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Today, Friday November 25, Stirling University is hosting their big graduation day for Social Sciences students. At the ceremony are many of the Department’s Master students, graduating from the joint Master programme in Strategic Public Relations jointly delivered by Stirling University, Scotland and Lund Uiversity, during spring 2016. Wegeners thesis Understanding banks’ CSR engagement in times

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/christoph-wegener-years-recipient-commendation-best-master-thesis-strategic-public-relations - 2025-10-15

The Gulllers Grupp Award is annually granted to a Master´s thesis that covers the subject of societal actors' communication. The thesis should bring new knowledge to the area of communication that is pertinent to social issues. The definition of ”societal actor” is broad, encompassing both private and public communicators. Both individually and jointly authored theses are welcome to apply. The win

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/gullers-grupp-award-2018 - 2025-10-15

Lund University is celebrating its 350th anniversary! The jubilee is taking place from 19 December 2016 until 28 January 2018, the dates marking the University’s foundation and its subsequent inauguration. For almost 350 years, the University has been a powerful force within education, research and community building, which has left its mark on Lund, the region and the nation. Our 350th anniversar

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-celebrating-350-years - 2025-10-15

Meet James Pamment, a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Communication at the Department of Strategic Communication, Lund University, Sweden. His work addresses issues related to strategic communication, diplomacy, and international development. Learn about: * Why strategic communication for places is important; * The impacts of digital disruptions within cities, regions, and countries; * The current st

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/interview-james-pamment-strategic-communication-and-public-diplomacy - 2025-10-15

Mats Heide is currently the project leader for the large research project Communicative Organization (2014–2017), which he runs together with Jesper Falkheimer, Howard Nothhaft, Sara von Platen, and Charlotte Simonsson, all active researchers at the Department of Strategic Communication. Rickard Andersson, Phd student is also involved and writes his dissertation within and around the project. The 

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/what-are-communicative-organizations - 2025-10-15

Hui Zhao, Phd student at the Department has had one of her papers recognized among the top student papers of the 2017 ICA (International Communication Association) conference, PR Division. As a recipient of the top four student paper, Ms Zhao will also receive a scholarship from the ICA PR Division in the amount of $500. The paper Contextual Factors and Crisis Attribution in Social Media Crisis: R

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/phd-student-hui-zhao-recipient-top-four-student-papers-ica-conference-2017 - 2025-10-15

Lobbyists are actively trying to come up with creative ways to influence politicians. Ideally, they want to be seen as friends. Adopted legislation to regulate lobbying within the EU does not cover the way it works in practice. Camilla Nothhaft has shown this in a thesis presented at Örebro University. She now works as a researcher and lecturer at the Department of Strategic Communication in Helsi

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-lobbyists-want-befriend-politicians-behind-scenes-eu - 2025-10-15

Researcher in strategic communication James Pamment has recently received a STINT grant of SEK 500 000 for a project in the field of communication and diplomacy. Public diplomacy as a research field is essentially about creating the necessary conditions for the realisation of a country’s financial, political and cultural objectives through strategic communication and relationship-building activiti

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/campus-helsingborg-invests-public-diplomacy - 2025-10-15

This week is the Digital Society Science Week at Lund University. It's a part of the 350 year jubilee and presents a plethora of great research and other stuff. During the two-day Digital Society Symposium that kicked off the week, with keynote speakers such as Lawrence Lessig and José Van Dijck. I had the pleasure to introduce an ongoing project to compare online hate speech in India and Sweden t

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/nils-gustafson-online-hate-speech-india-and-sweden - 2025-10-15

On Saturday, a TEDx conference will be held in Malmö. One of the speakers is Hannah Stanton, a former student at the Department of Strategic Communication, who has the opportunity, in her professional life, to combine what she learned during her studies with experiences from her voluntary work. Here is a very recent interview with Hannah, filled with inspiration and advice to current and future st

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/hannah-stanton-never-compromise-things-you-know-you-are-good - 2025-10-15

With in-class teaching over and only papers to write, ISK’s international Master Class in Strategic Communication hit Helsingborg town to celebrate the successful conclusion of their notorious course in crisis communication. With in-class teaching over and only papers to write, ISK’s international Master Class in Strategic Communication hit Helsingborg town to celebrate the successful conclusion o

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/stratcom-masters-hit-helsingborg-town-end-term-party - 2025-10-15

The award is annually granted to the author (authors) of a Master´s thesis written at the Department of Strategic Communication of Lund University. Send your thesis and a copy of your official grade at the latest 16th of June 2017. The thesis should hold a high academic quality and bring new knowledge to the area of communication that is pertinent to social issues. The definition of ”societal issu

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/apply-gullers-grupp-award - 2025-10-15

Last Monday our graduating Master students, from two different programmes, were celebrated together with master students from the entire Faculty of Social Science, at a ceremony in Lund. Watch the nice pictures, taken by Zaki Habibi, below. Photos: Zaki Habibi

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/pictures-masters-ceremony-lund-june-5th - 2025-10-15

Welcome to a public lecture at Campus Helsingborg. A public lecture in Campus Helsingborg’s seriesThe challenge of machine-generated strategic communicationSocial media bots: automated marketing or political warfare?Mr. Matthew ArmstrongFormer Governor, Broadcasting Board of Governors & Executive Director, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public DiplomacyWhen? October 18th from 16-18Where? Campus Helsi

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/public-lecture-october-18th-mr-matthew-armstrong-social-media-bots-automated-marketing-or-political - 2025-10-15

A special and very interesting issue of The Journal of Communication Management has recently been released, entitled "The European refugee crisis: organizational responses and communication strategies". James Pamment of the Department of Strategic Communication is one of the editors of the issue together with Alina Dolea and Diana Ingenhoff. This issue Includes the article The response of Swedish

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/special-issue-journal-communication-released-edited-james-pamment-et-al - 2025-10-15

Looking to further your education and career options? Attend the Graduate Fair to learn more about our range of over 100 Master’s degree programmes offered at Lund University! Meet programme coordinators, find out how to apply and what makes a successful application.The fair happens at LUX in Lund, Thursday - Nov, 30th, from 16-19.Read more!Facebook event!

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/graduate-fair-lund-nov-30th - 2025-10-15

A recent survey distributed to graduates of our MSc programme in Strategic Communication shows that 95% are employed within a year. Our alumni work as communicators, strategic communicators, managers, consultants or specialists with a variety of tasks such as digital media management, internal communication, content and copywriting, media relations, marketing and analysis of trends, business envir

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/95-our-msc-strategic-communication-graduates-are-employed-within-year - 2025-10-15

The CEO and creative director at Malmö based communication agency South Communication spent a day with students on ISK’s international master program discussing global branding, strategy, and the bottom line. Participants in the course strategic brand communication were happy after finishing the presentations of their case solutions. Photo: Cecilia Cassinger

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/south-communication-joins-isk-day - 2025-10-15

Jesper Falkheimer and Mats Heide, from the Department of Strategic Communication, recently released the book "Strategic Communication - an introduction" which can be found in most book stores. Read more below. Strategic communication comprises different forms of goal-oriented communication inside and between organizations, their stakeholders and the society. Strategic communication is an emerging

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/new-book-jesper-falkheimer-and-mats-heide-strategic-communication-introduction - 2025-10-15

BOTS, ALGORITHMS, JUNK NEWS: DATA SCIENCE AND THE EVIDENCE ON FOREIGN INFLUENCE-CAMPAIGNS LISA-MARIA NEUDERT, OXFORD UNIVERSITY INTERNET INSTITUTE FRIDAY, MAR 02, 15.15-17.00 / CAMPUS HELSINGBORG, ROOM E210 Political actors around the globe use algorithms and automation to sway elections, sow confusion, and target voters with propaganda messages. Micro-targeted advertising, political bots, and man

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/target-election-invitation-public-lecture-campus-helsingborg - 2025-10-15