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Bo Persson is a Senior Associate Professor and Head of Division at Linköping University's Department of Management and Engineering, affiliated with the Political Science division and the Centre for Municipality Studies (CKS). His research focuses on local governance, intermunicipal collaboration, and the political economy of education and skill formation, emphasizing institutional frameworks and policy coordination in Sweden.
His teaching spans Swedish politics, public administration, policy analysis, and research methodology. He actively supervises doctoral and undergraduate students. Key research projects include analyzing municipal federations for education collaboration and the governance of vocational education, funded by CKS and Formas.
Recent publications examine skill formation in Gothenburg's city-region, intermunicipal cooperation dynamics, and policy responses during crises like the pandemic. His work highlights Sweden's decentralized governance challenges and institutional evolution in research and innovation systems.
- Awards: None explicitly noted.
- Grants: CKS (Educational Policy as a Tool in Regional Development), Formas (Inter-Municipal Collaboration).
Bo Persson is a key figure in CKS, contributing to evidence-based policy studies on regional development and municipal-industry partnerships. His research bridges local governance structures with broader national and European policy contexts.
