PhD Course "Global Environmental Governance Today" 12-16 Oct, Lund University
Thomas Hickmann
Dear all,
We are happy to announce the 12th edition of the PhD course on “Global Environmental Governance Today – Actors, Institutions, Complexity” taking place 12-16 October 2026 at Lund University, Sweden.
The course is offered by the Department of Political Science at Lund University and financed by the ClimBEco Graduate Research School. It is open to students from all universities.
This one-week intensive course provides students with in-depth insights into the actors, institutions, and complexity of global environmental governance and politics, aiming to strengthen their theoretical and practical understanding of current challenges related to the widening environmental crisis. It is designed to be accessible for PhD students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. Participating in the course entitles the students to 4 ECTS, if they join the sessions and complete a short final essay after the course.
If you are interested in joining, please register by 14th September at the latest via the following webpage: Global Environmental Governance Today' registration page (mgeo.lu.se)
The information you provide on the page should contain:
- Affiliations of yourself and your supervisor
- Tentative thesis title / theme
- A short motivation statement (ca. 300 words)
- If you are based in Sweden, please also indicate whether you are affiliated with the 2030 Agenda Graduate School (Lund).
We will notify applicants about your acceptance latest by 18th September 2026
Some organizational info:
- The course will be taught in English.
- There are no tuition fees for the course.
- You need to attend the course on-site in Lund in Sweden.
- No funding for your travel or accommodation can be provided.
- Before applying, please liaise with your supervisor on the acceptance of course credits in your program.
- See the course syllabus via the following link for further details about the course content: Syllabus
- If you have any additional queries, please contact faribor...@svet.lu.se
Kind regards,
Thomas Hickmann & Fariborz Zelli
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Dr. Thomas Hickmann
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Lund University
Visiting address: Allhelgona kyrkogata 14 (Eden), Room: 351
Postal address: Box 117, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
Web: https://www.svet.lu.se/en/thomas-hickmann
Email: thomas....@svet.lu.se