PhD course 2027: Social Health – A Multidisciplinary and Transnational PhD course
Purpose and content
The purpose of the course is to provide students with knowledge of the theoretical and empirical aspects of social health and its relationship to social conditions and to physical and mental health. Emphasis is placed on how perspectives on social health relate to various fields of research and doctoral students’ dissertation work. The course covers key theoretical, empirical and methodological perspectives on social health in relation to social conditions and physical and mental health. The course examines how social health can be understood and analysed through phenomena such as social isolation, loneliness, a sense of community, dignity, validation and professional contexts. All these concepts and their uses will be connected to the various research interests and dissertation work of the participating doctoral students.
The course will be running Oct 12th– Nov 19th2027. Online based days Oct 12th, Oct 19th , Nov 5th Campus-based days in Malmö Oct 25th-29th 2027.
The overall layout of the course is flexible, as online elements are combined with one campus based week (Monday by noon to Friday noon). Teaching and learning activities include lectures and seminars covering key concepts, theories and empirical research on social health. The course emphasises active participation and discussions amongst doctoral students.
Most welcome to register your interest to apply (no formal application – Application start march 2027)
PhD course Social Health Registration of interest
Course Code
HÄSA242
Previous
PhD course 2021, 2023 and 2026: Challenges in Ageing Societies – Health, Care work, Technologies and ethics. A transnational, multidisciplinary PhD-course
In 2021, and 2023, 32 doctoral students from 16 universities and 10 countries were graduated by the Malmö University (2021) and Roskilde University (2023), implemented in close transnational collaboration within the multi-disciplinary teacher-team. The course has in several ways showed the importance of multidisciplinary, cross-border collaboration in meeting societal challenges out of the Aging Society. The doctoral students participating had a background in several different areas such as natural sciences, social sciences and humanities; sociology, nursing science, social work, political science, health science, media education, psychology. The course contributed to develop and increase knowledge, perspectives and (network) contacts among the PhD Students, based upon recent research and multi-disciplinary perspectives. In 2023, the PhD Alumni was represented during the CareAge Conference, held in Brussels June 5th-6th. In 2026, the course was hosted and held by Malmö university and 26 PhD students from 16 universities representing 13 countries were examined.
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Content
- The course focuses on care work, dementia, and welfare technologies related to welfare state politics, ageing theories and ethical issues. Mixed methods and qualitative approaches will be represented.
- The course presents critical perspectives from social sciences and the humanities. Cases from a number of countries will be introduced by professionals with practical experience in the field.
- The course will offer possibilities to work with theories on and research in the field of ageing, involving students own projects.
- On a networking level, the course gives a unique opportunity to meet PhD students from the participating countries and establish contacts for future collaboration. You also meet a transnational and interdisciplinary team of researchers/teachers.
Themes
- Social Gerontology: Introduction to the State of the art
- European Policies on Ageing; healthy, active ageing and vulnerability
- Care, dignity, and ageing abjection
- Dementia, society and lived lives
- Cultural understanding of dementia
- Ageing and care work within a changing welfare state
- Perspectives on care work, gender, technology and social innovation
- Argumentation challenge on technology in elder care
- Methods and ethical aspects in research concerning vulnerable or marginalised groups
Language
English
Course Code
HÄSA227
PhD Alumni members:
Michelle Vestbo-Nielsen, Roskilde University
Lea Graaf, Oslo Met/Roskilde University, N/DK
Eva Hoffmann, University College Syd, DK
Jonas Olofsson, Malmö University
Justina Kievisiene, University of Lapland, FIN
Mariusz Dorot, University of Lower Silesia, PL
Aurelie Mailliez, University Lille, F
Niko Väänänen, Université Catholique de Louvain, B
Samuel Briones, Utrecht University, NL
Nausheen Christoffersen, University College Absalon, DK
Sarah Åkerman, Åbo Akademi, FIN
Mille Nabsen Marwaa, SDU Denmark, DK
Linn Zulka, Gothenburg University, SE
Anna Holm Jacobsen, University College Absalon, DK
Maria Claesson, University of Boraas, SE
Maryam Hadji, Tampere University, FIN
Frank Ojwang, University of Lapland, FIN
Maria Nilsson, Linnaeus University, SE
Fabien Visade, University Lille, F
Faith Kilpeläinen, University of Lapland, FIN
Justyna Holyst, University of Lower Silesia, PL
Kirstina Aakerlund, Roskilde University, DK