University of Gothenburg
The Department of Sociology and Work Science
The Department of Sociology and Work Science

The Department of Sociology and Work Science

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  2. The Department of Sociology and Work Science

We offer education in sociology, work science, criminology and human resources management. Our research programmes cover the labour market and working life, social welfare, social movements, sustainable development, environmental policy, the sociology of law, crime and social control.

News and Events

News – 29 December 2022
New research school for PhD students in migration and integration
The University of Gothenburg and Linköping University are joining forces to create a new research school and graduate…
News – 6 December 2022
Bojan Baća is awarded twice for his research on civil society in post-socialist…
Bojan Baća, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Department of Sociology and Work Science and researcher at the University…
News – 24 October 2022
Nostalgia — A Rhetorical Tool for Populists and the Radical Right
Nostalgic rhetoric is used by parties and political movements on both the right and the left, as they imagine and make use…

Our Research

The Department is comprised of a multidisciplinary team conducting research within sociology, criminology, work science, and science and technology studies.

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Doctoral Studies
We offer postgraduate studies in sociology and work science. There is a also a specialisation on science and technology…

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We provide high-quality education in the disciplines of sociology, work science, criminology, and human resources management…
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