1. Optional Courses in the Department of Sociology
Axel Fredholm, Department of Sociology

2. Courses Fall 2017
The fall semester offers two courses designed for BIDS students:
SOCB27: Sociology: International Migration & Development, 15 credits (half-speed)
SOCB28: Sociology: Development and Social Welfare Policies, 15 credits (half-speed)
The courses run in parallel (amount to a full-time course)

3. Courses Spring 2018
The spring semester offers two courses designed for BIDS students:
SOC B29: Sociology: Managing Sustainability, 15 credits (half-speed)
SOC B26: Sociology: The Sociology of Human Development, 15 credits (half-speed)
The courses run in parallel (amount to a full-time course)

4. SOCB26 The Sociology of Human Development (Spring)
The course initially gives a review of classical sociological theory and a historical analysis of various development philosophies and paradigms
Emphasis is then given to contemporary sociological theory and research areas:
Economic sociology
Institutional theory
Sociology of organizations
Human development
The course ends with country case studies with relevance for the research areas

5. SOCB29 Managing Sustainability, Society and Collective Behaviour (Spring term)
The course introduces basic terms, concepts and theories that are necessary to understand sustainable development
Sustainable development and sustainability has increasingly become used in various ways in within-disciplines as well as cross-disciplinary which has also expanded / eroded the meaning of the term
Based on this understanding the course focuses on:
Theories on the nature-society relationship, e.g. the role of nature in relation to socio- economic development
The constructivist approach to environmental problems, e.g. are environmental problems ‘real’ or are they ‘socially created’?
The rise of ‘green politics’, e.g. the history of ideas and concepts related to sustainability
Capitalism and sustainable development, e.g. are they compatible?
Social organization and sustainability, e.g. are collective efforts possible at a global scale?

6. SOCB27 International Migration and Development (Fall term)
The course examines the link between migration and development especially from “periphery” to “core” states in the terminology of global systems theory
The objective is to identify the causes of migration and how migration affects both sending countries and receiving countries. Core questions are:
What are the causes of migration to wealthier states and what policies do they have regarding migration?
How does migration affect the sending countries, and emigrant regions?
How do the unequal relations between the countries in the world influence migration?
Migration is studied at the micro-level, as an individual decision to move to another country, at the group level as a family strategy in sending regions to increase income; and in terms of the macro-level effects of remittances, brain drain, brain gain, and brain circulation

7. SOCB28 Development and Social Welfare Policies (Fall term)
The course is divided into two interrelated parts – one more theoretical and the other case study oriented
In Part 1, students analyze classic typologies of welfare capitalism before moving into social welfare policies in developing contexts
In part 2, students analyze social policy trends in different regions
All teaching, assignments and exams are directly related to ongoing events and processes in developing contexts

8. SOCB24 Fieldwork, Internship and Research Overview (Spring term)
15 credits spring (final semester)
Three options or tracks:
Desk study
Fieldwork (MFS 8 internal; 2 external, or ‘free mover’)
Internship
Examination: Diaries and final report

9. Med min gatekeeper till vänster om mig, och till höger en av kvinnorna i mikrolånsgruppen som jag intervjuade. Thesis: Examining the Potentials for Women’s Empowerment through Micro-Credit Lending - A Case Study in Tanzania

10. På väg till en by där jag skulle hålla intervjuer
På väg till en by där jag skulle hålla intervjuer. På bild syns två av de jag ska intervjua, min gatekeeper samt tolk - då intervjuerna hölls på swahili.

11. ett litet skjul där jag höll intervjuer när jag var i den lilla bergsbyn San José de los Remates, Nicaragua.
Thesis: To mother or to migrate? Ideal motherhood and normative migration: Perceptions from Nicaraguan migrant mothers

12. en spontan gruppintervju och kvinnan vars hus vi var i ville ha en bild på mig att sätta upp på väggen (deras svar användes sedan inte i min uppsats, så därför känns det okej att ha med den bilden).

13. UTVK03: Bachelor Thesis 15 credits – final semester
Independent thesis based on scientific principles
Various aspects and processes of development studies from a sociological point of view
Supervisors from sociology
Individual supervision
Group supervision – peer reviewing
Thesis defense (and opposition)

14. Welcome to the Department of Sociology!
Study advisor: Christian Landgren / Britt-Marie Rönn
Director of Studies: Jan-Olof Nilsson,