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Peter Sohlberg is a Professor of Philosophy of Social Sciences at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and an Associate Professor of Sociology at Uppsala University, Sweden. His academic career spans Norwegian and Swedish institutions with a focus on philosophy of social science methodology and theoretical frameworks.
Education:
- Ph.D. from Uppsala University
Research Interests: Professor Sohlberg specializes in philosophy of science with emphasis on knowledge-generating research strategies, functionalism, sociological theory (classical to contemporary), actor-system vocabularies, and academic quality assessment. His current work explores system theoretical approaches for understanding social design activity and complex social processes, particularly through functionalist reasoning.
Publication Trends: His scholarly output since 2004 reveals a cohesive trajectory toward constructionist methodologies in social research. The 2016-2021 STPR project publications establish theoretical/conceptual constructionism as frameworks for analyzing research object formation, while his upcoming monograph revives functionalist reasoning for contemporary methodology. Collectively, his work bridges philosophical inquiry with practical social science challenges.
Teaching and Supervision: Sohlberg leads NTNU's doctoral course SFEL8000 in philosophy of science, which problematizes social science methodology through active thesis-project engagement. He has extended this pedagogy to Stockholm University and Linköping University, emphasizing methodological choices over fixed paradigms.
Research Projects:
- Sociological Theory and Practice Revisited (STPR): Norwegian Research Council-funded project co-led with Håkon Leiulfsrud, producing the Theory in Action and Concepts in Action series on constructionist approaches.
