This is an interdisciplinary reserach programme that brings together several research institutions, the Institute for Futures Studies, the Quality of Government Institute (QoG) and the Centre for Environmental Political Studies (CEPS) at the University of Gothenburg, and Södertörn University. The programme will unite expertise in political science, law, criminology, computer science, environmental economics, and philosophy. The programme is also embedded in international research networks such as the Environmental Politics and Governance (EPG) network, the Environment for Development initiative, and the Interdisciplinary Corruption Research Network.
The programme will pursue four objectives:
(1) deliver the first comprehensive mapping of capture, corruption, and crime in Swedish environmental governance;
(2) conduct empirical studies of causes and consequences of institutional failure, with selective international comparisons;
(3) co-produce diagnostic tools (survey-based and AI-enhanced) to assess vulnerabilities and strengthen institutional resilience in public and private organizations; and
(4) train a new cohort of scholars via PhD and postdoc positions and cross-disciplinary doctoral courses.
Co-Director is Sverker C. Jagers, Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg.
