Event
Inaugural Lecture of this year's Olof Palme Professor and Kerstin Hesselgren Professor
Roland Bleiker is the 2026 holder of the Swedish Research Council's Olof Palme Visiting Professorship. Victoria Basham is the 2026 holder of the Swedish Research Council's Kerstin Hesselgren Visiting Professorship. Both will deliver their inaugural lectures on 6 May at the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm. Welcome!
Date
6 May 2026
Time
15.00–17.30
Place
Swedish Defence University, Sverigesalen
Organisers
Swedish Defence University and Swedish Research Council
Register
All information and registration is available on the Swedish Defence University’s website via the link below.
Roland Bleiker is Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland, Australia. During his tenure as holder of the Olof Palme Visiting Professorship in Sweden, he will be based at the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm.
Victoria Basham is Professor of International Relations at Cardiff University, United Kingdom. During her tenure as holder of the Kerstin Hesselgren Visiting Professorship in Sweden, she will be based at the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm.
Olof Palme and Kerstin Hesselgren Visiting Professorships
Each year, the Swedish Research Council’s Committee for Humanities and Social Sciences appoints one holder of the Olof Palme Visiting Professorship and one holder of the Kerstin Hesselgren Visiting Professorship.
The purpose of the Swedish Research Council’s funding for visiting professorships is to enable universities to develop a research area by recruiting an internationally leading professor for a shorter period. The inaugural lectures are open to all, but registration is required.
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