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Gendered processes in education: Exploring early sources of differing educational trajectories

The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · Jul 1

Anna Sandberg Trolle-Lindgren has been appointed as Associate Professor (Docent) at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI).🎉

Congratulations!

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Max Thaning @thaning.bsky.social · Jun 28

Final conference of rEUsilience and this is (parts of) the wonderful crew - here w/ miami vice flair. Thx for a great journey!
@rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social @wvlancker.bsky.social @abrarbawati.bsky.social @amatysiak.bsky.social @cofaceeu.bsky.social and analog 📷 by great @merveuzunalioglu.bsky.social

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · Jun 26

Congratulations, Marie-Pascale!

EEA @eeanews.bsky.social · Jun 25

EEA congrats Marie-Pascale Grimon for being awarded the Outstanding Paper Award, funded by our MinE Committee, at 5th Virtual Discrimination & Diversity Workshop. More info on her paper, the other winning paper & the workshop here:
www.eeassoc.org/news/outstan...

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · Jun 13

Congratulations to our doctoral student @allisongeerts.bsky.social in successfully defending her thesis! Geerts' research explores how lesbian couples in the Netherlands navigate the transition to parenthood.

Read her thesis here: su.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

#Research #Sociology #PhD

Allison holding her dissertation, smiling.

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · Jun 2

Read her dissertation here: su.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

Promising Sameness?: Lesbian Couples in Sweden at the Transition to Motherhood

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · Jun 2

🎉 Big congrats to Tünde Lénárd, who successfully defended her dissertation last Friday!

Here’s an action shot from the event.

#DissertationDefense #AcademicWin

Tünde speaking at her dissertation defense, seated behind a table, holding a microphone, with a bouquet of flowers visible in the corner.

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · May 28

Read her dissertation ”Promising Sameness? Lesbian Couples in Sweden at the Transition to Motherhood” here.

su.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

Fattiga familjer berättar: Så lever vi - Syre

The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · May 28

Right now, Madeleine Eriksson Kirsch is defending her dissertation in Lecture Hall 9 at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social.

Wishing her all the best!

#DissertationDefense #PhD #SOFI #Sociology

Photo of Madeleine in lecture hall 9, holding her dissertation.

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Rense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · May 27

Fattige familjer berättar: Så lever vi

Interview in @syre-tidningen.bsky.social about the situation of low resource families in Sweden, based on @reusilience.bsky.social research with Lovisa Backman, and on research by @siddarthaaradhya.bsky.social

tidningensyre.se/2025/26-maj-...

@sofi.su.se

Att ha ett arbete hjälper inte alltid mot fattigdom. Nästan var tolfte familj med somalisk bakgrund lever i fattigdom trots att båda föräldrarna jobbar, visar ny forskning.

tidningensyre.se

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · May 19

So great having you here! And what fantastic photos – it takes skill to make our fluorescent lighting look this good! 😄

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · May 15

Check out the video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgKC...

Placing Families at the Centre of Social Policy for a Resilient Europe

YouTube video by rEUsilience

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · May 15

On this International Day of Families, it’s time to rethink family policy in Europe. Read more about the @reusilience.bsky.social research project and its findings 👇

#sociology #research #FamilyPolicy

European Initiative Calls for Enhanced Family Support Systems - Swedish Institute for Social Research

Today, May 15th, marking the International Day of Families, the European research project rEUsilience presents new insights and recommendations aimed at enhancing family resilience in Europe. The proj...

Cassandra Engeman appointed Associate Professor - Swedish Institute for Social Research

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · May 14

@cassandraengeman.bsky.social, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social.

www.su.se/swedish-inst...

Cassandra Engeman, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at Stockholm University

Education, Inequality, and Labor Market Outcomes: Patterns and Trends in Educational and Socioeconomic Transformations

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Paul Hufe @paulhufe.net · May 8

Alessandro Toppeta (@sofi.su.se) shows that more school isn't always better: in Sweden, teens randomly tested after holidays show stronger non-cognitive skills, especially those from wealthier families. More breaks may boost development, but they risk widening inequality.

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Stockholm University @stockholm-uni.bsky.social · May 7

Nytt nummer av nyhetsbrevet: Läs om hållbart mode om hur vi kan klä oss snyggt utan att förstöra planeten, om maskrosen - kungen av betongdjungeln, forskning om det lönar sig att plugga, om vad som hände i Sverige när freden kom 8 maj 1945 #BertBolinLecture mm
Läs o prenumerera: www.su.se/nyhetsbrev

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · May 5

Read Xu's dissertation here: su.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

From voter to candidate: how a second election sparks political ambition - Institute for International Economic Studies

The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · May 5

Xu shows, among other things, that the economic return on higher education is no longer increasing as clearly as before, and that this calls for fresh thinking around education and labor market policy.

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · May 5

Last Friday, our PhD candidate Xiaojie Xu defended her dissertation in sociology – congratulations, Xiaojie! 🎉

Her dissertation explores how the impact of education on jobs, income, and social mobility has shifted since the late 20th century.

Great work, Xiaojie!
#PhD #education #sociology

Xu in front of a blackboard in a lecture hall, holding a printed copy of her dissertation. She wears a headset microphone and stands next to a bouquet of fresh flowers, a stack of dissertations, and some notebooks.

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IIES, Stockholm University @iies.su.se · Apr 30

From voter to candidate: how a second election sparks political ambition. New research by IIES' graduate student Mattias Folkestad & IIES/ @sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social alumna @chloen.bsky.social @sofi.su.se accepted for publication at European Journal of Political Economy www.su.se/institute-fo...

Essays on the Links Between Vertical and Horizontal Social Stratification, Political Attitudes, and Radical Right Support: Evidence from Sweden and Europe

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · May 2

Terrific dissertation defense by Xiaojie Xu at @sofi.su.se today and proud supervisor moment for me.

Thanks @hermwerf.bsky.social for doing us the honors!

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · Apr 30

Read more about SOFI's brand new doctor's research here:
www.su.se/swedish-inst...

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · Apr 25

Read the dissertation here:

su.diva-portal.org/smash/record...