Under the title "Strengthening Organizational Sociology: An International Collaboration for Research Excellence", the Organization and Society Research Group at the Department of Sociology and Political Science will co-organize a series of academic events—workshops and conferences—over the next two years in collaboration with an amazing network of international and internal partners.

Upcoming event

International Conference on Organizational Sociology (ICOS) 2026: Plurality, Diversity and Social Inequality in Organizations

16/17 March, 2026 | Potsdam, Germany

Deadline for submission of abstracts: November 10, 2025

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Events in planning

• Paper Development Workshop in Organizational and Administrative Sciences
• Workshop on "Inequality and Inclusion in Educational Organizations"
• Workshop "Governing and Organizing the Global Food System"
• Workshop on "Organizing Societal Differentiation and Inequality"

External partner organizations

• Research Committee 17 “Sociology of Organizations” (RC17) of the International Sociological Association (ISA)
• Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research – SCORE
• Gemini Center OppInk, Trondheim

Internal partners units

• Research Group “Environment, Sustainability and Governance”
• Research Group “Public Policy and Administration”
• Research Group “Social Inequality”
• Research Group “Gender, Equality and Diversity” at the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture
• Research Group “Language Practices in Education” at the Department of Teacher Education