Peter Sohlberg
About
Peter Sohlberg. Ph.D. Uppsala University, professor of philosophy of social sciences, SVT-Faculty NTNU. Associate professor of sociology Uppsala University.
Here I am presenting the first professor in Sociology in Sweden, and the founder of the Sociology department in Uppsala – Torgny Segerstedt (In Swedish). As rektor for Uppsala University (1955-1978) and as a member of the Swedish Academy he was a strong actor in favour of academic freedom and the autonomy of the universities.
My general research interests:
- Philosophy of science, with special focus on “knowledge-generating” research strategies.
- Research methodology from a philosophy of science perspective.
- Functionalism and functional reasoning in social science.
- Sociological theory, from the classics to contemporary theory.
- Actor- and system-vocabularies and their implications for social science.
- The assessment of quality in the academic field.
Presently I am working with themes in the intersection between philosophy of science and social science. I am particularly interested in classic system theoretical approaches and their potential for understanding social design activity and the complex outcome of social processes. I have recently written a monograph describing classic functionalist reasoning and its contemporary methodological relevance: Functional construction work in social science: The lost heritage (in press).https://www.routledge.com/Functionalist-Construction-Work-in-Social-Science-The-Lost-Heritage/Sohlberg/p/book/9780367376468
Together with professor Håkon Leiulfsrud, Department of sociology and political science, NTNU, I have recently finalized the sociological project Sociological Theory and Practice Revisited, financed by the Norwegian Research Council.
Publications in The STPR project
Theory in action: Theoretical constructionism. (eds. Peter Sohlberg & Håkon Leiulfsrud). https://brill.com/view/title/32929
Concepts in action: Conceptual constructionism. (eds. Håkon Leiulfsrud & Peter Sohlberg). https://brill.com/view/title/32930
Constructing the object in social science (In press, Brill, eds. Håkon Leiulfsrud & Peter Sohlberg).
My principal educational activity is presently that I each term teach a course in philosophy of science for doctoral students at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, NTNU. The course, SFEL8000, is a methodologically oriented course in philosophy of science where the craft of social science is problematized from a philosophical perspective.
Theoretical activities as e.g. descriptions, definitions, classifications, inferences, explanations and the application of theories are discussed and problematized from a philosophy of science perspective. The main idea is to make visible the choices made in everyday scientific activity and their theoretical implications, rather than to begin with general and fixed paradigmatic standpoints. The aim is to make it possible for the participants to work with their own thesis-project as a material for the course.
I have also taught similar Ph.D-courses in philosophy of social science at the Faculty of social sciences, Stockholm university (in collaboration with professor Lars Udéhn) and at Linköping University, Sweden (as a National Research School). I also participate in courses of sociological theory at the Department of sociology and political science, NTNU.
I work as associate editor for International Journal of Social Welfare.
Publications
2021
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Leiulfsrud, Håkon;
Sohlberg, Peter.
(2021)
Constructing Social Research Objects.
Brill Academic Publishers
Brill Academic Publishers
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Leiulfsrud, Håkon;
Sohlberg, Peter Anders;
Swedberg, Richard;
Hjellbrekke, Johs.;
Scott, John;
Ahrne, Göran.
(2021)
Constructing Social Research Objects: Constructivism in Research Practice.
Brill Academic Publishers
Brill Academic Publishers
Non-fiction book
2018
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Sohlberg, Peter.
(2018)
What Do We Do with Norms—Conform, Break, Understand or Explain?.
Brill Academic Publishers
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Sohlberg, Peter;
Leiulfsrud, Håkon.
(2018)
Conceptual Constructionism: An Introduction.
Brill Academic Publishers
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Leiulfsrud, Håkon;
Sohlberg, Peter.
(2018)
Concepts in Action. Conceptual Constructionism.
Brill Academic Publishers
Studies in Critical Social Sciences (.)
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Leiulfsrud, Håkon;
Sohlberg, Peter Anders;
Swedberg, Richard;
Flemmen, Anne Britt;
Martinussen, Willy Martin;
Guneriussen, Willy Johan.
(2018)
Concepts in Action.
Brill Academic Publishers
Chapter
2016
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Sohlberg, Peter Anders;
Leiulfsrud, Håkon.
(2016)
Theory in Action. Theoretical Constructionism.
Brill | Nijhoff
Studies in Critical Social Sciences (91)
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Sohlberg, Peter;
Leiulfsrud, Håkon.
(2016)
Theory and Theoretical Operations.
Brill | Nijhoff
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Sohlberg, Peter.
(2016)
A Thick Description of Robert K. Merton's Middle Range Theory - Manifest Properties and Latent Ambivalence.
Brill | Nijhoff
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2010
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Leiulfsrud, Håkon;
Sohlberg, Peter.
(2010)
Social ojämlikhet, sociala klasser och strukturperpspektiv.
Juristförlaget, Lund
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2004
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Sohlberg, Peter;
Sohlberg, Britt-Marie.
(2004)
Erkendelsens former - videnskabsteori og forskningsmetode.
Forlaget Klim
Textbook
Books
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Leiulfsrud, Håkon;
Sohlberg, Peter.
(2021)
Constructing Social Research Objects.
Brill Academic Publishers
Brill Academic Publishers
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Leiulfsrud, Håkon;
Sohlberg, Peter Anders;
Swedberg, Richard;
Hjellbrekke, Johs.;
Scott, John;
Ahrne, Göran.
(2021)
Constructing Social Research Objects: Constructivism in Research Practice.
Brill Academic Publishers
Brill Academic Publishers
Non-fiction book
-
Leiulfsrud, Håkon;
Sohlberg, Peter.
(2018)
Concepts in Action. Conceptual Constructionism.
Brill Academic Publishers
Studies in Critical Social Sciences (.)
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Sohlberg, Peter Anders;
Leiulfsrud, Håkon.
(2016)
Theory in Action. Theoretical Constructionism.
Brill | Nijhoff
Studies in Critical Social Sciences (91)
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Sohlberg, Peter;
Sohlberg, Britt-Marie.
(2004)
Erkendelsens former - videnskabsteori og forskningsmetode.
Forlaget Klim
Textbook
Part of book/report
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Sohlberg, Peter.
(2018)
What Do We Do with Norms—Conform, Break, Understand or Explain?.
Brill Academic Publishers
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Sohlberg, Peter;
Leiulfsrud, Håkon.
(2018)
Conceptual Constructionism: An Introduction.
Brill Academic Publishers
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Leiulfsrud, Håkon;
Sohlberg, Peter Anders;
Swedberg, Richard;
Flemmen, Anne Britt;
Martinussen, Willy Martin;
Guneriussen, Willy Johan.
(2018)
Concepts in Action.
Brill Academic Publishers
Chapter
-
Sohlberg, Peter;
Leiulfsrud, Håkon.
(2016)
Theory and Theoretical Operations.
Brill | Nijhoff
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Sohlberg, Peter.
(2016)
A Thick Description of Robert K. Merton's Middle Range Theory - Manifest Properties and Latent Ambivalence.
Brill | Nijhoff
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Leiulfsrud, Håkon;
Sohlberg, Peter.
(2010)
Social ojämlikhet, sociala klasser och strukturperpspektiv.
Juristförlaget, Lund
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2006
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Academic lectureSohlberg, Peter. (2006) Studies on Professional Expertise, Authority and Work Life Organisation in Education and Health. European conference on educational research , Geneva 2006-09-11 - 2006-09-16
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Academic lectureSohlberg, Peter. (2006) presentation av EU-projektet PROFKNOW. Karolinska institutet vid Stockholms Universitet 2006-11-08 - 2006-11-08
2005
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Academic lectureSohlberg, Peter. (2005) Presentation of the PROFKNOW-questionnaire, with comments. St. Patrick's College, Dublin City University PROFKNOW Conference , Dublin 2005-09-06 -
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Academic lectureSohlberg, Peter; Lindblad, Sverker. (2005) Lärarkår i samhällsstruktur 1980-1995. Institutionen för Pedagogisk Didaktik, Göteborgs Universitet PROFKNOW Conference , Göteborg 2005-11-01 -