Johanna Söderström

My research concerns challenges facing new democracies, especially as seen from below among regular citizens (and less regular citizens, like ex-combatants). My work primarily focuses on the dynamics of post-war citizenry participation, especially in the intersection between peacebuilding and democratization.

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.