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The Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) is an organisation for cooperation between faculties, departments and individual researchers that are engaged in research on South Asia. The overarching purpose is to promote research on South Asia. Within this framework, SASNET is also to pursue information and development activities, support faculty and department-wide cooperation at Lund Universi
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/about-sasnet - 2025-10-21
Open for applications - Application deadline 15 April 2025 Travel grant for students at the School of Journalism (‘Journalistutbildningen’) at Lund University. Eligibility criteriaThe grant is intended to allow students to conduct fieldwork in South Asia during the Bachelor course in journalism at the Department of Communication and Media, Lund University. Applicants are expected to describe the p
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-grants/sasnet-travel-grant-journalism-students - 2025-10-21
The Lund Lecture Series on Indian Religions is a free digital lecture series containing up to 50 videos. The series is a resource for researchers and teachers with an interest in India and the study of religions. About the Lecture Series The lecture series is organised by the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR) and the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at Lund University in
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions - 2025-10-21
The application deadline for 2024 has passed. The Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) offers grants intended to support individual researchers at Lund University in their writing of research applications. The grant equals one month's full-time work. EligibilityWhile members of all faculties and departments are welcome to apply, the proposed research application has to be clearly centred o
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-grants/grants-writing-research-application-2024-ansokningsmanad - 2025-10-21
Recent publications on South Asia (from the last twelve months) that have been written by Lund University researchers can be found here. Population Control and Sex-Selective Abortion in China and India: A Feminist Critique of Criminalisation Authors: Navtej Purewal, Lisa Eklund Sociology, Centre for Economic Demography, Department of Sociology, University of London Chapter in The Routledge Interna
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/publications/lund-university-publications - 2025-10-21
Are you a journalist with questions regarding novel research on or current events in South Asia? We have gathered researchers at Lund University who specialize in topics in the countries below. Afghanistan India Pakistan The Maldives Bangladesh Nepal Sri Lanka The Western Himalayas
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media - 2025-10-21
The application deadline for 2024 has passed. The Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) invites Lund University researchers who are in the process of putting together and submitting a major national or international research application to apply for a planning grant. About the grantThe grant amounts to a maximum value of 75 000 SEK (plus indirect costs) and it should be used to cover meetin
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-grants/planning-grant-submission-major-research-application - 2025-10-21
On this page we have gathered researchers at Lund University who have specialised knowledge in social, political and economical issues in India. Therese Boje MortensenDepartment: Human Rights StudiesAreas of expertise: Human rights, child rights, NGOs, civil society.Languages: English, Danish and SwedishContact information: +46 (0) 793 34 53 01, therese [dot] mortensen [at] mrs [dot] lu [dot] se
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/india - 2025-10-21
See below for listed reseracher specialising on Sri Lanka. Andreas Johansson Department: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies Areas of expertise: Religion, politics, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, terrorism, human rights, democracy. Languages: English and Swedish Contact information: andreas [dot] johansson [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se (andreas[dot]johansson[at]ctr[dot]lu[dot]se) Ella bridge i
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/sri-lanka - 2025-10-21
See below for our listed expert on the Maldives. Andreas Johansson Department: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies Areas of expertise: Religion, politics, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, terrorism, human rights, democracy. Languages: English and Swedish Contact information: andreas [dot] johansson [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se (andreas[dot]johansson[at]ctr[dot]lu[dot]se) Malé. Photo: Asian Develo
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/maldives - 2025-10-21
See below for listed expert on Pakistan at Lund University. Jan Magnusson Department: School of Social Work Areas of expertise: Social change, social policy and welfare, social movements, South Asia, Himalaya, Tibetan refugees and social movements in the western Himalayas. Languages: English and Swedish Contact information: +46 46 222 31 61, jan [dot] magnusson [at] soch [dot] lu [dot] se (jan[
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/pakistan - 2025-10-21
See below for listed expert on issues in the western Himalayas. Jan Magnusson Department: School of Social Work Areas of expertise: Social change, social policy and welfare, social movements, South Asia, Himalaya, Tibetan refugees and social movements in the western Himalayas. Languages: English and Swedish Contact information: +46 46 222 31 61, jan [dot] magnusson [at] soch [dot] lu [dot] se (
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/western-himalayas - 2025-10-21
Please see below for our list of experts on Bangladesh. Catarina Kinnvall Department: Political Science Areas of expertise: Religion, nationalism, populism, gender and radicalisation Languages: English and Swedish Contact information: +46 46-222 80 94, catarina [dot] kinnvall [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (catarina[dot]kinnvall[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se) Ted Svensson Department: Political Sc
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/bangladesh - 2025-10-21
See below for our listed expert on Nepal. Priscyll Anctil Department: Political Science Areas of expertise: Women (ex)combatants in Nepal, sexual and gender-based violence in war and post-war, international intervention in Afghanistan, disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration, armed groups. Languages: English, Spanish and French Contact information: +46 70 208 23 33, priscyll [dot] ancti
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/nepal - 2025-10-21
Please see our listed expert on Afghanistan below. Priscyll Anctil Department: Political Science Areas of expertise: Women (ex)combatants in Nepal, sexual and gender-based violence in war and post-war, international intervention in Afghanistan, disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration, armed groups. Languages: English, Spanish and French Contact information: +46 70 208 23 33, priscyll [dot
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/afghanistan - 2025-10-21
This lecture series is presented by Dr. Yogesh Snehi, Professor, Dr. B.R at Ambedkar University Delhi. To find out more information about Dr Snehi, please click here. Part 1: Introduction to Sufism About the video Practiced in south-Asia and specifically widely in India and Pakistan, Sufism is a spiritual practice embedded in the precepts of mystical Islam, possessing a rich culture and traditio
This Lecture Series is presented by Dr. Shernaz Cama at Lady Sri Ram College, University of Delhi. Read more about her research here. Part 1: Introduction About the lecture Once the state religion of a massive empire of the ancient world, Zoroastrianism has been reduced to a handful of refugees & today is one of the smallest minority religious cultures in the world with about 50,000 followers in
This Lecture Series is presented by Dr. Amita Paliwal, Assistant Professor, Jesus and Mary College, at University of Delhi. Read more about her research here. Part 1: Origins of Islam About the lecture During the 6th and 7th centuries C.E., west Asia was marked by a combination of settled cultures and communities of people mostly tribal in nature who were either agro-pastoralists or traders and
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/rise-islam - 2025-10-21
7.5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM In this course, the student will learn to understand and review the structures of social theories. OverviewAbout the courseIn contrast to courses that teach theory only from the perspective of given scholars, themes, and content, this course aims to demystify theory-driven research by making the practical knowledge of meta-theory explicit. The student will thereby acquire
7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM Process tracing is a research method which is increasingly used in the social sciences and in policy evaluation. OverviewCore elements of Process tracingProcess tracing is about unpacking a causal process in a case and tracing how it worked empirically, which enables strong within case inferences about causal processes.The course situates process tracing in the methodolog
