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Research
Main research and teaching areas
- International relations
- Political theory
- South Asia
Biography
Ted Svensson has worked at Lund University since 2009. He obtained his PhD at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. He is presently PI of the research project 'Imperial Capacity: Studying the Impacts of Colonial Bureaucracies on State Development'. Ted's research interests include state formation, imperialism, identity politics, cultural heritage, and contemporary South Asia. Three of his core research areas at the moment are British imperial rule during the 'long nineteenth century', rightwing populism globally, and the relevance of psychoanalysis for making sense of international relations.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Political Science
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations the last five years
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Forum: On Jens/Becoming Bartelson
Leira, H., Adler-Nissen, R., Birnbaum, M., Haldén, P., Svensson, T. & Kessler, O., 2025, In: Cooperation and Conflict. 60, 4, p. 1089-1115 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Debate/Note/Editorial › peer-review
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International Relations, Silent Erasure, and the Cruelty of Caste
Svensson, T., 2025, In: International Political Sociology. 19, 3, 19 p., olaf022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transcending Antagonism in South Asia: Advancing Agonistic Peace through the Partition Museum
Svensson, T., 2024, In: Peacebuilding. 12, 1, p. 65-81 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Hunger for Certainty’: Misrecognition, Masculinity and Agentic Action in India’s and Russia’s Desires for Neocolonial Subjecthood
Kinnvall, C. & Svensson, T., 2024, In: Global Discourse. 14, 1, p. 116-140 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Colonial Origins of Modern Bureaucracy? India and the Professionalization of the British Civil Service
Cornell, A. & Svensson, T., 2023, In: Governance. 36, 2, p. 533-553 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Imperial Capacity: Studying the Impacts of Colonial Bureaucracies on State Development
Svensson, T. (PI) & Goenaga, A. (Researcher)
2024/01/01 → 2027/12/31
Project: Research
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LHRRH: Lund Human Rights Research Hub
Gammeltoft, T. (PI), Nilsson, A. (PI), Westregård, A. (PI), Wong, C. (PI), Nyström, B. (PI), Karageorgiou, E. (PI), Kennedy Tsunoda, E. (PI), Östlund, J. (PI), Alkan Olsson, I. (PI), Nowak, K. (PI), Halldenius, L. (PI), Lo Giacco, L. (PI), Gunneflo, M. (PI), Abelin, M. (PI), Scott, M. (PI), Gibney, M. (PI), Andersson, D.-E. (PI), Beckman, O. (PI), Stoyanova, V. (PI), Svensson, M. (PI), Bexell, M. (PI), Kinnvall, C. (PI), Alkan Olsson, J. (PI), Johansson Dahre, U. (PI), Valizadeh, S. (PI), Fuentes, A. (PI), Mares, R. (PI), Pietrogiovanni, V. (PI), Wanying, N. (PI), Bogdan, M. (PI), Alm, D. (PI), Hydén, H. (PI), Kjaerum, M. (PI), Davis, M. F. (PI), Rönnmar, M. (PI), Ring, R. (PI), Banakar, R. (PI), Persson, V. (PI), Groussot, X. (PI), Agardh, A. (PI), Aggestam, K. (PI), Bergman Rosamond, A. (PI), Johansson, H. (PI), Scherman, I. (PI), Arvidsson, M. (PI), Kalm, S. (PI), Karlsson, A. (PI), Nilsson, F. (PI), Parsa, A. (PI), Parsi, R. (PI), Ryberg Welander, L. (PI), Selberg, N. (PI), Stoyanova, V. (PI), Sturfelt, L. (PI), Sundkvist, E. (PI), Svensson, T. (PI), Tiderman, K. A. (PI), Tullberg, A. (PI), Uhlin, A. (PI) & Zackari, K. (PI)
2016/06/15 → …
Project: Network
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Divine Ganges, Profane Development: Sacred Geographies and the Governing of Pollution
Svensson, T. (Researcher), Kinnvall, C. (Researcher), Khan, S. S. (Researcher) & Jogdand, Y. A. (Researcher)
2020/01/01 → 2022/12/31
Project: Research
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Divine Ganges, Profane Development: Sacred Geographies and the Governing of Pollution
Svensson, T. (PI), Khan, S. (Researcher), Kinnvall, C. (Researcher) & Jogdand, Y. (Researcher)
2020/01/01 → 2024/12/31
Project: Research
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NGOs as Duty Bearers of Child Rights: An Ethnography of ChildLine India
Boje Mortensen, T. (Research student), Halldenius, L. (Supervisor) & Svensson, T. (Assistant supervisor)
2018/09/03 → 2022/08/31
Project: Dissertation
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LUM: India - a topic for debate in Almedalen
Svensson, T. (Interviewee) & Sellergren, J. (Lyricist)
2023 Sept 14Activity: Other › Media participation
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SAGE Publications (Publisher)
Björkdahl, A. (Editor), Hall, M. (Associate editor) & Svensson, T. (Associate editor)
2013 Dec → 2023 Jun 30Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Journal editor