The environment at the department is characterised by global perspectives and internationalisation. The main focus of our research is on global processes and their implications for power, security, justice and development. We provide courses and study programmes in both Swedish and English and our students come from all over the world.

Seminar, 26 November

Migration seminar: 50% seminar; “Under the hood” of European asylum bureaucracy

Conference, 3 December

Masters conference on Migration studies: Current PhD-projects in the Øresund...

Seminar, 10 December

Migration seminar: 50% seminar; (De)Securitization, Crisis and Humanitarianism?...

News

AI in the shadow of the pandemic to be researched thanks to grant

Seminar, 17 December

Migration seminar: Measuring refugee integration policies in Sweden: Results...

Workshop, 28 April - 29 April

IMISCOE PhD Lead Workshop on Norms and Values

Education in Global Political Studies

Courses and study programmes at the Department of Global Political Studies are interdisciplinary and several are taught in English. We offer several bachelor’s programmes and master's programmes, as well as a wide range of freestanding courses.

Our courses and programmes

Bachelor's level

The department offer five bachelor's programmes in English. Read more about our courses:

European Studies — Politics, Societies and Cultures, bachelor's programme

Master's level

The department offers three master's level programmes in English.

The research environment at GPS

Global Political Studies is an interdisciplinary department with research on politics, power relations and the construction of identity in local, national, international and global contexts. We focus on organisations, governance, policy instruments and decision-making processes, and also studies of international migration and migration-related social issues.

Research subjects

Global politics

The study of global politics is multidisciplinary, incorporating approaches from both the social sciences and the humanities,...

International Migration and Ethnic Relations

The research field of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER) is multidisciplinary and incorporates approaches from...

Research projects

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Global Politics seminars

Autumn 2020

Usually the Global Politics seminars are held Wednesdays at 13.15-15.00 in the seminar room on the 9th floor of Niagara, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1, but due to the Covid-19 situation the seminars are held online via zoom (contact Johan Brännmark, johan.brannmark@mau.se, for details).

  • September 23
    Human trafficking - Changing legal definitions, static victims? Explaining the persistence of outdated perceptions and practices and their implications for the most vulnerable
    Mira Fey, Post-doc, Haute école de travail social, Genève
  • September 30
    20% seminar
    Nick Baigent, PhD student, Malmö University
  • October 14
    Everyday bordering and the struggle for reproductive justice in Ireland
    Sarah Bodelson, PhD student, Malmö University
  • October 21
    Justice and energy transitions
    Patrik Baard, Post-doc, Malmö University
  • October 28
    “A Critique of Human Dignity in the Context of Human Rights: Meaningful Autonomy and its Implications”
    Jon Wittrock, Associate Professor, Malmö University
  • November 11
    Intersectionality and climate policy making: Ways forward to a socially inclusive and sustainable welfare state
    Gunnhildur Lily Magnusdottir, Associate Professor, Malmö University
  • November 18
    Moral judgements and principles within Swedish energy politics
    Anders Melin, Associate Professor, Malmö University
  • November 25
    »Craftwork of illegalization«: The hidden production of legal limbo on the inside of the Swedish expulsion machinery
    Anna Lundberg, Professor, Linköping University
  • December 2
    Two ways to urban peace: Theorizing its potential and mapping its hinders
    Ivan Gusic, Post-doc, Malmö University
  • December 16
    DIY urbanism and everyday practices of sustainability in Detroit: Lessons from urban Africa in America's "comeback" city
    Stephen Marr, Senior Lecturer, Malmö University

More about our research

Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare

Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM) is an international research centre with a...

Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research

The platform is primarily concerned with the geographical areas of Russia and the Caucasus. RUCARR was established in 2016 and...

Rethinking Democracy

The Rethinking Democracy research platform (REDEM) is a shared space for discussing questions around democracy. We consider...

Collaborative Future-Making

The Collaborative Future-Making research platform explores how we can envision inclusive and sustainable ways of living and...

Third-cycle education

We offer degrees at third-cycle level in the subjects of Global Politics and International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER). 

Read more about third-cycle education

Find us


geo position Niagara, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1, Malmö
phone icon 040-665 70 00

Contact us

Head of department

Magnus Ericson

Heads of units

Johan Modée
Brigitte Suter 
Peter Hallberg

Chairperson of the Study Programmes Board

Gunnhildur Lily Magnusdottir

Research coordinator

Johan Brännmark

Director of third cycle education

Maja Povrzanovic Frykman

Chairperson of the Research and supervising committee

Kristin Järvstad

Department administration and service (not student administration)

Anna Andrén 
Martin Gagner
Frida Hallqvist

Do you have questions concerning your application, eligibility or the selection process?

Contact the Admission Office via admissions@mau.se or telephone number +46 40 665 75 00.

For study administrative questions
contact the study administrators at gpsstudent@mau.se  

For study and career counselling
contact the study and careers advisors at gpsstudyguidance@mau.se

Drop-in hours online with study- and careers advisers at GPS – Thursdays between
13 and 15. Link to the drop-in:
https://mau-se.zoom.us/j/63496131797 (same link every week)

If you are looking for a contact details for an education, see the respective education.