We are happy to share more research from our department. This time, an interesting new chapter on the sociology of emotions. Read it here: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b... #Sociology #Emotions #Research #UppsalaUniversity

We share the In Memoriam for Kerstin Stenius (1951–2025), a leading figure in addiction research and editor-in-chief of the Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (NAD) journal. Read the tribute by Matilda Hellman, Christoffer Tigerstedt, and colleagues: 🔗 doi-org.ezproxy.its.uu.se/10.1177/1455...

📢 Call for Abstracts: Nordic Journal of Gender Studies Special Issue on Feminist Research with Quantitative Methods. Deadline: 5 Dec 2025 More info: 🔗 publicera.kb.se/tgv/instruct... #GenderStudies #CallForAbstracts

Happy to share the call for Abstracts for the 17th Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference (NESS2026) 🗓 9–11 June 2026, Uppsala, Sweden 🔗 Abstract submission open until 8 December 2025 Read workshop descriptions and submit via the online system: www.ness2026.se

We’re happy to share recent research by @matildahellman.bsky.social : “Revisiting the quality criteria for qualitative research.” 👉 uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di... Published in Qualitative Research in Psychology. #QualitativeResearch #Sociology #UppsalaUniversity #Research

Our colleagues at @iasliu.bsky.social will host an interesting seminar: “Generative AI and Sociology: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful” by AJ Alvero, Cornell University 🗓 Thu 6 Nov, 14:30 CET 📍 Online (Zoom): liu-se.zoom.us/j/69925595285

We share an interesting editorial co-authored by one of our colleagues @matildahellman.bsky.social 👉 akjournals.com/view/journal... Published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions #Research #Editorial #Sociology #UppsalaUniversity

The Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society (CIRCUS) will host the lecture: “Making Sense of Our Time: Hoping Well in Dark Times.” 🗓 2 Dec 2025, 17:15–19:00 📍 Humanities Theatre, Uppsala University #CIRCUS #UppsalaUniversity#CultureAndSociety

We’re happy to share new research co-authored by one of our colleagues @miguel-martinez.bsky.social 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Published in Urban Studies. #UrbanStudies #Research #Sociology #UppsalaUniversity

🏅 The 2025 Hans L. Zetterberg Prize in Sociology is awarded to @achalagupta.bsky.social for her pioneering contributions to the sociology of education. 🗓 Award ceremony & lecture: 5 Nov, 10:30–11:15 📍 University Main Building, Room XI 🔗 More info: www.uu.se/fakultet/sam...

We’re happy to share new research co-authored by one of our colleagues: @bradby.bsky.social “Tackling wicked problems through street-level diplomacy: the case of antimicrobial stewardship in Northern Europe.” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Research #Sociology #UppsalaUniversity

🎓 Reminder: Doctoral thesis defense, Anna Khanukaeva 🗓 Friday 10 Oct 2025, 13:15–15:00 📍 Geijersalen (6-1023), Engelska parken 🔗 Join via Zoom: uu-se.zoom.us/j/66776221206 Organised by the Department of Sociology, Uppsala University. #ThesisDefense #UppsalaUniversity #Sociology

We’re happy to share new research co-authored by one of our colleagues: How do Europeans want to fight climate change? Comparing and explaining public support for a wide variety of policies. By @mfair.bsky.social and @joakimkulin.bsky.social, and Ingemar Johansson 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S014...

🔔We are happy to share a new article about care workers: Robot dilemmas: Deception and digital emotional labor in dementia care work @davidredmalm.bsky.social @claraiversen.bsky.social 👉 tidsskrift.dk/njwls/articl... #CareWork #Sociologyresearch #AcademicResearch

📢 Call for Papers! Our colleagues at REMESO – the Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society – will host the LiU 50 Years Conference: Migration in an Era of Crises. 🗓 6 November 2025 📍 Linköping University, Campus Norrköping 🔗 Full program: liu.se/en/event/mig...

Interesting online seminar hosted by the Institute for Analytical Sociology, "The Shadow Side of Rootedness: How Geographic Stability Across Generations Increases Radical-Right Attitudes" 👤 Andreas Wimmer, Columbia University 🗓 Thu 2 Oct, 14:30 CET📍https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/69925595285

🔔We’re happy to share new research from our department Impersonal Intimacy: A Situational Approach 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0803... #Sociology #Research #Emotions #AcademicPublishing

🎓 Reminder of doctoral thesis defense at our department: Hannes Landén. 🗓 Fri 19 Sept 2025, 14:15–16:00 📍 University Main Building, Room X Organised by the Department of Sociology. #ThesisDefense #UppsalaUniversity #Sociology

📖We are happy to share a new book: Constructing Objectivity: Emotions in Legal Decision-making 👉 uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di... Exploring emotions in legal decision-making and the sociology of emotions #Sociology #Emotions #AcademicResearch uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di...

📚 Reminder: Today, we host the book launch of Rational Anger – An International Comparison between Legal Systems, arranged with the Higher seminar series in Sociology. 🗓 Wed 10 Sept, 15:30–17:00 📍 Room 22-0025, Uppsala University #BookLaunch #Sociology #UppsalaUniversity

Read Cecilia Nordquist's full thesis here 👉 uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di... #Disputation #Sociology #UppsalaUniversity

📢 Disputation at our department: Cecilia Nordquist defends her thesis “The Weight of the Bargain: Investigating Prosecutors' Emotions in Plea Bargaining Interaction in a United States Court” 🗓 12 Sept 2025, 13:15–15:00-📍 Humanistiska teatern, Engelska parken #Disputation #SociologyOfEmotions

📢 The Center for Gender Studies will host the following seminar: Making violence invisible and blaming women in sexual crime convictions. 🗓 September 10, 2025, 14:15–16:00 📍 Center for Gender Studies, Room 12:07 (KWB) 👩‍🏫 Lecturer: Sofia Orrbén #GenderStudies #UppsalaUniversity #ResearchSeminar

🚨New article out: Attitudes towards childbearing, population, and the environment in Sweden. The article examines the connection between climate change worry and fertility outcomes 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New editorial out: Constructing objectivity: emotions in legal decision-making. Read it here 👉 www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc... #LegalStudies #SociologyofEmotions #Sociology #Research

📝 Ahead of Wednesday’s book launch, don’t miss this blog post by Nina Törnqvist: “Time and Time Again: The Role of Time and Timing in Access Negotiation” 🔗 www.in-court.org/blog/2025070... #Sociology #Research #LegalSociology #UppsalaUniversity

📚 Warm welcome to the book launch of Rational Anger – An International Comparison between Legal Systems. 🗓 Wednesday 10 Sept, 15:30–17:00📍 Room 22-0025, Dept. of Sociology, Uppsala University. 🔗 doi.org/10.4324/9781...

📢 Doctoral Thesis Defense Sociology Department: Cecilia Nordquist defends her dissertation, “The Weight of the Bargain: Investigating Prosecutors' Emotions in Plea Bargaining. 🗓 12 Sept 2025, 13:15–15:00 📍English Park, Humanities Theatre. uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di...

We are pleased to share a new publication: Occupational Earning Potential: A New Measure of Social Hierarchy in Europe and the US.' The study introduces Occupational Earnings Potential (OEP), a simple measure of economic advantage across occupations. 🔗 academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...

We’re excited to share new research from our department using large-scale social network analysis. Read here: Anatomy of a Swedish population-scale network osf.io/preprints/so...

We’re happy to share more research from our department: “Navigating Constraints: Activist Strategies in the Vietnamese LGBT Movement” Published in TRaNS: Trans-Regional and -National Studies of Southeast Asia 📖 Read more here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We're happy to share a new research article co-produced by Miia Bask from our department. "Participation of Children in the Process of Matching With Foster Families": onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #sociology #NewPublication #AcademicResearch #ChildAndFamilyStudies

🎓 One of our PhD students is preparing to defend her thesis next semester! Today, we want to share her research on the sociology of emotions: 🔗 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1... #AcademicResearch #EmotionsInSociology #Sociologyresearch

📢 We’re happy to share a new opportunity in our department! Check out the details and apply here: 🔗 www.uu.se/om-uu/jobba-... #JobOpening #UppsalaUniversity #AcademicJobs

📊 Research on Gender Gaps in Sickness Benefits in Sweden (1994–2018): A recent study using administrative data over three decades reveals persistent gender disparities in the withdrawal of sickness benefits in Sweden. 🔍 Read the full article: doi.org/10.1371/jour... #PublicHealth #AcademicResearch

🚨Research from our department exploring the relationship between postpartum depression and social status #sociologyresearch #sociologyandinequality www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📢 Commentary on ageing and migration by Prof. Sandra Torres, part of the Welfare Research Group in our department. 🔍 Read here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🔗 About the research group: www.uu.se/en/departmen... #Ageing #Sociology

🌍 Research from our department by Professor @mfair.bsky.social exploring global attitudes & behaviours around climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ClimateChange #Sociology #EnvironmentalResearch

📘 We are happy to share the Editorial from Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs written by ‪@matildahellman.bsky.social‬ journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1... Key theme: shifts and continuities in Nordic alcohol and drug research.

🔔Research from our Sociology Department: Youth Civic Engagement in Vietnam: Envisioning Social Change Through Everyday Actions. edizionicafoscari.it//it/edizioni... #Sociology #YouthEngagement

🔔Our colleagues at the Centre for Gender Research will host the seminar: “Show Yourself” – queer Sámi sensibilities in contemporary cinema, with Kata Kyrölä (UCL & University of Turku). www.uu.se/en/centre/ge...

📣 We are pleased to share a new publication from our department: "Why Zoom Hurts: A Cultural Sociological Approach" Maria Törnqvist (Uppsala University) & Magdalena Kania Lundholm (Dalarna University) Published in Culture Unbound Available online: cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/article/view...

📢 We are pleased to invite you to the next session in the Higher Seminar series, "The Current Situation in Sociology." Date: Monday, May 26 Time: 14:00 Location: Room 2-1025 Title: A Retrospective Smorgasbord and Neurath’s Boat Speaker: Professor Peter Sohlberg www.uu.se/en/contact-a...

🔔Our department is pleased to share new research in environmental sociology by Professor @mfair.bsky.social His article, “Does climate change explain declining public trust in science? Evidence from panel data” 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🔔Reminder: tomorrow’s seminar with @manuelaboatca.bsky.social focuses on how Roma people have been excluded from Europe’s historical narratives of racism and enslavement, and how Europe's politics of memory remain incomplete without recognizing anti-Roma racism and the history of Romani enslavement

🔔Sharing research from our colleague Mia Bask: Matching the general or the specific child with a foster home? explores how Swedish social workers make decisions in foster care placements without clear guidelines and what knowledge they assess. #SocialWork 🔗 academic.oup.com/bjsw/article...

Happy to share our PhD students' work: The Politics of Platform Folklore: Emotion, Identity, and Sense-Making in Far-Right Populist Twitter Communities. Read the article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #digitalsociology#sociology#newresearch

We’re happy to host @manuelaboatca.bsky.social on May 7 She’ll speak on how Romani histories are erased from Europe’s memory, examining anti-Roma racism and the legacies of enslavement through Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s concept of "unthinkable history." #AcademicTalks uni-freiburg.de/frias/prof-d...

Our Department is happy to invite you to our Higher Seminar tomorrow afternoon! 🗓: 23 April 2025 🕒: 15:30–17:00 English Park, Room 2-1025 🎙 Professor Maria Krysan (University of Chicago) Title: "Don't Go: Stories of Segregation and How to Disrupt It" #Sociology #AcademicEvents#SegregationStudies

We share an editorial by our colleague Alinia Minoo: Mobility, Power, and the (Re)production of Inequality and Injustice 🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc... #Sociology #MigrationStudies #SocialJustice #Inequality