Associate Professor of Political Science & social movement scholar @UU_PoliSci; Ass. editor @SocMovStudies

Joined April 2022
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Apply to the PhD program in political science @UU_PoliSci @UU_University uu.se/en/department/governme…
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Come work with us at @UU_PoliSci! We hiring a two-year postdoctoral researcher in our new project on welfare initiatives and public attitudes towards carbon taxes. Welcome with your application by May 17: uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/job…
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A call for papers on labour movements and their strategies
‼ Special Issue Manuscript Call ‼ We're looking for manuscripts for a new special issue on new insights into global labour: movement strategy and mobilisation in the context of crisis. If this interests you, follow this link: think.taylorandfrancis.com/s…
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A good day to read our paper!
Replying to @ActaSocJournal
First we have Mattias Wahlström and @KatrinUba's study of Greta Thunberg as a “Political icon and role model" demonstrating the mobilizing effect of female role models on especially younger women. doi.org/10.1177/000169932312…
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Interested in doing a Ph.D. in political science? We are hiring three new PhD-students, to begin in the autumn of 2024. Positions are fully funded, and we have a big and active community of doctoral students. ⏳Apply before January 31st. statsvet.uu.se/news/news-det…

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@M_L_Wahlstrom & I have an article that explores how Greta Thunberg influenced participants in the 2019 Fridays For Future global climate strikes. It is based on surveys of climate protesters in 15 countries and 22 cities in Europe. 1/2 journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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We propose that Greta had two important roles: political icon & role model. As political icon, she inspired people to join the protests and feel more motivated, solidary and collective. As role model, she especially attracted young women who saw her as an example to follow. 2/2
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17 Oct 2023
”Demonisera inte miljöaktivister” Ministrarnas försök att utestänga delar av klimat­rörelsen från offentligheten riskerar bara att undergräva tilliten till det demokratiska samtalet. Det skriver flera forskare. svd.se/a/wA2GyP/forskare-dem…
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Have a look at this new book about the Swedish social movements in the 1980s, edited by Helena Hill & Andrés Brink Pinto. @JenJansson and I write about welfare protests: link.springer.com/book/10.10…
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Katrin Uba retweeted
🚨 Job alert! 🚨 A position as research assistant (at least 7 months) at my department, working with my brilliant colleagues Anders Sjögren and @BjarnesenJesper in their project on contested elections and street politics in Africa Read more and apply: uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/de…

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A new book about trade union activism is out, it takes a nice long-term perspective. @JenJansson and I have a chapter there. See link.springer.com/book/10.10…

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26 Jan 2023
This book includes many interesting chapters about protests in small countries that are often off the radar of common social movement research! Had a privilege to contribute with a piece based on my protest event data for Estonia (1991-2020).
Upcoming Book! Handbook of Civil Society and Social Movements in Small States (@routledgebooks) - Edited by Lino Briguglio, Michael Briguglio, Sheila Bunwaree, Claire Slatter, 2023 More info: routledge.com/Handbook-of-Ci… #SocialMovements #CivilSociety #SmallStates #PoliticalSociology
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A great opportunity,!
Our annual call for PhD positions in Political Science is now open. For international applicants it is worth mentioning that a PhD student at @UU_PoliSci gets a salary, social security and an office - you will be our new colleague more than a student. uu.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:…
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My great colleagues find that the human toll of disasters is not a significant determinant of adaptation actions in cities globally. Next question to ask is about the role of protests for adaption actions ;-)
#ClimateAdaptation & disasters are in the spotlight at #COP27, but whether disasters drive #adaptation action is contested. Our @NatureComms study finds the human toll of disasters is not a significant determinant of adaptation actions in cities globally. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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My brilliant colleague has written very interesting piece about labor identity
How are cohesive labour movements created? In this @ActaSocJournal piece, @JenJansson finds that labour leaders actively managed identity formation in the Swedish case, but internal education was also critical for creating cohesiveness. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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The prosperous years of Estonian agriculture have damaged the quality of groundwater and surface waters. Climate resilience, biodiversity & minimization of pesticide/fertilizer runoff/impacts must be at the heart of future farming news.err.ee/1608764914/pesti…
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Colleagues have commented on the legitimacy & effectiveness of recent climate actions like #SoupGate & #MashedMonet using general social movement theory. But can climate activism really be understood like other movements? I argue it cannot as I give my take on the matter👇👇 1/14
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