Insights & Conversations
Thought-provoking conversations with researchers and professionals exploring the ideas and questions shaping society. From migration and belonging to communities, resilience, and everyday social life, we bring complex research beyond academia and make it accessible and relatable.
Body Politics and Gender in Development
Dr Wendy Harcourt is a professor of gender diversity and sustainable development at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, The Netherlands. In this interview we will learn from her about her book Body Politics in Development.
Oxytocin and its Role in Political and Social Life
A talk with Julian Reid. Julian Reid is a professor (of International Relations) at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland, Finland. In this talk, he discussed his interest in the role of Oxytocin in addressing political and social problems, including racism. He also discussed the role Oxytocin in warfare and talked about the situations in Ukraine and Palestine.
Intensive Parenting and Raising Resilient Children.
A talk with Dr Kristina Göransson. Dr Kristina is a social anthropologist and associate professor at school of social work, Lund university, Sweden. In this talk she shares her ethnographic research conducted in Singapore, and reflects on, How ideas of brain-claiming, resilience, and natural exposure shape parenting practices around young children’s learning.
Support Person and Support Family
Dr. Tiina Lehto-Lundén is a researcher and Post-doc Fellow at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She has background in Social Work and Qualitative Social Research. Currently she is working on support person and support family intervention programs in Finland. In this interview, she talked about her current research providing a conceptual and empirical insight of support person and support family relationship and their role in social inclusion of children through social networking.
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Vulnerability, Precariousness, and Social Resilience
We should also be aware of the misuse of individual resilience . Is it useful to place greater emphasis on individual or community resilience in an environment dominated by precariousness and structural vulnerabilities? It might risk in masking structural inequalities.. A talk with Prof. Dr. Zeliha Öcek (Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU). Munich, Germany) and Sylvia Agbih (University of Augsburg. Germany). A talk about the conceptual complexities in defining social resilience, resilience and vulnerability. 🎥 Watch / 🎧 Listen
Prof. Dr. Zeliha Öcek
Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU). Munich, Germany.
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Social Resilience as a Practice of Everyday Life
Dr. Eleni Kalantidou is a design psychologist and working as a senior lecturer at Griffith University, Australia. She is working on a project “Maryborough Creative Industries, Social Enterprise, Repair and Restoration (CISERR)’ – Testimony Arts. Eleni’s research focuses on the importance of repair not only in relation to artifacts but also the community and the self, and social resilience as a practice of everyday life. In this talk, she shared her thoughts on social resilience as a concept.
Whiteness and Racialised Structures in Social Work
A talk with Enni Mikkonen (Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland, Finland) on Professional Orientations of Social Workers towards Whiteness and Racialised Structures. In this conversation, Enni Mikkonen discusses how whiteness and racialised structures shape professional practices and orientations in social work. We explore how these often-unexamined structures influence relationships, professional knowledge, and the experiences of people from racialized and migrant backgrounds.
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Participatory Research –Doing Research with Children
Prof. Marta Moskal is a professor at the University of Glasgow, UK in the Department of Education. Her research explores how marginalization in education and society can be understood and addressed and how this knowledge can be translated into fair and inclusive policies and practices for migrant children, young people and families to help them realize their best contribution. In this video she talks about participatory research methods and doing research with children.
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Doing Ethnographic Research
Dr. Sara Kauko is a lecturer of social anthropology in the Department of Sociology at Lund University, Sweden. She has conducted ethnographic research in Argentina, Brazil, and England. This talk will guide you to begin with your first ethnographic research.
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Social Work with Young Migrants and Youth
In this talk Anna Nádasi and Minna Larvio providing us a useful insight about doing social work with young migrants in Finland. Anna is working with unaccompanied young adults arriving in Helsinki, Finland. Minna is doing a project focusing on youth with migrant background in Helsinki, Finland. In this talk we discussed about the needs of the migrants, challenges that social workers face, the support they have, and the suggestions for social workers who want to work with migrants. 🎥 Watch / 🎧 Listen
Minna Larvio
Social Worker, Finland.
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Phenomenology and Psychology
Dr. Patric C. Nordbeck is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Lund University, Sweden. He has background in Cognitive and Neuropsychology, and currently working on Ecological Psychology and Dynamic Systems Theory. In this interview, he talked about Phenomenology in Psychology, the barriers that researchers from mainstream psychology may face while doing phenomenological research, and the epistemological positions they should consider to work on.
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Social Research Methods and Ethics in Research
Dr. Helen Kara is a leading independent researcher, author, teacher and speaker specialized in creative research methods, and research ethics. She is an author of over 25 titles including Qualitative Research for Quantitative Researchers (2022), Creative Writing for Social Research: A Practical Guide (2021), and Creative Research Methods: A Practical Guide (2020).
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Disability and Sexuality: Concept, Connection and Investigation
In this conversation, Julia Bahner, Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, Lund University, and Andrea GarcÃa-Santesmases, Assistant Professor at UNED, Spain, discuss the relationship between disability and sexuality. They explore how disability shapes experiences of intimacy, relationships and sexual rights, and how social norms, professional practices and support systems can enable or restrict disabled people’s sexuality. 🎥 Watch / 🎧 Listen
Dr. Julia Bahner
Associate Professor. School of Social Work, Lund University, Sweden.
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Andrea GarcÃa-Santesmases
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Social Work, National Distance Education University (UNED), Spain.
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Recognition of Welfare Recipients in Labor Market Policies
A Talk with Dr. Lagunathan Govender about his research “Crumbs from the Rich Man’s Table? Municipal Labor Market Policies and Recognition of Welfare Recipients in Sweden”. Dr Lagunathan is a Senior Lecturer at School of Social Work, Lund University, Sweden.
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If resilience had any real economic and societal value?
What if resilience is not only about how individuals cope, but also about how societies sustain, adapt and thrive? This short excerpt explores the wider value of resilience. Listen the interesting debate on shifting resilience (Fred Boltz and Ruth Boumphrey) – particularly Dr Ruth’s description of human, social and corporate value of resilience.
The courtesy of Resilience Rising: www.resiliencerisingglobal.org
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Qualitative Research in Clinical Psychology
Prof. Salma Siddiqui is a clinical psychologist and Dean School of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad – Pakistan. In this interview, Prof. Salma talked about the role of qualitative research skills for a novice researcher in clinical psychology and need for a comprehensive roadmap for qualitative research training and practice.
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The Common Problems Students Face Doing Qualitative Research
Dr. Syeda Shahida Batool is a professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology, GC University Lahore – Pakistan. Recently she received life-time achievement award (from Higher Education Commission Pakistan) for her valuable contribution in research in Psychology. In this talk she shared her views on the common problems that students face while they conduct qualitative inquiries.
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Living Social Science
We warmly invite researchers, practitioners, and anyone engaged in the social sciences to share their experiences and insights on Perspectives. Whether reflecting on your research journey, discussing a project, or exploring how we understand the social world, your voice matters. This is a space for open, thoughtful conversations that bring research to life beyond academic texts.
