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Karin Bäckstrand is a Professor in Environmental Social Science at the Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, and a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Future Studies. She is currently a Visiting Professor at the Grantham Research Institute on Environment and Climate Change, London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research focuses on global environmental politics, EU climate politics, democratic legitimacy in global governance, public-private partnerships under the 2030 Agenda, and the roles of state and non-state actors in climate governance.
- Director, Environmental Policy, Politics and Learning (EPPLE) research group
- Director, Earth System Governance research center at Stockholm University
- Coordinator, EPPLE Seminar
- Coordinated multiple research projects funded by Formas, Swedish Research Council, Riksbanken Jubileumsfond, Mistra, Wennergren Foundation, and Horizon.
Her work emphasizes the interplay between democratic practices and sustainability transformations, with a focus on institutional accountability, legitimacy, and the effectiveness of global governance frameworks. She has contributed to debates on ecological modernization, green governmentality, and civic environmentalism in international climate policy.
Bäckstrand has held visiting researcher positions at MIT, University of Oxford, and London School of Economics. She is a member of the National Committee of Global Environmental Change at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and serves on the Environmental Council at Stockholm University.
