TY - JOUR

T1 - Fast-track Sociology?

T2 - Reflections on Research During a Pandemic

AU - Ilsøe, Anna

AU - Sørensen, Pelle Korsbæk

PY - 2023/7/13

Y1 - 2023/7/13

N2 - When the coronavirus spread globally in early 2020, many governments issued national lockdowns of schools, institutions, and businesses. As the epidemic turned into a pandemic, the health crisis also became a societal crisis, and many universities and research foundations issued COVID-19 grants to study the societal implications of the crisis.In this article, we discuss sociological research during the corona crisis and ask the questions: What role did sociology play in the pandemic – and how did the pandemic affect sociology? We argue that trends of a fast-track sociology can be observed, whichhas implications for methods, theory, analysis, and societal impact. Fast-track sociology is often faster, more interdisciplinary and dialogue-based, disseminates more preliminary results, and has potential of more societal impact. However, it also contains challenges if it is not interlinked with more critical and slower research processes, which are core to the sociological profession.

AB - When the coronavirus spread globally in early 2020, many governments issued national lockdowns of schools, institutions, and businesses. As the epidemic turned into a pandemic, the health crisis also became a societal crisis, and many universities and research foundations issued COVID-19 grants to study the societal implications of the crisis.In this article, we discuss sociological research during the corona crisis and ask the questions: What role did sociology play in the pandemic – and how did the pandemic affect sociology? We argue that trends of a fast-track sociology can be observed, whichhas implications for methods, theory, analysis, and societal impact. Fast-track sociology is often faster, more interdisciplinary and dialogue-based, disseminates more preliminary results, and has potential of more societal impact. However, it also contains challenges if it is not interlinked with more critical and slower research processes, which are core to the sociological profession.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - Health

KW - Working Environment & Wellbeing

KW - Employment

KW - Wages

KW - Unemployment &Rehabilitation

KW - Work/Life Balance

KW - Labor Market

KW - Institutions & Social Partners

KW - Organization & management

U2 - 10.18291/njwls.138997

DO - 10.18291/njwls.138997

M3 - Comment/debate

VL - 13

SP - 139

EP - 147

JO - Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies

JF - Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies

SN - 2245-0157

IS - S10

ER -