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Acknowledge your world anxiety: The climate

The earth is on its knees. If everyone in the world lived and consumed like the Swedes, it would look even worse. At the same time, the sustainability movement is growing. More and more people are transforming climate anxiety into climate action. How does it happen? What does it take to trigger real change? Ahmed Al-Qassam (Miljöpodden), Sasja Beslik (Nordea) and Maia Hirasawa acknowledge their world anxiety in Almedalen, guided by Ylva Bergman (OmVärlden). The seminar took place on July 2, 2018.

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July 9, 2018, FUF pods

By Peaceful Means - Supporting Conflict Resolution in Syria and Kashmir

There is a wealth of knowledge on how conflicts can be resolved without military means. Dialogue is an important tool. But how does it work in practice? Listen to Andrew Ladley, Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, and Tahir Aziz, Conciliation Resources, who work with dialogue as a tool for peaceful development in Syria and Kashmir. The seminar took place on December 14, 2017.

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December 15, 2017, FUF pods

Security and migration - dimensions of climate change

Around the world, climate change threatens people's living conditions and access to food and hits hardest on people who are already living in vulnerability. As a result, climate change has become one of the biggest reasons for migration. Dr. Amiera Sawas, researcher in climate risk and change at SIPRI, visited the FUF armchair on 23 November 2017.

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November 24, 2017, FUF pods

ICAN - the road to a nuclear ban

In 2017, the debate on nuclear weapons is highly topical. In July, 122 countries agreed on a UN convention banning global nuclear weapons, and in October it was announced that The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Two representatives of ICAN; Gabriella Irsten, International Women's Federation for Peace and Freedom, and Andreas Tolf, Swedish Physicians Against Nuclear Weapons; visited FUF on 16 November 2017.

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November 17, 2017, FUF pods

The changing context for Europe-Africa relations

Relations between countries and regions are affected by a variety of factors. When it comes to Europe and Africa, e.g. Brexit, the existential crisis within the EU and Africa's growing political importance transformed the dynamics of the relationship. Andrew Sherriff & Mariella Di Ciommo work at the European Center for Development Policy Management (ECDPM). The seminar took place on November 14, 2017.

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November 13, 2017, FUF pods

Demilitarizing gender and development - with Cynthia Enloe

Militarism is not just about defense. Militarization is mainly about ideas, and one of the most common is the idea that the natural protector is a masculine man. In what ways are ideas about gender, security and development militarized? And how is development aid affected? Cynthia Enloe is a globally recognized feminist researcher. She visited FUF on October 25, 2017. 

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October 24, 2017, FUF pods