Johanna Söderström

I am interested in the intersection between democratization, peacebuilding and statebuilding.

I work on the political mobilization of ex-combatants, and the long-term conditions of peace, and the conceptualization of relational peace.

I am interested in methodology, and explore different forms of interviews, such as focus groups and life history interviews.

I also research African taxation practices and mobilization among far-right online activists.

You can find out more about me on my website.

2019 – , Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, Uppsala University

2017/2018, EURIAS research fellow at NIAS, Amsterdam (Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions – COFUND Programme – FP7).

2017, Docent (political science), Uppsala University.

2017 fall – , Associate Professor (Professor II), Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen.

2017 spring, Associate Professor (untenured), Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen.

2013-2016, Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders’ Fellowship postdoc, Uppsala University.

2012, visiting postdoc at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen, and CMI.

2011, PhD in political science, Department of Government, Uppsala University.

2005, MA political science and MA social science, Uppsala University.

2004, BA political science, Uppsala University.

2000, IB diploma, Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa.

Below you can find some videos about some of my recent work.