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Since February, Professor Glyn Williams has been working with us. We were curious about who Glyn is and what his research is about, so we decided to ask him a few questions to get to know him a little better. Hi, Glyn! And welcome to Lund University. Which university did you recently come from?– Thank you! I came from University of Sheffield, where I worked from 2006, having previously held posts
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-glyn-williams - 2026-07-15
As part of the FORMAS-funded research project "Fair Gold? Institutionalising Labour and Environmental Standards Along the Certified Gold Supply Chain" led by researcher Muriel Côte, a seminar was recently organised at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in collaboration with several partner institutions. The seminar brought together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and small-scale g
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/we-felt-seen-gold-miners-researchers-and-policymakers-found-common-ground-paris - 2026-07-15
The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. The main focus will be on AI research and other areas in which the University has a strategic focus. A total of 15 assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) will be recruited to all faculties at Lund University. Eight of the positions have a specific focus on AI rese
Two new positions at KEG! Senior Lecturer in Human EcologyRead about the position hereDoctoral student in Economic GeographyRead about the position here
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/become-our-new-colleague - 2026-07-15
Three researchers from the University have been granted, and human geographer Johan Miörner is one of them. The three projects are receiving a total of SEK 50 million in funding from the ERC. Johan Miörners project is titled Socio-technical modularity and the decentralization of infrastructure.What is your research project about?”The project is about decentralised and modular infrastructure soluti
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/researcher-department-awarded-erc-starting-grants - 2026-07-15
We want to congratulate Alvaro von Borries, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis with the title "Structures and Dynamics of Low-income Work in Sweden: A Geographical Inquiry." We took the opportunity to ask Alvaro a few questions about his thesis. What is your dissertation about?- My dissertation examines the geography of low-income work in Sweden between 1990 and 2020, with a focus on re
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/alvaro-von-borries-sucessfully-defended-his-thesis-economic-geography - 2026-07-15
Neurodivergent individuals risk being overlooked as new technologies and work practices emerge in the green transition. In an article in The Conversation, researcher Martina Angela Caretta, PhD, who conducted research during Northvolt's early establishment and personnel recruitment, reminds us that fairness and inclusion must be built into sustainability efforts, not added afterwards.Link to the a
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/green-transition-must-leave-no-one-behind - 2026-07-15
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https://www.cgbkansli.lu.se/artikel/ny-webbplats-cgb-kansli - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It may seem as if senior lecturer Patrik Olsson is only doing one of two things this semester: lecturing, or sitting deep under thousands of pages of take-home exams, reading and grading. It turns out he is not. In the end of November, senior lecturer Patrik Olsson went on a digital tour covering half the planet withi
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/patrik-olsson-globetrots-peru-uzbekistan-five-days-global-conference-tour - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In early December 2020, the Sociology of Law Department confirmed that a new leadership had been elected. Matthias Baier, the Head of Department at the time, had declined to run for re-election. Instead, the staff elected Isabel Schoultz. After eleven years as director and Head of Department at the Sociology of Law De
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/new-head-sociology-law-department - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the end of last summer, Amin Parsa and Niklas Selberg interviewed Professor Adelle Blackett about her teaching and research on decolonization of labour law and legal education. The conversation was recently made public. On 31 August 2020, the Sociology of Law Department’s Postdoc Amin Parsa, and Niklas Selberg, lec
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/decolonizing-labour-law-conversation-professor-adelle-blackett - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Universities all over the world have closed their campuses and turned to digital teaching solutions. Even though students are stuck at home, the new environment may have advantages over the conventional academic setting. Martin Joormann, Postdoc at the Sociology of Law Department, represents Lund University in Virtual
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/will-travel-bans-lead-more-internationalized-classrooms - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. High income and education level, and being married are beneficial if you end up unable to pay your mortgages. In a quantitative study published in the Journal of Consumer Policy, doctoral candidate in sociology of law Mikael Lundholm found that “higher socio-economic status is positively correlated with greater potent
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Increasing digitalisation and computerisation can lead to socio-legal governance problems and a dominating artificial intelligence. The Research Handbook on the Sociology of Law is here. Thirty-five authors have contributed to the book’s 30 chapters, covering historical, theoretical and methodological aspects of the s
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/we-need-sociology-algorithms - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Associate Professor Rustam Urinboyev spent more than five years studying the experiences and life stories of Uzbek migrant workers in Moscow. In the book Migration and Hybrid Political Regimes: Navigating the Legal Landscape in Russia, he reveals how migrants navigate an ever-changing migration system pervaded by corr
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/imagination-and-creative-navigation-simplifies-life-central-asian-migrants-russia - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For 13 years, Sociology of Law Professor Per Wickenberg ran a training programme implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in schools and education in 16 countries around the world. The effort enrolled more than 500 people from 29 countries, who initiated hundreds of local projects to better the lives
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/looking-back-and-forward-furthering-rights-children - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Unfamiliarity with the local language and regulations make immigrants vulnerable to over-indebtedness. The condition puts them at risk of social and financial exclusion, which negatively affects their integration in the host country. Indebtedness among European households rose considerably during the economic crisis o
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/how-economic-insecurity-hinders-integration-immigrants - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Friday, May 7, Ph.D. student Peter Bergwall at the Sociology of Law Department successfully defended his doctoral thesis “Exploring paths of justice in the digital healthcare”. Since 2016, Peter Bergwall has studied healthcare services provided via smartphone apps. During the span of his Ph.D., online doctors in Sw
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/peter-bergwall-now-doctor-sociology-law - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The distinguished socio-legal scholar Thomas Mathiesen died on Saturday, May 29. He was 87 years old. Thomas Mathiesen received his doctorate from the University of Oslo in 1965 with the dissertation The Defenses of the Weak, which examined the Norwegian prison service. Three years later, he founded the Norwegian Asso
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/honorary-doctor-faculty-social-sciences-has-passed-away - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish healthcare is supposed to be guided by a principle of need, treating the most urgent cases first. Political reforms in recent decades have also introduced freedom of choice as a guiding principle. The rise of online doctor services on the healthcare market has made it clear that the two principles clash, sugge
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/online-doctors-expose-deficiencies-swedish-healthcare-system - 2026-07-15
