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Peace and Conflict Studies is a multidisciplinary subject that seeks different perspectives on conflict analysis and peacebuilding. EducationThe courses are intended for students who wish to apply multidisciplinary perspectives to issues of war, conflict analysis and peacebuilding and are offered every second term.CoursesThe following courses are offered at the bachelor level entirely in English a

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/about-department/three-subjects-one-building/peace-and-conflict-studies - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Emil Edenborg defended his dissertation "Nothing more to see: Contestations of belonging and visibility in Russian media" on April 8 at 10:15 in Niagara, auditorium B0E15, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1, Malmö. External reviewer: Professor Nira Yuval-Davies, University of East London, UK. Nothing more to see: Contestations of b

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/emil-edenborg-has-defended-his-thesis - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Aggestam has together with Ronny Berndtsson, Kaveh Madani and Dan-Erik Andersson co-authored the book-chapter "The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Conflict and Water Diplomacy in the Nile Basin" in the book "Water Diplomacy in Action. Contingent Approaches to Managing Complex Water Problems", edited by Shafiqul

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/aggestam-diplomacy-water-and-conflict - 2026-05-05

About Intelligence AnalysisCertain types of information may be of crucial importance for a government’s successful conduct of international negotiations, when staking out a new course of foreign policy or in combating terrorism, organized crime, and the illegal intelligence activities of foreign states. Worldwide, governments invest significant resources to acquire and interpret such information.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/about-department/three-subjects-one-building/intelligence-analysis - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Henrik Friberg Fernros at University of Gothenburg has together with Douglas Brommesson co-authored the reply ”The limits of the principle of charity: Why Haeselbrouck is wrong after all” published in International Politics. Learn more on Palgrave Macmillan’s website:The limits of the principle of charity: Why Haeselb

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/brommesson-responsibility-protect - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our researchers Roger Hildingsson, Åsa Knaggård, Annica Kronsell, Ina Möller, Jasmine Livingston and Vasna Ramasavisit visit Colorado State University, Fort Collins to initiate collaborations on teaching environmental politics.  Roger Hildingsson’s personal pageÅsa Knaggård’s personal pageAnnica Kronsell’s personal pa

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/our-researchers-visit-colorado-state-university - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hanna Bäck is one of the authors of the article ”Intra-party diversity and ministerial selection in coalition governments” which has been published in the journal Public Choice. Learn more on Springer Link’s websiteHanna Bäck’s personal site 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/back-selection-ministers-coalition-governments - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hanna Bäck and Marc Debus have published a book about speeches and debates in European parliaments (published by Palgrave Macmillan). In this book, the authors study which members participate more, and which members deviate more from the party line in parliamentary debates.Learn more on palgrave.comHanna Bäck’s person

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/back-new-book-debates-european-parliaments - 2026-05-05

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 - 2026-05-05

Explaining the diffusion of pro-gender equality norms in diplomacy and foreign policy The project is funded by the Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences and Torsten and Ragnar Söderbergs Foundations. This project explains the rise and diffusion of pro-gender equality norms in diplomacy and foreign policy. Gender mainstreaming has become a salient issue in contemporary global politi

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/research/research-projects/gendering-diplomacy-and-foreign-policy - 2026-05-05

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 - 2026-05-05

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 - 2026-05-05

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 - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tobias Nielsen defended his dissertation "Words Matter in the Woods. Discourses on Deforestation in Global Climate Politics" on May 4 at 10:00 in Edens Hörsal, Paradisgatan 5h, Lund. External reviewer: Professor Peter Feindt, Wageningen University and Research Centre.Words Matter in the Woods. Discourses on Deforestat

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/tobias-nielsen-has-defended-his-thesis - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tony Ingesson defended his dissertation "The Politics of Combat: The Political and Strategic Impact of Tactical-Level Subcultures, 1939-1995" on May 13 at 10:15 in Edens Hörsal, Paradisgatan 5h, Lund. External reviewer: Professor Jan Ångström, Försvarshögskolan.The Politics of Combat: The Political and Strategic Impac

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/tony-ingesson-has-defended-his-thesis - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Aggestam gives a talk on women’s role in peacemaking at European University Institute, ”The State of the Union: Women in Europe and the World”, on May 5 in Florens. Learn more on The State of Union’s websiteKarin Aggestam's personal page 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/aggestam-womens-roles-peacemaking-eui - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dalia Mukhtar-Landgren and Moira Nelson contributed a chapter to a volume entitled “Aiming High: Progressive Politics in a High-Risk, High-Opportunity Era” compiled by Policy Network. Mukhtar-Landgren and Nelson’s chapter outlines ongoing obstacles to women’s economic well-being in Sweden.This volume informs discussio

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/mukhtar-landgren-and-nelson-new-chapter-womens-economic-well-being-sweden - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Niklas Altermark defended his dissertation "After Inclusion. Intellectual Disability as Biopolitics" on May 20 at 10:15 in Edens Hörsal, Paradisgatan 5h, Lund. External reviewer: Professor Dan Goodley, University of Sheffield, UK..After Inclusion. Intellectual Disability as BiopoliticsNiklas Altermark’s personal page 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/niklas-altermark-has-defended-his-thesis - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Knaggård has written a chapter in the book "Decision-making under ambiguity and time constraints". In the chapter she suggests a development of John Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Framework, in order to enable a better understanding of how scientific knowledge affects the construction of political problems. She argues

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/knaggard-suggests-development-kingdons-multiple-streams-framework - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ellen Ravndal has written a briefing paper for "One World Trust" and "The 1 for 7 billion campaign" on how the appointment of Trygve Lie as the United Nations’ first secretary-general in 1946 still influences the process to appoint a new secretary-general today. The appointment of Trygve Lie as the first UN Secretary-

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ravndal-un-secretary-general-selection-process - 2026-05-05