202 PhD programmes in Sociology in Europe

The Sociology program from the University of Zurich requires participants to conduct independent research, write a PhD thesis, and to perform coursework. 

Research in Sociology at Kent covers a range of areas, including social and critical theory, social movements, globalisation and everyday life, cities and space, media and technology, class, ‘race’ and ethnicity, gender, work, visual sociology, the welfare state, risk and society, violence, NGOs and organisations, and social aspects of the body.

The Sociology programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University investigates social structures, identities, inequalities, migration, culture, and contemporary social issues through advanced sociological research and critical analysis.

We offer supervision in Refugee Care at University of Essex, allowing you to undertake research that introduces a therapeutic dimension and psychosocial perspectives to your work with asylum seekers, refugees and other involuntarily dislocated persons.

The Human Geography programme from University of Lincoln offers the opportunity to work at doctoral level alongside academics whose research has been internationally recognised.

The Social Sciences PhD programme at the University of Helsinki is a collaborative effort between a number disciplines at the University of Helsinki that aims to create the best research environment for doctoral training in social sciences.

The Demography programme of Tallinn University aims to create opportunities for acquiring the highest scientific qualification in demography.

The Social Sciences programme at Pablo de Olavide University has the following themes scopes: Social & Behavioural Sciences and Social Work and Counselling.

The Social Sciences - Territories, Economics, Law Doctoral School regroups all of the potential research training of the University of Tours and University of Orleans within the COMUE Val-de-Loire in the fields of law, economics, management, geography, sociology, demography, anthropology, development/urban planning, communication sciences and political science.

The Social Sciences programme offered by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam develops advanced research expertise in societal challenges, policy analysis, and interdisciplinary social inquiry.

The Psychosocial Studies programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London supports theoretical and applied enquiry within an interdisciplinary field drawing on perspectives from anthropology, sociology, gender and sexuality studies, cultural and postcolonial studies, education studies, critical psychology, psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy.

University of Plymouth’s Sociology programme has a long and distinguished history and we have an international reputation for research excellence.

The Social Policy and Criminology - Crime, Harm, Criminalisation and Criminal Justice research group at The Open University UK is recognised for critical scholarship, that challenges assumptions about ‘crime’, ‘the criminal’ and/or ‘justice’ and critically interrogates criminology as a discipline.

This Feminism, Law and Gender research cluster at The Open University UK provides an intellectual and collaborative space for academics, visiting researchers and PhD students interested in gender-focused and feminist analysis of the law.

Research within Social Policy and Criminology at The Open University UK explores the intersections of Social Policy and Social Justice.

Utilise expertise in quantitative methods from a range of disciplines to a higher level than is usually offered with this Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences programme at the University of Bath.

The Technology and Social Change programme offered by Linköping University develops advanced research expertise in the interactions between technology, society, and cultural transformation.

The Migrations, Diasporas, Transnational Communities discipline at The Open University UK has extensive interests and an international profile in this field. It is engaged in a number of lived-experience, policy-, welfare- and criminologically related research projects.

University of Klagenfurt offers the Social Sciences and Economics programme. The cross-curricular courses complement the subject-specific teaching events and thus expand the range of doctoral-level classes. 

The Sociology of Law programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in the relationship between law, justice, and social processes.