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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Annika Bergman Rosamond features in two recent television broadcasts on the occasion of International Women’s Day. See the broadcasts on UR Play’s website:Universitetets ansvar för kvinnor på flykt (in Swedish)Feministisk utrikes- och säkerhetspolitik (in Swedish)Annika Bergman Rosamond’s personal page 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/television-broadcasts-women-war-and-flight - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Aggestam has been appointed visiting professor (2016-2018) at Monash University, Australia. She will be participating in the research program on Gender, Peace & Security (GPS). Learn more on GPS's websiteKarin Aggestams personliga hemsida 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/aggestam-has-been-appointed-visiting-professor - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Annika Björkdahl is one of the editors of the book ”Peacebuilding and Friction: Global and Local Encounters in Post-Conflict Societies” published with Routledge, 2016. This book aims to understand the processes of and the outcomes that arise from frictional encounters in peacebuilding, when global and local forces mee

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bjorkdahl-book-peacebuilding - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Aggestam is moderating a talk with author Göran Rosenberg and professor Avi Shlaim, Oxford University, Thursday 14 April, 19.00, AF-borgen, Café Athen. Learn more on lu.seKarin Aggestam’s personal page 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/whither-israel - 2026-10-09

Dalia Mukhtar-Landgren has been awarded SEK 6 million through FORMAS’s open call for the project “Church Environments as a Resource in Sustainable Community Building: Between the Enduring and the Changing.” The project is carried out in collaboration with researchers in theology and architecture and explores the institutional and ethical dimensions of how church environments can serve as a resourc

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/dalia-mukhtar-landgren-awarded-formas-grant-project-church-environments-resource-sustainable - 2026-10-09

In a new article in Environmental Policy and Governance, Jakob Skovgaard, Åsa Knaggård, Roger Hildingsson, and Sofía Sacks Ferrari (formerly of the Department of Political Science) compare the adoption of carbon taxes in Sweden and Mexico. Carbon taxation is a key policy instrument for addressing climate change. Putting a price on emissions helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions while generating pu

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/skovgaard-knaggard-hildingsson-and-sacks-ferrari-carbon-taxes-sweden-and-mexico - 2026-10-09

Hanna Ekström Pigot has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'Diverse People, Diverse Forests? The role of social-ecological interactions in biodiversity governance'. Congratulations to Dr. Ekström Pigot! The opponent is Maja Schlüter from Stockholm University. More information about the thesis is available in the Lund University Research Portal:Diverse People, Diverse Forests? The role of so

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hanna-ekstrom-pigot-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis-environmental-science - 2026-10-09

Students from the Department of Political Science's Master's in European Studies joined almost 100 master’s students from Lund, Copenhagen, and Malmö universities to celebrate European Day at the Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES) in Copenhagen. In addition to the collective journey over the Öresund crossing, the students enjoyed seminars on ‘The Challenge from Cross-border Crime in Europe

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lund-masters-european-studies-students-celebrate-europe-day-seminar-copenhagen - 2026-10-09

In a recent article published in International Studies Review, Roxanna Sjöstedt theorizes and analyzes the role of so-called functional actors in securitization processes. This is an understudied category of actors who, while external to formal decision-making, nonetheless affect threat construction and security agenda setting by requesting, preempting, endorsing, or vetoing securitization moves.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sjostedt-pandemics-securitization-and-importance-functional-actors - 2026-10-09

Marie Stissing Jensen and Kristina Jönsson have published the article ”From global multistakeholder partnerships to local action: the translation of partnerships” in the journal International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics (INEA). The case study investigates how the Global Water Partnership translates ideas of partnership at the global level into partnering practices at the

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/stissing-jensen-and-jonsson-about-multistakeholder-partnerships-and-translation-partnering-practices - 2026-10-09

Water crises are often framed as global challenges—but solutions are frequently local, according to a new article by Jesper Svensson and international collaborators. In a new article published in Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Jesper Svensson and international researchers and practitioners argue that water crises are fundamentally challenges of local governance.The authors highlight h

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jesper-svensson-and-international-researchers-local-solutions-water-crises - 2026-10-09

Women's testimonies have changed the way the world recognizes and acknowledges violence in war. Despite this, women remain marginalized in many portrayals and accounts of conflict. Much research has documented wars and their consequences, yet men's experiences dominate our understanding. But our research shows that women’s testimonies shape justice, accountability, and the recognition of wartime v

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bjorkdahl-hoglund-and-mannergren-womens-testimonies-reshape-how-war-understood - 2026-10-09

On 17 June, staff and guests gathered at the Department of Political Science in Lund to celebrate the release of the jubilee book Statsvetenskapliga institutionens underbara öden och äventyr. 75 år i samhällsforskningens tjänst. Edited by Magnus Jerneck, the book traces the department’s development into a modern environment for research and education. Through personal testimonies and broader refle

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/book-launch-celebrates-75-years-political-science-lund - 2026-10-09

In a new study, Stina Melander explores how individuals with acquired impairments view participation in disability organizations. The findings show that engagement cannot be explained solely by time and resources. Equally important is whether the organization is perceived as relevant and whether individuals feel that their participation matters and can make a difference. The study also highlights

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/why-do-some-people-engage-disability-organizations-while-others-choose-not - 2026-10-09

The winner of the EISA´s Best Dissertation Award 2026 is Anne Lene Stein (Lund University) for her thesis “Agonism against the Odds: Epistemic Disruptions and Bodies of Dissent in Palestine and Israel”. The committee commentThe committee found that the thesis offers an original and significant contribution to peace and conflict studies through its innovative concept of agonistic epistemic disrupti

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/anne-lene-stein-winner-eisas-best-dissertation-award-2026 - 2026-10-09

What happens to accountability and public oversight when municipalities increasingly rely on private security actors? With new faculty funding, Ketevan Bolkvadze will bring together municipalities, civil society, and other stakeholders to examine the risks associated with delegated security — and explore how they can be identified, prevented, and addressed. Ketevan Bolkvadze has received faculty f

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ketevan-bolkvadze-receives-funding-collaboration-private-security-and-public-accountability - 2026-10-09

How does political communication on social media influence increasing political polarization? Can the platforms’ algorithms help to exacerbate divisions between political camps? A new research project at Lund University will investigate this. The Swedish Research Council has awarded SEK 4,859,000 to the project 'A Divisive Spiral? Elite Communication, Voter Engagement, and Algorithmic Amplificatio

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hanna-back-receives-nearly-sek-49-million-research-social-media-and-political-polarization - 2026-10-09

How does communication from public authorities influence people's willingness to contribute to Sweden's total defence? This question lies at the heart of a new research project at Lund University. The Swedish Research Council has awarded SEK 6,620,000 to the project Mobilizing for Total Defense: How Public Authority Communication Shapes Citizens’ Defense Willingness. Sweden's reinstated total defe

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/roxanna-sjostedt-and-hanna-back-awarded-sek-66-million-study-how-public-communication-shapes - 2026-10-09

For one day, the third floor of the Eden building was transformed into the heart of European Union decision-making. In a large-scale negotiation role-play, 45 master's students from Lund University stepped into the roles of heads of government, ministers, European Commissioners, and senior officials, gaining first-hand experience of how EU politics works from the inside. Learning about the EU by e

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/day-heart-eu-decision-making-students-took-their-seats-negotiating-table - 2026-10-09

When is it democratically justifiable to disrupt the status quo, and might protest even be necessary for democracy to survive? These are some of the questions explored by Markus Holdo in his new book, The Responsibility to Disrupt. Drawing on both classical and contemporary political theory, Markus Holdo examines citizens’ right and responsibility to challenge established structures in order to mo

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/does-democracy-need-disruption-survive-new-book-connects-protest-ai-debate - 2026-10-09