18.1 million in research grants to Urban and Rural Development

The department was granted 18.1 million in research funding at this year's Annual Open Call at Formas.
Research and development projects
Katarina Pettersson and Johanna Bergman-Lodin, 3 million, for the project Entrepreneurship as empowerment? Gendered opportunities and challenges in entrepreneurial urban and peri-urban agriculture in Tanzania, dnr 2017-01210
Alexandre Dubois, 3 million, for the project Farming futures in borderline communities of Sweden and Australia, dnr 2017-00828
Helena Nordström Källstrom, 0,28 MSEK, participating in the project Växtskydd för hållbar livsmedelsproduktion, dnr 2017-02028
Knowledge about and for climate efforts in society
Lotten Westberg and Anette Lööf, 5,5 million, for the project Making sense of adaptation: The adaptation practice in a governance perspective, dnr 2017-01898
Mobility grants
Stina Powell, 3,4 millionfor the project The value of stakeholder participation in collaborative research projects for sustainable development: A gender and intersectional analysis, dnr 2017-00568
Research and development projects for future research leaders
Patrik Oskarsson, 3 million, for the project Participatory environmentalism: Mobilising citizens for air pollution mitigation and improved environmental health in India, dnr 2017-00478