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An independent research institute within the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg.

https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government
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📢 Help build the first pan-European Local Quality of Government (Lo-QoG) Dataset! Join our online workshop hosted by The Quality of Government Institute at the University of Gothenburg: www.gu.se/en/quality-g...

#Governance #DataSharing #PolicyResearch #PoliticalScience #QoG #ResearchCollaboration
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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New in the European Journal of Political Research!
Why don’t voters “throw the rascals out”?

doi.org/10.1017/S147...
Political corruption and voting in Romanian municipal elections: Why perceptions of collective action matter | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Political corruption and voting in Romanian municipal elections: Why perceptions of collective action matter
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November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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📢 New QoG Working Paper!
Climate Shocks, Gender & Incumbency Punishment
Do voters judge women leaders differently in climate crises?🌍
✅ Rewarded more if they deliver relief
❌ Punished harder if they fail
💡 Corruption perceptions skewed by gender
🔍 Read: www.gu.se/sites/defaul...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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(in Swedish)🎧 Korruption fördjupar fattigdom & orättvisor – men varför är den så svår att bekämpa?
Anna Persson (QoG), Jamie Smith (SIDA) och Númi Östlund (EBA) i nytt EBA-samtal:
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85. Korruption som utvecklingshinder: Ett av biståndets viktigaste slagfält
Korruption – där människor utnyttjar sin makt för egen vinning – är ett av de största hindren för utveckling och ett komplext problem att tackla. Får bistånd verkligen effekt när det riskerar att hamn
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September 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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🏆 QoG Best Paper Award 2025 🏆
The Quality of Government Institute (Univ. of Gothenburg) is awarding the best paper on QoG-related topics.

⏰ Eligible: Sept 2024 – Sept 2025 (pubs & intl. conferences)
👉 Read more: www.gu.se/korruption-s...

#QoG #Research #AcademicAwards
THE QOG BEST PAPER AWARD 2025: CALL FOR PAPERS
The Quality of Government Institute (QoG) at the University of Gothenburg announces the best paper award for a paper on a QoG-related topic published as an article, book chapter, working paper in a un...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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1 year before Sweden’s 2026 election, our colleagues Ann-Kristin Kölln & Jana Schwenk urge stronger transparency & oversight of party financing to safeguard trust in democracy.
www.dn.se/debatt/valjarna-maste-fa-veta-vem-som-betalar-partinotan/
DN Debatt. ”Väljarna måste få veta vem som betalar partinotan”
DN Debatt. Statsvetarna Ann-Kristin Kölln, Jana Schwenk: Ett år till valet 2026 – hur oberoende är egentligen partierna? Vi saknar insyn i finansiering.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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QoG's founder Bo Rothstein, in a talk hosted by David Levi-Faur, on his groundbreaking work on trust, institutions & corruption.
Featuring three of his major work:
📘 The Quality of Government (2011)
📘 Making Sense of Corruption (2017)
📘 Controlling Corruption (2021)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vSk...
The Works of Bo Rothstein, A talk hosted by David Levi-Faur
YouTube video by Theories of Regulation & Governance
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September 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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The clarity of legal language is often overlooked in debates about quality of government. Yet, laws that are difficult to interpret don’t just frustrate bureaucrats — they can undermine impartiality itself. Check out this new working paper by Nilsson and Nistotskaya

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August 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Populist leaders often claim that bureaucracy stiffles growth - but evidence shows the opposite. Marina Nistotskaya and Palina Kolvani explain how merit-based civil services not only strengthen governments but also boost entrepreneurship and economic dynamism.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
Why meritocratic bureaucracy is good for business - LSE Business Review
Despite populist attacks on civil service employees and organisations, the fact remains that meritocratic bureaucracy boosts the business environment.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Strong global support for protecting our planet
There is strong support for the global 30–30 target on biodiversity, which means that one-third of the Earth’s surface should be protected by 2030. This is shown in a study from the University of Goth...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Read the latest news from the QoG Institute. In this newsletter:
- New publications
- New staff
- and more...
mailchi.mp/ca3ec604254d...
June 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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📘 New in Governance: Anna Persson, Frida Boräng & Ruth Carlitz introduce ideational reach—a fresh take on state capacity.

It’s not just about institutions, but about belief in the idea of the state as legitimate authority. 🧠🏛️🌍

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gove...

#StateCapacity #Governance #PoliticalScience
The Power of Ideational Reach: A New Approach to State Capacity
State capacity is widely recognized as a prerequisite for the successful fostering of economic and political development and is considered key to understanding change and enduring differences in deve...
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May 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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🗳️ New research by Monika Bauhr & Nicholas Charron on the 2023 Polish election reveals a paradox: citizens offered clientelistic incentives were more likely to vote, yet less likely to trust electoral institutions. doi.org/10.1080/1351...
#Democracy #PoliticalScience #Clientelism #Poland2023
Vote buying, turnout and trust: democratic consequences of electoral clientelism in the Polish 2023 election
What are the democratic implications of electoral clientelism? While studies point to the negative effects of electoral clientelism on the functioning of democratic institutions, few studies seek t...
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April 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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🧵 New policy brief: "Tackling high-level corruption across Europe". QoG scholars Nistotskaya & Wittberg played a key role in shaping the insights + policy recs.

Full brief 👉 www.falcon-horizon.eu/2025/04/poli...
Policy Brief Unveils New Insights in the Fight Against High-Level Corruption - FALCON - EU anti-corruption research project
Press Release: The FALCON project announces the release of a comprehensive policy brief which provides an in-depth examination of corruption schemes and their societal impacts, alongside actionable po...
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April 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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🎉 New study by Palina Kolvani and Marina Nistotskaya: Merit-based recruitment in public admin boosts entrepreneurship by enhancing bureaucratic competence and impartiality. Mechanisms matter.

doi.org/10.1017/S174...
#Meritocracy #Governance #PublicAdmin #Development
On mechanisms of meritocratic recruitment: competence and impartiality | Journal of Institutional Economics | Cambridge Core
On mechanisms of meritocratic recruitment: competence and impartiality - Volume 21
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April 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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"📢 New Working Paper Alert!

"Governing Corporate Accountability: Extraterritoriality and the Effectiveness of NCP Mediation" by Mirja Sund and Marina Nistotskaya.

📝 Read the paper: www.gu.se/sites/defaul...
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April 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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New report identifies six high-risk areas where corruption threatens to have far-reaching, system-threatening consequences within the EU. One of these is the public procurement sector, which accounts for 14 percent of the EU's GDP.

Read the full report: data.europa.eu/doi/10.2837/...
High-risk areas of corruption in the EU - Publications Office of the EU
Corruption encompasses a vast collection of abusive, subversive and sometimes violent crimes that harm virtually all portions and levels of society. It radiates outward from the initial act to damage ...
data.europa.eu
March 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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📢 Registration is now open for #DEMSCORE Conference 2025, June 9-10 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Register here: www.demscore.se/events/demsc...
DEMSCORE Conference 2025 – Demscore
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March 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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📚 30 peer-reviewed articles 📄 16 QoG working papers
🌍 17 visiting scholars 📊 25,379 data downloads

This and much more you can read about in the QoG Annual Report for 2024!

www.gu.se/sites/defaul...
March 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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🌍 New Report Alert! 📢

The QoG/Lancet Policy Day Report explores how institutional quality, health equity & gender equality drive peace & resilience in crises. Key insights & policy solutions from global experts! 🔎 Read more: www.gu.se/sites/defaul...
March 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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📢 Want to better understand what's at stake in Trump/Musk's upending of the U.S. federal bureaucracy? 🤯💼 Check out this Open Access 📖 volume – especially the contribution by QoG scholar Marina Nistotskaya on "The Future of Bureaucratic Merit." 🎓⚖️

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Futures for the Public Sector
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March 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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March 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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🎉 We are very happy to announce that the 🏆 2024 Quality of Government Best Paper Award goes to Gustavo Guajardo for his paper: “The Political Calculus of Anticorruption Reform.” 🎖️👏

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Winner of the 2024 QoG Best Paper Award
We are happy to announce that the 2024 Quality of Government Best Paper Award goes to Gustavo Guajardo for his paper: The Political Calculus of Anticorruption Reform.
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March 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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🌍💰How does government quality shape public support for climate taxes? A new study by Dragana Davidovic, analyzing 135 European regions, reveals a key factor: corruption.

doi.org/10.1017/S175...

#ClimateAction #GoodGovernance #PublicTrust #ClimateTax #Sustainability #PolicyResearch
Quality of government and public support for taxation for climate change mitigation: evidence from 135 European regions | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Quality of government and public support for taxation for climate change mitigation: evidence from 135 European regions
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February 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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⏰One month left to submit panel proposals and paper abstracts for the DEMSCORE Conference 2025, June 9-10 in Gothenburg.

📆 Abstract and Proposal Submission Deadline: March 16, 2025
www.demscore.se/events/demsc...

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February 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM