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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Although violence in close relationships also includes violence in sibling relationships, this is a form of violence that is rarely acknowledged. The sibling relationship is associated with various notions of sibling rivalry and sibling love. Sociologist Veronika Burcar Alm has participated in a book about children an

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/fighting-your-sibling-ok-right - 2026-06-17

Many patient organisations collaborate with drug companies, resulting in concerns about commercial agendas influencing patient advocacy. In this new study Associate Professor of Sociology Shai Mulinari, has together with Andreas Vilhelmsson, Emily Rickard and Piotr Ozieranski, analyzed financial support from pharmaceutical companies to patient organisations in Sweden between 2014 and 2018. They ha

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/pharmaceutical-industrys-funding-patient-organisations-sweden - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Veronika Burcar Alm, a teacher at the Department of Sociology, has this year been named Qualified Teaching Practitioner by the Faculty of Social Sciences' Teaching Academy. Meet the department's Qualified Teaching Practitioner Veronika Burcar Alm as she talks about her views on teaching and why she applied to the facu

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/teaching-and-learning-interaction - 2026-06-17

Swedish women talk about the shame, threats and fear that went into telling someone about being abused by their partner in this new article "Revealing hidden realities: disclosing domestic abuse to informal others" published by Susanne Boethius and Malin Åkerström in the Nordic Journal of Criminology, and available as Open Access. One in three women Violence against women in close relationships is

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/women-hesitate-when-revealing-domestic-abuse - 2026-06-17

Social anthropologist Petra Östergren’s research rethinks prostitution policies and receives international response and praise. Her chapter "From zero-tolerance to full integration. Rethinking prostitution policies" has now been published in The Sage Handbook of Global Sexuality. According to professor Hendrik Wagenaar at Kings College in London it is a "seminal typology of prostitution policies"

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/governing-sex-work-new-way-categorizing-prostitution-policy-may-be-standard-years-come - 2026-06-17

Meetings are common in contemporary working life, but they are often overlooked in academic studies and sometimes defined as empty or boring by employees. Three researchers of sociology now contribute with insights into the culture of meetings. Malin Åkerström, David Wästerfors and Sophia Yakhlef at the Department of Sociology in Lund have written the article Meetings or Power Weeks? Boundary Work

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lets-pretend-not-meeting - 2026-06-17

Sociologist Tullia Jack's paper questions whether changes meant to increase life quality and provide basic human rights, are actually contributing to deepening social stratification. Tullia Jack has published the paper ‘Without cleanliness we can’t lead the life, no?’ Cleanliness practices, (in)accessible infrastructures, social (im)mobility and (un)sustainable consumption in Mysore, India on www.

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/more-cleanliness-deepening-social-gaps - 2026-06-17

The impact party politics has on the circulation of information about COVID-19 is the topic of a new article in the Canadian Journal of Political Science. Doctoral Student of Social Anthropology Isabelle Johansson has together with researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside published the article titled: ”The Partisan Impact on Local Government Dissemination of COVID-19 Information: Assess

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/how-do-politics-impact-access-information-about-covid-19 - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alexandra Franzén, doctoral student of sociology, has published the article “But ÖB Bengt Gustafsson took me by the hand and thanked me. A comparison between Jan Guillou's and Peter Bratt's accounts of the IB-publication in 1973 and 2017 ” in the Political Science journal Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift. In May 1973, the

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sociologist-examines-swedish-ib-scandal-1973 - 2026-06-17

SWEDISH PARENTING SUPPORT: Lisa Eklund and Åsa Lundqvist at the Department of Sociology in Lund have published the article "Governing as peers : Reluctant experts and competent parents in the Swedish welfare state" in the French-language, international journal: Lien social et Politiques. Abstract In recent years, parenting support has gained traction in the Swedish welfare state in both policy and

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/competent-parents-steered-peers - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Susanne Boethius and Malin Åkerström at the Department of Sociology in Lund are winners of the Nordic Journal of Criminology Best Article Prize 2020 with the article "Revealing hidden realities: disclosing domestic abuse to informal others". The study draws on interviews with 21 Swedish women who have been victims of

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/best-article-prize-2020-goes-sociology-article-victims-domestic-abuse - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Even though much of their time is spent in less dramatic situations, transnational police from a range of different counties describe their own work in terms of fighting and combat. David Sausdal, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, has spent six years ethnographically researching transnational p

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/war-language-used-transnational-police-when-describing-their-work - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On August 29th, Margareta Johansson, researcher at our department, was interviewed in SVT news program Aktuellt. The topic was how ongoing climate changes are affecting alpine regions in Sweden. Climate changes are occurring with twice the speed in northern Sweden, compared with the rest of the country. When compared

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/margareta-johansson-interviewed-svt-aktuellt-how-climate-change-affecting-alpine-regions-sweden - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Treasure hunt, clouds, food and much more. The department opened its doors during the cultural night in Lund on September 21, 2019. During "Kulturnatten", a yearly cultural event taking place in Lund, our department opened its doors, inviting the public to take part in a varity of activites. The aim was to show some o

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/open-house-during-lund-kulturnatten - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Several coworkers have been interviewed in different media outlets because of their expertise. Markku Rummukainen, professor at CEC and the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, was interviewed in several media channels about the latest report from the UN’s climate panel, IPCC. “The report provides a

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/coworkers-featured-media - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The local news media "Lokaltidningen" reported about a new library on Svalbard which is now hosting Jonas Åkerman's collection of books, satellite images and maps. The local newspaper reports on the opening of a library in a former radio station on Svalbard.Read the full article here (Google translated)"Jonas Åkerman

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-library-offers-jonas-akermans-literature - 2026-06-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Yi är en talangfull ung kinesisk student som fick ett stipendium tack vare sina utmärkta akademiska prestationer. Han är född och uppväxt i Xi’an, Kina, där han läste sin kandidatexamen i juridik vid ett av Kinas främsta universitet. Han läser för närvarande en tvåårig masterutbildning i Environmental Management and

https://www.lu.se/artikel/donationer-tar-kinesisk-toppstudent-till-lund - 2026-06-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vattenhallen Science Center LTH får 4 miljoner i utvecklingsbidrag från Sparbanksstiftelsen Färs och Frosta. Pengarna blir det första tillskottet till en planerad utbyggnad, vilket kommer göra det populära besöksmålet mer än tre gånger så stort som idag. Just Färs och Frostas bidrag öronmärks till högteknologisk AV-

https://www.lu.se/artikel/stort-utvecklingsbidrag-till-vattenhallen - 2026-06-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Crafoordska Stiftelsen har beslutat att stötta bygget av LUX, det nya humanist- och teologhuset i hörnet Sölvegatan/Helgonagatan. Pengarna, 10 miljoner, kommer att användas till utrustning och inredning. – Vi är väldigt glada för att Crafoordska stiftelsen förstår betydelsen av ett nytt, supermodernt centrum för hum

https://www.lu.se/artikel/crafoordska-skanker-10-miljoner-till-lux-0 - 2026-06-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Skissernas museum har 7,5 miljoner kronor från Riksbankens Jubileumsfond och 1,5 miljoner kronor från Crafoordska stiftelsen för att digitalisera museets samlingar. Projektet, som beräknas ta två år, ska öka tillgängligheten till Skissernas museums unika samlingar av skisser och modeller till offentlig konst från he

https://www.lu.se/artikel/skissernas-museum-far-9-miljoner - 2026-06-17