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Today, we gathered in the Department’s skybar to hear five inspiring mini-presentations showcasing these exciting new publications. The books span a wide range of timely and important topics, including: A comprehensive and user-friendly A–Z guide to key concepts and terms in the global effort to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, offering practical examples and insights into political an

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lets-celebrate-our-colleagues-remarkable-achievements-five-new-books-hot-press - 2026-05-29

Sweden’s feminist foreign policy (FFP), launched in 2014, positioned the country as a global leader on gender equality. But how has Sweden’s image changed since the policy was rescinded in 2022? In a new article published in Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, Ole Elgström and Malena Rosén Sundström explore how EU member state officials perceive Sweden’s role in promoting gender equality—during a

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/normative-leadership-weakened-elgstrom-rosen-sundstrom-fall-ffp - 2026-05-29

During the week, the appreciated negotiation and role-play was once again carried out within the course European Governance, a central part of the first semester of the Masters in European Affairs (MEA) programme at the Department of Political Science, Lund University. In this year's edition, master's students in roles such as heads of state or government, ministers, MEPs and EU commissioners gath

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/successful-eu-role-play-engaged-masters-students-lund - 2026-05-29

In a new article published in Cooperation and Conflict Roxanna Sjöstedt, together with Erik Noreen (Uppsala University), examines the dynamics of so-called pluralistic security communities in relation to the management of external threats. Focusing on the Nordic states in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic and the geopolitical tensions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the articles finds that

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/securitization-security-community-cooperation-and-conflict-nordic - 2026-05-29

Ted Svensson has co-authored a forum in Cooperation and Conflict which honors Jens Bartelson and critically discusses his contribution to the Nordic study of international relations during the past 30 years. Forum: On Jens/Becoming Bartelson - Halvard Leira, Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Maria Birnbaum, Peter Haldén, Ted Svensson, Oliver Kessler, 2025Jens Bartelson | Department of Political ScienceTed Sve

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ted-svensson-and-others-honour-jens-bartelson-cooperation-and-conflict - 2026-05-29

Fariborz Zelli organises an official side-event for Lund University at the UN Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil (10-21 November). The event focuses on unsung heroes of climate action: local and indigenous communities and the considerable neglect which their climate action, and the violence against them, have been receiving in UN climate negotiations.The event is an initiative of the Formas-funde

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/fariborz-zelli-organises-official-side-event-lund-university-un-climate-conference-belem - 2026-05-29

Agnese Pacciardi has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'Mobility as a Practice: Border Externalisation and Colonial Encounters at the Euro-Senegalese Borderlands'. Congratulations to Dr. Pacciardi! External reviewer: Associate Professor Joris Schapendonk, Radboud UniversitySupervisors:Annika Björkdahl, Lunds universitetAnders Uhlin, Lunds universitetSarah Scuzzarello, University of SussexM

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/agnese-pacciardi-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis - 2026-05-29

In a new article, published in Cooperation and Conflict, Ole Elgström and Malena Rosén Sundström investigate the development policies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and their changing roles and priorities from the start of Nordic aid programmes, though with a focus on developments and trends in the last 15 years. The Nordic countries have been described as generous front-runners in their d

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/nordics-and-development-assistance-still-leaders-less-exceptional - 2026-05-29

Johanna Mannergren and Annika Björkdahl have co-authored the article “Knowledge Production on Women’s Experiences of Conflict: A Critical Analysis of the WPS Agenda” for a special issue celebrating the 25th anniversary of the UN resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. The article explores The Women, Peace and Security agenda as a knowledge system, an episteme, that over a quarter century has

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/mannergren-bjorkdahl-critical-analysis-wps-agenda - 2026-05-29

Karin Aggestam, Annika Bergman Rosamond and Elsa Helding have authored the article “Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy and Digital Diplomacy” (in Swedish) in a special issue of the Norwegian Journal Internasjonal Politikk. Read the article here: https://tidsskriftet-ip.no/index.php/intpol/article/view/7218Read the special issue here: https://tidsskriftet-ip.no/index.php/intpolKarin Aggestam’s websit

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/swedens-feminist-foreign-policy-and-digital-diplomacy - 2026-05-29

Malte Breiding has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'European Sexual Dis/Integration: An Agonistic Paradox of Legitimacy in a Contested Union'. Congratulations to Dr. Breiding ! External reviewer: Professor Phillip Ayoub, University College LondonSupervisors:Ian Manners, SupervisorNiklas Altermark, Assistant supervisorMore information about the thesis is available in the Lund University R

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/malte-breiding-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2026-05-29

In a new guidance note published with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), an international think tank, Jakob Skovgaard together with Jonas Kuehl and Mario Cavolo of the IISD outline how governments can design credible plans to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. Despite sixteen years of international commitments, global fossil fuel subsidies have continued to grow and reac

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-guidance-note-designing-credible-fossil-fuel-subsidy-phase-out-plans - 2026-05-29

Isabel Bramsen has written the book Fredens logik - I verden og hverdagen (The Logic of Peace - In the World and Everyday Life) as well as two articles, ‘Conflictualisation: Theorising how relations, societies, and issues come to be formed by the logic of conflict’ and ‘The justice/participation paradox: Rebel-to-party provisions and the dual performativity of confession and political authority’.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bramsen-highly-topical-new-book-logic-peace-and-two-new-articles - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Within the framework of the ongoing collaboration between SASNET and the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, the latter hosted today an exciting round-table on the past, present and future challenges of American-Indian relations. The event, organized by SASNET affiliated researcher Henrik Chetan Aspengren, saw

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/roundtable-swedish-institute-international-affairs - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kristina Myrvold joins SASNET as an affiliated researcher which will broaden SASNET:s cooperation with other universities in Sweden. Kristina Myrvold earned her Ph.D. in History of Religions from Lund University and is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Linnaeus University with a focus on Indian religions and

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/kristina-myrvold-joins-sasnet-affiliated-researcher - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET is proud to announce that as of 2020 it will become a research-focused center in the Faculty of Social Sciences. This development testifies to growing importance of South Asian Studies at Lund University, and the confidence the university has in SASNET’s ability to create a strong research environment and netwo

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-will-become-research-focused-center-2020 - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Therese Boje Mortensen recently got accepted as an PhD student at the department of Human Rights at Lund University and now she joins SASNET as an affiliated researcher. Therese Boje Mortensen is a PhD student in Human Rights Studies at Lund University. She holds a BA in South Asian Studies from Copenhagen University,

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/therese-boje-mortensen-joins-sasnet-affiliated-researcher - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A scientific collaboration organised by the Department of Food Science, Copenhagen University in association with Danish Ministry of External Affairs, Danish Ministry of Food and Environment, Danish Embassy in India and Indian Embassy in Denmark. A scientific workshop was organised on 6th and 7th of September the Depa

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/report-indo-danish-workshop - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET in collaboration with MAVA invites you to a documentary screening and lecture held by the founder of the Indian organization MAVA (Men Against Violence and Abuse). MAVA is the first men's organization in India directly opposing gender-based violence against women. Spearheaded by Mr. Harish Sadani, MAVA has supp

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/screening-movie-boys-who-girls - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday October 9 at 11-13 Professor Ashok Swain i will give a talk on climate change and river disputes in South Asia at : LUMES Josephson - Room Maathai (3rd floor). Ashok Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, and the Director of Research School of I

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/talk-climate-change-and-river-disputes-south-asia - 2026-05-29