Research

Welcome to our research pages!

Here you will find information about our research, our researchers and their publications.

Our research

Read more about current research projects, research groups and research subjects at the department.

Research subjects

Here you find information on our research subjects.

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Research projects

Here you can find information on ongoing research projects at the department.

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Research groups

Here you find information about our research groups at the department.

Latest

"Research is not truth, but an ongoing conversation”

Research should not be seen as individual truths, but as an ongoing conversation and a piece in the puzzle that contributes to the whole, says Martin Hällsten, Professor of sociology.

Does Sweden need a traditional door-to-door population census?

Read the new report for The Expert Group on Public Economics (ESO) by Gunnar Andersson, Andrea Monti and Martin Kolk, researchers at Stockholm University Demography Unit.

New funding from the Swedish Research Council

Two new research projects at the Department of Sociology have been granted new research funding from the Swedish Research Council in the annual call for humanities and social sciences.

Our recent publications

Here you can find recent publications in peer-reviewed journals and books by the Department of Sociology.

What is Demography?

Stockholm University Demography Unit is located at the Department of Sociology. Hear when our researcher Siddartha Aradhya explains more about demography.

News

2023-06-01

Swedish Institute for Social Research

Forte grants new funding to SOFI

Forte has granted SEK 24 million to a new research program at SOFI, Stockholm University.

Society, Democracy and Welfare

2023-04-28

Lower mortality risks for parents of young children

The age of the youngest child impacts parental mortality, with a significant survival advantage observed for parents of newborns due to both selection and behavioral changes, while controlling for parental age. This is revealed by a Swedish study published in the scientific journal Genus.

Children and Young People Society, Democracy and Welfare Health and Living Conditions

2023-03-28

Swedish Institute for Social Research

How are private pensions associated with income inequality among retired elderly?

It is often assumed that the expansion of private pensions is likely to increase income inequality among retired elderly. But in countries where private pensions have expanded the most, income inequality has not. This is one of the results of a new dissertation in sociology at SOFI.

Society, Democracy and Welfare Economy and Society

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June

Seminar

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series

Presentation by Bethany Everett, University of Utah. Topic: "Using Heteropatriarchy to Bridge the Gap Between Women’s Health and LGBTQ Health."

SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series

Presentation by Bethany Everett, University of Utah. Topic: "Using Heteropatriarchy to Bridge the Gap Between Women’s Health and LGBTQ Health."

Society, Democracy and Welfare

June

Thesis defence

PhD Defence: Petter Bengtsson

Petter Bengtsson will defend his thesis in Sociology "Buyers and Sellers on the Stockholm Housing Market".

PhD Defence: Petter Bengtsson

Petter Bengtsson will defend his thesis in Sociology "Buyers and Sellers on the Stockholm Housing Market".

Society, Democracy and Welfare

June

Thesis defence

PhD defense: Erik Carlsson

Erik Carlsson, SUDA, defends his thesis. Title: Fertility behavior and fertility preferences among immigrants and their children in Sweden

PhD defense: Erik Carlsson

Erik Carlsson, SUDA, defends his thesis. Title: Fertility behavior and fertility preferences among immigrants and their children in Sweden

Society, Democracy and Welfare

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What is Demography?

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