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

Published 14 April 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Moira Nelson has written a post titled "Breaking down barriers" on the research blog Policy Network. Links:Breaking down barriersMoira Nelson

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/moria-nelson-women-and-labour-market - 2025-04-25

Published 27 April 2015 The Spanish journal Revista Down (a journal devoted to the topic of Down's syndrome) has in their latest issue Niklas Altermark's article "The ideology of neuroscience and intellectual disability" as main theme, and has invited a number of researchers to discuss the article. One of the commenters is Mara Dierssen, one of the world’s foremost scholars on intellectual disabil

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/niklas-altermarks-article-main-theme-journal-issue - 2025-04-25

Published 29 April 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Åsa Knaggård’s article ”The Multiple Streams Framework and the problem broker” has been published by the European Journal of Political Research. In the article she discusses John Kingdon’s framework and introduces the concept of ‘problem broker’. Links:The Multiple Streams Framework and the problem brokerÅsa Knaggård

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/knaggard-policy-process - 2025-04-25

Published 4 May 2015 Karin Aggestam has been assigned lead author in the International Panel on Social Progress. The panel is chaired by Amartya Sen and an international scientific council co-chaired by Nancy Fraser, Ravi Kanbur and Helga Nowotny. The report will be finalised in 2017 and is expected to have major international impact.Links:ISPSKarin Aggestam

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/karin-aggestam-assigned-lead-author-international-panel-social-progress - 2025-04-25

Published 5 May 2015 Ringmar's book is descibed by Björn Jerdén in the International Relations of the Asia-Pacific as: "gripping," "theoretically innovative" and "state-of-the-art". Links:International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Volume 15 (2015)Full review 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/erik-ringmars-liberal-barbarism-reviewed - 2025-04-25

Published 8 May 2015 Magdalena Bexell was promoted to associate professor at the board meeting of the Faculty of Social Sciences on May 6. Link:Magdalena Bexell

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/magdalena-bexell-promoted-associate-professor - 2025-04-25

Published 22 May 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Roxanna Sjöstedt has authored the article "Assessing a Broad Teaching Approach: The Impact of Combining Active Learning Methods on Student Performance in Undergraduate Peace and Conflict Studies," published in the Journal of Political Science Education, 11 (2): 204- 220. AbstractTeaching introductory International Relations (IR) and peace and conflic

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/roxanna-sjostedt-education-peace-and-conflict-studies - 2025-04-25

Published 26 May 2015 - The idea is to use the great public interest that the Climate Summit in Paris in December 2015 will stir up to educate the masses on climate change, says Angela Oels to Riksbankens website rj.se and continues:- A MOOC (massive open online course) is basically a lecture series of different speakers that is broadcasted via the internet in weekly sessions that can be watched a

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/angela-oels-visiting-researcher-starts-mooc-climate-justice - 2025-04-25

Published 2 June 2015 Hanna Bäck has co-authored the article "Group belongingness and collective action: Effects of need to belong and rejection sensitivity on willingness to participate in protest activities" which has been published in Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. Links:Group belongingness and collective action: Effects of need to belong and rejection sensitivity on willingness to partici

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hanna-back-group-belongingness-and-collective-action - 2025-04-25

Published 5 June 2015 Sarah Anne Rennick defended her dissertation "The Practice of Politics and Revolution: Egypt's Revolutionary Youth Social Movement" today at 10:15 in Edens Hörsal. Location: Edens Hörsal, The Department of Political Science, Lund.Sarah Anne RennickThe Practice of Politics and Revolution: Egypt's Revolutionary Youth Social Movement

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sarah-anne-rennick-has-defended-her-thesis - 2025-04-25

Published 8 June 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Lisa Strömbom has co-authored an article with Johanna Mannergren Selimovic (Utrikespolitiska institutet) titled "Whose Place? Emplaced narratives and the politics of belonging in East Jerusalem’s contested neighbourhood of Silwan", published in the journal Space and Polity. Links:“Whose Place? Emplaced narratives and the politics of belonging in East

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lisa-strombom-silwan-neighbourhood-east-jerusalem - 2025-04-25

Published 8 June 2015 Erik Ringmar is participating in a conference in Berlin (8-9 June) on the topic of "200 Years of Conference Diplomacy. From the Congress of Vienna to the G7 Meeting". Learn more at academia.eduErik Ringmar 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ringmar-berlin-panel-200-years-conference-diplomacy - 2025-04-25

Published 10 June 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Annica Kronsell has written the article "Sexed Bodies and Military Masculinities. Gender Path Dependence in EU's Common Security and Defense Policy" in the journal Men and Masculinities. Links:“Sexed Bodies and Military Masculinities. Gender Path Dependence in EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy in Men and Masculinities”Annica Kronsell

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/annica-kronsell-gendered-identity-eus-security-and-defense-policy-institutions - 2025-04-25

Published 12 June 2015 NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Mats Fred's article "Projectification in Swedish municipalities. A case of porous organizations" has been published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration. Links:Projectification in Swedish municipalities. A case of porous organizationsMats Fred

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/mats-fred-projectification-swedish-municipalities - 2025-04-25