Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research
Main research or teaching areas
• Leadership in the public sector.
• Local democracy.
• Organizational theory.
Current research and teaching
I work within the research program Contested administrations: Conflict resolution and the improvement of democracy, funded by the Swedish Research Council (VR). My main interest is to investigate the role of public administration/civil servants in transforming conficts in cities with a violent past. I am Co-director in the EGPA study group on "Local governance and democracy". Within this framweork my interest is foremost to study the conditions for local autonomy. I teach the introduction course of the Master programme in political science and a leadership course in the Master programme in Welfare Policies and Management (WPM). I am chairman in the steering committee of this programme.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
UKÄ subject classification
- Social Sciences
- Political Science
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Alternativ kommunal redovisning
Andersson, F., Bergström, T. & Thomasson, A., 2024 Dec 19, KEFU. 15 p. (KEFU skriftserie; no. 2024:3)Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
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Conclusions: Intergovernmental Relations: Merits and Limits of the Policy-Focused Approach
Wayenberg, E., Kuhlmann, S., Laffin, M. & Bergström, T., 2024, Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 207-216 10 p. (Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance; vol. Part F3261).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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What do we get for our money? or Bringing the citizens back in!
Andersson, F., Thomasson, A. & Bergström, T., 2023 Aug 5, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
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Between lockdown and calm down. Comparing the COVID-19 responses of Norway and Sweden
Askim, J. & Bergström, T., 2022, In: Local Government Studies. 48, 2, p. 291-311Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The relationship between politics and public administration in Sweden: an archetypical welfare state.
Bergström, T., 2022, Handbook on the Politics of Public Administration. Ladner, A. & Sager, F. (eds.). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 313-320 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Contested Administrations: Conflict resolution and the improvement of democracy
Björkdahl, A. (Researcher), Strömbom, L. (Researcher), Bergström, T. (Researcher), Gusic, I. (Researcher), Agger, A. (Researcher) & Poulsen, B. (Researcher)
2012/01/01 → 2015/12/31
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Journal editor
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Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift (Journal)
Bergström, T. (Guest editor), Bringselius, L. (Guest editor), Lapsley, I. (Guest editor) & Thomasson, A. (Guest editor)
2015 Sept 25 → 2017 Jan 31Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Journal editor