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26 Jun 2024
Several successful grant applications in June
The Sociology of Law Department received four positive answers for funding requests this month.
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26 Jun 2024
Research Strives to Amplify Marginalized Voices in Nordic-Baltic Green Transition
NordForsk, an organisation under the Nordic Council of Ministers that funds cooperative research between researchers in the Nordics, awarded Ida Nafstad the equivalent of €324,000 ...
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15 May 2024
Sociology of Law Department receives half a million SEK to strengthen international impact
Lund University recently decided to allocate €4 million to promote international impact. The Faculty of Social Sciences receives €590 000, part of which goes to the Sociology of La...
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26 Apr 2024
Doctoral thesis in sociology of law awarded as Faculty's best
Cansu Bostan received the Oscar II Stipend, an annual award for the best doctoral thesis at each of Lund University's faculties defended during the previous two years.
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26 Apr 2024
Department's bachelor's programme and online course among the most popular at Lund University
The Bachelor's Programme in Criminology and the Sociology of Law Basic Course Online were among Lund University's most applied-for programmes and courses for the autumn semester of...
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27 Feb 2024
Anna Lundberg is the new Head of Department
When 2023 became 2024, Anna Lundberg took over as Head of The Sociology of Law Department. Here she talks about her first months in the position and future challenges.
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12 Feb 2024
New projects presented at the Sociology of Law Department's Research Panorama Day
The Research Panorama Day is an annual relay seminar presenting ongoing research at the Sociology of Law Department for new students. It is an opportunity for students to get an ov...
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4 Jan 2024
Our friend and colleague Karl Dahlstrand has passed away
During the winter break, we received the tragic news that Karl Dahlstrand passed away unexpectedly.
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18 Dec 2023
Queerness as a mechanism creating Europe's borders
Queer asylum seekers to the EU must conform to fixed notions of gender and sexuality for migration authorities to believe them. In a recent study, Sophia Zisakou exposes the migrat...
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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...
