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Kerstin Jacobsson

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Kerstin Jacobsson
Born1966
NationalitySwedish
EducationPh.D.
Alma materUppsala University
Known forPolitical sociology, Democracy, Active labour market policies, Social movements, European Union
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsUniversity of Gothenburg
Thesis (1997)

Kerstin Jacobsson is a Swedish political sociologist conducting research on democracy issues, the European Union, active labour market policies and social movements. She is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Work Science at the University of Gothenburg.

Education and career

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Jacobsson obtained her PhD in sociology in 1997 from Uppsala University in Sweden, writing her thesis on democracy in the European Union.[1]

Scientific research

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As a political sociologist, Jacobsson has conducted research on Europeanization and the European Union, with one focus on democracy and another focus on employability and labor market policies. She has also studied social movements, primarily in Sweden and Eastern Europe, including animal rights activists and women's organizations.[2]

Selected publications

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Books

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  • Jacobsson K, Lindblom J. Animal rights activism: A moral-sociological perspective on social movements. Amsterdam University Press, 2016.

Edited books

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  • Jacobsson K, editor. Urban grassroots movements in Central and Eastern Europe. Farnham: Ashgate, 2015.
  • Jacobsson K, Korolczuk E, editors. Civil society revisited: Lessons from Poland. Berghahn Books, 2017.

Scientific articles

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References

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  1. ^ Kerstin Jacobsson, Så gott som demokrati: Om demokratifrågan i EU-debatten, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 1997.
  2. ^ University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science, Kerstin Jacobsson
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