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This working paper examines Sweden’s Covid-19 vaccine procurement and distribution strategy as part of the SCANVAX project on Nordic vaccine diplomacy. Drawing primarily on a review of news media, parliamentary records, government reports and other documentary sources, the study analyses how Sweden worked to procure Covid-19 vaccines to cover the needs of Swedish residents, as well as how Sweden e

There is an ongoing shift in the Swedish welfare state, characterised by an increased datafication. The increasing reliance on data as a means of predicting citizens’ behaviour not only transforms the way the welfare state is organised, but also the very notion of welfare. As a response to a growing discussion on inaccurate welfare payments in Sweden, the Swedish Payments Agency (UBM) was establis

This cross-country study examineed perceptions of maintenance for coated wooden cladding in residential buildings across Norway, Sweden, and Germany. As timber cladding gains popularity in European homes, understanding expectations around cleaning, recoating, and replacement intervals becomes increasingly important. An online survey gathered responses from over 3,000 participants aged 18–89, rando

Bio-based insulation materials, such as wood fibre, are gaining attention for their low embodied energy, biogenic carbon storage, and potential to leverage moisture-heat interactions to reduce building energy demands. An unexplored phenomenon that might influence their thermal behaviour is moisture sorption hysteresis, where moisture content depends on whether the material is adsorbing or desorbin

Mot bakgrund av ett mer osäkert geopolitiskt omvärldsläge, ökad digitalisering och klimatrelaterade risker har frågor om energisystemens försörjningsberedskap fått ökad betydelse. Fjärrvärme utgör en samhällskritisk funktion av svensk energiförsörjning och spelar en central roll i klimatomställningen, samtidigt som systemen präglas av tekniska beroenden, komplexa leverantörskedjor och organisatoriAgainst the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain geopolitical environment, growing digitalization, and climate-related risks, issues concerning the security of energy supply have gained greater importance. District heating constitutes a critical societal function within Sweden’s energy system and plays a central role in the climate transition. At the same time, district heating systems are charac

The present work aims to provide an in-situ inspection methodology for prestressed concrete bridges with post-tensioned cables (PT bridges). The adoption of non-destructive techniques (NDT), already widely employed in other engineering fields, is proposed, providing reliable information with a relatively low impact on the existing infrastructure. For each of the specific inspection topics (i.e. ca

For the experimental assessment of concrete material properties, estimating compressive strength is crucial for the calculation of structural safety and optimising testing campaigns. However, the optimal number of tests required to comply with a target reliability while balancing effort has rarely been analysed in the past. This work introduces an approach combining statistical modelling and uncer

This article examines how grassroots and community-led initiatives engage in prefigurative politics, understood as building alternative futures in the present, in response to the global plastic crisis. Engaging with work on sustainable materialism and alternative organising, we introduce the concept of prefigurative plastic politics to capture how initiatives rework material and economic relations

Much of the hype about AI exploits the fact that human cognition, language, and categorization rely on imaginative scaffolding. Some degree of metaphor and conceptual borrowing should not be seen as a methodological failure. Law does not meet AI as a blank slate. It reaches for metaphors and other imaginative patterns that make the unfamiliar legible, channeling attention toward certain features a

The shift towards remote and hybrid work enables people to pursue individual lifestyles, further away from their place of work. However, remote areas typically face challenges related to service provision and social activities. Using a qualitative case study approach, the paper investigates how circular business model innovation (CBMI) unfolds in a collaborative ecosystem of small enterprises loca

Plastic pollution has rapidly escalated into a global environmental challenge. This study aims to map the intellectual structure of highly influential plastic pollution research and examine the integration of social dimensions research into its networks. We use a systematic bibliometric analysis of high-impact plastic pollution research to map the field’s intellectual structure. From an initial co

The adoption of smart firefighting in tunnels – intended here as fire modelling coupled with sensor data - requires a broad discussion into the suitability of different tools and approaches for decision support in case of emergency. In particular, Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have shown great potential to support real-time emergency management, given their ability to simulate and predict theThe adoption of smart firefighting in tunnels – intended here as fire modelling coupled with sensor data - requires a broad discussion into the suitability of different tools and approaches for decision support in case of emergency. In particular, Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have shown great potential to support real-time emergency management, given their ability to simulate and predict the

The third medium contact method utilizes a fictitious “third” medium to implicitly model contact interactions. When contact occurs, the fictitious medium is severely deformed which necessitates numerical regularization to ensure numerical stability. Ultimately, this regularization should promote good element quality but otherwise not interfere with the modeling of the contact mechanics. One approa

Migrant workers have long played a central role in the global food system, yet they often remain marginal in food sovereignty discourse and practice. In this paper, we discuss why and how migrant labour is overlooked and explore ways to more effectively integrate migrant workers into food sovereignty frameworks, including debates, discourse, mobilisations, and practices. Increasing numbers of ‘wor

Lifestyle interventions tend to reduce disordered eating short-term in children, but little is known about long-term changes. This study aimed to investigate changes in appetitive traits and episodes of overeating and binge-eating up to three years after a 10-week multicomponent lifestyle camp in 7–14-year-olds. Participants were referred to the lifestyle camp due to overweight/obesity, and/or psy