Just nu skriver jag på en artikel om varför Sverige och Danmark beslöt sig för att inkorporera EKMR i början av 1990-talet. Där fokuserar jag på det politiska spelet: Hur Socialdemokratiet i Danmark och Moderaterna i Sverige intar rollen av normentreprenör. Men man skulle också kunna skriva historien ur juristprofessionernas perspektiv, för det tycks ha pågått en febril aktivitet bland nordiska domare, advokater, rättsvetare och statstjänstemän från ca 1987 och framåt.
It’s PhD application season, and we have just announced four PhD positions at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg.
I’ve published a book chapter on the democracy-promotion aim in Swedish development aid policy. In the chapter, I analyze how Swedish policymakers have framed the aims and strategies of democracy promotion in ODA from the 1960s to the 2010s.
How can journalist groups and media organisations defend media freedom in an authoritarian context? In this new article, Carl-Magnus Höglund and I analyse how the so-called media fraternity in Uganda uses legal strategies to challenge government repression, harassment and closures, and sometimes manages to expand the institutional framework for media freedom.
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How to write a journal article intro
One of the most important parts of a research article is the introduction, yet many authors are struggling to write it. Even experienced scholars sometimes seem not really to know what the introduction should do for their paper. In this post, I’ll offer my two cents worth on how to write a persuasive and useful introductory section for an academic journal article.