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We offer a lively and collaborative research environment and a strong international research profile. The department, founded in 1954, is especially competitive in the areas of cultural sociology, demography, ethnicity and migration, gender, family sociology, political sociology, social policy regimes, social networks, and social stratification.

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Vacancies and application openings for PhD Studies at the Department of Sociology are advertised and applied for on Stockholm University's website. We are currently looking for a researcher in Demography.

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News

2022-01-11

Nobel Calling

För fjärde året i rad arrangerade Stockholms universitet i samarbete med Nobel Prize Museum ett antal aktiviteter med koppling till Nobelpriset.

2021-12-22

Department of Sociology

Link between armed conflict and intimate partner violence

There is a connection between armed conflict and violence in intimate relationships, according to a PhD thesis in Sociological Demography from Stockholm University. The study is based on data from Colombia and shows that the risk for women of victimization to violence from their partners or ex-partners increases in areas with higher levels of conflict. The study also shows that women in these areas are more likely to stay in violent relationships.

2021-12-22

Department of Sociology

Immigrants who experience discrimination are less likely to vote

Immigrants who are active in religious organizations in Sweden are less likely to participate in politics compared to immigrants who are not active in such organizations, a new PhD study from Stockholm University shows. Those who have experienced societal discrimination based on religion are even less likely to participate in politics or to vote. The greatest impact is seen among Muslims in Sweden.

Two female muslims walking down the street.

Sociology Religion

2021-12-21

Department of Sociology

Occupation alone not linked to a higher risk of dying from Covid-19

A new study from Stockholm University shows that occupation on its own was not linked to a higher risk of dying from Covid-19 in Sweden. However, older people who lived with adults in working age who could not work from home had a higher risk of dying from Covid-19.

Sociology Corona Research

2021-11-23

Department of Sociology

New grants from the Swedish Research Council

We are proud to congratulate Jens Rydgren and his team and Eleonora Mussino and her team who received funds from the Swedish Research Council.

2021-11-19

Department of Sociology

How is ”refugeeness” constructed in Swedish newspapers – and are counter-images possible?

In Swedish newspapers, people fleeing are often depicted as victims or as a security threat to the Swedish nation state, a new PhD thesis in sociology shows. As a reaction to this visual framing limited to stereotypes, the author Jelena Jovičić participated in a project where people with experiences of flight created their own counter-images. Here is what she found out.

Sociology Media and Society

Calendar

January

Webinar

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series with Max Thaning

Presentation by Max Thaning, Department of Sociology. Title: "Does the Social Mobility Rate Differ by Gender and Parental Migration? Scarce Support for Intergenerational Quantitative Intersectionality in Sweden".

Sociology Gender and Equality

January

Webinar

Anti-Racism Working Group Seminar: Mino Alinia - Uppsala University

Seminar with Mino Alinia - Senior lecturer, Associate Professor, Uppsala University, Department of Sociology.

Sociology

February

Webinar

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series with Giampiero Passaretta

Presentation by Giampiero Passaretta, SUDA & European University Institute. Title: "Does schooling decrease socioeconomic inequality in early achievement? A differential exposure approach".

Sociology

February

Seminar

Qualitative Methods Working Group Meeting: Studying emotions

Presentation by Stina Bergman Blix, Uppsala University.

Sociology Psychology and Behaviour

February

Webinar

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series with Signe Svallfors

Presentation by Signe Svallfors, SUDA. Title: "The Impact of Organized Violence and Anti-Coca Aerial Fumigations on Birth Weight: Micro-Level Evidence from Colombia."

Sociology Gender and Equality

February

Webinar

Stockholm Sessions on Migration with Ann-Zofie Duvander

Title of the seminar: "What is the extent of eligibility to parenting leave among different immigrant groups in Europe?" Presented by Ann-Zofie Duvander at SUDA.

Sociology

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News

Nobel Calling

Link between armed conflict and intimate partner violence

Immigrants who experience discrimination are less likely to vote

Occupation alone not linked to a higher risk of dying from Covid-19

New grants from the Swedish Research Council

How is ”refugeeness” constructed in Swedish newspapers – and are counter-images possible?

Calendar

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series with Max Thaning

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series with Max Thaning

Anti-Racism Working Group Seminar: Mino Alinia - Uppsala University

Anti-Racism Working Group Seminar: Mino Alinia - Uppsala University

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series with Giampiero Passaretta

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series with Giampiero Passaretta

Qualitative Methods Working Group Meeting: Studying emotions

Qualitative Methods Working Group Meeting: Studying emotions

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series with Signe Svallfors

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series with Signe Svallfors

Stockholm Sessions on Migration with Ann-Zofie Duvander

Stockholm Sessions on Migration with Ann-Zofie Duvander

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