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Today, we gathered in the Department’s skybar to hear five inspiring mini-presentations showcasing these exciting new publications. The books span a wide range of timely and important topics, including: A comprehensive and user-friendly A–Z guide to key concepts and terms in the global effort to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, offering practical examples and insights into political an

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lets-celebrate-our-colleagues-remarkable-achievements-five-new-books-hot-press - 2026-04-25

Sweden’s feminist foreign policy (FFP), launched in 2014, positioned the country as a global leader on gender equality. But how has Sweden’s image changed since the policy was rescinded in 2022? In a new article published in Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, Ole Elgström and Malena Rosén Sundström explore how EU member state officials perceive Sweden’s role in promoting gender equality—during a

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/normative-leadership-weakened-elgstrom-rosen-sundstrom-fall-ffp - 2026-04-25

During the week, the appreciated negotiation and role-play was once again carried out within the course European Governance, a central part of the first semester of the Masters in European Affairs (MEA) programme at the Department of Political Science, Lund University. In this year's edition, master's students in roles such as heads of state or government, ministers, MEPs and EU commissioners gath

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/successful-eu-role-play-engaged-masters-students-lund - 2026-04-25

In a new article published in Cooperation and Conflict Roxanna Sjöstedt, together with Erik Noreen (Uppsala University), examines the dynamics of so-called pluralistic security communities in relation to the management of external threats. Focusing on the Nordic states in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic and the geopolitical tensions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the articles finds that

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/securitization-security-community-cooperation-and-conflict-nordic - 2026-04-25

Ted Svensson has co-authored a forum in Cooperation and Conflict which honors Jens Bartelson and critically discusses his contribution to the Nordic study of international relations during the past 30 years. Forum: On Jens/Becoming Bartelson - Halvard Leira, Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Maria Birnbaum, Peter Haldén, Ted Svensson, Oliver Kessler, 2025Jens Bartelson | Department of Political ScienceTed Sve

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ted-svensson-and-others-honour-jens-bartelson-cooperation-and-conflict - 2026-04-25

Fariborz Zelli organises an official side-event for Lund University at the UN Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil (10-21 November). The event focuses on unsung heroes of climate action: local and indigenous communities and the considerable neglect which their climate action, and the violence against them, have been receiving in UN climate negotiations.The event is an initiative of the Formas-funde

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/fariborz-zelli-organises-official-side-event-lund-university-un-climate-conference-belem - 2026-04-25

Agnese Pacciardi has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'Mobility as a Practice: Border Externalisation and Colonial Encounters at the Euro-Senegalese Borderlands'. Congratulations to Dr. Pacciardi! External reviewer: Associate Professor Joris Schapendonk, Radboud UniversitySupervisors:Annika Björkdahl, Lunds universitetAnders Uhlin, Lunds universitetSarah Scuzzarello, University of SussexM

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/agnese-pacciardi-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis - 2026-04-25

In a new article, published in Cooperation and Conflict, Ole Elgström and Malena Rosén Sundström investigate the development policies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and their changing roles and priorities from the start of Nordic aid programmes, though with a focus on developments and trends in the last 15 years. The Nordic countries have been described as generous front-runners in their d

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/nordics-and-development-assistance-still-leaders-less-exceptional - 2026-04-25

Johanna Mannergren and Annika Björkdahl have co-authored the article “Knowledge Production on Women’s Experiences of Conflict: A Critical Analysis of the WPS Agenda” for a special issue celebrating the 25th anniversary of the UN resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. The article explores The Women, Peace and Security agenda as a knowledge system, an episteme, that over a quarter century has

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/mannergren-bjorkdahl-critical-analysis-wps-agenda - 2026-04-25

Karin Aggestam, Annika Bergman Rosamond and Elsa Helding have authored the article “Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy and Digital Diplomacy” (in Swedish) in a special issue of the Norwegian Journal Internasjonal Politikk. Read the article here: https://tidsskriftet-ip.no/index.php/intpol/article/view/7218Read the special issue here: https://tidsskriftet-ip.no/index.php/intpolKarin Aggestam’s websit

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/swedens-feminist-foreign-policy-and-digital-diplomacy - 2026-04-25

Malte Breiding has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'European Sexual Dis/Integration: An Agonistic Paradox of Legitimacy in a Contested Union'. Congratulations to Dr. Breiding ! External reviewer: Professor Phillip Ayoub, University College LondonSupervisors:Ian Manners, SupervisorNiklas Altermark, Assistant supervisorMore information about the thesis is available in the Lund University R

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/malte-breiding-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2026-04-25

In a new guidance note published with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), an international think tank, Jakob Skovgaard together with Jonas Kuehl and Mario Cavolo of the IISD outline how governments can design credible plans to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. Despite sixteen years of international commitments, global fossil fuel subsidies have continued to grow and reac

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-guidance-note-designing-credible-fossil-fuel-subsidy-phase-out-plans - 2026-04-25

Isabel Bramsen has written the book Fredens logik - I verden og hverdagen (The Logic of Peace - In the World and Everyday Life) as well as two articles, ‘Conflictualisation: Theorising how relations, societies, and issues come to be formed by the logic of conflict’ and ‘The justice/participation paradox: Rebel-to-party provisions and the dual performativity of confession and political authority’.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bramsen-highly-topical-new-book-logic-peace-and-two-new-articles - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sarah Anne Rennick defended her dissertation "The Practice of Politics and Revolution: Egypt's Revolutionary Youth Social Movement" today at 10:15 in Edens Hörsal. Location: Edens Hörsal, The Department of Political Science, Lund.Sarah Anne RennickThe Practice of Politics and Revolution: Egypt's Revolutionary Youth So

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sarah-anne-rennick-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Lisa Strömbom has co-authored an article with Johanna Mannergren Selimovic (Utrikespolitiska institutet) titled "Whose Place? Emplaced narratives and the politics of belonging in East Jerusalem’s contested neighbourhood of Silwan", published in the journal Space and Polity. Links:“Whose Place

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lisa-strombom-silwan-neighbourhood-east-jerusalem - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Erik Ringmar is participating in a conference in Berlin (8-9 June) on the topic of "200 Years of Conference Diplomacy. From the Congress of Vienna to the G7 Meeting". Learn more at academia.eduErik Ringmar 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ringmar-berlin-panel-200-years-conference-diplomacy - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Annica Kronsell has written the article "Sexed Bodies and Military Masculinities. Gender Path Dependence in EU's Common Security and Defense Policy" in the journal Men and Masculinities. Links:“Sexed Bodies and Military Masculinities. Gender Path Dependence in EU’s Common Security and Defense

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/annica-kronsell-gendered-identity-eus-security-and-defense-policy-institutions - 2026-04-25

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 - 2026-04-25

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 - 2026-04-25

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 - 2026-04-25