Published 30 August 2016 Ole Elgström's article "Norm Advocacy Networks: Nordic and Like-Minded Countries in EU Gender and Development Policy" has been accepted and published electronically by Cooperation and Conflict. The article analyses how informal Member State groupings act to promote their values to fellow Member States. Abstract:This article investigates the informal networks of Member Stat

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Published 31 August 2016 Karin Aggestam and Tim Dunne have co-authored ”The failure of diplomacy and protection in Syria” in Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases (Oxford University Press), edited by Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield and Tim Dunne. Learn more on Oxford University Press’s webbsiteKarin Aggestam’s personal page 

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Published 2 September 2016 Lisa Strömbom’s article “Counter-conduct in divided cities – resisting urban planning practices in Jerusalem” has been published in Peacebuilding. Abstract:This article explores practices of counter-conduct in Jerusalem. Its aims are threefold: (1) to deepen understandings of how practices of counter-conduct relates to the structures it aims to subvert; (2) to probe how

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Published 16 September 2016 Cecilia von Schéele defended her dissertation "The void: Urban wasteland as political space" today at 10:00 in Edens Hörsal, Paradisgatan 5h, Lund. External reviewer: Associate Professor Nils Hertting, Uppsala University.The void: Urban wasteland as political spaceCecilia von Schéele’s personal page 

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Published 5 September 2016 Fabio Cristiano presented his work on augmented reality and Pokémon Go at the University of York’s event “Imagining Jerusalem”, in East Jerusalem on September 1. Programme for “Imagining Jerusalem” (PDF)Fabio Cristiano’s personal page 

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Published 8 September 2016 Roxanna Sjöstedt, Erik Noreen and Jan Ångström have co-authored the article "Why small states join big wars: The case of Sweden in Afghanistan 2002–2014" in International Relations. Abstract:The security behavior of small states has traditionally been explained by different takes of realism, liberalism, or constructivism – focusing on the behavior that aims toward safegu

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Published 13 September 2016 Karin Aggestam has contributed with a chapter on ”Diplomatic Mediation” in The Sage Handbook of Diplomacy. Learn more on sagepub.comKarin Aggestam's personal page 

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By jesica [dot] lopez [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jesica López) - published 25 October 2024 Photo: Dylan Shaw/Unsplash The city of Cali, in Colombia, is hosting the UN’s 16th biodiversity summit, known as Cop16. The summit, which runs until Friday, November 1, is focused on how countries will fulfil previous pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded

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Published 28 November 2024 What were the main outcomes of the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 and what happened behind the scenes? Here are key takeaways from our webinar with negotiators, researchers, NGOs and other experts. On 21 November, some 150 people tuned into the webinar Post COP16 analysis: From biodiversity commitments to action. The event was co-organized by SIANI, Focali, Stockholm E

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By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 10 December 2024 Grass fodder production in southern Sweden. Photo: Josefin Winberg. Bioenergy plays a vital role in the transition to a fossil-free society. However, the "unused" agricultural land, so-called marginal land, deemed suitable for bioenergy cultivation in southern Sweden is practically nonexistent, a

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By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 10 December 2024 Lund University. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Lund University has achieved third place globally in the QS Sustainability Rankings, according to a press release issued by the university on Tuesday. The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability evaluates approximately 1,750 institutions worldwide on the

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Published 29 June 2017 Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, the Ecology Building. Photo: Kennet Ruona. During summer the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research (CEC) are announcing six new research positions within the Strategic Research Area Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate (BECC). Associate Senior University Lecturer in Ecological-Economic ModellingThe a

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Published 29 June 2017 Photo: Kennet Ruona. Ullrika Sahlin has been appointed Reader in Environmental Science at the Faculty of Science. Her research focus on the management of uncertainty in risk analysis and evidence-based decisionmaking. Have you ever missed a train or been stunned by a surprise you did not expect to happen? In retrospect, could you have done something to prevent bad things fro

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Published 29 June 2017 It has previously been unsure whether microplastics from playgrounds spread to fresh water and aquatic environments. Detailed studies of schoolyards in the city of Lomma now clearly show that microplastics end up in nearby Höje river. Rubber-based surfaces with the purpose to protect our children also threaten wildlife, both at sea and on land. Read more about the study on l

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Published 29 August 2017 Ullrika Sahlin, risk specialist at CEC, was awarded 15,000 Euros for her project “Gaming for better decisions under uncertainty” at the Climate-KIC Ideation Day II this Tuesday. Ullrikas project aims at developing a fun and educational game for decision-makers where they can develop skills in making decisions on climate-related issues with consideration of risk and uncerta

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Published 29 August 2017 Photo: Pixabay. Increasing cultivation of oilseed rape may have consequences for pollinators and wild plant pollination. A recently published study from CEC suggests that oilseed rape can affect later flowering plants. By providing pollinating insects with pollen and nectar, oilseed rape benefits short-tongued, generalist insect species. Long-tongued bumble bee species, sp

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Published 12 October 2017 In conjunction with the IPCC authors’ meeting in Malmö in October Sustainability Forum and Climate-KIC, both operating from the CEC, are co-organizers of three arrangements concerning climate change, climate policy and innovation as a solution. Climate change – from knowledge to politicsMonday, October 23 at 11, at Malmö Live, researchers from Lund University and Malmö Un

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Published 22 October 2017 Emilie Öström has written a thesis that increases our knowledge of how airborne particles, so-called aerosols, affect the climate. Globally, eight out of ten people live in environments where the amount of air pollution, in the form of small airborne particles, is above the guidelines set by the World Health Organization WHO. According to the WHO, atmospheric pollution ca

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Published 9 November 2017 Well-pollinated strawberries grow faster and weigh more than less pollinated strawberries. Pollination is more important for strawberry growth than previously thought. A rich pollination gives better strawberry harvesting with strawberries that grow faster and weigh more. This is shown in a recently published study from the Center for Environmental and Climate Research, C

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Published 5 December 2017 Reduced tillage before sowing benefits symbiotic fungi, this is shown in Sofia Hydbom's dissertation Tillage practices and their impact on soil organic carbon and the microbial community. For farmers who focus on crop production, tillage, such as plowing, has long been a fundamental part of agriculture. The plow is an effective tool that incorporates weeds to reduce inter

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