Når doktorgradsstudenter fra hele Norden som forsker på arbeidsrett samles på kurs, er ikke målet bare å gi faglig påfyll, men også å bygge et nordisk forskningsmiljø.

Institutet för social forskning (SOFI) ingår i den Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten på Stockholms Universitet och har ca 90 anställda. På SOFI drivs projektet ’Who chooses online tertiary educ

The Swedish Institute for Social research (SOFI) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. The institute is an internationally leading research institute in the field of socia

The Swedish Institute for Social research (SOFI) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. The institute is an internationally leading research institute in the field of socia

Abstract. Social stratification is interested in unequal life chances and assumes the existence of a hierarchy of more or less advantageous occupations. Ye

Att ha ett arbete hjälper inte alltid mot fattigdom. Nästan var tolfte familj med somalisk bakgrund lever i fattigdom trots att båda föräldrarna jobbar, visar ny forskning.

Today, May 15th, marking the International Day of Families, the European research project rEUsilience presents new insights and recommendations aimed at enhancing family resilience in Europe. The proj...

Cassandra Engeman, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at Stockholm University

From voter to candidate: how a second election sparks political ambition - Institute for International Economic Studies

New thesis: Education and place of residence politically divide young people - Swedish Institute for Social Research

Young women are much more likely to be NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) than young men. Little is known about the extent to which institutional and policy contexts can shape the rela...

Job quality in Sweden has improved significantly over the past 50 years, but at the same time, workplace stress has sharply increased. This is shown in the doctoral thesis by sociologist Edvin Syk, pr...

Vad kan man göra för att vända trenden av minskat barnafödande, som plågar hela västvärlden? Kan människor motiveras med hjälp av barnkampanjer eller ekonomiska incitament? Eller är det en kulturell f...

In the Netherlands, lesbian couples have a relatively high level of agency in shaping conception, as they can choose between different donor constructions (sperm bank donor versus contact donor), h...

Genom att studera vem i familjen som är hemma med sjuka barn och hur föräldrar använder vab går det att se hur jämställdheten ser ut både i arbetslivet och i familjelivet. Katarina Boye, docent i soci...

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