Background

I am a political scientist with a PhD from Åbo akademi University in Finland. My doctoral thesis (2008) was a global study of the factors that determine island autonomy. After that I have been working with political entrepreneurship, regional autonomy and network governance for floods and high flows in the rivers in northern Sweden.

I was the director of studies and head of the division of political science 2006-2011 and for the division of law 2008-2010. Since 2011 I am the head of the department of social sciences that today embrace the disciplines of criminology, gender studies, political science, and sociology.

Area of interest

Regional autonomy, political entrepreneurship and network governance.

Teaching and tutoring

I have taught political science at Mid Sweden University and Åbo akademi University and I have been the programme coordinator for Master In behavioral- and social sciences. I have also a Master of Education for the Upper Secondary School.

Publications

Articles in journals Chapters in books Collections (editor) Conference papers Doctoral theses, monographs Licentiate theses, monographs Reports

Articles in journals

Ackrén, M. & Olausson, P. M. (2008). Condition(s) for Island Autonomy. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, vol. 15: 2-3, pp. 227-258.

Chapters in books

Olausson, P. M. (2015). Regional autonomy and political entrepreneurship. In Entrepreneurship in the Polis : Understanding Political Entrepreneurship. Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate. pp. 119-132.

Collections (editor)

Olausson, P. (ed.) & Nyhlén, J. (ed.) (2013). Regioner, regionalism och entreprenörskap : Festskrift till Marie-Louise von Bergmann-Winberg. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet

Conference papers

Olausson, P. (2012). Riskhantering genom nätverk : De svenska älvgrupperna. .

Olausson, P. (2011). Regional Autonomy by Political Entrepreneurship : A Comparative Study of the Nordic Island Regions. .

Olausson, P. & Ackrén, M. (2006). Conditions for Island Autonomy : Statsvetarförbundets årsmöte. .

Olausson, P. (2005). Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Comparative Politics (NOPSA) : NOPSA Nordic Political Science Convention, Reykjavik. .

Olausson, P. (2004). Autonomy in North and South (ECPR) : ECPR Joint Session of Workshops Uppsala 2004. .

Olausson, P. (2003). Boolean Algebra and the European Island Regions : Nationella Metodseminariet 2003. .

Olausson, P. & Gadd, H. (2002). Att förstå och förklara hur begreppet autonomi används på mikro och makronivå (Svenska Statsvetarförbundets årsmöte). .

Olausson, P. (2001). Autonomous Island Regions in Europe (NOPSA) : 13:e nordiska statsvetarkongressen. NOPSA. Aalborg 15-17 augusti 2002.. .

Olausson, P. (2001). Autonomy and the European Island Regions (Islands of the World VII) : Presented at the Island of the World VII conferense at the University of Pronce Edward Island - Canada.. .

Doctoral theses, monographs

Olausson, P. (2007). Autonomy and islands : A global study of the factors that determine island autonomy. Dis. Åbo : Åbo Akademi University Press, 2007

Licentiate theses, monographs

Olausson, P. (2004). Islands and Autonomy : A Study of Factors that Constitute Autonomy for the European Island Regions. Lic. Åbo : Åbo akademi University Press, 2004

Reports

Ahlgren, M. , Nilsson, P. , Olausson, P. & Rylenius, K. (1995). Högertrafik och massturism : En betraktelse över folkomröstningar och deras betydelse. Östersund : Institutionen för turismvetenskap (Rapport / Mitthögskolan, Institutionen för turismvetenskap 1995:1)