• Hem
  • Artiklar
    • Stat och samhälle
    • Miljö och hälsa
    • Ekonomi och handel
    • Konflikt
    • Kultur
    • Föredrag
    • Fokus
    • In English
  • Utrikespolitiska Föreningen
    • Medlemstidningen
    • Radio UPF
    • UPF Lund
    • Utrikespolitiska förbundet
    • Utrikespolitiskt konvent
  • Om oss
    • Samarbetspartners
  • Länkar
    • Nyhetsmedia
    • Övriga länkar
  • Prenumerera
  • Sök
  • Info in English
 

Sweden – as the world sees it

i In English, Stat och Samhälle | Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 | Inga Kommentarer »

Photo: Evka Benkova

Photo: Evka Benkova

 UPF’s 75th anniversary this year brought about some discussions within the web magazine’s editorial staff on Sweden’s foreign policy during the past 75 years, but also about the world’s actual views on Sweden. It is difficult to find representative impartial information about how Sweden is perceived in different countries, but in writing this article, we have taken advantage of living in a University town with people from all over the world. Every year, more than 2000 international students come to Lund to study here. There are many reasons why they come and they have many different ideas about life in Sweden. Being foreign students ourselves, we were wondering how students from different parts of the world perceive this part of Northern Europe. Therefore, we have asked some of them how they have viewed Sweden before and after they came here. We know that the opinions we collected reflect subjective experiences. Still, they provide an interesting view on Sweden through a ‘human’ kaleidoscope. (more…)

Torture Special: Interview with Darius Rejali - Part Two

i Ferencz Thuroczy, In English, Stat och Samhälle | Monday, May 31st, 2010 | Inga Kommentarer »

darius-rejali-interview-main-picture

Photo: Björn Suomivuori

This is the second part of the Darius Rejali interview, a political science professor at Reed College. This robust American is not shy in his words of expertise. In this part he talks about the Obama administration, professional interrogation, how the media affects the perception of torture and much more!

(more…)

Torture Special: Interview with Darius Rejali - Part One

i Ferencz Thuroczy, In English, Stat och Samhälle | Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 | Inga Kommentarer »

darius_rejali_interview_1

Photo: Björn Suomivuori

Darius Rejali is a political science professor at Reed College, Oregon. What makes him interesting is his incredible insight into the theories behind torture, out of a social scientific perspective. His book Torture and Democracy has been called “Scars and Stripes” by Financial times. This robust Yankee made quite an impression; beneath his charismatic shell lies a pure academic with the solutions that will put an end to democratic states’ use of torture, simple but politically impossible to achieve.  He argued in a calm and well structured way, easily convincing anyone. In this first part of the interview he talks generally about torture, how states justify its implementation and many more interesting things!

(more…)

Mega-events and their impact on universal housing rights

i In English, Stat och Samhälle | Saturday, May 15th, 2010 | Inga Kommentarer »

Beijing National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Beijing National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is right around the corner and next in line of those globally celebrated arrangements of tremendous economic, political and cultural proportions commonly referred to as “mega-events”. But much as they are applauded, and often rightly so, for their potential as global collective experiences and sources of unity, it has become clearer with every iteration of these events that their societal impact is bound to comprise some gloomy aspects. One issue that has been plaguing mega-events for several decades now is that of far reaching violations of housing rights, encumbering nationals of the host countries.

(more…)

The Armenian genocide, 1915-1923

i Gästskribenter, In English, Stat och Samhälle | Monday, April 26th, 2010 | 1 Kommentar »

During the early stages of World War I, 24th of April 1915 to be precise, the Minister of Domestic affairs, Talaat Pasha of the falling Ottoman Empire gave orders to arrest and execute nearly 250 intellectual Armenians. The following years about 1,5 million Armenians and other Christian minorities were massacred, starved, drowned or forced on endless marches leading to their deaths. The reason for the killings and abuses was to unify the future Turkish nation. To accomplish this goal, the area was pretty much emptied of its Christian minorities by 1923. (more…)

Interview with Robert Fisk - Part Two

i Ferencz Thuroczy, In English, Konflikt, Stat och Samhälle | Friday, April 23rd, 2010 | 1 Kommentar »

robert-fisk

Robert Fisk at Grand Hotel in Lund. Photo: Björn Suomivuori

This it the second part of the interview with Dr. Robert Fisk where he talks about propaganda, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the current administration in the US. If you haven’t read the first part you can find it here.

(more…)

Interview with Robert Fisk - Part One

i Ferencz Thuroczy, In English, Konflikt, Stat och Samhälle | Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 | 1 Kommentar »

robert_fisk

Robert Fisk in Lund. Photo: Björn Suomivuori

I met Dr. Robert Fisk on a sunny Tuesday in Lund. He works as a foreign correspondent for the Independent, and has so many awards in journalism that it is almost impossible to list them all. He has been elected for those awards for a good reason; his forcefull fluency of language and keen level of perception is rivaled by few. He covers the Middle East and does so with an accuracy that upsets most media-outlets that wish to stay in line with governments and officials. Nobody is immune from his criticism. He observes and sides with the victim. This interview shows just that. This is more than a grain of truth - it is a truth you will not find the New York Times.

See also:  Robert Fisk’s commentaries in the Independent.
Dagens Nyheter review on Robert Fisk’s book “The Great War for Civilisation”

(more…)

Tidigare
  • Nya Artiklar

    • Utrikesperspektiv.se önskar glad sommar!
    • Zambia, biståndet och korruptionen
    • Sweden – as the world sees it
    • Torture Special: Interview with Darius Rejali - Part Two
    • Torture Special: Interview with Darius Rejali - Part One
    • Born Free – En musikvideo, ett lands tragedi och en politiskt medveten artist
    • Recension - We live in Public
  • In ten years time, what state do you think Haiti will be in?
    Visa resultat

    Reklam


proudly powered by WordPress, designed in association with Sebastian Bay

Log in

Politik Bloggtoppen.se