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ERC grant to explore how excessive confidence in science and technology is blocking the deep sustainability turn

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Professor Sabine Andresen gave lecture “Ask us! Participatory research’s potential and limitations in childhood and family research”

„Child Vulnerability and Vulnerable Subjectivity“

The newly published book explores children's vulnerability in various relational environments

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Research

We are interested in learning about the risks caused and changes brought on by processes in modern society, such as migration and globalisation, climate change, lack of resources, technological development and changes in socio-technical systems. In a deeply mediafied society, all fields of life are increasingly dependent on media, phenomena related to which we are studying in an individual, organisational as well as a societal level.

Our aim is to support the management of changes in society, based on core values such as ecological and social justice and sustainability. We act as a partner in defining societal and cultural processes. Our research activities contribute to the development of policies and businesses. Proactive communication of science in news and social media is a part of our work. We believe in a humane and caring environment which supports academic development.

The core research competences of the Institute of Social Studies are:

Sociology;
Journalism and communication;
Community development and social well-being;
Data, information and media competency.
 

We also deal with descriptive and analytical base science, incl. developing new digital methods. Research at the Institute of Social Studies is divided into two major fields: media and communication and sociology.

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Publications

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Projects

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Doctoral theses

ÜTI

Monographs

Research groups

 

Longtime international projects

 

European Social Survey

EU Kids Online

 

Research centres

 

 

Centre for Sustainable Development

Baltic Engagement Centre for Combating Information Disorders (BECID)

Center of Excellence for Strategic Sustainability

 

Science talk

 

Mediadelcom podcast

"Dialoogia“ podcast