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Political Science Professors and Supervisors in Sweden

Professors in political science in sweden

118 professors found

Lund University

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Sweden

Research Interests

Political Sociology

Comparative Politics

Political Behavior

Government Relations

Party Politics

Associate/Full Professor

Göteborgs Universitet

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Sweden

Research Interests

Political Sociology

Comparative Politics

Democracy Studies

Political Behavior

Political Science

Senior Lecturer

Uppsala University

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Sweden

Research Interests

Political Sociology

Comparative Politics

Political Science

Sociology

Nationalism

Team Leader at Uppsala University

Uppsala University

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Sweden

Research Interests

Political Sociology

Political Communication

Political Behavior

Democracy Studies

Violence

Assistant Professor

Mid Sweden University

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Sweden

Research Interests

Political Sociology

Comparative Politics

Political Behavior

Democracy Studies

Political Science

Stockholm University

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Sweden

Research Interests

Comparative Politics

Political Economy

Political Science

Government Relations

Political Behavior

Assistant Professor

University of Gothenburg

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Sweden

Research Interests

Comparative Politics

Political Economy

Democracy Studies

Political Science

Authoritarianism

Professor (full)

Stockholm University

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Sweden

Research Interests

Political Sociology

Political Philosophy

Civic Education

Political Science

Critical Literacy

Uppsala University

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Sweden

Research Interests

Gender Studies

Political Sociology

Feminism

Gender Equality

Feminist Theory

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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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PhD opportunity at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden The Landscape Governance and Management research group at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management is recruiting a PhD student for a project on landscape governance, stormwater governance, urban drainage infrastructures, and operation and maintenance (O&M) . The doctoral project examines how governance structures, decision flows, departmental roles, administrative silos, rules, resources, an...

Environmental Science
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Urban Planning
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Vetenskapsrådet

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International postdoc grant from Vetenskapsrådet supports newly qualified researchers who hold a doctoral degree from a Swedish higher education institution and want to build their research profile abroad. The scheme is designed to strengthen academic networks and research competence through an international postdoctoral period. The award emphasizes secure employment conditions while the researcher works outside Sweden. This is a funding opportunity rather than a fixed project post, and it is ai...

Career Development
International Collaboration
Post Doc

6 days ago

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World Maritime University

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World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden, invites applications to its PhD in Maritime Affairs and announces two PhD fellowships through the WMU Maritime Observatory. The application deadline is 15 November 2026 at 23:59 CET. The doctoral programme comprises 240 ECTS credits and normally takes three to six years. Students may study full-time in Malmö or conduct research partly at their employing organization. Each candidate develops an Individual Study Plan with a principal supervisor fro...

Education
Environmental Science
Sociology
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Living costs in Sweden

Estimated costs in Sweden.

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Sweden

Utilities & Connectivity

Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year

kr6.3k

$600/yr

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Personal Care

Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year

kr6.3k

$600/yr

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Groceries

Basic food shopping for one student per year

kr25.2k

$2,400/yr

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University Accommodation

On-campus student housing per year

kr56.7k

$5,400/yr

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Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo

Popular professors

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Stockholm University

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Sweden

Research Interests

Global Governance

International Security

International Relations

International Cooperation

Governance

Lund University

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Sweden

Research Interests

Comparative Politics

Social Psychology

Political Behavior

Party Politics

Government Relations

Team Leader at Uppsala University

Uppsala University

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Sweden

Research Interests

Political Sociology

Comparative Politics

Political Behavior

Political Science

Democracy Studies

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University of Gothenburg

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Just Landed

This postdoctoral appointment is based at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, an international academic environment with a strong research profile in political institutions, elections, public opinion, democracy, international and European politics, environmental politics, corruption, and political ideas. The postdoctoral researcher will play a central role in the development of OCCPOL’s comparative data infrastructure, a shared empirical resource used by the proj...

Political Science
Comparative Politics
Public Policy
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University of Gothenburg

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This postdoctoral position is based at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg , an internationally oriented research environment with active seminar and workshop activity. The department highlights its strength in political science and its broad research profile, including political institutions, elections, public opinion and democracy, international and European politics, environmental politics, corruption, and political ideas. The appointed postdoctoral researcher ...

Environmental Science
Political Science
Public Administration
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University of Gothenburg

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Sweden

Just Landed

This postdoctoral position is based in the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, an international academic environment with research on political institutions, elections, public opinion, democracy, international and European politics, environmental politics, corruption, and political ideas. The postdoc will work within the project Positioner and Prioriteringar in close collaboration with Jacob Gunderson and the wider project team. A central part of the role is to help ...

Political Science
Comparative Politics
Political Communication
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