Forskning

Vår forskningsmetod är samproduktion av policyrelevant forskning. Samproduktion innebär att forskningen baseras på insikter från civilsamhällesorganisationer, bland annat genom gemensamma workshops och rundabordssamtal. Vår forskning publiceras i vetenskapliga tidskrifter och böcker, samt i form av populärvetenskapliga publikationer och policyrapporter. 

Vetenskapliga publikationer 2021-2026

2026

People or Experts? A Study on Public Preferences for Participatory Democracy and Expert Governance in the Context of Climate Policymaking in Sweden

Lindvall, D., Pfeiffer, F. (2026) People or Experts? A Study on Public Preferences for Participatory Democracy and Expert Governance in the Context of Climate Policymaking in Sweden. Scandinavian Political Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9477.70041

Motives for collective climate action – Community work promoting community climate commons

Nässen, N., Sjöberg, S., Colding, J., Lilja, M. (2026) Motives for collective climate action – Community work promoting community climate commons. International Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728261421016

Going green at the end of the end of history: the Swedish climate backlash through a Polanyian lens

Ergon, J. (2026) Going green at the end of the end of history: the Swedish climate backlash through a Polanyian lens. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2026.2630456

What role for deliberative minipublics in sustainability transformations? An emerging topic for sustainability science

Daw, T.M., West, S., Downing, A., Nasiritoursi, N., Lindell, M., Hahn, T., Karlsson, M., Snäll, T., Lindvall, D. (2026) What role for deliberative minipublics in sustainability transformations? An emerging topic for sustainability science. Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-025-01789-2

Modelling degrowth policies with system dynamics: Towards policy coherence.

Zweetslot, K., Collste, D., Bennich, T., Hahn, T., Pedercini, M. (2026) Modelling degrowth policies with system dynamics: Towards policy coherence. Ecological Economics.

To clear-cut or not to clear-cut? Diversifying benefits from small-scale forestry in Sweden.

Stryamets, N., Elbakidze, M., Dawson, L., Hahn, T. (2026) To clear-cut or not to clear-cut? Diversifying benefits from small-scale forestry in Sweden. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100401

The impact of policy design on support for restrictive climate policies.

Lindgren, O., Jagers, S., Lindvall, D. (2026). The impact of policy design on support for restrictive climate policies. Ecological Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108813

2025

Being everything for everybody all at once: Facework for trustworthiness of a citizens’ assembly for the climate.

Mendy, Sokolova and Möckel (2025). Being everything for everybody all at once: Facework for trustworthiness of a citizens’ assembly for the climate. Environmental Science & Policy 170, 104104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. envsci.2025.104104

To speak truth as, with, and through power: Co-producing knowledge politics of a just transition with Swedish citizens and trade unions.

Tatiana Sokolova (2025). To speak truth as, with, and through power: Co-producing knowledge politics of a just transition with Swedish citizens and trade unions. Environmental Science & Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104166

Reconciling Democracy and Sustainability: Three Political Challenges and the Role of Democratic Innovations.

Marquardt, Blum, Daw, Dugasseh, Heitzig, Hysing, Jensen, Kulha, Langkjær, Lindvall, Nasiritousi, Pfeiffer, Schlosberg, Toikka, Tønder (2025). Reconciling Democracy and Sustainability: Three Political Challenges and the Role of Democratic Innovations. Science, Practice and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2025.2504239

On the allocation of critical metals between nations for a just green transition.

Malmaeus, M., Alfredsson E. & Lindblom E. (2025) On the allocation of critical metals between nations for a just green transition. Environmental Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101157

Advances in the social construction of energy management and energy efficiency policy programs.

Thollander, P., Barthel, S. et al. (2025). Advances in the social construction of energy management and energy efficiency policy programs. Nature Communications, 16, 4075. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59284-2

Uses, opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence in participatory urban planning.

Raymond, C., Nummi, P., von Wirth, T., Poom, A., Ahdekivi, A., Barthel. S., et al. (2025) Uses, opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence in participatory urban planning. Discover Cities, 2, 93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44327-025- 00137-4

A call for ecosocial community work: Challenges and possibilities for ecosocial work in local neighbourhoods in Sweden.

Chang, E., Sjöberg, S., Turunen, P. & Rambaree, K. (2025) A call for ecosocial community work: Challenges and possibilities for ecosocial work in local neighbourhoods in Sweden. European Journal of Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2025.2510340

Coping with An Antagonistic Climate.

Mendy, L. & Karlsson, M. (2025) Coping with An Antagonistic Climate. Ambio https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280- 025-02203-y

Climate-motivated rationing: On the political feasibility of consumer-oriented climate policies.

Climate-motivated rationing: On the political feasibility of consumer-oriented climate policies (2026). PhD dissertation, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-566921

Exploring a green Swedish model: Contradictory and coinciding interests on a just climate transformation in Sweden.

Ergon, J., Hildingsson, R., & Karlsson, M. (2025a). Exploring a green Swedish model: Contradictory and coinciding interests on a just climate transformation in Sweden. Ambio, 54, 1237–1249. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s13280-025-02144-6

Modelling policy packages with combined climate, social, and macroeconomic goals: The Swedish case.

Ergon, Jens, Larsson, Markus, Finnveden, Göran., Karlsson, Mikael, Gutzianas, Ioannis, & Kiss-Dobronyi, Bence (2025b). Modelling policy packages with combined climate, social, and macroeconomic goals: The Swedish case. Climate Policy, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2025 .2531098

Going Green at the End of the End of History. Multiple crises, backlash, and just climate transformations in Sweden.

Ergon, J. (2025). Going Green at the End of the End of History. Multiple crises, backlash, and just climate transformations in Sweden. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 2606. 103 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISSN 1651-6214. ISBN 978-91-513- 2654-2. URN urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-570461 (http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-570461).

The Polarisation of Energy Preferences – A study on social acceptance of wind and nuclear power attitudes in Sweden.

Lindvall, D., Sörqvist, P. & Barthel, S. (2025). The Polarisation of Energy Preferences – A study on social acceptance of wind and nuclear power attitudes in Sweden. Energy Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114492

The adoption of the Swedish carbon tax: Influences and interactions across multiple political levels, jurisdictions, and policy areas.

Åsa Knaggård, Roger Hildingsson (2025). The adoption of the Swedish carbon tax: Influences and interactions across multiple political levels, jurisdictions, and policy areas. Policy Studies Journal https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.70011

2024

Industrial climate mitigation strategies and the remaining fair carbon budget – The case of Sweden.

Alfredsson, E. C., Lindvall, D., Karlsson, M. & Malmaeus, M. J. (2024). Industrial climate mitigation strategies and the remaining fair carbon budget–The case of Sweden. Next Sustainability, 3, 100031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxsust.2024.100031

Coworking and local development outside metropolitan areas in Sweden.

Rex, A. & Westlund, H. (2024). Coworking and local development outside metropolitan areas in Sweden. Journal of Rural Studies (105), 103185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103185

Smart Cities for All? Bridging Digital Divides for Socially Sustainable and Inclusive Cities.

Colding, J., Nilsson, C. & Sjöberg, S. (2024). Smart Cities for All? Bridging Digital Divides for Socially Sustainable and Inclusive Cities. Smart Cities, 7(3), 1044-1059. https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities7030044

Overcoming the headwinds: Can policy design shape public acceptance of wind power in Sweden?

Lindvall, D., Sörqvist, P. & Barthel, S. (2024). Overcoming the headwinds: Can policy design shape public acceptance of wind power in Sweden? Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103674

Climate Proofing Cities by Navigating Nature-Based Solutions in a Multi-Scale, Social– Ecological Urban Planning Context: A Case Study of Flood Protection in the City of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Egegård, C. H., Lindborg, M., Gren, Å., Marcus, L., Pont, M. B. & Colding, J. (2024). Climate Proofing Cities by Navigating Nature-Based Solutions in a Multi-Scale, Social– Ecological Urban Planning Context: A Case Study of Flood Protection in the City of Gothenburg, Sweden. Land, 13(2), 143. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020143

Navigating complexity with the four pillars of social sustainability.

Nilsson, C., Levin, T., Colding, J., Sjöberg, S. & Barthel, S. (2024). Navigating complexity with the four pillars of social sustainability. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2982

Diverse experiences by active travel for carbon neutrality: A longitudinal study of residential context, daily travel and experience types.

Samuelsson, K., Brandt, A. S., Barthel, S., Linder, N., Lim, N. J., Hallman, D. & Giusti, M. (2024). Diverse experiences by active travel for carbon neutrality: A longitudinal study of residential context, daily travel and experience types. Geography and Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geosus.2024.05.002

Public acceptability of climate-motivated rationing.

Lindgren, O., Elwing, E., Karlsson, M. & Jagers S. (2024). Public acceptability of climate-motivated rationing. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 11: 1252: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03823-7

Counteracting climate denial: A systematic review.

Mendy, L., Karlsson, M. & Lindvall, D. (2024). Counteracting climate denial: A systematic review. Public Understanding of Science 33:4 https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625231223425

The system dynamics approach for a global evolutionary analysis of sustainable development.

Feder, C., Callegari, B. & Collste, D. (2024). The system dynamics approach for a global evolutionary analysis of sustainable development. J Evol Econ 34, 351–374 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-024-00866-6

The active, the sympathetic, and the reluctant: Political action and ecosocial attitudes among Swedish residents.

Emilsson, K., Hildingsson, R. & Fritz, M. (2024). The active, the sympathetic, and the reluctant: Political action and ecosocial attitudes among Swedish residents. European Political Studies Journal. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773924000213

The Role of Fairness for Accepting Stricter Carbon Taxes in Sweden.

Lindvall, D., Sörqvist, P., Jagers, S., Lindeberg, S.,Karlsson, M., Sjöberg, S. & Barthel, S. (2024). The Role of Fairness for Accepting Stricter Carbon Taxes in Sweden. Climate 12, 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12110170

What do you mean “Climate Change”? An analysis of climate change framings in three climate assemblies.

Zeitfogel, C., Daw, T. & Collste D. (2024). What do you mean “Climate Change”? An analysis of climate change framings in three climate assemblies. Environmental Science & Policy 162:103936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103936

Estimating countries’ additional carbon accountability for closing the mitigation gap based on past and future emissions.

Hahn, T., Morfeldt, J., Höglund, R., Karlsson, M. & Fetzer, I. (2024). Estimating countries’ additional carbon accountability for closing the mitigation gap based on past and future emissions. Nature Communication 15:9707. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54039-x

Community climate commons for collective climate action.

Nässén, N., Lilja, M., Sjöberg, S. & Colding, J. (2024). Community climate commons for collective climate action. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3227

It would feel weird to not drive my car! Exploring the role of habits in social acceptance of carbon taxations.

Linder, N., Lindvall, D., Jagers, S., Sörqvist, P. & Barthel, S. (2024). It would feel weird to not drive my car! Exploring the role of habits in social acceptance of carbon taxations. Ambio. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02115-3

2023

What motivates urban climate leaders? A study of urban climate governance in eight Swedish municipalities.

Lindvall, Daniel (2023). What motivates urban climate leaders? A study of urban climate governance in eight Swedish municipalities. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2023.2253755

Exploring the democracy-climate nexus: a review of correlations between democracy and climate policy performance.

Lindvall, Daniel & Karlsson, Mikael (2023). Exploring the democracy-climate nexus: a review of correlations between democracy and climate policy performance. Climate Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2023.2256697

Modeling place-based nature-based solutions to promote urban carbon neutrality.

Cong, C., Pan,H., Page, J., Barthel, S., Kalantari, Z (2023). Modeling place-based nature-based solutions to promote urban carbon neutrality. Ambio 52 (8), 1297-1313 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01872-x

Contribution of prioritized urban nature-based solutions allocation to carbon neutrality.

Pan, H., Page, J., Shi, R., Barthel, S., et al. (2023). Contribution of prioritized urban nature-based solutions allocation to carbon neutrality. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 862– 870. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01737-x

Denialism.

Karlsson M (2023) Denialism. In N. Wallenhorst & C. Wulf (eds.), Handbook of the Anthropocene: Humans Between Heritage and Future (s. 645-649). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25910-4

Insurance value of biodiversity in the Anthropocene is the full resilience value.

Hahn, T., Sioen, G.B., Gasparatos, A., Elmqvist, T., Brondizio, E., Gómez-Baggethun, E., Folke, C., Setiawati, M.D., Atmaja, T., Arini, E.Y., Jarzebski, M.P., Fukushi, K., Takeuchi, K. (2023). Insurance value of biodiversity in the Anthropocene is the full resilience value. Ecological Economics, Volume 208, 107799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107799

Climate- Related Co-Benefits and the Case of Swedish Policy.

Karlsson M, Westling N., Lindgren O (2023). Climate- Related Co-Benefits and the Case of Swedish Policy. Climate 11, 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11020040

Exploring sufficiency in Energy Policy: Insights from Sweden.

Lindgren, O., Hahn, T., Karlsson, M., Malmaeus, M. (2023). Exploring sufficiency in Energy Policy: Insights from Sweden. Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy 19(1):2212501, https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2023.2212501

Why municipalities reject wind power: A study on municipal acceptance and rejection of wind power installments in Sweden.

Lindvall, Daniel, (2023). Why municipalities reject wind power: A study on municipal acceptance and rejection of wind power installments in Sweden. Energy policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113664

Organic agriculture in a low-emission world: Exploring combined measures to deliver a sustainable food system in Sweden.

Basnet, S., Wood, A., Röös, E., Jansson, T., Fetzer, I., & Gordon, L. (2023). Organic agriculture in a low-emission world: Exploring combined measures to deliver a sustainable food system in Sweden. Sustainability Science 18(1), 501-519. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-022-01279-9

A decentralized approach to model national and global food and land use systems

Mosnier A, Javalera-Rincon V, Jones S, Basnet, S., Fetzer I, et al. (2023) A decentralized approach to model national and global food and land use systems, Environ. Res. Lett. 18 045001, https://doi/org/10.1088/1748-9326/acc044

2022

Urban Commons and Collective Action to Address Climate Change.

Colding, J., Barthel, S., Ljung, R., Eriksson, F., Sjöberg, S. (2022). Urban Commons and Collective Action to Address Climate Change. Social Inclusion https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v10i1.4862

Private governance of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Findings from Nordic Forest companies.

D’Amato, D., Matthies, B. D., Hahn, T., Toppinen, A. (2022). Private governance of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Findings from Nordic Forest companies. Frontiers in Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2022.945374

Green theory.

Kronsell A, Hildingsson R (2022) Green theory. In: Hay, C., Lister, M., & Marsh, D. (eds.) The State: Theories and Issues, 2nd edition, New York: Bloomsbury Academic, Chapter 7.

Envisioning sustainable carbon sequestration in Swedish farmland.

Johansson, E. Brogaard, S. Brodin, L. (2022). Envisioning sustainable carbon sequestration in Swedish farmland. Environmental Science & Policy, 135:16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.04.005

Pro-environmental habits: An underexplored research agenda in sustainability science.

Linder, N., Giusti, M., Samuelsson, K., Barthel, S. (2022). Pro-environmental habits: An underexplored research agenda in sustainability science. Ambio 51: 46–556. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01619-6

No net loss of biodiversity, green growth, and the need to address drivers.

Hahn, T, Koh, N.S., Elmqvist, T. (2022). No net loss of biodiversity, green growth, and the need to address drivers. Preview. One Earth, 5 (June 17), 612-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.05.022

Urban green commons for socially sustainable cities and communities.

Barthel, S., Colding, J., Hiswåls, A.-S., Thalén, P. & Turunen, P. (2022). Urban green commons for socially sustainable cities and communities. Nordic Social Work Research, 12(2), 310-322, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2021.1947876

2021

Specified resilience value of alternative forest management adaptations to storms.

Hahn, T., Eggers, J., Subramanian, N., Caicoya, A. T., Uhl, E., Snäll, T. (2021). Specified resilience value of alternative forest management adaptations to storms. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2021.1988140

Populärvetenskapliga publikationer och policyrapporter
2021-2024

2024

Vad är en rättvis klimatomställning?

Sjöberg, S., Alfredsson, E., Colding, J., Hahn, T., Malmaeus, M. & Barthel, S. Fairtrans Report, University of Gävle. 2024.

Bruka utan att förbruka.

Svensson, H., Wijkman, A., Sylwan, P., Gerremo, I., Hahn, T., Edling, P. Slutrapport från en av KSLA:s klimatgrupper. 2024.

Kapacitetsbyggande för ekosocial integration: Utmaningar och möjligheter för Lunds kommun.

Khan, J., Hildingsson, R., Wahlund, M., and Persson, A. IMES Rapport 138. Lunds universitet. 2024.

Fair Transformations Towards Sustainability

Olsson, P., Sivertsson, T. Research Fronts and Insights for Phase 2 from the FAIRTRANS Project. Fairtrans Report, Stockholm Resilience Centre. 2024.

Klimatpolitiken i Sverige – ett kunskapsunderlag, utkast 3.0.

Karlsson, M., Hildingsson, R., Alfredsson, E., Berg Grimstad, A., Lindgren, O. (2023). Presenterad inför Fairtrans Workshop #5, Styrmedel för en verksam och rättvis klimatomställning, Saco, Stockholm, 2024-04-22.

Rättvis klimatomställning

Barthel, S., Karlsson, M. Resultat från Fairtrans enkät om svenskarnas inställning till klimat- och energiomställningen. Fairtrans Report, University of Gävle. 2024.

2023

Fairtrans Rapport 2: Investeringars betydelse för klimatomställningen

Alfredsson, E., Malmaeus, M., Lindvall, D., Karlsson, M. 2023.

Fairtrans Rapport 3: Rättviseperspektiv på digitaliseringens roll för omställning mot ett fossilfritt Sverige

Colding, J., Sjöberg, S., Barthel, S., Svensson-Wiklander, M., Rex, A., Andersson, P.,. Nordin, K., Hahn, T. 2023.

Coworking i Sverige

The Remote Lab 2023.

2022

Tillväxten inför verkligheten

Malmaeus, M. & T. Hahn. COGITO, 2022

Fairtrans Rapport 1: Rättvisa koldioxidbudgetar för Sverige.

Hahn, T., Fetzer, I., Karlsson, M., Ergon, J., Alfredsson, E., Malmaeus, M., Barthel, S., Colding., J. 2022

2021