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David Wästerfors har skrivit en bok om våld. Boken är en essä som framför allt fokuserar på fysiskt våld. Om boken:Våld kan vara lika påtagligt som en framrusande pansarvagn och lika flyktigt som ett ögonkast. Den här boken är en essä om hur framför allt fysiskt våld har uttolkats av forskare och tänkare. Fyra synvinklar begrundas: våld som situation, våld som specialitet, våld som politik och vål

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/wasterfors-med-ny-bok-om-vald - 2025-12-12

Hur används teatrar för social integration? Hanna Wittrock har i artikeln ”Integration of culture, culture as integration. The praxis and politics of multicultural theatre and drama” undersökt mångkulturella teaterprojekt i Sverige. Abstract (på engelska):Theatre is one of the artistic tools most often employed in Sweden to promote social integration. The aim of this article is to illustrate recur

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/wittrock-om-mangkulturella-teatrar - 2025-12-12

Olle Frödin har skrivit ett kapitel om ”failed states” i det nyligen uppdaterade uppslagsverket Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Mer information finns på sociologyencyclopedia.comOlle Frödins personliga sida 

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/frodin-med-bidrag-till-kant-uppslagsverk - 2025-12-12

Hur hanterar olika samhällen mobbning och kränkande beteende som sker i skolmiljön? Antoinette Hetzler och Colm Flaherty har undersökt detta genom att titta på hur Sverige och USA garanterar sociala rättigheter för elever i skolan. Deras artikel har publicerats i European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology.Abstract (på engelska):Although the United States and Sweden are different in their

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/hetzler-och-flaherty-om-sociala-rattigheter-elever-i-amerikanska-och-svenska-skolor - 2025-12-12

Carl-Göran Heidegren har publicerat en ny bok om positivismkritik med Daidalos förlaget. Boken heter Positivismstrider och handlar om: De akademiska 60- och 70-talen gick i mångt och mycket i positivismkritikens tecken. Den norske filosofen Hans Skjervheim talade redan 1964 om ”det moderna upproret mot positivismen”. Den radikala studentrörelse som formerade sig under senare delen av 60-talet, och

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/heidegren-om-positivismkritik - 2025-12-12

Hur påverkar internet våra möjligheter att forska om kriminologiska fenomen? Agneta Mallén är redaktör till boken ”Kriminologiska metoder och internet” som svarar på denna och många fler frågor. Sammanfattning av boken:I dag äger mycket av vårt vardagsliv rum på internet. I och med den teknologiska utveckling som Web 2.0-tekniken inneburit har också många nya kriminologiska forskningsområden vuxit

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/mallen-med-ny-bok-om-kriminologiska-metoder-och-internet - 2025-12-12

Bosse Bergstedt är, tillsammans med Anna Jobér, redaktör för det senaste numret av tiskriften Gränsløs. Numret handlar om ”Kunskap för nya verkligheter” och innehåller artiklar med olika perspektiv på kunskap, utifrån bland annat pedagogiska, posthumanistiska och relationella synsätt. Numret finns att läsa på journals.lub.lu.seBosse Bergstedts personliga sida 

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/nytt-nummer-fran-tidskriften-granslos - 2025-12-12

Vilken roll spelar plats för hur vi kan förstå subkulturella identiteter och aktiviteter? Erik Hannerz har skrivit kapitlet “Emplacing Punk: Subcultural Boundary Work and Space in Indonesia” till boken ”Punks, Monks and Politics” (redaktörer: Julian Ch Lee och Marco Ferrarese). Beskrivning av boken (på engelska):Authenticity is much sought after; being described as inauthentic is an insult or an e

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/hannerz-om-punk-munkar-och-politik - 2025-12-12

För att museerna ska kunna möta sin publik och representera människor, kulturer och subkulturer med respekt och tolerans, måste den vetenskapliga debatten hållas fri. Dagens överdrivna självkritik och romantiska relativism riskerar att leda till en skev bild av historien. Christer Lindberg ger sin syn på kulturpolitiken och museernas framtid i sin artikel “Vad händer egentligen på museerna?” som h

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/lindberg-om-vad-som-egentligen-hander-pa-museerna - 2025-12-12

During the spring a lot has been done regarding the University’s work on gender equality, equal opportunities, harassment, sexual harassment and victimisation. “We have now started to create the conditions that are needed to carry out the work on these issues in a good and clear manner”, says Jimmie Kristensson who is pro vice-chancellor for communication, integrity and character. The university-w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-now-strengthening-our-work-prevent-discrimination-and-achieve-gender-equality-and-equal - 2025-12-12

Three research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received grants in the first round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. A total of 33 applications were submitted, of which 28 were reviewed by an external, international panel. “This is the first time that Lund University has launched such an extensive excellence progra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2025-12-12

LTH and the Faculty of Science have decided to set up a joint office for the design and realisation of the continued work on establishment. The office is to coordinate and implement the decisions these faculties take on establishment in Science Village The University has a vision of creating a knowledge environment with modern and developed opportunities for teaching, research and external engagem

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/work-establishment-science-village-continues-faculties - 2025-12-12

In January 2020, the National Library of Sweden, the University Library and four other university libraries in Sweden (Uppsala, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Umeå) reached an agreement to jointly digitalise and make available all Swedish printed materials. Swedish periodicals from 1850 to 1900 are the first to be made available. For the considerable benefit of research and higher education, Sweden’s p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/digitalisation-swedish-printed-materials-takes - 2025-12-12

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, IIIEE, is taking the lead on open, month-long online courses, known as MOOCs. The investment in MOOCs has been quite a success. In recent years, every sixth student has stated that the online courses influenced them to apply for one of the IIIEE’s traditional courses or programmes. That MOOCs attract students to study programmes i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/moocs-more-popular-during-pandemic - 2025-12-12

Initially, there will be restrictions in the autumn, but then a gradual and orderly return to campus will begin, provided that the infection situation allows it. It feels good to be back after a hot and enjoyable summer. Initially, the restrictions that applied before the summer regarding physical presence at the workplace will continue to apply in the autumn. This means that working from home is

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/autumn-starts-working-home-those-who-can - 2025-12-12

In late June, the vice-chancellor made a decision concerning the issues that are to be worked on jointly within LU on the basis of RQ20. These issues are: recruitment and career paths, research infrastructure, interdisciplinary research, profiling and strong research environments, as well as follow-ups. Now, it is time for us to roll up our sleeves and tackle the challenges. In certain cases, we a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/autumn-starts-where-spring-finished-rq20 - 2025-12-12

For the autumn, I want to develop work on complete environments in which education and research collaborate, focus on lifelong learning and highlight diverse innovation activities. External engagement and innovation are the main areas in my portfolio as deputy vice-chancellor. Both are areas in which there is a lot happening that is new for us all. Not least, there is an increasing demand to be ab

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/focus-diverse-innovation-activities-and-lifelong-learning - 2025-12-12

The focus in the autumn will be to outline the research infrastructure of the future based on the Krantz report, follow up the results of the University’s e-infrastructure inquiry and highlight information and IT security at LU. The transition from dean of the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) to pro vice-chancellor for research infrastructure and digitalisation has been an exciting experience. Excitin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reviewing-our-research-infrastructure-and-information-security - 2025-12-12

Ten postdoc positions and at least eight doctoral studentships on the 2030 Agenda and sustainable development is now announced at Lund University. The announcement is part of the university’s research programme for excellence in sustainable development. New positions in research for sustainable development All postdoc positions and doctoral studentships are announced on: Available positions of Sus

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-20-new-positions-research-sustainable-development - 2025-12-12

Do you teach every week? If so, you can find short and effective workshops at education.lu.se that will help you to start using Canvas, Zoom or video in your teaching sessions. No need to register, take a workshop when it suits you. Do you have any questions? There are staffed drop-in sessions where you can ask an expert. Are you in need of inspiration? Read our articles on themes such as digital

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/all-you-need-online-teaching - 2025-12-12