Last year, Lund University experienced a record year in terms of articles published on The Conversation - an international news site that provides researchers with the opportunity to reach a broad audience. With 55 articles from 50 Lund University researchers, the publications during 2024 reached a total of 1.6 million views.
The Faculty of Social Sciences is at the top with 20 articles and 330 000 views. Among these, CMES researchers published four - 20 percent - of the articles:
Syria’s Self-Governing Democratic North-East Comes under Attack with Country in Flux by Pinar Dinc (13 December 2024).
Israel’s Relations with the UN Hit a New Low with UNRWA Ban by Lisa Strömbom (18 November 2024).
Lebanon and A Potential War with Israel by Rola El-Husseini (21 August 2024).
Jewish Settlers Make Bid for Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem, by Svante Lundgren (9 February 2024).
New CMES publications in The Conversation 2025
During the first weeks of 2025, CMES researchers have published several new articles in The Conversation. One of these, Why Kurds Face an Uncertain Future in Ahmed Al-Shara’s Rebel-Led Syria by Pinar Dinc (20 January 2025), has reached almost 15 000 international reads in only two weeks. The other CMES articles published in 2025 so far are:
Trump's Recent Statement on Gaza, Transactional Diplomacy, and the Quest for a Sustainable Ceasefire, by Karin Aggestam (28 January 2025).
Armenia and Azerbaijan Are at Loggerheads Again – Here’s Why Tensions Are Rising, by Svante Lundgren (31 January 2025).
Read more about Lund University's 2024 record year in The Conversation (in Swedish) here.
