Department of Government

We analyse the conditions of political power and the prerequisites for functioning democratic institutions

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Katrin Uba new Professor

Katrin Uba new Professor of Political Science as of 1 June 2026. Congratulation from all of us at the Department of Government!

Seyla Benhabib is awarded the Skytte Prize in Political Science

The political theorist Seyla Benhabib, Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosop...

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Josefina Erikson new Professor

Josefina Erikson new Professor of Political Science as of 1 April 2026. Congratulation from all of us at the Department of Government!

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Publications

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"The EU Charting its Course in a Geopolitical World" cover

"The EU Charting its Course in a Geopolitical World" Kajsa Edholm & Anna Michalski et al.

"The Modern Journal of African Studies" cover

"Between the ghetto and the establishment: Bobi Wine, Uganda’s NUP and the challenges of movement-to-party transition in an electoral autocracy" Anders Sjögren et al.

A 17th century dream of a modern Sweden

From donation to department - learn more about the history of the Department of Government

The Reception

Östra Ågatan 19

Vecka 21

  • Monday 11/05
    8:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Tuesday 12/05
    8:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Wednesday 13/05
    8:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Thursday 14/05
    8:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Friday 15/05
    8:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Saturday 16/05
    Closed
  • Sunday 17/05
    Closed
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How to find us

Contact

Email: expeditionen@statsvet.uu.se
Student office: +46(0)18-471 12 06
Webb: www.uu.se/statsvetenskapliga

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Department of Government
Östra Ågatan 19
753 22 Uppsala
Sweden

Postal address

Department of Government
Box 514
751 20 Uppsala
Sweden

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