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The conference brings together scholars, practitioners and students of place branding and the related fields of nation branding, public diplomacy, city branding, country branding, destination branding. The theme of the 2023 IPBA conference is Place branding in times of crisis and uncertainty. We invite submissions that examine place branding discourse and practice against the momentous challenges

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/department-strategic-communication-hosting-7th-annual-conference-international-place-branding - 2026-07-07

This preconference is organized by researchers at the department participating in an ongoing NOS-HS network on strategic communication. It explores the complex communicative processes by which organizations constitute strategies to “do the right thing” in response to global crises. Over the past few years, we have witnessed a variety of global crises ranging from the Covid-19 pandemic and the war

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/researchers-organize-2023-international-communication-association-ica-preconference-organizing-face - 2026-07-07

In December the students on the Master's programme in strategic communication organized their traditional Christmas potluck at Campus Helsingborg. The party was held on the top floor C-7, which was decorated for the occasion by the specially appointed party committee. The Christmas tree was dressed, the Christmas cloths unrolled, and the light garlands hung up. As darkness began to fall over Helsi

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/christmas-feeling-masters-programme - 2026-07-07

Welcome to join us for a unique research seminar on place branding with researcher and Associate Professor Massimo Giovarnardi, University of Bologna, Italy. Dr Giovarnardi will give a research talk and perform songs from his new combined book and music album “Destinations: Songs for place and tourism management”.  Time: 15 February, 14-16 (sharp!) Place: Mindpark Welcome!  

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/research-seminar-songs-place-and-tourism-management - 2026-07-07

This semester, ISK welcomes 46 new master's students from 18 different countries to Campus Helsingborg. The students, who come from Sweden, Iceland, Germany, Spain, Italy, China, Indonesia, Zimbabwe and Nigeria, among other countries, start their two-year education on the international Master's programme in Strategic Communication this week. This edition of the programme had 574 applicants from al

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/masters-programme-strategic-communication-attracts-students-all-over-world-campus-helsingborg - 2026-07-07

Hui Zhao and Chiara Valentini are the recipients of the Karen Miller Russell Award for the Most Downloaded Article published in the Journal of Public Relations Research.  They received the award on 7th August from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) the 106th Annual Conference. The awarded paper is Navigating Turbulent Political Waters: From Corporate Politic

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/reward-most-downloaded-article - 2026-07-07

The research project is funded with 2.2 million SEK from the R&D Fund of the Swedish Tourism & Hospitality Industry. The project aims to increase knowledge about how a destination's various actors, such as hotels, retail, and different associations can offer an inclusive stay for tourists with dogs. The project investigates both the needs of dog owners and how the actors at the destination can sup

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/dog-tourism-focus-quality-life-and-destination-resilience - 2026-07-07

The research project has been rewarded SEK 1.8 million from the R&D fund of the Swedish Tourism and Hospitality Industry. The aim of the research project is to create new knowledge about the role of the tourism industry in vulnerable areas with a particular focus on socially sustainable place attractiveness. At first glance, it seems excellent to create attractive tourist destinations in vulnerabl

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/attractiveness-marginalized-places-conditions-tourism-vulnerable-areas - 2026-07-07

From climate change disasters to the war in Ukraine and the shaky global economy, there is a growing and palpable sense of living in a time of perpetual crisis and uncertainty. How do crises and uncertain times affect place branding discourse and practice and what are the implications for research? In October, researchers and practitioners gather at a unique world-leading conference to discuss tod

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/place-branding-crisis-and-uncertain-times - 2026-07-07

A research conference was held in Lund in October 2023. The conference, organized jointly by the Psychological Defence Research Institute and the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency, gathered researchers representing institutions across Sweden from varied disciplines such as international relations, political science, sociology, strategic communication and law. The conference is planned to become

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/psychological-defence-research-conference - 2026-07-07

This three-week event will feature 35 different interactive webinars with recruitment staff, programme staff, and current students. You can join our recruitment officers for a presentation and Q&A about how to apply, subject area sessions with an open Q&A with programme staff and students from each faculty, and several live chat events with current students and alumni! Be sure to stop by and join

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/join-us-lund-university-applicant-weeks-28-november-16-december-2022 - 2026-07-07

We are happy to announce 1-2 PhD positions in Human Geography at the department. Click here to read more and to apply.  

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/1-2-doctoral-studentships-human-geography - 2026-07-07

How to Make Money: Histories of Capitalism from Elsewhere The Human Ecology Division proudly presents: A public lecture with Timothy Mitchell: How to Make Money: Histories of Capitalism from Elsewhere On 17 November, at 10 am. In Världen, Geocentrum 1, Sölvegatan 12. Timothy Mitchell is professor of Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University, a leading political and social theorist and historia

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/public-lecture-timothy-mitchell - 2026-07-07

Amr Khairy Ahmed will defend his PhD dissertation "Egypt Ignited: How Steam Power Arrived on the Nile and Integrated Egypt into Industrial Capitalism (1820s-76)." on the 17th of November 2023, 13:00. Amr Khairy Ahmed will defend his PhD dissertation "Egypt Ignited: How Steam Power Arrived on the Nile and Integrated Egypt into Industrial Capitalism (1820s-76)." on the 17th of November 2023, 13:00.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/phd-defense-amr-khairy-ahmed - 2026-07-07

The Student Office is now open for the fall semester and you are welcome to visit us between 13.00 - 15.00 on Tuesdays and 09.00 - 12.00 on Wednesdays. Dear students, The Student Office is now open for the fall semester and you are welcome to visit us between 13.00 - 15.00 on Tuesdays and 09.00 - 12.00 on Wednesdays. You can also call us during these hours or e-mail us when the office is closed. 

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/opening-hours-student-office - 2026-07-07

Over Christmas and New Year, we look forward to much needed rest, both for students and the department's staff. Between December 23 and January 7, we are therefore closed (this also applies to the Student office). Regular opening hours apply again from 8 January 2024. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/departments-opening-hours-over-christmas-and-new-year - 2026-07-07

Welcome to the first season of the KEG-podcast. In each episode you will meet researchers from the department and learn more about human geography research. In the first episode that will be released on February 19 we will talk to researcher Stine Madsen about Sustainable transition in Danish waste management. The interview is held in English. You can listen to the KEG Podcast here.The podcast is

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/coming-soon-keg-podcast - 2026-07-07

The thesis, entitled Fashioning the Ecological Crisis: Sustainability and Feminism in Fashion Advertising and Communication in Contemporary Sweden, is a critical feminist study that explores the fashion industry's ethical marketing in its advertising and communication aimed at consumers.  Such ethical marketing and communication can involve companies using messages that reinforce the image that th

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/thesis-sheds-light-how-fashion-companies-use-greenwashing-marketing-campaigns-contributes - 2026-07-07

Congratulations to Master's student Alice Petersson from the Department who won the prize for her thesis "Opportunities for Agency in Offshore Wind Power in Skåne, Sweden?". in KEFU Skåne's essay competition in December 2023. This is the 38th time that KEFU awards a prize of SEK 20,000 for the best thesis in municipal and regional management, organisation and economics.Watch the film where Alice P

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/masters-student-won-prize-competition - 2026-07-07

Martina Angela Caretta, docent at the department, is a co-writer of a newly published article in Carbon Brief. The researchers, in the article, addresses their recent study, published in One Earth, where they’ve investigated how the effectiveness of well-established adaptation options in relation to water changes as the world warms. Their findings show that the effectiveness of water-related adapt

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/climate-adaptation-becomes-less-effective-world-warms - 2026-07-07