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Status and stability. An examination of the importance of time in Swedish asylum and citizenship legislation
The past years the migration laws have shifted from the permanent to the temporary. What does the aspect of time mean for the individual's legal status?
When employees matter: How employee resource groups and workforce liberalism jointly spur firms to support Pro-LGBTQ legislation
Journal of Business Research. Vol. 186 Abstract Employees are increasingly vocal about and attentive toward their organizations’ social policies and practices. Scholars have identified two main channels
The Limits of Judicial Independence. How is the European Court of Justice Politically Constrained?
Daniel Naurin, Department of Political Science, Göteborg University Judicial independence is a challenge for courts whose decisions have politically salient consequences. Several tools are available fo

Maria Wallenberg Bondesson
I am a historian, and defended my thesis at Stockholm University in 2003. In my thesis, I studied different types of religious conflicts in Sweden in the 17th-19th centuries. Since 2007 my research has
Are public decisions made by artificial intelligence democratically okay?
Are public decisions made by artificial intelligence democratically okay?The reason this is an important question is that already AI is being used in public decision-making. For example, in social ser
Swedish Parental Leave and Gender Equality. Achievements and Reform Challenges in a European Perspective
This study sets out to discuss the Swedish parental leave system and identify achievements, policy dilemmas and reform alternatives in a European perspective. In perspective of changing demographic st
D3.3 Report on regulatory options
De Montfort University Abstract This report reviews various regulatory options that support the ethical and/or responsible development of smart information systems (AI and big data). Its insights will b
Moulding Parents’ Childcare? A Comparative Analysis of Paid Work and Time with Children in Different Family Policy Models
Pp. 207-230 in Drobnic, S. and Guillén, A. (eds.) M. Work-Life Balance in Europe – The Role of Job Quality Palgrave Publishers Ltd. Abstract We analyze the relationships between parents’ paid work and act
Swedish Public Housing Companies In Transition
Tapio Salonen, Professor in Social Work, Malmö University A dramatic shift has characterized the Swedish housing policy in later years; from strictly state regulated to one of the most market driven in
Countering Protection Rackets Using Legal and Social Approaches: An Agent-Based Test
Hindawi, Volume 2018, Article ID 3568085, 16 pages, doi.org/10.1155/2018/3568085. Abstract Protection rackets cause economic and social damage across the world. States typically combat protection rackets