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Together with Per Stålberg and Britta Ohm, SASNET affiliated researcher Vibodh Parthasarathi has published an article in Culture Unbound entitled 'Introduction: Critical Explorations of Media Modernity in India' Read it here.
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-publication-affiliated-researcher-vibodh-parthasarathi - 2025-12-04
SASNET Director Andreas Johansson was interviewed about Buddhist extremism in Sri Lanka on ABC News, Australia. Read it here
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-director-andreas-johansson-was-interviewed-abc-news-australia - 2025-12-04
SASNET Director Andreas Johansson visited Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations in London from March 13 to 14. During the visit Andreas met with the Director of the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Professor Leif Stenberg, and discussed the future collaborations between the two institutions. Aga Khan University established the Inst
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-visited-aga-khan-centre-london - 2025-12-04
Jakob Hernborg Axelson recently compiled a report on Asian studies in Sweden, highlighting the need to strengthen Swedish expertise on Asia. On behalf of the South Asia Initiative, Jakob Hernborg Axelson has prepared a report on Swedish education and research on Asia over the last 10 years. The South Asia Initiative builds on a collaboration with the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/report-asian-studies-sweden-published - 2025-12-04
SASNET Associate Researcher Kristina Myrvold and SASNET Director Andreas Johansson have published an article on religious comforts of Indian soldiers in the First World War. SASNET Associate Researcher Kristina Myrvold, together with the Director of SASNET, Andreas Johansson, has published an article in the Journal Postscripts entitled "Miniature Qur'ans in the First World War: Religious Comforts
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-publication-andreas-johansson-and-kristina-myrvold - 2025-12-04
The Nordic Centre in India (NCI) is offering three different grants for scholars from NCI member universities to conduct research in India. As in previous years, the Nordic Centre in India, a consortium of leading universities and research institutions in the Nordic countries, will provide funding to a number of doctor-level researchers and above from NCI member universities to support their resea
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/nci-grants-research-visits-india - 2025-12-04
The latest issue of the Sydasien magazine tells the story of a school for differently abled children in Nepal and takes a closer look at abortion practices in Sri Lanka, among others. Read the latest issue here. Through a new collaboration between Sydasien and SASNET the magazine once again appears in print, this time biannually. Through SASNET the online version of Sydasien gains more depth as a
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-issue-sydasien-now-available-1 - 2025-12-04
Parama Sinha Pali has published an article in the Asia Dialogue entitled "Indian Elections 2019: Social media and fake news" In light of the upcoming General Elections in India, SASNET affiliated researcher Parama Sinha Pali writes about the role of social media in shaping India’s political discourse and the spread of fake news and disinformation.Read the article here.
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-publication-affiliated-researcher-parama-sinha-palit-fake-news-indian-elections - 2025-12-04
SASNET Director Andreas Johansson has published a book on Pragmatic Muslim Politics in Sri Lanka. This book, based on Andreas’ PhD thesis, analyses and discusses the use of Islamic terms and symbols in the political party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC). It is based on interviews with the leading members of the party and on analyses of the party’s official documents. It describes the history of M
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-book-andreas-johansson - 2025-12-04
On May 9, three experts will discuss past and current Indian politics in view of the ongoing elections. In view of the ongoing Indian General Elections, Swedish South Asian Studies Network invites you to a panel discussion on the past and current political scenario in India with a main focus on the electoral process and potential implications for the country.We are happy to have three experts from
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-discussion-indian-general-elections-2019 - 2025-12-04
Nearly 40 Nordic researchers and academics from 15 universities in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland have so far registered to participate in the Networking Day on South Asian Studies, that SASNET organizes in Lund on Monday 25 April 2016. They are all working on South Asia-related issues, and have been invited to discuss ways to expand collaboration on education and researchs. The meeting will
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/networking-day-nordic-south-asian-studies - 2025-12-04
Director Andreas Johansson was interviewed in several media around the world about the recent attacks in Sri Lanka. Links below:TV 4Sverigesradio (Ekot, P4)TRT World Dubai Eye (Live) ToyokeizaiP3 NyheterTT (Published in, Aftonbladet, Corren, Nsd, Folkbladet, Pressen, allanyheter, Uppsala Nya Tidning, Sydsvenskan, Hallands Nyheter, Kristianstadsbladet, Blekinge Läns Tidning, Norrbottensäffarer, Yst
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/andreas-johansson-commented-attacks-sri-lanka - 2025-12-04
The SASNET Director provides an analysis of the past and current political and ethno-religious scenarios in conflict-ridden Sri Lanka. On April 22, 2019, SASNET Director Andreas Johansson’s article “Sri Lanka’s violent past has created a polarised society ripe for radicalisation” was published in The Independent in light of the deadly attacks on three churches and four hotels in different parts of
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/two-more-articles-andreas-johansson-recent-attacks-sri-lanka-published - 2025-12-04
RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Tobias Nielsen was recently included in an international group of researchers that prepared a report for the Nordic Council of Ministers working group for global climate negotiations ahead of the current COP20 UN negotiations. Tobias Nielsen
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/preparing-report-global-climate-negotiations - 2025-12-04
RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Tobias Nielsen talks about Ecuador’s Socio Bosque and Peru’s Programa Bosque as Role Models? at a UN climate conference side-event (Dec. 4). REDD and Beyond: International and Indigenous Strategies in Forest ProtectionREDD is one a series of incentive-based mechanisms for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to REDD, and partly out of criticism to it, a number of fu
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/nielsen-talks-about-south-american-role-models - 2025-12-04
NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Carlo Knotz and Johannes Lindvall have co-authored the article Coalitions and Compensation. The Case of Unemployment Benefit Duration which has recently been published in Comparative Political Studies. Learn more...
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/knotz-and-lindvall-comparative-political-studies - 2025-12-04
Varieties of Democracy Institute (University of Gothenburg) announces a call for postdocs and research fellows. Apply by January 23. Learn more...
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/announced-position-gothenburg - 2025-12-04
NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: International Politics of Recognition, a book co-edited by Erik Ringmar, is the subject of a book symposium in the latest issue of the Global Discourse journal Learn more...
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ringmars-book-discussed-global-discourse-journal - 2025-12-04
Dear students and other visitors: be advised that the department building Eden closes at 5 PM on Thursday, 11 December. Learn more about Eden's opening hours over the holiday and New Year.
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/eden-closes-early-11-december - 2025-12-04
On December 18, the department’s new site will launch. The incoming webmaster welcomes you back then! New web – new webmasterOn December 18, the department’s new web site will be launched. On that date, Emma Lord will succeed Mikael Sundström as webmaster (Mikael returns to his full time duties as Senior Lecturer after a stint extending back to the inception of our site), and will be in charge of
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-website - 2025-12-04
