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HOW DID CIVIL SOCIETY REACT WHEN HIV/AIDS CAME TO SWEDEN IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 1980s? HOW DID VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ADAPT TO A NEW REALITY WHEN NEW MEDICINES APPEARED IN THE 1990s? HOW DID THEY INTERACT WITH THE STATE AND WITH EACH OTHER? Funded by The Swedish Research Council (VR) Project period: 2017–2019 The project aims at investigating the role of the Swedish civil society during the HIV/

https://www.gender.lu.se/when-state-wont-do-aids-and-civil-society-sweden-1982-2000 - 2026-06-05

WHAT WERE THE CONDITIONS FOR SEX WORKERS TO ORGANISE IN DENMARK, NORWAY AND SWEDEN? Funded by the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Ottar Fund Project period: 2015–2020 Approved by Lund Regional Ethical Committee (no. 2016/214) The project will investigate sex workers’ political and social organisation in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from the 1970s until today. The overall aim is to analyse the for

https://www.gender.lu.se/social-movements-troubled-water-nordic-sex-workers-organisations-1970-2020 - 2026-06-05

HOW DID DIFFERENT FORMS OF QUEER ACTIVISM INFLUENCE THE NORDIC WELFARE STATES SINCE THE EARLY 1950s? WHAT CHANGES IN GENDER, SEXUALITY AND GENDER EXPRESSION DEFINE CONTEMPORARY SCANDINAVIAN SOCIETIES AND WHAT ARE THEIR ROOTS? Funded by the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) In progress 2019–2022 The project will result in a comprehensive history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, trans, and

https://www.gender.lu.se/nordiqueer-nordic-queer-revolution - 2026-06-05

Ongoing and Recent Research Projects 2011-14Research leader of a project on “Recognition and Homosexuality: The Socio-Cultural Status of Same-Sex Relations in India and Vietnam”. Project includes a post-doctoral fellow; P. Horton and a doctoral student; M. Tonini. Funded by Sida. In collaboration with the Department of Geography, University of Delhi and the National Institute of Educational Scienc

https://www.gender.lu.se/helle-rydstrom-professor-0 - 2026-06-05

The Department of Gender Studies have had the pleasure of hosting various guest researchers through the years. Here we list researchers who have been at the department between 2015 and now. Current visiting scholars Lærke Munk Rigtrup-Lindemann, Doctoral student, Nord University in Norwegian Sápmi. Lærke Munk Rigtrup-Lindemann is PhD-student in sociology from Nord University in Norwegian Sápmi. Læ

https://www.gender.lu.se/research-0/visiting-scholars - 2026-06-05

The gender studies division's research seminars with international and national researchers. On this page you will find information about current seminar series. Every semester, the Division of Gender Studies host research seminars where researchers from around the world are invited to present and discuss their research. Our research seminars are open to the public and usually held in English.  Ge

https://www.gender.lu.se/research-0/research-seminars - 2026-06-05

GNVN33 SPRING This course offers a gender studies analysis of method and methodology as an intellectual framework within the social sciences. This involves to understand and critical reflect on current feminist theories on epistemology, methodology and method within gender studies. The course aims to provide the student with theoretical and practical knowledge on methods for research design, data

https://www.gender.lu.se/education/graduate-courses/gender-studies-feminist-methodologies-and-methods-75-credits - 2026-06-05

GNVN05 FALL Would you like to develop your knowledge in gender studies at the advanced level? This course offers you an opportunity to deepen your understanding of intersectional perspectives on relations between gender, on the one hand, and migration, globalization, power and change, on the other. The course engages with current events and you will carry out exercises in feminist analysis of the

https://www.gender.lu.se/education/graduate-courses/gender-studies-gender-global-world-75-credits - 2026-06-05

GNVN06 FALL The course focuses on the economic, political and cultural changes in gender regimes and conviviality in Europe. It provides students with the opportunity to specialise in theories and analyses of how gender, migration, sexuality and family have become central phenomena in several complex and contradictory ways in the contemporary political development in Europe, focusing on austerity

https://www.gender.lu.se/education/graduate-courses/gender-studies-gender-and-nation-europe-75-credits - 2026-06-05

For admitted students on a course or programme at the Division of Gender Studies. The Division of Gender Studies is now part of the Department of Sociology, and all the information you need before the start of the semester can be found at soc.lu.se:New student: Checklist autumn semester 2026Welcome letters autumn 2026On these pages we have gathered everything you need to make the start of your stu

https://www.gender.lu.se/education/new-student-autumn-2026 - 2026-06-05

7.5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM In this course, the student will learn to understand and review the structures of social theories. OverviewAbout the courseIn contrast to courses that teach theory only from the perspective of given scholars, themes, and content, this course aims to demystify theory-driven research by making the practical knowledge of meta-theory explicit. The student will thereby acquire

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/profile-and-elective-courses/spring-term-courses/structure-social-theory-simp58 - 2026-06-05

OverviewIn the Autumn term, Graduate School offers the following methods courses:SIMM52: Designing Research in Social SciencesThis course aims to provide the student with an understanding of and skills in research design in the social sciences. (7,5 credits)SIMM53: Methods in Contemporary Middle Eastern StudiesThis course in Methods in Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies is designed to introduce s

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/autumn-term-courses-methods - 2026-06-05

OverviewIn the Spring term, Graduate School offers the following courses in methods and theory of science:SIMM23: Theory of Science for the Social SciencesThe aim of the course is to provide comprehensive understanding of contemporary Theory of Social Science. Hence the core of the course is presentations and critical discussions of major theories of Social Science as they revolve around epistemol

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/spring-term-courses-methods-and-theory-science - 2026-06-05

Lena Karlsson Director of Studies, Graduate School Email: lena [dot] karlsson [at] genus [dot] lu [dot] se Lena's profile on the LU Research Portal Catia Gregoratti Programme Director, MSc in Global Studies Email: catia [dot] gregoratti [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se Catia's profile on the LU Research Portal Anne Jerneck Programme Director, MSc in Development Studies Email: anne [dot] jerneck [at] lu

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/contact/our-directors - 2026-06-05

15 CREDITS | SPRING TERM This course focuses on significant feminist interventions to social theories within the distinct but interrelated spheres of the economic, political, social and sexual. As a student of this course, you will be trained in the diversity of the field of feminist theory, including its debates, theoretical contributions and analytical tools. Overview About the course Students w

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/profile-and-elective-courses/spring-term-courses/critical-feminist-perspectives-social-theory-simp28 - 2026-06-05

PROFILE AND ELECTIVE COURSES OverviewSIMP02 - Globalisation, Conflict, Security and the StateThe objectives of this course are to provide students with different theoretical perspectives to critically analyse (a) the continuing relevance of the state and (b) positive and negative consequences of globalisation processes for various dimensions of security, such as military, political, economic, cult

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/profile-and-elective-courses/spring-term-courses - 2026-06-05

7.5 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM This course aims to provide the student with an understanding of and skills in research design in the social sciences. Overview Course content The course aims to provide the student with an understanding of and skills in research design in the social sciences. More specifically, the following issues are covered by the course: research approaches,  applied philosophy of sc

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/autumn-term-courses-methods/designing-research-social-sciences-simm52 - 2026-06-05

7.5 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM This course in Methods in Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies is designed to introduce students to the methodological debates and methods engaged in Middle Eastern Studies. Overview Course content This course aims to provide students with a broad-based training in research methodologies which enables them to use a range of research instruments and analyse different types

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/autumn-term-courses-methods/methods-contemporary-middle-eastern-studies-simm53 - 2026-06-05

7.5 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM This course aims to provide students with an understanding of key issues in feminist methodologies and theories of knowledge. OverviewCourse contentThe following issues are covered by the course: an overview of key concepts in theory of science in feminism,issues and debates in feminist theories of knowledge,main methodological approaches and traditions in feminist resear

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/autumn-term-courses-methods/feminist-methodologies-and-theories-knowledge-simm54 - 2026-06-05

7.5 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM This course aims to introduce students to approaches and methods in applied global studies research. Overview Course content It provides students with knowledge to be able to identify diverse theoretical underpinnings and methodological tools used to generate and analyse data in the context of a multidisciplinary and evolving field of studies. Emphasis will be placed on q

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/autumn-term-courses-methods/research-global-studies-simm57 - 2026-06-05