The Higher Research Seminar
Spring 2026
The Higher Research Seminar is the main collective seminar of the department. The research staff and invited national and international leading scholars present ongoing research and analyses of a broad range of exciting topics of relevance for Political Science.
The seminar is held on Wednesdays 13.15 to 14.30 in Eden 367, unless otherwise indicated. PhD mid-term seminars 13:15 to 14:45
Convenors: Robert Klemmensen and Jonathan Polk
The following seminars are open to the public. Welcome to join us!
Programme
| Name | Institution | Title | Date | Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lena Kempermann | Department of Political Science, Lund University | “Midseminar - The Peace Table: Women’s Role to Engage, Demand and Act in Peace Negotiations” | 14 Jan | Sara Kalm |
| Colleagues | Department of Political Science, Lund University | Successful Grant Applications | 21 Jan | Jon Polk |
| Julia Qian Mao | Department of Political Science, Lund University | “Midseminar - Political Economy of Biodiversity Financing” | 11 Feb | Sara Kalm |
| Sportlov | 18 Feb | |||
| Matthew Hefler | Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication at the Stockholm School of Economics | “Churchill & de Gaulle: Secret Intelligence and Franco-British Relations” | 25 Feb | Tony Ingesson |
| Kristen Kao | University of Gothenburg | “The Effects of Injustice on Legitimacy in Post-Conflict Settings” | 04 March | Jon Polk |
| Jacob Lind | Malmö University | “Human Rights Mobilisation of Welfare Professionals Against the Informers Act” | 11 March | Jon Polk |
| Christian Rostbøll | University of Copenhagen | “Moralizing Politics: The Practice of Judging Others” | 18 March | Robert Klemmensen |
| Margaux Dandrifosse | Department of Political Science, Lund University | “Midseminar - The Justice Curse? International criminal justice and shifts in strategies of state-sponsored violence during conflicts” | 08 April | Sara Kalm |
| Benjamin Rosher | University of Gothenburg | “Affective borders: ontological security and emotional attachments to state borders” | 22 April | Catarina Kinnvall |
| Anne Binderkrantz | Aarhus University | “Democratic challenges in Scandinavia. The Danish Democracy and Power Study 2.0” | 29 April | Robert Klemmensen |
| Mats Fred and Hebatalla Taha | Department of Political Science, Lund University | “Docent lectures” | 06 May | Robert Klemmensen |
| Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça | Federal University of Minas Girais | “Algorithms and Democracy” | 13 May | Markus Holdo |
Glyn Williams SASNET – | LU Human Geography | "Renegotiating Lockdown: collective life and the control of Covid-19 in India’s low-income urban neighbourhoods" | 20 May | Ted Svensson |
| Frank Biermann | Utrecht University | Honorary Doctor Seminar: “The Goalification of Global Governance: How Targets Are Shaping International Environmental Politics” | 28 May | Fariborz Zelli |
| Lisa Strömbom | Department of Political Science, Lund University | “Agonistic Memory and Peace” | 3 June | Annika Björkdahl |
| Anders Uhlin | Department of Political Science, Lund University | “Legitimation and delegitimation of international organizations: ASEAN in comparative perspective” | 10 June | Jon Polk |
Research group seminars
In the shared calendar on our English internal website, you can see all the internal seminars of the research groups.