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Welcome to SASNET

At the Swedish South Asian Studies Network, we have been promoting research on South Asia since 2000.

Our research

SASNET currently runs one research project; it focuses on the religion and politics in Sri Lanka.

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Our grants

Here you can read more about our different grants.

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Our Expert List for Media

See our list over Lund University researchers specialising in South Asia here.

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Our staff

Learn more about the work of our SASNET staff and affiliated researchers.

SASNET News

The Partition Museum in Amritsar, India. Wikimedia commons

19 Jan 2023 | News

SASNET Director Publishes Article on Transcending Antagonism in South Asia

Ted Svensson has published the article "Transcending antagonism in South Asia: advancing agonistic peace through the Partition Museum" in the journal Peacebuilding.

Photo of Soumi Banerjee, 2022.

18 Jan 2023 | News

Soumi Banerjee on the Shrinking of Civic Spaces in India: "NGOs are attempting to shift away from activism"

Soumi Banerjee occupied the position as temporary coordinator the past autumn. We sat down to talk more about her PhD and time at SASNET.

A picture of a Hindu temple. Photo.

21 Dec 2022 | News

Call for Papers: SASNET Workshop on Hindu Majoritarianism, Caste Politics and Minoritisation

The workshop will take place at Lund University, 30-31 May 2023. Deadline for applying is the 10 February.

Professor W.R. Genilo (Dean of the Social Sciences at the University of Liberal Arts in Dhaka) with SASNET Director Ted Svensson in November 2022.

30 Nov 2022 | News

Director's Visit to Bangladesh

Earlier this month, SASNET Director Ted Svensson visited Bangladesh where he met colleagues to discuss future joint initiatives,

Shruti Kapila presenting at a roundtable in Lund. Photo.

29 Nov 2022 | News

Roundtable with Shruti Kapila

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting Shruti Kapila, Professor of Indian History and Global Political Thought at the University of Cambridge.

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