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Press conference and roundtable discussion «Why do Swiss people have fewer children?»

The IBSA Foundation for Scientific Research and the H2R Data Centre invites you to a press conference and roundtable discussion titled «Why do Swiss people have fewer children?». This event will present and discuss new findings from the CHARLS panel survey, providing a deep dive into the complexities of (in)fertility and childlessness in Switzerland.

📆 Tuesday, June 9th, 15:00-17:00
📍 Careum Auditorium
💬 German with simultaneous translation in English

New article on «Tracing the threads: a system dynamics and network diffusion model of kangaroo care implementation in neonatal care» by Per Block et al.

In a new article, researchers from the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care IfIS and the Department of Sociology SUZ, Dr. Emanuela Nyantakyi, Prof. Dr. Per Block, Prof. Dr. Lauren Clack, and Dr. Marie-Therese Schultes, investigate the complex factors shaping the implementation of kangaroo care in neonatal intensive care units using system dynamics and network diffusion modeling.

Revival-Vorlesungsabend am 10. Juni: «Doing Sociology - Alter & Generationen» mit François Höpflinger

Prof. em. Dr. François Höpflinger war einer der prägenden Köpfe unserer Studienzeit – nun hält er exklusiv für das UZH Alumni Chapter Soziologie einen Vorlesungsabend an der Universität Zürich im Rahmen unserer Revival-Vorlesungsreihe. Mit seiner Expertise und seinem pointierten und lebhaften Stil hat er uns in seinen Vorlesungen immer begeistert und tut es heute als populärer Referent in der breiten Öffentlichkeit ebenso.

Welcome Sinem Ilseven

We are delighted to welcome Sinem Ilseven at the department as a PhD student at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Katja Rost!

«Dinosaurs of the organizational landscape facing technological disruption» - Jan Danko and Katja Rost on Monasteries

Why do some organizations fade while others adapt across centuries? By studying digitalization in monasteries, Dr. Jan Danko and Prof. Dr. Katja Rost show that decentralized, participatory structures can turn historical legacies into resources for ongoing renewal.

💬 SUZ Public Talks: «Vorkapitalistische Dynamiken. Die Agrarepoche.» by Axel Paul

Join us for the public talk on «Vorkapitalistische Dynamiken. Die Agrarepoche.» in the research colloquium at the SUZ.
📆  Tuesday May 5th, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speakers: Prof. Dr. Axel Paul
📍 AND-4-06

Neue Publikation: «Eine soziologische Gegenwartsdiagnose: Probleme und Herausforderungen» von Jörg Rössel

Soziologische Gegenwartsdiagnosen boomen. Andreas Reckwitz beschäftigt sich in seinem neuesten Buch mit der Rolle des Verlusts in der modernen Gesellschaft. In diesem Beitrag wird hervorgehoben, dass am Ende sehr unklar bleibt, ob Reckwitz' Diagnose tatsächlich die moderne Gesellschaft beschreibt oder nur die Selbstwahrnehmung eines spezifischen akademisch-urbanen Milieus. 

Successful Dissertation Defense: Vincent Oberhauser Explores When and Why Social Norms Fail

At the beginning of April, Vincent Oberhauser successfully defended his dissertation. His work examines why social norms sometimes lose their regulating power and under which conditions rule-breaking becomes more likely. Using experimental and survey data, the dissertation offers new insights into cooperation, fairness, and norm compliance.

«Regretting mother- and fatherhood in Switzerland»: new article by Larissa Fritsch and Sandra Gilgen

There is increasing evidence that parenthood regrets occur both in mothers and fathers, but little is known about their causes and how they relate to gendered norms and conditions of parenthood. The newly published article by Larissa Fritsch and Dr. Sandra Gilgen investigates the prevalence of and factors associated with parenthood regret in Switzerland.

«Beyond borders: exploring the determinants of intra-European migrants’ political participation»: new study by Ilona Pap, Valentina Petrović, and Jörg Rössel

In their publication, Dr. Ilona Pap, Dr. Valentina Petrović, and Prof. Dr. Jörg Rössel examine how migrants engage politically both in their country of residence and their country of origin, highlighting the transnational nature of political participation. Additionally, it shows that migrants’ political activities are shaped by where their political interests and news consumption are geographically focused.