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Maria Owiredu is a Lecturer at Linnaeus University, where she specializes in Swedish party politics and political behavior with a focus on foreign policy. She is an active member of the Linnaeus University Research Group on Political Behavior, Opinion and Parties (LNU-POP) and contributes to the EU-funded project 'MANAGING POLITICAL EMOTIONS: ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL NEWS AND POLARIZATION ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING'. She successfully defended her doctoral thesis in May 2024, examining Swedish foreign policy discourse regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Her research explores the intersection of ideology, religion, and political behavior in Swedish foreign policy attitudes. Primary interests include:
- Domestic determinants of foreign policy
- Political polarization effects
- Conflict perception in Scandinavian contexts
- Survey-based political analysis
- Emotional dimensions of political news consumption
Her publications predominantly analyze Swedish political parties' approaches to the Israel-Palestine conflict, utilizing mixed methodologies to examine attitude formation, ideological influences, and survey-based behavioral patterns across multiple election cycles.
At Linnaeus University, she teaches and coordinates numerous political science courses including:
- Dictatorship (Course Manager)
- Representative Democracy
- Swedish Administration and Political Governance
- International Power, Security and Democracy
- Scientific Research Methodology (Course Manager)
- Sustainability and Multilevel Governance (Course Manager)
She also serves as amanuensis for the Higher General Seminar in Political Science, overseeing academic discussions and student research presentations.
