Charles Parker
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Professor of Political Science @UU_PoliSci & @CNDS_Sweden, @UppsalaUni. Climate Change, International Relations, Disasters, Environment, Public Policy.
Uppsala, Sweden
Joined February 2018
Why was the US unable to effectively respond to the COVID-19 outbreak? In this @journal_pa piece @SternEric & I show that denial, turf battles, & Trump’s leadership deficits were decisive factors in the tragically suboptimal federal response.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
This article examines the Trump Administration's inability to mount a timely and effective response to the COVID-19 outbreak, despite ample warning. Through an empirical exploration guided by three...
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Amid the Trump-Musk media circus, Pres. Trump just did something deeply troubling: he invoked Title 10 to send National Guard troops to LA without the California governor’s consent. Rare, alarming & a direct threat to state sovereignty & democratic norms.
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Coverage of the protests in downtown Los Angeles over President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops.
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Born in SF, raised in the Bay Area—I've loved visiting Alcatraz as a museum. Now Trump wants to reopen it as a prison. Because nothing says “modern governance” like shipping inmates to a foggy rock with ferry-only access and crumbling infrastructure. 🎥
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Hats off to Prof. Herbert Kitschelt, this year's Skytte Prize winner in Political Science. His work has deepened our understanding of European politics, from the rise of green parties to shifts in social democracy & the radical right. A well-deserved honor.
Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆. He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
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On this #EarthDay, it’s sadly clear the science–politics link is more consequential than ever. In this @Climate_Policy piece, Daniel Nohrstedt & I explore how disasters shape climate policy. Open access 📖. #EarthDay20250.
tandfonline.com
A general malaise exists today about the prospects for timely and effective climate action. This calls for increased attention to factors that enable climate policy change. Among these enabling fac...
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6/ Eyjafjallajökull wasn’t just an eruption. It was a real-time stress test for how global systems respond to complex, cascading crises. 15 years later, the lessons still matter. Let’s stay adaptive, collaborative, and ready. #Eyjafjallajökull #AshCloudCrisis #CrisisGovernance.
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5/ Want a fuller story?.Here’s a CNDS talk where I join Steffi Burchardt & Adam to break down what happened—and what we learned. 🧠 Systems tested.🌍 Institutions stressed.📈 Real reforms followed. 🎥 Watch (my part starts at 43:10):.🔗
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4/ From that study:.⚠️ Crises amplify uncertainty.🧠 Rapid adaptation is critical.🤝 No single actor can solve it alone.👥 Non-state actors play key roles.🚫 Political infighting can derail everything.
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3/ The eruption raised a bigger question:.How do we manage fast-moving crises that cross borders and sectors? We explored this in a @Policy_Society article on collaborative governance in crisis.👇.🔗
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Abstract. In this article, we utilize the Collaborative Governance Databank to empirically explore core theoretical assumptions about collaborative governa
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2/ Let’s review the key takeaways:.🌋 Local hazard → transboundary disruption.✈️ Aviation systems were unprepared.⚖️ Risk policies defaulted to extreme caution.🔁 Grímsvötn’s eruption tested reforms.✅ Coordination improved under pressure.
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1/ Today marks the 15-year anniversary of one of the largest mobility crises in modern history. On April 14, 2010, Eyjafjallajökull erupted. By April 15, its ash cloud shut down European airspace. How a local event became a global cascading crisis👇.🔗 🧵
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RT @CEMUSUPPSALA: Hållbar utveckling A, 30 hp. Vad innebär hållbar utveckling i både teori och praktik? Vilka strategier och metoder kan a….
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RT @UU_Peace: We are now receiving applications for one fully funded #PhDposition in peace and conflict research, with a focus on politica….
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RT @CEMUSUPPSALA: Apply to our new course package Global Sustainability Studies, 30 credits, autumn 2025. We are happy to announce a new co….
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RT @JPSE_Editors: What makes undergraduate thesis supervision successful? This article reveals how 5 dimensions of supervision impact thesi….
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For many students, writing a thesis is the final and pivotal step in their university education and their success matters for students themselves, but also universities and society overall. Despite...
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The Trump administration isn’t just attacking climate science —it’s waging war on higher education and research, too. Unopposed, the consequences will be dire.
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5 yrs after the outbreak of COVID-19, it’s worth revisiting this @journal_pa article I wrote with @SternEric on the Trump Admin’s dismal response. Trump 2.0’s early moves and inaction on bird flu suggest the US remains ill-prepared for another outbreak.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
This article examines the Trump Administration's inability to mount a timely and effective response to the COVID-19 outbreak, despite ample warning. Through an empirical exploration guided by three...
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RT @CEMUSUPPSALA: Isak Stoddard at CEMUS and NRHU, Uppsala University has successfully defended his doctoral thesis "Perilous times: Carbon….
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RT @CEMUSUPPSALA: We're happy to share the video from the latest EXIST seminar "Upcycled Solutions and the Circular Futures Hub" with Sonal….
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RT @Thomas_Persson_: Hur är det ställt med försvarsviljan bland svenskarna? Vi har undersökt frågan i samarbete med @SOMinstitutet Result….
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DN Debatt. Årets SOM-undersökning visar på djupa klyftor vad gäller synen på försvaret, civilt och militärt.
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