I am Professor of Constitutional Law and Associate Professor (Docent) of European Law at Stockholm University. My research focuses on the interaction between national constitutional law, European Union law, and social security law, with particular emphasis on Union citizenship, the coordination of social security systems, fundamental rights, and the relationship between national sovereignty and European integration.

Academic Background

I received my PhD from the Faculty of Law at Stockholm University in 2015 with the dissertation Sovereignty Erosion? The Impact of EU Law on National Social Security Models, with Particular Reference to Sweden, under the supervision of Professor Ulf Bernitz. From 2015 to 2016, I served as Research Fellow at Christ Church, University of Oxford. In 2017, I was awarded a postdoctoral research grant from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, enabling me to continue my research while serving as Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law at Stockholm University. Since 2021, I have been affiliated with the Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen, Norway, and since 2026 I have held the position of Professor II. I also serve on the Advisory Committee of CENTENOL at the University of Bergen, a position I have held since 2023.

Research Visits and International Appointments

• European Institute of Social Security, KU Leuven, Belgium (2013 and 2019)
• Institute of European and Comparative Law, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (2015–2016)
• Professor II, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Norway (2021–)
• Member of the Advisory Committee, CENTENOL, University of Bergen (2023–)

Academic Leadership

• Director of Doctoral Studies, Faculty of Law, Stockholm University (2020–2025)
• Member of the Faculty Research Committee, Stockholm University (2026–)
• Director of the Institute for European Law (2017–2022)
• Editor of the European Law Journal of Sweden (Europarättslig Tidskrift) (1998–2022)
• Editor of Scandinavian Studies in Law (2025–)

Research

• Constitutional Law
• European Union Law
• Social Security Law and Social Protection in the EU and EEA
• Union Citizenship and Free Movement
• Digitalisation and Fundamental Rights
• Constitutional Dimensions of Cross-Border Governance

Recent Publications (Selected)

2024

• A Study in Scarlet: The Role of the Administrative Commission in the Aftermath of the Pandemic, The Irish Journal of European Law.
• Easy Come, Easy Go? The Government Commissions of Inquiry as a Possible Additional Ex-Ante Guarantor of Constitutional Compliance, Scandinavian Studies in Law.

2025

• A Comparative View of the Comprehensive Sickness Insurance Condition for Residence in Article 7 of Directive 2004/38 (with Christian Franklin, Margrét Einarsdottir and Georges Baur), Nordic Journal of European Law.

2026

• All Is Not What It Seems – Legal Structures, the Scholar’s Perspective, and the Fragile Fabric of the Swedish Rule of Law, Swedish Journal of Administrative Law.
• A Constitutional Right to Social Security? – A Scattered Picture, in Constitutional Social Rights: Swedish and Korean Perspectives.
• Beyond EU: The European Social Security Area – The Application of Regulation 883/2004 in the EEA, Switzerland and EFTA, Hart Publishing.

Recent Conferences and Academic Activities

2024

• National Conference on Public Law, Umeå, Sweden.
• Book Launch of Scandinavian Studies in Law, Stockholm.
• Keynote Speaker at the EEA Social Security Law Conference (EØS/Trygderettskonferansen), Sandefjord, Norway.

2025

• Chair, Animal Law Conference, Scandinavian Network for European Legal Studies (SNELS), Gothenburg.
• CENTENOL Annual Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland.

2026

• CENTENOL Doctoral Conference, Bergen, Norway.

Teaching

• Programme Director (together with Professor Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt) of the Master's Programme course Advanced European Economic Law.
• Course Director for the introductory course in Constitutional Law.
• Course Director for the advanced course The Internal Market: Digital and Social Challenges.
• Organiser of annual academic study visits to Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg, focusing on EU institutions, the European Court of Human Rights, and European constitutional cooperation.

Public Engagement and Expert Assignments

• Co-editor of Statutes and Constitutional Materials in Constitutional Law (Författningssamling i Statsrätt), 9th edition (2026).
• Author of consultation responses to governmental commissions of inquiry in areas including digitalisation, citizenship law, personal data protection, and social welfare law.
• Expert contributor to the Swedish National Audit Office’s review of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency’s administration of EU family benefits.

Outreach

Teaching Junior Judges in European Law, Domstolsakademin (The National Academy of Courts)

Media

https://www.svd.se/vem-ska-sorja-for-eu-migranterna

https://www.svd.se/eu-migranter-kan-bo-till-sig-formaner

https://www.svd.se/sa-kan-du-drabbas-av-brexit-utan-avtal

https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/e8wWr4/sa-paverkas-du-av-brittiska-valresultatet-och-brexit

https://www.expressen.se/dinapengar/sa-paverkas-du-av-valresultatet/

https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/7411585

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/ekonomi/stark-kritik-mot-nya-eu-forslaget-kan-sanka-lonerna-i-sverige

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