Dr. Bengt Karlsson

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Biography

Bengt G. Karlsson is a Professor in Social Anthropology at Stockholm University. His research primarily focuses on the issues relating to indigenous peoples, examining the society-environment interface with a particular emphasis on politics, ethnicity, and nature in India. He has published extensively on topics such as indigeneity, forests, conservation, mining, subaltern movements, and political ecology. Currently, he is working on a project centered on food sovereignty in the Eastern Himalayas. Karlsson is the author of several significant works, including 'Contested Belonging: Indigenous People’s Struggle for Forest Identity in Sub-Himalayan Bengal' (Routledge, 2000), 'Unruly Hills: Political Ecology of India’s Northeast' (Berghahn Books, 2011), and 'Leaving Land: Indigenous Migration and Affective Labour in India' (Cambridge University Press, 2019, co-authored with Dolly Kikon). He has also edited volumes such as 'Indigeneity in India' (Kegan Paul, 2006) and 'Seedways: Circulation, Care, and Control of Plants in a Warming World' (Vitterhetsakademien, 2021).

Research Interests

Requirements for Stockholm University

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with at least 90 ECTS in Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Certificates and diplomas of completed degree
  • Transcript of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Passport or ID document
Specialization Notes

Includes Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Sustainable Chemistry.