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Martin Kolk is a Senior Lecturer and Docent at Stockholm University's Department of Sociology, affiliated with the Stockholm University Demography Unit (SUDA), Åbo Akademi in Vaasa, and the Institute for Future Studies (IFFS). His work focuses on intergenerational demography, kinship dynamics, economic demography, LGBTQ+ demographics, and cultural evolution. Kolk utilizes historical and contemporary register data to analyze long-term demographic trends, often collaborating internationally (e.g., with Academia Sinica in Taiwan).
Research interests span fertility, mortality, migration, LGBTQ+ family formation, and the impact of socioeconomic status on demographic outcomes. He also explores population ethics and cultural evolution's interplay with demographic processes. Notable projects include studies on kinship inequality, historical social mobility, and the demographic consequences of health disparities.
Recent publications emphasize gender and socioeconomic trends in parenthood, regional fertility differences, and transgender demographics. His work is published in top journals like Demography, Genus, and Nature Human Behavior.
He advises on government reports (e.g., pandemic mortality, census reforms) and leads interdisciplinary teams at SUDA and the Centre for Cultural Evolution. Current projects include studying multigenerational economic impacts and the persistence of historical inequality.
Labs/Teams: Stockholm University Demography Unit (SUDA), Centre for Cultural Evolution, Institute for Future Studies (IFFS), and collaborations with international institutions like Academia Sinica.
