Doctoral studies
The focus of research activities at BEEGS is the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe.
During their employment, doctoral students write their theses, take courses and participate in seminars, workshops and conferences. Normally they also work part-time as teaching assistants in undergraduate programmes at Södertörn University. BEEGS' doctoral students receive a salary, office space and other benefits for a period of four years.
BEEGS' doctoral students normally spend a period of their PhD education at CBEES (Centre for Baltic and East European Studies) in a multidisciplinary environment with area specialists, and attend academic events and seminars. During this time, they participate in the doctoral course Contemporary Research into the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe, 7.5 credits, and other courses offered by CBEES/BEEGS. They also participate in an annual internal conference specifically designed for junior scholars to present their ongoing research.
Parallel to these activities at CBEES/BEEGS, doctoral students also take postgraduate courses within their own disciplines and research areas and begin to work on their theses in cooperation with their supervisors. The supervisors may be employed at Södertörn University or at another university.
During their last years, doctoral students continue to participate in activities, postgraduate courses, workshops, conferences, seminars etc. arranged by CBEES/BEEGS, while spending most of their time at the school at Södertörn University that hosts their research area and subject:
- Culture and Education
Research area: Critical and Cultural Theory - Historical and Contemporary Studies
Research area: Historical Studies - Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies
Research area: Environmental Studies - Social Sciences
Research area: Politics, Economy and the Organisation of Society
Applications for admission are usually invited once per year. For more information about vacant position, please visit Södertörn University vacant positions.
All BEEGS doctoral students take one required course at BEEGS, offered once per year, in addition to the courses offered by their host institutions. BEEGS also offers elective courses, including some which run on a rotating basis and new courses which are offered by visiting researchers. BEEGS even offers courses through summer schools arranged in cooperation with partner universities.
Current doctoral courses
Contemporary Research into the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe
7,5 credits
Professor Joakim Ekman, Professor Mark Bassin
The course is based on a series of topical seminars and lectures where senior researchers present different disciplinary approaches to the study of the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe. At the seminars, and in one written assignment, students are asked to reflect upon these different approaches, and to relate these approaches to their own research. The students are also required to make an oral presentation towards the end of the course, discussing some aspects of contemporary research on the region. Course participants are encouraged to reflect upon different disciplinary, theoretical and methodological approaches, and to relate these different approaches to their own projects.
Transnational feminism 7.5 credits
November – January 2020/21
Gender Studies, CBEES/BEEGS, Södertörn University
Course overview: Transnational feminism
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Contact: Teresa Kulawik,