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22 Apr 2025
Admitted to one of our international master's programmes starting in the autumn?
Congratulations all admitted students and welcome to the Department of Sociology!
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20 Mar 2025
Time to apply for courses and programmes starting in the autumn!
The diversity of our research is reflected in our programmes and provides our students with an inspiring environment in which to develop.
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4 Mar 2025
Aube Tollu is a doctor in sociology after successful defence
Aube Tollu has successfully defended the thesis “Queer Intimacies: Rethinking Epistemology of Conducting Research with Jihadist Group Members” and is now a doctor in sociology. The...
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20 Feb 2025
Freja Morris’ thesis highlights the documentation burden in Swedish schools
On Friday 14 February Freja Morris successfully defended her thesis “Tenacious Documents: Exploring the Allure of Documentation in Swedish Compulsory Schools” and is now a doctor i...
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9 Jan 2025
New year, new department
At the turn of the year, the Department of Gender Studies became the Division of Gender Studies alongside the Divisions of Social Anthropology and Sociology in a new larger Departm...
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19 Dec 2024
Petra Östergren has defended her thesis on the Swedish Sex Purchase Act
On Friday 13 December, Petra Östergren successfully defended her thesis ‘Sweden's Ban on Sex-Purchase: Morality politics and the governance of prostitution’ and can now call hersel...
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16 Dec 2024
Staffan Edling has defended his thesis on LO's investigative work
In his dissertation, Staffan Edling, a recent PhD graduate in sociology from Lund University, examines how knowledge and politics interact within the Swedish Confederation of Trade...
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25 Nov 2024
Uzma Kazi is a Doctor of Sociology after defending her thesis
On Friday 22 November, Uzma Kazi successfully defended her thesis ‘Swedish-(Par)Desi: Belonging Narratives of Second-Generation Pakistani Muslims in Sweden’ and was awarded the tit...
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28 Oct 2024
Daniel Karlsson is a Doctor of Sociology after defending his thesis on digital freelancers
On Friday 25 October, Daniel Karlsson successfully defended his thesis "At least I have this freedom: Subjectivity and self-precarization among digital freelancers in the Swedish c...
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21 Oct 2024
Sociology, Social Anthropology and Gender Studies form a new joint department
The change means that Sociology, Social Anthropology and Gender Studies will become divisions in a larger department – the three subjects have already shared a building since Augus...