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Lisa Pelling

Lisa Pelling

Uppsala

Dr Lisa Pelling is a political scientist and head of the Stockholm-based think tank Arena Idé. She regularly contributes to the daily digital newspaper Dagens Arena and has a background as a political adviser and speechwriter at the Swedish foreign ministry.

Articles

Economy and ecology | 08.07.2024

Snow delay and economic decay

Fighting climate change requires a redistribution of resources from rich to poor. Save your moral indignation — pay your taxes instead

Economy and ecology | 07.05.2024

The price of progress?

Mining essential resources for the green transition may be key to our pursuit of a sustainable future — but not at the expense of local communities

Economy and ecology | 09.04.2024

Saving the planet means saving the world

Sustainability – a restraint from over-consumption – anything but the greedy capitalism that characterises the world economy is the answer

Economy and ecology | 04.10.2023

Sweden’s climate policy is off the rails

The list of Sweden’s recent climate setbacks is long. This should serve as a wake-up call for other countries where the radical-right is seeking power

Work and digitalisation | 08.05.2023

Elevating the Cinderellas of social care

In the wake of the pandemic, trade unions managed to improve the working conditions of care workers. Still, welfare privatisation remains an issue

Democracy and society | 11.04.2023

The myth of meritocracy and the populist threat

Liberals love the idea of meritocracy. But while it promises equality of opportunity, it cannot create equality of condition

Democracy and society | 16.01.2023

Nicaragua: from liberation to a new dictatorship

The Sandinista rebels, headed by Daniel Ortega, toppled what should be the last dictator. But now, the supposed hero became the tyrant

Democracy and society | 28.10.2022

Government by finger-pointing

Sweden’s new repressive policies targeting non-ethnic Swedes won't improve integration. If anything, they will increase polarisation

Democracy and society | 19.07.2022

Paving the way for radicalised violence

After a far-right attacker killed a woman at a festival in Sweden, the centre-right should rethink their legitimising of the Sweden Democrats

Democracy and society | 07.06.2022

Sweden’s schools: Milton Friedman’s wet dream

The ideology of ‘freedom of choice’ drove privatisation in Sweden’s education sector — and led to a vicious circle of inequality and underperformance

Democracy and society | 17.03.2022

How to welcome Ukrainian refugees

Europe is experiencing its largest refugee movement since World War II. We should heed the lessons of Sweden’s experience with integration

Work and digitalisation | 03.05.2021

Our care workers deserve more than just applause

Across Europe, care workers have been on the frontline of the fight against Covid-19. Now, their demands should guide the post-pandemic recovery

Migration and the European left | 25.07.2017

Why the left should be open to open borders

Unless we strive towards openness, nationalism will eat our societies from the inside