Staff
Steering committee:
Chair of steering committee: Kristina Riegert
Director of studies: Liudmila Voronova
Members: Johanna Mannergren (political science), Thomas Marmefelt (economics), Malin Picha Edwardsson (journalism), Dominika V. Polanska (social work), Paulina Rytkönen (business studies), Steven Saxonberg
External link. (sociology).
PhD student representatives: Alexandra Allard (economics), Mounia El hajjari Borg (business studies), Alexander Hjelm External link. (political science), Rositsa Kratunkova (social work), Sanna Volny External link. (journalism).
Secretary: Lina Lorentz External link.
Researchers, doctoral students and other employees:
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I am senior lecturer in Tourism Studies, coordinator of Tourism subject, coordinator of Master's programme in Tourism Studies, and I am representative in the board of school.
Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies
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I am a researcher on an Östersjöstiftelsen-funded project led by Dr Sanna Strand and Associate Professor Emil Edenborg on the militarisation of three Baltic Sea Islands.
Social Sciences
My current research explores the intersection of identity, religion, and security perceptions in the Western Balkans.
Social Sciences
My research areas are environmental and resource economics, with a focus on maritime resources and sectors.
Social Sciences
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Associate professor in Journalism and PhD in Media Technology.
Social Sciences
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My research is about Deaf experiences in the Health and well-being field and civil society.
Social Sciences
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Competition policy, public procurement, competitive provision of elderly care & other welfare services, pharmaceutical pricing, regulation & deregulation, retailing and the city
Social Sciences
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Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist is a professor in Social work. Her research mainly concerns neurodiversity, autism and ADHD
Social Sciences
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Doctoral Student in Sociology. Research focus: Consequences of policiary measures against radical nationalist social movements
Social Sciences
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Associate professor and senior lecturer in political science. Main research areas: political theory, welfare state research. Director of PPE program: www.sh.se/ppe.
Social Sciences
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My research is about surveillance including the relationship between trust and surveillance. I also teach political science at the School of Social Sciences.
Social Sciences
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Jonas Björnerstedt
Associate Professor
Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor of Economics
Social Sciences
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Professor of Business Administration. A researcher and lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences
Social Sciences
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My thesis explores journalists' work-related emotions, how journalists navigate their feelings alongside professional norms and the effect of emotional labor on their well-being.
Social Sciences
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Prof in Business Studies. Head of dep't for journalism. Program director for 2-year masters LeadSustain. Rectors Advisor Co-Creation. Dean of Faculty Board 2016-2022.
Social Sciences
ME326
Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES)
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Linda Ekström
Senior Lecturer
I am a political scientist with an interest in issues concearning teaching and learning in civics education
Social Sciences
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Doctoral Researcher: corporate sustainability- sustainable management- social enterprises- Innovation and entrepreneurship- writing differently
Social Sciences
ME516
Associate Professor in Social Work, Senior Lecturer in Social Work
Social Sciences
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Katarina Elofsson's research is about international, national and regional environmental policy for water quality management, wildlife, biodiversity, and climate policy.
Social Sciences
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International relations, specifically the politics of technology and expertise, space policy, and cybersecurity. I lead the project "Russia in Space".
Social Sciences
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I am a PhD student specializing in entrepreneurial well-being. My focus areas are communal stress coping, start-up teams, inner resources management, migrant entrepreneurs.
Social Sciences
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My research interest focuses on how people respond to challenges in different ways. Social entrepreneurship, social enterprises, and social innovation are examples of what I study.
Social Sciences
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I work part-time at Södertörn University, and otherwise at Anthesis AB. My research revolves around sustainable behavior, with a focus on energy issues and energy efficiency.
Social Sciences
Professor of social policy
Social Sciences
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I am a Senior Lecturer in political science. My research concerns democracy and dictatorship, state - civil society relations, social movements. Leave of absence from March 2025.
Social Sciences
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Alexander Hjelm
Doctoral Student
I am theoretically oriented researcher who is intrigued by the potential implications that technology have on our understanding and practice of democracy.
Social Sciences
ME611
I am Affiliate Professor of Political Science. One of my areas of research is government communication. Web: https://www.polexmedia.com/external link
Social Sciences
Senior lecturer in political science. Research on populist radical right parties in Eurioe
Social Sciences
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Research: organization, social movements, civil society. Participate in the Horizon-project "Co-Creating Inclusive Intersectional Democratic Spaces Across Europe": ccindle.org
Social Sciences
ME218
Andrius Kazukauskas
Researcher
I am an applied microeconomist who studies topics in environmental and energy economics, behavioural economics, agricultural, and development microeconomics.
Social Sciences
ME322
Elżbieta Korolczuk, Associate professor in sociology, her research involves: social movements, civil society, politics of reproduction and anti-gender campaigns.
Historical and Contemporary Studies
I am a PhD student in business studies. My research concerns the regulatory development of anti-money laundering supervision in Sweden, Denmark, and Estonia from the 2000s onwards.
Social Sciences
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Sr Lecturer, Business Administration. Program Coordinator Cultural Management Program. Teaching in the Master's Program Leadership for Sustainable Development.
Social Sciences
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I am associate professor in Business Administration and program director for the bachelor program Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Markets. I am appointed as Excellent teacher.
Social Sciences
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Lina Lorentz
Research Officer
Ghani Majidi
Senior Lecturer
I am lecturing macro and microeconomics. In addition, I teach welfare state politics. My main interest is political economy, public economics and political philosophy
Social Sciences
I am Professor in Political Science and International Relations, with a research focus on peace processes. I have a part time position as Research Coordinator at CBEES.
Social Sciences
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Evolutionary economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics and financial institutions, innovations, cognition and institutions, monetary history, alternative monetary arrangements
Social Sciences
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Joanna Mellquist
Doctoral Student
I work as sociologist at the Department of Social Sciences, Södertörn University, and carry out research focusing on the role of unelected experts in civil society
Social Sciences
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My research interests include sports, crime prevention, and relationships between civil society, social services and police, particularly in underserved areas.
Police Education
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I am mainly doing research on local journalism, on the use of sources and fact checking. I am also teaching, mostly as superviser for thesis work.
Social Sciences
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Dr.Pejvak Oghazi is Professor and head of department of Business Studies. He is also head of Logistic Program at Sodertorn University, School of Social Sciences.
Social Sciences
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I am professor in sociology and director of research at Reinvent - the Centre for City Dynamics, www.sh.se/reinvent
Social Sciences
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My PhD-thesis investigates the links between working conditions and environmental impact of industrial forestry, and the relations between trade unions and environmentalists.
Social Sciences
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Civil servants, public sector governance and organization, leadership, substance abuse treatment systems, public health policies, road safety policies.
Social Sciences
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Global media, comparative journalism, conflict and crisis coverage, politicotainment, cultural citizenship
Social Sciences
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I am researching refugees and entrepreneurship in the Baltics and Eastern Europe, focusing on how it supports economic and social integration despite structural challenges.
Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES)
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I am associate professor in Economic history and lecturer in Business Studies at the School of Social Sciences.
Social Sciences
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PhD in Public Management and Organisation. Currently researching administrative burdens in work capability assessments in the public health insurance system.
Social Sciences
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Steven Saxonberg
Professor
I am a political sociologist, who writes about social policy, attitudes, social movements and civil society, totalitarianism, democratization, social change and populism.
Social Sciences
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Shamima Shah
Financial officer
My research interests lie in sustainability accounting and reporting with the focus to examine the role of institutional forces in shaping sustainability reporting in Baltics.
Social Sciences
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I am Professor of sociology, studying issues related to political organization, globalization and democracy. I mainly teach on the use of qualitative methods and democracy.
Social Sciences
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Lecturer and associate professor in political science. My research is about policy processes and urban governance in relation to issues of participation, democracy and equality.
Social Sciences
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I teach within the Social Work programme and the Police Education Programme at Södertörn University. My research deals with issues of children and families and divorce/separations.
Social Sciences
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I am a researcher and teacher at the Academy of Public Administration and teach also in Social Work and Police Education.
Social Sciences
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I teach and conduct research in the field of journalism studies. I am director of studies for PESO research area
Social Sciences
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My research and teaching mainly concerns social movements, political participation, social stratification, climate protests, political violence, and sociological theory.
Social Sciences
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My research focus on corporate culture, leadership in knowledge intensive firms, consumer culture, branding, social media, branding and digital entrepreneurship.
Social Sciences
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