Published 5 September 2018 On Tuesday September 11 at 4-5:30 pm at Gamla Kirurgen R236 Dr. Martin J. Bayly will give a talk entitled "Taming the Imperial Imagination: How the British Came to Know Afghanistan and Why it Matters" Abstract of the talk:Colonial knowledge played a key role in shaping the practices of colonial rule in South Asia and across the British empire as a whole. This lecture  pa

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Published 11 September 2018 In 2017 Maria worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at SASNET, where she continued her exploration of the concept of recognition, this time focusing on online communities of men’s rights activists in India now she rejoins SASNET as an affiliated researcher. As a SASNET affiliated researcher, Maria plans to contribute to the research environment that SASNET fosters by inte

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Published 12 September 2018 SASNET affiliated researcher Maria Tonini has published two articles on gender issues in India. Read the paper entitled “Men are Vulnerable, Too: Analysing the Self- Presentation of Indian Men’s Rights Activists in Online Networks” here  Read the article “Stor seger för Indiens HBTQ-befolkning” in Sydasien here (in Swedish)  

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Published 12 September 2018 Anna Lindberg earned her Ph.D. in history from Lund University in 2001. She is the author of an interdisciplinary book of class, caste, and gender in the Indian state of Kerala from the 1930s to 2000. She has lived in India for many years and was affiliated with the Centre for Development Studies in Thiruvanathapuram. Her research combines qualitative life histories wit

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Published 14 September 2018 Within the framework of the ongoing collaboration between SASNET and the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, the latter hosted today an exciting round-table on the past, present and future challenges of American-Indian relations. The event, organized by SASNET affiliated researcher Henrik Chetan Aspengren, saw the participation of Swedish government officials as

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Published 14 September 2018 Kristina Myrvold joins SASNET as an affiliated researcher which will broaden SASNET:s cooperation with other universities in Sweden. Kristina Myrvold earned her Ph.D. in History of Religions from Lund University and is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Linnaeus University with a focus on Indian religions and cultures. Her area of specialization is Sikh and Pun

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Published 17 September 2018 SASNET is proud to announce that as of 2020 it will become a research-focused center in the Faculty of Social Sciences. This development testifies to growing importance of South Asian Studies at Lund University, and the confidence the university has in SASNET’s ability to create a strong research environment and network of scholars. Until 2020, SASNET will remain as an

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Published 24 September 2018 Therese Boje Mortensen recently got accepted as an PhD student at the department of Human Rights at Lund University and now she joins SASNET as an affiliated researcher. Therese Boje Mortensen is a PhD student in Human Rights Studies at Lund University. She holds a BA in South Asian Studies from Copenhagen University, and an MA in Human Rights and Democratisation from t

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Published 1 October 2018 A scientific collaboration organised by the Department of Food Science, Copenhagen University in association with Danish Ministry of External Affairs, Danish Ministry of Food and Environment, Danish Embassy in India and Indian Embassy in Denmark. A scientific workshop was organised on 6th and 7th of September the Department of Food Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark.  The purpo

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Published 2 October 2018 SASNET in collaboration with MAVA invites you to a documentary screening and lecture held by the founder of the Indian organization MAVA (Men Against Violence and Abuse). MAVA is the first men's organization in India directly opposing gender-based violence against women. Spearheaded by Mr. Harish Sadani, MAVA has supported women's rights and promoted healthy masculinity si

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Published 2 October 2018 On Tuesday October 9 at 11-13 Professor Ashok Swain i will give a talk on climate change and river disputes in South Asia at : LUMES Josephson - Room Maathai (3rd floor). Ashok Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, and the Director of Research School of International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University, Sw

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Published 22 October 2018 SASNET researcher Admir Skodo was interviewed about the recent Afghan elections on Expressen Live TV. A clip from the interview can be found here (in Swedish).

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Published 22 October 2018 During the final week of September, 2018, the School of Social Work, Lund University, hosted a group of researchers from the School of Social Work at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, India. Already established as partners in teaching and education the schools want to move ahead and collaborate in research as well. The purpose of the Indian visit was to

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Av moa [dot] eriksson [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Eriksson) - publicerad 1 oktober 2021 Från och med höstterminen 2022 gäller en ändrad kursplan i fysik och naturorienterande ämnen (NO). Från höstterminen 2022 börjar en ny kursplan att gälla – Lgr22. Skolverket har sammanställt material som hjälper lärare att använda den nya kursplanen, samt en jämförelse av vilka förändringar som gjorts gen

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Publicerad 18 april 2018 Sandra Engstrand disputerar den 20 april med en avhandling om miljösamarbete i Arktis En studie av samarbete i Arktiska rådet visar att länders förståelse av miljöproblem inte är statiska utan utvecklas. I en avhandling vid Malmö och Lunds universitet analyseras staters lärandeprocesser i arktiskt miljösamarbete med fokus på marin oljespillsprevention och minskandet av sot

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Publicerad 19 april 2018 Har du svårt att bestämma dig när du ska handla mat till middagen? Räcker det att maten är god och nyttig? Eller hoppas du att det du plockar ner från hyllan också ska vara bra både för smältande polarisar och för djur och natur på nära håll? Konsumenter har fått axla ett stort ansvar när det gäller att välja hälsosam, klimatsmart och hållbart producerad mat. Frågan är hur

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Av jessica [dot] bloem [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessica Bloem) - publicerad 20 april 2018 Migrationen och flykten från Syrien kommer att fortsätta om inte kriget får någon lösning. Foto: Mostphotos Om inte Syrienkriget får en lösning kommer det att leda till en fortsatt humanitär katastrof, ökad risk för terrorism och årtionden av politisk instabilitet. Det säger Kholoud Mansour, fors

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Av ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson) - publicerad 23 april 2018 Karin Aggestam talar inför FN.s säkerhetsråd under deras besök i Lund. Foto: Kennet Ruona FN:s säkerhetsråd är på besök i Skåne. När Karin Aggestam, professor i statsvetenskap, talar inför rådet i samband med deras besök i Lund lyfter hon tre intellektuella som inspirerat genom att tänka nytt

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Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 23 april 2018 Det har hittills varit svårt att mäta riskerna med ett stillasittande arbete och bedöma ergonomisk belastning på arbetsplatsen. Men nu har ett europeiskt nätverk standardiserat gemensamma metoder och analyser för belastning, för att på så sätt öka kunskapsutbytet mellan medlemsländerna. Genom ett gemensa

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Publicerad 23 april 2018 Forskningssatelliten Gaia. Illustration: ESA/ATG medialab samt ESO/S. Brunier. Nu offentliggörs den mest detaljerade stjärnkatalogen i astronomins historia. Katalogen bygger på observationer utförda med europeiska forskningssatelliten Gaia. Bland annat innehåller katalogen exakta avstånd, ljusstyrkor, temperaturer och färger hos miljontals stjärnor i vår galax Vintergatan.

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