Published 29 November 2021 Jakob Skovgaard has co-authored the article “Reforming fossil fuel subsidies requires a new approach to setting international commitments” in the journal One Earth. The article argues that international efforts to phase out fossil fuel subsidies can be strengthened by distinguishing between different subsidies, taking into account their climate impacts and the feasibilit

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/skovgaard-commitments-reform-fossil-fuel-subsidies - 2025-08-15

Published 30 November 2021 Nina Wilén and Lisa Strömbom have co-authored the article "A Versatile Organisation: Mapping the Military’s Core Roles in a Changing Security Environment" which was recently published open access in European Journal of International Security. The main contribution of the article is a comprehensive mapping and categorization of the military’s different roles and tasks in

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/wilen-and-strombom-militarys-core-roles - 2025-08-15

Published 2 December 2021 Karin Aggestam has authored the contribution “Third-party Intervention and International Monitoring in the City of Hebron” in the report “The Impact of Third-Party Mechanisms in Conflict Resolution: Lessons Learned from the Temporary International Presence in Hebron” published by the Norwegian Refugee Council. Karin’s contribution analyses the temporary international obse

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/aggestam-international-peace-monitoring-hebron - 2025-08-15

Published 7 December 2021 Jenny Lorentzen has published a new article in the Journal of Modern African Studies, about the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in Mali. By analysing vertical (between international and local actors) and horizontal (between local actors) friction, the article shows how interactions between different actors shapes the WPS agenda in the Malian c

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lorentzen-women-peace-and-security-mali - 2025-08-15

Published 14 December 2021 Ekatherina Zhukova has published an article entitled “Postcolonial Logic and Silences in Strategic Narratives: Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy in Conflict-Affected States” in the journal Global Society. The article advances our understanding of acceptance and rejection of gender equality norms advocated by ethical foreign policies in marginalised states. The article con

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/zhukova-swedens-feminist-foreign-policy-conflict-affected-states - 2025-08-15

Published 17 December 2021 Mats Fred and Kettil Nordesjö (Malmö University) are the editors of a special issue on power and evaluation. The special issue’s article is open access. Through an increasing demand for, and dependence on, various forms of evaluative practices in the public sector, the editors have seen the emergence of what has been called an audit and evaluation society. How these "soc

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/special-issue-power-and-evaluation - 2025-08-15

Published 21 December 2021 Annika Bergman Rosamond has together with Annick Wibben published the chapter “Feministiska institutioner? Utrikespolitik och nationellt försvar” (in English: Feminist Institutions? Foreign policy and national defense) in the edited collection Feministiska Perspectives on Global Politics (Studentlitteratur). The chapter is based on three adjacent research areas: feminist

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bergman-rosamond-women-peace-and-security-0 - 2025-08-15

Published 11 January 2022 Anders Uhlin has together with Håkan Johansson and Malin Arvidson published the article “Capital and Closure in the EU Field. Advancement in the European Economic and Social Committee” in Journal of Common Market Studies. The article explores what it takes to advance to the top of an EU institution (the European Economic and Social Committee). The article combines Bourdie

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/uhlin-career-advancement-eu-institution - 2025-08-15

Published 13 January 2022 Annika Fredén has together with Ludovic Rheault and Indridi H. Indridason co-authored the article ”Betting on the Underdog – The Influence of Social Networks on Vote Choice”, published in the journal Political Science Research and Methods. In this article, the authors investigate the relationship between local social networks and voting behavior, in the case where the vot

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/freden-influence-social-networks-vote-choice - 2025-08-15

Published 14 January 2022 Jana Wrange has published an article on the divergent interpretations of the concept of civil defence in Sweden. The article has been published in the journal European Security and is entitled ”Entangled security logics: from the decision-makers’ discourses to the decision-takers’ interpretations of civil defence”.  Read more on the journal’s website Jana Wrange’s persona

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/wrange-civil-defence-sweden - 2025-08-15

Published 18 January 2022 Maiken Røed has published the article “When do political parties listen to interest groups?” in Party Politics. The article examines 88 Norwegian policy proposals and shows that parties often reuse input from interest groups. Characteristics relating to the proposals, interest groups, and parties affect parties’ propensity to listen. Read more on the journal’s website Mai

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/roed-parties-propensity-listen-interest-groups - 2025-08-15

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 13 February 2023 Urban great tits prefer native trees for breeding. Photo: Caroline Isaksson Small passerine birds, such as blue and great tits, avoid breeding in urban areas where there are many non-native trees. Chicks also weigh less the more non-native trees there are in the vicinity of the nest. This is shown

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/urban-birds-prefer-native-trees - 2025-08-15

By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 27 February 2023 Restored wetlands, rainbeds and urban green spaces are all examples of nature-based solutions that can help mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity. Photo: Helena Hanson Nature-based solutions offer excellent opportunities to address environmental and social challenges. They can help mitigate

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/opportunities-scale-nature-based-solutions-nordics - 2025-08-15

By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 1 March 2023 A queen of the species Bombus terrestris. The species belongs to the group of bumblebees that have advanced their activity flight, which is now about 14 days earlier than a century ago. Photo: Maria Blasi Romero With the arrival of spring, bumblebee queens take their first wing beat of the season and set o

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-change-means-early-flight-start-risk-fewer-bumblebees-and-reduced-pollination - 2025-08-15

By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 21 March 2023 The synthesis report concludes that climate change is accelerating and its impacts are becoming more pronounced. Photo: Daniel Páscoa/Unsplash The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a synthesis report summarizing the reports of recent years. Markku Rummukainen, Sweden's con

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/markku-rummukainen-new-ipcc-report-near-term-action-crucial - 2025-08-15

Published 10 May 2023 From 18 to 21 June 2023, Lund University will host the international meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis Europe. The world is changing; we have experienced societal disruption due to global hazards such as pandemics and climate change. Environments or institutions that were taken for granted are suddenly at risk, forcing us to consider new risks that require careful deve

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/sra-conference-lund-discover-risk-research - 2025-08-15

By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 15 May 2023 Alumni from CEC and ClimBEco, gathered outside the university building in Lund. Photo: Charlotte Carlberg Bärg Fifteen years ago, the first doctoral students began their education at CEC. Since then, there have been 240 PhD students from CEC and ClimBEco, the research school hosted by CEC. This week, about

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-and-climbeco-alumni-come-together-celebration-and-networking - 2025-08-15

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 7 September 2023 "We need to acknowledge how valuable a tree in the city can be – it's not just for decoration. It affects insects, birds, and human well-being", Johan Kjellberg Jensen says. Photo: Sara Håkansson The city is the perfect place to study nature and how humans affect it, says Johan Kjellberg Jensen.

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/city-our-most-important-ecosystem - 2025-08-15

By Marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 29 August 2023 The 'Natural Nations' project brings biodiversity into schools so that children learn about pollinating insects and birds at an early age. Photo: iStockphoto Preschool and primary school children will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how people c

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-together - 2025-08-15

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 23 November 2023 On 15-17 May 2024, SMHI, the strategic research areas MERGE and BECC, and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research invite you to the second Swedish Climate Symposium in Norrköping. A symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Climate change

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/time-submit-your-contribution-swedish-climate-symposium - 2025-08-15