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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 14-15 April SASNET hosted a workshop on Nationalisms in South Asia. The workshop was generously funded by the Crafoord Foundation. Professor Frank Korom (Boston University), Associate Professor Jan Magnusson (Lund University) and the director of SASNET Andreas Johansson took the lead in organizing the workshop.  Th

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-hosted-workshop-nationalisms-south-asia - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 2016 general call for applications to the Swedish Research Council(Vetenskapsrådet) for Project Research Grants for most subject areas. Humanities & Social Sciences; Medicine & Health; Artistic Research; and Culture & Cutural Heritage Research – closes on Tuesday 15 March. For research in Economics and Natural Sci

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/time-apply-funding-swedish-research-council - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday 8 May 15.00-17.00 there will be a talk on post-war Sri Lanka at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (seminar room), Finngatan 16. Welcome. The talk is held by Dr. Vagisha Gunasekara. Dr. Gurnasekara is a Sri Lankan researcher, affiliated with the Social Scientists’ Association (SSA) that studies particula

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/talk-post-war-sri-lanka - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) and SASNET welcomes you to a two-day conference on the situation for Afghan refugees in Sweden. The conference will take place in May 11-12, LUX Aula 3 Helgonavägen, Lund. This conference will discuss the current situation in Afghanistan, challenges faced by returni

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/conference-situation-afghan-refugees-sweden - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Friday 27 April 13.00-16.00 there will be a workshop on covering the political election in India. The workshop is held at School of Journalism (Journalistutbildningen), Gamla Kirurgen, floor 3. Welcome. In 2019, the world's largest democracy India will hold its 17th general election, where over 20 political parties

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/workshop-how-cover-indian-elections - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at Lund University launched the South Asia Initiative in 2018. The South Asia Initiative produces both research and analysis. In doing so, it aims to build a strong research environment with an international impact

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-blog-about-south-asia-initiative - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) invites you to a seminar on democracy in conflict and post-conflict countries. This seminar will take stock of the challenges to democracy facing Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, two South Asian countries that have or are currently experiencing internal conflict and civil

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/challenges-democracy-south-asia - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On April 23 SASNET organized a panel discussion on statebuilding in Afghanistan in a global context. The panel consisted of Professor Robert Crews (Stanford University), Anna-Karin Johansson (formed General Secretary of the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan), Dr. Admir Skodo (SASNET, Lund University), and Professor Sa

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-discussion-statebuilding-afghanistan-global-context - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET Driector Andreas Johansson has published an article in The Conversation on violent Buddhism in Sri Lanka. The article is entitled "Violent Buddhist extremists are targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka". Read the articel here

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/article-violence-and-buddhism-sri-lanka - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New article (In Swedish) in Sydasien by SASNET researcher Admir Skodo. Read it here

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/afghan-asylum-seekers-swedish-debate-migration - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On May 7, SASNET researcher Admir Skodo participated in a panel discussion at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs on the challenges to democracy facing Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, two countries with the experience of internal conflict and civil war. The other panelist was Dr. Vagisha Gunasekara, Executive Di

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/podcast-challenges-democracy-south-asia - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On May 2, SASNET researcher Admir Skodo participated in a panel discussion in Malmö organized by Refugees Welcome-Sweden/KOD on the erosion of the right of asylum. The other panelists were Patricia Olsson Escalante (immigration attorney), Beatrice Rundström (activist with InEUmanity). The panel discussion was moderate

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-discussion-right-asylum - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Division of Risk Management and Societal Resilience, LTH, Lund University and SASNET invites you to apply for a Summer School 17-21 September 2018 on Gender, Disasters and Climate Risk. With risks posed by extreme weather events and climate-induced disasters placed on top spots on the list of Global risks, achieving w

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/summer-school-gender-disasters-and-climate-risk - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET received funding from the Crafoord Foundation to organize a workshop next year The workshop is entitled “The domestic, Regional and Global Impact of Afghan Migration” and will be held in the beginning of 2019.  

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-received-funding-crafoord-foundation - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. India is currently the fastest growing economy in the world, representing a market of 1.25 billion people, and an emerging global power. Since the late 1990s India has slowly shifted its foreign policy priorities in order to further its emergence as a prominent actor in global affairs. This shift was not easy after de

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-almedalen-why-india-important-europe - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On June 5-6, the South Asia Across the Nordic Region second annual meeting was held at the University of Oslo. The two-day meeting covered discussions on how to move the network forward as well as different paper panels on South Asian topics. The workshop started with a keynote lecture by Professor Knut Jacobsen from

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/south-asia-across-nordic-region-second-annual-meeting-held-oslo - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has published an article (in Swedish) on migration and the Afghan state. The article is entitled "Välutbildade migranter kan bygga stark afghansk stat" and appears in the June issue of Afghanistan Nytt. Afghanistan Nytt is published four times a year and you can order it here (in Swedish)

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-article-afghanistan-nytt - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ”Lund is a really great city and Lund University a fantastic place to be part of. We have met so many wonderful people from all over the world at our student housing”. These enthusiastic exclamations come from Shinjini Bhattacharjee and Rupsa Ghosh, two bright MPhil students in Geography from Delhi University (DU) who

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/indian-exchange-students-praises-lund-and-lund-university - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During Almedalsveckan, a weeklong event on the island of Gotland where Sweden’s top political parties and organizations give talks and seminars, SASNET held two seminars on India together with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and Six Year Plan. You can listen to both seminars here. Panel 1: India: a

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/listen-seminar-almedalen - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET’s South Asia Library received a generous donation in the form of a Gandhi Collection from the relatives of the late Professor Lars Lindström. Lars Lindström (1943–2018) was since 1999 a professor in pedagogy. In 2008 he became a professor at Stockholm University at the Department of Educational Science where he

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/second-gandhi-collection-donated-sasnet - 2026-04-17