Rate My Professor Martin Qvist

Qvist's research examines public sector reform, collaborative governance, and decision-making, focusing on the consequences of new governance forms for local actors and inter-organizational relations. His work spans refugee and integration policy, employment policy, environmental policy, and transport infrastructure planning. Key peer-reviewed publications include 'Meta-governance as partial organization' (2022, with Emma Ek Österberg) in Administrative Theory & Praxis; 'Political integration and the career opportunities of immigrants in political parties: Experiences from Swedish party organisations' (2021, with Maritta Soininen) in Migration Studies; 'Navigating the policy stream: Contested solutions and organizational strategies of policy entrepreneurship' (2020, with Livia Johannesson) in International Review of Public Policy; 'Public Sector Innovation as Governance Reform: A Comparative Analysis of Competitive and Collaborative Strategies in the Swedish Transport Sector' (2020, with Ek Österberg) in Administration & Society; 'Meta-Governance and Network Formation in Collaborative Spaces of Uncertainty: The Case of Swedish Refugee Integration Policy' (2017) in Public Administration; and 'Activation reform and inter-agency co-operation – Local consequences of mixed modes of governance in Sweden' (2016) in Social Policy & Administration. Qvist co-edited the book Megaprojektet Nya Karolinska Solna: Beslutsprocesserna bakom en sjukvårdsreform (2021) with Maria Grafström and Göran Sundström. Recent outputs include the report Hållbar upphandling av vård: Förutsättningar för miljöstyrning av privata utförare i Region Stockholm (2025, with Cristian Lagström and others) and a chapter 'De statliga myndigheternas roll i havsplaneringen' (2024). He is a SCORE Fellow and contributes to funded projects on strategic procurement.