Department merger news
The 1 january 2025 a new department with three divisions was formed. On this page information and news on the merger will be collected.
Department news 2025-01-17
Information following the merger on January 1, 2025
With the merger of the Departments of Sociology and Gender Studies formally entering into effect by January 1st, 2025, we now have one joint Department with three divisions: Division of Gender Studies, Division of Sociology and Division of Social Anthropology
Teaching and research
The merger does not involve any changes on teaching and research. All subject areas will continue to be taught and examined on all levels – bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level. The subjects will also remain as separate areas of research.
Budget
The divisions keep their cost centers, and the merger does not involve any changes in the budgets of the respective divisions.
Michelle Neese is financial officer and handles all budgetary issues. Michelle has the following email: michelle [dot] neese [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se
Departmental Working Committee
The name of the new department will be decided by the department’s Board. A working committee has been launched, with the task to provide input and recommendations to the management group and the board on organizational and strategic issues, such as for example the name of the department, but also issues that concern representation in the new department and organizational structure.
The committee has been established as one step within a broader commitment of the department to create conditions to safeguard autonomy and ensure a continued development of strong subject identities among all three subject areas involved as well as to make sure that the merger is implemented in dialogue with the employees. The committee is constituted by colleagues from all three subject areas as well as from the administration representing different groups of employees (one teacher and researcher per subject, one PhD student per subject and one admin per subject). The committee reports to the management group and to the department’s board.
Committee members:
Sandra Jönsson, Nina Gren, Maja Sager, Jens Westerskov Andersen, Sunny Gurumayum, Cornelia Andersson, Lena Mårtensson
Management and administration
Contact details for department management and adminsitration.
Michelle Neese is finance officer and handles all budgetary issues for the department, michelle [dot] neese [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se
Division of Gender Studies
Head of Department:
- Magnus Karlsson, magnus [dot] karlsson [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (magnus[dot]karlsson[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Deputy head of division, head of research:
- Mia Liinason, mia [dot] liinason [at] genus [dot] lu [dot] se (mia[dot]liinason[at]genus[dot]lu[dot]se)
Head of internationalization:
- Helle Rydström, helle [dot] rydstrom [at] genus [dot] lu [dot] se (helle[dot]rydstrom[at]genus[dot]lu[dot]se)
Director of PhD-studies:
- Ov Cristian Norocel, ov_cristian [dot] norocel [at] genus [dot] lu [dot] se (ov_cristian[dot]norocel[at]genus[dot]lu[dot]se)
Director of studies:
- Marta Kolankiewicz, marta [dot] kolankiewicz [at] genus [dot] lu [dot] se (marta[dot]kolankiewicz[at]genus[dot]lu[dot]se)
Study administrator:
- Cornelia Andersson, cornelia [dot] andersson [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (cornelia[dot]andersson[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Study councelor:
- TBC
Travel bookings:
- Frederike Whitt, frederikke [dot] whitt [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se.
Communications officer:
- Moa Bejersten, moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (moa[dot]bejersten[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Division of Sociology and Division of Social Anthropology
Head of Department:
- Magnus Karlsson, magnus [dot] karlsson [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (magnus[dot]karlsson[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Deputy head of department, head of research:
- Simon Turner, simon [dot] turner [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (simon[dot]turner[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Head of internationalization:
- Magnus Ring,magnus [dot] ring [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (magnus[dot]ring[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Director of PhD-studies:
- Bo Isenberg, bo [dot] isenberg [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (bo[dot]isenberg[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Director of studies:
- Axel Fredholm, axel [dot] fredholm [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (axel[dot]fredholm[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Study administrator:
- Håkan Bergquist, hakan [dot] bergquist [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se,
- Christian Landgren, christian [dot] landgren [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se
- Susanne Lindberg, Susanne [dot] lindberg [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Susanne[dot]lindberg[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Study councelor:
- Lena Mårtensson, lena [dot] martensson [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (lena[dot]martensson[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
- Caroline Spannel Brnelic, caroline [dot] spannel_brnelic [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (caroline[dot]spannel_brnelic[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Travel bookings:
- Frederike Whitt, frederikke [dot] whitt [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se.
Communications officer:
- Emma Lord, emma [dot] lord [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (emma[dot]lord[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
- Moa Bejersten, moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se