Josef Ringqvist
josefringqvist.bsky.social
Josef Ringqvist
@josefringqvist.bsky.social
Research on the sociology of work and unions
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Fackanslutna arbetare bryr sig inte bara mer om sin arbetsmiljö – utan mer om miljön i stort, visar en ny rapport från Arena Idé.

Nu siktar facken, civilsamhället och forskningen mot samma mål – att göra klimatpolitiken ”folklig”.

www.flamman.se/facken-vill-...
Facken vill se klimatpolitik för folket
Facken vill se en klimatpolitik för folket
www.flamman.se
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Just got an academic paper published in the esteemed British Journal of Industrial Relations. I critically assess the influential hypothesis of a neoliberal trend in IR systems, and find that it is not convincing in the Swedish case. Open source!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Challenging the Hypothesis of Neoliberal Convergence in Industrial Relations: The Swedish Conundrum
This paper investigates the hypothesis of neoliberal convergence in Swedish industrial relations, focusing on whether Sweden has shifted towards more liberalized economic models in the past three dec....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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May 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Trade with less developed countries reduces unionization in rich democracies. Global value chains lead to union decline even in countries with the most union-friendly institutions journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Global Value Chains and Union Decline in Rich Democracies - Matthew C. Mahutga, Manjing Gao, Roshan K. Pandian, 2025
This article reassesses the classic thesis linking the globalization of production to union decline. Our argument is three-fold. First, prior literature does no...
journals.sagepub.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Call me sour, but EVERY mention of this "victory" should acknowledge that it's funded entirely by the profits of ongoing fossil-fuel production.

Since the IEA said "no more new oil and gas fields if we are to hit net zero by 2050" in 2021, Norway has issued >150 new production licenses.
Norway looks like it's going to hit its goal: 100% of new cars sold in 2025 onward will be electric. In 2024, it was 88%.

(Somebody should really tell them that EVs don't work in cold weather!)
Norway on brink of victory in 100 per cent electric car sale push | The National
Target of ending petrol car sales by 2025 predicted to be met on time in a world first after the tax system targeted rapid change
www.thenationalnews.com
January 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Happy new year everyone! Miracles can happen!
December 31, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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Uselt beslut av Sveriges Radio och P2:s kanalchef @piakalischer.bsky.social. Varför lägga ned Lokko i P2 - det enda riktigt sökande, utmanande och kulturellt intressanta programmet på Sveriges Radio?
December 1, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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The great Swedish sociologist, Walter Korpi, has passed away. His power resource theory has received a much deserved revival in recent years
November 22, 2024 at 7:53 PM
New paper in Work, Employment and Society: Integrating Collective Voice within Job Demands–Resources Theory journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Integrating Collective Voice within Job Demands–Resources Theory - Josef Ringqvist, 2024
Drawing on insights from the sociology of work, this article contributes to job demands–resources (JD-R) theory by arguing that collective employee voice should...
journals.sagepub.com
May 28, 2024 at 10:48 AM
When workers unionize: Trade union effects on management-worker conflict and attitudes towards immediate interests versus broader political agendas: urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...
When workers unionize: Trade union effects on management-worker conflict and attitudes towards immediate interests versus broader political agendas
urn.kb.se
May 22, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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This research shows that rich countries are responsible for massive deforestation embodied in their consumption. On a per capita basis, Canada is responsible for 15x more deforestation than China, the USA is responsible for 40x more deforestation than India, etc.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 4, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Interesting new study: 'Immigrants and trade union membership: Does integration into society and workplace play a moderating role?' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 13, 2023 at 8:09 AM