One doctoral studentship in Political Science

Södertörn University is a higher education institution in Stockholm that conducts education, research, and collaboration for sustainable societal development. We have around 14 000 students, 80 programmes and 300 courses, and we conduct education and research in the humanities, social sciences, technology and natural sciences. The university also offers police education and teacher education with an intercultural profile. A great deal of our research relates to the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe. We combine subjects, perspectives, people and experiences, and are worldminded, curious and questioning, searching for surprising syntheses, challenges and development. Södertörn University welcomes doctoral proposals in Political Science, to be conducted within the Sociology of Authoritarian Law in Eurasia (SOCIAL) MSCA Doctoral Networks research project. The SOCIAL doctoral network will train 17 doctoral candidates in the sociology of authoritarian law, with a regional focus on Central Asia. Its three core goals are: • Empirical & theoretical innovation on law–society–governance dynamics under authoritarian regimes; • Sustainable interdisciplinary doctoral training across disciplines and regions; • Policy outreach, converting research into actionable intelligence via workshops, publications, and policy briefs. For complete information regarding the position, please visit the following link: https://www.sh.se/english/sodertorn-university/meet-sodertorn-university/this-is-sodertorn-university/vacant-positions?rmpage=job&rmjob=9213&rmlang=UK Application deadline: January 31, 2026 at 23:59 Further information Professor Joakim Ekman joakim.ekman@sh.se Professor Ann-Cathrine Jungar, head of department, ann-cathrine.jungar@sh.se Professor Karin Borevi karin.borevi@sh.se Liudmila Voronova, Director of Studies (third cycle), liudmila.voronova@sh.se Lovisa Uttman, Human Resources Officer,  lovisa.uttman@sh.se