Dr Oscar Berglund
BA, MSc, MSc, PhD
Expertise
Current positions
Senior Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy
School for Policy Studies
Contact
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Research interests
Climate Change Activism, Critical Political Economy, Social Movements, Civil Disobedience
I'm a critical political economist researching climate change activism. I try to find out how social movements seek to transform the political economy towards greater justice and sustainability. I'm interested in the use of specific protest tactics, mainly disruptive forms of protest. My research also covers state repression and criminalisation of protest around the world. More broadly, I'm interested in how people exercise political agency to address climate change. Earlier in my career, I focused on housing activism and anti-austerity movements.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
“From Anxiety to Insight to Action – How can we best support young people from diverse backgrounds to make their own response to the Climate and Ecological Emergency?”
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The research seeks to develop new knowledge about how young people can best respond to the CEE, and how artistic experiences can facilitate this. It will do this within a…Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/01/2020 to 31/07/2020
Thesis supervisions
Neoliberalism and community
Supervisors
Capitalism, finance & climate crisis
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
05/06/2023Disruptive Protest, Civil Disobedience & Direct Action
Politics
Just transition in the post-pandemic city
Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability
How effective are climate protests at swaying policy — and what could make a difference?
Nature
Taking risks and breaking new frontiers
Policy and Politics
Transformational Change through Public Policy
Policy and Politics