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This commentary provides a practical perspective on epidemiological analysis within a single high-dimensional study of moderate size to consider a causal question. Read the paper at https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/50/3/1016/6140018
The value of accurate healthcare data has never been more apparent than during the past year, and there is increasing recognition of the important role surgical registries play in driving improved patient outcomes, patient safety, and academic research. Successful registries need to be responsive and adapt to the rapidly changing clinical environment. Read the paper at https://academic.oup.com/bjs
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/future-surgical-registries - 2025-11-23
Molecular pathological epidemiology research provides information about pathogenic mechanisms. A common study goal is to evaluate whether the effects of risk factors on disease incidence vary between different disease subtypes. Read the paper at https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/50/3/1030/6114706
The latest issue of "Made in China: A Quarterly on Chinese Labour, Civil Society, and Rights" has been published, with contributions from Nicholas Loubere and Stefan Brehm. On 12 May 2008, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan county, Sichuan province. Felt as far as Beijing, the tremors caused horrific damage: 69,229 people died and 17,923 went missing. Yet, the aftermath of the seism was also
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-issue-made-china-published-0 - 2025-11-23
The Centre has received two grants that will strengthen its work on Korea during the coming academic year. Beginning in September and running through to March, the grant from the Academy of Korea Studies will fund eight guest lectures on different aspects of Korean society, such as politics, digital developments, popular culture and international relations.Paul O'Shea has also received a one-year
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/grants-strengthen-centres-work-korea - 2025-11-23
See what our researcher Dr. Paul O’Shea has to say about the recent developments Two articles on this issue have recently been published, one on the Lund Univeristy website, you can find the article here (in Swedish) and one in the Sydsvenskan newspaper here (also in Swedish). For an English translation of the text in Sydsvenskan, please see here (PDF).For more information about Dr. Paul O'Shea's
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/moon-behind-improvement-north-korea-issue - 2025-11-23
Seo-Young Cho will be a visiting scholar at the Centre between 26 November and 20 December 2018. Seo-Young Cho is assistant professor of economics at Philipps-University of Marburg in Germany. Her research focuses on economic analysis of human trafficking, female migration, social capital, cyber activities, gender differences in education and behaviors, and genderbased violence. Her regional inter
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/visiting-scholar-centre - 2025-11-23
On 21 May, Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson presented on “Cambodia; Towards 2018 elections and beyond” at the London School of Economics and Political Science Southeast Asia Forum (SEAF). The SEAF is an annual event organised by the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (SEAC), a cross-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics an
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/cambodia-towards-2018-elections-and-beyond - 2025-11-23
On 14-15 June, Marina Svensson attended a meeting of the European Alliance for Asian Studies in Turin. The focus was on collaboration and promoting Asian studies in Europe. At the next International Convention of Asia Scholars in Leiden on 15-19 July 2019 the Alliance will run some joint panels on the future of Asian studies as well as co-organise other events.The Alliance has a website that provi
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/european-alliance-asian-studies - 2025-11-23
On 17th of September Dr. Paul O'Shea participated in the 79th Stockholm Seminar 'Japan-Russia Relations: The Islands Dispute and Geopolitical Culture'. Four islands – which are controlled by Russia but claimed by Japan – are the subject of a disagreement stretching back more than two generations. As a result, Japan and Russia have yet to sign a peace treaty to end World War II.What role does the i
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/podcast-japan-russia-relations - 2025-11-23
Nicholas Loubere has co-authored an article on Chinese migration and gold mining in the journal International Migration. This article examines irregular Southİ\South migration from China to Ghana, and the role it played in transforming livelihoods and broader developmental landscapes. It looks at the entry of approximately 50,000 Chinese migrants into the informal smallİ\scale gold mining sector f
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-article-chinese-gold-rush-ghana - 2025-11-23
Sweden is lagging behind other European countries and it is necessary to also educate the next generation of China experts in Sweden On October 18th, Marina Svensson, the director of the Centre, presented a background paper entitled Challenges for China Research and State of the Field in Europe: Lessons for Sweden at a seminar in Stockholm. It was written for a study on research, innovation and co
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/need-more-research-about-china - 2025-11-23
Article in Arctic Yearbook 2018 – Chinese Mining in Greenland: Arctic Access or Access to Minerals? Alumnus Patrik Andersson, who studied at the center from 2014 to 2016, has published an article in the 2018 edition of the Arctic Yearbook together with co-authors Jesper Zeuthen and Per Kalvig. The article, titled “Chinese Mining in Greenland: Arctic Access or Access to Minerals,” studies Chinese i
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/journal-article-alumnus-patrik-andersson - 2025-11-23
Kunden har alltid rätt - organisationer, myndigheter och företag tävlar med varandra om att ge bäst service. Ändå uppstår ofta gnissel och skav i servicerelationen. En tvärvetenskaplig forskargrupp från Lunds universitet har undersökt vad som händer när det går snett. I det moderna samhället möter vi dagligen serviceorganisationer och deras anställda. Ofta fungerar sådana möten smidigt men ibland
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/gnissel-och-skav-i-servicerelationer - 2025-11-23
Den 21 maj kommer Ann Phoenix och Göran Therborn till Lunds universitet och till Genusvetenskapliga institutionen. I samband med besöket deltar de båda på ett öppet seminarium med temat "Global Gender Relations in a Neoliberal Time". Göran Therborn, professor emeritus i sociologi vid Cambridge University, är enligt många Sveriges mest internationellt kända samhällsvetare. Han studerar bland annat
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/valkanda-forskare-gastar-genusvetarna - 2025-11-23
I Sverige tror vi ofta att vi är världsledande när det gäller miljöfrågor. Det finns en slags självgodhet som gör att vi inte ser att vi faktiskt kan lära av andra länder. Det menar Anna Kaijser som har lagt fram en avhandling vid Lunds universitet om miljödebatten i Bolivia, ett land som utmärkt sig för att inta en radikal position i miljöförhandlingar. När Evo Morales kom till makten i Bolivia å
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/ny-avhandling-om-makten-over-miljopolitiken - 2025-11-23
– I Afrika finns stor potential för forskning, utveckling och innovationer. Det säger statsvetare Johannes Stripple som välkomnar en Afrikastrategi vid LU. Nyligen var han med vid invigningen av Clean Tech Centre på Botswana Innovation Hub – ett centrum som han varit med om att bygga upp. Invigningen strax före jul var en viktig milstolpe för ett projekt som pågått under många år. Det hela starta
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/afrika-statsvetare-tror-pa-afrikastrategi - 2025-11-23
Hur växte skolväsendet fram? Varför valde vissa länder att sekularisera skolan helt medan andra gav statsbidrag åt privata religiösa skolor? Johannes Lindvall har gjort en genomgång av hur den västerländska skolan vuxit fram. Artikeln publicerades i världens mest prestigefyllda statsvetenskapliga tidskrift. American Political Science Review är för statsvetare vad Science och Nature är för naturvet
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/artikel-om-skolvasendets-framvaxt-publicerad-i-prestigefull-tidskrift - 2025-11-23
Hutumilisen FDLR som låg bakom folkmordet i Rwanda lever numera i östra Kongo, som en av flera rebellgrupper i det krigshärjade landet. Socialantropologen Anna Hedlund har levt med gruppen och beskriver de systematiska attackerna på den kongolesiska befolkningen, men också en hopplös situation där folkgruppen lever i exil utan att vara välkommen någonstans. Anna Hedlunds mål med forskningen har va
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/socialantropolog-levde-med-ansvariga-folkmord - 2025-11-23
Drygt tio år efter att Goran Basic kommit till Sverige som flykting från det forna Jugoslavien åkte han tillbaka till sin etniskt rensade hemby. Som forskare i sociologi ville han försöka göra en värderingsfri studie och intervjua överlevande om förlåtelse, försoning och offerskap. En avhandling och tio år senare publicerar han nu de vetenskapliga artiklarna. – Tidigare var det svårt för mig att s
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/livet-gar-vidare-men-arren-sitter-kvar - 2025-11-23
