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Pasko Kisić-Merino has a new article published at the Journal of Digital Social Research (JDSR) on how social media and neoliberal culture turn political conflict into spectacle. Drawing on a Lacanian framework, Pasko Kisić-Merino shows how people seek ontological security online through two intertwined features: programmable feeds that reward engagement and homophilic networks that nurture a ‘lov

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/feeling-secure-antagonism-algorithmic-mainstreaming-far-right-fantasies - 2026-10-09

Jana Wrange explores the relationship between the concept of strategic autonomy and the idea of a European total defence. By tracing the trajectory of EU security discourses from 2010 to 2024, the article shows a growing emphasis on total defence at the EU level, combining civilian and military capabilities, well before the recent resurgence of the concept of strategic autonomy. The findings sugge

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-article-jana-wrange-strategic-autonomy-and-european-total-defence - 2026-10-09

Annika Björkdahl contributes insight on just and democratic peace to the article "Rethinking Peace in Turbulent Times" in Peacebuilding with Christine Cheng, Thania Paffenholz, SungYong Lee, Gearoid Millar and Berit Bliesemann de Guevara. Once a lively global conversation about how to build and sustain peace, today’s discourse has been hijacked by the language of security, deterrence, and defence.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/peacebuilding-power-politics-how-security-talk-crowding-out-imaginations-peace - 2026-10-09

Feel overwhelmed but realise the need to understand what's going on? Academic analytical frameworks can help. European countries, and Denmark in particular, are scrambling to respond to threats from US officials over the future of Greenland. Having successfully taken out the leadership of Venezuela in a raid on January 3, an emboldened US government is talking about simply taking Greenland for its

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ian-manners-publishes-new-article-four-ways-understand-whats-going-us-denmark-and-greenland - 2026-10-09

Sara Kalm has co-authored an article with Frida Boräng and Johannes Lindvall (Gothenburg University), which has been published in Journal of European Social Policy. The article contributes to the literature which seeks to explain the birth and design of the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. It does so from a novel perspective, as it analyzes how welfare state institutions influenced the positions states

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sara-kalm-and-co-authors-un-refugee-convention-welfare-state-perspective - 2026-10-09

In times of new geopolitical challenges, the concept of total defense has been revived, in which all citizens contribute to national defense efforts. How authorities communicate this new strategy, and when such crisis communication leads to increased defense willingness, is an important issue that Hanna Bäck and Roxanna Sjöstedt, together with Amanda Remsö and Emma Renström from Kristianstad Unive

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/back-and-sjostedt-effects-authorities-crisis-communication-individual-defense-willingness - 2026-10-09

Annika Björkdahl, Jenny Lorentzen, and Inger Skjensbæck have contributed to and edited the new book Backlash Against the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Contesting Gender Norms. In recent years, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has faced mounting resistance from regressive political forces seeking to undermine its hard-won normative gains. This Open Access book offers a timely and rigo

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bjorkdahl-lorentzen-and-skjensbaeck-have-contributed-and-edited-new-book-backlash-against-women - 2026-10-09

Annika Björkdahl, Kristine Höglund, and Johanna Mannergren have co-authored the book "Troubling Testimonies. Women's narratives of war, genocide and sexual violence" (New York University Press, 2026). This book explores women’s testimonies of war across four powerful cases: Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Yazidi women in Syria and Northern Iraq. We develop a theoretical framework li

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/annika-bjorkdahl-kristine-hoglund-and-johanna-mannergren-give-voice-womens-testimonies-war - 2026-10-09

Jana Canavan has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'Interspecies Freedom: Toward a Rethinking of Human-Animal Relations'. Congratulations to Dr. Canavan! External reviewer: Senior lecturer Per-Anders Svärd, Södertörns högskolaSupervisors/AdvisorsKalm, Sara, SupervisorBadersten, Björn, Assistant supervisorCudworth, Erika , Assistant supervisor, External personMore information about the thes

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jana-canavan-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis - 2026-10-09

Matteo de Donà and Kristina Jönsson have published the article ”Responsible Accountability? Multi‐Stakeholder Partnerships, Sustainable Development and Global Health” in the journal Global Policy. In a comparative study of two global health multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs), we investigate the interplay between accountability and responsibility. We show that the ways in which global health MSP

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/de-dona-and-jonsson-about-multi-stakeholder-partnerships-and-responsible-accountability - 2026-10-09

Lisa Strömbom has recently published Agonistic Memory and Peace. Colombia, Northern Ireland and Israel-Palestine (Edinburgh University Press). The book investigates the role of memory politics in societies marked by deep conflict and shows how certain forms of local dialogue initiatives can counteract simplified understandings of a conflict’s history. Drawing on interview-based case studies from t

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lisa-strombom-explores-memory-dialogues-during-and-after-war-new-book-agonistic-memory-and-peace - 2026-10-09

Malte Breiding has been awarded the Oscar II Stipend for his doctoral thesis European Sexual Dis/Integration: An Agonistic Paradox of Legitimacy in a Contested Union. The stipend is awarded following a competitive selection process at both the faculty and university level and recognises outstanding doctoral research.Congratulations Malte and well deserved!

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/oscar-ii-stipend-awarded-malte-breiding - 2026-10-09

Things are going well now, for our Faculty. Vice Dean Thomas Hellmark, Head of Education, is pleased with UHR's latest statistics. "More people want to study with us, so the admitted students' grades are rising, which means that they have better prior knowledge and thus better conditions to cope with their studies.” All our programmes have more reserve places than last year and most programmes hav

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-semester-years-admission-figures-are-gratifying-it-will-be-fun-receive-our-new-students - 2026-10-09

Dear students, we wish you a great time with us at the Faculty of Medicine in Lund The introductory days on 28-29/8 filled Forum Medicum.

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/pomp-and-circumstance-intro-days-welcome-new-students - 2026-10-09

What does a course manager do? Meet Anna Nordström, who is the course and orientation manager for the Specialist Nursing Programme with a focus on surgical care. What does a course manager do?– A course manager has the overall responsibility for planning, implementing, and following up on a course. The role includes pedagogical, administrative, and quality-related aspects. The goal is to provide s

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/she-prepares-students-professional-life - 2026-10-09

The Faculty of Medicine's strategic intent for 2025-2030 has been mapped out. It consists of three strands that together form a direction and are linked to Lund University's overall goal: increased international impact. The strategic intent is a tool to support prioritisation and development by clarifying our visions and values. It aims to set a direction for our work and facilitate prioritisation

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/our-strategic-intent-shows-way-tool-prioritisation-and-development - 2026-10-09

Mid-lunch, rain pouring, but the automatic fire alarm didn't care much. Forum Medicum was emptied quickly according to protocol. (No fire was detected by the fire brigade.)

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/impromptu-umbrella-party-around-forum-medicum-when-fire-alarm-went - 2026-10-09

Three brave young researchers took the stage during EMV's retreat in Båstad recently to present their research in a popular scientific manner; for four minutes, followed by the audience's opinion. "A real challenge!" The tension was almost unbearable. But all three gave a great performance and the audience chose a winner by menti. The group was trained by Professor Tomas Björklund, a winner of sev

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/fierce-competition-emv-science-slam-taught-me-how-powerful-storytelling-can-be - 2026-10-09

Lund university information on important IT updates that may affect your job. Microsoft’s support for Windows 10 will cease on 14 October 2025. After that date, the operative system will no longer receive security updates, which means increased risks for computers still using Windows 10. Changes in the Office package for University associates. As of Tuesday 2 September, Microsoft will begin to rem

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/important-it-updates-windows-10-strong-authentication-and-office-package - 2026-10-09

An investigation by Miljödata AB, the provider of the Adato system used by Lund University, shows that the group behind last week’s cyberattack on Adato managed to access certain information about all university employees. Former employees are also affected. What information has the threat actor obtained?The data accessed by the threat actor includes, among other things, personal identity numbers,

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/update-59-cyberattack-our-system-provider-has-resulted-data-breach - 2026-10-09