Malin Rönnblom

Malin Rönnblom is a Professor of Political Science at Karlstad University, Sweden, specializing in post-political governance, democracy theory, and critical policy analysis. She chairs the Swedish Research Council's Humanities and Social Sciences Committee and oversees the Master's Program in Political Science, teaching courses on political theory and democratic governance. Her research focuses on AI's impact on democracy, separatism, and gender equality policies across urban/rural contexts. Key projects include the WASP-HS-funded AI governance study and the FORMAS-funded project on separatist spaces.

• Key Research Areas: AI ethics, feminist urban theory, policy de-politicization, gender equality frameworks
• Teaching: Master's Program coordination, courses on political theory and democracy

Her work bridges critical political theory with applied policy analysis, addressing contemporary challenges like automated governance systems and digital technology's ethical dimensions. Recent studies explore TikTok/Telegram activism in authoritarian contexts and the politics of automated decision-making in public sectors.