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It emphasises the use of ethnography and cultural analysis as a means of helping organisations and businesses as well as municipal and community-based actors to develop their services, products and public outreach programmes. The programme will strengthen students' theoretical and methodological skills in anthropology-based ethnography while developing advanced understanding of different orga

We will cover issues such as citizenship and representation in political institutions, changes in women’s participation in the labour force, sexuality and the social welfare state, masculinity studies as well as gender and social change. Integral to the course is learning to use critical theoretical understandings in analysing how models of gender equality are affected by social relations such as We will cover issues such as citizenship and representation in political institutions, changes in women’s participation in the labour force, sexuality and the social welfare state, masculinity studies as well as gender and social change. Integral to the course is learning to use critical theoretical understandings in analysing how models of gender equality are affected by social relations such as

The course includes a case study of an influence operation, giving students the opportunity to explore methods of analysis, threat assessment, and development of countermeasures.

This course examines demographic and labour market trends together with policies relating to work and family life, focusing on the Scandinavian experience in international perspective. During the twentieth century, the relationship between work and family changed fundamentally in most industrialized countries. The movement of women, especially mothers, into the labour market not only impacteThis course examines demographic and labour market trends together with policies relating to work and family life, focusing on the Scandinavian experience in international perspective. During the twentieth century, the relationship between work and family changed fundamentally in most industrialized countries. The movement of women, especially mothers, into the labour market not only impacte

The aim of the course is to examine the utility of theoretical concepts, perspectives and approaches to the understanding of Middle Eastern societies. The student will examine a broad range of theoretical traditions and their applicati

The course explores key Scandinavian political, social, feminist and literary texts in relation to gender, and analyses early movements for women’s rights in relation to the development within the labour movement. Research regarding women’s rights, changes in work and family, the transition from agricultural society to industrial society and the emergence of the welfare state will be presented.&nb

This course in political science is offered to students in Lund University’s Bachelor Programme in Development Studies (BIDS). The course explores the political dimensions of development policies and processes with an emphasis on the global governance level and the national level. We look into governance structures, institutions and power relations shaping current development thought and practiceThis course in political science is offered to students in Lund University's Bachelor Programme in Development Studies (BIDS). The course explores the political dimensions of development policies and processes with an emphasis on the global governance level and the national level. We look into governance structures, institutions and power relations shaping current development thought and practice

The course consists of supervised study and group discussion of selected texts, independent study and oral presentation of selected primary texts and a detailed outline of the projected master’s thesis.

The course examines the historical experience and potential of economic development in developing countries and considers why some countries are rich while others remain poor, as well as considering why development is not universal to all. The course provides a theoretical perspective with reference to the conditions of developing economies. It is divided into two parts. The first section treats t

The Roman Empire, although largely a product of warfare, lasted for half a millennium. In many ways it still survives, imbedded in present institutions, explicitly addressed in contemporary architecture and constantly reemerging in literature, cinema and most recently, in computer games. The present course primarily focuses how this big empire came into being and how come that it lasted for so lon

NEW COURSE! Course name: SANN05, Social Anthropology: Contemporary Social Anthropological Debates (Swedish name: Socialantropologi: Samtida socialantropologiska debatter). Advanced level master course (Second Cycle). 15 credits. Autumn semester. Language of instruction: English.   This course will introduce you to the latest research and key debates in social anthropology. You will learn

Initially, the course covers the fundamental theories of international relations and then provides a brief historical overview, with an emphasis on the post-war period. Subsequently, the course focuses on the following key regional issues: power rivalry, identity and historical memory, territorial disputes, and non-traditional security issues such as public diplomacy, “soft power,” and environment

The themes are covered significantly through a variety of scientific readings and reflection that exemplify different approaches and perspectives for analysing and interpreting present and future water resource availability, the political ecology of water resource challenges, water-related vulnerability and adaptation measures, and uncertainties in climate modelling coupled to freshwater resources

The course explores, from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, the political, economic and legal role played by the European Union outside its own borders. Central themes include - the EU’s changing place and role in the global order, - the evolution of the EU as a global actor, - the EU’s varying capacity to influence global trends and events, and the interplay between such trends and the

This course explores and explains the processes of rapid industrialisation and socio-economic modernisation in China and the Asia Pacific drawing on a historically –comparative institutional approach. Fundamental factors and forces behind the economic transformation are analysed against the background of leading theories of economic development and social change. The course is divided into two par

The overall aim of the course is to provide a theoretical and empirical orientation of different explanations and analyses of contemporary wars and attempts to achieve a more peaceful world. The course highlights theoretically how war as an institution is transformed and what consequences this alteration has on warfare, security and peace support operations in different parts of the world. Particu