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.

Event, 3 September

Migration seminar: 50% seminar; Intergroup attitudes among adolescents in Sweden

Seminar, 10 September

Migration seminar: 20% seminar; Reuniting refugee families in Sweden: health an...

Seminar, 17 September

The Migration Society 2.0 Lecture Series: Social exclusion, symbolic boundaries...

Seminar, 8 October

The Migration Society 2.0 Lecture Series: Becoming a Minority. How do people...

Seminar, 15 October

The Migration Society 2.0 Lecture Series: "Exit. A New Agenda for Migratio...

Event, 23 October

GPS Day

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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More about our research

Research publications

Publications by GPS' researchers.

GPS seminars

The GPS seminars are held Wednesdays at Niagara. Here you find the seminars for spring 2020.

Our researchers

Please contact researchers and teachers at Global Political Studies, about our research or with ideas for cooperation.

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


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Contact us

Head of department

Magnus Ericson

Heads of units

Lena Karlbrink
Johan Modée

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

Administration and service

Anna Andrén
Martin Gagner
Frida Hallqvist

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