About the Research Unit
Our research group includes sociologists, demographers, and other social scientists. Our projects combine fundamental disciplinary research with research relevant for policy. We aim to provide solid scientific evidence on major societal challenges in our time. In particular, we work on areas such as immigration and ethnicity, family and fertility change, labor markets, gender, social mobility and equality of opportunity, crime and punishment, education systems and educational performance, and the role of social contexts such as schools, neighborhoods and workplaces.
In an evaluation of all social science disciplines in Norway from 2018 (SAMEVAL), our group was rated as “Excellent” by an international expert panel appointed by the Research Council of Norway. The research group was described as:
“ ... internationally competitive, its members publish high-quality articles in renowned international journals, with original and theoretically grounded ideas, advanced statistical methods, and high societal relevance. Overall, it produces frontline research.”
By emphasizing theoretical, substantive, and methodological collaboration across several disciplines, our goal is to build an internationally outstanding research environment with lasting impact on the social sciences in the 21st century.
Teaching
We take an active part of the teaching and supervision at ISS. The group’s members teach at the quantitative methods courses at all levels and are responsible for several theoretical and substantive courses.
Group members provide student supervision on these and related topics at the BA, MA, and Ph.D. levels.
Projects and funding
Permanent faculty is funded by the University of Oslo, but the group regularly wins projects in highly competetive calls from both national and international funders. The group has won multiple ERC grants and many projects funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Academic visitors
Over the years, we have had many academic visitors from different countries. If you are interested in visiting SIPD and our department, inquire with the group member closest to your research interests.