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Meet the 2026 Honorary Doctors at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Welcome to this year’s honorary doctor seminars hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences.
15:15-16:00
Frank Biermann: “Planetary crisis and plurilateral politics: Global governance in the age of Trump”
Frank Biermann is Professor of Global Sustainability Governance at Utrecht University. Drawing on political science and law, his influential scholarship critically examines global institutions and power structures in times of growing planetary interdependence and ecological crises.
16:00-16:45
Brenda Yeoh: “Temporary migration under rapid ageing: Urban diversity, family dynamics and identity politics in Asia”
Professor Brenda S.A. Yeoh, based at the National University of Singapore, is a world-leading specialist on mobilities and migration research and has shed new light on key themes such as national identity, citizenship, and violences; gendered social reproduction and care; cultural politics, family dynamics, and international marriage; and student mobilities in the face of globalising universities.
Mingle for staff
After the seminars, LU staff are welcome to a mingle with the honorary doctors.
Om evenemanget
Plats:
Eden auditorium
Kontakt:
yvonne [dot] aiello_davidsson [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se