Researchers
Dr Gregg Bucken-Knapp (Ph.D., 1999, The George Washington University, Docent/Reader in political science, University West, Sweden, 2009) is a senior lecturer in politics at the University of Stirling in Scotland. In addition to his current funding from the Swedish Research Council for the NPPR Project, he has also been the recipient of several other prestigious research awards, including a U.S. Fulbright Grant, a Norwegian Marshall Fund Grant, and a grant from the Danish Research Agency, totaling approximately £300,000. His publications include the co-edited volume Borders Matter: Transboundary Regions in Contemporary Europe (Aabenraa, Denmark: IFG Press, 2001), Elites Language and the Politics of Identity: The Norwegian Case in Comparative Perspective (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2003) and multiple journal articles. His most recent book is Defending the Swedish Model: Social Democrats, Trade Unions and Labor Migration Policy Reform (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2009).
Dr Johan Karlsson Schaffer (Ph.D., 2008, University of Gothenburg) is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo, Norway, where he is involved in the research project “Should states ratify human rights conventions?” His main research interests are in the fields of political theory and international political theory.
Interns
Linda Ekblom is a third year undergraduate student in the International Program of Politics and Economics (IPPE) at University West. Linda has studied cultural studies at the University of Malmö and has worked as a news editor at several daily newspapers in Sweden, including Skånska Dagbladet and TTELA. During autumn term 2009, Linda will be working full-time on the NPPR project, assisting with data collection and analysis for the Danish case.
Karin Persson-Strömbäck is a postgraduate student in the International Conflict and Cooperation Program at the University of Stirling. She earned a BA in political science from the International Program for Politics and Economics (IPPE) at University West in 2009. Karin has studied Development and International Cooperation and African studies at the University of Gothenburg. She has also studied Chinese and Chinese business culture at Ningbo University, China.
