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Queer asylum seekers to the EU must conform to fixed notions of gender and sexuality for migration authorities to believe them. In a recent study, Sophia Zisakou exposes the migration authorities' biased expectations of LGBTQI asylum seekers within the European asylum process. Persons facing persecution, discrimination, or violence based on their sexual orientation or gender identity have grounds

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/queerness-mechanism-creating-europes-borders - 2026-09-15

During the winter break, we received the tragic news that Karl Dahlstrand passed away unexpectedly. Karl studied law and criminology at Stockholm University and graduated in sociology of law at Lund University in 2007. He defended his doctoral thesis at the Sociology of Law in 2012. His dissertation "Kränkning och upprättelse: En rättssociologisk studie av kränkningsersättning till brottsoffer" re

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/our-friend-and-colleague-karl-dahlstrand-has-passed-away - 2026-09-15

The Research Panorama Day is an annual relay seminar presenting ongoing research at the Sociology of Law Department for new students. It is an opportunity for students to get an overview of the production of science at their current department and deepen their understanding of the subject. The 2024 iteration of the Research Panorama Day featured presentations of several new research projects. One

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/new-projects-presented-sociology-law-departments-research-panorama-day - 2026-09-15

When 2023 became 2024, Anna Lundberg took over as Head of The Sociology of Law Department. Here she talks about her first months in the position and future challenges. Former Head of Department Isabel Schoultz leads a time-sensitive research project examining strategies between prosecutors, lawyers, and counsels for the injured party in the trial against Orrön (formerly Lundin Energy, among others

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/anna-lundberg-new-head-department - 2026-09-15

The Bachelor's Programme in Criminology and the Sociology of Law Basic Course Online were among Lund University's most applied-for programmes and courses for the autumn semester of 2024. With 3,273 applications, the Bachelor's programme in Criminology had the most applicants of all the country's criminology programmes and courses for the seventh year running. The programme was the fifth most popul

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/departments-bachelors-programme-and-online-course-among-most-popular-lund-university - 2026-09-15

Cansu Bostan received the Oscar II Stipend, an annual award for the best doctoral thesis at each of Lund University's faculties defended during the previous two years. Bostan defended her thesis, Games of Justice: Ethnographic Inquiries on Space, Subjectivity and Law in Northern Kurdistan, in June 2022. She had spent five years studying ethnographically the changing formations of law within the Tu

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/doctoral-thesis-sociology-law-awarded-facultys-best - 2026-09-15

Lund University recently decided to allocate €4 million to promote international impact. The Faculty of Social Sciences receives €590 000, part of which goes to the Sociology of Law Department. The department receives €44 600 (SEK 520,000) for two internationalising initiatives. A grant of €12 000 goes to organising an international workshop at the end of November on de-colonialism. A further €32

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/sociology-law-department-receives-half-million-sek-strengthen-international-impact - 2026-09-15

NordForsk, an organisation under the Nordic Council of Ministers that funds cooperative research between researchers in the Nordics, awarded Ida Nafstad the equivalent of €324,000 as part of a larger research grant. Her research group intends to promote democratic engagement participation among marginalised groups in environmental policy-making. Transitional Environmental Justice (EnJUSTICE) is a

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/research-strives-amplify-marginalized-voices-nordic-baltic-green-transition - 2026-09-15

The Sociology of Law Department received four positive answers for funding requests this month. The Crafoord Foundation funds Anna Lundberg's ”Public employees’ mobilization against the Informers Act” project with 500,000 SEK. Information about the research will be available later this year.They also granted Jannice Käll 200,000 SEK for the organisation of Critical Legal Conference 2024: Speculati

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/several-successful-grant-applications-june - 2026-09-15

On Friday, September 13, Oscar Björkenfeldt successfully defended his thesis, "Online Harassment Against Journalists: A Socio-Legal and Working-Life Study of the Challenges and Impacts in Swedish Journalism". By integrating sociology of law and work-life science, Oscar Björkenfeldt developed insights into how online harassment targeting journalists influences journalistic practices.Björkenfeldt us

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/oscar-bjorkenfeldt-completes-doctoral-student-programme - 2026-09-15

For generations, Indigenous and riverine communities in the Amazon have relied on deep ecological knowledge to live in harmony with the rainforest. But, as climate disasters reshape the woodlands, local expertise is often overlooked in environmental policies and scientific studies. A new research project aims to change that. In 2023 and 2024, the Amazon faced severe droughts. Rivers dried up, cutt

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/new-project-aims-bridge-climate-policy-and-indigenous-knowledge-amazon - 2026-09-15

The prize, one of the leading international honours in socio-legal studies, recognises Hydén’s long impact on the field, both as a pioneering theorist and an influential mentor. In their award citation, the jury lauds Professor Emeritus Håkan Hydén for promoting the establishment of sociology of law as an autonomous social science and developing it into what he has defined as a science of norms. H

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/hakan-hyden-awarded-podgorecki-prize - 2026-09-15

She will contribute part-time to the Sociology of Law Department for two years. The recruitment is part of the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence, the University's largest international recruitment initiative to date. Victoria Canning joins the Department at 20 percent for two years. She is a Professor of Criminology at Lancaster University, researching border harms and zemiology, tor

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/victoria-canning-our-new-visiting-professor - 2026-09-15

Professor Timur Dadabaev is conducting a 12-month research stay at the Sociology of Law Department. The visiting professorship marks the launch of a long-term effort to establish a Transregional Decolonial Studies Hub at Lund University. Timur Dadabaev is a Professor of International Relations, the founding Director of the Special Program for Japanese and Eurasian Studies at the University of Tsuk

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/timur-dadabaev-joins-department-visiting-professor - 2026-09-15

The EU has awarded Rustamjon Urinboyev €4.73 million to lead a new doctoral network on law, religion, and governance in post-imperial Muslim-majority societies. Eleven European universities will recruit 15 PhD students for the programme. Four of these will be based at the Sociology of Law Department. The grant will fund the new doctoral network MINARET. The researchers will study how constitutiona

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/major-eu-grant-lund-led-phd-programme-islamic-legal-cultures - 2026-09-15

Timur Dadabaev has studied how Central Asian states exercise agency in ways that international relations studies often misconstrue, most notably through silent communication. In a new book, the Sociology of Law Department's Guest Professor Timur Dadabaev, and the University of Tokyo’s specially appointed professor Shigeto Sonoda, explore how silence, ambiguity, omission, and non-verbal practices f

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/new-book-explores-silence-strategy-international-relations - 2026-09-15

On Friday, May 22, Carlo Nicoli Aldini defended his doctoral thesis in sociology of law. The examining committee unanimously passed the dissertation. "It is an unusually good read," said the external reviewer, Professor Siri Gloppen of the University of Bergen, about Nicoli Aldini’s dissertation Legal and Lethal: Lawfare and Legal Mobilization in the Conflict over the Steel Plant of Taranto, Italy

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/sucessful-thesis-defence-gives-lund-its-64th-doctor-sociology-law - 2026-09-15

This research focuses on the assessment process in queer asylum claims in Greece. The defence took place at the Faculty of Social Science's campus in Lund on Monday, May 25. Sophia Zisakou has studied what makes queerness credible or incredible in the Greek asylum system. To be granted asylum, queer asylum seekers must prove to migration authorities that they are queer or risk deportation. Zisakou

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/sophia-zisakou-defends-her-thesis-become-doctor-sociology-law - 2026-09-15

A new book examines emerging patterns of migration from Central Asia to underrepresented destinations worldwide and challenges the established wisdom on migration to and from the region. The conventional understanding of Central Asian migration focuses on labour mobility toward Russia. The anthology "Bridges Across Borders: Dynamics of Central Eurasian Migration to Australia, Japan, and Northern E

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/central-eurasian-migration-beyond-traditional-routes - 2026-09-15

The European Union is investing heavily in its links with Central Asia, from new transport corridors and critical raw materials to labour mobility and trade. A new research project led by Lund University aims to find out who gets to participate in these emerging networks and on what terms. Called FILTER: Filtering Governance of Mobility, Connectivity and Regulation in EU–Central Asia Relations, th

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/sociology-law-department-leads-eu186-million-project-studying-europes-changing-ties-central-asia - 2026-09-15