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Akademiska Hus – New Public Management Goes Rogue in Sweden

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This blog post is based on an article published in Social Policy and Society by Johan Nordensvärd, Matti Kaulio, Carl-Johan Sommar and Markus Ketola. Sweden’s experience demonstrates that quasi-market reforms can create systems that look competitive but are tightly controlled, reinforcing state authority and managerialism. University estates and museum properties illustrate the consequences: high rents,… Continue reading Akademiska Hus – New Public Management Goes Rogue in Sweden

When Hurting Migrants Became Bad for Everyone’s Health – What the Pandemic Revealed about Europe’s Policy Priorities and the Need for a Healthier Future

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This blog is based on an article published in Social Policy and Society by Michael Strange, Louise Dalingwater, Slobodan Zdravkovic, and Elisabeth Mangrio. Only five years after it emerged, the Covid-19 pandemic already feels distant. For all its lasting impact on human life and society, the moment of introspection it provided – as a crisis… Continue reading When Hurting Migrants Became Bad for Everyone’s Health – What the Pandemic Revealed about Europe’s Policy Priorities and the Need for a Healthier Future