The executive responsibility for the work at the department is carried out by the Head of the Department (Michael Gähler) 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 level (Peter Åkerbäck), the director of graduate studies (Sunnee Billingsley) and the assistant director of studies of undergraduate and master level (Anna Borén) and the assistant director of studies at first, second and PhD level (Anna-Carin Haag).
The Department board makes decisions on strategic matters, operational guidelines, course syllabi, course readings, admission of PhD students, and appointments of permanent staff.
The Department board meets once a month.
Members of the board of the Department of Sociology, 2021-2023
Chair
- Michael Gähler (Chair)
- Anna Lund (Vice-chairman)
Secretary
Faculty representatives
- Gunnar Andersson
- Sunnee Billingsley
- Sven Drefahl
- Ann-Zofie Duvander
- Eleonora Mussino
- Andrea Voyer
- Hernan Mondani (deputy)
- Livia Oláh (deputy)
- Jens Rydgren (deputy)
Representatives of administrative and technical staff
- Peter Åkerbäck
- Maria Lind (deputy)
Representatives of related research institutes (SCORE, SOFI)
- Mikaela Sundberg
- Tomas Korpi (deputy)
Doctoral students representatives
- Maxim Kan
- Signe Svallfors (deputy)
Undergraduate student representatives
- Ely Strömberg
- Erica Magnell
- Isabella Råhlén (deputy)