Research subject Ethnicity and Social Inclusion
Ethnicity and social inclusion focus on questions about how symbolic constructions of "us" and "others" take shape in relation to migration, ethnic diversity, and racialization.
The research area sheds light on how categorizations are made and used, and with what consequences. Researchers working in this area focus on race, ethnicity and immigration status, and use a variety of methods and theories to uncover social processes associated with discrimination and inequality, as well as social inclusion and equality. How social inclusion and exclusion arise through categorization processes is a key question for this area. The researchers working in this field are interested to make racism, ethnocentrism, xenophobia and discrimination visible through their research and thereby contribute to increased equality, social inclusion and justice. Key questions taken up in this work are: What categories designate insiders and outsiders? How is inclusion and exclusion legitimized through institutional practices and shared ideologies? What characteristics leads to categorization? How are social categories adopted and expressed as political and social identities?
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Lisa Harber-Aschan
Researcher
Anna Lund
Professor of Sociology, Deputy Head of Department
Eleonora Mussino
Researcher, Docent
Jens Rydgren
Professor of Sociology
Åke Sandberg
Professor Emeritus
Andrea Voyer
Professor of Sociology
Rosa Weber
Acting Lecturer
Ben Wilson
Researcher, Docent
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The research activities takes place at the Department of Sociology.
Department of Sociology