Josef Hien

I am interested in the connection between politico-economic institutions, religion, ideologies, and cultures. After receiving my PhD from the European University Institute in Florence in 2012 I had post-doctoral positions at the Max Planck Institute for the study of societies in Cologne, the Collegio Carlo Alberto in Turin, the Wissenschaftszentrum in Berlin, the University of Milan and the University of Stockholm. Now I have found a home in the political science department of Mid Sweden University.

I am currently on leave from this university to pursue three research projects at the Institute for Futures Studies during five years: “Cultural Political Economy and Crisis in Europe” funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, ”Cultures of care: Why countries in Western Europe choose different actors to counter the care crisis” funded by Vetenskapsrådet and ”Dilemmas of democratic self-defense in European public broadcasting” also funded by Vetenskapsrådet. I was in the final selection for the RJ Pro Futura Scientia Fellowship at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies (Uppsala) nominated by the University of Goteborg in 2021.