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Three researchers within the Social Science Faculty at Lund University have compiled an anthology challenging the notion of the refugee crisis of 2015. The book also investigates how Germany, Sweden, and Denmark use bureaucracy to control, discipline, and shape asylum seekers’ lives. In 2015, the number of asylum seekers arriving in the EU doubled from the previous year, totalling at over 1.3 mill

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/how-northern-european-welfare-states-exercise-bureaucratic-violence-asylum-seekers - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Although violence in close relationships also includes violence in sibling relationships, this is a form of violence that is rarely acknowledged. The sibling relationship is associated with various notions of sibling rivalry and sibling love. Sociologist Veronika Burcar Alm has participated in a book about children an

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/fighting-your-sibling-ok-right - 2026-07-03

Many patient organisations collaborate with drug companies, resulting in concerns about commercial agendas influencing patient advocacy. In this new study Associate Professor of Sociology Shai Mulinari, has together with Andreas Vilhelmsson, Emily Rickard and Piotr Ozieranski, analyzed financial support from pharmaceutical companies to patient organisations in Sweden between 2014 and 2018. They ha

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/pharmaceutical-industrys-funding-patient-organisations-sweden - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Veronika Burcar Alm, a teacher at the Department of Sociology, has this year been named Qualified Teaching Practitioner by the Faculty of Social Sciences' Teaching Academy. Meet the department's Qualified Teaching Practitioner Veronika Burcar Alm as she talks about her views on teaching and why she applied to the facu

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/teaching-and-learning-interaction - 2026-07-03

Swedish women talk about the shame, threats and fear that went into telling someone about being abused by their partner in this new article "Revealing hidden realities: disclosing domestic abuse to informal others" published by Susanne Boethius and Malin Åkerström in the Nordic Journal of Criminology, and available as Open Access. One in three women Violence against women in close relationships is

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/women-hesitate-when-revealing-domestic-abuse - 2026-07-03

Social anthropologist Petra Östergren’s research rethinks prostitution policies and receives international response and praise. Her chapter "From zero-tolerance to full integration. Rethinking prostitution policies" has now been published in The Sage Handbook of Global Sexuality. According to professor Hendrik Wagenaar at Kings College in London it is a "seminal typology of prostitution policies"

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/governing-sex-work-new-way-categorizing-prostitution-policy-may-be-standard-years-come - 2026-07-03

Meetings are common in contemporary working life, but they are often overlooked in academic studies and sometimes defined as empty or boring by employees. Three researchers of sociology now contribute with insights into the culture of meetings. Malin Åkerström, David Wästerfors and Sophia Yakhlef at the Department of Sociology in Lund have written the article Meetings or Power Weeks? Boundary Work

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lets-pretend-not-meeting - 2026-07-03

Sociologist Tullia Jack's paper questions whether changes meant to increase life quality and provide basic human rights, are actually contributing to deepening social stratification. Tullia Jack has published the paper ‘Without cleanliness we can’t lead the life, no?’ Cleanliness practices, (in)accessible infrastructures, social (im)mobility and (un)sustainable consumption in Mysore, India on www.

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/more-cleanliness-deepening-social-gaps - 2026-07-03

The impact party politics has on the circulation of information about COVID-19 is the topic of a new article in the Canadian Journal of Political Science. Doctoral Student of Social Anthropology Isabelle Johansson has together with researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside published the article titled: ”The Partisan Impact on Local Government Dissemination of COVID-19 Information: Assess

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/how-do-politics-impact-access-information-about-covid-19 - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alexandra Franzén, doctoral student of sociology, has published the article “But ÖB Bengt Gustafsson took me by the hand and thanked me. A comparison between Jan Guillou's and Peter Bratt's accounts of the IB-publication in 1973 and 2017 ” in the Political Science journal Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift. In May 1973, the

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sociologist-examines-swedish-ib-scandal-1973 - 2026-07-03

SWEDISH PARENTING SUPPORT: Lisa Eklund and Åsa Lundqvist at the Department of Sociology in Lund have published the article "Governing as peers : Reluctant experts and competent parents in the Swedish welfare state" in the French-language, international journal: Lien social et Politiques. Abstract In recent years, parenting support has gained traction in the Swedish welfare state in both policy and

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/competent-parents-steered-peers - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Susanne Boethius and Malin Åkerström at the Department of Sociology in Lund are winners of the Nordic Journal of Criminology Best Article Prize 2020 with the article "Revealing hidden realities: disclosing domestic abuse to informal others". The study draws on interviews with 21 Swedish women who have been victims of

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/best-article-prize-2020-goes-sociology-article-victims-domestic-abuse - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Even though much of their time is spent in less dramatic situations, transnational police from a range of different counties describe their own work in terms of fighting and combat. David Sausdal, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, has spent six years ethnographically researching transnational p

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/war-language-used-transnational-police-when-describing-their-work - 2026-07-03

Lawyer Erik Sjöman, Malmö, was elected as new chairman. At ACLU's annual meeting on January 26th, senior professor Boel Flodgren, who has been chairwoman of the centre since the start, was thanked for her service to the centre. As a leading initiator during ACLU's inaugural year, Boel has been an invaluable pillar with her knowledge, experience and competence. She will now continue as a member of

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/new-chairman - 2026-07-03

Niklas Arvidsson and Johan Adestam have written a book with the title "Associationsrättens grunder" Författare: Niklas Arvidsson & Johan Adestam Publication year: 2022 Publishing house: Studentlitteratur Introduction (swedish) En betydande del av näringslivet och civilsamhället bedrivs av och i olika slags associationer. Associationsrätt handlar om de regler som möjliggör och styr verksamheten i a

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/new-book-associationsrattens-grunder - 2026-07-03

Attorney Erik Sjöman is appointed an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Law. ACLU:s ordförande Erik Sjöman utses till hedersdoktor vid Juridiska fakulteten vid Lunds universitet. Utöver sitt ordförandeskap, är han även verksam som advokat och delägare på advokatbyrån Vinge i Malmö. Erik Sjöman, som tog examen vid Juridiska fakulteten år 2000, är en av Sveriges mest framträdande advokater inom bl

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/chairperson-aclu-has-been-appointed-honoray-degree - 2026-07-03

The ACLU members Birgitta Nyström and Niklas Selberg have contributed to a new book entitled Anställningsskydd i utveckling Editing.: Niklas Selberg & Erik Sjödin Publication year: 2022 Book publisher: Iustus Förlag Introduction (Swedish) I Anställningsskydd i utveckling lämnas bidrag till fördjupad förståelse av en bred uppsättning anställningsskyddsrättsliga frågor – som kommer att kvarstå även

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/new-book-anstallningsskydd-i-utveckling - 2026-07-03

Sacharias Votinius's book "Det samhällsbärande kontraktet" has been reviewed by Eric M Runesson in SvD Under Strecket Swedish Sacharias Votinius bok "Det samhällsbärande kontraktet" har blivit recenserad av justitierådet Eric M Runesson i SvD Under strecket. I texten "Konsten att få ett samhälle att hålla ihop" skriver Eric M Runesson bl.a. följande: På det sättet framstår ett samhällsbärande kont

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/review-det-samhallsbarande-kontraktet-svd - 2026-07-03

The third publication in the ACLU writing series is now available for order. The overarching theme of the book is Changed Conditions. Swedish Under det senaste året har forskare och praktiker vid Affärsrättsligt Centrum vid Lunds universitet (ACLU) arbetat med tredje publikationen i ACLU:s skriftserie. Målsättningen för ACLU:s publikationer är att de ska belysa aktuella och praktiskt relevanta frå

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/book-andrade-forhallanden-now-available-purchase - 2026-07-03

Håkan Hydén has written a new book that discusses the study of norms as a method of explaining human choice and behaviour. Author: Håkan Hydén, senior professor in sociology of law, Lund University Year of publication: 2021 Publishing house: Routledge  Abstract This book proposes the study of norms as a method of explaining human choice and behaviour by introducing a new scientific perspective. Th

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/new-book-sociology-law-science-norms - 2026-07-03