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The proportion of unionised blue-collar and white-collar workers fell in 2022 after an increase in the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Despite this, Sweden has the world's second highest level of unionisation. This is shown in the report 'The Swedish model from a Nordic perspective: unionisation and the new basic agreement' by Professor Anders Kjellberg for the think tank Arena Idé. The share of

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sweden-world-leading-union-membership-despite-declining-union-density - 2026-05-31

Increasing globalisation and international mobility have changed couple formations around the world. More people have a partner from abroad and, although it is often a migrant from a neighbouring country, cohabitation and marriage with migrants from distant countries have become more common. This has highlighted similarities and differences in the marriage patterns of men and women. Until the turn

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/women-and-men-show-more-similarities-when-choosing-foreign-partner - 2026-05-31

How can tourism organisations approach the question of appropriate quantity of tourists? Mikael Klintman, sociology professor is one of the speakers in a row of short talks presenting research on sustainable consumption. Mikael Klintman and other researchers from Lund University present results in films from Mistra Sustainable Consumption, a research programme aiming to stimulate a shift towards m

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sustainable-tourism-part-film-cavalcade - 2026-05-31

Christofer Edling, professor of Sociology and dean at the Faculty of Social Science at Lund University, has been appointed as a member of the government’s new advisory committee on research. He expects interesting discussions and to highlight social science research. The advisory committee is appointed to advise the government in the preparation of the research and innovation bill which is estimat

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/professor-christofer-edling-member-new-government-advisory-committee - 2026-05-31

Three projects with researchers from the Department of Sociology have received research grants from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ). The researchers who will receive funding are Dalia Abdelhady, Nina Gren and David Sausdal. Read about the projects on the RJ website (in Swedish): Dalia Abdelhady: Learning to labor, learning to succeed: a comparative study of the the children of immigrants Nina Gren:

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/three-researchers-awarded-funding-foundation - 2026-05-31

Palestinians in the occupied territories experience great despair and resignation. Social anthropologist Nina Gren's research in the area and contact with residents over 20 years has consistently revealed frustration and feelings of hopelessness. In her article 'Palestinian conflict: how despair can drive people to violence, even if it puts their lives in danger' in The Conversation, Nina Gren des

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/nothing-lose-hopelessness-may-increase-violence-palestine - 2026-05-31

No less than four Department of Sociology projects have recently received funding from the Swedish Research Council. The researchers behind the projects are Jan Mewes, Christopher Swader, Lisa Flower, Shai Mulinari, Sébastien Tutenges, Susanne Boethius and David Wästerfors. The following projects will get funds from the Swedish Research Council, with links to Swecris – the Swedish research databas

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/several-projects-get-funding-swedish-research-council - 2026-05-31

On Tuesday 19 December, Marie Larsson successfully defended her thesis "The Work of Contracepting: Young people's experiences and practices with contraceptives in Sweden" and is now a doctor of sociology. Marie Larsson's thesis highlights the work that underpins young people's experiences and practices around contraceptive methods. Interviews with young people aged 18 to 29 show that the work of c

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/marie-larsson-has-defended-her-thesis-contraceptive-work-and-now-doctor-sociology - 2026-05-31

Lila Lee-Morrison, researcher at the Department of Sociology, was recently awarded the prestigious Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant 2023 in the books category. The grant supports writing about contemporary art and aims to ensure that critical writing remains a valued way to engage with the visual arts. The grant is awarded in three categories - articles, books and short texts. Lila Lee-Mo

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lila-lee-morrison-awarded-andy-warhol-foundation-arts-writers-grant - 2026-05-31

At Lund University's grand annual ceremony, the Student Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Oriana Quaglietta Bernal, Department of Sociology. Oriana Quaglietta Bernal completed her PhD last year and was surprised that she has already been awarded the prize. At the award ceremony, held at the University’s annual academic ceremony on 26 January, she was joined by a Nobel laureate and

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/oriana-quaglietta-bernal-awarded-honourable-teacher-prize - 2026-05-31

Making independent decisions about your body and your life is a big part of being a human being in Sweden today. Part of this is taking care of your sexual health and choosing whether and when to have children. In heterosexual relationships, this is a task that often falls on the person who can get pregnant. The ideal, according to new research, is different and involves an equal distribution of c

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/share-unshareable-strong-equality-ideal-young-peoples-contraceptive-work - 2026-05-31

In the new book "Vietnam, a War, Not a Country," sociologists Magnus Ring, Ron Eyerman, and Todd Madigan delve into the multifaceted landscape of memory surrounding the Vietnam War. From the streets of the United States to Vietnamese villages, the authors explore how the memory of the war is shaped, questioned, and challenged. The interpretation of the Vietnam War varies among different groups, wi

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/vietnam-war-cultural-trauma-and-collective-memory - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Something to announce

https://www.cgbkansli.lu.se/en/article/testnews - 2026-05-31

We are excited to invite you all to celebrate the release of two new books by scholars from the Department of Gender Studies! Under the headline ”From AIDS activism to homonationalism – LGBTQ+ lives and LGBTQ+ mobilisation in Sweden 1980-2024”, Jens Rydström and Katharina Kehl will talk to Mia Liinason about their recently published monographs. In “När staten inte räcker till”, Jens Rydström and L

https://www.gender.lu.se/article/book-release-and-conversation-lgbtq-lives-and-mobilisation-sweden-1980-2024 - 2026-05-31

The change means that Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology and will become divisions in a larger department – the three subjects have already shared a building since August 2024. The decision, taken by the Faculty Board of Social Sciences on October 17, is part of the larger process of reducing the number of departments at the faculty as a whole. The merger will formally take place as

https://www.gender.lu.se/article/gender-studies-social-anthropology-and-sociology-form-new-joint-department - 2026-05-31

Gender Studies at Lund University hosts the Inaugural Nordic Feminist Theory Workshop 10-11 April 2025. The Nordic Feminist Theory Workshop is a new transnational collaborative platform to encourage dynamic exchanges among scholars of feminist, queer and gender studies in the Nordic region and beyond. The platform provides a travelling workshop series and network. Focusing on the theme Engaging Ge

https://www.gender.lu.se/article/first-nordic-feminist-theory-workshop-be-held-lund - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr Rana Soylu Kucharz presented her recent project with the title "Striatal Neuropathology induced by Hypothalamic Overexpression of Huntingtin Fragments using Adeno-associated Viral Vectors in Mice” as an oral presentation in the Short Communication session at the EHDN meeting in the Hague, the Netherlands, in Septem

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnus-research-selected-oral-presentation-ehdn-meeting - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Welcome to Jo Henningsen who started her postdoctoral fellowship two weeks ago with TNU. Jo will work on hypothalamic dysfunction in HD, and will be engaged in collaborations with the BRAINS unit.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/welcome-our-new-postdoc-jo-henningsen - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There was an official ceremony for the new Professors at Lund University, Friday October 14 2016. Read more about Petersén's research in the official document from the ceremony and see pictures from the newspaper Sydsvenskan: Sydsvenskan broschyr-professorsinstallation-lunds-universitet-14okt2016.pdf

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-official-ceremony-new-professors - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petersén is invited to give a talk entitled "Hypothalamic dysfunction in Huntington disease: relevance for non-motor features and striatal pathology" at an International Huntington Conference in Vilnius, April 7 2017.Please see programme: hd_conference_programme_20170407.pdf

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talk-international-huntington-conference-vilnius - 2026-05-31