Conferences and seminars
The Department of Sociology gives four different open seminar series, please see list below. “Open seminar” indicates that it is open for the general public as well as for interested scholars. At the Department, there are four active academic working groups, that also host seminars.
Open seminars

All our events are listed here.
Anti-Racism Working Group Seminar Series
Upcoming seminars are announced in our calendar
The Anti-Racism Working Group (ARWG) aims to recognize the structures and practices of racism within our field and confront it through the platforming of anti-racist efforts in Sociology and beyond. We invite academics to discuss their recent research with a discussant and join in cordial conversation with our network.
Everyone is welcome. Students are particularly encouraged to attend and participate. For the foreseeable future, all seminars will take place over Zoom. To join our group email list and receive Zoom links please contact Vanessa Barker, vanessa.barker(a)sociology.su.se.
Sociology Seminar
Upcoming open seminars are announced in our calendar
Our Sociology Seminars are given online over Zoom. Seminars with external speakers (and some of the seminars with internal speakers) are open to the public.
Please contact the organizers Daniel Ritter, Stefanie Möllborn or Martin Hällsten if you have any questions.
Stockholm Sessions on Migration
Upcoming Stockholm Sessions on Migration are announced here.
The Stockholm Session on Migration is a friendly monthly seminar for all those interested in various aspects of international migration. We meet (possibly) every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Each session takes about one hour, the author(s) has 15 to 20 minutes to present his/her work and the rest will be devoted to discussion.
All welcome!
SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series
Upcoming colloquia are announced in our calendar
Our colloquia are open for the general public and interested scholars
Academic working groups
The Department of Sociology has four active academic working groups, listed below.
Anti-Racism Working Group
More information here and above, under "Anti-Racism Working Group Seminar Series".
Cultural Sociology at Stockholm University
Upcoming seminars are announced in our calendar
Cultural Sociology at Stockholm University generally meets in the Sociology Department (B900) over lunch on the third Wednesday of the month from 12:00 to 1:00. Cultural Sociology at Stockholm University helps members stay abreast of developments in cultural sociology, improve their own cultural sociological work, and develop networks and collaborations with other cultural sociologists and cultural sociology groups and centers in Sweden and abroad.
The group is open to those who are pursuing or interested in pursuing meaning-centered inquiry in any subject area and using any research method. Since this is a working group, we prefer that participants attend regularly and contribute through active participation.
If it is your first visit to Cultural Sociology at Stockholm University, or to join the group email list, please contact the organizers, Anna Lund, anna.lund(a)sociology.su.se, and Andrea Voyer, andrea.voyer(a)sociology.su.se.
Stockholm University Computational Sociology
Upcoming seminars are announced in our calendar
Stockholm University Computational Sociology is a meeting place for researchers using computational approaches to study social phenomena. The meeting format varies but includes discussions on papers, specific methodological challenges of interest to group members, and current developments and debates in computational sociology.
The group is open to people who use or have an interest in computational approaches in and outside of the Sociology Department. The group generally meets over lunch on the second Wednesday of the month. We meet at B900 with the possibility to join via Zoom.
Anyone is welcome. To join the group email list, please contact the organizers, Andrea Voyer, andrea.voyer@sociology.su.se, and Hernan Mondani, hernan.mondani@sociology.su.se.
The Qualitative Methods Working Group
Upcoming seminars are announced in our calendar
The Qualitative Methods Working Group (QMWG) generally meets in the Sociology Department (B900) over lunch (from 12-1) on the first Wednesday of the month. The group provides a forum for qualitative researchers to discuss their work and developments in qualitative methods. The group is open to qualitative researchers in and outside of the Sociology Department. Since this is a working group, we prefer that participants attend regularly and contribute through active participation in the meetings.
If it is your first visit to QMWG, or to join the group email list, please contact the organizers, Anna Lund, anna.lund(a)sociology.su.se, and Andrea Voyer, andrea.voyer(a)sociology.su.se.
Last updated: October 9, 2023
Source: Department of Sociology