]
