Published 10 January 2025 The SASNET South Asia Travel Grant for Doctoral Students and Travel Grant for Journalism Students are now open for applications. These grants support fieldwork and research in South Asia. The South Asia Travel Grant for Doctoral Students The South Asia Travel Grant for Doctoral Students is a grant for Lund University doctoral students, who plan to travel during 2025-2026.

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Published 16 January 2025 During the spring semester of 2025, SASNET will host a variety of events, focusing on the region of South Asia. We welcome you to join our lectures, panels, and seminars! 23 January. SASNET Public Lecture with Jagannath Panda: "Power Plays in a Multipolar World: Mapping India’s Global Game"A public lecture with Jagannath Panda (Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian

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Published 24 January 2025 Jagannath Panda (Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs) visited SASNET for a talk on India’s strategic choices in the Indo-Pacific. Yesterday, January 23, Jagannath Panda delivered a public SASNET Lecture at the Eden Auditorium, focusing on India's foreign policy and strategic choices in the Indo-Pacific. The event was co-organized with the

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Published 13 June 2016 A conference on ‘Women Activism and Politics in Sweden and India’ will be held on 20 – 21 June 2016 at Karlstad University. It is organised by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in collaboration with the Malaviya Centre for Peace Research at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi, India, as a part of a series of conferences to be held in Sweden and India. The

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Published 13 June 2016 On 22-23 June 2016, Invest in Skåne and Medicon Village – connected to Lund University – organize for the first time a summit entitled The Bridge. The aim of the summit is to enable and drive dialogue, cooperation and research within Life and Materials Science, and by these means help solve some of today’s biggest challenges in areas like energy, health, environment, water a

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/first-annual-bridge-summit-lund-find-solutions-major-challenges - 2025-03-15

Published 13 June 2016 The fifth annual Young South Asia Scholars Meet (Y-SASM) Workshop will be held from 24–25 June 2015 in Göttingen, Germany. The theme of the workshop is ”Transformations of ‘the Political’” and the themes discussed will be: - State and Governance; - Politics of knowledge production, - Political performance, - Development and Dissent; - Labouring Lives and the Politics of Labo

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Published 13 June 2016 The Department of Culture, Politics and Society at University of Turin, Italy, holds its second edition of the Summer School on “Politics, Development and Social Change in Contemporary India” from 27 June – 1 July 2016. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the School provides students with an opportunity to analyze key social, political and economic issues of contemporary

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Published 13 June 2016 On 4–8 July 2016, the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art will take place in Cardiff, Wales, UK. Conference contributions should draw on current and unpublished research relating to the archaeology and art history of South Asia from all periods. Topics from neighboring regions will also be considered if they throw light on South Asian archaeology or art

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/23rd-conference-european-association-south-asia-archaeology-and-art-announced - 2025-03-15

Published 13 June 2016 The Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) holds its next Biennial Conference at the Australian National University in Canberra on 5 – 7 July 2016. The South Asian Studies Association of Australia (SASAA) – the organisation behind the excellent South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies – actively participates in the Canberra conference with special panels; and Profes

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Published 13 June 2016 A Call for papers has been announced for a panel on ”Economic Transformation and Urbanisation: The future of pluriactive small farmers and rural workers in South Asia?” to be held at the International Sociological Association (ISA) Third Forum of Sociology in Vienna, Austria, 10 – 14 July 2016. The panel will be chaired by Prof. Staffan Lindberg, Lund University, and Prof. S

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Published 13 June 2016 On Saturday 30 July 2016, the Bangalore Research Network – NAGARA invites scholars and ethnographers for its second annual workshop. The aim is to share recently-completed or advanced stage Ethnographic research on the city of Bangalore in a one-day workshop. The main goal is to take stock of the field of ‘Bangalore Studies’ over the last few decades and to consider future d

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By theo [dot] hagman-rogowski [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] com (Theo Hagman-Rogowski) - published 25 September 2023 Increasing globalisation and international mobility have changed couple formations around the world. More people have a partner from abroad and, although it is often a migrant from a neighbouring country, cohabitation and marriage with migrants from distant countries have become more c

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/women-and-men-show-more-similarities-when-choosing-foreign-partner - 2025-03-15

By moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - published 16 October 2023 Bild: Mats Hagwall/Unsplash How can tourism organisations approach the question of appropriate quantity of tourists? Mikael Klintman, sociology professor is one of the speakers in a row of short talks presenting research on sustainable consumption. Mikael Klintman and other researchers from Lund Universit

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sustainable-tourism-part-film-cavalcade - 2025-03-15

By moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - published 24 October 2023 Photo: Unsplash/Sadia Afreen Christofer Edling, professor of Sociology and dean at the Faculty of Social Science at Lund University, has been appointed as a member of the government’s new advisory committee on research. He expects interesting discussions and to highlight social science research. Christofe

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By moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - published 27 October 2023 Image: Steve Buissinne/Pixabay Three projects with researchers from the Department of Sociology have received research grants from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ). The researchers who will receive funding are Dalia Abdelhady, Nina Gren and David Sausdal. Dalia Abdelhady, Nina Gren and David Sausdal Read ab

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By moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - published 22 November 2023 Image: Yousef Masoud/Pixabay Palestinians in the occupied territories experience great despair and resignation. Social anthropologist Nina Gren's research in the area and contact with residents over 20 years has consistently revealed frustration and feelings of hopelessness. Nina Gren, Senior Lecturer in

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/nothing-lose-hopelessness-may-increase-violence-palestine - 2025-03-15

By moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - published 12 December 2023 Image: Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash No less than four Department of Sociology projects have recently received funding from the Swedish Research Council. The researchers behind the projects are Jan Mewes, Christopher Swader, Lisa Flower, Shai Mulinari, Sébastien Tutenges, Susanne Boethius and David Wästerfo

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By moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - published 19 December 2023 On Tuesday 19 December, Marie Larsson successfully defended her thesis "The Work of Contracepting: Young people's experiences and practices with contraceptives in Sweden" and is now a doctor of sociology. Petra Nordqvist from the University of Manchester presented the thesis. Marie Larsson's thesis highl

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/marie-larsson-has-defended-her-thesis-contraceptive-work-and-now-doctor-sociology - 2025-03-15

By moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - published 23 January 2024 Lila Lee-Morrison, researcher at the Department of Sociology, was recently awarded the prestigious Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant 2023 in the books category. The grant supports writing about contemporary art and aims to ensure that critical writing remains a valued way to engage with the visual

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By moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - published 29 January 2024 The Prize was handed out by Rebecka Brorsson, president of The Social Sciences Student Union. At Lund University's grand annual ceremony, the Student Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Oriana Quaglietta Bernal, Department of Sociology. Oriana Quaglietta Bernal completed her PhD last year an

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/oriana-quaglietta-bernal-awarded-honourable-teacher-prize - 2025-03-15