Jessika Wide

Jessika Wide is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Umeå University, Sweden. Her research focuses on politics and administration in Swedish municipalities and regions, with specific emphasis on marketization in elderly care, local self-government, crimes against elected representatives, and gender equality in political representation. She is also recognized as a Qualified Teacher and holds the ORCID ID 0000-0003-3536-8318.

• Research Areas
  • Marketization processes in Swedish elderly care
  • Legal and institutional responses to violence against politicians
  • National healthcare agreements and municipal autonomy
  • Gender quotas in political candidate selection
• Teaching
  • Public administration courses in International Crisis and Conflict Management, Healthcare Administration, and Social Work programs
• Grants and Projects
  • Financed by Forte (elderly care marketization)
  • Crime Victim Fund (research on crimes against elected officials)
  • MUCF (pensioners' organizations in elderly care)
• Publications
  • Recent work on national healthcare agreements and municipal governance
  • Studies on gender equality in municipal boards and political representation