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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The complete SASNET Work Report 2015 (Verksamhetsberättelse) was published on 29 February 2016. It contains an extensive summary of the work being done by SASNET at Lund University in 2015, in Swedish. An impressive amount of activities have been carried out, including a major research conference in May, and two South

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-work-report-2015-published - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Wednesday 25 April 13.00-15-00 SASNET is hosting a seminar on the Afghan Shia: Politics, Piety, and Diaspora in LUX Building, B417. Welcome! The talk by Robert D. Crews, Professor of History at Stanford University, examines the revolutionary politics of Shi’i communities in Afghanistan and the diaspora from the 197

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/seminar-afghan-shia-politics-piety-and-diaspora - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Friday 16, 09.00-10.30, there will be a lecture on Indian independent documentary at Gamla Kirurgen, floor 3 at Lund University. The event is a collaboration with School of Journalism and the event is open to everyone. The documentary participant is largely a site of anxiety, viewed through the discourse of documen

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lecture-indian-independent-documentary - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has published an article in openDemocracy which discusses the evidence for a populist myth about immigration courts and public opinion. Read the articel here

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/article-populist-myth-about-immigration-courts-and-public-opinion - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday 3 April 16.00-17.30 SASNET is pleased to invite everyone for the launch of the new book Miraklet Indien och dess baksida. The book is edited by former SASNET employees Lars Eklund and Staffan Lindberg at Eden 131, Paradisgatan 5H, Lund University. The event is open to the public. Indian delights will be ser

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/book-launch-miraklet-indien-och-dess-baksida - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has published an article on Afghan asylum seekers in Sweden in the journal Nidaba: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Middle East Studies.  The aricle can be accessed here:

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-article-nidaba - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Nordic Centre in India announces two new grants for its member universities. NCI will be supporting collaborative academic activities between member universities and Indian higher educational institutions through Academic Activity Grants that will be announced twice a year NCI will also support travel grants to In

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-nci-grants - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Andreas Johansson, researcher and head of SASNET, was interviewed by Utrikes Magasinet about the role of religion in the Maldives, including what this development means for Maldivian democracy. Read the interview here (in Swedish)

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/religion-maldives - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On March 22 the director of SASNET, Andreas Johansson, took part of Young Connectors of the Future (YCF) program elections committee. Andreas helped select candidates from Sri Lanka and Pakistan for the 2018 program, which will kick off in September. The program YCF is a part of the Swedish institute (SI).“YCF aims to

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-involved-young-connectors-future-program - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On March 27 the director of SASNET, Andreas Johansson, visited Karlstad University (KAU) to discuss possibilities for future collaboration. SASNET is keen on working together with KAU since it has, since 1995, been collaborating with various institutions in India. Andreas meet with Katarina Plank and Kristian Niemi (p

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/visit-karlstad-university - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Monday 9 April 15.00-17.00 there will be a lecture on the forms of colonial authority along the external frontier of British India, l in Edens hörsal, Paradisgatan 5H. Welcome. Benjamin D. Hopkins is a specialist in modern South Asian history, in particular that of Afghanistan, as well as British imperialism. His r

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/talk-colonial-authority-and-british-india - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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. sydasien_2_2017_korrutskrift_7.pdf  Through a new collaboration bet

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-issue-sydasien-now-available - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday 15 May 11.00-12.00 there will be a seminar on the role of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal area in villa Norlind, Biskopsgatan 5. Welcome. The talk is held by Dr. Naheed S. Goraya, and she is currently a Visiting Post Doc at V-Dem/Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg. She

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/talk-role-pakistan-federally-administered-tribal-areas - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 14-15 April SASNET hosted a workshop on Nationalisms in South Asia. The workshop was generously funded by the Crafoord Foundation. Professor Frank Korom (Boston University), Associate Professor Jan Magnusson (Lund University) and the director of SASNET Andreas Johansson took the lead in organizing the workshop.  Th

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-hosted-workshop-nationalisms-south-asia - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 2016 general call for applications to the Swedish Research Council(Vetenskapsrådet) for Project Research Grants for most subject areas. Humanities & Social Sciences; Medicine & Health; Artistic Research; and Culture & Cutural Heritage Research – closes on Tuesday 15 March. For research in Economics and Natural Sci

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/time-apply-funding-swedish-research-council - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday 8 May 15.00-17.00 there will be a talk on post-war Sri Lanka at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (seminar room), Finngatan 16. Welcome. The talk is held by Dr. Vagisha Gunasekara. Dr. Gurnasekara is a Sri Lankan researcher, affiliated with the Social Scientists’ Association (SSA) that studies particula

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/talk-post-war-sri-lanka - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) and SASNET welcomes you to a two-day conference on the situation for Afghan refugees in Sweden. The conference will take place in May 11-12, LUX Aula 3 Helgonavägen, Lund. This conference will discuss the current situation in Afghanistan, challenges faced by returni

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/conference-situation-afghan-refugees-sweden - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Friday 27 April 13.00-16.00 there will be a workshop on covering the political election in India. The workshop is held at School of Journalism (Journalistutbildningen), Gamla Kirurgen, floor 3. Welcome. In 2019, the world's largest democracy India will hold its 17th general election, where over 20 political parties

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/workshop-how-cover-indian-elections - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at Lund University launched the South Asia Initiative in 2018. The South Asia Initiative produces both research and analysis. In doing so, it aims to build a strong research environment with an international impact

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-blog-about-south-asia-initiative - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) invites you to a seminar on democracy in conflict and post-conflict countries. This seminar will take stock of the challenges to democracy facing Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, two South Asian countries that have or are currently experiencing internal conflict and civil

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/challenges-democracy-south-asia - 2026-05-03