Current research projects The Center for Municipality Governance runs several ongoing research projects, both independently and in collaboration with other institutions. Below is a selection of our current work. Public rankings Research by Professor Kalle Kraus, Professor Wai Fong Chua and Associate Professor Johan Graaf. Although rankings are ubiquitous, we know little of their making. This limits our understanding of their... Governance and Ownership Processes in Municipal Corporations Research by Professor Timur Uman, Associate Professor Elin Smith and Professor Sven-Olof Collin. Board behavior in municipal corporation remains to be understudied and there is a limited knowledge on... Municipal Governance, Accountability and Democratisation (MCAD) Research by Professor Timur Uman. The MCAD project, financed by the Swedish Institute (Svenska Institutet), aims to strengthen democratic governance and accountability in Konotop Municipality,... Good Governance and Accountability in Public Administration (GAAP) Research by Professor Timur Uman. Financed by the Swedish Institute, the GAAP project aims to strengthen democratic institutions and public administration in Ukraine by equipping civil servants in the... Management Control in Municipal Corporations Management Control in Municipal Corporations. Project led by PhD Joshua Maine. Role(s) and identities of accountants and financial communication PhD project on the process of the construction of the role(s) and identity of CFOs within the public sector and how they may enact these. Written by PhD student Isabella Nordlund. Implementation of market oriented solutions in public sector arenas. PhD project on management accounting practices in the public sector services. More specifically on the use of performance measures of various kinds, especially in public sector areas which has... Welfare crime and the role of municipalities Ongoing project with PhD Cecilia Fredriksson, PhD Emanuel Wittberg, Professor Kalle Kraus and Professor Martin Carlsson-Wall. Digitalisation PhD project on accounting and digitalisation. PhD student Oliver Lindqvist Parbratt. Publications Academic Articles and Books Research Reports
Public rankings Research by Professor Kalle Kraus, Professor Wai Fong Chua and Associate Professor Johan Graaf. Although rankings are ubiquitous, we know little of their making. This limits our understanding of their...
Governance and Ownership Processes in Municipal Corporations Research by Professor Timur Uman, Associate Professor Elin Smith and Professor Sven-Olof Collin. Board behavior in municipal corporation remains to be understudied and there is a limited knowledge on...
Municipal Governance, Accountability and Democratisation (MCAD) Research by Professor Timur Uman. The MCAD project, financed by the Swedish Institute (Svenska Institutet), aims to strengthen democratic governance and accountability in Konotop Municipality,...
Good Governance and Accountability in Public Administration (GAAP) Research by Professor Timur Uman. Financed by the Swedish Institute, the GAAP project aims to strengthen democratic institutions and public administration in Ukraine by equipping civil servants in the...
Management Control in Municipal Corporations Management Control in Municipal Corporations. Project led by PhD Joshua Maine.
Role(s) and identities of accountants and financial communication PhD project on the process of the construction of the role(s) and identity of CFOs within the public sector and how they may enact these. Written by PhD student Isabella Nordlund.
Implementation of market oriented solutions in public sector arenas. PhD project on management accounting practices in the public sector services. More specifically on the use of performance measures of various kinds, especially in public sector areas which has...
Welfare crime and the role of municipalities Ongoing project with PhD Cecilia Fredriksson, PhD Emanuel Wittberg, Professor Kalle Kraus and Professor Martin Carlsson-Wall.
