Johan Sandén

Johan Sandén is a Researcher at the School of Public Administration, University of Gothenburg. He holds a PhD in Public Management and Organization, Master of Public Policy, and BSc in Political Science. His primary research focuses on administrative burdens in public systems, digitalization impacts, and street-level bureaucracy theories.

Current projects include leading the 'Self-administered rehabilitation' initiative (funded by Afa Försäkring), examining administrative burdens in work capability assessments. Previous doctoral work (2021) explored digitalization's effects on teachers' work through qualitative interviews. His research interests span mediatization, administrative structures, and the built environment's role in public administration.

His publications include studies on administrative challenges in social insurance systems, with theoretical contributions to understanding bureaucratic interactions at service delivery points.