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Application deadline: 1 June This course explores ideologies as a ubiquitous phenomenon that shapes political, social, and cultural beliefs and practices. It examines how ideologies are formed, translated, and contested across historical periods and different societies in East and South-East Asia. Specific focus is given to nationalism and communism, including their emergence, development, and con

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/application-now-open-doctoral-course-ideologies-east-and-south-east-asia-legacies-and-contemporary - 2026-10-11

Application deadline: 6 October Researchers are increasingly needed in functions outside of academia, such as in think-tanks, government organizations, and international institutions. This requires PhD candidates to acquire the skill of making research accessible through policy reports and presentations to policymakers and other actors. In this workshop, PhD candidates will gain insight into polic

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/application-now-open-workshop-preparing-career-outside-academia-policy-writing-and-research - 2026-10-11

European Association for Chinese Studies Summer School 2023: Situating Global China. 23rd–25th August 2023. Application deadline 16th June. The rapid globalisation of Chinese capital has great implications for political, societal, and economic systems around the world in the 21st century. Chinese investments, patterns of migration, and the integration of Chinese firms into foreign markets and supp

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/european-association-chinese-studies-summer-school-2023-call-applications - 2026-10-11

The Graduate School held its first annual retreat in Ystad 21-22 September. 13 PhD students from different disciplines and universities attended the retreat as well as 10 senior scholars. At the retreat issues and challenges regarding publications and academic careers were discussed, as well as the PhD students' research and other issues related to contemporary Asian studies.     

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/graduate-school-retreat - 2026-10-11

Application deadline: 13 November During the spring of 2024, two new PhD courses are planned, Asia in the Global Economy and The Craft of Writing and Publishing Peer Reviewed Journal Articles. Please check the links for more information and application forms if you are interested. Application deadline: 13 November. If you are interested but the timing of the course doesn't work, please drop us an

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-being-accepted-our-spring-2024-phd-mobility-and-phd-courses - 2026-10-11

EU in the Volatile Indo-Pacific Region (EUVIP) is coordinated by Palacký University and also includes Lund University, the University of Helsinki and the Catholic University of Louvain. On 17-21 June EUVIP will organise a summer school in Olomouc on the topic Navigating Geostrategic Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific: Focus on Southeast Asia and MyanmarFor more information see the EUVIP website  

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/summer-school-news - 2026-10-11

The Centre announces 1-2 fully funded PhD positions. East and South-East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on contemporary phenomena and processes in the region as a whole as well as in individual countries. The subject integrates theoretical and methodological perspectives from area studies with different disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Application dead

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/1-2-fully-funded-phd-positions-east-and-south-east-asian-studies - 2026-10-11

The course that starts on 26 March and is mainly online apart from a writing retreat on 13-15 May will accept a few more students. If you are interested read the description and submit your application by 20 February.Find out more and apply here 

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/late-applications-open-course-craft-writing-and-publishing-peer-reviewed-journal-articles - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ted Svensson has co-authored an article that was recently published in Journal of Social and Political Psychology. It is entitled 'Lessons from the Past for the Future: The Definition and Mobilisation of Hindu Nationhood by the Hindu Nationalist Movement of India'. The article, which is informed by a self-categorisati

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ted-svensson-new-article-explores-selective-account-past-events-nationalist-movements - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tomas Bergström, Head of Department of Political Science, explains the rule of thumb of a 40-60 percent ratio between female and male authors represented in course reading lists. "Only one of many tools for generating awareness of gender issues among the department’s staff and students." How are reading lists adopted

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/objective-serves-tool-reflection-not-straightjacket - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The teacher representatives on the board of the Department of Political Science in response to Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein's guest editorial in SvD concerning gender distribution among authors on course reading lists. In a guest editorial in the daily SvD on 7 November, Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein expresses indignat

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/guideline-gender-distribution-does-not-influence-course-content - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Aggestam och Ann Towns have edited a new book on Gendering Diplomacy and International Negotiation (Palgrave). About the book:This path-breaking book addresses the oft-avoided, yet critical question: where are the women located in contemporary diplomacy and international negotiation? The text presents a novel re

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-book-aggestam-towns-gendering-diplomacy-and-international-negotiations - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Analyzing how the concept of war has been used in different contexts from the seventeenth to the late nineteenth century, Jens Bartelson inquires into the underlying and often unspoken assumptions about the nature of war, and how these have shaped our understanding of the modern political world and the role of war wit

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-book-jens-bartelson-war-international-thought - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Annika Bergman Rosamond has published the book chapter 'Säkerhet’ (Security) in the book Politik och Kön: Feministiska Perspektiv på Statsvetenskap, (translation: Gender and Politics: Feminist Perspectives on Political Science) edited by Lenita Freidenvall & Maria Jansson (Studentlitteratur). Link to book at Studentit

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/annika-bergman-rosamond-security-book-about-feminist-research - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Catarina Kinnvall has together with John Cash edited a Special Issue in Postcolonial Studies (vol. 20, issue 3, 2017), entitled: ’Postcolonial Bordering and Ontological Insecurities’. Current and former colleagues at the Department, Ted Svensson and Emil Edenborg, also contribute articles to the Special Issue For more

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/special-issue-postcolonial-studies-edited-catarina-kinnvall - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Aggestam, professor at the Department of Political Science and Ann Towns, associate professor at Gothenburg University have co-authored "Diplomacy: A Gendered Institution” i boken Diplomacy in a Globalizing World (Oxford University Press). About the book: In Diplomacy in a Globalizing World twenty-three respecte

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/karin-aggestam-and-ann-towns-women-and-global-diplomacy - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the turn of the year, Björn Badersten and Lisa Strömbom will take up their respective posts as head and assistant head of the Department of Political Science, respectively. They were both unanimously elected by the staff in mid-October, in an election held once every three years. Björn Badersten was previously assi

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/continued-academic-freedom-guiding-light-new-leadership - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Woodworlds: Stories of desire and grief in the Swedish forest" is a new research project led by Johannes Stripple and funded by BECC - The Swedish government’s strategic research area on biodiversity and ecosystem services in a changing climate. About the project from the Decision about research funding in BECC for 2

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-research-project-swedish-forest - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Niklas Altermark has recently published his book Citizenship Inclusion and Intellectual Disability: Biopolitics Post-Institutionalisation with Routledge. The book advances and builds on his dissertation and deals with how people with intellectual disabilities are being governed. In addition, Altermark has also publish

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-book-niklas-altermark-how-people-intellectual-disabilities-are-governed - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Fariborz Zelli and Ina Möller convened a workshop on ‘Theory and Methods of Institutional Complexity in Global Governance’ in Duisburg Germany, 30 November – 1 December 2017. Participants included leading international experts on this topic such as Kenneth Abbott, Lasse Gerrits, Jessica Green, Peter Haas, Philip Hayne

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/fariborz-zelli-and-ina-moller-organized-international-workshop-complexity-global-governance - 2026-10-11