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December

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Lecture

AI, Democracy and Plurality in a Time of Polarisation – Meet the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate

Stockholm Center for Global Asia at Stockholm University welcomes the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate Audrey Tang — pioneer of participatory digital governance and former Digital Minister of Taiwan — for a public talk on how AI can strengthen democracy rather than undermine it.

AI, Democracy and Plurality in a Time of Polarisation – Meet the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate

Stockholm Center for Global Asia at Stockholm University welcomes the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate Audrey Tang — pioneer of participatory digital governance and former Digital Minister of Taiwan — for a public talk on how AI can strengthen democracy rather than undermine it.

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3

December

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Seminar

Department of Political Science

Johan Eriksson: America in Space – Dreams and Nightmares | Higher Research Seminar

Join us for a Higher Research Seminar featuring Johan Eriksson. He will talk about "America in Space – Dreams and Nightmares".

Department of Political Science

Johan Eriksson: America in Space – Dreams and Nightmares | Higher Research Seminar

Join us for a Higher Research Seminar featuring Johan Eriksson. He will talk about "America in Space – Dreams and Nightmares".

Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

4

December

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Seminar

Stockholm Center for Global Asia

Rising Nationalism and the Derailment of Welfare Reforms in Thailand

Conservative elites, nationalist diversion, and the derailment of welfare reform: Thai–Cambodian tensions and the road to the 2026 elections. SPEAKER: Sustarum Thammaboosadee, Associate Professor of International Relations, Thammasat University.

Stockholm Center for Global Asia

Rising Nationalism and the Derailment of Welfare Reforms in Thailand

Conservative elites, nationalist diversion, and the derailment of welfare reform: Thai–Cambodian tensions and the road to the 2026 elections. SPEAKER: Sustarum Thammaboosadee, Associate Professor of International Relations, Thammasat University.

Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

5

December

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Thesis defence

Department of Political Science

Normalisation of the radical right: Party dynamics in a shifting political landscape

Join us for a public defense featuring Cornelia Leander, PhD candidate, Stockholm University. She will defend her thesis "Normalisation of the radical right: Party dynamics in a shifting political landscape" for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science.

Department of Political Science

Normalisation of the radical right: Party dynamics in a shifting political landscape

Join us for a public defense featuring Cornelia Leander, PhD candidate, Stockholm University. She will defend her thesis "Normalisation of the radical right: Party dynamics in a shifting political landscape" for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science.

Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

10

December

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Seminar

Stockholm Center for Global Asia

Academic Freedom as a Foundation for Democracy and Human Rights

Academic freedom is under growing threat worldwide, with serious implications for democracy and human rights. According to recent reports such as Free to Think, the Academic Freedom Index 2025, and the V-Dem Democracy Report 2025, academic communities are increasingly targeted in contexts of authoritarian resurgence, shrinking civic space, and conflict.

Stockholm Center for Global Asia

Academic Freedom as a Foundation for Democracy and Human Rights

Academic freedom is under growing threat worldwide, with serious implications for democracy and human rights. According to recent reports such as Free to Think, the Academic Freedom Index 2025, and the V-Dem Democracy Report 2025, academic communities are increasingly targeted in contexts of authoritarian resurgence, shrinking civic space, and conflict.

Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

12

December

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Seminar

Department of Political Science

From Transparency to Trust; The Next Step in Lobbying Regulation

Join us for a Politics and Public Administration Seminar (POF) seminar featuring Alexander Katsaitis, Associate Professor, Stockholm University. He will talk about "From Transparency to Trust; The Next Step in Lobbying Regulation".

Department of Political Science

From Transparency to Trust; The Next Step in Lobbying Regulation

Join us for a Politics and Public Administration Seminar (POF) seminar featuring Alexander Katsaitis, Associate Professor, Stockholm University. He will talk about "From Transparency to Trust; The Next Step in Lobbying Regulation".

Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

17

December

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Seminar

Department of Political Science

Patrik Hall: The New Public Bureaucracy

Join us for a Higher Research Seminar featuring professor Patrik Hall, Malmö University. He will talk about "The New Public Bureaucracy".

Department of Political Science

Patrik Hall: The New Public Bureaucracy

Join us for a Higher Research Seminar featuring professor Patrik Hall, Malmö University. He will talk about "The New Public Bureaucracy".

Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

5

February

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Seminar

Department of Political Science

EPPLE Seminar with Professor Emily Boyd, Lund University

Join us for an EPPLE seminar session featuring professor Emily Boyd, Lund University (TBC). The seminar will be chaired by professor Karin Bäckstrand, Stockholm University.

Department of Political Science

EPPLE Seminar with Professor Emily Boyd, Lund University

Join us for an EPPLE seminar session featuring professor Emily Boyd, Lund University (TBC). The seminar will be chaired by professor Karin Bäckstrand, Stockholm University.

Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page