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A new study on agricultural development in Uganda suggests that it is possible to influence policy without alienating the country's notoriously volatile authorities. The findings challenge assumptions about mobilisation under repression and offer lessons for groups seeking social change in politically restrictive environments. Sustainability researcher Ronald Byaruhanga examined how farmers and ci

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/what-ugandan-farmers-teach-us-about-politics-under-repression - 2026-08-23

A new PhD thesis by Bernard Ekumah examines why agricultural development in Ghana continues to generate uneven and contradictory outcomes, especially for smallholder farmers. It argues that these outcomes are not primarily the result of isolated failures of policy design or implementation. Rather, they arise from structural contradictions embedded in the internal logic of Ghana’s neo-liberal agrar

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/small-holder-farmers-reap-few-and-uneven-gains-ghanas-agricultural-development-policies - 2026-08-23

LUCSUS is for the tenth time taking part in Lund Sustainability Week! For us as a centre, the week serves as an important platform to engage with the public and communicate our research. This year's Sustainability Week features more than 70 events, and all of them are free of charge. The week runs from 13 – 18 April in Lund and is organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipali

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-sustainability-week-2026 - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last week LUCSUS’ researcher (Assistant Prof.) Mine Islar presented her research about citizen movements in Barcelona at the ‘ecological democracy’ workshop at the University of Sydney, Australia. The aim of the workshop was to critically explore the tensions and synergies between democracy and sustainability on local

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/can-activist-politicians-be-agents-change - 2026-08-23

Learning about climate change and other sustainability challenges can make students feel anxious and stressed, often leaving them overwhelmed and unsure of how to respond or take action. A new toolbox, developed by researchers at Lund University in collaboration with experts in climate change, pedagogy, arts, and child psychology, aims to strengthen students’ resilience and help them transform fee

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/toolbox-and-teachers-guide-helping-students-move-anxiety-resilience-creativity-and-transformative - 2026-08-23

LUCSUS research tackles complex sustainability challenges, from the local to the global scale. Last year, in 2025, our researchers participated in many events and forums to present their work, including in conferences, panel debates and meetings – often in collaboration with actors outside of academia. LUCSUS outreach work aims to contribute to policy and drive social change. Global Health Symposi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/creating-impact-across-globe-2025 - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We cordially welcome the new Director for the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and as well the new Coordinator for the strategic research area Middle East in the Contemporary World, Prof. Karin Aggestam.  Karin is the former Director of Peace & Conflict Studies at Lund University and holds the Samuel Pufendorf Endowe

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-september - 2026-08-23

Karin Aggestam, ny föreståndare för Centrum för Mellanösternstudier, om det nya fredsavtalet i Mellanöstern: För ett par veckor sedan slöt Bahrain och Förenade Arabemiraten ett fredsavtal med Israel. Det var första gången på 26 år som ett arabland erkänt Israel och Donald Trump tar på sig äran. Vad betyder detta för freden i Mellanöstern? Varken Bahrain eller Förenade arabemiraten har ju haft någo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/vad-betyder-de-nya-fredsavtalen-som-med-trumps-hjalp-slutits-i-mellanostern - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Very exciting to start up as new CMES director! Karin Aggestam: "It has been some hectic, but very exciting weeks as new director for CMES. I am deeply impressed by the large number of scholars at Lund University who conduct cutting-edge research on the Middle East.   The House on Finngatan 16 serves as a wonderful hu

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/newsletter-middle-east-forum-newsletter-october - 2026-08-23

The workshop is called: Unpacking ‘the Opposition’ in undemocratic regimes: The Role, Transformation and Challenges of the Oppositional Actors in Turkey and beyond The purpose of this workshop is to initiate a debate on the opposition in Turkey and contribute to the theorization of the role, transformation, mobilization strategies and different forms of the opposition in undemocratic regimes.  The

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-pinar-dinc-presenting-fake-news-understanding-conflict-and-forest-fire-nexus-through-media - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Message from the director: New CMES board in place  While CMES 2.0 is still in the making some important steps have been taken in the last few weeks. We are pleased to announce that a new interdisciplinary board has been formed.  Four faculties are represented from Lund University, which include dean and prof Christof

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-15 - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As part of the Climate Stress in Syria-research project, there was a closed interactive online workshop on October 14th to discuss the nexus around drought, vulnerability and conflict. This post describes the workshop that was held online on October 14th, 2020, as the first workshop in the Climate Stress Syria project

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/exploring-broader-field-environmental-dimensions-conflict-middle-east-region-and-beyond - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ten non-Armenians from ten European countries write about their interest in and experiences of Armenia. In moving and, at times, funny essays they depict dramatic events, lasting friendships, political struggles. We hear about lavash and brandy, genocide and revival, Yerevan and small God-forgotten villages in Hayasta

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-svante-lundgren-one-editors-new-book-armenia-mon-amour-ten-europeans-speak - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES Spyros Sofos was awarded a PhD in Regional and Cross-cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen after the examination of his thesis entitled “The Meanings of the People in Turkish Politics: A Genealogy” on Monday 7 December. This thesis is intended to make a contribution to ongoing efforts to enhance our un

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-phd-thesis-meanings-people-turkish-politics-genealogy - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Local weather often is not what news reports for cities and counties. As transient, local, and intense as a cloudburst, rainfall can be highly variable, impractical to measure for usual rain-gauge networks. Frequent extreme events with climate change call for fundamental knowledge developments on rainfall. With the ne

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-hasan-hosseini-has-got-pre-seed-funding-2021-lu-innovation - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The article has been published in Sustainability and is available online. Co-writers are Khaldoon A. Mourad and Hasan Hosseini, also from CMES. Farmers know much more than we think, and they are keen to improve their knowledge in order to improve their farms and increase their income. On the other hand, decision-maker

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/role-citizen-science-sustainable-agriculture-new-article-cmes-helen-avery - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Co-writer Lisen Dellenborg. The article is published in the book "FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING The Global North and South" (Malmö University). Open access. In recent decades, female genital mutilation has come to be regarded as a major breach of human rights. International anti-FGM agencies such as WHO, UNICEF and The Red C

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-maria-frederika-malmstroms-new-article-female-circumcisiongenital-mutilation-and-human-rights - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is during a difficult time that Akiça Bahri has taken over the responsibility as Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in Tunisia. But with a doctorate in water management from Lund University and many international missions on her CV, she was ready for the assignment. Since 2011 and the start of t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lu-doctor-water-focus-and-cmes-connections-new-minister-tunisia - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Middle Eastern research news from Lund University Message from the director Seasonal greetings from the team at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies  This has been a strange and challenging year. We have just closed down the Centre temporarily due to escalating Covid-19 pandemic.  However, in 2021 we hope to be movin

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-16-december-2020 - 2026-08-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The majority of the new dust sources are due to environmental degradation caused by human activities. To prevent further dust source generation, the first step is to identify the new dust sources and predict the dust source occurrences in the vulnerable areas. We developed a novel approach that combines machine learni

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-cmes-research-about-dust-source-detection-and-dust-source-susceptibility-mapping - 2026-08-23