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(Un)Usual coalitions? Why Social Democrats and Moderates form coalitions in Swedish municipalities

Denna uppsats undersöker bildandet av koalitioner mellan Socialdemokraterna (S) och Moderaterna (M) i svenska kommuner, två partier som traditionellt är ideologiska motsatser, i kontexten av förändrade politiska landskap. Studien utforskar de strategiska och strukturella faktorer som påverkar koalitionsbildning. Klassiska koalitionsteorier och hypoteser härledda från smittoteori samt populistiska

Consumption and living standards in early modern rural households : Probate evidence from Southern Sweden, c. 1670–1860

This article presents new estimates of the material living standards among the rural population in southern Sweden from the 1670s up to 1865. The development of rural consumer patterns over the period is analyzed using a newly constructed database of 1665 probate inventories from three benchmark periods. It finds that that all rural households, no matter their socioeconomic status, diversified the

Wealth, Consumption, and Industriousness : Evidence from southern Sweden, 1570-1860

This dissertation utilizes a new dataset on the belongings of early modern households, gathered from southern Sweden, to map the development of wealth and material living standards over the course of the early modern period. Together, the four papers making up the main part of the dissertation depicts a significantly more economically dynamic early modern period – especially eighteenth century – t

Capital switching, economic crisis, and land rent : Examining discontinuation of Swedish municipal site leasehold in the 1980s

Harvey's capital switching thesis is one of the most influential contributions of Marxist geographers, providing a framework for understanding structural determinants of capital flows into urban land and built environments. Harvey's thesis has drawn criticism in subsequent debates for its lack of direct empirical support. Even decades later, several gaps remain. The most comprehensive intervention

Unpacking the language of taste — A study of gustatory descriptions in Swedish laypeople and trained experts.

Eating and drinking evoke complex sensory experiences and articulating them through language is often challenging. Differences between laypeople and sensory experts may offer valuable insights into how gustatory experiences are communicated. This is important because describing flavor in clear and shared terms is essential when experts and non-experts need to understand each other, whether in food

Collective bargaining and minimum wage regime in Sweden

The 2022 EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages aims to ensure adequate minimum wages and strengthen collective bargaining in order to reduce in-work poverty and wage inequality. The national transposition and implementation of the Minimum Wage Directive will be heavily shaped by the existing collective bargaining and minimum wage regimes in the 27 EU Member States. To monitor and understand the p