Research in humanities and social sciences
Our research addresses the formation of people’s ideas and knowledge in specific times and places, together with the economic, political, social and cultural aspects of the development of society. It explains the causes and consequences of people’s interaction and the organisation of society. We conduct research within:
New database aims to give African literature visibility
“There’s so much literature that ought to be seen,” says Ashleigh Harris, Professor of English. Harris is leading an innovative digitisation project a...
Curiosity Inger Österdahl's main driver
A passionate interest in her subject and in writing is what drove Inger Österdahl, Professor at the Department of Law at Uppsala University, to resear...
Major project to create more effective economic policy
Households and companies have different levels of vulnerability to fiscal stimulus measures. More effective economic policy can be designed through gr...
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