The area Social relations and social issues includes research on how individuals and social groups interact and their positions and relations towards each other. The area covers both living conditions in everyday life and how these relate to the welfare state and civil society organisations. The focus is on the phenomenon level: occurrence, explanation and understanding.

The area covers research on identity and socialisation, on marginalisation, migration and integration, on life cycles and living conditions, on gender, body and sexuality, as well as crime, violence and abuse.

Members of the review panel 2024

  • Chairperson

  • Anders Kottorp

    Malmö University, Sweden

  • Members

  • Maria Brandén

    Linköping University, Sweden

    Scientific reviewer

  • Lars Plantin

    Malmö University, Sweden

    Scientific reviewer

  • Martin Molin

    University West, Sweden

    Scientific reviewer

  • Gisela Priebe

    Karlstad University, Sweden

    Scientific reviewer

  • Ottar Ness

    Norweigan University of Science and Technology, Norway

    Scientific reviewer

  • Mette Louise Berg

    University College London, United Kingdom

    Scientific reviewer

  • Mikko Aaltonen

    Law School, University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    Scientific reviewer

  • Lena Näre

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    Scientific reviewer

  • Susanne Strand

    Örebro University, Sweden

    Scientific reviewer

  • Johan Oljeqvist

    Fryshuset, Sweden

    Community representative

  • Jenny Rehnman

    The Gothenburg Region, Sweden

    Community representative