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The Nordic Centre in India (NCI) is offering three different grants for scholars from NCI member universities to conduct research in India. As in previous years, the Nordic Centre in India, a consortium of leading universities and research institutions in the Nordic countries, will provide funding to a number of doctor-level researchers and above from NCI member universities to support their resea

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/nci-grants-research-visits-india - 2025-12-14

The latest issue of the Sydasien magazine tells the story of a school for differently abled children in Nepal and takes a closer look at abortion practices in Sri Lanka, among others. Read the latest issue here. Through a new collaboration between Sydasien and SASNET the magazine once again appears in print, this time biannually. Through SASNET the online version of Sydasien gains more depth as a

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-issue-sydasien-now-available-1 - 2025-12-14

Parama Sinha Pali has published an article in the Asia Dialogue entitled "Indian Elections 2019: Social media and fake news" In light of the upcoming General Elections in India, SASNET affiliated researcher Parama Sinha Pali writes about the role of social media in shaping India’s political discourse and the spread of fake news and disinformation.Read the article here.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-publication-affiliated-researcher-parama-sinha-palit-fake-news-indian-elections - 2025-12-14

SASNET Director Andreas Johansson has published a book on Pragmatic Muslim Politics in Sri Lanka. This book, based on Andreas’ PhD thesis, analyses and discusses the use of Islamic terms and symbols in the political party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC). It is based on interviews with the leading members of the party and on analyses of the party’s official documents. It describes the history of M

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-book-andreas-johansson - 2025-12-14

On May 9, three experts will discuss past and current Indian politics in view of the ongoing elections. In view of the ongoing Indian General Elections, Swedish South Asian Studies Network invites you to a panel discussion on the past and current political scenario in India with a main focus on the electoral process and potential implications for the country.We are happy to have three experts from

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-discussion-indian-general-elections-2019 - 2025-12-14

Nearly 40 Nordic researchers and academics from 15 universities in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland have so far registered to participate in the Networking Day on South Asian Studies, that SASNET organizes in Lund on Monday 25 April 2016. They are all working on South Asia-related issues, and have been invited to discuss ways to expand collaboration on education and researchs. The meeting will

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/networking-day-nordic-south-asian-studies - 2025-12-14

Director Andreas Johansson was interviewed in several media around the world about the recent attacks in Sri Lanka. Links below:TV 4Sverigesradio (Ekot, P4)TRT World Dubai Eye (Live) ToyokeizaiP3 NyheterTT (Published in, Aftonbladet, Corren, Nsd, Folkbladet, Pressen, allanyheter, Uppsala Nya Tidning, Sydsvenskan, Hallands Nyheter, Kristianstadsbladet, Blekinge Läns Tidning, Norrbottensäffarer, Yst

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/andreas-johansson-commented-attacks-sri-lanka - 2025-12-14

The SASNET Director provides an analysis of the past and current political and ethno-religious scenarios in conflict-ridden Sri Lanka. On April 22, 2019, SASNET Director Andreas Johansson’s article “Sri Lanka’s violent past has created a polarised society ripe for radicalisation” was published in The Independent in light of the deadly attacks on three churches and four hotels in different parts of

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/two-more-articles-andreas-johansson-recent-attacks-sri-lanka-published - 2025-12-14

Malena Rosén Sundström and Ole Elgström have published a chapter on Sweden’s former Feminist Foreign Policy (2014-2022) and how it was implemented in diplomatic work. The chapter, “To Practice What You Preach: Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy in Diplomatic Work” is part of the book Feminist Climate Policy in Industrialised States: A Gender-Just Climate Emergency Response, published by Routledge wi

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/rosen-sundstrom-and-elgstrom-swedens-former-feminist-foreign-policy - 2025-12-14

Ian Manners has edited the twentieth anniversary special issue on ‘Normative Power in the Planetary Organic Crisis', published September 2025. This twentieth anniversary special issue broadens the horizons beyond the 2013 Cooperation and Conflict special issue to develop the normative power approach through a prospective on the use of normative power in addressing the planetary organic crisis. The

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ian-manners-editor-special-issue-cooperation-and-conflict-normative-power-planetary-organic-crisis - 2025-12-14

Are you looking for a user-friendly overview of the current global endeavour to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? This open access book is the answer! Since the launch in 2015, the 17 SDGs have shown limited progress. Still, it is imperative that SDG implementation is accelerated until 2030 and beyond. This book starts with an introduction to contextualize the status of the SDGs,

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/what-know-about-sdgs-new-book-reinforces-case-sustainable-development - 2025-12-14

In a new open-access article with the journal Earth System Governance, Jakob Skovgaard and Hyeyoon Park (previously the Department of Political Science, LU, now University of Stirling) analyze how global green finance governance institutions frame climate risks. Based on a mapping of 74 institutions, the article shows that the dominant framing emphasizes climate risks to business actors, while ris

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/skovgaard-and-park-climate-risk-framing-global-green-finance-governance - 2025-12-14

How do market ideas become institutionalized in the world's largest and oldest one-party state? In a new open access article with the journal Environmental Politics, Jesper Svensson and co-authors answers this question. They show how political entrepreneurs embedded water trading in China by drawing on ideological principles – including politics at the centre, ideological pragmatism, and economic

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/two-hands-multiple-fingerprints-how-ideology-and-politics-shaped-chinas-water-market-reforms-1998 - 2025-12-14

Evan Drake has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'From Lock-In to Phase-Out: Pathways Towards Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform'. Congratulations to Dr. Drake! External reviewer: Professor Andreas Duit, Stockholm universitySupervisors:Jakob Skovgaard, SupervisorHanna Bäck, Assistant supervisorMore information about the thesis is available in the Lund University Research PortalAbstractThis dissert

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/evan-drake-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2025-12-14

In the article, Johannes Stripple, Karl Holmberg and co-authors examine how the negotiations of a global plastics agreement are characterised by differing priorities between countries. Divided into four clusters, the authors show how certain states are pushing for ambitious rules that limit plastics production, as they want to tackle the underlying problem in a more ambitious way. Other delegation

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/road-global-plastics-agreement-conflicting-political-and-economic-interests - 2025-12-14

Today, we gathered in the Department’s skybar to hear five inspiring mini-presentations showcasing these exciting new publications. The books span a wide range of timely and important topics, including: A comprehensive and user-friendly A–Z guide to key concepts and terms in the global effort to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, offering practical examples and insights into political an

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lets-celebrate-our-colleagues-remarkable-achievements-five-new-books-hot-press - 2025-12-14

Sweden’s feminist foreign policy (FFP), launched in 2014, positioned the country as a global leader on gender equality. But how has Sweden’s image changed since the policy was rescinded in 2022? In a new article published in Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, Ole Elgström and Malena Rosén Sundström explore how EU member state officials perceive Sweden’s role in promoting gender equality—during a

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/normative-leadership-weakened-elgstrom-rosen-sundstrom-fall-ffp - 2025-12-14

During the week, the appreciated negotiation and role-play was once again carried out within the course European Governance, a central part of the first semester of the Masters in European Affairs (MEA) programme at the Department of Political Science, Lund University. In this year's edition, master's students in roles such as heads of state or government, ministers, MEPs and EU commissioners gath

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/successful-eu-role-play-engaged-masters-students-lund - 2025-12-14

In a new article published in Cooperation and Conflict Roxanna Sjöstedt, together with Erik Noreen (Uppsala University), examines the dynamics of so-called pluralistic security communities in relation to the management of external threats. Focusing on the Nordic states in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic and the geopolitical tensions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the articles finds that

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/securitization-security-community-cooperation-and-conflict-nordic - 2025-12-14

Ted Svensson has co-authored a forum in Cooperation and Conflict which honors Jens Bartelson and critically discusses his contribution to the Nordic study of international relations during the past 30 years. Forum: On Jens/Becoming Bartelson - Halvard Leira, Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Maria Birnbaum, Peter Haldén, Ted Svensson, Oliver Kessler, 2025Jens Bartelson | Department of Political ScienceTed Sve

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ted-svensson-and-others-honour-jens-bartelson-cooperation-and-conflict - 2025-12-14