Meet the Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences is one of Linnaeus University’s five faculties. We have approximately 400 employees and around 3500 students in Växjö and Kalmar.
Contact us
The Faculty of social sciences consists of seven departments and a faculty office, we are based both in Kalmar and in Växjö.
Mail to the faculty (management issues): fsv@lnu.se
Mail to the faculty office (education issues): samhallsvetenskap@lnu.se.
Mail regarding international issues (exchange studies, etc): international.fsv@lnu.se.
Heads of the faculty
- Douglas Brommesson Professor, Dean
- +46 470-70 87 61
- +46 70-245 20 98
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- Marie Hedberg Senior lecturer, pro dean
- +46 470-70 80 84
- +46 70-289 32 62
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- Jesper Andreasson Professor, Vice dean
- +46 480-44 60 91
- jesperandreassonlnuse
- Mattias Lundin Associate Professor, vice dean
- +46 480-44 69 28
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- Håkan Sandström ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
- +46 470-70 86 06
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Departments and subjects
The Faculty of Social Sciences is multifaceted and spans over several disciplines. We have eight departments with subjects ranging from crime and conflict to politics, human relations, rehabilitation education and sport.
Department of Criminology and Police Work
Subjects: Criminology, Police Work
Acting Head of Department: Marie Hedberg
Department of Law
Subject: Law, Legal Science
Acting Head of Department: Sandra Rohdin
Department of Sport Science
Subject: Sport Science
Head of Department: Daniel Bjärsholm
Department of Education
Subjects: Pedagogy, Treatment Pedagogics and Special Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Education Sociology and Science Education
Head of Department: Tobias Bromander
Department of Social Studies
Subjects: Sociology, Gender Studies and Peace and Development Studies
Head of Department: Gergei Farkas
Department of Social Work
Subjects: Social Work
Head of Department: Jesper Johansson
Department of Political Science
Subject: Political Science
Head of Department: Emma Ricknell
Centres
Centre for Pedagogic Managament (Swedish page)
Coordinator: Katarina Ståhlkrantz
Centre for Police Research and Development
Coordinator: Veronika Burcar Alm
Centre for School Development
Coordinator: Henrik Nilsson
Centre for Sports Development (Swedish page)
Coordinator: Marie Hedberg