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Our Fascination For Maps

Tuesday, November 19th, 2013Tuesday, November 19th, 2013Admin

Maps affect how we experience the world. The Swedish culture TV program Kobra has made a 30 minute show about our fascination for maps.

Open lecture with Inga-Britt Ahlenius

Tuesday, October 29th, 2013Wednesday, October 30th, 2013Admin

Inga Britt Ahlenius, the former undersecretary of the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services, will give an open lecture on November 5 in the university main building on Universitetsplatsen 1 in Vasaparken. The lecture is called…Read moreOpen lecture with Inga-Britt Ahlenius

Watch the lecture with Schibbye & Persson

Monday, October 28th, 2013Admin

You can now watch the lecture with Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson if you missed it when we broadcasted it live. Recorded live from Utrikespolitiska föreningen Malmö.

Learn more about the situation for Roma people

Sunday, October 6th, 2013Sunday, October 6th, 2013Admin

Last week Dagens Nyheter revealed that the Swedish police authority kept a database where thousands of Roma people were registered. This is just one of the many terrible abuses Roma people are victims of. …Read moreLearn more about the situation for Roma people

Facebook and Twitter will be accessible in Shanghai

Tuesday, September 24th, 2013Sunday, October 20th, 2013Admin

Apparently, the Chinese government just announced that sites like Facebook and Twitter will be accessible in some parts of Shanghai in the near future. Is this the beginning of end for The Great Firewall of…Read moreFacebook and Twitter will be accessible in Shanghai

Hillevi Engström appointed Minister for International Development Cooperation

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013Wednesday, September 18th, 2013Admin

The Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt today announced that he have fired the Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson and replaces her with Hillevi Engström. Gunilla Carlsson has been criticized for her politics concerning foreign aid for…Read moreHillevi Engström appointed Minister for International Development Cooperation

The Washington Post explains the conflict in Syria

Thursday, September 12th, 2013Thursday, September 12th, 2013Admin

The Washington Post has written an article that explains the conflict in Syria in nine easy steps: 9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask. What do you think about their analysis? …Read moreThe Washington Post explains the conflict in Syria

September 11

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013Admin

September 11 is a date that makes us think about a lot of different things. In 1973, the democratically elected president Salvador Allende was overthrown in a coup d’état in Chile. Photo credit: Marc AuMarc September 11…Read moreSeptember 11

Election day in Norway

Monday, September 9th, 2013Monday, September 9th, 2013Admin

Today Norway, one of the worlds wealthiest countries, will choose which parties should rule for the next four years. The Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg from the Labour Party, have a tough task ahead of him. The…Read moreElection day in Norway

Obamas 24 hours in Stockholm

Sunday, September 8th, 2013Sunday, September 8th, 2013Admin

When the Air Force One landed on Arlanda airport on September 4, the first-ever bilateral visit by a U.S. President to Sweden became reality. Many roads in and outside of Stockholm were sealed off…Read moreObamas 24 hours in Stockholm