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 - 2025-02-28

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 - 2025-02-28

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 - 2025-02-28

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 - 2025-02-28

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 - 2025-02-28

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 - 2025-02-28

Published 16 February 2015 Annika Fredén is a co-author to an post descibing the Swedish "December Agreement" in the international election research blog Making Electoral Democracy Work.

More information.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/freden-sweden-international-election-research-blog - 2025-02-28

Published 18 February 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Annika Björkdahl has co-edited the book "Importing EU Norms? Conceptual Framework and Empirical Findings" (2015 Springer). Björkdahl also contributed with a chapter co-authored with Ole Elgström called "The EPA-Negotiations: A Channel for Norm Export and Import?". More information

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-book-edited-annika-bjorkldahl - 2025-02-28

Published 20 February 2015 Annika Bergman Rosamond has been officially elected to serve on the board of the section Feminist Theory & Gender Studies (FTGS) of the International Studies Association (ISA) during the period 2015-2017. ...

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bergman-rosamond-elected-board-gender-and-feminist-theory-section-isa - 2025-02-28

Published 26 February 2015 Ole Elgström has been elected to serve in a steering committe for the EU-funded reserach project "Analysis of the Perception of the EU and of EU's Policies Abroad". The study aims to describe and analyze public opinion and media coverage of the EU in countries designated by the EU as “strategic partners”. The purpose is to improve the EU’s public diplomacy towards these

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/elgstrom-elected-steering-committee-eu-study - 2025-02-28

Published 2 March 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Karin Aggestam has co-authored the article "The Nile Basin and hydrosolidarity". Links:The Nile Basin and hydrosolidarityKarin Aggestam 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/karin-aggestam-hydrosolidarity-and-nile-river - 2025-02-28

Published 3 March 2015 Hanna Bäck was promotet to professor by decison of chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz on February 26, 2015. The promotion was based on positive reviews of Bäck's work, by for instance Kaare Strøm: In sum, Hanna Bäck has produced a significant body of important and excellent scholarship. Her publications are works of high scholarly quality and professionalism. Her theoretical ar

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hanna-back-promoted-professor - 2025-02-28

Published 4 March 2015 On thursday March 5, the first "Thursday seminar" of the semster takes place. Maysam Behravesh will give a talk on “Weapons of Mass Destruction-proliferation and terrorism in an age of geopolitical turmoil”. Where: Eden 236 When: March 5, 1-3 pm. How: Open for everyone! Mandatory for students in Peace and Conflict Studies.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/open-seminar-iran-and-weapon-mass-destruction - 2025-02-28

Published 5 March 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Annika Fredén has written a post on the London School of Economics reserach blog ”Democratic Audit”, on strategic voting and pre-election coalition signals. Links:Parties’ pre-election signals can and do influence strategic voting, according to evidence from SwedenAnnika Fredén

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/freden-strategic-voting-great-britain - 2025-02-28

Published 10 March 2015 Angela Oels will visit the department from april till december. She has been granted a scholarship from Riksbankens Jubilemsfond. Links: News article (in Swedish) Angela Oels

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-guest-reseracher-climate-politics - 2025-02-28

Published 11 March 2015 The department is since February 2015 hosting the highly ranked journal Political Psychology. Professor Catarina Kinnvall is the main editor and the four associate editors connected with Lund University are Emma Bäck, Hanna Bäck, Martin Bäckstrand, and Jacob Sohlberg. Link:Political Psychology 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/department-becomes-host-political-psychology - 2025-02-28

Published 13 March 2015 Åsa Knaggård has, together with colleagues from a number of different departments at Lund University, written a report (in Swedish) about the regional climate challenges and adaptation for Skåne, Klimatsäkrat Skåne. The report was recently presented at a well-attended seminar in Malmö and was featured in the SVT news. Download the report and read more about the seminar at C

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/knaggard-co-author-report-regional-climate-change-policy - 2025-02-28

Published 16 March 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Maysam Behravesh writes in "The Diplomat" about the ongoing nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran. Links:How Netanyahu Saved the Iran Nuclear TalksMaysam Behravesh

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/behravesh-nuclear-negotiations - 2025-02-28

Published 17 March 2015 RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Moira Nelson is speaking today at an event sponsored by Policy Network on "Women and the post-crisis labour market". The event brings together business leaders and childcare experts to discuss predistributive alternatives to formal childcare, the role of employers in ensuring a family friendly work environment, and ways to increase women’s employment.Li

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/moira-nelson-speaks-westminster-event - 2025-02-28

Published 20 March 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jan Teorell has co-authored two articles with Bo Rothstein on how Sweden's bureaucracy during the 18th and 19th century changed from being patrimonial, nepotistic and corrupt to being professional and impartial. Teorell has also recently published an article on how genes impact political orientation.Links:Getting to Sweden, Part I: War and Malfeasa

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/teorell-swedens-path-professional-and-non-corrupt-bureaucracy - 2025-02-28