Annual Conference and Swedish elections

Dear Scandinavian Politics Specialist Group Subscriber,

 

1.      A date for your diary:

 

Political Studies Association - 61^st Annual Conference

Transforming Politics: New Synergies

19-21 April 2011, London

Graduate Conference & Workshops 18 April 2011

 

We, the Scandinavian Politics Specialist Group, are planning to put proposals in for panel as well as a workshop at the conference. Please include a title of your proposed paper as this will provide us with an indication of subject areas and enable us to group research papers with similar ‘topics’. We have received a good response to the earlier email about the Annual Conference so this is just a reminder for those of you who have been thinking about participating but have yet to reply. We ask that you by return email show your interest in participating in a panel and/or a workshop on Scandinavian politics.

 

2.      Swedish elections:

 

Today, 19 September 2010, the elections to the Riksdag, County Council and Local Councils are taking place in Sweden. If you want to read more about this in the Swedish press (in Swedish), international press (in English) or follow the result of the election – voting starts tonight when the polling stations close you can do this on the following links:

 

Swedish media:

DN http://www.dn.se/nyheter/valet2010/

SvD http://www.svd.se/nyheter/politik/valet2010/

Sveriges Radio http://sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=3615&grupp=9635

SVT http://svt.se/val?lid=menu&lpos=3

 

Swedish Election Authority’s website http://www.val.se/in_english/index.html

 

International media:

BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11360495

The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/09/19/world/international-us-sweden-election.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

France 24 http://www.france24.com/en/20100919-swedes-vote-tight-parliamentary-elections-far-right-sweden-democrats-reinfeldt

Reuters UK http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE68I0IP20100919

Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/0918/1224279168129.html

ABC News International http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=11670290

Berlingske Tidene http://www.berlingske.dk/verden/kaos-truer-sverige-efter-valg

Politiken http://politiken.dk/udland/1063220/i-dag-skriver-sverige-historie/

Hufvudstadsbladet  http://www.hbl.fi/text/utrikes/2010/9/17/w51990.php

Aftenposten http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/article3817803.ece

 

 

Best wishes,

Malin & Lee

 

 

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Malin Stegmann McCallion                                      Dr Malin Stegmann McCallion
Fil Dr, Universitetslektor                                           Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor 
Statsvetenskap                                                             Political Science
Karlstads universitet                                                   Karlstad University
Universitetsgatan 2                                                     Universitetsgatan 2
651 88 Karlstad                                                              651 88 Karlstad
                                                                                            Sweden

E-post: malin.stegmann-mccallion@kau.se      Email: malin.stegmann-mccallion@kau.se
Tel: 054 – 700 1205                                                       Telephone: +46 (0)54 700 1205