On December 1 Jorge Ernesto Rodríguez Morales defended his dissertation "The political economy of adaptation pathways to climate change. An historical institutional approach".
A new interpretation of the runic inscription on the Forsa Ring (Forsaringen in Swedish), provides fresh insights into the Viking Age monetary system and represents the oldest documented value record in Scandinavia. The inscription describes how the Vikings handled fines in a flexible and practical manner. This is highlighted in research from the Department of Economic History and International Relations at Stockholm University, recently published in the Scandinavian Economic History Review.
Information manipulation related to climate and water can create security risks, increase polarization, and erode trust in climate science and democratic principles. Karina Shyrokykh, Associate Professor in International Relations, participated in a panel discussion on misinformation and disinformation around climate and water during COP28.
In a new research project, Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist, together with researchers from three different disciplines, will investigate and explain the relationship between grain prices and food stress in various parts of Europe from the 16th century to the 18th century.
Department of Economic History and International Relations
On november 24 Suanne Mistel Segovia Tzompa succesfully defended her thesis "Global Adaptation Governance and Indigenous Peoples: Legitimacy, Justice and Participation".
Professor Leos Müller, Department of History, and Klas Rönnbäck, Gothenburg University, have been awarded the 2022 Heckscher-prize for the article “Swedish East india trade in a value-added analysis, ca. 1730–1800”.
Department of Economic History and International Relations
New Mistra program on 'Governing Critical Raw Material Supply Chains for a Sustainable Transition' at the Department of Economic History and International Relations and the Department of Political Science at Stockholm University.
Department of Economic History and International Relations
The book Crises and Challenges for the European Union argues that crises and challenges are no longer unique events facing the EU, but rather, they are better understood as sustained conditions that have changed the relationships between member states and the prospects for integration.
Lisa Dellmuth is professor of International Relations at the Department of Economic History and International Relations. She is one of Stockholm University’s new professors who will be installed at a ceremony in the Stockholm City Hall on September 29.
Department of Economic History and International Relations
A research group at Stockholm University has received funding to establish an internationally leading center on research about the contestation of international cooperation.
Department of Economic History and International Relations
Researchers at Stockholm University have been granted SEK 12 millions from Formas for a research project on the role of companies in climate adaptation.
Department of Economic History and International Relations
A new research is published by Karina Shyrokykh, Lisa Dellmuth and Elisa Funk 'Managing networks: Cohesion and fluidity in EU climate cooperation with European neighbours'.
Department of Economic History and International Relations
A survey sent out in the spring of 2021 to alumni who graduated in 2018 and 2019 shows that 80% of those who responded are satisfied with their time at Stockholm University. A strong contributing factor to a positive overall experience is whether and to what extent the alumni felt they had received information about job opportunities and career support.
Finally! For the first time in two years, a Master's Conferment Ceremony was held last Friday in Aula Magna. It was long-awaited and a record number, almost 500 new graduates, celebrated their graduation with pomp and circumstance together with their loved ones.
