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Centre for Local Government Studies (CKS)
CKS focuses on questions and challenges of major importance for local municipalities. The main purpose is to generate knowledge through research, support, evaluation and seminars.
Local Development and Spatial Planning
The research area explores the dynamic interplay between the geographical conditions of a place, political decision-making, and strategic planning.
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Research at the Centre for Local Government Studies
At CKS, we conduct research and collaboration aimed at supporting municipalities in their strategic decision-making. Our connection to the municipal sphere through our partner municipalities is the cornerstone of our work.
Local Organisation of Welfare
The research area centres on organisational and welfare-related issues within the municipal sector.
Local Politics and Democracy
The research area focuses on issues related to political processes and democratic governance within the municipal sector.
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05 December 2024
Josefina Syssner – Professor visiting academia
In her teens, Josefina Syssner wanted to be a cartoonist. She had no intention of studying at university. A few decades later, she is a professor with a specific eye on the parts of Sweden that are losing population year after year.
The Academy of the Municipalities
The Centre for Local Government Studies is a hub for research and collaboration in municipal and regional development. A close collaboration between academia and public bodies provides important insights for municipal strategies in current topics.
Changing the game of consumption
The game is a research communication project that uses large-scale social simulations, megagames, to help groups explore different interests and ideas about transformations towards sustainable consumption related to food, vacations and furnishings.
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18 April 2024
CKS welcomes visiting researcher from University of Gloucestershire
Daniel Keech is a human geographer who usually conducts his research at the University of Gloucestershire. He will spend a few weeks in Sweden as a visiting researcher to the Centre for Local Government Studies, (CKS).
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24 November 2022
Different kind of football activity for girls creates inclusion
Can youth sports be a tool for creating inclusion and combating segregation? Activities organised in a non-traditional way in communities where the target group is located may be precisely that, according to research that focuses on sport for girls.