The study explores how Benedictine monasteries negotiate the legitimation of digital media, balancing tradition and technology. Based on ethnographic research and 28 interviews, it identifies narratives that monks use to justify media use, revealing a bottom-up reconfiguration of authority in ...

Am Dienstag, 16. Dezember 2025 um 16 Uhr lädt das Institut herzlich zur Ausstellung und Diskussion mit den Studierenden über ihre neu erstellten Bachelorarbeiten ein. *** The SUZ invites everyone on Tuesday, December 16th at 16:00 to our students' poster session for their Bachelor Theses.

Am 18. November feierten wir unsere Bachelor- und Master-Absolvierenden. Jetzt sind die Fotos des Abends da! Wir gratulieren allen von Herzen zum Abschluss und wünschen alles Gute für die Zukunft.

We're happy to have you back @cherfeld.bsky.social for this interesting event!

Neue Zahlen zeigen: Der Fachkräftemangel nimmt 2025 das zweite Jahr in Folge spürbar ab. Dies zeigt der Fachkräftemangel Index Schweiz der Adecco Gruppe Schweiz und des Stellenmarkt-Monitors Schweiz der Universität Zürich.

On Monday, Jens Heumann successfully defended his Doctoral Thesis, which explores how social experiences during adolescence, particularly peer victimization, affect stress regulation and health outcomes in young adulthood. Congratulations, Jens!

Der Vorlesungsabend mit Prof. em. Dr. Peter-Ulrich Merz-Benz war der Auftakt der Revival-Vorlesungsreihe, die Ehemalige zurück an die Universität bringt – zum Denken, Erinnern und Austauschen!

In an informal session over snacks and tiramisù, Matthias, Nico, and Marco introduced themselves and shared reflections on the past, present and future of their research. Click the link to read more about them. P.S. Don't miss the next session on December 3rd at 1pm with Lea Jordan, Luke ...

Last Monday, Maila Mertens successfully defended her Doctoral Thesis, which explores research questions on Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) with a gender perspective. Congratulations, Maila!

Am Montag, 1. Dezember hält Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Pietrantuono seine Antrittsvorlesung zu «Was bewirkt der Pass? Staatsbürgerschaft und Integration». An der Veranstaltung kann im Hauptgebäude der UZH in der Aula KOL-G-201 oder per Livestream teilgenommen werden.

The University of Tokyo Market Design Center names Simon Jantschgi as one of three Rising Star in Market Design. As a winner of the award, he holds an online workshop on «Competitive Combinatorial Exchange» on December 1st, at 1:00 am CET (Switzerland). Congratulations!

Für seine Bachelorarbeit «Familien fördern, Mütter bremsen? Die Kehrseite der Kinderzulagen» erhält Simon Raphael Honegger den UZH Semesterpreis. Seine Arbeit analysiert die unbeabsichtigten arbeitsmarktbezogenen Effekte der Einführung des Familienzulagengesetzes (FamZG) 2009 auf die Erwerbst...

👉🏻 «Rethinking Democracy – Demokratie neu denken» Buchvorstellung von Hanno Scholtz, PD 📆 Dec 10, 2025, 18:30-20:30 👤 Autor: Hanno Scholtz 📍 RAA-G-01, Kleine Aula, Rämistr. 59, 8001 Zürich www.suz.uzh.ch/de/institut/...

Preise werden auf Onlineplattformen häufig durch Algorithmen bestimmt. Preisabsprache durch KI? Was sagt das Kartellrecht dazu?

Join us for a public talk by Lena Ajdacic, Sociologist from the University of Lausanne who specializes in elites, power structures, and economic sociology. 👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series 📆 Nov 25, 12:15-13:45 👤 Guest speaker: Lena Ajdacic 📍 AND-4-06 Every seme...

The 13th volume of Social Inclusion features contributions from SUZ researchers. Jörg Rössel co-authored the editorial on current developments in medically assisted reproduction (MAR), exploring how social inequality and social norms shape access, attitudes, and experiences. Maila Martens, Nad...

Anna Mann and Gabriel Scheidecker would like to invite for the third talk of their series «Ethnographic Interventions. Engaging with the sciences of maternal and child health»: Luca Chiapperino's talk plunges into the moral paradox of the epigenetic study of the developmental origins of healt...

Die Fachstelle Diversität, Integration, Antirassismus DIA der Stadt Zürich vergab Dr. Valentina Petrović einen Integrationskredit, um Workshops auf Bosnisch, Kroatisch und Serbisch zur Förderung von politischer Bildung und Partizipation zu veranstalten.

Das Soziologische Institut der Universität Zürich bietet zwei befristete Stellen für ein Doktorat in multigenerationaler sozialer Mobilität an. Der Stellenantritt ist flexibel.

Isabel Raabe gave the keynote at this year's ARS'25 Tenth International Workshop on Social Network Analysis in Naples.

Of trauma, triggers and ADHD: Thanks to the digital attention economy, mental health is being destigmatized, shifting from being a highly personal matter, to becoming a subject of public discussion. In her talk, Laura Wiesböck explores how platform mechanics are shaping society’s approach to m...

🎉 Huge congrats to this year's winners of the new «Department of Sociology Teaching Prize» 🏆🎓! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💐 Winners: Antonia Velicu and Ilona Pap First runner-up: Malte Doehne Second runner-up: Isabel Raabe Learn more about the the remarkable modules and about the prize:

In an informal session (accompanied by delicious sandwiches), Antonia, Anna, and Jörg introduced themselves last month and shared reflections on the past, present and future of their research - including some surprising revelations, such as how to embody "academic failure" by integrating a clo...

An der langen Nacht der Kritik am 13. November sprechen Dr. Valentina Petrović (SUZ) & Çiğdem Akyol (WOZ) über «Studentischer Aktivismus im Widerstand gegen autoritäre Entwicklungen» um 18:15 Uhr in den farbigen Containern (SOE) neben dem Hauptgebäude.

🎉 Prof. Dr. Per Block and his team are very pleased to have been bestowed a grant by the European Consortium for Sociological Research for a thematic conference on Social Mobility. The conference will take place at University of Zurich on May 11-12th, 2026, with keynote speaker Florencia Torch...

Prof. Dr. @benitacombet.bsky.social (a beloved ex-member of our department) is looking for two PhD students with strong backgrounds in quantitative methods in Bern. Have a look!

Die Long Nights of Careers (LNoC) ist das jährliche Karriere-Highlight im Herbst von den Career Service und richtet sich an Studierende aller Stufen, Doktorierende und Postdocs sämtlicher Fakultäten. *** The Long Nights of Careers (LNoC) is the annual career highlight in the fall organized by...

Im Beitrag der ARD Stories werden Menschen und ihr Umgang mit Ängsten und Sicherheitsbedenken für den Ernstfall vorgestellt. Katja Rost führt unter anderem aus, wie die friedliche gesellschaftliche Entwicklung in den letzten Jahrzehnten aussergewöhnlich sei.

🏫 Eine Untersuchung des Soziologischen Instituts im Auftrag des Eidgenössischen Justiz- und Polizeidepartements zeigt, dass fast alle Bundesparlamentarier:innen und drei Viertel der Kantonsparlamentarier:innen von Hassrede, Drohungen oder gar Gewalt im Zusammenhang mit ihrem Amt berichten. D...

How do interethnic student friendships foster connections between their parents? – Join us for a public talk by Dr. Zsófia Boda, social network and social inequality expert and Associate Professor at the University of Essex. 👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series 📆 Oct 1...

🙌🏻 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: All members of the SUZ (students, lecturers, staff) are invited to attend our Vollversammlung / general assembly next week. For the very first time, we will be awarding the new annual «Department of Sociology Teaching Prize» 🏆🎓 , and we are excited to announce who th...

The study examines how Swiss universities compete in academic teaching on digitalization, using data from study programs between 2017 and 2023. Findings show that competition is strongest within disciplines, with universities of applied sciences leading in program innovation.

Prof. em. Dr. Peter-Ulrich Merz-Benz, einer der prägenden Köpfe unserer Studienzeit, hält exklusiv für das UZH Alumni Chapter Soziologie einen Vorlesungsabend an der UZH! Mit seiner Expertise und seinem unverwechselbaren Stil, den viele von uns nie vergessen haben, lädt er uns ein, die Klassik...

We are happy to welcome Dr. Andrea Ghisletta as postdoctoral researcher in the team of the Swiss Job Market Monitor! Andrea’s research leverages SJMM’s rich job vacancy dataset to study labor market dynamics. His work applies quasi-experimental methods to examine societal questions, such as t...

Am Mittwoch, 29. Oktober, hält Katja Rost eine Ringvorlesung in Zürich im Rahmen einer Veranstaltungsreihe zum Thema «Familie im Wandel», organisiert durch die Volkshochschule Zürich und wirEltern. Die Teilnahme ist gegen eine Gebühr vor Ort oder online möglich.

We are very happy to welcome Jakob Schmechel at the Department of Sociology in Katja Rost's team! Jakob's research focuses on social structure analysis and the relationship between economic conditions and societal change.

💐We are very happy to welcome Paul Götz as a PhD student in Katja Rost's team! Paul's research interests include economic, social, and cultural history, economic sociology, consumption, food, hard-to-quantify phenomena, and text-as-data approaches.

Während der Mindful[L] Mental Health Awareness Week findet am Campus Oerlikon ein Vortrag am Freitag, 10. Oktober an der Andreasstrasse 15, AND-4-02, statt.

On Monday, September 15, Jonas Geweke presented his Doctoral Thesis, which explores how preindustrial wealth persistes and how lottery-based systems intervened to allow for social mobility in the Swiss Swiss City-States of Zurich and Basel.

On Tuesday, September 30, Malte Doehne is the key speaker at an event by Women in Sustainbale Finance . The event is held at Hiltl Academy Zurich and registration (and a fee for non-members) is required.

Interview with crime expert! "What makes Iceland’s prisons so different from the rest of the world?” – join us for a public talk by Helgi Gunnlaugsson , Iceland’s leading criminologist, as he explores whether Iceland is truly a case of Nordic penal exceptionalism . 👉🏻 «Current Sociological Re...

📆 Thursday October 2, 13:00-14:00 📍 AND-4-55/57 👤 Antonia Velicu, Anna Mann, Jörg Rössel All researchers - from the SUZ and other departments of the UZH - are welcome to attend or participate.

A new study reveals how ethical beliefs and access to resources shape the use of ethical banking and investing in Switzerland—highlighting the role of socialization in sustainable finance.

Nach über zwei Jahrzehnten engagierter Tätigkeit am Soziologischen Institut der Universität Zürich wird Prof. Dr. Marc Szydlik emeritiert. Seit seiner Berufung im Jahr 2004 hat er die Soziologie – an der UZH und weit darüber hinaus - entscheidend mitgeprägt.

🔍 New Study on Women’s Labor Supply During Divorce ❓How do women adjust their work lives when navigating divorce—and how does motherhood shape that response? 👉🏻 Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this study by Matthias Klingler finds that women increase their...

Was tun, wenn dank Problematisierungen Druck und Komplexität ständig steigen? Drei Handlungsanweisungen von Katja Rost für Leader:innen. www.suz.uzh.ch/de/forschung...

Why does anaemia remain so stubbornly high in India despite decades of intervention? This talk explores how blood becomes political—through contested science, ineffective solutions, and global health agendas that prioritize visibility over impact.

In der neuen Veranstaltungsreihe «Wissenschaft im Quartier» stellen Forschende der UZH ihre Themen gesellschaftsnah vor: Am 16.9 auf der offenen Rennbahn Oerlikon gibt Prof. Dr. Jörg Rössel einen Vortrag zum Thema «Sport & Gesellschaft». 🍻 Eingeladen sind alle! Der Campusrat Oerlikon übernimmt...

🛠️🇨🇭Swiss job ads are moving beyond the ‘ideal worker’ norm: A new study from @uzh.ch and @giwlkings used machine learning to analyze 20+ years of job adverts, revealing early signs of a cultural shift: more emphasis on flexibility, gender equity, and work–life balance.

The study explores the consequences of aleatoric governance in Swiss city-states during the 17th and 18th centuries . The authors find that city-states that implemented lotteries for political elections saw greater equality in political representation, more merchants in power, and better urban...