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Sofia Strid

Professor

Department of Sociology and Work Science
Telephone
+46 31-786 38 04
+46 766-18 38 04
Mail
sofia.strid@gu.se
Visiting address
Skanstorget 18
41122 Göteborg
Room number
G216
Postal address
Box 720
40530 Göteborg

Deputy Head of Department

Department of Sociology and Work Science
Telephone
+46 31-786 38 04
+46 766-18 38 04
Mail
sofia.strid@gu.se
Visiting address
Skanstorget 18
41122 Göteborg
Room number
G216
Postal address
Box 720
40530 Göteborg

About Sofia Strid

Sofia Strid is Professor of Sociology and Associate Professor (docent) in Gender Studies at the Department of Sociology and Work Science, University of Gothenburg. She's a Visiting Research Fellow at Oxford Brookes University, UK, and Lecturer by Invitation at Belgrade University, Serbia. She is the Deputy Head of Department and the former Director of Research Studies at the Department of Sociology and Work Science, University of Gothenburg. She has previously held positions in Gender Studies, Policy Studies, Political Science, and Sociology in Austria, Belgium, Sweden and the UK. Her research profile is international, multi-disciplinary and collaborative, with a focus on European multi-partner project and collaborations. She has communicated her research results via more than 200 scientific publications, 50 popular science publications, and 150 conference presentations in 30 countries.

Research

Sofia Strid's research interests are oriented towards the social and political sciences and focus on different forms of inequalities, their intersections and consequences thereof in different empirical domains and regimes. Her research has recently primarily focused on: 1) inequalities produced in times of crises (e.g. the financial crisis, covid crisis, climate crisis) and political and social mobilisation to mitigate these; 2) the concept, theory and measurement of violences and their interconnectedness; and 3) obstacles and barriers for the realisation of socially just and gender equal sustainability politics.

Sofia Strid's research has been published in in e.g., Current Sociology, Feminist Theory, Journal of European Social Policy, Journal of Gender Studies, Journal of Sex Research, Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, Politics and Governance, Social Politics, Social Problems, Sociologisk Forskning, Sociology, Studies in Higher Education, Theory & Society and Violence Against Women. Her research is funded by the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Institute for Gender Equality, the Swedish Research Council and FORTE.

Current research projects

  • Economic abuse and parenting: A mixed-methods and multi-level study of prevalence, patterns, policy and practice (2027-2029) examines how economic abuse is experienced, conceptualised, and addressed at the micro, meso, and macro levels in Sweden. It analyses 1) the prevalence and experiences of economic abuse among parents before and after separation; 2) professional understandings and responses within child protection, financial aid, and family law; and 3) continuities and contradictions across these domains in relation to victims/survivors, legislation, and policy. A mixed-methods design is used, including a survey of separated parents, textual analysis of family court orders, and focus groups with social workers. The project is led by Linnéa Bruno (PI), Stockholm University and is funded by FORTE with approx. 5 million SEK.
  • GenderSAFE: Advancing the zero-tolerance approach to gender-based violence in higher education and research in the European Research Area (2024-2027). The overall objective of GenderSAFE is to contribute to building safe, inclusive and respectful research and higher education environments, with zero-tolerance to violence. The UGOT team consists of Sofia Strid (PI), Fredrik Bondestam, Anne Laure Humbert, and Sarah Philipson Isaac. GenderSAFE is funded with 2 million euro by EU Horizon Europe
  • ST4TE: Strategies for just and equitable transitions in Europe (2024-2027). The project aims to investigate the impact of the green, digital and twin transition on inequalities among individuals and territories on the one hand and, on the other, to explore the way in which existing inequalities affect the transition paths creating cycles of inequalities and slow transition. The UGOT team consists of Sofia Strid (PI), Anna Davidsson, Sebastian Svenberg, Martin Hultman and Christopher Ali Thorén. ST4TE is funded with 3 million euro by EU Horizon Europe.
  • SUPPORTER: Securing sports education through innovative and inclusive gender equality plans (2023-2025) aims to advance inclusive gender+ equality within the European Research Area. The UGOT team includes Sofia Strid (PI), Nathalie Wuiame, Karin Grahn and Suzanne Lundvall. SUPPORTER is funded with 1,1 million euro by EU Horizon Europe

Previous projects

Teaching

Sofia Strid has designed and delivered courses related to her research interests, and lectures and supervises on all academic levels and in many disciplines, including Gender Studies, Law, Media and Communication, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work and the Teacher Education Programmes. She also develops and delivers workshops on gender equality, gender mainstreaming and gender-based violence for university staff, practitioners, and policymakers. She currently supervises three PhD candidates in Sociology and Gender Studies. 

Collaborations and service

Sofia Strid is active in well-established European wide networks and collaborations. She is the previous Chair of the Nordic Association for Feminist Research and Gender Studies, NORA; the Chair of SO9: Gender-Based Violence Section of the ECPG of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR); a member of the EU COST Action on Femicide; and the European Representative in the International Sociological Association (ISA) RC32: Women and Society.

Sofia Strid serves as Deputy Head of Department with responsibility for internationalisation, work environment, including gender+ equality and equal opportunities, and sustainability. She has previously served as Director of Research Studies in the Department for Sociology and Work Science, and as Head of Undergraduate Studies, member of the Faculty Board for Humanities and Social Sciences, and the representative in the Regional Administrative County's Resource Group on Violence against Women, at Örebro University. She's was an organising member of the annual National Gender Dialogue with gender researchers and Members of Parliament, and a founding member of the Regional Gender Dialogue with gender researchers and practitioners working with gender issues.