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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nearly 40 Nordic researchers and academics from 15 universities in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland have so far registered to participate in the Networking Day on South Asian Studies, that SASNET organizes in Lund on Monday 25 April 2016. They are all working on South Asia-related issues, and have been invited to d

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/networking-day-nordic-south-asian-studies - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Director Andreas Johansson was interviewed in several media around the world about the recent attacks in Sri Lanka. Links below:TV 4Sverigesradio (Ekot, P4)TRT World Dubai Eye (Live) ToyokeizaiP3 NyheterTT (Published in, Aftonbladet, Corren, Nsd, Folkbladet, Pressen, allanyheter, Uppsala Nya Tidning, Sydsvenskan, Hall

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/andreas-johansson-commented-attacks-sri-lanka - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The SASNET Director provides an analysis of the past and current political and ethno-religious scenarios in conflict-ridden Sri Lanka. On April 22, 2019, SASNET Director Andreas Johansson’s article “Sri Lanka’s violent past has created a polarised society ripe for radicalisation” was published in The Independent in li

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/two-more-articles-andreas-johansson-recent-attacks-sri-lanka-published - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Mats Fred's article "Projectification in Swedish municipalities. A case of porous organizations" has been published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration. Links:Projectification in Swedish municipalities. A case of porous organizationsMats Fred

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/mats-fred-projectification-swedish-municipalities - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Tobias Dan Nielsen and Karin Bäckstrand presented yesterday at a side-event at the current UN climate negotiations in Bonn on 'Carbon footprints for effective climate policy on international trade’. The event was covered in the widely circulated ISSD newsletter.Links:Newsletter on ‘Carbon footprin

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/nielsen-and-backstrand-present-un-climate-negotiations-bonn - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Tobias Dan Nielsen blogs on LU Sustainability Forum about last weeks UN climate negotiations. The blog post titled “Green light for REDD+” covered a ‘historical’ conclusion of the negotiations on the methodological guidance for UN based mechanism aimed at reduce emissions from deforestation and fo

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/nielsen-developments-un-climate-conference - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On June 24, Erik Ringmar holds a lecture in the series "Theorizing Global Order" at the Goethe University in Frankfurt Links:“Theorizing Global Order”Erik Ringmar

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/erik-ringmar-nomadic-political-theory - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Erik Ringmar's review of "Violent Protest, Contentious Politics and the Neoliberal State,” edited by Seraphim Seferiades & Hank Johnston, has just been published by Contemporary Sociology. Links:The book reviewErik Ringmar

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/erik-ringmar-reviews-violent-protest-contentious-politics-and-neoliberal-state - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Magdalena Bexell has contributed the chapter "The Post-2015 Consultations: Fig Leaf Policy or Test Bed for Innovation?" in the newly published book "Global Trends. Prospects for World Society" Abstract:The United Nations (UN)-led global consultations on new development goals, which will replace the Millennium Developm

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/magdalena-bexell-discussions-about-new-un-millennium-development-goals - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Erik Ringmar's lecture, "Nomadic political theory," at the Goethe University, Frankfurt, on June 24, 2015, is now available online: Links:"Nomadic political theory"Erik Ringmar

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/erik-ringmars-lecture-nomadic-political-theory-now-available-online - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Annika Björkdahl and Ivan Gusic have published ”'Global' Norms and ’Local' Agency: Frictional Peacebuilding in Kosovo" in Journal of International Relations and Development. Abstract:This article explores how the ‘liberal democratic peace package’ is received in post-conflict spaces. As such,

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bjorkdahl-and-gusic-problems-liberal-peacebuilding - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jakob Skovgaard has published the article "Greener than expected? EU finance ministries address climate finance" in the journal Environmental Politics. Abstract:Climate finance constitutes an integral part of the European Union’s climate policy. Yet, climate policy is increasingly addressed b

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jakob-skovgaard-eu-climate-policy - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Annika Bergman Rosamond presented her research on Celebrity Interventionism at the Centre for International Intervention, Department of Politics, University of Surrey, UK, 23 July 2015. Link:Narratives of Intervention: Perspectives from North and South

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bergman-rosamond-presents-her-research - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The department is currently hosting two respectable journals. And both of them are doing well under the stewardship. Both "Cooperation and Conflict", edited by Annika Björkdahl, Martin Hall, Ted Svensson, Lisa Strömbom and Maysam Behravesh, and "Political Psychology", edited by Catarina Kinnvall and Hanna Bäck, have i

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/journals-hosted-department-increase-impact-factors - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Catarina Kinnvall has written the article "Borders and Fear: Insecurity, Gender and the Far Right in Europe", recently published in the Journal of Contemporary European Studies. Abstract:In this article I analyze how far right movements and parties in Europe are challenging European notions o

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/kinnvall-european-far-right - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jan Teorell has published the article "Demography and Democracy: A Global, District-level Analysis of Electoral Contestation" in American Political Science Review. Among the co-authors is John Gerring (Boston University). Abstract:"According to the classical perspective, polity size and democ

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/teorell-democracy-and-size-polities - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Catarina Kinnvall is the co-author and co-editor of an introductory essay to a special issue of Political Psychology. The introduction of the essay:Narratives are the stories people construct to make sense of their reality. Narratives help usunderstand who we are, where we come from, and the

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/kinnvall-narratives-regarding-security - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Erik Ringmar's latest book, Liberal Barbarism: The European Destruction of the Palance of the Emperor of China, has been reviewed in the Political Studies Review. "During October 1860, British and French troops looted Yuanmingyuan at the outskirts of Beijing. The sacking of what is commonly known in the Western World

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ringmars-book-reviewed - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Annika Björkdahl and Johanna Mannergren have authored the article "Translating UNSCR 1325 from the global to the national: protection, representation and participation in the National Action Plans of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda" in the journal Conflict, Security and Development 15(4). Abstr

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bjorkdahl-united-nations-security-council-resolution-1325 - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Annika Björkdahl and Johanna Mannergren have authored the article "Translating UNSCR 1325 from the global to the national: protection, representation and participation in the National Action Plans of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda" in the journal Conflict, Security and Development 15(4). Abstr

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bjorkdahl-united-nations-security-council-resolution-1325-0 - 2026-05-19