The Swedish Political Science Association ("SWEPSA"), founded in 1970, is the disciplinary organisation for political scientists in Sweden. Swepsa has both institutional members (approximately 17) from the 15 universities and 21 university colleges in Sweden and individual members from all over the country.
Membership is open to everyone with an interest in political science and includes researchers, teachers, Ph.D. students and practitioners of various kinds. As a member, you are entitled to take part in the annual meetings and related conference.
The annual conference rotates between the main universities and university colleges and includes both general sessions and a range of smaller workshops where papers are presented and discussed. Traditionally, there have been sections for international politics, public administration, comparative politics and political theory, while in recent years additional groups have been formed to cover, for instance, gender politics, EU research, constitutional politics and the politics of environment and sustainable development.
The purpose of SWEPSA is fourfold:
SWEPSA has a close collaboration with the Swedish political science journal "Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift", managed by a foundation at Lund University and published from 1964 and onwards, which contains both research articles and debates relating to political science. Since 2005, SWEPSA has a special section for information and debate published in this journal. SWEPSA members contribute regularly to the journal and enjoy a reduced subscription rate.
The chairmanship of SWEPSA rotates biannually between the different university-based political science departments, while its steering board is comprised of approximately 17 representatives from all departments including those from university colleges, doctoral students and practitioners.
SWEPSA has an annual meeting every fall. The annual meetings include paper-giving thematic workshops, a keynote address, and other joint activities.
Swedish Political Science Association
c/o Roxanna Sjöstedt
Statsvetenskapliga institutionen
Lunds universitet
Box 52, 221 00 LUND
SWEDEN
E-mail: Roxanna.Sjostedt@svet.lu.se
Collective Membership Fee is paid for those employed within Swedish Political Science Departments.
Individual membership:
200 SEK for full-time employed
100 SEK for students
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Hanna Bäck
Lund University
Roxanna Sjöstedt
Lund University
Martin Karlsson
Örebro University
David Olsson
Karlstad University
Mariana Gustafsson
Linköping University
Anna Bendz
Gothenburg University
Sara Svensson
Halmstad University
Charlotta Söderberg,
Luleå University
Therese Bjärstig
Umeå University
Ulrika Mörth
Stockholms University
Jörgen Ödalen
Mälardalens University
Ann-Catherine Jungar
Södertörn University
Astrid Hedin
Malmö universitet
Ali Abdelzadeh
Dalarna University
Simon Hollis
National Defence College
Emma Ricknell
Linneaus University
Pär Olausson
Mid Sweden University
Sten Widmalm
Uppsala University
Vacant
Thomas Larue
Swedish Parliament
Tove Dannestam
Swedish Agency for Accessible Media