Published 13 January 2015 Sara Kalm has written a review of the book Disciplining the Transnational Mobility of People, ed. Martin Geiger and Antoine Pécoud, published by Palgrave Macmillan. The review is published in the journal Nordic Journal of Migration Research, no. 4 2014. Learn more.  

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/review-disciplining-transnational-mobility-people - 2025-04-04

Published 15 January 2015 Erik Ringmar's article criticizing the use of the concept of practices in the study of international relations is now the most downloaded article in International Theory. Learn more.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/most-downloaded-international-theory - 2025-04-04

Published 16 January 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Johannes Stripple has co-written 'Virtuous Carbon' in the new book 'The Politics of Carbon Markets' (Routledge). Learn more.  

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/stipple-about-carbon-markets - 2025-04-04

Published 18 January 2015 The scientific journal Cooperation and Conflict celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special issue with free access online. The first copy is out now:Nordic Peace Research in International Relations 50th Anniversary Online Collection  

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/50-years-cooperation-and-conflict - 2025-04-04

Published 19 January 2015 Mats Fred will be carrying out research studies in Wellington, New Zealand for three months thanks to the Political Science department's involvement in the EU project KEEENZ. His PhD concerns the projectification of the public sector and Mats Fred is planning to do field work in Wellington. During his stay (3 months) he will also visit Auckland University.While in Welling

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/research-studies-new-zealand - 2025-04-04

Published 21 January 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jakob Skovgaard’s article has been published online. “Acting on Climate Finance Pledges: Inter-Agency Dynamics and Relationships with Aid in Contributor States”. World Development, Volume 68, April 2015, Pages 149-162 Jonathan Pickering, Jakob Skovgaard, Soyeun Kim, J. Timmons Roberts, David Rossati, Martin Stadelmann, Hendrikje Reich.Learn more.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/klimat-inter-ministerielle-dynamikker-och-utvecklingsbistand - 2025-04-04

Published 22 January 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jonas Tallberg, Thomas Sommerer, Theresa Squatrito & Christer Jönsson, "Explaining the Transnational Design of International Organizations" International Organization, vol. 68, number 4 (Fall 2014)): 741-774.Christer Jönsson

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/transnational-design-international-organizations - 2025-04-04

Published 16 January 2015 The Department of Political Science (Lund University) announces the availability of one doctoral studentship. Apply by 9 February 2015. Learn more.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/doctoral-studentship-lund - 2025-04-04

Published 25 January 2015 Two postdoc positions in Political Science with the project STANCE at Lund University. Apply by 2015-02-20. The project STANCE (State-Making and the Origins of Global Order in the Long Nineteenth Century and Beyond) announces a call for two postdocs in Political Science with a Specialization in Comparative Politics and/or International Relations.Read more.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/two-postdoc-positions-stance-lund - 2025-04-04

Published 27 January 2015 Hanna Bäck, Emma Bäck and Nils Gustafsson are interviewed by Demokratiutredningen about the report they are going to write about young people’s political participation. Learn more.   

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/young-peoples-political-participation-social-media - 2025-04-04

Published 28 January 2015 RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Annica Kronsell will participate in a seminar on State Governance and Community Development, Wednesday 28 January 5-7 pm in the Upper House in the Swedish Parliament, Stockholm. Link to the programme. 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/state-governance-and-community-development - 2025-04-04

Published 30 January 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Ole Elgström has published a paper titled "Legitimacy, Credibility and Coherence - Perceptions of EU Roles in Global Climate Change Negotiations" in EUI (European University Institute)´s Working Papers (RSCAS 2015/06; Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies).Learn more.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/eu-global-climate-change-negotiations - 2025-04-04

Published 1 February 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jan Teorell has published a chapter addressing corruption and its causes: Rothstein, Bo & Teorell, Jan, ”Causes of Corruption”, in Heywood, P, ed. Routledge Handbook of Political Corruption. London: Routledge, 2015.Learn more.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/rothstein-and-teorell-causes-corruption - 2025-04-04

Published 3 February 2015 RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Stina Melander will participate in a seminar at the School of Public Administration in Gothenburg, Wednesday, 4 February at 1-3 pm. The seminar is titled ”Från många till en – om Försäkringskassans reformarbete” ("From Many to One - on Social Security Reforms”). 

Dr Tom Karlsson, Linnaeus University, and Dr. Stina Melander, Lund University
Chairperso

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/melander-social-security-reforms - 2025-04-04

Published 5 February 2015 Apply by 2015-04-01. Postdoctoral position in political science focusing on green social development: industrial systems and energy systems in transition. Read more. 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/postdoctoral-position-political-science-lund - 2025-04-04

Published 4 February 2015 RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Annika Bergman Rosamond lectures on 'Celebrity Humanitarianism and Global Politics' at the Association of Foreign Affairs, Lund University, Wednesday the 4th of February, 19:00. More information. 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/global-politics-and-celebrity-activism - 2025-04-04

Published 6 February 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Karin Aggestam and Anna Sundell have published the article "Depoliticising water conflict" in Hydrological Sciences Journal. Read more.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/peacebuilding-water-management-projects - 2025-04-04

Published 9 February 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS. Sara Kalm and Anders Uhlin have authored the monograph Civil Society and the Governance of Development: Opposing Global Institutions, just published by Palgrave Macmillan. More inormation.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/monograph-kalm-and-uhlin - 2025-04-04

Published 11 February 2015 Emil Persson will spend the spring semester at UC Berkeley. He has been offered a guest position at the Institute for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, where he will work on a case study on Russian media coverage of the war in Ukraine. Emil Persson

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/phd-student-visits-berkeley - 2025-04-04

Published 13 February 2015 An essay in The Independent, regarding the future of the European left, discusses Johannes Lindvall's article ”The Electoral Consequences of Two Great Crises”. More information.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lindvalls-research-discussed-independent - 2025-04-04