Researchers at the Department of Sociology are concerned with central social phenomena, particularly with demographic change, education and labor markets, migration and integration, and developments in private sector and welfare state organizations and institutions.
Research activities at the Department are clearly empirical-analytical in nature, which means they draw on empirical data, but are informed by theory and based on rigorous methods. Frequently, empirical studies are also complemented with international comparisons and longitudinal studies. Extensive surveys, administrative data, experimental designs, and historical sources form the basis of empirical research.