New paper out in transfer, part of an upcoming special issue! "The relationship between industrial relations institutions and public support for environmental protection: a comparative European analysis" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The relationship between industrial relations institutions and public support for environmental protection: a comparative European analysis - Josef Ringqvist, 2026

This article is a contribution to debates on the role of trade unions and industrial relations institutions in boosting popular support for a greener economy. B...

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Skriver idag i @arbetet.bsky.social med @josefringqvist.bsky.social: Tankesmedjan Arena Idé visar i en ny rapport att fackliga medlemmar oftare sätter miljön före tillväxt och jobb än andra löntagare. Det är hög tid för facken att växla upp klimatengagemanget. arbetet.se/2026/01/08/f...

”Facken måste ta täten i klimat­politiken”

Medlemmarna sätter ofta miljön före jobben, skriver German Bender och Josef Ringqvist från Arena Idé.

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Fackanslutna arbetare bryr sig inte bara mer om sin arbetsmiljö – utan mer om miljön i stort, visar en ny rapport från Arena Idé. Nu siktar facken, civilsamhället och forskningen mot samma mål – att göra klimatpolitiken ”folklig”. www.flamman.se/facken-vill-...

Facken vill se klimatpolitik för folket

Facken vill se en klimatpolitik för folket

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Just got an academic paper published in the esteemed British Journal of Industrial Relations. I critically assess the influential hypothesis of a neoliberal trend in IR systems, and find that it is not convincing in the Swedish case. Open source! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Challenging the Hypothesis of Neoliberal Convergence in Industrial Relations: The Swedish Conundrum

This paper investigates the hypothesis of neoliberal convergence in Swedish industrial relations, focusing on whether Sweden has shifted towards more liberalized economic models in the past three dec....

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Cold Stream https://www.wikiart.org/en/cy-twombly/cold-stream

Trade with less developed countries reduces unionization in rich democracies. Global value chains lead to union decline even in countries with the most union-friendly institutions journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Global Value Chains and Union Decline in Rich Democracies - Matthew C. Mahutga, Manjing Gao, Roshan K. Pandian, 2025

This article reassesses the classic thesis linking the globalization of production to union decline. Our argument is three-fold. First, prior literature does no...

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Call me sour, but EVERY mention of this "victory" should acknowledge that it's funded entirely by the profits of ongoing fossil-fuel production. Since the IEA said "no more new oil and gas fields if we are to hit net zero by 2050" in 2021, Norway has issued >150 new production licenses.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 2y ago

Norway looks like it's going to hit its goal: 100% of new cars sold in 2025 onward will be electric. In 2024, it was 88%. (Somebody should really tell them that EVs don't work in cold weather!)

Happy new year everyone! Miracles can happen!

Uselt beslut av Sveriges Radio och P2:s kanalchef @piakalischer.bsky.social. Varför lägga ned Lokko i P2 - det enda riktigt sökande, utmanande och kulturellt intressanta programmet på Sveriges Radio?

The great Swedish sociologist, Walter Korpi, has passed away. His power resource theory has received a much deserved revival in recent years

Kjell Rautio@kjellrautio.bsky.social · 2y ago

En av mina samhällsvetenskapliga idoler, Walter Korpi, har lämnat oss. Vila i frid Walter. ♥️🌹 demokraatti.fi/walter-korpi...

New paper in Work, Employment and Society: Integrating Collective Voice within Job Demands–Resources Theory journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Integrating Collective Voice within Job Demands–Resources Theory - Josef Ringqvist, 2024

Drawing on insights from the sociology of work, this article contributes to job demands–resources (JD-R) theory by arguing that collective employee voice should...

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When workers unionize: Trade union effects on management-worker conflict and attitudes towards immediate interests versus broader political agendas: urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...

This research shows that rich countries are responsible for massive deforestation embodied in their consumption. On a per capita basis, Canada is responsible for 15x more deforestation than China, the USA is responsible for 40x more deforestation than India, etc. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Interesting new study: 'Immigrants and trade union membership: Does integration into society and workplace play a moderating role?' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....