Doctoral Programme of Social and Behavioural Sciences

The Doctoral Programme of Social and Behavioural Sciences is part of the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS). The field of a Doctor of Social Sciences can be philosophy, contemporary history, social policy, social work, sociology, economic sociology, political science, or East Asian Studies. The degree of a Doctor of Psychology is in the field of psychology. The field of a Doctor of Philosophy can be philosophy, speech-language pathology or psychology.

Each of the faculty’s professionals approaches society from the perspective of their own academic discipline.  ​The current research themes are listed below:

  • Political organizations, international relations and government with the objective of conducting research on the state, political systems and power.
  • The recent history of politics, international relations and society
  • Contemporary East-Asian societies and politics including their recent histories.
  • Bioethics, philosophy of political and social sciences, and the history of philosophy (especially early modern philosophy)
  • Research on cognition and various states of consciousness, studying the neural basis of various cognitive processes, and research on reading and reading comprehension.
  • Multicultural Research, Political Sociology, Sociology of Housing, Social Inequalities, Social Theory and Welfare Research

 

Fortcoming open calls to the doctoral programme:

  • 1.3. - 18.3.2022 (study right begins 1.8.2022)
  • 29.8. - 16.9.2022 (study right begins 1.1.2023  + UTUGS funded positions 1.1.2023-31.12.2026)
  • 1.3. - 17.3.2023 (study right begins 1.8.2023)

 

Contact:

Email: socpostgraduate@utu.fi

The Direct of the Doctoral Programme:
professor Juha Räikkä

The Coordinator of the Doctoral Programme:
coordinator Vesa Rautio

Please contact the coordinator, if you want to attend the emailning list for doctoral students or supervisors.

Decisions concerning funded positions 2022-2025

Funded:
Holmberg Eeva
Kurila Kiia
Marttila Eetu
Sippel Kirsti

Reserve list:
Sivula Oskari
Loukola Ville
Grahn Anna
Laine Samuli
Zhu Junhua

For the applicant

For the doctoral candidate

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