The executive responsibility for the work at the department is carried out by the Head of the Department (Michael Gähler) and the Deputy Head of the Department (Anna Lund). The Head of the Department is assisted by, the administrative manager (Thomas Nordgren), the director of studies for undergraduate and master level (Peter Åkerbäck), the director of graduate studies (Sunnee Billingsley) and the assistant director of studies of undergraduate and master level (Anna Borén) and the assistant director of studies at first, second and PhD level (Anna-Carin Haag).
The Department board makes decisions on strategic matters, operational guidelines, course syllabi, course readings, admission of PhD students, and appointments of permanent staff.
The Department board meets once a month.
Members of the board of the Department of Sociology, 2018-2020
Chair
- Michael Gähler (Chair)
- Anna Lund (Vice-chairman)
Faculty representatives
- Gunnar Andersson
- Sunnee Billingsley
- Sven Drefahl
- Ann-Zofie Duvander
- Mikaela Sundberg
- Jens Rydgren
- Vanessa Barker (deputy)
- Martin Hällsten (deputy)
- Eleonora Mussino (deputy)
Representatives of administrative and technical staff
- Peter Åkerbäck
- Anna-Carin Haag (deputy)
Representatives of related research institutes (CHESS, SCORE, SOFI, SoRAD)
- Marie Evertsson
- Tiziana Sardiello (deputy)
Doctoral students representatives
- Madeleine Eriksson
- Maria Forslund (deputy)
Undergraduate student representatives
- Ely Strömberg