Newly awarded research grants

The Swedish Research Council

Research project grant within humanities and social sciences, September 2026

The Cost of Democracy. How political finance reforms affect democratic legitimacy
Amount: SEK 6 702 984.
Principal investigator: Monika Bauhr. 

Chaining the Leviathan: Child Monarchs, Regencies, Power-sharing, and their Consequences for Politics
Amount: SEK 4 851 000.
Principal investigator: Andrej Kokkonen.

Does Machine Voting Strengthen Electoral Integrity?
Amount: SEK 4 877 000.
Principal investigator: Valeriya Mechkova. 

European Research Council (ERC)

June 2026

ERC Advanced Grant: ERC project investigates the political consequences of disappearing occupations
Amount: €2.5 million (approximately SEK 28 million) over five years.
Researcher: Johannes Lindvall.