Thomas Sedelius

Researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas_Sedelius

ORCID: 0000-0001-6594-5804 

Academic degrees and titles

Professor of Political Science, Dalarna University, 2018/04/01--

Associate Professor (docent) in Political Science, Dalarna University, 2012/06/01

PhD in Political Science, Örebro University, 2006/06/21

Master in Politics, Örebro University, 2000/10

Research areas: comparative politics, democratisation, political institutions, Central and Eastern Europe, presidentialism, parliamentarism, semi-presidentialism, presidents, prime ministers, political parties.

Teaching: comparative politics, thesis supervision, social science methods, international relations, democratization, and more. About 6000 hours of teaching at different courses and levels (2000--).

PhD-supervision: Jenny Åberg (main supervisor 2015-), Veronica De Majo (co-supervisor, 2011-), Eva Hämberg (main supervisor, PhD 2017), Erik Lundberg (co-supervisor, PhD 2014).

Grants and awards:

2015: East European Politics Prize 2013, (Best article award 2013)

2014: Swedish Research Council (VR): 5.7 MSEK, “Semi-Presidentialism and Governability in Transitional Regimes” (project leader, main applicant))

2012: Forte 2.9 MSEK, ”Social tillsyn i teori och praktik” (co-applicant)

2006: Swedish Research Council (VR): 3.4 MSEK “The Dynamics of Hybrid Regimes” (co-applicant)

Commission of trust 2010- : 

2017-2020: Member of the Dalarna University Board 

2010-14, 2017-: Head Representative [Ämnesföreträdare] of Political Science Department, DU 

2017-: Vice Research Director [bitr. forskningsledare] for the Research Profile Intercultural Studies (ISTUD), DU

2015-: Steering Committe Member of the ECPR SG on Presidential Politics

2014-15: Faculty Dean, DU

2012-14: Faculty vice Dean, DU  

• Demokratikontraktet: Samarbetsavtal mellan Falu kommun och Högskolan Dalarna om lokal demokratiutveckling
  01-10-2016
• Interreligious Council in Borlänge (ICIB)
  01-10-2016
• Semi-Presidentialism and Governability in Transitional Regimes
  01-01-2015
• Social services inspection in rhetoric ond practice
  08-12-2011

• Raunio, Tapio, Sedelius, Thomas. Semi-Presidential Policy-Making in Europe : Executive Coordination and Political Leadeship, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. Book.
• Raunio, Tapio, Sedelius, Thomas. Presidents and Cabinets : Coordinating Executive Leadership in Premier-Presidential Regimes, Political Studies Review, 2019. Article : refereed.
• Raunio, Tapio, Sedelius, Thomas. Institutions, Coordination, and Leadership, Part of: Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. Chapter of book.
• Raunio, Tapio, Sedelius, Thomas. The Semi-Presidential Cases in Comparative Context, Part of: Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. Chapter of book.
• Raunio, Tapio, Sedelius, Thomas. Formal Coordination Mechanisms, Part of: Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. Chapter of book.