Charles Parker
@charlesparker.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, @uu-polisci.bsky.social, Uppsala University 🇸🇪 • Climate Change • Crisis • Disasters • Global Environmental Politics • International Relations • Public Policy.
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Charles Parker
@charlesparker.bsky.social
· Apr 15
Complex negative events and the diffusion of crisis: lessons from the 2010 and 2011 icelandic volcanic ash cloud events: Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography: Vol 97 , No 1 - Get Access
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1/ Today marks the 15-year anniversary of one of the largest mobility crises in modern history.
On April 14, 2010, Eyjafjallajökull erupted. By April 15, its ash cloud had shut down airspace across Europe.
How a local event became a global cascading crisis👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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On April 14, 2010, Eyjafjallajökull erupted. By April 15, its ash cloud had shut down airspace across Europe.
How a local event became a global cascading crisis👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
🧵
Spoke to Swedish Radio about Trump's war on climate policy & research. The implications for climate action are significant.
sverigesradio.se/artikel/president-trumps-ettariga-krig-mot-klimatet-demoniserar-forskare
sverigesradio.se/artikel/president-trumps-ettariga-krig-mot-klimatet-demoniserar-forskare
President Trumps ettåriga krig mot klimatet – ”Demoniserar forskare” - Studio Ett
Under sitt första år som USA:s president har Donald Trump gynnat oljeindustrin samtidigt som han monterat ner klimatarbetet och klimatforskningen.Hur påverkas ...
sverigesradio.se
January 19, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Spoke to Swedish Radio about Trump's war on climate policy & research. The implications for climate action are significant.
sverigesradio.se/artikel/president-trumps-ettariga-krig-mot-klimatet-demoniserar-forskare
sverigesradio.se/artikel/president-trumps-ettariga-krig-mot-klimatet-demoniserar-forskare
Infographic from our piece in Sweden's leading daily DN: In this election year, we argue Sweden needs both military defense AND crisis prep for natural hazards (extreme weather cost Europe €208B, 2021-2024). Both-and, not either-or.
www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Infographic from our piece in Sweden's leading daily DN: In this election year, we argue Sweden needs both military defense AND crisis prep for natural hazards (extreme weather cost Europe €208B, 2021-2024). Both-and, not either-or.
www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
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New debate article out! www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
DN Debatt. ”Sveriges säkerhet kräver mer än bara totalförsvar”
DN Debatt. Detta är kriserna som hotar att lamslå landet långt innan fienden står vid gränsen, skriver sex forskare vid Centrum för naturkatastrofslära.
www.dn.se
January 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM
New debate article out! www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
New piece in DN Debatt with CNDS colleagues: Sweden needs both strong total defense AND crisis preparedness for natural hazards and pandemics. Storm Johannes shows us the next big test likely won’t be military. Both-and, not either-or.
www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
DN Debatt. ”Sveriges säkerhet kräver mer än bara totalförsvar”
DN Debatt. Detta är kriserna som hotar att lamslå landet långt innan fienden står vid gränsen, skriver sex forskare vid Centrum för naturkatastrofslära.
www.dn.se
January 12, 2026 at 10:47 AM
New piece in DN Debatt with CNDS colleagues: Sweden needs both strong total defense AND crisis preparedness for natural hazards and pandemics. Storm Johannes shows us the next big test likely won’t be military. Both-and, not either-or.
www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...
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We're happy to announce at least three vacant PhD positions starting in fall 2026! Read more and apply here: www.uu.se/en/departmen...
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We're happy to announce at least three vacant PhD positions starting in fall 2026! Read more and apply here: www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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What is the impact of #disasters on #ClimateAdaptation in cities? This study by Daniel Nohrstedt, @charlesparker.bsky.social & others at @cndsofficial.bsky.social finds the effects of disasters are limited & depend on action type, city size & adaptive capacity.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Exploring disaster impacts on adaptation actions in 549 cities worldwide - Nature Communications
Here the authors explore the effects of disasters on adaptation actions in 549 cities, finding that the effects of disaster frequency and severity are modest and depend on action type, population size...
www.nature.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What is the impact of #disasters on #ClimateAdaptation in cities? This study by Daniel Nohrstedt, @charlesparker.bsky.social & others at @cndsofficial.bsky.social finds the effects of disasters are limited & depend on action type, city size & adaptive capacity.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Lina Eriksson utilizes a #naturalhazard event in Sweden to examine the temporal dynamics of accountability in this @electoralstudies.bsky.social article, & finds poor #crisismanagement during the storm Gudrun had lasting punishment effects stretching over 3 elections.
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
Redirecting
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December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Lina Eriksson utilizes a #naturalhazard event in Sweden to examine the temporal dynamics of accountability in this @electoralstudies.bsky.social article, & finds poor #crisismanagement during the storm Gudrun had lasting punishment effects stretching over 3 elections.
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
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Do extreme weather events have an effect on climate policy? In this @gepjournal.bsky.social piece, @thisislauri.bsky.social examines the relationship between external shocks and policy action.
direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
Silver Lining to Extreme Weather Events? Democracy and Climate Change Mitigation
Abstract. Long-standing meteorological research has established that anthropogenic climate change increases the risk and intensity of extreme weather events, such as tropical cyclones, floods, and for...
direct.mit.edu
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Do extreme weather events have an effect on climate policy? In this @gepjournal.bsky.social piece, @thisislauri.bsky.social examines the relationship between external shocks and policy action.
direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
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In this book chapter, Katrin Uba investigates young adults’ #climatechange concerns in Sweden. Finding that young adolescents, 18-24 years, are more concerned than people over 50, which is best explained by differences in basic world views and values.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Youth and Politics in Times of Increasing Inequalities
This book provides a detailed analysis of youth participation in nine European countries in the current historical juncture.
link.springer.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In this book chapter, Katrin Uba investigates young adults’ #climatechange concerns in Sweden. Finding that young adolescents, 18-24 years, are more concerned than people over 50, which is best explained by differences in basic world views and values.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Studying water governance in Sweden, Daniel Nohrstedt, Johanna Hedlund & Örjan Bodin offer a methodological approach to the issue of policy interdependence, taking into account measures and possible solutions at the disposal of policy actors.
thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10....
thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10....
Assessing Policy Issue Interdependencies in Environmental Governance | International Journal of the Commons
thecommonsjournal.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Studying water governance in Sweden, Daniel Nohrstedt, Johanna Hedlund & Örjan Bodin offer a methodological approach to the issue of policy interdependence, taking into account measures and possible solutions at the disposal of policy actors.
thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10....
thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10....
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In this @environmentalpol.bsky.social article, Maria Nordbrandt demonstrates that engagement in everyday discussion across ideological lines of difference is related to increased support for political efforts to protect the #environment among U.S. citizens.
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Do cross-cutting discussions enhance pro-environmental attitudes? Testing green deliberative theory in practice
A central notion among green political theorists is that deliberative engagement enhances environmental values. Despite the centrality of this claim within green political theory, there is a lack o...
doi.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In this @environmentalpol.bsky.social article, Maria Nordbrandt demonstrates that engagement in everyday discussion across ideological lines of difference is related to increased support for political efforts to protect the #environment among U.S. citizens.
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
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Is the “new” wave of #climate activism truly new? This @socmovstudies.bsky.social piece by Katrin Uba & colleagues suggests not. Movements like FFF & XR bring new energy, but both change & continuity exist. Main shift: politically neutral framing targeting state actors.
doi.org/10.1080/1474...
doi.org/10.1080/1474...
New kids on the block: taking stock of the recent cycle of climate activism
Since late 2018, a global wave of mobilization under the banners of Fridays For Future (FFF) and Extinction Rebellion (XR) has injected new energy into global climate politics. FFF and XR took the ...
www.tandfonline.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Is the “new” wave of #climate activism truly new? This @socmovstudies.bsky.social piece by Katrin Uba & colleagues suggests not. Movements like FFF & XR bring new energy, but both change & continuity exist. Main shift: politically neutral framing targeting state actors.
doi.org/10.1080/1474...
doi.org/10.1080/1474...
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Time for another highlight of some of our research from the last few years! This week we are focusing on work related to the #climate, #environment and #politics 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Time for another highlight of some of our research from the last few years! This week we are focusing on work related to the #climate, #environment and #politics 🧵
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Time for another showcase of the Department's research of the last few years! This week, we are looking at a wide range of work on #welfare, the #labormarket and other key aspects of #politicaleconomy 🧵
#politicalscience #statsvetenskap
#politicalscience #statsvetenskap
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Time for another showcase of the Department's research of the last few years! This week, we are looking at a wide range of work on #welfare, the #labormarket and other key aspects of #politicaleconomy 🧵
#politicalscience #statsvetenskap
#politicalscience #statsvetenskap
COP30 is in the books.
Disappointments: No fossil fuel phaseout plan, delayed adaptation finance, & key texts dropped.
Glimmers of hope: The process survives, the Global Mutirão lands & advances cooperation, & renewables keep rising.
Disappointments: No fossil fuel phaseout plan, delayed adaptation finance, & key texts dropped.
Glimmers of hope: The process survives, the Global Mutirão lands & advances cooperation, & renewables keep rising.
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
COP30 is in the books.
Disappointments: No fossil fuel phaseout plan, delayed adaptation finance, & key texts dropped.
Glimmers of hope: The process survives, the Global Mutirão lands & advances cooperation, & renewables keep rising.
Disappointments: No fossil fuel phaseout plan, delayed adaptation finance, & key texts dropped.
Glimmers of hope: The process survives, the Global Mutirão lands & advances cooperation, & renewables keep rising.
Reposted by Charles Parker
I discussed my new book w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, with Paul Samuel Dolman on the #WhatMattersMost podcast: www.paulsamueldolman.com/parent/podca...
Dr. Michael E. Mann - The What Matters Most Podcast #1181
What Matters Most podcast host Paul Samuel Dolman welcomes climate scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann to discuss his book Science Under Siege.
www.paulsamueldolman.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I discussed my new book w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, with Paul Samuel Dolman on the #WhatMattersMost podcast: www.paulsamueldolman.com/parent/podca...
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This @journalpa.bsky.social article by @charlesparker.bsky.social & Eric Stern sheds light on the psychological, organizational & political sources of foreseeable surprise & failure that help explain the #Trump admin’s sub-optimal #Covid-19 crisis response.
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Trump Administration and the COVID‐19 crisis: Exploring the warning‐response problems and missed opportunities of a public health emergency
This article examines the Trump Administration's inability to mount a timely and effective response to the COVID-19 outbreak, despite ample warning. Through an empirical exploration guided by three e....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This @journalpa.bsky.social article by @charlesparker.bsky.social & Eric Stern sheds light on the psychological, organizational & political sources of foreseeable surprise & failure that help explain the #Trump admin’s sub-optimal #Covid-19 crisis response.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Are high-performing schools less likely to discriminate against potential clients? Asks @jonastaghizadeh.bsky.social in the first study of the relationship between organizational performance and #discrimination against clients/customers.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Organizational Performance and Discrimination: Are High-Performing Schools Less Likely to Discriminate against Potential Clients?
Recent studies argue that underperforming public organizations are more prone to stereotyping behavior and discrimination. However, empirical research concerning this subject is limited and focuses...
www.tandfonline.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Are high-performing schools less likely to discriminate against potential clients? Asks @jonastaghizadeh.bsky.social in the first study of the relationship between organizational performance and #discrimination against clients/customers.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Examining the decollegialization of higher education institutions in Sweden, @shirinaoberg.bsky.social and Johan Boberg show the consequences of the 2011 Autonomy Reform: a diluted role for collegial expertise and a loss of decision-making authority for collegial bodies.
doi.org/10.1080/2002...
doi.org/10.1080/2002...
The decollegialization of higher education institutions in Sweden
This article surveys current management ideals of higher education institutions, and our analytical focus is on the balance between line management and faculty self-governance. It presents an empir...
www.tandfonline.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Examining the decollegialization of higher education institutions in Sweden, @shirinaoberg.bsky.social and Johan Boberg show the consequences of the 2011 Autonomy Reform: a diluted role for collegial expertise and a loss of decision-making authority for collegial bodies.
doi.org/10.1080/2002...
doi.org/10.1080/2002...
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Camille Pellerin and @jsoderstrom.bsky.social explore the everyday practices of taxpaying in Addis Ababa to find that #taxation practices are governed by either a business logic or an emotional response.
@jeasjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@jeasjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s’? Making sense of tax non-compliance among small business owners in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Taxation practices are embedded in a complex web of institutional and social factors, norms and values, some of which encourage, some of which depress tax compliance. Rather than simply constitutin...
www.tandfonline.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Camille Pellerin and @jsoderstrom.bsky.social explore the everyday practices of taxpaying in Addis Ababa to find that #taxation practices are governed by either a business logic or an emotional response.
@jeasjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@jeasjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Studying the tax system in #Namibia, @jsoderstrom.bsky.social and Marcus Wangel show how state-citizen encounters in the case of taxation are conditioned by five interacting factors.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Public Channels of Access and State-Citizen Encounters in the Namibian Tax System - Johanna Söderström, Marcus Wangel, 2023
The ability to access the state as a taxpaying citizen is important for the purposes of building trust and reciprocity, voicing grievances and disseminating kno...
journals.sagepub.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Studying the tax system in #Namibia, @jsoderstrom.bsky.social and Marcus Wangel show how state-citizen encounters in the case of taxation are conditioned by five interacting factors.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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In @jcms-eu.bsky.social, @karinleijon.bsky.social analyses how Swedish judges’ motives for action vary in the preliminary ruling procedure, depending on the clarity of EU legal frameworks.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Matter of Prescriptive Clarity? Analysing How Swedish Judges' Motives for Action Vary in the Preliminary Ruling Procedure
This article explores how national judges' reasoning in the preliminary ruling procedure varies depending on the prescriptive clarity of European Union (EU) legal frameworks. Drawing on the logic of ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
In @jcms-eu.bsky.social, @karinleijon.bsky.social analyses how Swedish judges’ motives for action vary in the preliminary ruling procedure, depending on the clarity of EU legal frameworks.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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In this @epsrjournal.bsky.social piece, @giuliamariani.bsky.social examines the battle for #marriageequality in the United States. In contrast to the conventional wisdom, she shows that institutional reform around value-loaded issues is amenable to negotiation and compromise.
doi.org/10.1017/S175...
doi.org/10.1017/S175...
Failed and successful attempts at institutional change: the battle for marriage equality in the United States | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Failed and successful attempts at institutional change: the battle for marriage equality in the United States - Volume 12 Issue 2
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
In this @epsrjournal.bsky.social piece, @giuliamariani.bsky.social examines the battle for #marriageequality in the United States. In contrast to the conventional wisdom, she shows that institutional reform around value-loaded issues is amenable to negotiation and compromise.
doi.org/10.1017/S175...
doi.org/10.1017/S175...
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Comparing Sweden and Norway, @shirinaoberg.bsky.social and Helena Wockelberg examine agency, autonomy and organisational interaction.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Agency Autonomy and Organizational Interaction - Public Organization Review
This research contributes to the ongoing debate on the relationship between agency autonomy and organizational interaction. A comparative design that includes agency managers in Norway and Sweden desc...
link.springer.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Comparing Sweden and Norway, @shirinaoberg.bsky.social and Helena Wockelberg examine agency, autonomy and organisational interaction.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Charles Parker
What can we learn from studies about policy successes in the Nordic countries? This volume edited by among others
@uu-polisci.bsky.social's Daniel Nohrstedt provides answers from 23 fascinating cases. Open access at the link!
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@uu-polisci.bsky.social's Daniel Nohrstedt provides answers from 23 fascinating cases. Open access at the link!
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fdslive.oup.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
What can we learn from studies about policy successes in the Nordic countries? This volume edited by among others
@uu-polisci.bsky.social's Daniel Nohrstedt provides answers from 23 fascinating cases. Open access at the link!
fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
@uu-polisci.bsky.social's Daniel Nohrstedt provides answers from 23 fascinating cases. Open access at the link!
fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...