Department of Culture and Society (IKOS)

At IKOS, the social sciences and humanities unite in environments where research and education work together.

The Department of Culture and Society (IKOS) conducts education and research in various humanities, social sciences and aesthetic subjects, often in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments where language, culture and society are at the center.

IKOS strives to strengthen the role of the social science and humanities in society and we see collaboration between education, research and the outside world as a prerequisite for success.

The department is located in both Linköping and Norrköping.

News

Branka Likic-Brboric.

Fleeing her country inspired migrant-focused research

Branka Likic-Brboric is a professor of Ethnicity and Migration at REMESO. Her research is shaped by her background and personal experiences. She is driven by a desire that terrible examples from history should not be repeated or amplified.

Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert, guest professor in the name of Moa Martinson, stands in a preserved old engine room in Kåkenhus – part of the industrial landscape in Norrköping.

Researching forgotten workers through art

Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert explores how local archaeological workers in colonial-era Cyprus have been omitted from historical narratives. Her art-based research brings hidden stories to light and opens new ways of thinking.

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AI reshapes research and doctoral education

AI has become an important part of research and doctoral education thanks to new tools that are constantly evolving. It creates new opportunities but also raises questions about integrity, data management and academic responsibility.

Ongoing at IKOS

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Research

Humanities, social sciences, language, culture and society

At the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), research is conducted in a number of different areas where the focus is on the humanities and social sciences, language, culture and society. We also offer doctoral studies, courses and graduate schools.

Interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity

IKOS research is often conducted on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary lines, with researchers from different disciplines working together in different research environments. Visit the research environments’ websites to see which researchers, research groups, research projects and specialisations can be found in each environment.

Meet some of IKOS professors

IKOS was founded on 1 January 2020. You can read about the research areas of the professors installed since then via interviews and through the IKOS publication series on the page about the professors.

Research

Research Environments

The Ageing and Social Change research environment

The Ageing and Social Change research environment conducts leading-edge research on key social, political and cultural issues of ageing.

Research at the Centre for Local Government Studies

At CKS, we conduct research and collaboration aimed at supporting municipalities in their strategic decision-making. Our connection to the municipal sphere through our partner municipalities is the cornerstone of our work.

Culture and society (Tema Q)

Tema Q/Culture and Society research environment is an interdisciplinary unit that seeks to foster a critical outlook on the multiple roles played by culture in society, in the present as well as in the past.

Doctoral programmes

Courses within the doctoral programmes at the Department of Culture and Society

The Department of Culture and Society offers a variety of graduate courses within the humanities and social sciences. The courses are offered to doctoral students at Linköping University and other institutions of higher education.

PhD Studies in Philosophy

The Division of Philosophy and Applied Ethics (FTE) is an internationally, interdisciplinary center for cutting-edge research, with strengths in philosophy of science, phenomenology, normative and applied ethics, metaethics, and political philosophy.

The Doctoral Programme in Ageing and Social Change

The doctoral programme in Ageing and Social Change aims to give doctoral students in-depth knowledge in this field. Students shall independently plan and carry out a qualified research project and present and disseminate its results.

Divisions

Classrum with adult students.

Division for Swedish as a Second Language, Rhetoric and Language Support (SAROS)

We offer pedagogical guidance and skills development as well as help to improve the academic language and oral or written presentation.

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Division of Administrative Support (VS)

The vision of the Division of Administrative Support at IKOS embraces high competence, efficiency, involvement and a good work environment. We believe effective dialogue is an important factor for us to succeed with our tasks.

Division of Ageing and Social Change (ASC)

ASC conducts leading-edge research on key social, political and cultural issues of ageing.

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