Karl Gustafsson
@profgustafsson.bsky.social
Professor of International Relations at Stockholm University. Recent joined the Swedish Defence University.
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#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social -
Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security - https://cup.org/45Q7Q7i
- @profgustafsson.bsky.social & Richard J. Samuels
#FirstView
Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security - https://cup.org/45Q7Q7i
- @profgustafsson.bsky.social & Richard J. Samuels
#FirstView
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social -
Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security - https://cup.org/45Q7Q7i
- @profgustafsson.bsky.social & Richard J. Samuels
#FirstView
Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security - https://cup.org/45Q7Q7i
- @profgustafsson.bsky.social & Richard J. Samuels
#FirstView
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🚨🪖 Key read: "Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security" from @profgustafsson.bsky.social & Richard J. Samuels introduces a very special issue...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM
🚨🪖 Key read: "Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security" from @profgustafsson.bsky.social & Richard J. Samuels introduces a very special issue...
👉 More here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
👉 More here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Can't wait to read this special issue of @ejisbisa.bsky.social edited by @profgustafsson.bsky.social and @rjsamuels.bsky.social.
🚨🪖 Key read: "Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security" from @profgustafsson.bsky.social & Richard J. Samuels introduces a very special issue...
👉 More here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
👉 More here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Can't wait to read this special issue of @ejisbisa.bsky.social edited by @profgustafsson.bsky.social and @rjsamuels.bsky.social.
Apart from the introduction, the special issue will contain 9 more articles. So far the only other article from the special issue that has been published is my individual article ‘Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security’, doi.org/10.1017/eis....
Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security
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February 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Apart from the introduction, the special issue will contain 9 more articles. So far the only other article from the special issue that has been published is my individual article ‘Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security’, doi.org/10.1017/eis....
My co-authored (with Richard Samuels) special issue introduction 'Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security', has just been published open access in @ejisbisa.bsky.social. The forthcoming special issue will contain 9 articles that will soon be published.
cup.org/45Q7Q7i
cup.org/45Q7Q7i
Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security
cup.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
My co-authored (with Richard Samuels) special issue introduction 'Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security', has just been published open access in @ejisbisa.bsky.social. The forthcoming special issue will contain 9 articles that will soon be published.
cup.org/45Q7Q7i
cup.org/45Q7Q7i
New article!
#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social -
Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security - https://cup.org/3Zpehui
- @profgustafsson.bsky.social
#FirstView
Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security - https://cup.org/3Zpehui
- @profgustafsson.bsky.social
#FirstView
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
New article!
My article 'Deterrence through captivity: China's use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security' has been published in @ejisbisa.bsky.social
It is part of the forthcoming special issue (co-edited with Richard Samuels) 'Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security'.
It is part of the forthcoming special issue (co-edited with Richard Samuels) 'Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security'.
Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security
www.cambridge.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
My article 'Deterrence through captivity: China's use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security' has been published in @ejisbisa.bsky.social
It is part of the forthcoming special issue (co-edited with Richard Samuels) 'Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security'.
It is part of the forthcoming special issue (co-edited with Richard Samuels) 'Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security'.
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🚨 New Publication in International Organization! 🚨
Happy to share our latest paper with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social:“The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order”, part of SI #IOFoGG on the Future of Global Governance. doi.org/10.1017/S002...
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Happy to share our latest paper with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social:“The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order”, part of SI #IOFoGG on the Future of Global Governance. doi.org/10.1017/S002...
@iojournal.bsky.social
The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order | International Organization | Cambridge Core
The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order - Volume 79 Issue S1
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November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🚨 New Publication in International Organization! 🚨
Happy to share our latest paper with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social:“The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order”, part of SI #IOFoGG on the Future of Global Governance. doi.org/10.1017/S002...
@iojournal.bsky.social
Happy to share our latest paper with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social:“The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order”, part of SI #IOFoGG on the Future of Global Governance. doi.org/10.1017/S002...
@iojournal.bsky.social
Inför vårterminen 2026 söker jag en praktikant med inriktning på säkerhetspolitik.
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Praktik
- Försvarshögskolan
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October 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Inför vårterminen 2026 söker jag en praktikant med inriktning på säkerhetspolitik.
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I am off to Pamplona to attend the "Empires: Experience, Memory and Idea" conference at the University of Navarra. Looking forward to interesting discussions! en.unav.edu/web/institut...
International Conference "Empires: Experience, Memory and Idea". challenge ICS 2024-2025. Institute for Culture and Society. University of Navarra - Institute for Culture and Society
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October 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I am off to Pamplona to attend the "Empires: Experience, Memory and Idea" conference at the University of Navarra. Looking forward to interesting discussions! en.unav.edu/web/institut...
Thank you! We actually discuss what inspired us to write this piece in the article (on p. 484).
August 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thank you! We actually discuss what inspired us to write this piece in the article (on p. 484).
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Swedish Defence University advertises two postdoc positions focused on narrative geopolitics, or how emotional and widely circulated narratives shape international security, great power relations & geostrategic rivalry.
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Deadline: 31 Aug
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Deadline: 31 Aug
August 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Swedish Defence University advertises two postdoc positions focused on narrative geopolitics, or how emotional and widely circulated narratives shape international security, great power relations & geostrategic rivalry.
fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Deadline: 31 Aug
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Deadline: 31 Aug
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An award-winning article by researchers from Stockholm University and the Swedish Defence University explores how anxiety can contribute to a more creative research process and more interesting research problems.
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@profgustafsson.bsky.social
@linushagstrom.bsky.social
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@linushagstrom.bsky.social
Award-winning article highlights anxiety as a creative force in the research process
Karl Gustafsson and Linus Hagström have been awarded the European Political Science journal's Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize for the best academic article of 2024.
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June 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
An award-winning article by researchers from Stockholm University and the Swedish Defence University explores how anxiety can contribute to a more creative research process and more interesting research problems.
tinyurl.com/zbfs2z2n
@profgustafsson.bsky.social
@linushagstrom.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/zbfs2z2n
@profgustafsson.bsky.social
@linushagstrom.bsky.social
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👏 Congratulations to @ecprtheloop.bsky.social authors @profgustafsson.bsky.social & @linushagstrom.bsky.social on winning the 2024 Jacqui Briggs 📗 EPS Prize!
✍️ Read their Loop blog piece 'Embracing anxiety can help us do better research', based on the winning research: ow.ly/pIIq50W4ULl
✍️ Read their Loop blog piece 'Embracing anxiety can help us do better research', based on the winning research: ow.ly/pIIq50W4ULl
June 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
👏 Congratulations to @ecprtheloop.bsky.social authors @profgustafsson.bsky.social & @linushagstrom.bsky.social on winning the 2024 Jacqui Briggs 📗 EPS Prize!
✍️ Read their Loop blog piece 'Embracing anxiety can help us do better research', based on the winning research: ow.ly/pIIq50W4ULl
✍️ Read their Loop blog piece 'Embracing anxiety can help us do better research', based on the winning research: ow.ly/pIIq50W4ULl
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Very happy that @profgustafsson.bsky.social and I have been awarded the Jacqui Briggs Prize for best article published in @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social journal European Political Science in 2024. The statements by the jury and the editor can be read here: ecpr.eu/News/News/De...
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
May 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Very happy that @profgustafsson.bsky.social and I have been awarded the Jacqui Briggs Prize for best article published in @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social journal European Political Science in 2024. The statements by the jury and the editor can be read here: ecpr.eu/News/News/De...
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🏆 Our 2024 Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize goes to @profgustafsson.bsky.social & @linushagstrom.bsky.social for their article📗 The insecurity of doing research and the ‘so what question’ in #PoliticalScience 👏 Congratulations!
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#ECPRPrizes #AcademicSky #Polisky
@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social
#ECPRPrizes #AcademicSky #Polisky
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize
Congratulations to Karl Gustafsson and Linus Hagström of the Swedish Defence University
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May 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🏆 Our 2024 Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize goes to @profgustafsson.bsky.social & @linushagstrom.bsky.social for their article📗 The insecurity of doing research and the ‘so what question’ in #PoliticalScience 👏 Congratulations!
@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social
#ECPRPrizes #AcademicSky #Polisky
@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social
#ECPRPrizes #AcademicSky #Polisky
Thank you Anne-Marie!
May 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Thank you Anne-Marie!
The article is a sequel to our previous article published in 2018 in the same journal: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
what is the point? teaching graduate students how to construct political science research puzzles - European Political Science
One of the key challenges graduate students face is how to come up with a good rationale for their theses. Unfortunately, the methods literature in and beyond political science does not provide much a...
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May 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The article is a sequel to our previous article published in 2018 in the same journal: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The full article can be accessed and downloaded here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The insecurity of doing research and the ‘so what question’ in political science: how to develop more compelling research problems by facing anxiety - European Political Science
Research problems are crucial in the sense that they provide new research with purpose and justification. So why, despite the abundance of guidance available from an extensive methods literature, do g...
link.springer.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The full article can be accessed and downloaded here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I am delighted that @linushagstrom.bsky.social and I have been awarded the Jacqui Briggs Prize for best article published last year in the @ecpr.bsky.social journal European Political Science. The statements by the jury and the editor can be read here: ecpr.eu/News/News/De...
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
May 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I am delighted that @linushagstrom.bsky.social and I have been awarded the Jacqui Briggs Prize for best article published last year in the @ecpr.bsky.social journal European Political Science. The statements by the jury and the editor can be read here: ecpr.eu/News/News/De...
We're hiring! Two postdoc positions focusing on narrative geopolitics @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social
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Jobs
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May 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We're hiring! Two postdoc positions focusing on narrative geopolitics @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social
www.fhs.se/en/swedish-d...
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