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Gustav Strandberg

PhD student in philosophy at Södertörn University. He is writing a dissertation on the political thought of Jan Patočka with the provisional title “Abyssal Politics – the political thought of Jan Patočka”. His main areas of study are phenomenology and political philosophy.

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Articles by Gustav Strandberg

  1. “Sweden is stepping out of the colonial closet”

    Sweden’s indigenous people, the Sami, have struggled for years to get more attention. With little result. But now something is happening.

  2. Macedonian elections 2016 the painful turnover of power

    After five months of struggling and political crisis following the general elections in December 2016, Macedonia is finally getting a government. These fourth consecutive early elections were supposed to be a fresh restart and a means to overcome a longer period of deepening political crisis. But the effect was rather the opposite: the governing party lost the elections and have ever since done their utmost to prevent handing over power.

  3. The 2017 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia in the Light of the New Constitution

    On April 2, Armenia held its first parliamentary election with the newly adopted constitution, transforming the country from a presidential to a parliamentary republic. In short the change transfers the substantial executive power from the presidential office to the prime minister and the parliament. The elections have widely been regarded as an important test of the democracy in Armenia.

  4. Baltic Worlds supports CEU

    Baltic Worlds invites you to support CEU with its long-held reputation as a center of innovation, academic excellence and scientific inquiry.

  5. Turkmenistan presidential election 2017. A facade of pluralism

    On 12 February 2017, the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, won a predictably handsome presidential election victory with a margin of 97.7% and an impressive turnout of 97.28%. At first sight it might seem like just another Soviet-style election, with a solitary contender predestined to win a plebiscitary type contest. During this election, however, the Turkmen political elite constructed a facade of pluralism by running an unprecedented nine candidates representing three political parties.

  6. Theme: Perspectives and narratives of socialist realism Introduction. Ambiguities and dogmas of the real

    This special theme focuses on the relation between realism and social or socialist realism from different angles and with examples from different countries. It consists of contributions from eight scholars who took part in the workshop: Sven-Olov Wallenstein, Karin Grelz, Aleksei Semenenko, Susanna Witt, Marcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback, Epp Lankots, and Charlotte Bydler and Dan Karlholm.

  7. History writing in exile. Alternative stories arose

    East and Central European History Writing in Exile 1939–1989, Editors: Maria Zadencka, Andrejs Plakans, Andreas Lawaty Brill Rodopi: 2015, 433 pages.

  8. Cross-over contacts in the subarctic peripheries. Teamwork, description and synthesis

    The Barents Region: A Transnational History of Subarctic Northern Europe, Chief editor Lars Elenius. PaxForlag, Oslo, 2015, 518 pages.

  9. Gendered voices from East-Central Europe. Breaking out of the deadlock of neoliberalism vs. rightwing populism

    Solidarity in Struggle: Feminist Perspectives on Neo-liberalism in East-Central Europe, EszterKováts (ed.), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2016,115 pages

  10. Aleksanteri Annual Conference 2016 LIFE & DEATH IN RUSSIA

    The Russian welfare state has undergone deep structural transformations during the last twenty-five years. The aim of the 16th Annual […]

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