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Anne Lene Stein has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'Agonism against the odds: Epistemic disruptions and bodies of dissent in Palestine and Israel'. Congratulations to Dr. Stein! External Reviewer: Professor Michael Schulz, University of GothenburgSupervisor: Lisa StrömbomAssistant supervisor: Anders UhlinMore information about the thesis is available in the Lund University Research Port

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/anne-lene-stein-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis - 2025-12-14

During the pandemic, many fell through the cracks of the safety net. For people with long Covid, this became painfully clear: they existed – but were not acknowledged. Now, a new study from Lund University shows how ordinary citizens, in the midst of illness, organised digitally and challenged the authorities’ narrative of what Covid really is. When the body gives out but society turns a blind eye

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/who-counts-when-we-talk-about-healthcare-and-rights-new-article-stina-melander-and-julia-bahner - 2025-12-14

In this article, recently published in Acta Sociologica, Mats Fred draws on more than a decade of fieldwork on social investments in Sweden to explore the rise and fall of reforms: How are reforms kept alive? What happens when key actors leave, networks dissolve, and governance priorities shift? In the 2010s, the idea of social investments gained traction as a key to preventive, evidence-based, an

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/social-investments-swedish-municipalities-rise-and-fall-reform - 2025-12-14

Ketevan Bolkvadze, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, has published a new article in Governance titled "Corrupt or Repressive? How Political Competition Incentivizes Hybrid Regimes to Subvert Police in Distinct Ways." The study explores how varying levels of political competition in hybrid regimes influence whether police forces are used for corruption or repression. Drawing o

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bolkvadze-publishes-new-study-police-subversion-hybrid-regimes - 2025-12-14

Therese Boje Mortensen recently got accepted as an PhD student at the department of Human Rights at Lund University and now she joins SASNET as an affiliated researcher. Therese Boje Mortensen is a PhD student in Human Rights Studies at Lund University. She holds a BA in South Asian Studies from Copenhagen University, and an MA in Human Rights and Democratisation from the European Inter-University

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/therese-boje-mortensen-joins-sasnet-affiliated-researcher - 2025-12-14

A scientific collaboration organised by the Department of Food Science, Copenhagen University in association with Danish Ministry of External Affairs, Danish Ministry of Food and Environment, Danish Embassy in India and Indian Embassy in Denmark. A scientific workshop was organised on 6th and 7th of September the Department of Food Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark.  The purpose of the workshop was to

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/report-indo-danish-workshop - 2025-12-14

SASNET in collaboration with MAVA invites you to a documentary screening and lecture held by the founder of the Indian organization MAVA (Men Against Violence and Abuse). MAVA is the first men's organization in India directly opposing gender-based violence against women. Spearheaded by Mr. Harish Sadani, MAVA has supported women's rights and promoted healthy masculinity since 1993, often working c

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/screening-movie-boys-who-girls - 2025-12-14

On Tuesday October 9 at 11-13 Professor Ashok Swain i will give a talk on climate change and river disputes in South Asia at : LUMES Josephson - Room Maathai (3rd floor). Ashok Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, and the Director of Research School of International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University, Sweden. He received his Ph.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/talk-climate-change-and-river-disputes-south-asia - 2025-12-14

SASNET researcher Admir Skodo was interviewed about the recent Afghan elections on Expressen Live TV. A clip from the interview can be found here (in Swedish).

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-researcher-admir-skodo-was-interviewed-expressen-tv - 2025-12-14

During the final week of September, 2018, the School of Social Work, Lund University, hosted a group of researchers from the School of Social Work at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, India. Already established as partners in teaching and education the schools want to move ahead and collaborate in research as well. The purpose of the Indian visit was to get to know researchers in

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/tiss-workshop-report - 2025-12-14

SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has published an article in the magazine Sydasien on the situation of women in Afghanistan in light of Afghanistan's recent history of war, foreign interventions, and mass exodus.  Read the article (in Swedish) here.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-article-sydasien-situation-women-afghanistan - 2025-12-14

SASNET director Andreas Johansson and SASNET researcher Admir Skodo attended the 47th Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisconsin and presented their work in meetings and panels. The conference saw the participation of over 1,000 scholars, students, and professionals in a three-day event featuring research panels, round tables, lectures, performances and film screenings. The conference h

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-visited-university-chicago-and-47th-annual-conference-south-asia-madison - 2025-12-14

On Wednesday 31 October 16.00-18.00 in room R240, Gamla kirurgen 2nd floor, Sandgatan a panel on Hindu nationalism will address the particular narratives and discourses of populist politics in India in the light of neoliberal politics and globalization. The speakers will focus on how rightwing populist narratives of nativism, religion, tradition, and gender have affected and influenced discriminat

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-hindu-nationalism - 2025-12-14

SASNET researcher Admir Skodo presented a paper entitled "The internationalized state and conflicts: The Afghan diaspora and Afghan statebuilding since 1979" at the international Refugees, Borders and Membership Conference, held at Malmö University October 24-26. Read more about the conference here. 

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-researcher-presented-paper-international-refugees-borders-and-membership-conference - 2025-12-14

SASNET Director Andreas Johansson has published an article in The Conversation on the political crisis in Sri Lanka. The article is entitled "Sri Lanka: constitutional crisis triggers fears of ‘bloodbath’". Read the articel here.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/publication-sri-lankan-political-crisis - 2025-12-14

SASNET invites students to apply for an internship. SASNET is a network at Lund University that promotes and encourages research and education on South Asia. SASNET organizes seminars, conferences, and offers grants to students who want to conduct fieldwork in South Asia. SASNET also offers grants to researchers who want to write an application for research projects on South Asia. As an intern at

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/internship-opening-sasnet - 2025-12-14

The magazine Sydasien (www.sydasien.se) is an important channel for spreading news and analyses about South Asia in the Swedish language. Sydasien was founded in 1977. First appearing in print, Sydasien transitioned into an online-only format in 2011. Read the new issue sydasien_nr2_2018_lowres.pdf . Through a new collaboration between Sydasien and SASNET the magazine once again appears in print,

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-issue-sydasien-now-available-0 - 2025-12-14

SASNET invites students to apply for an student assistant position, 20%. SASNET is a network at Lund University that promotes and encourages research and education on South Asia. SASNET organizes seminars, conferences, and offers grants to students who want to conduct fieldwork in South Asia. SASNET also offers grants to researchers who want to write an application for research projects on South A

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/student-assistant-position-sasnet - 2025-12-14

SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has published an article in the Migration Policy journal Migration Information Source entitled "Sweden: By Turns Welcoming and Restrictive in its Immigration Policy." Read the articel here. 

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-publication-sasnet-researcher-admir-skodo - 2025-12-14

SASNET is an interdisciplinary network for the production and dissemination of research, education, and information about South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). SASNET produces and disseminates knowledge and research about South Asia in three principal ways. First, SASNET produces knowledge about South Asia through research, seminars, workshop

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/postdoctoral-position-sasnet - 2025-12-14