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13 Nov 2023
Low level of criminal law protection for exploited migrant workers in Sweden
Sociologists of law find that Swedish law enforcement struggles to investigate the exploitation of migrant workers. Only two percent of reported cases end up in court. Central to t...
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2 Nov 2023
Five million SEK for research on children's rights in custody disputes
The grant enables a study of how children's rights are understood and made use of in custody cases in three countries with different legal cultures.
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29 Sep 2023
Norway needs a clearer AI policy
Doctoral student in Sociology of Law Embla Helle Nerland joins the ongoing debate on artificial intelligence (AI) policy in Norway.
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24 Aug 2023
VIDEO: Presentation of Anthology in memory of Reza Banakar
Senior Professor Håkan Hydén and our former doctoral student Hildur Fjóla Antonsdóttir present "Combining the Legal and the Social in Sociology of Law: An Homage to Reza Banakar", ...
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13 Jun 2023
Marie Leth-Espensen successfully defended her doctoral thesis
On Friday, 9 June, Marie Leth-Espensen defended her thesis "Animals and the Politics of Suffering: Essays on Law, Care and Interspecies Relations," which explores the implications ...
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8 Jun 2023
Heraclitos Muhire studies the revolving doors between the corridors of power and corporate entrances
PhD candidate Heraclitos Muhire's research focuses on politicians leaving politics and joining private companies. Movements between business and politics are almost uncontrolled, a...
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8 May 2023
Swedish journalists' perceptions of inadequate legal protection against unlawful online harassment
Swedish journalists lack trust in the judicial system's ability to protect them from illegal online harassment, according to a recent study. The primary reason is the judicial syst...
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4 Apr 2023
Should the state pay for climate class action litigation?
In Sweden, class actions - such as the ongoing Aurora case, where 300 young people are suing the government for failing to implement climate policies - are rare. Too rare, accordin...
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28 Feb 2023
Socio-legal research panorama back on campus
The Sociology of Law Department's annual research day for new students took place on the Lund University campus for the first time since the end of the pandemic restrictions last y...
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3 Feb 2023
The life and labour of undocumented Uzbeks in Sweden and Finland
In his current research project, Sherzod Eraliev investigates the conditions of life and work for some of the thousands of undocumented Uzbeks operating within the Swedish shadow e...
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18 Nov 2022
New visiting professor to lead social science AI project
The Wallenberg Foundation's research programme "AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanities and Society" grants Sofia Ranchordas, Professor of Administrative Law at Ti...
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14 Nov 2022
The Sociology of Law Department receives over SEK 6 million from the Riksbank's Jubilee Fund
Most of the grant goes to Isabel Schoultz's study of the strategies used by the parties in the upcoming Lundin Energy trial. About a quarter of the money is awarded to Rustamjon Ur...
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2 Nov 2022
Lecturer for Reza Banakar Memorial Seminar decided
The lecturer at this year's Reza Banakar Memorial Seminar is Susan S. Silbey, Professor in Humanities, Sociology and Anthropology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and...
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26 Oct 2022
Karl Dahlstrand presented at Icelandic conference on recognising sexual violence
At the end of September, Karl Dahlstrand visited Iceland to present at the international conference "Recognising Sexual Violence: Developing Pathways to Survivor-Centred Justice", ...
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19 Oct 2022
Central Asian migrants' lives and challenges in Russia and Turkey
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Central Asian migrant workers in Russia have seen fewer job opportunities and lower salaries. Among those trying their luck elsewhere, Turkey has bec...
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23 Sep 2022
Davor Vuleta accepted into the ranks of doctors in sociology of law
On Friday, September 23, Davor Vuleta ended his nine-year doctoral education with a successful defence of his thesis "Law and Social Exclusion: The functions and dysfunctions of th...
