
Thomas Sedelius
Projektforskare
Projektforskare vid SH och professor i statsvetenskap vid Högskolan Dalarna. Fokus: komparativ politik, Central- och Östeuropa, politiska institutioner, presidentmakt.
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Research areas: comparative politics, democratisation, political institutions, executive politics, Central and Eastern Europe, presidentialism, parliamentarism, semi-presidentialism, political parties.
For a detailed professional profile and publications, see:
Dalarna University: https://www.du.se/en/profile-page/?userId=1998841040 Länk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster.
Grants and awards
2023-2026: The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (Östersjöstiftelsen): "Semi-Presidential Shifts in the Shadow of Russia: Executive Power and Party Behavior in Armenia, Georgia, and Ukarine" (Project Leader/PI).
2020-2024: Academy of Finland: "Taming the Presidents? Exploring the Links between Presidential Activism, Policy-Making Capacity and Regime Legitimacy" (Participant)
2015: East European Politics Prize 2013 (Best article award EEP)
2014-2018: Swedish Research Council (VR): “Semi-Presidentialism and Governability in Transitional Regimes” (Project leader)
2012-2015: Forte: ”Social tillsyn i teori och praktik” (Participant)
2006-2010: Swedish Research Council (VR): “The Dynamics of Hybrid Regimes” (Participant)
Other academic and public activities, selection
2021-present: Chair of the ECPR Standing Group on Presidential Politics.
2020-2021: Research Director of the Research Profile Intercultural Studies (ISTUD), DU.
2020-2023: Member of the Dalarna University Board.
2019-2021: Vice Chairman, Doctoral Program Board, DU.
2018-2019: Expert Investigator for International IDEA and the Center for Constitutional Transitions, Berkely Univ. Final Report: Choudhry, S., Sedelius, T. & Kyrychenko, J. 2018. “Semi-Presidentialism and Inclusive Government in Ukraine: Reflections for Constitutional Reform”. Stockholm: International IDEA and Kyiv: Centre of Policy and Legal Reform.
2017-2019: Head Representative [Ämnesföreträdare] of Political Science Department, DU
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