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8 Apr 2026 | News
Major EU grant for Lund-led PhD programme on Islamic legal cultures
The EU has awarded Rustamjon Urinboyev €4.73 million to lead a new doctoral network on law, religion, and governance in post-imperial Muslim-majority societies. Eleven European uni...
26 Mar 2026 | News
Timur Dadabaev joins the department as Visiting Professor
Professor Timur Dadabaev is conducting a 12-month research stay at the Sociology of Law Department. The visiting professorship marks the launch of a long-term effort to establish a...
5 Feb 2026 | News
Victoria Canning is our new Visiting Professor
She will contribute part-time to the Sociology of Law Department for two years. The recruitment is part of the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence, the University's lar...
10 Dec 2025 | News
Håkan Hydén awarded the Podgórecki Prize
The prize, one of the leading international honours in socio-legal studies, recognises Hydén’s long impact on the field, both as a pioneering theorist and an influential mentor.
3 Oct 2025 | News
New Project Aims to Bridge Climate Policy and Indigenous Knowledge in the Amazon
For generations, Indigenous and riverine communities in the Amazon have relied on deep ecological knowledge to live in harmony with the rainforest. But, as climate disasters reshap...