Research in focus: The Election 2026
Researchers specialising in healthcare and care for the elderly
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Henrik Berlin – Associate senior lecturer/Specialist dentist
Research in paediatric and adolescent dentistry; an expert on children’s dental health – past, present and future challenges.
henrik.berlin@mau.se
+46 72 008 84 70
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Elisabeth Carlson – Professor
Focuses on nursing education and the need for more training and placement opportunities for nurses.
elisabeth.carlson@mau.se
+46 40 665 74 51
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Elisabeth Mangrio – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Research into healthcare for families with a migrant background and the health of newly arrived refugees in Sweden.
elisabeth.mangrio@mau.se
+46 40 665 76 57
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Paula Mulinari – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Research into the working environment in the healthcare sector and the shortage of nurses.
paula.mulinari@mau.se
+46 40 665 79 81
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Susann Porter – Associate senior lecturer
Research on elderly care in Sweden and local councillors’ views on staff working conditions.
susann.porter@mau.se
+46739091362
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Lotta Wendel – Senior lecturer
Research in medical law, focusing on patients’ rights and healthcare providers’ obligations.
lotta.wendel@mau.se
+46 40 665 87 51
Democracy and politics
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Pieter Bevelander – Professor
Research on migration, integration, minority attitudes and immigrants’ political participation.
pieter.bevelander@mau.se
+46 40 665 73 43
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Christian Fernandez – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Research on citizenship, migration, integration, diversity and freedom of expression.
christian.fernandez@mau.se
+46 40 665 73 51
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Anders Hellström – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Research on political philosophy, populism and nationalism.
anders.hellstrom@mau.se
+46 40 665 75 69
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Derek Stanford Hutcheson – Professor/Pro dean
Research on voter turnout among immigrants in Sweden.
derek.hutcheson@mau.se
+46 72 546 68 34
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Mikael Spång – Professor
Democracy and citizenship
mikael.spang@mau.se
+46 40 665 73 59
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Jakob Svensson – Professor
Online political participation
jakob.svensson@mau.se
+46 40 665 72 05
Researchers on law and order
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Alberto Chrysoulakis – Director of studies/Senior lecturer
Research into why young people commit crimes and into organised crime. Particular focus on economic crime.
alberto.chrysoulakis@mau.se
+46 40 665 77 18
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Manne Gerell – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Research about gang violence and deprived areas.
manne.gerell@mau.se
+46 72 243 04 33
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Joel Holmgren – Lecturer/Doctoral student
Former prosecutor. Doctoral project on the investigation of serious violent crimes resulting in death and cold cases.
joel.holmgren@mau.se
+46 40 665 87 45
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Anna-Karin Ivert – Associate Professor /Associate Professor
Research on crime prevention and insecurity, including evaluation of GVI.
anna-karin.ivert@mau.se
+46 40 665 76 47
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Mia-Maria Magnusson – Senior lecturer
Research on open drug scenes and models for predicting shootings.
mia-maria.magnusson@mau.se
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Kim Moeller – Professor
Research on organised drug trafficking, its operations, scale and profits.
kim.moeller@mau.se
+46 40 665 79 98
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Marie Torstensson Levander – Senior Professor
Research into the causes of crime and crime prevention.
marie.torstensson.levander@mau.se
+46 40 665 79 61
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Caroline Mellgren – Associate Professor
Research on safety, hate crime and police working methods.
caroline.mellgren@mau.se
+46 72 239 43 65
Migration, Integration, Asylum Policy and International Politics
New study sheds light on childhoods shaped by the fear of deportation
New study sheds light on childhoods shaped by the fear of deportation
In a new article, Jacob Lind highlights the long‑term consequences of prolonged housing insecurity for young adults who grew up in families facing deportation in Denmark and Sweden. Drawing on interviews with 23 individuals, the research shows how unstable living conditions, whether in Danish deportation centres or as undocumented residents in Sweden, have shaped their sense of home, relationships, and wellbeing. The study offers a long‑term perspective on how migration policy can influence young people’s future prospects.
Gender and Equality as Instruments of Governance
Gender and Equality as Instruments of Governance
In 2022, Sweden tightened its guidelines for receiving refugees, placing particular emphasis on women and girls. In her study, Brigitte Suter examines parliamentary motions from 2015–2022 to understand how gender, mobility, religion and vulnerability shape notions of who is deemed deserving of protection. The analysis shows that gender functions as a political steering tool within migration policy. It marks a shift from strictly rights‑based principles towards a more humanitarian, yet simultaneously more controlling, policy approach.
Researchers on migration and citizenship
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Henrik Emilsson – Associate senior lecturer
Research into migration and integration policy, the choices made by states and their consequences. Sweden’s shift in migration policy.
henrik.emilsson@mau.se
+46 40 665 74 55
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Jacob Lind – Senior lecturer
Research on children facing deportation and public employees’ duty to report migrants.
jacob.lind@mau.se
+46 70 797 59 45
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Mikael Spång – Professor
Research into global politics, democracy and citizenship, with a focus on rights, migration and transnational processes.
mikael.spang@mau.se
+46 40 665 73 59
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Brigitte Suter – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Research into transnational families, migration and welfare, with a focus on family migration and resettlement.
brigitte.suter@mau.se
+46 40 665 70 83
Researchers in global politics and security policy
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Michel Vincent Anderlini – Associate senior lecturer
Research on the EU and the Caucasus, focusing on EU relations and Sweden’s eastern policy.
michel-vincent.anderlini@mau.se
+46 70 099 12 46
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Tina Askanius – Professor
Research on extremist messaging, conspiracy theories and gender in digital environments.
tina.askanius@mau.se
+46 40 665 77 07
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Stephen Marr – Senior lecturer
Research into US domestic and electoral politics, as well as democracy, development and security, with a US-centred international focus.
stephen.marr@mau.se
+46 40 665 82 26
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Bo Petersson – Professor
Research on Russian politics, authoritarianism, political language and illiberal norms.
bo.petersson@mau.se
+46 40 665 73 95
Energy and climate
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Anders Melin – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
The energy transition and fairness – between social groups, countries and generations.
anders.melin@mau.se
+46 40 665 73 42
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Gunnhildur Lily Magnusdottir – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Climate and energy policy, international relations
gunnhildur.lily.magnusdottir@mau.se
+46 40 665 70 95
AI in Society
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Paul Davidsson – Professor
Research on societal uses of AI, including transport, energy systems and decision support.
paul.davidsson@mau.se
+46 40 665 86 18
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Sara Leckner – Senior lecturer/Head of unit/Associate Professor
Research on the societal and individual consequences of AI in digital media.
sara.leckner@mau.se
+46 40 665 71 29
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Carl Magnus Olsson – Associate Professor
Research about digital health and how wearable technology and AI can be used in clinical research into chronic diseases.
carl.magnus.olsson@mau.se
+46 40 665 75 02
School
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Lisa Björklund Boistrup – Professor
Research on AI in teaching, assessment, market‑based schooling and mathematics education.
lisa.bjorklund.boistrup@mau.se
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Martin Harling – Senior lecturer/Head of department
Research on market‑oriented schooling, absenteeism and school social team practices.
martin.harling@mau.se
+46 72 218 73 45
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Anders Jakobsson – Professor
Research on international assessments, school performance and equity in Swedish education.
anders.jakobsson@mau.se
+46 40 665 80 16
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Carolina Martinez – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Researches children’s and young people’s digital media use in school and leisure, focusing on the right to digital literacy.
carolina.martinez@mau.se
+46 40 665 73 99
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Hanna Sjögren – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Expert in school placement, school choice, compulsory education, home schooling and the right to education.
hanna.sjogren@mau.se
+46 40 665 80 49
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Eva Wennås Brante – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Research on primary pupils’ literacy, classroom teaching, and digitalisation, including digital reading in schools.
eva.wennas-brante@mau.se
+46 70 418 93 68
Researchers on Housing, Welfare and Segregation
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Martin Grander – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
The development of the city and how and whether the city and society are interconnected.
martin.grander@mau.se
+46 40 665 81 34
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Marcus Knutagård – Head of department/Professor
Research on homelessness, its causes and solutions; instrumental in Sweden’s national strategy.
marcus.knutagard@mau.se
+46 72 231 09 83
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Carina Listerborn – Professor
Research on urban social geography, housing and intersectional perspectives on inequality.
carina.listerborn@mau.se
+46 40 665 73 15
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Alexandru Panican – Professor/Head of department
Research on welfare, poverty reduction and labour market policy, especially youth unemployment.
alexandru.panican@mau.se
+46 40 665 85 40
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Tapio Salonen – Professor emeritus
Welfare issues, including the living conditions of vulnerable groups and democratic issues.
tapio.salonen@mau.se
+46 40 665 77 88
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Tove Samzelius – Senior lecturer
Research on poverty and vulnerability among children and women, especially foreign‑born mothers.
tove.samzelius@mau.se
+46 40 665 73 40
