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Department of Sociology
about the department
VMU Department of Sociology implements three-level study programs within the fields of sociology, anthropology, social policy and social demographics. Nationally and internationally acknowledged Lithuanian sociologists, anthropologists and demographers work in the Department. Together with students they are involved in diverse sociological, anthropological and demographic research which indentify and analyze social problems and their social contexts. Main research areas include contemporary identity, citizenship, sociology of gender, family, religion, health, politics and higher education. Researchers of the Department of Sociology are active public intellectuals and participants in public discussions on most important issues of contemporary society. They also initiate and implement various research projects and lead in national and international publications among Lithuanian scholars. VMU Department of Sociology has a permanent and constantly updated network of research and study partners in Lithuania and internationally as well as a wide network of social partners that help ensure the quality of study and research.
Facebook: VDU Sociologija ir Antropologija / VMU Sociology and Anthropology
Contacts:
Jonavos str. 66 – 306, LT-44191, Kaunas
Phone: +370 37 327822
E-mail: sk@vdu.lt
Administration
Head of the Department
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė
Senior administrator
Gintarė Aleksaitė
Academic staff
Dr. ANNA EWA PILARCZYK-PALAITIS
Assist. Prof. Dr. APOLONIJUS ŽILYS
Prof. Dr. ARTŪRAS TEREŠKINAS
chief researcher and head of the Social Research Center
Prof. dr. AUŠRA MASLAUSKAITĖ
Assist. Prof. Dr. DAIVA BARTUŠIENĖ
Prof. dr. DOMANTAS JASILIONIS
Assist. Prof. Dr. EUGENIJUS LIUTKEVIČIUS
Assist. Prof. Dr. GIEDRĖ BALTRUŠAITYTĖ
Assist. Prof. Dr. GRAŽINA BIELOUSOVA
Assoc. Prof. Dr. JURGA BUČAITĖ-VILKĖ
Assoc. Prof. Dr. JŪRATĖ IMBRASAITĖ
Assist. Prof. Dr. KRISTINA JONUTYTĖ
Prof. dr. MILDA ALIŠAUSKIENĖ
Assist. Prof. Dr. RASA INDRILIŪNAITĖ
Assist. Prof. Dr. VIDMANTAS VYŠNIAUSKAS
Prof. dr. VYLIUS LEONAVIČIUS
PhD students
Arnoldas Ignatčikas
Deividas Zaicevas
EVELINA JUCHNEVIČIŪTĖ
GINTARĖ GERYBAITĖ
GINTARĖ LÜBECK
INDRA LUKOŠIENĖ
JUOZAPA ŽIVILĖ MIELIAUSKAITĖ
MORTA VIDŪNAITĖ
RAUF ASLANOV
SALOME ESEBUA
Visiting Professors
Prof. Mikael Rothstein, University of Southern Denmark
Prof. Ullrich Kockel, Heriot Watt University
Prof. Ingo Wolfgang Schroeder, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
Prof. Sebastian Klusener, Max Planck Institute for Demographical Research
