Dan-Erik Andersson

Lund University | LU · Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Textbooks on human rights often describe the history of human rights as a linear process, where human rights rest on a rather unified history. In this history, the idea of Enlightenment is a central component, leading to the understanding of human rights, as we know them. This article argues that the common presentation of the history of human righ...

The soon-to-be completed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which will be the largest hydroelectric power plant and among the largest reservoirs in Africa, has highlighted the need for expanding traditional integrated water resources management to better include the cultural, social, and political complexities of large water infrastructure in...

Non-drinkers among youth in Sweden have increased markedly during the last 15 years. The aim of this study is to investigate the temporal association between region of origin among Swedish youth and rates of non-drinking. Data on non-drinkers were obtained from The Swedish Council on Information and Other drugs (CAN) yearly school surveys among Swe...

THIS ISSUE THIS ISSUE: : ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT ● ● Water resources in the Middle East Water resources in the Middle East ● ● Wars, depleted uranium and soil pollution Wars, depleted uranium and soil pollution ● ● Iran's looming water crisis Iran's looming water crisis ● ● Cultural heritage Cultural heritage and the environment and the environment...

Under mänsklighetens historia har folk flyttat hit och dit i världen, ensamma eller i grupper, frivilligt, av nödvändighet eller av tvång, och skapat en ny tillvaro på nya platser där människor och kulturer blandats och gett liv åt nya kulturer, och nya kul-turbärare. Det som förenar dessa migranter, förr och nu, amerikafarare och Syrien-flyktingar...