Interesting and important conversation about local, regional and global impacts and responses to the 7th of October and the war on Gaza with Rouzbeh Parsi, Anders Persson, Heba Taha and Lisa Strombom at #SWEMENA2024.

Inspiring discussion on diasporas as transnational actors with Fanny Christou, Isabell Schierenbeck, Lisbeth Aggestam, Arne F. Wackenhut, @claraknapper, Svante Lundgren & Pinar D. at #SWEMENA2024.

Fascinating discussion on grassroots peace building, coexistence and civic education with Adam Almqvist, Ann-Kristin Jonasson, Deniz Duru and Lisa Strombom at #SWEMENA2024.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to and participated in the insightful and inspiring discussions at this year’s SWEMENA conference at Lund University! #SWEMENA2024

Join us for an exciting seminar series this fall! Political behavior, identity politics, gender, foreign aid...that's comparative politics Statsvetenskap Lund !

New (open access) publication: Promoting public sector innovation: who does what, when and how? - Mats Fred, Dalia Mukhtar-Landgren, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09… #innovation #publicsectorinnovation Government Outcomes Lab Social Impact Bonds Public Policy & Administration Specialist Group

Going to EISA in Lille - a roundtable on our book awaits Karin Aggestam Elsa Hedling and a critical military studies panel where I will be talking about our work on army chaplains Synne.D !

Hur uppfattar skånska kommunpolitiker den kommunala demokratins förutsättningar? Upplever politikerna att det finns ett tjänstemannavälde? Har de möjlighet att påverka politikens riktning, och är statens styrning för omfattande?: ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication/38… @svet_lu

In a recent article for npj Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform, Jakob Skovgaard, Evan Drake and their co-authors call for a new approach that includes time-bound roadmaps, closing loopholes, and offering support to lower-income countries. Jakob Skovgaard svet.lu.se/en/article/new…

Promoting public sector innovation: who does what, when and how? How different actors create and distribute stories about a poorly functioning public sector in need of "opening up" to new types of actors, services, and knowledge. Mats Fred svet.lu.se/en/article/pro…

Welcome to Peace Day 2024! "Elusive Peace in Israel Palestine?" September 24, 1pm-3pm, Edens Hörsal Co-organized by Peace and Conflict Studies and the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University.

Soon coming up #EISAPEC24 roundtable on our new #openaccess book on feminist foreign policy and digital diplomacy Annika Rosamond Elsa Hedling Statsvetenskap Lund Lund University link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

What happens when a government gets divorced? (Now with pp.#) Irreconcilable differences -> no fault. Queen Bey makes a Lemonade album out of it -> voters punish! Made possible by the support of Comparative Politics Group at Lund University at @pol_lu and other generous scholars! And 🧐 this issue's great articles!

Inclusion has become somewhat of a standard formula when trying to create political order in the transition from war to peace. But how does inclusion come into play in practice? Isabel Bramsen Lisa Strombom svet.lu.se/en/article/inc…

There is growing focus on nuclear energy ☢️ in the Middle East. Could this be a step towards nuclear weapons proliferation? Hebatalla Taha Statsvetenskap Lund gives us the history and context of the nuclear programmes in the region ➡️ Thur 5 sept ⏰ 11:00 🥐☕️ bergenglobal.no/events/whos-wh…

Today, we have the pleasure of welcoming Zeth Isaksson to discuss his very interesting and timely research on local elites and rural conflicts at noon! Open to public! Hanna Bäck Robert Klemmensen Jonathan Polk Agustín Goenaga Annika Fredén

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"Mo' Money, Mo' Problems"? Well, we here Comparative Politics Group at Lund University at @pol_lu want to find out! In 2 weeks' time, 21 innovative, and generous scholars will present their latest research on the linkage between💰 and political behavior. See who! 👇🏼 (thanks to Björn Frostner for the design!)

Associate Professor Lisa Strömbom and PI for the project PUSHPEACE, is looking for a project assistent who can help with planning, conducting and transcribing interviews. See more here and apply! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jo…

New article on mitigating climate change in Tunisia through nature-based solutions by Sana Bouguerra, Boutheina Stiti, Mariem Khalfaoui, Sihem Jebari, Abdelhamid Khaldi & Ronny Berndtsson published in Sustainability. Lund University LTH vid Lunds universitet SWEMENA Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies - NSMES mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/1…