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The city of Helsingborg first implemented the Housing First method seven years ago. Since then, the number of homeless per 10,000 inhabitants has fallen sharply. The programme, introduced by researchers at the School of Social Work, has also brought about additional positive effects for socially vulnerable groups in Helsingborg. This is shown in a new report, written by Arne Kristensen and Marcus

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/seven-years-housing-first-success-story - 2026-01-21

At least Three (2 year) Postdoctoral positions on Great social challenges at the Faculty of Social Sciences. To be appointed as a postdoc requires a PhD in any of the following research subjects offered at the Faculty of Social Sciences: Communication and Media Studies, Education, Gender Studies, Human Ecology, Human or Economic Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Service Studies, Social Ant

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/postdoctoral-positions-great-social-challenges - 2026-01-21

Professor Hans Swärd has been awarded the biennial Swedish Association for Social Work Research (FORSA) Prize. "With long-term commitment, Professor Hans Swärd has been interested in the most vulnerable in society and their living conditions for several decades. Through his research, Hans Swärd has achieved improvements and a paradigm shift in how to think about the homeless, including contributin

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/hans-sward-awarded-forsa-prize - 2026-01-21

Susanna Johansson and Lina Ponnert have published an article in the British Journal of Social Work. The article aims to analyse juridification and standardisation as two legal dimensions influencing contemporary child-protection work, and to discuss their implications for practice.  Read the while article online: Juridification and Standardisation: Two Legal Dimensions Influencing Contemporary Chi

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/johansson-and-ponnert-juridification-and-standardisation-contemporary-child-protection - 2026-01-21

On 14 and 15 April, the School of Social Work, in collaboration with SASNET, hosted a workshop on nationalisms in South Asia. The convenors were Frank Korom from Boston University, Jan Magnusson from the School of Social Work and the Director of SASNET, Andreas Johansson. The core idea of the workshop was formed in opposition to a generation of scholarship which argued that nationalism was strictl

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/comparing-nationalist-actors-south-asia - 2026-01-21

"We have no alternative but to look for new ideas and imaginaries of welfare and social inclusion in the absence of growth", says Max Koch in an interview in the Green European Journal. Read the entire interview with Max Koch and Jean Lambert, a Greens/EFA MEP from the UK, on the Green Journal Website.Professor Max Koch's research deals with capitalist restructuring and its impact on social inequa

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/max-koch-welfare-and-work-within-planetary-limits - 2026-01-21

The 6th International Degrowth Conference in Malmö will take place from August 21-25. The 6th International Degrowth Conference in Malmö, Sweden, titled “Dialogues in turbulent times” is organized by the Institute for degrowth studies. This conference aims at expanding the geographical and thematic scope of degrowth discussions, as well as building dialogues with critical social theories, sciences

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/malmo-hosts-degrowth-conference - 2026-01-21

In an article recently published in the European Social Work Research journal, researchers Anna Rypi, Malin Åkerström and Veronika Burcar Alm attempt to shed light on why young men with an immigrant background who are subjected to violent crimes rarely report the incidents to the police. The young men who were interviewed mainly portrayed their decisions not to notify the police in the context of

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/discrimination-discourse-incompatible-hegemonic-masculinity - 2026-01-21

Carolin Schütze has been awarded the ReNEW Early Career Paper Prize in social sciences for the best conference paper at the Third Nordic Challenges Conference, 2019. In her award-winning paper entitled “Feeling Fear in Times of Polarization.  A Systematic Content Analysis of Bureaucrats’ Commentary on Migrants using the Concept of Ontological Security”, Schütze addresses the question of immigratio

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/doctoral-student-wins-early-career-prize - 2026-01-21

During a whole day in April researchers in elite studies discussed the relevance of central theoretical and empirical knowledge about elite research for studying civil society elites. The research seminar was filled with discussions about ”shadow elites” in America influencing important geopolitical decisions without visible political leadership, and the power decline of bureaucratic elite groups

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/seminar-brings-together-several-international-researchers - 2026-01-21

The Housing First model is effective, but needs more political support to increase its impact across Europe, a new Europe-wide study from the Housing First Europe Hub shows. Marcus Knutagård, researcher at Lund University School of Social Work is one of the authors of the new report that will be released on World Homelessness Day, 10 October. On World Homelessness Day, the Housing First Europe Hub

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/housing-first-effective-if-given-adequate-political-support - 2026-01-21

About 70 teachers, researchers, and representatives from different service user organisations from nine countries highlighted the matter during the conference Experience-based knowledge in the shadow of the pandemic. The conference was arranged by the international network PowerUs.  “We discussed many creative solutions to improve user participation in social work educations, as well as the possib

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/how-covid-impacts-experience-based-knowledge-social-work - 2026-01-21

Senior lecturer Lupita Svensson is one of the researchers in a research group that has received funding for a project that will explore how the digitization of everyday life, including consumption, credit management and communication, affects economic vulnerability among young adults. The project, which will last for a year, os led by Stefan Larsson, Lund University Internet Institute, and funded

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/sek-1-million-research-project-online-consumption-and-vulnerability - 2026-01-21

Increasing globalisation and international mobility have changed couple formations around the world. More people have a partner from abroad and, although it is often a migrant from a neighbouring country, cohabitation and marriage with migrants from distant countries have become more common. This has highlighted similarities and differences in the marriage patterns of men and women. Until the turn

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/women-and-men-show-more-similarities-when-choosing-foreign-partner - 2026-01-21

How can tourism organisations approach the question of appropriate quantity of tourists? Mikael Klintman, sociology professor is one of the speakers in a row of short talks presenting research on sustainable consumption. Mikael Klintman and other researchers from Lund University present results in films from Mistra Sustainable Consumption, a research programme aiming to stimulate a shift towards m

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sustainable-tourism-part-film-cavalcade - 2026-01-21

Christofer Edling, professor of Sociology and dean at the Faculty of Social Science at Lund University, has been appointed as a member of the government’s new advisory committee on research. He expects interesting discussions and to highlight social science research. The advisory committee is appointed to advise the government in the preparation of the research and innovation bill which is estimat

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/professor-christofer-edling-member-new-government-advisory-committee - 2026-01-21

Three projects with researchers from the Department of Sociology have received research grants from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ). The researchers who will receive funding are Dalia Abdelhady, Nina Gren and David Sausdal. Read about the projects on the RJ website (in Swedish): Dalia Abdelhady: Learning to labor, learning to succeed: a comparative study of the the children of immigrants Nina Gren:

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/three-researchers-awarded-funding-foundation - 2026-01-21

Palestinians in the occupied territories experience great despair and resignation. Social anthropologist Nina Gren's research in the area and contact with residents over 20 years has consistently revealed frustration and feelings of hopelessness. In her article 'Palestinian conflict: how despair can drive people to violence, even if it puts their lives in danger' in The Conversation, Nina Gren des

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/nothing-lose-hopelessness-may-increase-violence-palestine - 2026-01-21

No less than four Department of Sociology projects have recently received funding from the Swedish Research Council. The researchers behind the projects are Jan Mewes, Christopher Swader, Lisa Flower, Shai Mulinari, Sébastien Tutenges, Susanne Boethius and David Wästerfors. The following projects will get funds from the Swedish Research Council, with links to Swecris – the Swedish research databas

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/several-projects-get-funding-swedish-research-council - 2026-01-21

On Tuesday 19 December, Marie Larsson successfully defended her thesis "The Work of Contracepting: Young people's experiences and practices with contraceptives in Sweden" and is now a doctor of sociology. Marie Larsson's thesis highlights the work that underpins young people's experiences and practices around contraceptive methods. Interviews with young people aged 18 to 29 show that the work of c

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/marie-larsson-has-defended-her-thesis-contraceptive-work-and-now-doctor-sociology - 2026-01-21