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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · 13d

📢 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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · 21d

(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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · 22d

🏆 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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · 23d

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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · 24d

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)
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The Works of Bo Rothstein, A talk hosted by David Levi-Faur

YouTube video by Theories of Regulation & Governance

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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Aug 29

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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Aug 29

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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Aug 29

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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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Jun 26

Read the latest news from the QoG Institute. In this newsletter:
- New publications
- New staff
- and more...
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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · May 9

📘 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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Apr 22

🗳️ 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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Apr 15

🧵 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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Apr 14

🎉 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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Apr 2

"📢 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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Mar 26

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 ...

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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Mar 24

📢 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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Mar 16

📚 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!

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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Mar 14

🌍 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...

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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Mar 7

📢 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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Mar 5

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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Mar 3

🎉 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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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Feb 28

🌍💰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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Demscore @demscore.bsky.social · Feb 18

⏰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...

#PoliSky
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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Feb 17

Research from the QoG Institute shows that women's education 👩‍🎓, access to public healthcare 🏥, well-functioning water and sewage systems 🚰, and an impartial public administration ⚖️ are success factors that contribute to a thriving society.

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Gender Equality, Public Healthcare, and Impartial Institutions – Success Factors for a Good Society

Women's education, access to public healthcare, well-functioning water and sewage systems, and an impartial public administration— these have been identified as success factors when researchers from t...

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The QoG Institute @qoginstitute.bsky.social · Feb 11

Are you a master’s student and interested in research on quality of government and corruption? We are looking for 2-3 interns for autumn 2025!

🔹 20-week full-time internship
🔹 Gain hands-on research experience
🔹 Participate in seminars & events

📅 Apply by 3 April.

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Internship at the QoG Institute

The Quality of Government Institute hosts an internship program aimed at students enrolled in a master’s program. Calls for internship placements are posted on this page.

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