Staff
Steering committee:
Chair of steering committee: Kristina Riegert
Director of studies: Liudmila Voronova
Members: Malin Gawell (business studies), Johanna Mannergren Selimovic (political science), Thomas Marmefelt (economics), Dominika V. Polanska (social work), Kristina Riegert (journalism), Steven Saxonberg (sociology).
PhD student representatives: Alexandra Allard (economics), Luisa Bandeira Coelho (social work), Sofia Beskow (sociology), Victoria Colesnic (journalism), Mounia El hajjari Borg (business studies), Alexander Hjelm (political science).
Secretary: Lina Lorentz External link.
Researchers, doctoral students and other employees:
![Saeid Abbasian](/download/18.3c8e17e51898e1d0c17521ed/1691477615362/DSC_0588%20(002).jpg)
I am senior lecturer in Tourism Studies, coordinator of Tourism subject, coordinator of Master's programme in Tourism Studies, and I am representative in the board of school.
Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies
MD273
My research areas are environmental and resource economics, with a focus on maritime resources and sectors.
Social Sciences
ME354
![Ester Appelgren](/download/18.336dc1018f536e2b0919a04/1715505387927/20240512_110949.jpg)
Associate professor in Journalism and PhD in Media Technology.
Social Sciences
ME436
![Nicholas Aylott](/download/18.48f2f614187741b96bf7228f/1683035806882/nicholas-aylott-34.jpeg)
![Ranjula Bali](/download/18.571df4991900c61d76bbdfb9/1719914743917/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_64ab.jpg)
![Luisa Bandeira Coelho](/download/18.1cb9920c18c808695a082fc/1703100846122/948a15da-7090-4299-8bbb-7a3959ba7958.jpg)
My research is about Deaf experiences in the Health and well-being field and civil society.
Social Sciences
ME004
![Mats Bergman](/images/18.2ad5e706175c874043f201c/1605433034753/mats-bergman-50.jpg)
Competition policy, public procurement, competitive provision of elderly care & other welfare services, pharmaceutical pricing, regulation & deregulation, retailing and the city
Social Sciences
ME313
![Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist](/download/18.c7313f918fe79c7fc0d45/1717596764695/Hanna_Bertilsdotter_Rosqvist_03.jpg)
Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist is a professor in Social work. Her research mainly concerns neurodiversity, autism and ADHD
Social Sciences
ME111
Doctoral Student in Sociology. Research focus: Consequences of policiary measures against radical nationalist social movements
Social Sciences
ME229B
![Simon Birnbaum](/download/18.74f4a54e18e5a4c1dc328da6/1711466263571/Foto%20Simon%20Birnbaum%202022.jpg)
Associate professor and senior lecturer in political science. Main research areas: political theory, welfare state research. Director of PPE program: www.sh.se/ppe.
Social Sciences
ME615
My research is about surveillance including the relationship between trust and surveillance. I also teach political science at the School of Social Sciences.
Social Sciences
ME618
Jonas Björnerstedt
Associate Professor
Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor of Economics
Social Sciences
ME322
![Erik Borg](/download/18.6118337118ec64b6481351cd/1713126124965/IMG_1533.jpeg)
Professor of Business Administration. A researcher and lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences
Social Sciences
ME447
My thesis explores journalists' work-related emotions, how journalists navigate their feelings alongside professional norms and the effect of emotional labor on their well-being.
Social Sciences
ME353
Prof in Business Studies. Head of dep't for journalism. Program director for 2-year masters LeadSustain. Rectors Advisor Co-Creation. Dean of Faculty Board 2016-2022.
Social Sciences
ME443
![Joakim Ekman](/download/18.1c02775718e5a761add2b710/1711266023728/JE.png)
Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES)
MA789
Linda Ekström
Senior Lecturer
I am a political scientist with an interest in issues concearning teaching and learning in civics education
Social Sciences
ME614
![Mounia El hajjari Borg](/download/18.5ca43c8e1900c6e8b4325a34/1718802662346/IMG_1032.jpeg)
Doctoral Researcher: corporate sustainability- sustainable management- social enterprises- Innovation and entrepreneurship- writing differently
Social Sciences
ME516
![Magdalena Elmersjö](/download/18.5ef420418289c4b9eb151c1/1660551229470/FD02DE3F-E059-41C6-8327-39E1D3EA1AF2.jpeg)
Associate Professor in Social Work, Senior Lecturer in Social Work
Social Sciences
ME108
![Katarina Elofsson](/download/18.3b46ec8618d2a9658ef1e922/1706269464000/Katarina_in_zoom_meeting_II.jpg)
Katarina Elofsson's research is about international, national and regional environmental policy for water quality management, wildlife, biodiversity, and climate policy.
Social Sciences
ME352
![Johan Eriksson](/download/18.1064653618419a9c613128c5/1667240457731/Johan%20foto%20V%3Frdkasen%20okt%202022.jpg)
International relations, specifically the politics of technology and expertise, space policy, and cybersecurity. I lead the project "Russia in Space".
Social Sciences
ME621
![Hugo Faber](/download/18.5b15592a182e985be11977d/1661938274041/1212.png)
PhD student. My research concerns energy politics and the phasing out of nuclear and fossil energy.
Social Sciences
ME616
![Paul Fuehrer](/download/18.4fe3cdc41787d8c46635ef63/1618652324497/Paul%20Fuehrer.jpg)
My research interest focuses on how people respond to challenges in different ways. Social entrepreneurship, social enterprises, and social innovation are examples of what I study.
Social Sciences
ME418
![Ali Hajighasemi](/download/18.11854e9a18d82a65d9b45d9/1707333621440/17E2D5AE-E236-491A-B7BA-466E34DA0124.jpeg)
Professor of social policy
Social Sciences
ME122F
I am a Senior Lecturer in political science and responsible for Political Science and International Relations at the School of Social Science.
Social Sciences
ME620
Alexander Hjelm
Doctoral Student
I am theoretically oriented researcher who is intrigued by the potential implications that technology have on our understanding and practice of democracy.
Social Sciences
ME512
![Keyvan Hosseini](/download/18.1819ddeb17c1177df0172f42/1634334811794/kevinqwww%20-%20Copy.jpg)
![Bengt Jacobsson](/download/18.18fcf34c17d336813a01e7a0/1637755988921/IMG_4612.jpeg)
![Karl Magnus Johansson](/images/18.78c208ec175461f4c653195/1603266554979/Photo.jpg)
I am Affiliate Professor of Political Science. One of my areas of research is government communication. Web: https://www.polexmedia.com/external link
Social Sciences
![Ann-Cathrine Jungar](/download/18.49468e17188b9f519ed9c987/1689060216694/ann_cathrine_jungar_foto_annahartvig_16%5B1%5D.jpg)
Senior lecturer in political science. Research on populist radical right parties in Eurioe
Social Sciences
ME622
Research: organization, social movements, civil society. Participate in the Horizon-project "Co-Creating Inclusive Intersectional Democratic Spaces Across Europe": ccindle.org
Social Sciences
ME218
![Elzbieta Korolczuk](/download/18.7d818a2918baba1cab61b8e4/1699892595819/20161115-_MG_0158.jpg)
Elżbieta Korolczuk, Associate professor in sociology, her research involves: social movements, civil society, politics of reproduction and anti-gender campaigns.
Historical and Contemporary Studies
![Sylwia Koziel](/download/18.67ab89e017ee3fd652935de8/1645521095377/Bild%20Sylwia.png)
I am a PhD student in business studies. My research concerns the regulatory development of anti-money laundering supervision in Sweden, Denmark, and Estonia from the 2000s onwards.
Social Sciences
ME551
![Ann-Sofie Köping](/download/18.612bb4b518419969deb250af/1667570127212/ann-sofie-koping-foto-annahartvig.jpg)
Sr Lecturer, Business Administration. Program Coordinator Cultural Management Program. Teaching in the Master's Program Leadership for Sustainable Development.
Social Sciences
ME429B
I am associate professor in Business Administration and program director for the bachelor program Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Markets. I am appointed as Excellent teacher.
Social Sciences
ME429E
Lina Lorentz
Research Officer
Ghani Majidi
Senior Lecturer
I am lecturing macro and microeconomics. In addition, I teach welfare state politics. My main interest is political economy, public economics and political philosophy
Social Sciences
![Milda Malling](/download/18.4a51d3151799e35bc3bf151/1622097942689/image1.jpg)
My research interest lies on formal and informal, visible and invisible interactions and relationships between journalists and their political sources.
Social Sciences
I am Associate Professor with a research focus on peace processes. I am a Senior Lecturer at Political Science. I am Research Coordinator at CBEES.
Social Sciences
ME616
Evolutionary economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics and financial institutions, innovations, cognition and institutions, monetary history, alternative monetary arrangements
Social Sciences
ME316
![Joanna Mellquist](/download/18.561020fb18529b3aa4ab42ea/1675153336521/profilbild.jpg)
Joanna Mellquist
Doctoral Student
I work as sociologist at the Department of Social Sciences, Södertörn University, and carry out research focusing on the role of unelected experts in civil society
Social Sciences
ME223
![Tony Mickelsson Blomqvist](/download/18.34dcdd8d18d54a5540b20a32/1707063734408/387530763_164057320114000_5996428166707098083_n.jpg)
My research interests include sport, migration, and psychosocial development. My research is multidisciplinary and moves between individual- and organizational levels of these matt
Social Sciences
ME127
I am mainly doing research on local journalism, on the use of sources and fact checking. I am also teaching, mostly as superviser for thesis work.
Social Sciences
![Pejvak Oghazi](/download/18.3d9295cf1900c5413654d94a/1719141660111/01073%20(1).jpg)
Dr.Pejvak Oghazi is Professor and head of department of Business Studies. He is also head of Logistic Program at Sodertorn University, School of Social Sciences.
Social Sciences
ME547
![Johanna Palmberg](/download/18.78b3ddc21884c3f4329889ec/1686746027436/Johanna-Palmberg-ute-1.jpg)
![Apostolis Papakostas](/download/18.5c44e5ee1899eccfe3414538/1690876251066/apostolis_papakostas_foto_annahartvig_1.jpg)
I am professor in sociology and director of research at Reinvent - the Centre for City Dynamics, www.sh.se/reinvent
Social Sciences
ME229F
![Ella Petrini](/download/18.5f3d397d18b84eca2511e1bb/1699308885443/Ella_Petrini02_kopia.jpg)
My PhD-thesis investigates the links between working conditions and environmental impact of industrial forestry, and the relations between trade unions and environmentalists.
Social Sciences
ME222
![Kristina Riegert](/download/18.5d795a70184b929ff0b35f1/1669659019025/Kristina.jpeg)
Global media, comparative journalism, conflict and crisis coverage, politicotainment, cultural citizenship
Social Sciences
ME319
![Christopher Rosenqvist](/download/18.561020fb18529b3aa4a41171/1672824955576/CR.jpg)
My research and teaching is about how new technologies affect and change the ecosystem of actors in different industrial arenas with focus on AI and business modelling.
Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies
MD276
![Sanita Rugina](/download/18.6b98cdfa18a8d1ddac2706cf/1696156664226/Dubaja%201.jpeg)
My research focuses on entrepreneurship at the individual level, the construction of entrepreneurial identity, gender perspectives and entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe.
Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES)
MA793
I am associate professor in Economic history and lecturer in Business Studies at the School of Social Sciences.
Social Sciences
ME429D
![Steven Saxonberg](/download/18.3fff279018721d749a73ea9e/1681200357769/passport.jpg)
Steven Saxonberg
Professor
I am a political sociologist, who writes about social policy, attitudes, social movements and civil society, totalitarianism, democratization, social change and populism.
Social Sciences
ME229D
Shamima Shah
Financial officer
![Maria Smolander](/images/18.2ad5e706175c874043f477ae/1606898874580/maria-smolander-25.jpeg)
![Adrienne Sörbom](/download/18.1e6a01121864b81fc891e648/1676904897207/SCORE_fotoJulianaWiklund_023.jpg)
I am Professor of sociology, and I study issues related to political organization, globalisation and democracy. I mainly teach on the use of qualitative methods and on democracy.
Social Sciences
ME229C
![Nazem Tahvilzadeh](/download/18.5c44e5ee1899eccfe3475432/1692263329219/Nazem_Tahvilzadeh01.jpg)
My research and teaching deals with public administration, political theory and theory of democracy with a particular focys on policy processes and urban governance.
Social Sciences
ME449
![Jani Turunen](/download/18.6b65e58a18ced773dbf5004/1704891065598/jag.jpg)
I teach within the Social Work programme and the Police Education Programme at Södertörn University. My research deals with issues of children and families and divorce/separations.
Social Sciences
ME116
I am a researcher and teacher at the Academy of Public Administration and teach also in Social Work and Police Education.
Social Sciences
ME413
I teach and conduct research in the field of journalism studies. I am director of studies for PESO research area
Social Sciences
ME347
![Magnus Wennerhag](/download/18.6d5e140d18f0f89035099a8/1714135817637/14_Magnus_Wennerhag01_l%3Fg.jpg)
My research and teaching mainly concerns social movements, political participation, social stratification, climate protests, political violence, and sociological theory.
Social Sciences
ME225
My research focus on corporate culture, leadership in knowledge intensive firms, consumer culture, branding, social media, branding and digital entrepreneurship.
Social Sciences
ME426