The Faculty of Social Sciences is committed to delivering research and education of the highest quality in the fields of Communication Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology and Education Sciences
 
With academic freedom as its guiding principle, the faculty embraces fundamental, policy-enabling, forefront and applied research that critically and profoundly addresses issues that lie at the heart of our society while also having wider social and scientific relevance. Even when more local topics come under investigation, our research is always conducted at an international level of quality and in a fashion that stands up to international peer review.
 
The faculty aims to translate excellence in research into the very best academic education in order to train a new generation of experts. Our pursuit of research excellence is also translated into relevant services to the academic community and to society.