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venues How are gender relations within these sites being transformed by changing policies and discourses on gender equality and gender equity Are these changes producing greater differences among groups of men and women by age, ethnicity, religion, class, sexualities The purpose of the course is to provide theoretical and empirical tools to assess the continuities and discontinuities in gender relations in advanced industrialized societies. The course aims to extend the knowledge base of gender in the social sciences; building upon the new research that recognizes gender as a dynamic and contested research terrain across different sites and within diverse groups. The course offers a range of approaches and perspectives for analyzing gender considering different spheres of doing gender: work, family, politics, sexuality, and ethnic/gender conflict in communities, global tourism. The course will focus on both lived experiences (how men and women do gender) as well as how actors in different policymaking arenas frame and apply gender, in global, EU, national and local contexts. Family dynamics in a changing Europe 7.5 ECTS) credits This course offers an introduction to contemporary research on fertility and family dynamics in Europe. It provides an overview of recent theory and research on changes and dynamics in family demographic behavior in Europe. With its variation in cultural, political, economic, and institutional settings, Europe is the ideal place to test various hypotheses on the causes and consequences of family demographic change in economically developed societies. The recent transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, and the increasing importance of international migration have added to the variety of demographic dynamics of the continent. The seminar will cover changes in living arrangements and union dynamics; changes in childbearing dynamics; causes and consequences of family-demographic change; relationships between social and economic policy and familydemographic change; and transnational vital events and family dynamics in the course of international migration. Particular attention will be devoted to comparative research within Europe and to theoretically informative comparisons with low fertility settings in other developed countries. The course consists of lectures and discussion of course contents by course participants. Examination is done by means of active participation in discussion of lecture contents and by presenting an independent course paper. Advanced demographic methods II: Further Topics and an Empirical Project in Event- History Analysis 7.5 ECTS credits In this Master’s / PhD level course, students will learn how to apply event-history techniques to duration data. The course is a continuation of “Advanced Demographic Methods 2: An Introduction to Event-History Analysis” and provides further knowledge of topics such as different parametric models, Cox regression models, discrete-time models, selection issues, repeated events, and competing risks. Throughout the course students will apply event-history techniques to own research projects.
Social Stratification 7.5 ECTS credits Course at advanced level for students who want an introduction to classic theory and contemporary research on social stratification. The course provides an overview of some classic and recent theory and research in (a) social mobility and inequality of educational opportunity, (b) theories of social class with empirical applications, and (c) social stratification in other dimensions, viz. gender, family, poverty, and elites. The focus will be on both descriptions of social stratification in modern societies, and on explanations. The course literature includes some relatively demanding texts for which prior knowledge in statistical methods is an asset. Particular attention is devoted to comparative research and to empirical examples from Sweden. Modern Sociological Theory 7.5 ECTS credits The aim of this course is to give an overview of modern sociological theory and a deeper understanding of some modern sociological theorists and perspectives. With ”modern sociological theory” is understood the period after the decline of functionalism around 1960 and until today. To the most prominent theoretical sociologists in the latter half of the 20th century belong Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault, Anthony Giddens, Erving Goffman and Jürgen Habermas. The list is made up of male sociologists and reflects the male dominance we have seen in sociology until recently. Among the more significant developments in modern sociological theory has been the rise of feminist perspectives to challenge this male dominance. Other important fields and perspectives in recent sociology are cultural theory, rational choice and structural analysis. Department of Economics Intermediate development economics 7.5 ECTS credits It is well known that there are enormous differences across (and within) countries, not only in terms of economic wellbeing, but also regarding health, education and nutrition standards. The main objective of this course is to provide different explanations for why this is the case and what economists see as the chief remedies for reducing poverty in all forms. The central questions raised are to what extent, if any, growth reduces poverty and whether economic growth is necessary and/or sufficient for poverty alleviation. Is it the case that poverty can be seriously reduced through other means, such as redistribution of private income and wealth, and/or reallocation of government expenditures Or should other objectives than poverty reduction be the prime objective for development If so, which ones The main theories - old and new - of what determines growth will be presented and contrasted to the now rich empirical evidence on growth determinants. A key question is whether there are ''builtin" mechanisms in the growth process that lead to a widening gap between rich and poor countries, or whether growth in initially poor countries tend to be higher, ensuring convergence in living standards in the long term. Also different theories of how growth and income distribution within countries are interrelated (both ways) are brought to the empirical data. A related question is whether human capital in the form of better knowledge (education), health and nutrition standards are fostering growth - on top of being an outcome of growth. The different mechanisms through which population growth affects economic
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