OECD field 5.4 · 3 ideas
Sociology
research ideas.
Qualified university research directions mapped to Sociology. These are starting points for further scoping, literature review and supervision—not completed proposals or claims of novelty.
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Ordered by qualification signalAfter the flood: how do informal care networks shape recovery?
Formal recovery metrics can miss the unpaid, relational work that gets households back on their feet. This project maps those care networks and the burdens they carry after major floods.
Long-term Psychological Impacts of Unpaid Care Work Imbalance on Lone Parents and Families
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted significant gender disparities in unpaid care work and their subsequent impact on mental health. This research investigates the long-term psychological consequences of these imbalances for lone parents and dual-earner households.
Modeling Resilience and Recovery Dynamics in Behavior-Dependent Business Networks Following Major Regional Disasters
Post-disaster recovery is heavily influenced by the behavioral interdependencies within business networks. This research explores how these network dynamics facilitate or hinder long-term economic resilience.