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The Division's Opening Hours The Division of Gender Studies is located in House G (Gamla lungkliniken). The building is open daytime:Monday–Thursday 07:30–17:00Friday 07:30–16:00Do you want to contact one of the staff members? Use our staff lists and make an appointment. Head of Department and Directors of Studies Head of DepartmentSandra JönssonEmail: sandra [dot] jonsson [at] soc [dot] lu [dot]
https://www.gender.lu.se/contact-information - 2026-06-05
The requirements for a PhD are such that the studies leading to the degree usually take four years. This presumes on the one hand that students have the required prior knowledge and on the other hand that they apply themselves entirely to their studies and make the most of the courses and programmes on offer. The education leading to a PhD degree covers a total of 240 credits, divided into a cours
https://www.gender.lu.se/research-0/doctoral-studies/what-are-phd-studies - 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 - 2026-06-05
Eligibility and admissionTo have basic eligibility for third cycle (doctoral) studies, a student must have (1) passed an exam at second cycle (Master’s) level, (2) fulfilled the course requirements for at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 at second cycle level, or (3) acquired equivalent knowledge in some other way.The applicant should have a degree in Gender Studies or in a
https://www.gender.lu.se/research-0/doctoral-studies/application-and-admission - 2026-06-05
As a doctoral student, besides undertaking your research studies, you will be expected to teach undergraduates and/or take on administrative duties. Here you will find information concerning this aspect of the position. Part of a group of lecturersAs a doctoral student you are also part of the group of lecturers and will be teaching and/or taking care of administrative tasks. The director of studi
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In an emergency – call 112Don’t forget to dial 0-112 if you are calling from within the University.University security control centre – 20 700If you need to contact a security officer or the University’s on-call staff, call +46 46 222 07 00.First aidIn the event of a sudden cardiac arrest, time is crucial. Once you have called 112, it can take up to 20 minutes before an ambulance is on site. There
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Principal investigator Ulrika Andersson, Faculty of Law, Lund University in collaboration with Lena Karlsson, Gender Studies Department, Lund University, Clare McGlynn, Durham University, Linnea Wegerstad, Faculty of Law, Lund University. Marianne och Marcus Wallenbergs Stiftelse 2019-2022och The torrent of #metoo witness narratives of sexual violence and harassment has brought the inadequacy of t
https://www.gender.lu.se/metoo-momentum-and-its-aftermath-digital-justice-seeking-and-societal-and-legal-responses - 2026-06-05
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
