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Application for Phd-Courses 2026 open!
This year we are happy to offer two international Phd-courses, one that focus on the epistemological foundations for anti- essentialist analysis and a new course on What is the problem represented to be? (WPR)-framework. For more information about the courses—including how to apply—please see the Phd-courses in the main menu.
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March 11 – Digital Book Launch
On March 11, we are happy to invite you to join the online launch of Innovations in Critical Policy Analysis: What’s the Problem Represented to Be? (Policy Press). The edited volume rethinks, extends and reflects on Carol Bacchi’s WPR approach and explores new directions in critical policy analysis. The editors Malin Rönnblom and Rosalind Edwards, together with…
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New publication on WPR
https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/a-critical-approach-to-research-and-analysis This edited volume brings together leading international scholars to rethink, extend and reflect on the WPR approach in novel ways, demonstrating its applicability beyond policy documents and across diverse social science disciplines. It presents innovative perspectives on a radical methodology, making it a must-read for research methods scholars and critical policy analysts. Engaging with…
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Spring 2026 activities and events soon ready
During spring 2026 PPG will continue to host reading seminars, research seminars and several other activities and events. Among other things, the PPG-week will commence March 9-13 and during this time we are planning for a new open desk system for visiting PhD-students. In addition we will host a book launch event and of course…
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PPG receives strategic funding from the university
For the second year in a row, Karlstad university has decided to fund PPG as part of its strategic research funding. This time the funding came through the vice chancellors central resources rather than the faculty or arts and social sciences. We are very happy to receive this in a time where such funding are…
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Visiting professor and fall 2025 PPG-week
November 24-28 marked the launch of the first ever so called PPG-week. This new concept is planned to follow once every semester from now on and the idea is that we host a week that is extra packed with activities and events. This time we have been very happy to have had professor Glenn Savage…
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Several new research projects awarded to PPG scholars
We are happy to announce that during the fall of 2025 PPG scholars have been successful in the competition for several different research grants. This strengthens the ongoing work of the PPG group and allows for a continued development of our research themes. In particular, the awarded research projects will expand our research on AI…
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Final seminar for the 2025 PhD-course
Today we hosted the final seminar for the 2025 PhD-course Critical studies of power, politics and governing. Taken together ten PhD-students from different countries and universities participated in the course that began back in May. With the first modules being given through an online format the course then moved over to physical seminars and discussions…
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Summary of 2025 Symposium
During the final week of August some 50 scholars gathered in Karlstad to discuss and theorise what we call critical knowledge interventions. Another way to put this is that we tried to formulate ways of knowledge production that we argue is needed in times marked by the rise of fascist movements, democratic backsliding, rapid technological…