Charlotta Söderberg

Charlotta Söderberg is an Associate Professor in Political Science at Luleå University of Technology's Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Umeå University (2011) and currently coordinates the Centre for the Arctic and Antarctic (CAA) at LTU while serving in a leading role within the Secretariat of The Arctic Six (2023-2025).

Her research expertise spans environmental policy integration, multi-level governance, policy learning, and institutional analysis, with empirical focus on energy, climate, and water policy. Söderberg has extensive experience in both political science-based and multidisciplinary research projects, regularly participating in Swedish and international conferences.

Her recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory focusing on Arctic governance, energy transitions in northern communities, and multi-level environmental policy challenges. The research shows increasing emphasis on practical governance solutions for climate adaptation in northern regions, with particular attention to municipal leadership and cross-border policy coordination in the Arctic context.

Dr. Söderberg currently leads several major research initiatives including

• Managing a Moving Resource: Opportunities for, and Obstacles to, Collective Action in Swedish Wild Boar Management (SEPA 2021-2024)
• Measuring Urban Sustainability in Transition (MUST) (US NSF 2021-2026)
• Community Appropriate Sustainable Energy Security (CASES) (SSHRC 2019-2026)

Her previous projects include significant contributions to Nordic coastal ecosystems assessment and European climate change policy analysis.

She is actively engaged in research networks focused on Arctic policy development and serves as a key contributor to international environmental governance discussions through her leadership roles at LTU.