Equal opportunities at the Department of Government
The Department of Government works to ensure that all staff and students are treated with respect and given the opportunity to work and pursue studies on an equal basis regardless of sex, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation, age or social background.
If you are exposed
If you experience harassment, sexual harassment or other victimisation, the University is obliged to investigate and take measures to end the harassment or victimisation. It is therefore important that you report it. As a student, you can turn to the head of department, your study counsellor (who is bound by professional secrecy) or to the department's equal opportunities representative at the department Malin Holm malin.holm@statsvet.uu.se.
Equal opportunities plan
The department has an equal opportunities plan, which details goals and measures related to the different grounds for discrimination.
Equal opportunities plan 2024–2026 (in Swedish only) Pdf, 180 kB.
Sexual harassment
The department strives for a good working environment for all staff and students. No one should be the victim of sexual harassment or discrimination of any kind in the workplace. At the Department of Government, Uppsala University's Guidelines for Dealing with Cases of Harassment under the Discrimination Act apply.
Parental policy
In the parental policy you can read about how the university can assist staff and students in combining parenthood with work or studies.
Uppsala University's parental policy (in Swedish only) Pdf, 564 kB.
Students' working condition
At Uppsala University, there are guidelines for students' working conditions which concern the rights of students regarding physical and psychosocial conditions, curricula and schedules, student empowerment and teaching.
Functional diversity
If you have a disability that is an obstacle for your studies or in your profession, there is support available at the university. A student counsellor for students with disabilities is avaiable at the department.
Study counsellor for students with disabilities
If you have a disability, you can get support in your studies. For example, you can get help with taking notes during lectures, a sign language interpreter, course literature in the form of talking books or more time during exams. It is important that you contact the university's coordinator for students with disabilities when you register for a programme or course.
If you need support in your studies at the Department of Political Science, contact Anna Reuterhäll.
Anna Reuterhäll
Telephone: 018-471 57 24
studievagledare@statsvet.uu.se
Zoom link Anna Reuterhäll: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/63828394924
Committee for Equal Opportunities
At the department there is a committee for equal opportunities. The members of the committee are appointed by the head of department. The committee must include representatives of all employed groups and students, ie. for professors, teachers/researchers, administrative staff, doctoral students and students. The committee's task is to monitor the department's work for equal opportunities, identify problem areas and to suggest how these problems can be remedied. The department also has an equal opportunities representative who is appointed by the head of department.
Chair of the Committee (and researcher representative): Malin Holm malin.holm@statsvet.uu.se
Senior Lecturer representative: Anthoula Malkopoulou anthoula.malkopoulou@statsvet.uu.se
Administration representative: Stina-Lena Kaarle stina-lena.kaarle@statsvet.uu.se
PhD Student representative: Luise Bendfeldt Luise.Bendfeldt@statsvet.uu.se
Student representative: Samuel Wiking wikingsamuel@gmail.com
Professor representative:
Saco (Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations) representative: Stina-Lena Kaarle stina-lena.kaarle@statsvet.uu.se
ST (The Union of Civil Servants) representatives:
Representative: Jonas Larsson Taghizadeh jonas.larsson@statsvet.uu.se
Alternate member: Josefina Erikson Josefina.Erikson@statsvet.uu.se