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Ultima Ratio: Svenska konfliktregler i ett internationellt perspektiv

Abstract

Lindberg, H. M., Karlson, N., & Grönbäck, J. (2015). Ultima Ratio: Svenska konfliktregler i ett internationellt perspektiv. Uppsala: Iustus Förlag.

Konfliktregelerna hör till arbetsmarknadens viktigaste spelregler. Samtidigt som dessa regler formar partsrelationer och kollektivavtalssystem är de inbäddade i ländernas politiska och historiska sammanhang. Hur skiljer sig då de svenska konfliktreglerna från dem i våra viktigaste konkurrentländer? Finns lärdomar för Sverige?

I boken jämförs konfliktreglernas utformning, tillämpning och förändring i Danmark, Norge, Finland, Tyskland, Nederländerna, Storbritannien och Sverige. Titeln, ultima ratio, syftar på en princip som innebär att alla andra rimliga åtgärder ska prövas innan man tillgriper stridsmedel. Ultima ratio, proportionalitet och fair play är exempel på rättsprinciper som innebär ett slags överdriftsförbud. De finns i olika former i de undersökta länderna, men har ännu begränsat genomslag i svensk rätt.

Ett viktigt drag är Europarättens växande betydelse. I vissa fall har den, som i Lavalmålet, begränsat konflikträtten, i andra fall vidgat den. Här redovisas också den spänning som finns mellan internationella och nationella rättsordningar, vilket i sin tur accentueras av globaliseringen.

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Insider activism in the forest industry: An emerging phenomenon?

Grafström, J., & Karlson, N.

Publication year

2026

Published in

Forest Policy and Economics, 185, 103732

Abstract

Insider activism refers to situations where public officials use administrative discretion to advance personal or ideological preferences. Although the concept has received increasing attention in organizational and political science research, empirical evidence remains limited. This research note examines whether insider activism may influence regulatory practice in the Swedish forestry sector and how perceived enforcement uncertainty affects forest owners’ behavior. A survey of forest owner representatives in southern Sweden indicates low trust in regulatory objectivity and weak perceptions of legal security. Many respondents report experiences of officials acting beyond their formal mandate. The findings suggest that perceived activism-driven uncertainty encourages defensive strategies among forest owners, including early harvesting and reduced willingness to report environmental values.

Working paper

Working Paper No. 383 Insider activism in the forest industry: An empirical public choice analysis

Jonas Grafström & Nils Karlson
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Publication year

2025

Published in

Ratio Working Paper Series

Abstract

Insider activism—where bureaucrats use discretionary power to advance own ideological goals—has significant implications for regulatory stability and property rights security. Using the Swedish forestry industry as a case study, the purpose of this study is to investigate if insider activism affects the Swedish forestry sector and how such possible regulatory uncertainty influences economic decision-making. Assembled survey data suggest that forest owners perceive regulatory enforcement as unpredictable, leading to defensive actions such as premature harvesting to preempt restrictive future regulations. To explain these patterns, we apply public choice theory and a game-theoretic approach, demonstrating how bureaucratic drift, regulatory ratcheting, and time-inconsistency problems contribute to persistent distortions in forestry policies. Policy wise, the findings emphasize the need for judicial review, regulatory impact assessments, and clearer legislative mandates to reduce enforcement uncertainty and improve institutional trust. This research advances discussions on bureaucratic incentives, regulatory capture, and legal certainty in environmental policy.

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Reviving Classical Liberalism Against Populism

Karlson, N. (2024). Reviving Classical Liberalism Against Populism. Palgrave Macmillan Cham.

Publication year

2024

Published in

Palgrave Macmillan Cham.

Abstract

How can we fight back against the populist threat to liberty, free markets, and the open society?

This open access book by Nils Karlson explores the strategies used by left- and right-wing populists to make populism intelligible, recognizable, and contestable. Karlson argues that to fight back requires the revival of liberalism itself by defending and developing the liberal institutions, the liberal spirit, liberal narratives, and liberal statecraft. The book presents a synthesized explanatory model for how populists promote autocratization through the deliberate polarization of society and traces the ideational roots of the core populist ideas that form a collectivistic identity politics. Written within the tradition of political theory and institutional economics, this book uses a wide variety of sources, including results and analyses from social psychology, ethics, law, and history.

The book is open source and can be downloaded through the link below.

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Boken riktar sig såväl till studerande på universitet och högskolor som till praktiker och parter som vill få kunskap om konfliktreglernas utformning.

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2015
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