{"id":139,"date":"2023-05-30T13:23:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T13:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.prod.unilu.spikeseed.cloud\/fhse-en\/?post_type=research-departments&#038;p=139"},"modified":"2024-06-24T12:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T10:18:38","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"research-departments","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section py-0 static\">\n<section class=\"py-0 wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><!-- SecondaryNavigationMirror --><div class=\"js-secondary-nav--sticky wp-block-unilux-blocks-secondary-navigation\" id=\"3565269b-34ed-4b9b-bf5a-b8ad584e7845\">\n    <nav id=\"secondary-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Secondary menu\" class=\"secondary-nav\">\n        <button class=\"secondary-nav__button btn btn-solid--primary w-full\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"secondary-navigation__list\" title=\"The selected page is About\" type=\"button\">\n            <span class=\"btn__name mr-auto\">About<\/span>\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\" \/>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <ul id=\"secondary-navigation__list\" class=\"secondary-nav__list\">\n            <li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"secondary-nav__link \">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">Overview<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"secondary-nav__link isactived\" aria-current=\"page\">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">About<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/research\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"secondary-nav__link \">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">Research<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/publications\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"secondary-nav__link \">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">Publications<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/people\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"secondary-nav__link \">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">People<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/join-us\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"secondary-nav__link \">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">Join us<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/contact\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"secondary-nav__link \">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">Contact<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end SecondaryNavigationMirror --><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><section class=\"section section pb-0 wp-block-unilux-blocks-page-intro\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper flex flex-wrap -mx-16\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper flex-1 mb-48 px-16\">\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"about-the-department-of-social-sciences\"\n    >\nAbout the Department of Social Sciences<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Social Sciences contributes to the shaping of public policy in relation to both the unique challenges and opportunities facing Luxembourgish society and to the development of wider European and international frames of reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/contact\/\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--secondary\"\n            >Contact<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/news-overview\/?fq_news-taxonomies-news-topic%5B%5D=social-sciences%7CSocial+Sciences%7CTopic\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--primary\"\n            >News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper w-full md:w-auto px-16\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper flex flex-col items-center\">\n<h2 class=\"text-h4 has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"our-study-programmes\"\n    >\nOur Study Programmes<\/h2>\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-highlight-square\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSOC_Programs-2023-2024.pdf\"\n    target=\"_self\"\n>\n    <span class=\"btn-highlight-square__container\">\n        <div class=\"btn-highlight-square__body\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link icon--xl\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <span class=\"btn btn--dark\">\n        \n<span class=\"btn__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Download our brochure<\/span>    <\/span>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image image-bg object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSOC-cover.png\"\n                    style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 3\/4; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>    <\/span>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section  wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-full-width\">\n    <div class=\"container 2xl:max-w-screen-2xl\">\n        <div class=\"max-w-11\/12\">\n            <div class=\"content-card content-card--left content-card__overlay--hidden wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card\">\n    \n<h2 class=\"content-card__heading has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"a-hub-for-social-science-research\"\n    >\nA hub for social science research<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-visual-area\">\n    \n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/DSOC_About-Tab_Group.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/DSOC_About-Tab_Group-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/DSOC_About-Tab_Group-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/DSOC_About-Tab_Group.jpg 825w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 3\/2; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper content-card__overlay\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-highlight-rounded bottom-left\" \n    href=\"#\"\n    target=\"_self\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"btn-highlight-rounded__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/span>    <span class=\"icon-rounded\">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right icon--lg\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/span>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-card__body  wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-free-area\">\n    \n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"we-engage-academic-governmental-and-private-actors-in-developing-research-that-address-societal-challenges\"\n    >\nWe engage academic, governmental, and private actors in developing research that address societal challenges.<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Our Department facilitates the development of synergies across different areas within the social sciences and enhance the national and international visibility of the social sciences in Luxembourg. Recognising the distinctive place of Luxembourg as one of the main institutional sites of the European Union, we develop research in the area of European governance broadly understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consistent with its role as one of the main centres of social science research in the country, the department makes major contributions in all four areas designated as National Research Priorities:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Sustainable and Responsible Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Personalised Healthcare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">21st Century Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Industrial and Service transformation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Social Sciences is also a forum for open, inclusive policy debate and societal dialogue with academic, civil society, governmental and non-governmental actors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"section  wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-full-width\">\n    <div class=\"container 2xl:max-w-screen-2xl\">\n        <div class=\"max-w-11\/12\">\n            <div class=\"content-card content-card--right content-card__overlay--hidden wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card\">\n    \n<h2 class=\"content-card__heading has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"home-to-major-european-research-council-projects\"\n    >\nHome to Major European Research Council Projects.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-visual-area\">\n    \n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/iStock-1223789411.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/iStock-1223789411-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/iStock-1223789411-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/iStock-1223789411-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/iStock-1223789411-1536x835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/iStock-1223789411-2048x1114.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 32.00% 47.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 32.00% 47.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 3\/2; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper content-card__overlay\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-highlight-rounded bottom-left\" \n    href=\"#\"\n    target=\"_self\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"btn-highlight-rounded__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/span>    <span class=\"icon-rounded\">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right icon--lg\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/span>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-card__body  wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-free-area\">\n    \n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"crisp-and-elwar\"\n    >\nCRISP and ELWar<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Department has successfully secured two major European Research Council projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CRISP project, led by Professor Anja Leist, investigates cognitive aging from a social and behavioral (risk reduction) perspective with a focus on inequalities related to education and gender, and applies new modeling techniques to improve dementia risk prediction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The ELWar project, led by Professor Josip Glaurdic, aims to fill the gap in our understanding of electoral legacies of war by analysing the evolution of political competition over the course of more than two decades in the six postwar states of Southeast Europe: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-people-centre section\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"content-card__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"meet-the-team\"\n    >\nMeet the team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper flex flex-wrap -mx-16 xl:-mx-32\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper w-full xl:w-9\/12 px-16 xl:px-32\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"an-international-team-committed-to-rigorous-critical-social-inquiry\"\n    >\nAn international team committed to rigorous critical social inquiry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper flex flex-wrap -mx-16\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper w-full md:w-5\/12 mb-48 px-16\">\n<p>The Department of Social Sciences brings experts. DSOC fosters a climate supportive of critical social inquiry that respects the academic freedom of its members to pursue their research interests in terms consistent with the highest standards of scholarly independence and rigour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline\">\n    \n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline-item\">\n    <a\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/people\"\n            class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-anchor\"        target=\"\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">People of the Department<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/contact\/\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--primary\"\n            >Contact<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper w-full md:w-7\/12 mb-48 px-16\"><div class=\"list-people bg-theme wp-block-unilux-blocks-people-item\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper list-people__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper list-people__visual\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image w-full object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Justin PW Powell\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Photo_Justin-J-W-POWELL-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Photo_Justin-J-W-POWELL-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Photo_Justin-J-W-POWELL-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Photo_Justin-J-W-POWELL-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Photo_Justin-J-W-POWELL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Photo_Justin-J-W-POWELL-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 85.00% 39.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 85.00% 39.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper list-people__body\">\n<h3 class=\"list-people__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"justin-j-w-powell\"\n    >\nJustin J W Powell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"list-people__description wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Head of Department of Social Sciences<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person\/NTAwMDI4ODVfX0p1c3RpbiBKIFcgUE9XRUxM\/\"\n        title=\"View profile\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon list-people__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">View profile<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper w-full xl:w-3\/12 px-16 xl:px-32\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"    >\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-facts-figures flex flex-wrap flex-col xs:flex-row xl:flex-col -mx-16\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-facts-figures-item\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper figure-stats\">\n<div class=\"figure-stats__value text-theme wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"figure-stats__description wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"parent":136,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"Department of Social Sciences","uluxPrePostTitle":"Department","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"organisation":[],"authorship":[39,113,333],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About - Department of Social Sciences - FHSE - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Department of Social Sciences contributes to the shaping of public policy in relation to both the unique challenges and opportunities facing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Department of Social Sciences contributes to the shaping of public policy in relation to both the unique challenges and opportunities facing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FHSE EN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-24T10:18:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/03112240\/FHSE_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/\",\"name\":\"About - Department of Social Sciences - FHSE - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-30T13:23:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-24T10:18:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Department of Social Sciences contributes to the shaping of public policy in relation to both the unique challenges and opportunities facing\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Departments\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Department of Social Sciences\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"About\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/\",\"name\":\"FHSE\",\"description\":\"Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences I Uni.lu\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences I University of Luxembourg\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"FHSE - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu\",\"alternateName\":\"Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/03112240\/FHSE_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/03112240\/FHSE_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":2560,\"caption\":\"FHSE - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu\"},\"image\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/24144328\/20200609-Belval-Campus_Henri-Goergen-23.jpg\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/humanities.uni.lu\/\"],\"email\":\"communication@uni.lu\",\"telephone\":\"+3524666441\",\"address\":{\"@type\":\"PostalAddress\",\"streetAddress\":\"11, Porte des Sciences\",\"addressLocality\":\"Esch-sur-Alzette\",\"postalCode\":\"4365\",\"addressCountry\":\"LU\"},\"description\":\"Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences I Uni.lu\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"About - Department of Social Sciences - FHSE - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu","description":"The Department of Social Sciences contributes to the shaping of public policy in relation to both the unique challenges and opportunities facing","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"About","og_description":"The Department of Social Sciences contributes to the shaping of public policy in relation to both the unique challenges and opportunities facing","og_url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/","og_site_name":"FHSE EN","article_modified_time":"2024-06-24T10:18:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":2560,"url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/03112240\/FHSE_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/","name":"About - Department of Social Sciences - FHSE - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-05-30T13:23:27+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-24T10:18:38+00:00","description":"The Department of Social Sciences contributes to the shaping of public policy in relation to both the unique challenges and opportunities facing","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/about\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences","item":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Departments","item":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Department of Social Sciences","item":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-departments\/department-of-social-sciences\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"About"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/","name":"FHSE","description":"Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences I Uni.lu","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences I University of Luxembourg","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/#organization","name":"FHSE - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu","alternateName":"Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/03112240\/FHSE_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/03112240\/FHSE_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":2560,"caption":"FHSE - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu"},"image":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/24144328\/20200609-Belval-Campus_Henri-Goergen-23.jpg","sameAs":["https:\/\/humanities.uni.lu\/"],"email":"communication@uni.lu","telephone":"+3524666441","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"11, Porte des Sciences","addressLocality":"Esch-sur-Alzette","postalCode":"4365","addressCountry":"LU"},"description":"Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences I Uni.lu"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-departments\/139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-departments"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/research-departments"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-departments\/139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13277,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-departments\/139\/revisions\/13277"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-departments\/136"}],"wp:authorship":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"organisation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/organisation?post=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}