By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 26 November 2020 The workshop is called: Unpacking ‘the Opposition’ in undemocratic regimes: The Role, Transformation and Challenges of the Oppositional Actors in Turkey and beyond The purpose of this workshop is to initiate a debate on the opposition in Turkey and contribute to the theorization of the role, transforma

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-pinar-dinc-presenting-fake-news-understanding-conflict-and-forest-fire-nexus-through-media - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 1 December 2020 Middle East Forum Newsletter #15 Message from the director: New CMES board in place  While CMES 2.0 is still in the making some important steps have been taken in the last few weeks. We are pleased to announce that a new interdisciplinary board has been formed.  Four faculties are represented from Lund

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-15 - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 1 December 2020 Exploring the broader field of environmental dimensions of conflict – in the Middle East region and beyond As part of the Climate Stress in Syria-research project, there was a closed interactive online workshop on October 14th to discuss the nexus around drought, vulnerability and conflict. This post de

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/exploring-broader-field-environmental-dimensions-conflict-middle-east-region-and-beyond - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 3 December 2020 Cover: Nineveh Press Ten non-Armenians from ten European countries write about their interest in and experiences of Armenia. In moving and, at times, funny essays they depict dramatic events, lasting friendships, political struggles. We hear about lavash and brandy, genocide and revival, Yerevan and sma

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-svante-lundgren-one-editors-new-book-armenia-mon-amour-ten-europeans-speak - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 9 December 2020 CMES Spyros Sofos was awarded a PhD in Regional and Cross-cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen after the examination of his thesis entitled “The Meanings of the People in Turkish Politics: A Genealogy” on Monday 7 December. The Meanings of the People in Turkish Politics: A Genealogy This the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-phd-thesis-meanings-people-turkish-politics-genealogy - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 10 December 2020 Project title: AI assisted radar rainfall algorithms for advanced engineering decision support systems. Photo: Joshua Lanzarini on Unsplash Local weather often is not what news reports for cities and counties. As transient, local, and intense as a cloudburst, rainfall can be highly variable, impractica

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-hasan-hosseini-has-got-pre-seed-funding-2021-lu-innovation - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 14 December 2020 Photo: Mor Shani on Unsplash The article has been published in Sustainability and is available online. Co-writers are Khaldoon A. Mourad and Hasan Hosseini, also from CMES. Farmers know much more than we think, and they are keen to improve their knowledge in order to improve their farms and increase th

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/role-citizen-science-sustainable-agriculture-new-article-cmes-helen-avery - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 15 December 2020 Lisen Dellenborg & Maria Frederika Malmström Female Circumcision/Genital Mutilation and Human Rights: Ownership of Personal Change. Cover: Nille Leander and Sara Johnsdotter Co-writer Lisen Dellenborg. The article is published in the book "FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING The Global North and South" (Malmö Unive

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-maria-frederika-malmstroms-new-article-female-circumcisiongenital-mutilation-and-human-rights - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 17 December 2020 Akiça Bahri is the new Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in Tunisia. It is during a difficult time that Akiça Bahri has taken over the responsibility as Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in Tunisia. But with a doctorate in water management from Lund University

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lu-doctor-water-focus-and-cmes-connections-new-minister-tunisia - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 22 December 2020 Middle Eastern research news from Lund University Message from the director Seasonal greetings from the team at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies  This has been a strange and challenging year. We have just closed down the Centre temporarily due to escalating Covid-19 pandemic.  However, in 2021 we

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-16-december-2020 - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 12 January 2021 The Middle East contributes to about 25% of the dust particles produced in the world. Photo: Darya Tryfanava on Unsplash The majority of the new dust sources are due to environmental degradation caused by human activities. To prevent further dust source generation, the first step is to identify the new

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-cmes-research-about-dust-source-detection-and-dust-source-susceptibility-mapping - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 13 January 2021 Photo: JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash This study identifies obstacles and barriers in distance learning and the use of electronic exams, comparing them to pursue success in the distance education system during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). It also aimed to determine the similarity and differences betwe

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/obstacles-distance-learning-and-applying-electronic-exams-during-covid-19-new-cmes-research - 2025-02-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 18 January 2021 Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash The demand for water supply is continuously rising due to population growth and development across the world. In arid and semi-arid areas, particularly the Middle East, aquifers form the central freshwater reserves, hence are being uncontrollably exploited to meet wate

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/application-advanced-machine-learning-algorithms-assess-groundwater-potential-using-remote-sensing - 2025-02-21

Published 15 May 2020 Andréas Ivarsson from Sweden studies a Master's in Service Management with specialisation Supply Chain Management. We asked him what he think's about his choice of education. What is the best thing about your programme?"I would say that our programme's strength lies in the fact that it's so broad, which gives you loads of opportunities when you graduate. You can really find y

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/service-management-gives-you-edge - 2025-02-21

Published 6 August 2020 The global coronavirus pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard worldwide. Not only that, but it has exposed a lack of resilience to any type of downturn, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. While the virus may or may not be temporary, the climate crisis is here to stay - and tourism will have to adapt, says Stefan Gössling, professor of sustainable

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/what-covid-19-can-teach-tourism-about-climate-crisis - 2025-02-21

Published 12 August 2020 Read our masterstudent M Nafees Emtiaz Chowdhury´s article about his experiences from his vacation in Sweden. When I came to Helsingborg in Sweden to pursue my Master program in Service Management at Lund University on 31st of August, 2019 it was autumn here. Soon the orange leaves of the trees faded away as winter came and everything seemed so gloomy. The sunlight used to

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation - 2025-02-21

Published 25 August 2020 Did you know this? Five quick facts about our master´s programme in Service management.  

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/five-facts-about-service-management - 2025-02-21

Published 31 August 2020 Students from all over the world started their studies in Service Management today. Today we welcomed over 120 students from all around the world to our master program in Service Management. The students had their first introduction meetings at Dunkers Kulturhus, divided into small groups throughout the day - all according to the guidelines regarding Covid-19. The theme of

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-international-students-master-program-service-management - 2025-02-21

Published 3 September 2020 Welcome to all of you, both old and news students at Lund University. Here are some important points that we should all think about during the autumn term. A word of welcome from the Vice-Chancellor at Lund University 

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/word-welcome-vice-chancellor-lund-university - 2025-02-21

Published 11 September 2020 On Friday, we invited our new masterstudents to join Fresher´s Day at the Department of Service Management. Fresher´s day is an opportunity for the students to get to know each other better and also to get to know their SI-leaders, since this day is done in collaboration with the SI leaders on the first day of SI-mettings at the department.During this meeting, the stude

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/freshers-day-our-new-students - 2025-02-21