Global Political Sociology (GPS)

Affiliated Research areas

• Democratisation and social movements
• Constitutions, human rights, international law

Scientific Areas

• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Law
• Political science
• Sociology

Keywords

• Collaborative knowledge production
• Corporate security in mining and energy sectors
• Democratic participation, activism and social innovation
• Global Christianity
• The globalization of the Indian Ocean region

Summary

The Global Political Sociology (GPS) research group studies contemporary political and social dynamics across the globe, focusing on state-society relations and transnational ideas, movements and networks in their local, regional or global expressions. Researchers combine Anthropology, Area Studies, Law, Politics, and/or Sociology to develop ‘thick’ understandings of the present and the recent past, particularly since the mid-20th century. They contribute intellectual depth and ambition to Roskilde University’s international research environment.