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GPS guest professor compares Danish and Swedish integration politics

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On Thursday October 11 at 17.00, GPS guest professor Per Mouritsen will hold a talk at Malmö University’s after work-lecture series titled Two of a kind? – integration politics in Denmark and Sweden. Per Mouritsen is a visiting researcher from Aarhus University in Denmark.

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As a researcher, Per Mouritsen, who recently published this op-ed in Aftonbladet, focuses on national differences in regards to integration politics. In this talk, he will explore the differences between Sweden and Denmark and the dynamics between citizenship and immigrant rights on the one hand and duties and obligations on the other hand. Per’s presentation will be followed by a conversation with IMER doctoral student Johan Ekstedt and an opportunity for audience questions.

The lecture is a part of the series Inside the mind of a professor – meet and mingle with Malmö University researchers. It is free of charge and everyone is welcome. There will be beer, wine, coffee, the and snacks for sale.

Time and place:
Thursday October 11, 17:00-18:00
Niagara Kafé, Second Floor, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1, Malmö

RUCARR conference on dialogue and protection of cultural heritage in the Caucasus

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On December 5 and 6, research platform Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR) at Malmö University is organizing a conference titled Promoting International Dialogue and Protecting Cultural Heritage in the Caucasus.

The two main themes for conference are:

  • strategies and efforts to promote dialogue across the Caucasus region
  • the protection and study of the cultural and linguistic heritage of the peoples of the Caucasus

Link to more information about the conference, including a registration page and abstract submission date

Seminar: Remaking Housing Policy – An International Study

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Professor David Clapham, presenting his new book Remaking Housing Policy – An International Study. The seminar will take place: Thursday October 25th 10-12 in Niagara B1 (Bottom level).

David Clapham is a professor of Planning at the University of Reading, in the process of moving to Scotland. Clapham is an internationally renowned housing researcher with a broad repertoire. Apart from this recently published book, Clapham has also contributed with texts on theories in housing research, co-operative solutions in housing, issues of distribution and a range of other questions related to housing.

The book “Remaking Housing policy” is an international analysis of housing policy focusing on neoliberalism and the idea of a neoliberal housing regime.

”Starting from first principles, readers are guided through the objectives behind government housing policy interventions, the tools and mechanisms deployed and the outcomes of the policy decisions. A range of international case studies from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas illustrate the book’s general principles and demonstrate how different regimes influence policy.” from Routledge’s description. Remaking Housing Policy – a preview (pdf)

Josef Chaib nails doctoral thesis

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Welcome to a ”spikning” of Josef Chaib’s doctoral thesis titled Evidence, Expertise and ’Other’ Knowledge. Governing Welfare Collaboration. As a doctoral student at the Department of Global Political Science, Josef Chaib has been researching collaborations in public administration. His thesis is part of a VR-funded research project.

When & where:
Friday September 21 at 15.15
Niagara building’s ground floor by the A elevators

Josef Chaib’s public defense will be held on October 12.
More information about the public defense.

Välkommen till panelsamtal om utbildning och arbete för framtidens humanister på Bokmässan 2018

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Humtank bjuder till till panelsamtal på årets bokmässa i Göteborg. 

Med utgångspunkt i Humtanks två kommande rapporter om arbetslivsanknytning och nya former för humanistisk utbildning för panelen ett modererat samtal om framtiden för svensk humaniora. Några av de frågor som kommer dryftas är: Bör humaniorautbildningar vid svenska lärosäten förändras och i så fall hur? I vilken mån bör humaniora anpassa sig för arbetsmarknaden och på vilket sätt? Vilka trender ser ni vid era egna lärosäten vad gäller utbildning och arbetslivsanknytning? 

Tiden är 15:00 till 17:00, fredagen den 28/9 och platsen T302 på Gamla hovrätten, GU. I direkt anslutning till panelsamtalet kommer årets Humtankpris att delas ut, årets pristagare är Lisbeth Larsson och Maria Sjöberg vid Göteborgs universitet för deras arbete med Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon.

Jury har bestått av Petra Ragnerstam, lektor i kulturvetenskap (Malmö universitet); Sofia Wijkmark, docent i litteraturvetenskap (Karlstads universitet) och Roine Viklund, lektor i teknikhistoria (Luleå tekniska universitet). Alla tre från Humtank.