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This study examines whether place‑based patterns of violence against public officials, threats against public officials, obstruction of justice, and obstruction/sabotage of emergency services reflect a shared “system‑threatening” logic that undermines institutional functioning. Drawing on Routine Activity Theory (RAT) and Crime Pattern Theory (CPT), the study assesses whether these offenses exhibi

Denna rapport slutredovisar utvärderingen av Riskterrängmodellering (RTM) och Riskbaserat polisarbete (RBP) utifrån ett lokalt brottsförebyggande perspektiv. Testerna har genomförts under 2025 i sex lokalpolisområden inom ett projekt som drivs i samverkan mellan Polismyndigheten och Lunds universitet, reglerat genom en formell samverkansöverenskommelse. Rapporten är utformad i enlighet med BråsThis report presents the final evaluation of Risk Terrain Modeling (RTM) and Risk-Based Policing (RBP) from a local crime prevention perspective. The pilot implementations were conducted during 2025 in six local police districts as part of a project jointly undertaken by the Swedish Police Authority and Lund University under a formal collaboration agreement. The report has been prepared in accorda

In recent years, academic literature on ‘decolonial peace’ has emerged as a critical response to traditional and liberal peacebuilding paradigms. Approaching decolonial peace from a political ecology perspective offers a powerful lens to examine the advances and challenges in building an agroecological system as part of the political project of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and

How is North Africa’s renewable energy transition reshaping local communities, landscapes, and power relations? Bringing together researchers from across disciplines and regions, an international workshop at Lund University explored the social, political, and environmental implications of large-scale renewable energy projects, with a particular focus on extractivism, environmental justice, and loc

Adoption of electric vehicles and battery stationary storage is increasing lithium demand. The EU is import-dependent and has formulated supply-security targets for self-sufficiency (10% by 2030) and recycled content (6% by 2031 and 12% by 2036). This study critically assesses these targets by developing scenarios for lithium supply, demand, and recycling, and shows that recycled batteries make on

AI-enabled systems classified as high-risk under the EU AI Act (AIA) are required to comply with a comprehensive set of system-level requirements that go beyond a mere AI-model-centric perspective. AI-enabled Cyber-Physical Systems (AI-CPS) are often concurrent and distributed, making it more challenging to achieve reliable, reproducible, and testable behavior as required by the AIA. We show how L

BackgroundGambling disorder, the first non-substance-related addictive disorder to be recognized, can have a severe impact on health and psycho-social well-being, but treatment seeking is often low, and the documentation of clinical needs and medical comorbidities is sparser than for substance use disorders. The present study protocol describes a large clinical and register study which aims to des

Cycle logistics services have re-emerged across Europe in response to urban and environmental challenges and as a sustainable solution for delivering goods. While most studies approach cycle logistics through optimisation and substitution perspectives, this paper offers a critical analysis of how cycle logistics practices navigate tensions between logics of logistical circulation and embodied mobi

Abstract – Transport infrastructure in most countries is owned and maintained either by public authorities, private organisations, or individuals. However, in Sweden, about 50 per cent of the road network is owned and maintained by civic road associations. By using the analytic notion of commoning, this chapter seeks to explore how road maintenance is organised and in what ways civic participation

The development and validation of prognostic and predictive biomarkers in breast cancer is limited by the availability of well-annotated datasets linking tumor molecular features to treatment response and survival outcomes. To address this need, we generated an extensive mouse models dataset comprised of 26 immunocompetent mammary tumor models spanning diverse genetic backgrounds, epithelial-mesen

Rising consumer demand and environmental concerns have accelerated the market for plant-based meat and dairy alternatives (PBAs). However, limited research is available regarding their microbiological safety and nutritional quality. A total of 40 PBAs available on the Swedish market (39 vegan, 1 vegetarian) and one cow's milk reference were analyzed for microbial composition, phytic acid, iro

Pollination is a key ecological process sustaining biodiversity and food security, yet global patterns of plant–pollinator specialization remain unresolved. Using a global dataset of quantitative plant–pollinator networks (>3,400 networks, >110,000 interactions), we show that specialization is latitudinally structured, but not as a single directional pattern. We find no consistent monotonic increa

This paper advances a posthuman perspective on place branding by reconceptualising branding as a distributed governance practice that extends beyond human stakeholders.While the governance turn in place branding has foregrounded coordination among institutional and social actors, it remains largely anthropocentric, treating nonhuman entities as passive resources rather than participants in territo

Tourism and place branding have long been criticised for their exclusionary tendencies, privileging dominant actors, simplified narratives, and human-centred imaginaries.These dynamics are produced not only through governance and planning practices, but also through communication, including branding narratives, visual representations, storytelling, media discourses, and digital platforms. In respo

Background:Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome is a common cause of hip pain in young adults. Hip arthroscopy has demonstrated substantial improvements in observational studies and several randomized trials comparing surgery with physical therapist–led treatment; however, randomized placebo-controlled trials remain scarce.Purpose/Hypothesis:The primary aim was to compare arthroscopic surgery wit

The legacy of the Vikings is emphasised in the Nordic region and around the world through the erection of approximately 160 monuments, particularly statues. This practice began in the early 18th century and continued from the 1860s until today. The number of monuments varies significantly between the Nordic countries, with Norway and Iceland standing out. Other countries with a large number of mon