Jonas Linde

Institution/Department: Department of Political Science
Previous studies: Örebro University; Uppsala University
Thesis: Doubting Democrats? A Comparative Analysis of Support for ­Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
Research areas: Comparative politics, Political regimes, Post-communist ­political development, Corruption, Political attitudes
Current research: My research at the Quality of Government Institute has so far come to focus on corruption in post-communist countries. More ­specifically, it deals with quantitative analyses of the relationship between levels of ­democracy and control of corruption. I am also involved in a research project on “semi-authoritarian” or “hybrid” regimes, i.e. political regimes that ­combine formal democratic and non-democratic characteristics, where ­formally ­democratic institutions, such as multiparty electoral competition, mask the ­reality of authoritarian domination. The project aims at analysing the dynamics of this type of regime that has grown substantially in number since the end of the Cold War. The project is funded by the Swedish Research Council and ­includes researchers from University of Gothenburg, Södertörn University College and Örebro University.

E-mail address: jonas.linde@pol.gu.se
http://www.pol.gu.se/personal/jonaslinde