Carl-Ulrik Schierup
Encyclopedia
Carl-Ulrik Schierup is a Swedish Professor
of Ethnicity at Linköping University
.
Schierup was born in Aarhus
, Denmark
. He concluded his doctoral studies in socioanthropology in 1977 at Aarhus University (nostrified in Sweden in 1983). In 1988 he completed a doctoral degree in sociology
at Umeå University
, in Sweden
. At the South Jutland University Centre
, Denmark, and at Umeå University
he directed major research programmes on migration
and ethnic relations. In 1999 he was appointed professor of labour and ethnic studies at the Swedish National Institute for Working Life (NIWL) and Linköping University. He is director of the Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society, REMESO, at Linköping University.
Schierup’s research comprises a wide range of subjects relating to international migration
and ethnicity, such as ethnic conflict, citizenship
and nationalism
. His research also deals with economic and social development in the former Yugoslavia
, and employment and social exclusion
and inclusion
in Europe
, among others.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Ethnicity at Linköping University
Linköping University
Linköping University is a state university in Linköping, Sweden. Linköping University was granted full university status in 1975 and is now one of Sweden's larger academic institutions. Education, research and PhD training are the mission of four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Educational...
.
Schierup was born in Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. He concluded his doctoral studies in socioanthropology in 1977 at Aarhus University (nostrified in Sweden in 1983). In 1988 he completed a doctoral degree in sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at Umeå University
Umeå University
Umeå University is a university in Umeå in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders....
, in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. At the South Jutland University Centre
University of Southern Denmark
The University of Southern Denmark, with campuses located in the southwestern part of Denmark - i.e. Funen, Southern Jutland and Sealand - is a research and educational institution with deep regional roots and an international outlook. Reaching even further south, the university offers a number of...
, Denmark, and at Umeå University
Umeå University
Umeå University is a university in Umeå in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders....
he directed major research programmes on migration
Migration
Migration, Migratory behavior, or Migratory may refer* Gene migration, a process in evolution and population genetics* Animal migration, the travelling of long distances in search of a new habitat...
and ethnic relations. In 1999 he was appointed professor of labour and ethnic studies at the Swedish National Institute for Working Life (NIWL) and Linköping University. He is director of the Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society, REMESO, at Linköping University.
Schierup’s research comprises a wide range of subjects relating to international migration
Migration
Migration, Migratory behavior, or Migratory may refer* Gene migration, a process in evolution and population genetics* Animal migration, the travelling of long distances in search of a new habitat...
and ethnicity, such as ethnic conflict, citizenship
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
and nationalism
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
. His research also deals with economic and social development in the former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, and employment and social exclusion
Social exclusion
Social exclusion is a concept used in many parts of the world to characterise contemporary forms of social disadvantage. Dr. Lynn Todman, director of the Institute on Social Exclusion at the Adler School of Professional Psychology, suggests that social exclusion refers to processes in which...
and inclusion
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, among others.