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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Moira Nelson has written a post titled "Breaking down barriers" on the research blog Policy Network. Links:Breaking down barriersMoira Nelson
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/moria-nelson-women-and-labour-market - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Spanish journal Revista Down (a journal devoted to the topic of Down's syndrome) has in their latest issue Niklas Altermark's article "The ideology of neuroscience and intellectual disability" as main theme, and has invited a number of researchers to discuss the article. One of the commenters is Mara Dierssen, one
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/niklas-altermarks-article-main-theme-journal-issue - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Åsa Knaggård’s article ”The Multiple Streams Framework and the problem broker” has been published by the European Journal of Political Research. In the article she discusses John Kingdon’s framework and introduces the concept of ‘problem broker’. Links:The Multiple Streams Framework and the p
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/knaggard-policy-process - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Aggestam has been assigned lead author in the International Panel on Social Progress. The panel is chaired by Amartya Sen and an international scientific council co-chaired by Nancy Fraser, Ravi Kanbur and Helga Nowotny. The report will be finalised in 2017 and is expected to have major international impact.Link
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/karin-aggestam-assigned-lead-author-international-panel-social-progress - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ringmar's book is descibed by Björn Jerdén in the International Relations of the Asia-Pacific as: "gripping," "theoretically innovative" and "state-of-the-art". Links:International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Volume 15 (2015)Full review
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/erik-ringmars-liberal-barbarism-reviewed - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Magdalena Bexell was promoted to associate professor at the board meeting of the Faculty of Social Sciences on May 6. Link:Magdalena Bexell
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/magdalena-bexell-promoted-associate-professor - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Roxanna Sjöstedt has authored the article "Assessing a Broad Teaching Approach: The Impact of Combining Active Learning Methods on Student Performance in Undergraduate Peace and Conflict Studies," published in the Journal of Political Science Education, 11 (2): 204- 220. AbstractTeaching intr
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/roxanna-sjostedt-education-peace-and-conflict-studies - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - The idea is to use the great public interest that the Climate Summit in Paris in December 2015 will stir up to educate the masses on climate change, says Angela Oels to Riksbankens website rj.se and continues:- A MOOC (massive open online course) is basically a lecture series of different speakers that is broadcaste
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/angela-oels-visiting-researcher-starts-mooc-climate-justice - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hanna Bäck has co-authored the article "Group belongingness and collective action: Effects of need to belong and rejection sensitivity on willingness to participate in protest activities" which has been published in Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. Links:Group belongingness and collective action: Effects of need to
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hanna-back-group-belongingness-and-collective-action - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sarah Anne Rennick defended her dissertation "The Practice of Politics and Revolution: Egypt's Revolutionary Youth Social Movement" today at 10:15 in Edens Hörsal. Location: Edens Hörsal, The Department of Political Science, Lund.Sarah Anne RennickThe Practice of Politics and Revolution: Egypt's Revolutionary Youth So
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sarah-anne-rennick-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-04-29
Today was the day for Stuart Reid to traditionally "nail" his doctoral dissertation and celebrate together with colleagues at the Department of Service Management and Service Studies. The dissertation, which takes place on April 8, is now awaited. Stuart Reid's thesis has the title: Touring Tourism Enterprising - Mundane Practices of Tourism Development and studies how tourism enterprises practica
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/stuart-reid-nailed-his-dissertation - 2026-04-29
Albert already had an active carreer when he decided to go back to school to study Culture and Creativity management. Today he is working with a big series of events as a lead producer for the 25th anniversary of the Getty Center in Los Angeles. He looks back at his time in Sweden as a great experience! What did you do before you started studying the Master’s programme in Service Management? "I am
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-alumni-albert-montanez - 2026-04-29
For several years, it has become increasingly clear that developments in tourism need to change direction and be done in a new, more sustainable way. To change the tourism industry, we need to understand it better in practice - how small tourism enterprises are run and developed. - A new way to approach tourism development and innovation is to focus on the individual and mundane aspect, says Stuar
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/touring-tourism-enterprising-new-thesis-offers-another-view-tourism-development - 2026-04-29
Who is Professor Jan Henrik Nilsson? What does he say about the masters's programme in Service managment, specialisation Tourism? What is he currently working on in terms of research projects? And what will students be surprised to find out about him? What is your academic background and what did you do before you started teaching at Lund University? "I have a teacher's education (history, social
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-teachers-jan-henrik-nilsson - 2026-04-29
The traditional graduation ceremony for the master's programmes at the Faculty of Social Sciences took place on Wednesday June 8 in the beautiful main building of Lund University. This was a day full of excitement, relief, happiness and anticipation as students joined together in taking their last official steps at Lund University. The ceremony included speeches, music, and individual congratulati
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/graduation-ceremony-masters-students-0 - 2026-04-29
The City of Helsingborg gives scholarships to students of Campus Helsingborg for trips to its Sister Cities, Pärnu in Estonia and Dubrovnik in Croatia. This year Sze Ching Lim and Zhuoxu Jiang, master students of service management recieved the scholarship for their thesis on the usage of digital systems in road transportation. Road transportation is vital in trade, commerce, and communication and
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/scholarship-masters-students-city-helsingborg - 2026-04-29
- There is a lack of research concerning what e-commerce managers do at work. At the same time, their professional role has become increasingly important for today's retail companies. Our aim in this project is to map out and explore e-commerce mangers work practices, says Christian Fuentes. Central questions involve: What do e-commerce mangers do? What competencies do they need to develop? What d
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-research-project-will-study-what-e-commerce-managers-do-work - 2026-04-29
A new academic year just started and the department has welcomed around 100 new master students, of which almost all of them are international students. Before starting their studies at our master programme with five different specializations, the students participate in our preparatory week learning to study the "LU-way" - the Lund University way. We have talked to the two teachers in charge of t
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-master-students-learning-lu-way - 2026-04-29
Today a traditional event took place on the third floor of Campus Helsingborg. Our PhD student Micol Mieli "nailed", or "spikade" as it is called in Swedish, her dissertation. This tradition of nailing the thesis is ancient and the procedure is done three weeks before the official defence. Now Micol Mieli is awaiting the dissertation defence which will take place on October 14th. The dissertation’
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/micol-mieli-nailed-her-dissertation - 2026-04-29
The 14th of October Micol Mieli defended her doctorate dissertation, Smartphoned Tourists in the Phygital Tourist Experience. The thesis explores the smartphones role in the tourist experience, how the experience become phygital (both physical and digital) and the concept of planned serendipity. About the thesis The thesis aim is to explore the smartphones role in the tourist experience, in partic
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-thesis-regarding-phygital-tourist-experience - 2026-04-29
