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 - 2025-04-25

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 - 2025-04-25

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 - 2025-04-25

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 - 2025-04-25

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 - 2025-04-25

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 - 2025-04-25

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 - 2025-04-25

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 - 2025-04-25

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 - 2025-04-25

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 - 2025-04-25

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 - 2025-04-25

Published 23 March 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Annika Björkdahl and Lisa Strömbom are the editors of a newly published book titled "Divided Cities: Governing Diversity". Björkdahl contrubutes with the chapter ”Two schools under one roof: Unification in the divided city of Mostar” and Strömbom with ”Resistance in divided Jerusalem: Contesting urban planning policy”. Two other collegues have cont

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bjorkdahl-and-strombom-editors-new-book-divided-cities - 2025-04-25

Published 26 March 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Niklas Altermark has published the paper "Powers of Classification: Politics and Biology in Understandings of Intellectual Disability" in the journal Review of Disability Studies. Links:Powers of Classification: Politics and Biology in Understandings of Intellectual DisabilityNiklas Altermark

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/altermark-power-classification - 2025-04-25

Published 30 March 2015 Steven Bernstein, Professor at University of Toronto, Canada visited the Political Science Department January-March. His stay was financed through BECC's http://www.becc.lu.se guest professor program. Links:BECCSteven Bernstein

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/guest-researcher-steven-bernstein-ends-his-stay - 2025-04-25

Published 31 March 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: The book: "Making Gender, Making War: Violence, Miltiary and Peacekeeping Practices", edited by Annica Kronsell and Erika Svedberg is now available in open access, through Lund University Publications. Links:Making Gender, Making War: violence, military and peacekeeping practicesAnnica Kronsell

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/kronsells-book-now-available-open-access - 2025-04-25

Published 1 April 2015 On the 9th of April a one-day conference is held, with the title "The Politics of Global Water Crisis". Karin Aggestam presents a talk on "Water Conflict and Blue Peace in the Middle East?". Se attached flyer for more information. Attached flyer:The Politics of Global Water Crisis 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/one-day-conference-global-water-crisis - 2025-04-25

Published 9 April 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Christer Jönsson has published the article "Relationships between Negotiators: A Neglected Topic in the Study of Negotiation" in the latest issue of the journal International Negotiation. The abstract of the article:“Negotiation can be seen as a dynamic social process. Perspectives emphasizing the social context and dynamics of negotiations have bee

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/christer-jonsson-social-relationships-between-negotiators - 2025-04-25

Published 10 April 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Annika Björkdahl and Johanna Mannergren Selimovic have authored the article Gendering Agency in Transitional Justice, publicerad in Security Dialogue (2015) vol. 46 no. 2: 165-182 Abstract:Mainstream transitional justice and peacebuilding practices tend to re-entrench gendered hierarchies by ignoring women or circumscribing their presence to passiv

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/annika-bjorkdahl-gendering-agency - 2025-04-25

Published 13 April 2015 Erik Ringmar's article, "On the Ontological Status of the State" (1996) is included in the anthology Historical International Relations, published by Sage. The volume, to quote the blurb, "is comprehensive, well organized and encompasses many of the classic articles in the field by leading European and American scholars." Länkar:Historical International RelationsOn the Onto

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/erik-ringmars-article-selected-prestigious-anthology - 2025-04-25

Published 15 April 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Karin Aggestam has written the article "Desecuritisation of water and the technocratic turn in peacebuilding", published in International Environmental Agreement: Politics, Law and Economics (2015). Abstract:This article addresses the research gap of water desecuritisation and advances an interdisciplinary approach within the issue area of peacebui

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/karin-aggestam-security-water-and-technocratic-peacebuilding - 2025-04-25