项目介绍

2026年2月1日

About the education

Children are among the most vulnerable in times of societal crises, yet their role in civil defense and crisis preparedness remains severely understudied. This project addresses a critical research gap by investigating the conceptualization and implementation of children’s rights—both to protection and participation—within Sweden’s civic preparedness framework. This interdisciplinary study will conduct qualitative interviews to examine how children perceive and articulate their responsibilities in civil defense. The project applies theories of children’s citizenship and critical preparedness studies to challenge conventional narratives that reduce children to passive victims rather than active members of society. In a time of growing influence of preparedness discourse, this project will advance research on crisis governance and children’s rights, and the findings will contribute to a deeper understanding of how preparedness policies shape conceptions of childhood, citizenship, and societal responsibility.

Information about the project Children’s rights and participation in Swedish civil preparedness – portal.research.lu.se.

Information about the doctoral studies in the subject Human Rights Studies – mrs.lu.se.

Information about doctoral studies at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology – ht.lu.se.

The education is carried out in Lund.

Work assignments

Doctoral studies. Departmental work, such as teaching and administrative tasks, can be assigned. The maximum amount of such work is 20 %.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for doctoral studies in Human Rights Studies are specified in the general syllabus – ht.lu.se.

For this specific doctoral position, proficiency in Swedish is required.

Assessment criteria

The selection process will primarily take into account the applicants’ ability to benefit from doctoral studies. This is assessed against the criteria quality, quantity, progression and relevance.

For this specific doctoral position, experience in conducting interviews and using qualitative research methods, knowledge of children’s rights, or experience working with civil defence and preparedness issues are considered to be merits.

Application

Instructions on how to apply can be found in Instructions for applying for a doctoral position (pdf).

For this specific doctoral position, we prefer that you write your application in Swedish.

The application must include:

• CV / list of qualifications
• cover letter
• records of previous studies
• documentation of language skills
• academic papers / degree projects
• any scholarly publications
• project plan (max 1 500 words).

Please note that you need to upload all documents with your application in PDF format.

Type of employment

Limit of tenure, four years according to 5 kap. 7 § HF.

About The Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology
The Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology have eight departments and carries out large and varied work within research and education with the purpose to understand people as cultural and social beings. The faculties have around 700 employees and around 4000 students.

About The Department of History
The Department of History is one of the eight departments within the Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology. It is a large department consisting of three divisions: the Division of history, the Division of human rights and the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. Around 70 teachers and researchers work at the department. They undertake teaching within the BA programmes in history and human rights, the masters programme in history and the international masters programmes in human rights and Asian studies. The department also has a large post-graduate programme with Ph.D. students in history and human rights, as well as a research school in history.