Research projects
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Sustainable practices in the minimalist family
The minimalist lifestyle has become increasingly popular in recent years and is often associated with increased well-being and reduced stress. In our...
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The Commodification of Motherhood: An Integrated Feminist Social Research Perspective on Mediatisation and Mediation of Mothering in an Era of Consumerism
This project aims to investigate how through the processes of mediatisation and mediation of motherhood in contemporary society both ideas and practices...
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The Cultural History of Trans Activism in Scandinavia, 1964-2010
The purpose of this thesis project is to map and analyze the emergence and development of Scandinavian transactivism from 1964 to approximately 2010...
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The impact of generative AI on meaningful work in creative and knowledge-intensive professions - collaborative partner or threat?
The project examines how the use of generative AI (GAI) in work affects people’s experiences of meaningfulness at work. Meaningfulness is central to emotiona...
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The legitimacy of the welfare state - New mechanisms of trust in a hollow state development?
This research project aims to address how recent welfare state reforms in Sweden affect the mechanisms of trust building in government institutions. One of t...
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The line between secondary and higher education
Previous research has consistently shown that students from non-academic backgrounds are less prone to pursue a university education even when they have high...
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The logic of measuring, managing and governing ecosystems (EcoLogic)
The ‘ecological turn’ is the realization that ecosystems are vital for human life and subsequent public, political and scientific attention towards maintaini...
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The Neighbourhood Revisited: Spatial polarization and social cohesion in contemporary Sweden
The six-year research programme “The Neighbourhood Revisited: Spatial polarization and social cohesion in contemporary Sweden” explores the extent to which...
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The Rhetorical Reconstruction of Current Democratic Theory
Project on democratic theory carried out together with researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Granada and Universidad de Santiago...
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The roles of social science expertise for transformative change
This project investigates the conditions and challenges for developing social scientific expertise for transformative change. The context is the growing...