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The School of Global Studies offers doctoral programmes in Peace and Development Research, Environmental Social Science and Social Anthropology. The aim of our doctoral programmes is to enable doctoral students to conduct high-quality research in our three research areas.

Our programme is four years, the first of which consists largely of courses and the other three consisting of work on an academic dissertation. During the doctoral studies, students participate in the department's research seminars and research groups, and have the opportunity to teach.

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What is Anthropology and Ethnology?

Cultural Anthropologists and Ethnologists want to understand people and the way they organize socially, politically and culturally. Through long term fieldwork and ethnographic writing, we create knowledge about social forms and cultural expressions. With a focus on human beings in contemporary society, the department's research has great thematic diversity with research projects scattered all over the world.

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Researcher Portrait: Mats Utas

Violent gangs, the role of assistants in research and a personal journey of discovery in Japan.

Publications

• Sami Women in the Context of the Russian War on Ukraine Vladimirova, Vladislava , 2024
• Biståndsministerns Twitter-diplomati skadar Sverige Hagberg, Sten , 2024
• Résistance, alternance, souveraineté !: Une recherche engagée sur la crise et la transition au Mali à partir de 2020 Hagberg, Sten; Coulibaly, Baba; Traoré, N'gna et al. , 2024

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PhD programmes

When you apply for a phd programme in sweden, you’re actually applying for a job. yeah, you read that right. 👀.

“Do a master’s here – I’d say it’s a very good step to doing a PhD in Sweden. I did my master’s at Malmö University and now I’m doing a PhD at Lund University” – Sanjay, Malmö University. Photo: Oskar Omne

So that means – no tuition fees, no scholarships. But you’ll receive a monthly salary instead. Nice, eh? And that’s why available PhD positions are listed on a university’s job board.

How to apply for a PhD position? You’ll apply directly to the university.

Just so you know, there’s no centralised application process. And things like requirements and application dates? This kind of stuff is decided by each department. But we do know that you’ll need to have a master’s degree – in the same field of study – and a great level of English to apply for a PhD here. You might even need to be fluent in Swedish. But that’ll depend on the subject.

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30 Best universities for Anthropology in Sweden

Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in Sweden ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 972K citations received by 44.3K academic papers made by 30 universities in Sweden was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Lund University

For Anthropology

2. Karolinska Institute

3. Umea University

4. University of Gothenburg

5. Uppsala University

6. Stockholm University

7. Linkoping University

8. Chalmers University of Technology

9. Orebro University

10. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

11. Malmo University

12. Jonkoping University

13. Linnaeus University

14. Lulea University of Technology

15. Karlstad University

16. Halmstad University

17. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

18. Mid Sweden University

19. Boras University College

20. Stockholm School of Economics

21. Malardalen University

22. University College West

23. Sodertorn University College

24. University of Skovde

25. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

26. kristianstad university college.

27. Dalarna University

28. Blekinge Institute of Technology

29. Sophiahemmet University College

30. Red Cross University College

The best cities to study Anthropology in Sweden based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lund , Stockholm , Umea , and Gothenburg .

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Faculty of Social Sciences | Lund University

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The Division of Social Anthropology

Social Anthropology is part of The Department of Sociology in Lund.

The world is increasingly characterized by diversity, cultural encounters and changing identities. In order to deal with contemporary challenges, one must be innovative, and the tools of social anthropology make this possible. Anthropologists explore how people's thinking affects their communities and, conversely, how society and culture make people think and act the way they do. Social anthropology concerns the connection between culture and humans as individuals, humans as social beings and humans in a globalized world.

The Division of Social Anthropology at the Department of Sociology in Lund is currently a relatively small research environment characterised by diversity, curiosity and critical thinking.

Current research spans a broad field including refugee existence and integration, human rights, nationalism, social movements, policy, criminal and political violence, sex work, social stigmatisation as well as museology and visual anthropology.

Courses and programmes

Studying social anthropology will give you an understanding of the difference between people's intentions and their lived practice. You will gain important skills for working with investigations, development work and management in the public sector and non-profit organizations or within marketing, trade and industry. The programmes collaborate with organizations and authorities is an integral part of the training. You will be prepared for work in intercultural communications and will have multicultural competence both nationally and internationally.

We offer both courses and programmes in the field of social anthropology.

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What Jesse says about the Master's Programme in Social Anthropology

Social anthropologists question what seems obvious and explore how cultural norms make people think and act the way they do., master's programme in social anthropology.

For an updated list of staff for the division of social anthropology, please visit Lund University's main page:

http://www.lu.se/lucat/group/012013002

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Kunal Joshi is PhD candidate at the Department of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins.   

He works with pilgrimage priests in the North Indian city of Allahabad, and his current research focuses on the genealogies of specific ritual/ecological rhythms, and the conceptual architecture one might be able to unearth if one takes seriously pilgrimage priests’ ritual/ intellectual traditions.    

Before coming to Hopkins, his earlier research focussed on the so-called ‘informal’ economy in India, as he considered street vendors’ struggles to obtain a legal right to work, and through the figure of the street vendor, the conditional nature of citizenship in contemporary India.   

As part of the Writing Seminars, he is teaching a class titled ‘Memes and Metaculture: Criticism in the Age of Content’.   

As a Deans Teaching Fellow, he taught an undergraduate seminar titled: Reading Gandhi in the Contemporary Moment (Fall 2023).   

Before coming to Hopkins,  he taught a Critical Writing Seminar at Ashoka University’s Young India Fellowship (2015 – 2017), titled “Informality and the City”.    

Forthcoming  “Memory, Genealogy, and the Custodians of Tradition: A Study of Pilgrimage Ledgers in North India.” Solicited for inclusion the forthcoming volume Timely Histories: A Social History of Time in South Asia, edited by Dr. Nitin Sinha .   

2023 Power ≠ Knowledge: Governmentality in North Indian Pilgrimage Ledgers” In “data/Big Data in the field” edited by Naveeda Khan, American Ethnologist website. https://americanethnologist.org/data-big-data-in-the-field/power-≠-knowledge-governmentality-in-north-indian-pilgrimage-ledgers    

2022 (co-authored with Naveeda Khan) “Commentary on the Land-Water Nexus.”Geoforum, 131: 232-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.11.015 .    

2018 "‘Conditional’ Citizens? Hawkers in the Streets (and the Courts) of Contemporary India." Articulo - Journal of Urban Research, 17-18. https://doi.org/10.4000/articulo.3383  

Anthropology of religion, historical anthropology, ritual, myth, memory, law, urbanization, informal economies, ordinary ethics, South Asia, India

Department of Social Anthropology

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We hope that you will find Social Anthropology to be an exciting subject that broadens your mind and vision. Social anthropology opens a world of opportunities – for professionals and researchers.

What is it like studying anthropology at Stockholm University? How can you prepare for you studies, and how can you make use of the knowledge you gain? Hear our students explain why you should choose to study at Stockholm University and about the opportunities available to students in anthropology.

More about Social Anthropology

Anthropology has been studying the social and cultural variation of human beings for well over a century. What distinguishes it from other disciplines is its attention to human differences and its commitment to long-term fieldwork, ethnography. It brings a comparative perspective to bear on sociocultural phenomena and in doing so forces us to question our own cultural assumptions.

Many different things

In the 21st century, social anthropologists can do many different things, and carry out their studies in many different places (and combinations of places). Someone may analyse the organizational culture of a transnational corporation, another may be concerned with gender organization and subsistence strategies among pastoralists on the East African savannah, yet another with migration and the encounter between refugees and welfare state agencies, and others with social movements, global development, big data, environmental questions or global development. Anthropologists at Stockholm University carry out classic fieldwork as well as long series of intensive interviews, but they also analyse policy documents, scrutinize the media, and do some of their work by way of the Internet.

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General study questions

Q: when can i register on my course or my program.

A: You can register online (if you have a Swedish personnummer), or in person at the student office at the Department of Social Anthropology. The registration opens one week before the autumn and spring terms begin. 

You can find the term dates at Stockholm University here.

Q: Can I get admitted to a course that I have applied for if I am placed on the reserve list?

A: Yes, subject to availability, we accept applicants who are on the reserve list. Final decisions on all reserve list candidates will be made no later than one week into the term when the Department contacts the applicants who will be offered a place.

Q: How do I calculate my average course grade?

A: The average grade for a course that consists of several modules (where the grades A, B, C, D, E is a pass) is based on a weighted average of the grades of the different modules:

• the grades of the modules are weighted according to how many credits the module corresponds to;
• the grades earned from the course is determined as follows: A = 5; B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, E = 1.

The average grade is calculated based on the above. To determine the final grade, the grade is rounded off to the closest integer. For A is required = 4.5; for B = 3.5; for C = 2.5; for D = 1.5; and E = 1.0.

The balancing means that a specific final grade can be obtained from different combinations of module results. These are two examples of combinations of grades:

• A series of grades of A, A, A, B, C becomes = 0.2×5 + 0.2×5 + 0.2×5 + 0.2×4 + 0.2×3 = 4.4, which corresponds to the grade B
• A series of grades of A, C, C, E, E becomes = 0.2×5 + 0.2×3 + 0.2×3 + 0.2×1 + 0.2×1 = 2.6  which corresponds to the grade C

Q: How can I contact my course teacher?

A:  On the Department’s website  (under education >> study information >> schedules and literature) there are links to all courses. Under each course you will find contact information for each teacher.

Q: How can I find my schedule?

A: Schedules are found on the Department’s website  (under education >> study information >> schedules and literature). You can also find your schedule on schema.su.se. Remember to check the schedule regularly for any last minute changes.

Questions about advanced level studies

Q: how and when do i apply to your master’s programs.

A: You apply through  www.universityadmissions.se . Deadline for application for students outside the EU is around January 15 (for exact date, please check  www.universityadmissions.se ), for Swedish students and students from EU/EET countries and Switzerland the deadline for application is around April 15 (for exact date, please check www.universityadmissions.se). The programs start in August.

Q: What are the requirements for applying to your Master’s programs?

A: To apply for the Master’s program  you must have a BA in Social Anthropology or equivalent in the Social or Cultural Sciences, and proof of English language competence (see  www.universityadmissions.se ). To apply for the exchange program Creole you must have a BA in Social Anthropology, and proof of English language competence (see  www.universityadmissions.se ).

Q: What do I need to submit with my application to your Master’s programs?

A: Follow all the instructions at the central admissions website and submit all necessary documents through the central admission. Applicants that meet all formal requirements of the central admissions will be forwarded for assessment at the Department of Social Anthropology. Here applicants are assessed, in competition with other applicants, according to a compiled judgment of one or more of the following factors:

• grades from higher education,
• the quality/area of the Bachelor thesis,
• and the relevance of previous studies in relation to the program/course applied for.

During the past few years the factors of most importance have been grades from higher education, the quality/area of the Bachelor thesis and the relevance of previous studies.

Q: Should I upload additional documents, other than those requested by  universityadmissions.se ?

A: No, you should not upload any additional documents. It will not increase your chances of admission.

Q: Can I study part time within your Master’s programs?

A: No, all of our programs and courses at the advanced level are full time studies.

Q: Do I need a Bachelor’s degree in anthropology to apply for the exchange Master’s program Creole?

Q: can i apply for advanced level courses without being part of the master’s programs.

A: Yes. Admittance to the advanced level courses offered within the Master’s programs can be granted if there is available space. To apply for an advanced level course you must have a BA in Social Anthropology or equivalent in the Social or Cultural Sciences, and proof of English language competence (see  www.universityadmissions.se ). Some courses have additional requirements. Admittance to the advanced level courses is both during autumn and spring terms. Deadline for applications is around April 15 for courses starting in the autumn semester and around October 15 for courses starting in the spring semester (for exact dates, please check  www.universityadmissions.se ).

Questions about PhD/doctoral studies

Q: am i qualified to apply for your phd program.

A: The main selection criterion for applicants to our PhD program is whether or not they have the capacity to benefit from the training. In order to be eligible for the PhD program, students must have:

• completed an advanced level /Master’s degree, or
• completed courses equivalent to at least 240 higher education credits, of which 60 credits must be in the second cycle, or acquired equivalent knowledge in another way in Sweden or elsewhere.

Q: When do I apply to your PhD program?

A: The competitive selection is based on an assessment of the applicants’ written academic texts that they wish to invoke as proof of their suitability. Interviews may be held with the applicants. Vacancies are advertised here. Please note that unsolicited applications cannot be considered.

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