What are the implications of policy professionals gaining more and more influence over the political agenda, rather than elected officials? This project examines how these policy professionals, who are employed rather than elected to office, view their work.

Ulf Mörkenstam

 I’m Professor in Political Science at Stockholm University. I defended my dissertation at the same university in 1999. At the institute, I participate in the research project "The territory of democrac

Internet policy review, vol. 13:1 Abstract By introducing the concept of high-reach AI, this paper focuses on AI systems whose widespread use may generate significant risks for both individuals and soci

The territory of democracy

The presumption that the jurisdiction of the state extends to the borderes of a certain territory is increasingly being challenged, both by indigenous people within this territory, and by extraterritoriral border control.

AI Policy Lab @Umeå University and MILA - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute Abstract This roadmap, developed through collaborative discussions at the recent AI Policy Research Summit, reflects a

Can violent extremism be countered with harsher punishments? This project aims to evaluate strategies within the criminal justice system to counter violent extremism.

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. Published online 7 November 2016. doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12334 Abstract An important objection to preference‐satisfaction theories of well‐being is that these the

Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2017.1390661 Abstract The prevailing view is that democratic procedures are unable to confer democrati

Ellen Lust, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg. Ellen Lust is the Founding Director of the Programs on Governance and Local Developmentat Yale University (est. 2013) and

Ellen Lust, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg. ABSTRACT Conventional wisdom holds that citizens demand high quality service provision across all countries and sectors,