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Can adult education help students to see themselves as valuable, given that many students in adult education have often gone through experiences of failure, both at school and in the job market? Fredrik Sandberg has published an article on “Recognition and adult education: an incongruent opportunity” in the journal Studies in Continuing Education.Abstract:Building on narratives of students in adul

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sandberg-recognition-and-adult-education - 2025-12-19

Christofer Edling has, together with Jens Rydgren, edited a special issue on social mechanisms for American Behavioral Scientist. Apart from the editors introductory article, the issue contains six articles that applies the social mechanism approach to explain different social phenomena. The authors include Mary Brinton (Harvard), Kate Stovel (U Washington), and P-O Wikström (Cambridge).The specia

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/edling-social-mechanisms-empirical-sociology - 2025-12-19

Aube Tollu is now a doctor in sociology. The thesis offers a fresh perspective on studying armed group members. Aube Tollu’s research intervenes in criminological debates by moving beyond interpretations that portray individuals in armed political milieus solely as pathological. Instead, it develops a more differentiated account of their social realities. Drawing on crip theory and affect theory,

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/aube-tollu-doctor-sociology-after-successful-defence - 2025-12-19

The diversity of our research is reflected in our programmes and provides our students with an inspiring environment in which to develop. The Department of Sociology offers a wide and varied range of courses and programmes in our fields of sociology, social anthropology, gender studies and human resources, both on campus in Lund and online.All our courses and programmes can be found here on the we

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/time-apply-courses-and-programmes-starting-autumn - 2025-12-19

Congratulations all admitted students and welcome to the Department of Sociology! There are four international master's programmes at the Department of Sociology: Cultural Criminology (SACCR), Human Resources, Sociology (SASCO) and Social Anthropology (SASAN). We also collaborate with other departments on several master's programmes and one bachelor's programme in English.Do not miss important inf

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/admitted-one-our-international-masters-programmes-starting-autumn - 2025-12-19

Why do some people believe that most others can be trusted, while others don’t? And how does trust change over time? In his recently defended doctoral thesis, Alexander Saaranen studies social trust, and his findings show that our teenage years may be more important than previously thought. On Thursday 12 June Alexander Saaranen successfully defended his thesis “Trust in time” and is now a doctor

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/alexander-saaranens-thesis-uncovers-what-makes-us-trust - 2025-12-19

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, decision-makers around the world turned to predictive models and scenarios to navigate the unknown. But how did these projections shape—and sometimes mislead—strategies and public debate? In a newly published article in the journal Social Studies of Science, sociologist Tobias Olofsson explores how early pandemic predictions influenced policy and public discourse. T

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/can-flawed-predictions-still-guide-us-times-uncertainty - 2025-12-19

When researchers from three continents gathered at Lund University's Department of Sociology for the conference Crisis, Hope, and Critical Turning Points, the spotlight was on society’s capacity to navigate and recover from crises. Despite the gravity of the topics, the atmosphere was animated—filled with conversation, laughter, and spontaneous exchanges. With renowned scholar Sylvia Walby as keyn

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/crisis-hope-and-turning-points-international-researchers-gathered-lund - 2025-12-19

On Thursday, 4 September, the VIRTUTRIALS research team hosted their start-up seminar, welcoming 25 representatives from across Sweden’s legal landscape – including the Swedish Courts, Prosecution Authority, Swedish Bar Association, Prison and Probation Services, Victim Support Sweden, and more. The seminar marked the official launch of VIRTUTRIALS: The Elusive Role of Physicality – Towards a New

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/virtutrials-launch-seminar-brings-together-key-legal-stakeholders - 2025-12-19

What does working life look like for Swedish teenagers? A new doctoral thesis in sociology offers a unique insight into upper secondary school students’ experiences of working in low-wage service jobs – and how these jobs shape their self-understanding. Today, Friday 19 September, Anna Kallos successfully defended her doctoral thesis in sociology at the Socialhögskolan’s Gamla köket, just a stone’

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/teenagers-work-anna-kallos-defends-doctoral-thesis-young-peoples-working-conditions - 2025-12-19

How can a plant shape knowledge, community, and activism? New doctoral thesis sheds light on cannabis activism and human–plant relations in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Today, Monday 29 September, Lucia Amaranta Thompson marks the successful defence of her doctoral thesis in Gender Studies at Lund University, presenting a unique ethnographic insight into the cannabis community in Buenos Aires, Argenti

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/exploring-cannabis-community-argentina-lucia-amaranta-thompson-defends-doctoral-thesis - 2025-12-19

On Friday 26 September, David Bazan Royuela successfully defended his doctoral thesis in sociology at the Eden Auditorium. The research offers new insights into how we interact with algorithms on platforms like TikTok. The thesis titled Algorithmic Interaction Ritual Chains on TikTok: Scrolling through Feedback Loops explores how every like, skip, or watch on TikTok sends signals to the platform’s

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/tiktok-algorithms-and-feedback-loops-new-thesis-david-bazan-royuela-explores-digital-interactions - 2025-12-19

Sociologist Mikael Klintman warns that some apps meant to reduce anxiety might actually increase it. In The Conversation, he explains how constant alerts and dramatic messages can make users more stressed, not less. In his book 'Framing – The Social Art of Influence', Mikael Klintman asks which kinds of signalling strike a chord with different audiences in particular situations like advertising an

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/stress-apps-can-make-you-more-anxious-research-shows-how-deal-it - 2025-12-19

The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson will assume the role on 15 November. We asked Sandra a few questions to introduce herself. Can you tell us a little about your background?I earned my PhD in work and organisational psychology at Lund University in 2005. After that, I spent many rewa

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/meet-new-head-department - 2025-12-19

Artificial intelligence powers everything from facial recognition to self-driving cars, but what does it really take to teach a computer to “see”? Isak Engdahl, who recently defended his doctoral thesis at Lund University, takes us inside the labs where computer vision systems are built, and reveals the human work behind the technology. On Friday 28 November, Isak Engdahl successfully defended his

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/new-doctoral-thesis-how-scientists-teach-computers-see - 2025-12-19

How can research results be communicated beyond academic texts? Gender researchers Elin Lundell and Mia Liinason have chosen a new approach: translating their research into an animated film. Theoretical starting pointThe article on which the film is based analyses how boundaries between religion and secularism are constructed and maintained in contemporary Sweden. The study takes its starting poin

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/research-becomes-animated-film-theory-and-method-moving-images - 2025-12-19

SWEAH-doktoranden Samantha Svärdh i forskargruppen Tillämpad Gerontologi vid Lunds universitet, höll sitt kappaseminarium ”Välfärdsteknik - Vägen framåt för hemtjänst” på torsdagen. Läs hela artikeln på CASE:s hemsida.

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/nya-resultat-pa-gang-om-hemtjanstens-valfardsteknik - 2025-12-19

Direkt efter att ha deltagit i SWEAH:s workshops om "impact" och samverkan omsatte doktoranden Jerry Norlin, Högskolan Dalarna, teorierna i praktiken. Norlin presenterade sin forskning om ”Äldres ensamhet: Relationer, vardagliga strategier och utformning av stöd” på Region Gävleborgs samarbetskonferens ”Forskare och praktiker möts” i Söderhamn den 23 oktober.Samtidigt presenterade ordföranden för

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/forskning-och-praktik-mots-mycket-korsbefruktning-av-ideer - 2025-12-19

SWEAH-doktoranden Glenn Möllergren, Socialhögskolan i Lund, är i full gång med att intervjua äldre personer under sin stipendieresa i Rumänien.  Han har fått sin rumänska etikprövning godkänd och gör intervjuer med äldre som bor kvar i egna hemmet. De måste klara vardagen utan hjälp från kommunen, trots att behoven ofta är stora. Offentligt finansierad hemtjänst saknas i princip i landet.– Första

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/pa-plats-i-transsylvanien-maste-jobba-med-det-de-kan - 2025-12-19

Den här veckan gästar 20-talet SWEAH-doktorander partnerlärosätet Högskolan Dalarnas campus i Falun. Det är dags för höstens doktoranddagar, 4-5 november, fullmatade med föreläsningar, workshop, diskussioner och nätverkande. Denna gång är temat ”Framtida karriärväg”. Det gäller att ha en väl genomtänkt plan för att bli en fullfjädrad forskare inom åldrande och hälsa. Hur ser din drömkarriär ut?– J

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/dags-att-dromma-om-framtiden - 2025-12-19