Måns Robert Lundstedt is a PhD candidate in political science and sociology. His current research studies local processes of collective action in Sweden within the context of the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015 and 2016. His research specifically inquires into trajectories of collective action against the accommodation of refugees.

Måns holds a Master’s degree in sociology from Lund University. His MA thesis analyzed the history of the local radical left wing activism scene in a town in Northern Sweden. As research assistant and independent researcher, he has also contributed to studies of radical left wing activism in Sweden and the Baltic region, policy entrepreneurs in international organizations, and urban grassroots mobilization in Poland.

Research interests: social movements, local activism, repertoires of action, Contentious politics, and political violence