PSY | Review of the Research Colloquium “Psychology of Social Inequality”

The research colloquium “Psychology of Social Inequality” (17 March 2026, Faculty of Psychology) offered stimulating insights into current interdisciplinary research approaches and brought together psychology students and researchers to discuss key questions at the intersection of the individual and society.

At the heart of the event was a presentation by Mark Joseph Connaughton (Roskilde University), who, as part of the INDIGMA project, presented ethnographic perspectives on the dignity of unemployed people. Using case studies from the United States, France and Denmark, he demonstrated how unemployment affects not only institutional contexts but also reaches deeply into personal spheres such as family and community. The open discussion was particularly valuable, as the research project is still ongoing.

The research colloquium was distinguished by its deliberately interdisciplinary approach, linking social psychological questions with perspectives from the social and cultural sciences. This clearly illustrated the wide-ranging nature of studying psychology: it spans empirical research, societal analysis and practical questions relevant to everyday life.

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