School of Global Studies

Institutionen för globala studier och Samhällsvetenskap-GU vid Göteborgs universitet är stolt medarrangör till Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna, som i år äger rum på Kistamässan den 9-10 december. Nu är årets program publicerat!

💡 Kom och ta del av föreläsningar, workshops och panelsamtal om bland annat rasism, krympande demokratiskt utrymme, klimaträttvisa, aktivism, folkrätten, bistånd och migration. Se hela programmet här: https://www.mrdagarna.se/program/

Congratulations, Juanita Esguerra Rezk!
Juanita successfully defended her doctoral thesis in Peace and Development Research on 11 April 2025.

Her thesis is titled “The (im)possibility of being a peasant - Narratives and lived experiences of the avocado boom in Cajamarca, Colombia”
Link to thesis abstract: https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/84626

Tema – Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna I en alltmer orolig och ojämlik värld kan vi konstatera att utmaningarna för allas lika värde och rättigheter är många och stora. Under Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna 2025 kommer tre stora ödesfrågor för allas mänskliga rättigheter; klimatet, freden och demokratin, att belysas och lyftas ...

What characterises the human rights movement as both a local and global resistance against gender-based violence, from its origins in Argentina in 2015 to its ongoing global expansion? Why did it gain worldwide impact so quickly? And what opportunities does it have in an increasingly hostile and misogynistic global context?

Listen to our researcher Maria Clara Medina at an open lecture with the Society of International Affairs.
When: Tuesday 18 Feb, 18.00-20.00
Where: Sappören
More info: http://ufgbg.se/events/lecture-with-maria-clara-medina/

National democracy movements have immense potential to challenge authoritarian regimes through coalition-building and resource mobilization. A protest movement can create inclusive collective identities, new political narratives and democratic goals, which can unite actors across a diverse society for a collective political struggle.

In a new PhD thesis from the School of Global Studies, Paul Vrieze has examined how the Spring Revolution movement in Myanmar developed its coalition-building approach, why the movement escalated from protest to armed struggle, and how it came to create new forms of governance.

Read the interview:
💡 Building unity to fight autocratization – lessons from Myanmar: https://shorturl.at/VuFND
💡 Demokratisering möjliggjorde motståndet mot juntan i Myanmar: https://shorturl.at/AwhFq

Photo: Kaung Zaw Hein/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/Alamy

Apply for our doctoral positions!
We are excited to announce PhD opportunities in the following fields:

💡 Environmental Social Science (School of Global Studies)
💡 Social Anthropology (School of Global Studies)
💡 Democracy and Human Rights (Faculty of Social Sciences, possible placement at the School of Global Studies)

Learn more and apply here: https://www.gu.se/en/globalstudies/apply-for-our-doctoral-positions

“This programme helps students gain a deeper understanding of the world and become well-informed citizens. I think courses like Global Studies should be core components in all undergraduate programmes.”

Meet Şebnem Çerçel, an alumna from our Master’s Programme in Global Studies at the University of Gothenburg. She values the intercultural awareness and interdisciplinary mindset she developed during her studies with us.

Read the interview with Şebnem: https://tinyurl.com/59vwn86r
Application to the programme is open until 15 Jan 2025, read more here: https://tinyurl.com/462k7yrh

Ölhistoria, hantverksöl och ölens symboliska värden är några av ämnena i fokus i senaste avsnittet av Göteborgs universitets podcast Matarvspodden. Annelie Sjölander-Lindqvist, socialantropolog här på Institutionen för globala studier, är en av gästerna.

🎧 Lyssna på avsnittet Hantverksöl och mikrobryggerier: https://tinyurl.com/yr9usuhc

Läs mer om Matarvspodden: https://tinyurl.com/zszaw6sn

32. Hantverksöl och mikrobryggerier Matarvspodden · Episode

"In my thesis, I argue that famines can be prevented and are not solely caused by natural disasters. Famine is the result of human actions or inaction and should therefore be regarded as violence."

Read our interview with Fisseha Fantahun Tefera, who has written his doctoral thesis on the aftermath of famine disasters.

💡 "Svältkatastrofer bör ses som politiska våldshandlingar": https://lnkd.in/duZ_AhbH

💡 Rethinking famines as acts of violence: https://lnkd.in/d2Mc9GFd

Congratulations, Paul Vrieze!
Paul successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Peace and Development Research on 29 Nov 2024.

His thesis is titled “Resisting the Return of Military Rule - Coalition Building, Armed Struggle and Governance by Myanmar's Spring Revolution Movement”
Link to thesis abstract: https://tinyurl.com/7b3hxn73

Congratulations, Fisseha Fantahun Tefera!
Fisseha successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Peace and Development Research on 15 Nov 2024.

His thesis is titled “The Aftermath of Mass Starvation: Rethinking the Politics of Accountability for and Commemoration of Famines in Africa”
Link to thesis abstract: https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/83552