Browsing by Author "Sjöstedt, Martin"
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A Deadly Mismatch? The Problem of HIV/AIDS in Research and Policy
Persson, Anna; Sjöstedt, Martin (2010-03)According to research, HIV/AIDS is not a disease among others but displays a number of specific characteristics. To begin with, it is primarily a sexually transmitted disease and hence involves a large number of taboos ... -
Compliance dynamics in transboundary governance of natural resources
Linell, Amanda; Sjöstedt, Martin; Sundström, Aksel (2017-10)The extent to which resource users abide by rules is a fundamental question in the governance of conservation efforts, such as national parks, often challenged by poaching. While a large literature studies the factors ... -
Democracy and Economic Development
Povitkina, Maryna; Jagers, Sverker C.; Sjöstedt, Martin; Sundström, Aksel (2013-02)Is democracy favorable or adverse for the environment? While some studies find democracy to increase the likelihood of achieving sustainable development, others propose that democracy rather has negative effects on the ... -
Drought and Political Trust
Ahlerup, Pelle; Sundström, Aksel; Jagers, Sverker C; Sjöstedt, Martin (University of Gothenburg, 2023-04)Droughts can affect people’s political trust positively, through rallying effects, or negatively, through blame attribution. We examine how drought conditions affect political trust in the context of Africa. We link ... -
Drought and Trust
Ahlerup, Pelle; Sundström, Aksel; Jagers, Sverker C.; Sjöstedt, Martin (2023-04)Droughts can affect people’s political trust positively, through rallying effects, or negatively, through blame attribution. We examine how drought conditions affect political trust in the context of Africa. We link ... -
Governance through community policing: What makes citizens report poaching of wildlife to state officials?
Sjöstedt, Martin; Sundström, Aksel; C. Jagers, Sverker; Ntuli, Herbert (2021-03)Rulers of weak states face a predicament. They lack capacity to monitor crime and need citizens to partake in intelligence-sharing. Yet, agents of such authorities are seldom trusted, raising doubts about whether locals ... -
Governance through community policing: What makes citizens report poaching of wildlife to state officials?
Sjöstedt, Martin; Sundström, Aksel; Jagers, Sverker C.; Ntuli, Herbert (2021-03)Rulers of weak states face a predicament. They lack capacity to monitor crime and need citizens to partake in intelligence-sharing. Yet, agents of such authorities are seldom trusted, raising doubts about whether locals ... -
Government Structurs and Behavior Change in the Politics of HIV/AIDS
Persson, Anna; Sjöstedt, Martin (2008-06)During the past decades, the worldwide spread of the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) has created one of the deadliest epidemics in human history. Despite widely available bio-medical knowledge about how to prevent ... -
Paradise Islands? Island States and the Provision of Environmental Goods
Jagers, Sverker C.; Povitkina, Marina; Sjöstedt, Martin; Sundström, Aksel (2013-11)Island states have been shown to trump continental states on collective action-related outcomes, such as democracy and institutional quality. The argument tested in this article contends that the same logic might apply to ... -
Unbundling secure property rights
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Vulnerability of Small Island Development States. Does good governance help?
Sjöstedt, Martin; Povitkina, Marina (2015)Small island states have in recent decades been identified as particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change. Violent winds, floods, and draughts have had severe consequences for millions of people and ...