PhD Position in Sociology of Authoritarian Law – Executive By-Laws & Authoritarian Governance in Central Asia Lund University in Sweden

PhD opportunity in Sociology of Law at Lund University, Sweden. The project is titled Securitisation of Religion in Hybrid Regimes and focuses on post-imperial Islamic legal cultures, with empirical attention to Uzbekistan and Egypt. The doctoral candidate will study how governments mobilise religious narratives to justify security policies and governance strategies, and how religion becomes embedded in state security frameworks. Research environment and supervision: The successful candidate wil...

Uppsala University in Sweden is advertising fully funded PhD positions in Peace and Conflict Research through the DIViNE Doctoral Network at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research. The opportunity is aimed at applicants with a Master's degree in peace and conflict studies, political science, or a related field. The post also highlights relevant experience in political violence , democracy , and both quantitative and qualitative research methods . This is a doctoral-level opening, and the ...

PhD opportunity in Technology and Society at Lund University This doctoral position is part of REGULAIRE (Regulatory Learning for the Governance of Transformative Technologies), an MSCA doctoral network studying how regulation can learn and adapt when technologies, risks, and expectations change quickly. The project is hosted at LTH, Lund University , within the Department of Technology and Society and the research group led by Stefan Larsson , with a focus on social science-oriented, multidisci...

PhD opportunity in Sociology of Law at Lund University, Sweden. This doctoral position is part of the MINARET Doctoral Network and focuses on women’s legal agency in post-imperial Islamic legal cultures across Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa , with specific empirical attention to Tunisia, Lebanon, and Uzbekistan . The project examines how women use Islamic and secular legal frameworks to claim rights, challenge discrimination, and expand access to justice. The successful candidat...

This doctoral position is based at KTH Royal Institute of Technology within the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED). The project sits in the third-cycle subject Sustainability studies and focuses on wetland restoration as a nature-based solution for sustainable water supply under changing climate conditions. The doctoral student will work on developing policy- and valuation-oriented frameworks that connect wetland indicators with societal benefits ...