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27 Feb 2024
Anna Lundberg is the new Head of Department
When 2023 became 2024, Anna Lundberg took over as Head of The Sociology of Law Department. Here she talks about her first months in the position and future challenges.
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12 Feb 2024
New projects presented at the Sociology of Law Department's Research Panorama Day
The Research Panorama Day is an annual relay seminar presenting ongoing research at the Sociology of Law Department for new students. It is an opportunity for students to get an ov...
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4 Jan 2024
Our friend and colleague Karl Dahlstrand has passed away
During the winter break, we received the tragic news that Karl Dahlstrand passed away unexpectedly.
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18 Dec 2023
Queerness as a mechanism creating Europe's borders
Queer asylum seekers to the EU must conform to fixed notions of gender and sexuality for migration authorities to believe them. In a recent study, Sophia Zisakou exposes the migrat...
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13 Nov 2023
Low level of criminal law protection for exploited migrant workers in Sweden
Sociologists of law find that Swedish law enforcement struggles to investigate the exploitation of migrant workers. Only two percent of reported cases end up in court. Central to t...
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2 Nov 2023
Five million SEK for research on children's rights in custody disputes
The grant enables a study of how children's rights are understood and made use of in custody cases in three countries with different legal cultures.
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29 Sep 2023
Norway needs a clearer AI policy
Doctoral student in Sociology of Law Embla Helle Nerland joins the ongoing debate on artificial intelligence (AI) policy in Norway.
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24 Aug 2023
VIDEO: Presentation of Anthology in memory of Reza Banakar
Senior Professor Håkan Hydén and our former doctoral student Hildur Fjóla Antonsdóttir present "Combining the Legal and the Social in Sociology of Law: An Homage to Reza Banakar", ...
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13 Jun 2023
Marie Leth-Espensen successfully defended her doctoral thesis
On Friday, 9 June, Marie Leth-Espensen defended her thesis "Animals and the Politics of Suffering: Essays on Law, Care and Interspecies Relations," which explores the implications ...