Research profile

The research profile of the Swedish School of Social Science combines topics such as Nordic welfare and ethnic relations with innovative, multidisciplinary approaches. The research profile responds to the new challenges of the Nordic welfare model by combining expertise from the many research areas of the School to form a stimulating environment for research and teaching.

The School’s research is primarily carried out in six fields – journalism and communication, legal studies, social work and social policy, sociology, social psychology and political science and administration. 

More information about the research at the School can be found in the .

Teaching is research-based, which means that these research areas are the foundation of all teaching at the Swedish School of Social Science.

The Centre for Research on Ethnic Relations and Nationalism – CEREN

The Centre for Research on Ethnic Relations and Nationalism, CEREN, is a lively research environment with cutting-edge research projects, active national and international networks, and intensive cooperation with authorities and civil society.

CEREN carries out research on politics of migration, belonging and citizenship; policies and practices of integration; diaspora, transnationalism and minorities; racism and antiracism;  postcolonialism, decoloniality and indigeneity.

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