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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 focus of this international Master’s programme is to offer a critical approach to contemporary social, political and cultural issues in media and communications. We provide up-to-date engagement with key issues, theories and problems in media engagement, democracy and cultural citizenship, media industries and creativity, gender, health and society, audiences, popular culture and everyday life
Accounting, corporate finance and management control are closely related parts of the broader accounting and finance field. They all lie at the intersection where business strategy, processes and information combine and represent critical functions in organizations to ensure that decisions, processes, and behaviours are consistent with corporate objectives and that strategies are related to perfor
This course provides you with basic knowledge of key issues of present-day Japanese society. The focus is on post-Cold War Japan, with special emphasis on the period after the earthquake, the tsunami and the nuclear accident in 2011. Apart from discussing a number of critical issues, we also highlight the interrelationship of these issues and problems. In order to understand, for example, t
The aim of the course is to convey a theory-based understanding of European governance, that is, the political system of the EU and its processes of policy-making and to encourage independent in-depth analysis of current key issues in European governance. The course is divided into two parts: an overview of the overarching themes of the course, and a study of a particular topic, related to the stu
The course considers the roots of contemporary development problems from a long run perspective. Emphasis is placed upon economic change in the south during the period 1500-1945. The course adopts a comparative approach by drawing upon the varying experiences of a number of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin American. Contemporary development issues are placed in the context of historical processThe course considers the roots of contemporary development problems from a long run perspective. Emphasis is placed upon economic change in the south during the period 1500-1945. The course adopts a comparative approach by drawing upon the varying experiences of a number of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin American. Contemporary development issues are placed in the context of historical process
This course applies a long run comparative, institutional and structural perspective and considers alternative aspects of economic and social sustainability. The course begins by providing a background to the prewar economy in the North through a summary of the relevant macroeconomic history from the second industrial revolution through the intra war period. Beginning with the 1940s, it analyses c
11 October 2024 at 22:00 ”Zonen” is a film by director, actor, and artist Nina Jeppsson, created in collaboration with composer Kent Olofsson. The film will be screened at Panora 11 October at 20:00, the concert & mingel starts at 22:00 at IAC.Come, have a drink, listen, and talk to the artists about the film between songs. Entrance to the concert and mingle at IAC is included in the movie ticket.
https://www.iac.lu.se/concert-mingel-iac-following-film-screening-zonen-nina-jeppsson-and-kent-olofsson - 2025-11-05
The course provides an introduction to Swedish politics. The political system in general, the constitution, the government and the political parties are discussed in a historical as well as in a contemporary perspective. Sweden’s role as a small country in a global context, both as a member of the European Union and the United Nations, is highlighted. Swedish attributes such as “The Swedish Model”
The course includes important developments, relationships and events in the history of Sweden and the Nordic countries over a broad time span. You will particularly get: an overview of the Viking Age, and how the period is perceived by historians with regards to the sources, an overview of the political and social changes in Sweden between 1000-1800, and learn more on the historical roots of m
The LL.M. in International Human Rights Law, offered by the Faculty of Law at Lund University for over 30 years, is one of the most established programmes of its kind globally. It was among the first to be designed specifically to offer advanced academic training in this increasingly influential and complex area of international law. This programme is delivered in collaboration with the
The MA in Language and Linguistics is intended for students who are interested in increasing the knowledge of language in a broad sense and the theoretical understanding of linguistic questions. In the language specific specialization subjects, an additional goal is to develop the student’s language proficiency and knowledge of the language. Students can choose between seven different specializati
A wide spectrum of visual genres and media is examined, for instance, art, film, news and documentary imagery, advertisements, scientific images, and urban environments, from the perspective of technological and societal developments during modernity as well as existential and cultural aspects of seeing and images. Through a broad apparatus of theories and methods, the programme contributes A wide spectrum of visual genres and media is examined, for instance, art, film, news and documentary imagery, advertisements, scientific images, and urban environments, from the perspective of technological and societal developments during modernity as well as existential and cultural aspects of seeing and images. Through a broad apparatus of theories and methods, the programme contributes
The Center for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at Lund University was inaugurated in 2007 to coordinate and develop education and research working on the region across various disciplines within the university. The purpose of the center is to utilize existing capacities at Lund University and create a new competence at the center to encourage and produce research and academic opportunities
The course starts by problematising the concepts anti-semitism and islamophobia and continues by analysing how these concepts have been used in order to designate "the enemy" and in processes of religious, cultural and political "alienation". Thereafter, the historical roots and ideological contexts in which anti-semitism and the islamophobia arise and develop are studied. The course concludes by
The course covers issues related to the human body and its status in modern and contemporary society, with particular regard to the display, representation, exposure, and invisibilisation of the body in different societal, cultural and artistic contexts. The modern and contemporary problematics of the body, and of how it is pictured and imagined, are studied with consideration of their continuitie
The main objective of the course is to provide the student with basic knowledge on the nature and scope of international business and multinational enterprises. The approach to the course is to discuss the following issues and to relate them to theoretical and empirical findings. Causes of competitive advantages related to international business, Co-ordination of international business activities,The main objective of the course is to provide the student with basic knowledge on the nature and scope of international business and multinational enterprises. The approach to the course is to discuss the following issues and to relate them to theoretical and empirical findings. Causes of competitive advantages related to international business, Co-ordination of international business activities,
Detta tvärvetenskapliga masterprogram syftar till att utveckla djup samhällsvetenskaplig kunskap om dagens Mellanöstern hos studenterna. Det tränar studenterna i kritiskt tänkande och ger dem förmågan att tillämpa detta på aktuella händelser och debatter i och om regionen. Programmets samhällsvetenskapliga fokus innebär att studenterna kommer att lära sig hur man tillämpar olika teorier och forsknThis interdisciplinary master's programme in social sciences aims to develop in students deep social-scientific knowledge about the Middle East of today. It trains students in critical thinking and gives them the ability to apply this to current events and debates in and about the region.The social-scientific focus of the programme means that students will learn how to apply various theories
The course is only offered as a single subject course for incoming exchange students. International Relations Theory is a time-honoured approach to the social world. Texts that are clearly recognisable as dealing with international relations date back to the ancient Greeks. Still, most textbooks in the field take a geographically and historically very parochial stance towards its own field. It i
