Search results

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre announces research periods of 20 per cent up to 50 per cent for a maximum of five months during fall 2020. The applicant should have a focus on a country or region in East and South-East Asia. Preference is given to projects that fall within the Centre’s prioritised research areas: Digital Asia; human right

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/call-applications-short-term-research-funding - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is following the Government and Public Health Authority’s recommendations regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and has therefore decided that education and examinations should be conducted using online alternatives (distance education) from 18 March. On this page we have gathered

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/changes-and-information-due-covid-19-corona - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Interview with Marina Svensson, Professor of Modern China Studies here at the Centre. The Corona-crisis has started discussions on Chinese social media that have been quiet for a long time. Voices are now demanding freedom of the press, and the doctor exposing the virus to the world has been called a whistle-blower. T

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/how-china-has-handled-crises - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Applications are now open for 2 postdoctoral fellowships in China’s, Japan’s, and/or Korea’s contemporary society at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University. Starting date 1 October 2020, or by agreement. DutiesThe person employed is expected to work independently but should also cooperate wi

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/applications-open-2-postdoctoral-fellowships - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Marina Svensson has published a chapter in the volume The Heritage Turn in China: The Reinvention, Dissemination and Consumption of Heritage Marina Svensson has published a chapter in the volume The Heritage Turn in China: The Reinvention, Dissemination and Consumption of Heritage (Amsterdam University Press) edited b

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-heritage-china - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson has co-authored an article on civil society elites in Cambodia published in the journal Politics and Governance. The title of the article is "Pathways to Leadership within and beyond Cambodian Civil Society: Elite Status and Boundary-Crossing". It addresses elitisation in Cambodian civil societ

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-civil-society-elites-cambodia - 2026-06-01

Dr Nicholas Loubere has co-authored an article on small-scale gold miners in Ghana in the journal Labour, Capital and Society. The article is titled ‘Unequal Extractions: Reconceptualizing the Chinese Miner in Ghana’, and presents a critical examination of the depiction of Chinese miners in public, media, and academic discourse. Labour, Capital and Society journal (new window) Unequal Extractions:

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-article-chinese-gold-mining-ghana - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Marina Svensson has published an article that deals with gentrification, heritage and walking in Beijing. The article entitled “Walking in the historic neighbourhoods of Beijing: walking as an embodied encounter with heritage and urban developments,” appears in the International Journal of Heritage Studies.See the ful

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-article-walking-and-heritage-beijing - 2026-06-01

To researchers at the Faculties for Humanities and Theology, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law and the School of Economics and Management. The Centre for European Studies at Lund University announces the availability of funds for seminars, symposia and lectures on European themes during spring 2023 – autumn 2023. The theme must have a clear connection to European matters. It shoul

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-seminars-symposia-and-lectures-european-themes-1 - 2026-06-01

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for preparing research applications. The Centre has allocated 400.000 SEK (plus LKP) for this purpose during 2022 which will be divided into two calls (spring and autumn). This is the second call. The grant is to be used during spring 2023 – autumn 2023. The application must have a clear connection to Eur

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications-1 - 2026-06-01

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) regularly awards smaller travel grants to students who would benefit from carrying out field studies in connection with their Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis. The overall theme of the thesis must be related to European affairs, broadly interpreted. Students enrolled at Lund University, who are planning to write their Bachelor's or Master's the

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/apply-student-travel-grants-bachelors-and-masters-theses-spring-semester-2023 - 2026-06-01

Centre for European studies has awarded Katarina Bungerfeldt an honorary mention for her Master’s thesis “Money Talks: The potential of an EU financial conditionality mechanism linked to the rule of law”. The thesis is about rule of law conditionality in the EU. Is it possible to persuade political actors (such as the governments of certain EU member states) to respect fundamental principles of ru

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/katarina-bungerfeldt-receives-honourable-mention-her-thesis - 2026-06-01

Evelina Hagberg has received the Centre for European studies' best thesis award 2022, for her Master’s thesis “…Thanks, but I’ll bypass: How state gatekeeping impacts regional bypassing in the EU”. The thesis analyses regional government mobilisation and participation in the EU. Evelina distinguishes between so called bypassing, when regions work directly to influence the EU level, as well as nati

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/evelina-hagberg-receives-cfes-best-thesis-award-2022 - 2026-06-01

To researchers at the Faculties for Humanities and Theology, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law and the School of Economics and Management. Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of funds for seminars, symposia and lectures on European themes during the autumn semester 2023 and/or spring semester 2024. The theme must have a clear connection

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-seminars-symposia-and-lectures-european-themes-2 - 2026-06-01

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for preparing research applications. This funding opportunity is divided into two calls (spring and autumn). This is the first call. The grant is to be used autumn 2023 and/or spring 2024. The application must have a clear connection to European matters. It should be based on a perspective (historical or

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications-2 - 2026-06-01

The international and interdisciplinary conference Rethinking Justice in European Faith-Based Refugee Relief will be held in Lund, 4 to 6 September, 2023. The conference is done as a collaboration between the Center for Theology and Religious Studies, the Center for European Studies at Lund University and the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. According to the United Nations High

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/call-papers-rethinking-justice-european-faith-based-refugee-relief - 2026-06-01

The conference ‘Climate Emergency: Law, Policy, and Adjudication in the EU’ was held in Lund on 9-10 May 2023, organized co-jointly by the EU Forum of Judges for the Environment (EUFJE) and Lund University with the support of the Lund Centre for European Studies (CFE) and the Association of Foreign Affairs (UPF). The main purpose of this conference was to better understand the legal implications o

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/climate-emergency-law-policy-and-adjudication-eu - 2026-06-01

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for preparing research applications. This funding opportunity is divided into two calls (spring and autumn). The grant is to be used during the spring and/or autumn semester 2024. The application must have a clear connection to European matters. It should be based on a perspective (historical or current)

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications-3 - 2026-06-01

During the annual EU Days Lund on November 14-15, the European Commission in Sweden organized a discussion on Sweden’s ability to shape the future of the EU. How should Sweden position itself in the coming years? What kind of future and what kind of Europe do Sweden want? What role should Sweden play and how do we make sure things get done and turn challenges into opportunities? Read more about th

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/eu-days-lund-shaping-eus-future-what-swedens-role - 2026-06-01

The annual event EU Days Lund took place on 14-15 November 2023. Among other things, the Centre for European Studies, together with the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (Sieps), organised the seminar “A resilient Europe.” The panel consisted of Cecilia Malmström, Lars Danielsson, Rikard Bengtsson and was moderated by Louise Bengtsson. They discussed how, in an era of rising geopolitic

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/eu-days-lund-resilient-europe - 2026-06-01