Organisation

The Department of Sociology is overseen by a board. The board is chaired by the Head of department and decides on strategic and policy matters, curricula’s and course literature.

Executive responsibility for the department’s operations is carried out by the Head of the Department (Magnus Bygren) and the Deputy Head of the Department (Anna Lund). The Head of the Department is assisted by the Administrative Manager (Thomas Nordgren), the Director of Studies for undergraduate and master's level (Peter Åkerbäck), the Director of Graduate Studies (Stefanie Möllborn), the Assistant Director of Studies of undergraduate and master's level (Anna Borén) and the Assistant Director of studies at undergraduate, master's and PhD level (Anna-Carin Haag).

The Department Board makes decisions on strategic matters, operational guidelines, course syllabi, course readings, PhD admissions, and appointments of permanent staff.

The Department Board meets once a month.

Members of the board of the Department of Sociology, 2024-2026

Chair

Magnus Bygren (Chair)
Anna Lund (Vice-chairman)

Secretary

Anna-Carin Haag

Faculty representatives

Daniel Ritter
Eleonora Mussino
Kieron Barclay
Livia Oláh
Siddartha Aradhya
Stefanie Möllborn
Andrea Voyer (deputy)
Linda Kridahl (deputy)
Ben Wilson (deputy)

Representatives of administrative and technical staff

Anna Borén
Saemundur Grettisson (deputy)
 

Representatives of related research institutes (SCORE, SOFI)

Erik Bihagen
Charlotta Magnusson (deputy)

Doctoral students representatives

Jasper Darin
Mimmi Lounela (deputy)

Undergraduate student representatives

Ella Björnsdotter
Isabel Hylin
Nellie Lundgren (deputy)