By patrik [dot] hekkala [at] soch [dot] lu [dot] se (Patrik Hekkala) - published 6 May 2019 During a whole day in April the researchers discussed the relevance of central theoretical and empirical knowledge about elite research for studying civil society elites. The research seminar was filled with discussions about ”shadow elites” in America influencing important geopolitical decisions without vi

https://www.civilsocietyelites.lu.se/article/seminar-brings-together-several-international-researchers - 2025-07-07

By jayeon [dot] lindellee [at] soch [dot] lu [dot] se (Jayeon Lindellee) - published 25 October 2019 Roberto Scaramuzzino and Håkan Johansson participated in the yearly conference on civil society arranged by the Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society (MUCF). The main theme this year was on elitism in civil society. On the 22nd of October, civil society researchers, politicians, civil servants

https://www.civilsocietyelites.lu.se/article/elitism-swedish-civil-society - 2025-07-07

By jayeon [dot] lindellee [at] soch [dot] lu [dot] se (Jayeon Lindellee) - published 25 October 2019 Professor Carlo Ruzza, University of Trento. The growing populist movements in many European countries affect not only the EU's institutional actors but also EU-based civil society organizations. Professor Carlo Ruzza, a prominent scholar in political sociology based at the University of Trento, ha

https://www.civilsocietyelites.lu.se/article/guest-professor-carlo-ruzza-populist-turn-and-its-impact-eu-and-civil-society - 2025-07-07

By jayeon [dot] lindellee [at] soch [dot] lu [dot] se (Jayeon Lindellee) - published 4 September 2020 A new thematic issue on Civil Society Elites is published in Politics and Governance. A new thematic issue on Civil Society Elites, edited by Håkan Johansson and Anders Uhlin and published by an open access journal Politics & Governance is now available. Several researchers in the project as well

https://www.civilsocietyelites.lu.se/article/new-thematic-issue-civil-society-elites - 2025-07-07

By jayeon [dot] lindellee [at] soch [dot] lu [dot] se (Jayeon Lindellee) - published 12 November 2020 The inter-disciplinary research program Civil Society Elites? Comparing elite composition, reproduction, interaction and contestation in European civil societies cordially invites researchers working on civil society studies to Lund University, Sweden, for a mini conference 15-16th of April 2020.

https://www.civilsocietyelites.lu.se/article/conference-civil-society-studies-2020-postponed-january-2021 - 2025-07-07

Published 27 March 2018 Håkan Johansson spoke to a full venue with members of the public, civil society organsiaitons and academics at a breakfast seminar hosted by Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan, a local adult education association in Lund. The filmed lecture is avalaible here (in Swedish.)

https://www.civilsocietyelites.lu.se/article/hakan-johansson-spoke-breakfast-seminar - 2025-07-07

By pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 28 April 2020 After climate change, biodiversity loss is the biggest environmental challenge facing the world today. The loss of plant and animal species also means a loss of the resources that humans obtain from well-functioning ecosystems. At Lund University, a project is underway in which researchers are studying how work t

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/green-infrastructure-planning-and-designing-functioning-nature - 2025-07-07

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 30 April 2020 The researchers think support should be directed towards grazing land that needs protection the most. Photo: Lovisa Nilsson. Sweden does not need more cattle to save natural grazing land with high biodiversity. This is the conclusion of a new report by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. What

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/profitability-not-more-cattle-needed-save-natural-grazing-land - 2025-07-07

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 2 May 2020 Wood anemones may get new competitors. Photo: Hanna Gamdrup. In recent decades, the climate in Sweden has become about two degrees warmer on average and this year we have seen an unprecedentedly mild winter and early spring. How is nature responding – animals, insects, plants – to an increasingly mild

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/unusually-early-spring-how-nature-sweden-responding-increasingly-warm-climate - 2025-07-07

Published 6 May 2020 We appreciate your participation in the online conference, which was a very successful joining of about 100 participants. April 23 and 24 were two very rewarding days, filled with interesting sessions, poster presentations, office yoga, group discussions, as well as fruitful conversations and sharing of expertise. The event allowed for interesting discussions among researchers

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/thank-you-participating-cecs-online-science-says-conference-and-becc-merge-spring-meeting - 2025-07-07

By johan [dot] nyman [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Nyman) - published 27 May 2020 The regional flora has dramatically changed the last centuries. Photo: Kristine Cinate, Unsplash A study from Lund University indicates that the flora of Skåne in southern Sweden changed drastically throughout the 1900s and up to the present day. The greatest decline in species diversity can be seen in

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/dramatic-changes-regional-flora - 2025-07-07

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 5 June 2020 The new collaboration will strengthen the national climate and biodiversity research. Photo by Ars Buchatski on Unsplash. The graduate research schools ClimBEco and the Bolin Centre Climate Research School (CRS) have recently initiated a collaboration with multiple climate-focused intentions. The join

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-strengthens-climate-and-biodiversity-research - 2025-07-07

By kristina [dot] lindgarde [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Kristina Lindgärde) - published 27 August 2020 Photo: Unsplash A unique study has analyzed in detail how EU agricultural subsidies flow down to the local level. The new data show that most income support payments go to intensively farmed regions already above median EU income, while climate-friendly and biodiverse farming regions, as well as

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/revealed-how-billions-eu-farming-subsidies-are-being-misspent - 2025-07-07

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 27 August 2020 Image: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia Population density, and not the proportion of green spaces, has the biggest impact on species richness of pollinators in residential areas. This is the result of a study from Lund University in Sweden of gardens and residential courtyards in and around Malmö,

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/high-human-population-density-negative-pollinators - 2025-07-07

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 27 August 2020 Wooden barrel with parts of the sturgeon (in orange) Photo: Brett Seymour Researchers at Lund University in Sweden can now reveal what the Danish King Hans had planned to offer when laying claim to the Swedish throne in 1495: a two-metre-long Atlantic sturgeon. The well-preserved fish remains were

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/atlantic-sturgeon-kings-pantry-unique-discovery-baltic-sea-wreck-1495 - 2025-07-07

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 24 November 2020 Johanna Alkan Olsson talking to professionals during last years programme on sustainable cities. Photo: Kenneth Ruona. CEC is one of the actors behind a new international education programme with the purpose to strengthen innovation in the public sector and support the implementation of the 2030

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-provides-education-co-design-and-inclusive-public-environments - 2025-07-07

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 25 November 2020 Forest in Morzine, France. Photo by Guy Bowden on Unsplash. The climate crisis has received less media coverage during the corona pandemic despite that many think the climate challenges demand equally urgent attention. During the coming two weeks the United Nations gather the world in the Climate

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/global-climate-dialogues-boost-climate-work - 2025-07-07

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 2 December 2020 Japanese knotweed, one of the most damaging invasive plants in Europe. Photo: Michael Gasperl/Wikipedia (GFDL). Researchers at the Pufendorf Institute are working together in a Theme about Invasive Alien Plants, and are interested in finding out how the public, as well as experts, regard different

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/researchers-want-know-how-public-perceive-invasive-alien-plants - 2025-07-07

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 8 December 2020 Micro-XRF mapping of trace elements in the foraminifera shell. Photo: Ni et al., 2020. How can previous warm periods in the ocean help us better understand the ongoing climate change? PhD student Sha Ni defends her dissertation at CEC this week with fossil findings that can improve the knowledge o

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/past-ocean-conditions-give-clues-marine-environmental-changes - 2025-07-07

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 16 December 2020 CEC researchers conclude that forests and forestry play key roles for climate change mitigation. Photo by Luca Bravo on Unsplash. The forest investigation recently submitted to the Swedish government gives suggestions on creating synergies between international and national commitments on biodive

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/forestry-plays-key-role-swedens-climate-change-mitigation - 2025-07-07