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Sara Kalm has co-authored an article with Frida Boräng and Johannes Lindvall (Gothenburg University), which has been published in Journal of European Social Policy. The article contributes to the literature which seeks to explain the birth and design of the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. It does so from a novel perspective, as it analyzes how welfare state institutions influenced the positions states

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sara-kalm-and-co-authors-un-refugee-convention-welfare-state-perspective - 2026-09-15

In times of new geopolitical challenges, the concept of total defense has been revived, in which all citizens contribute to national defense efforts. How authorities communicate this new strategy, and when such crisis communication leads to increased defense willingness, is an important issue that Hanna Bäck and Roxanna Sjöstedt, together with Amanda Remsö and Emma Renström from Kristianstad Unive

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/back-and-sjostedt-effects-authorities-crisis-communication-individual-defense-willingness - 2026-09-15

Annika Björkdahl, Jenny Lorentzen, and Inger Skjensbæck have contributed to and edited the new book Backlash Against the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Contesting Gender Norms. In recent years, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has faced mounting resistance from regressive political forces seeking to undermine its hard-won normative gains. This Open Access book offers a timely and rigo

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bjorkdahl-lorentzen-and-skjensbaeck-have-contributed-and-edited-new-book-backlash-against-women - 2026-09-15

Annika Björkdahl, Kristine Höglund, and Johanna Mannergren have co-authored the book "Troubling Testimonies. Women's narratives of war, genocide and sexual violence" (New York University Press, 2026). This book explores women’s testimonies of war across four powerful cases: Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Yazidi women in Syria and Northern Iraq. We develop a theoretical framework li

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/annika-bjorkdahl-kristine-hoglund-and-johanna-mannergren-give-voice-womens-testimonies-war - 2026-09-15

Jana Canavan has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'Interspecies Freedom: Toward a Rethinking of Human-Animal Relations'. Congratulations to Dr. Canavan! External reviewer: Senior lecturer Per-Anders Svärd, Södertörns högskolaSupervisors/AdvisorsKalm, Sara, SupervisorBadersten, Björn, Assistant supervisorCudworth, Erika , Assistant supervisor, External personMore information about the thes

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jana-canavan-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis - 2026-09-15

Matteo de Donà and Kristina Jönsson have published the article ”Responsible Accountability? Multi‐Stakeholder Partnerships, Sustainable Development and Global Health” in the journal Global Policy. In a comparative study of two global health multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs), we investigate the interplay between accountability and responsibility. We show that the ways in which global health MSP

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/de-dona-and-jonsson-about-multi-stakeholder-partnerships-and-responsible-accountability - 2026-09-15

Lisa Strömbom has recently published Agonistic Memory and Peace. Colombia, Northern Ireland and Israel-Palestine (Edinburgh University Press). The book investigates the role of memory politics in societies marked by deep conflict and shows how certain forms of local dialogue initiatives can counteract simplified understandings of a conflict’s history. Drawing on interview-based case studies from t

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lisa-strombom-explores-memory-dialogues-during-and-after-war-new-book-agonistic-memory-and-peace - 2026-09-15

Malte Breiding has been awarded the Oscar II Stipend for his doctoral thesis European Sexual Dis/Integration: An Agonistic Paradox of Legitimacy in a Contested Union. The stipend is awarded following a competitive selection process at both the faculty and university level and recognises outstanding doctoral research.Congratulations Malte and well deserved!

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/oscar-ii-stipend-awarded-malte-breiding - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

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 - 2026-09-15

Fariborz Zelli organises an official side-event for Lund University at the UN Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil (10-21 November). The event focuses on unsung heroes of climate action: local and indigenous communities and the considerable neglect which their climate action, and the violence against them, have been receiving in UN climate negotiations.The event is an initiative of the Formas-funde

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/fariborz-zelli-organises-official-side-event-lund-university-un-climate-conference-belem - 2026-09-15