South Asia related research papers
Last updated: 10 August 2011
South Asia related papers at the Development studies research conference at Lund University in January 2003:
A conference on Swedish Development Studies research, named
Fattiga och rika. Aktuell utvecklingsforskning och dess villkor
i Sverige was organised by Sida/SAREC and Lund University on
911 January 2003.
The conditions for development research in Sweden was thoroughly discussed,
and a large number of Swedish researchers presented their projects/programmes
during the extremely fruitful conference.
Several of the projects are related to South Asia. A list of these follows,
most of them accompanied by abstracts.
Jan af Geijerstam, Dept of History of Science and Technology, KTH; Stockholm: Sweden, iron and India on the relevance of historical studies. Read the abstract!
Ishtiaq Ahmed, Dept of Political science, Stockholm University: Globalizations and the Hindu and Islamic Fundamentalist Responses: A Comparison. No abstract available
Malin Arvidson, Dept of Sociology, Lund University: Disputing a development discourse: analysis of performance and motivation of local NGOs. Read the abstract!
Henrik Berglund, Dept of Political science, Stockholm University: The Saffronisation of Civil Society - A Study of Hindu Nationalism and Organisational Life in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Read the abstract!
Hans Blomkvist, Dept of Government, Uppsala University: Thats Why Social Capital Matters for the Poor. Read the abstract!
Gunilla Blomqvist, Dept of Peace and Development Research, Göteborg University: Culture, globalisation Indian versus Western values. Read the abstract!
Gunnel Cederlöf, Dept of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology, Uppsala University: The Agency of the Colonial Subject: Claims and rights in nature, India. Read the abstract!
Ylva Engwall and Per Knutsson, Section of Human Ecology; Department for Interdisciplinary Studies of Human Conditions, Göteborg University: Deconstructing the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach. Read abstract!
Monica Erwér, Dept of Peace and Development Research, Göteborg University: Gender politics in Kerala, South India. Read abstract!
Birgitta Essén, Perinatal Research Group, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital MAS (Malmö), Lund University: Investing effectively in maternal health. Experiencies from Malaysia and Sri Lanka during 60 years, and Guatemala today. Read abstract!
Anna Godhe, Marine Botany, Department of Marine Ecology, at Göteborg University: Molecular identification of marine harmful algae. Read abstract!
Urban Hammar, Dept of Comparative Religion, Stockholm University: The Kalachakra Initiations of Dalai Lama and their Significance for the National Consciousness of the Tibetans in Exile. Read abstract!
Sidsel Hansson, Dept of Theology; History of Religion: Frågor kring vatten och hälsa bland invånare i Varanasi, Indien. Read abstract!
Per Hilding, Dept of Economic History, Stockholm University: Workers and Entrepreneura in the Sivakasi Match Industry. Read abstract!
Peder Hjorth, Division of Water Resources Engineering, Dept of Construction and Environmental Technology, Lund Institute of Technology/Lund University: Knowledge Development and Management for Poverty Alleviation. Read abstract!
Gunnar Jacks, Division of Land and Water Resources, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, KTH, Stockholm: Water supply from the source to the mouth. Read abstract!
Pia Karlsson, Institute of International Education (IIE), Stockholm University: Islamic and Modern Education in Afghanistan Conflictual or Complementary? Read abstract!
Jan Magnusson, School of Social Work, Lund University: The Baltistan Movement and the Emergence of Tibetan Identity in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Read abstract!
Nils-Axel Mörner, Unit of Palegeophysics and Geodynamics, Stockholm University: Freed from condemnation to become flooded. Read abstract!
Anders Närman, Dept of Human and Economic Geography, at Göteborg University: Poverty and Power in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. Read abstract!
Camilla Orjuela, Dept of Peace and Development Research, Göteborg University: Supporting Civil Society to Support Peace: Donors, NGOs and the Quest for Peace in Sri Lanka. Read abstract!
Mattias Svensson, Department of Biotechnology, Lund University: Agrigas Biogas from crop residues. Read abstract!
Håkan Wallander, Microbial Ecology, Dept of Ecology, Lund University: Can fungal hyphae be used to counteract soil degradation? Read abstract!
Sten Widmalm, Dept of Government, Uppsala University: Prerequisites for decentralisation - Health, Education and Panchayati Raj reforms in India. Read abstract!
Aina Winsvold, Dept of Sociology, Lund University: When Working Children Unite. Read abstract!
Stellan Vinthagen, Dept of Peace and Development Research, Göteborg University: A Movement Culture of Nonviolent Action. Read abstract!
