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  • 1.
    Abraham, Getahun Yacob
    et al.
    Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Internationalisation in teacher education: student teachers' reflections on experiences from a field study in South Africa.2018In: Education Inquiry, E-ISSN 2000-4508, Vol. 9, no 4, p. 347-362Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Internationalisation of higher education and teacher education has been a key issue since the 1990s and many universities still attempt to increase student mobility ever since. Much research has been done on the topic of internationalisation and higher education, including teacher education trying to show how a certain programme impacts on students’ learning, especially intercultural learning when it comes to programmes in teacher education. These studies are often directed towards programmes that last several months or a whole year. The focus of this study is rather to explore if and in what way experiences in a two-week field study can contribute to a student teacher’s intercultural learning and professional development. The findings of the research show that even a short field study has an important impact on the individual student teacher’s understanding of themselves and on awareness of teachers’ living and working conditions in a different culture like South Africa.

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  • 2.
    Arvemo, Tobias
    et al.
    University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Division of Real Estate, Economics and Society.
    Beckman, Anita
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Kullgren, Carina
    University West, Department of Health Sciences, Section for health promotion and care sciences.
    Jag trivs, men ...: Inkludering och exkludering vid Högskolan Väst2024Report (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    The academy, like any other workplace, is characterized by social, difference-creating processes that, seemly inevitably, results in unequal working conditions among employees. Subtile, informal structures of power, as opposed to the formal once, are both complex and difficult to detect, but research show that patterns of inequality based primarily on gender, ethnicity, religion and language create difficult obstacles to inclusion and equal treatment in academia. So, how about University West? How inclusive are we as an organization? What do the employees themselves have to say, if asked? The overall aim of our research project was, in accordance with the above-mentioned questions, to seek knowledge about employees’ thoughts on, and experiences of, inclusion in everyday working life at University West, with a particular focus on ethnicity.

    Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used for collecting and processing of data. In order to gain an overview of employees’ perceptions of inclusion at University West, a questionnaire, primarily linked to the seven grounds of discrimination, was distributed to all employees. In total 101 responses were received. In parallel with the survey, thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted with employees at the university’s various work units. A comprehensive interview guide with relatively open questions about work and career opportunities was used. The majority of the interviewees are teachers and researchers, and most of them have a migrant background.

    The survey shows that experiences of differential treatment are mainly related to gender, age, academic position and social class. Respondents with a migrant background feel that they receive less respect from colleagues than those with a Swedish background, and the same applies to those who consider it difficult to communicate in Swedish. Disparaging comments in everyday work life are mainly linked to factors such as not being able to speak Swedish, nationality, age and ethnicity. The prevalence of derogatory speech about both women and men shows relatively high figures.

    During the interviews, it emerged that most of the informants enjoy their work, but that some problematic patterns and behaviours make it difficult to feel welcomed and completely “at home” within the organization. “Us - and - them” categorizations, not least based on ethnic background, but also based on gender, age and religion, are highlighted. A lack of curiosity about experiences and competencies of “others”, alongside with a mono-lingual norm where a perceived demand for “correct” Swedish reinforces the presence of a non-inclusive mono-culture and a feeling of constantly being positioned as “the Other” in everyday working life. Language, not unexpectedly, emerges as a key factor in the demarcation between “us” and “them”, as do restrictive behaviour codes and other local norms. There are several perceived obstacles to work and career opportunities, but the one that most often is mentioned is a lack of personal connections and informal networks within which inquiries and recruitment are perceived to take place on a personal basis rather than on documented experience, merits and skills. Allying oneself with the “right” people, making friends with persons who has power and influence, is seen as a fundamental prerequisite for moving upwards within the organization. The interviewees also pointed to a culture of silence in which it is perceived as difficult, or futile, to raise problems relating to discrimination, racist jargon or sexual harassments. A lack of transparency when it comes to internal funding and recruitment, and a clear discrepancy between organisation’s articulated values and what it really looks like in reality, are further examples of problems raised.

    In summary, the empirical data shows us that employees have various experiences of exclusionary behaviors, mechanisms and patterns in everyday working life at Högskolan Väst, and that a greater sensitivity among colleagues and management to unequal working conditions and issues concerning inclusion, is requested. Our hope is that this study will contribute to a more open discussion about these types of sensitive issues, issues that more often need to be addressed as a common problem for the entire organization, rather than a problem for just a few.

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  • 3.
    Bauer, Simon
    et al.
    Department of Swedish, Multilingualism, Language Technology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg (SWE).
    Milani, Tommaso M.
    Department of Swedish, Multilingualism, Language Technology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg (SWE).
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Spehar, Andrea
    Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg (SWE).
    Constructing the “Good Citizen”: Discourses of Social Inclusion in Swedish Civic Orientation2023In: Social Inclusion, E-ISSN 2183-2803, Vol. 11, no 4, p. 121-131Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Sweden has long been described as a beacon of multiculturalism and generous access to citizenship, with integration policies that seek to offer free and equal access to the welfare state. In this article, we use the policy of Civic Orientation for Newly Arrived Migrants as a case with which to understand how migrants’ inclusion is discursively articulated and constructed by the different constituencies involved in interpreting the policy and organising and teaching the course. We do this by employing Foucault’s closely interrelated concepts of technology of self, political technology of individuals, and governmentality. With the help of critical discourse analysis, we illustrate how migrants’ inclusion is framed around an opposition between an idealised “good citizen” and a “target population” (Schneider & Ingram, 1993). In our analysis, we draw on individual interviews with 14 people involved in organising civic orientation and on classroom observations of six civic orientation courses. Firstly, we show how migrants are constructed as unknowing and in need of being fostered by the state. Secondly, we illustrate how social inclusion is presented as being dependent upon labour market participation, both in terms of finding work and in terms of behaving correctly in the workplace. Lastly, we show how migrant women are constructed as being problematically chained to the home and therefore needing to subject themselves to a specific political technology of self to be included.

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  • 4.
    Bauer, Simon
    et al.
    Department of Swedish, Multilingualism, Language Technology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg (SWE).
    Milani, Tommaso M.
    Department of Swedish, Multilingualism, Language Technology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg (SWE).
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Spehar, Andrea
    Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg (SWE).
    Gender equality in the name of the state: state feminism or femonationalism in civic orientation for newly arrived migrants in Sweden?2023In: Critical Discourse Studies, ISSN 1740-5904, E-ISSN 1740-5912Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This article contributes to ongoing discussions in the social sciences about how to interpret the incorporation of gender equality into integration policies–is it a form of state feminism or femonationalism? Drawing upon intersectionality, we analyse how gender equality is presented, discussed and negotiated in relation to ethnicity and nationality in Sweden. Methodologically, we employ a bifocal lens that combines (1) a quantitative investigation of representations of civic orientation programmes in Swedish policy documents and mainstream media, and (2) a qualitative analysis of ethnographic data collected in six civic orientation courses–three in English and three in Arabic–in three large municipalities. Such a two-pronged approach, which connects policy and media discourses with interactions in civic orientation classes, offers a granular picture of the complex and often ambivalent intersections of ethnicity and gender in relation to migration in Sweden. Ultimately, the co-optation of feminist values brings with it the risk of warping feminism into a trait of national/ethnic distinctiveness. Crucially, femonationalism is not the prerogative of far-right parties but is already becoming institutionalised, informing both mainstream media and educational practices in a feminist state like Sweden

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  • 5.
    Bauer, Simon
    et al.
    University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg (SWE).
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Milani, Tommaso M.
    University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg (SWE).
    Spehar, Andrea
    University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg (SWE).
    Locating Sweden in Time and Space: National Chronotopes in Civic Orientation for Adult Migrants2023In: Nordic Journal of Migration Research, E-ISSN 1799-649X, Vol. 13, no 1, p. 1-17Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this article is to use courses in civic orientation for newly arrivedadult migrants in Sweden as the empirical entry point from which toinvestigate whether, and if so, how, civic values are tied to the Swedish nationthrough specific discourses and narratives. With the help of a frameworkthat brings together theorisations of the discursive construction of thenation with the notions of the chronotope and ‘social narratives’, the articledemonstrates how narratives within civic orientation are characterised byspecific spatio-temporal moves that discursively construct Sweden as anation-state. Such national chronotopes are not innocuous but are part of arhetoric of nationalism that constructs a linear and comprehensive story ofprosperity and superiority, not least vis-à-vis some other geographical areasin the world. As such, the analysis seeks to contribute to the burgeoningscholarship on civic orientation programmes by offering further empiricalevidence of the shapes such programmes take, and how civic values becomenationalised. With the help of the notion of the chronotope, the article alsoseeks to add some fresh perspectives to scholarship on nationalism andothering by showing mundane spatio-temporal moves in the production of a‘national imaginary’ (Calhoun 2017).

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  • 6. Bukhori, Ahmad
    et al.
    Surian, Alessio
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    An Analysis of Curricula and Discourses of Religious Literacy in Three National Contexts2024In: Religious Literacy in Secular Religious Education: Nordic Perspectives and Beyond / [ed] Daniel Enstedt, Karin K. Flensner, Wilhelm Kardemark, Münster: Waxmann Verlag, 2024, p. 215-236Chapter in book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Book abstract:

    In this volume, questions are addressed revolving around religious literacy and education. The term religious literacy is explored as the ability to discern and analyze intersections of religion with social, political, and cultural life in pluralistic societies. Questions about what types of religious literacies are possible in a non-confessional, and even secular, educational context are in focus. It delves into the intricate relationship between religious literacy, religious education in the Nordic countries, and the development of subject knowledge and generic abilities. The Nordic countries, as modern secular welfare states with shared characteristics, provide an intriguing framework for comparison. The exploration of variations in the organization, content, and goals of religious education in Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden sheds light on the process of shaping educational content within specific historical and societal contexts and the anthology broadens its scope by incorporating global perspectives from the Indian, Italian, and Indonesian contexts.

    The volume features contributions from 18 researchers who explore empirical, methodological, and theoretical aspects of religious literacy and education. The concept of religious literacy, encompassing both knowledge and generic skills, proves to be indispensable for navigating the diverse religious and non-religious worldviews present in pluralistic societies.

    Tailored for students, educators, education researchers, and policymakers, this anthology contributes to the ongoing discourse on religious literacy. It not only provides valuable insights into the Nordic educational landscape but also fosters a global dialogue on the crucial role of education in understanding diverse worldviews.

  • 7.
    Carlson, Marie
    et al.
    University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Constructions of the pupil/citizen in the Swedish Curriculum of 2011: Displacements and Sediments in the Educational Landscape2016In: ECER 2016 : Leading Education: The Distinct Contributions of Educational Research and Researchers, 2016, p. 23 SES-04 DConference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Writing or revising a curriculum is often an extremely complex and contradictory process (Young & Diem 2014) and can be viewed as a discursive battlefield (e.g. Ball 1991, Levinson et al 2009, Ozga 2000, Taylor et al 1997). Furthermore, educational policies can be seen as complex, ongoing social practices of normative cultural production constituted by diverse actors/stakeholders across diverse contexts (Taylor 2004) and thus interesting to analyse, especially in "globalizing and new times" (Ball, Goodson & Maguire 2007). Despite the discourses of globalization we also experience worldwide a tightening of control on students, educators, administrators, and the schooling process in general through national-level educational policies (Young & Diem 2014). There are interesting tensions to pay attention to between the local and global. This paper outlines various constructions of the pupil/the future citizen and discursive tensions with a particular focus on the latest curriculum in Sweden, Lgr11, Curriculum for the compulsory school, preschool class and the recreation centre, Läroplan för grundskolan, föreskoleklass och fritidshemmet 2011). We have been particularly interested in issues such as: How is the 'right' citizen presented and depicted and what values are highlighted – at both national and global level? Whose history is made visible and what voices are heard? What groups or categories are identified? In order to get a comparative perspective, we have asked the same questions to the previous curriculum, Lpo94, Curriculum for the Compulsory School System, the Pre-School Class and the Leisure-time Centre.Theoretically our contribution primarily is informed by the discourse analytical research field (e.g. Ball 1991; Taylor, 1997; Taylor et al., 1997) and notably by critical discourse analysis (see Fairclough, 1992, 2003; Chouliaraki & Fairclough, 1999). Critical discourse analysis examines how texts construct representations of the world and there is an emphasis on highlighting how practices and texts are ideologically shaped by relations of power. Tensions between different conceptions and positionings concern what counts as valuable knowledge also related to the local and global context, which is emphasised in our study.

  • 8.
    Carlson, Marie
    et al.
    Dept of Sociology and Work Science, Univ. of Göteborg.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Producing Future Citizens through Curricula Policies in Sweden: Critical reflections onborders/boundaries from a Nordic perspective and beyond2016In: MIGRATION AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES – NEW BOUNDARIES, Nordic Migration Research (NMR), University of Oslo (UiO) , 2016, p. 172-, article id session VConference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Educational policies for education are important as they form the basis for educational practices and regulate the knowledge production within different subjects. In our interdisciplinary research we critically analyse processes of curriculum work during the curriculum revision process (2010-2011) for the social science subjects in the later years of mandatory schooling in Sweden. Questions are raisedon whose history is made visible and what voices are heard. Furthermore what borders/boundaries can be discerned? The research is part of the larger transnational project Future citizens in pedagogical texts and education policies - Examples from Lebanon, Sweden and Turkey with the aim of examining how globalization processes are expressed in educational policies and pedagogical texts.Swedish educational documents, curricula and interviews with subject matter experts and educational bureaucrats form the empirical data for this contribution. The analyses show that a discursive battle between different actors and perspectives took place. The subject matter experts wanted a more inclusive and global understanding, especially the subject experts in geography articulated a worldwide perspective: "We wrote the world", while the Minister of Education and his expert proposed a stronger Nordic and even a nationalistic perspective from a Swedish point of view. The pupils should learn places and rivers in Sweden, the Swedish regions and Scandinavia. The Minister of Education and his expert also made changes in the syllabi manuscripts, thus discarding the geography subject matter experts' views. As a result, a Nordic perspective and a strong marking of national borders took place in the curriculum. Although this discussion is not about the actual citizenship perse, can the final decisions for the text in the curriculum in various ways contribute to boundaries/borders. This way of argumentation can be seen as leading to an exclusion and "othering"within a nation. In Sweden today 21 percent of the pupils in compulsory school officially are classifiedas having a "foreign background"; meaning the students themselves are born abroad by foreign parents or both parents were born abroad. Here there are many questions to ask/discuss in terms ofconsequences for various groups and inclusion/exclusion and belonging.

  • 9.
    Carlson, Marie
    et al.
    Inst. för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap, Göteborgs universitet.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    What Knowledge Counts when Revising a Curriculum?: On Discursive Positionings in the Swedish Educational Landscape.2016In: NFPF/NERA's 44th Congress 2016 : Social Justice, Equality and Solidarity in Education: Book of Abstracts, Helsinki: University of Helsinki , 2016, p. 31-32Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Writing or revising a curriculum is often anadvanced process as education can be viewed as adiscursive battlefield. Furthermore, educational policies are often seen as complex, ongoing social practices of normative cultural production constituted by diverse actors/stakeholders across diverse contexts and thus interesting to analyse,especially in 'the age of globalization'. This paper outlines perspectives on the policy process taking place in order to revise the Swedish National Curriculum, now known as Lgr 11.

  • 10.
    Franck, Olof
    et al.
    Göteborgs universitet, Göteborg (SWE).
    Osbeck, Christina
    Göteborgs universitet, Göteborg (SWE).
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Inledning2023In: Religioner, livsåskådningar och etik: För lärare 4-9 och gymnasiet. Läromedel / [ed] Olof Franck, Christina Osbeck, Kerstin von Brömssen, Gleerups , 2023, 2., p. 13-16Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 11.
    Franck, Olof
    et al.
    Göteborgs universitet, Göteborg (SWE).
    Osbeck, ChristinaGöteborgs universitet, Göteborg (SWE).von Brömssen, KerstinUniversity West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Religioner, livsåskådningar och etik: För lärare 4-9 och gymnasiet. Läromedel2023Collection (editor) (Refereed)
  • 12.
    Franck, Olof
    et al.
    Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession, Göteborgs universitet.
    Osbeck, ChristinaInstitutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession, Göteborgs universitet.von Brömssen, KerstinUniversity West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Religioner, livsåskådningar och etik: för lärare årskurs 4-62016Collection (editor) (Other academic)
  • 13.
    Korp, Helena
    et al.
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Flensner, Karin K
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Risenfors, Signild
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Inkludering och likvärdighetför nyanlända elever i grundskolan: en fallstudie i två kommuner2019Report (Other academic)
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  • 14.
    Lindholm, Maj-Lis
    et al.
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Risenfors, Signild
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Bilingual fiction reading in Swedish for immigrants2024In: ISSN 2837-6684, Vol. 19, no 1, p. 1-19Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of migrant adult learners in Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) with bilingual fiction reading, and to understand how their teachers perceived its impact on the learners' literacy and language development. Bilingual fiction reading in this study involved reading fiction in both the mother tongue and in Swedish as a Second Language.

    The study applies a theoretical framework using translanguaging-based pedagogy (cf. García, 2009) combined with Langer’s (2017 [1995]) theories about learning through transformative fiction reading, Paran’s (2008) model for literature and language integrated didactics and Cummin’s (2011, 2017) concept of literacy engagement.

    Based on semi-structured interviews with adult migrant learners and their teachers, and an analysis of reading journals written by the learners, this research was conducted by means of semi-structured interviews with learners and teachers, and reading journals written by the learners. Findings suggest that bilingual fiction reading is seen as supporting learning through translanguaging and an experience-based, collaborative pedagogy. However, to some learners, the reading task was too challenging, which might be due to the literature choice and a low literacy level. A general observation is that there is a shortage of translated fiction for adult learners in Sweden.

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  • 15.
    Lovat, Terence
    et al.
    University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
    Kuusisto, Arniika
    University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
    Kuusisto, Elina
    University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages. Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
    Riegel, Ulrich
    Siegen University, Siegen, Germany.
    Editorial notes2016In: Journal of Religious Education, ISSN 1442-018X, E-ISSN 2199-4625, Vol. 63, p. 49-50Article in journal (Other academic)
  • 16.
    Milani, Tommaso
    et al.
    University of Gothenburg: Gothenburg, SE.
    Bauer, Simon
    University of Gothenburg: Gothenburg,(SWE).
    Carlson, Marie
    University of Gothenburg: Gothenburg, (SWE).
    Spehar, Andrea
    Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg (SWE).
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Citizenship as status, habitus and acts: Language requirements and civic orientation in Sweden2021In: Citizenship Studies, ISSN 1362-1025, E-ISSN 1469-3593, Vol. 25, no 6Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This article employs the notions of citizenship as status, habitus and acts as a framework through which to capture how sovereign power, disciplinary power and biopower intersect in the context of Sweden’s current management of migration. Through an analysis of policy and media debates, the article first illustrates how citizenship as status and sovereign power in Sweden have undergone a shift from actively endorsing multilingualism and cultural dialogue to requiring migrants to demonstrate knowledge of a particular language, Swedish, and what is constructed as a singular national culture and its values. The article then homes in on a particular Arabic-language course in civic orientation for newly arrived adult migrants in a large urban area. We illustrate how disciplinary power and biopower work by socializing a group of migrants into a specific habitus of Swedish values and norms. We also unveil the acts of resistance they perform in response.

  • 17.
    Milani, Tommaso M.
    et al.
    Göteborgs universitet, Göteborg.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Carlson, Marie
    Göteborgs universitet, Göteborg.
    Spehar, Andrea
    Göteborgs universitet, Göteborg.
    Civic orientation for adult migrants in Sweden: A multimodal critical discourse analysis of Swedish values and norms2022In: Fjortonde nationella konferensen isvenska med didaktisk inriktning: Didaktiska perspektiv på språk oc hlitteratur i en globaliserad värld / [ed] Pia Nygård Larsson, Cecilia Olsson Jers & Magnus Persson, Malmö: Malmö universitet, 2022, p. 57-77Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Drawing upon the analytical techniques of multimodal critical discourse analysis, this article investigates the book About Sweden, an educational materia lemployed in courses on civic orientation for newly arrived migrants. The analysisis informed by the following research questions: (1) What are represented as typically Swedish values and norms in the textbook? (2) How are such norms and values portrayed through written language and visual images? Visually the book relies on specific representations of Swedish nature without people. We argue that such pictures of the Swedish landscape are not ideologically neutral but carry connotations that are historically linked to forms of Swedish nationalism. Moreover, we interpret the lack of people in line with Berggren and Trägårdh (2006) notion of statist individualism (statsindividualism), an ideology according to which a strong interventionist welfare-state is not necessarily incompatible with the maximisation of individual freedom. Our textual analysis illustrates the textual tensions between, on the one hand, the choice of specific norms and values as Swedish, and, on the other hand, aversion towards overt national identity labels. Finally, we illustrate how Swedish values and norms in the textbook are just one link in a longer intertextual chain that connects the book to other policy documents as well as Swedish politicians’ public statements in the context of current debates about migration in Sweden. 

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  • 18.
    Osbeck, Christina
    et al.
    Göteborgs universitet.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Religionsunterricht in Schweden2020In: WiReLex: das wissenschaftlich-religionspädagogische Lexikon im Internet / [ed] Zimmermann, M., Lindner, H., Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft , 2020, 6. uppl.Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 19.
    Petersen, Karen Bjerg
    et al.
    Danmarks institut for Pædagogik og Uddannelse, Aarhus (DNK).
    von Brömssen, KerstinUniversity West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.Jacobsen, Gro HellesdatterSyddansk Universitet, Odense (DNK).Paulsen, MichaelSyddansk Universitet, Odense (DNK).Garsdal, JesperVIA university College, Horsens (DNK).Koefoed, Oleg(DNK).
    Rethinking Education in Light of Global Challenges: Scandinavian Perspectives on Culture, Society, and the Anthropocene2022Collection (editor) (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    This book directly addresses three interrelated global events and their implications for education as seen from Scandinavian perspectives: migration flows, increased cultural diversity, and (post)nationalism; the erosion of the welfare state and the global rise of neoliberalism; and the Anthropocene and environmental challenges arising in the wake of the global exploitation of natural ecosystems. In case studies, theoretical articles, and reflective studies, researchers from Nordic countries explore how education, education policy, and educational thinking in these countries are affected by these global trends, bringing to the fore the different roles education can play in addressing the various issues and different ways of reimagining education.

  • 20.
    Risenfors, Signild
    et al.
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Korp, Helena
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Kittelmann Flensner, Karin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Studiehandledning för nyanlända elever i svensk skola2018In: Lisetten, ISSN 1101-5128, p. 6-8Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 21.
    Risenfors, Signild
    et al.
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Examining National Policy Frameworks for Teacher Education in South Africa and Sweden: A Critical Discourse Analysis Approach2019In: SAERA 2019 Conference: Book of Abstracts, Durban, 2019, article id 295Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    This study is an examination of the current National Policy Frameworks for Teacher Education (Initial Training) forlower secondary school teachers in South Africa and Sweden. Comparing texts might lead to new understandings of the texts themselves and reveal differences between the social values held by cultures and nations, in this case inrelation to the teacher profession. This is especially interesting as the teacher profession are being challenged by globalisation and neo-liberal policies all over the world. Using a critical discourse analysis approach, we examine the forms and the general constructions of the texts and look for words and phrases that reveal the texts' attitudes to teachers, teacher education and the teacher profession. We also critically explore discourses in these texts on gender, ethnicity and sexuality drawing on an intersectional framework for analyses

  • 22.
    Risenfors, Signild
    et al.
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Religion och livstolkning bland barn och unga2018In: Barn- och ungdomsvetenskap. Grundläggande perspektiv. / [ed] Johansson, Thomas & Sorbring, Emma, Stockholm: Liber, 2018, 1, p. 421-434Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 23.
    Rothgangel, Martin
    et al.
    University of Vienna, Austria.
    von Brömssen, KerstinUniversity West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.Heimbrock, Hans-GünterGoethe-University Frankfurt/Main, Germany.Skeie, GeirStockholm University.
    Location, Space and Place in Religious Education2017Collection (editor) (Refereed)
  • 24.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Childhood, Children, and the Convention of the Rights of the Child in Civic Orientation Courses for Newly Arrived Adults in Sweden2022Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this study is to explore the recognition, communication and discourses in relation to childhood, children and children’s rights in civic orientation programs for newly arrived adults in Sweden. Civic orientation has become one of the dominant immigrant integration policies in western Europe, with the aim of transmitting knowledge, norms, and values, thereby furthering “integration” into the new country (cf. von Brömssen et al. accepted; Council of Europe, 2017; SFS: 2010: 1138; Abdulla & Risenfors, 2013, Milani et al. 2021).  However, there is a not much research regarding how the educational content, e .g. knowledge constructions in the civic orientation programs are communicated,  negotiated and reproduced in practice. This paper is a contribution to this field of research, and in a broader perspective on migration, adult education, and integration.

    Discourses on childhood, children and children’s rights are interesting to analyse as they show perceived constructions of norms and values on the family, on children and their upbringing, as well as on the society at large. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (ECHR) is seen as a basis for all international legal standards for children's rights today. There are several other conventions and laws that address children's rights around the world and current and historical documents affect those rights, including “The Convention of the Rights of the Child” (cf. Mattsson, 2020; Vandenhole, 2015).  A Human Rights approach and accordingly a “Rights of the Child” approach is also emphasized in courses on civic orientation from the European Union, as well as in the Swedish policies for this activity (Council of Europe, 2017; SFS: 2010: 1138).

    The “Convention on the Rights of the Child” (CRC) was adopted by the United Nations in 1989 and soon thereafter, in 1990 it was signed by Swedish authorities. However, it didn’t become a law in Sweden until 2020 after a lot of investigations and discussions (see f.ex. Åhman, 2011; Stern, 2019).  The CRC currently counts 195 states parties and is the most widely ratified human rights treaty (Vandenhole, 2015). During the time the CRC has existed as a law in different countries around the world, the focus of the CRC has shifted onto the measures being taken at national level to give effect to children's rights, with specific reference to legal incorporation both direct incorporation (where the CRC forms part of domestic law) and indirect incorporation (where there are legal obligations which encourage its incorporation), (Kilkelly, Lundy & Byrne, 2021). Moreover, the legal effect is highly contingent upon the constitutional and legal systems of individual countries and can best be understood by those writing from a specific national context (Ponnert & Sonander, 2019). Therefore, it is interesting to explore discourses on childhood, children, and children’s rights in civic orientation courses for newly arrived adult migrants in Sweden. The overall research question guiding our work is as follows:

    1)           What content is communicated, negotiated and reproduced concerning childhood, children  and children’s rights in civic orientation courses for newly arrived adults in Sweden?

     

    Method/methodology 

    This paper presents an ethnographic case study (Parker-Jenkins, 2018) of civic orientation courses in Sweden. Civic orientation is regulated by the state but is locally organized by municipalities (SOU 2010:16). Each newly arrived migrant must be offered this orientation which currently includes at least 100 hours (Swedish Government, 2020).  Courses should, if possible, be in the participant's mother tongue or another language that he or she speaks in order to avoid misunderstandings (SOU 2010:16).

    Fieldwork was conducted in civic orientation courses in three larger Swedish cities, as courses there are run continuously, thus giving as the possibility to follow them without interruption. We conducted fieldwork on site during spring 2020 in courses in Arabic and English. Several in our research team understand and speak Arabic as well as English, so there was no need for external translators. As researchers we mainly took the position of participant observers.  Occasionally when being asked we took part in discussions but tried to interfere as little as possible during sessions. The participants in the courses had a background from many different parts of the world, even though there is a predominance of data from course participants with Arabic as their mother tongue. Each of the participants gave their consent to the study which follows ethical guidelines in accordance with the Swedish Research Council (2017).  Ethnographic data consisted of fieldwork notes written by hand and an accumulating written record of the observations were compiled. Themes that provided insights into discourses on childhood, children and children’s rights made up one theme and constitutes data for this paper. The analyses were informed by a narrative- and discourse analytic approach which focused the function of talk in terms of its discursive accomplishments and practices of fact constructions. A narrative approach explores the ways in which speakers make use of ‘stories’ as representational devices to position themselves and others (De Fina & Johnstone, 2015). Additionally, the ethnographic data invoke theory rather than being derived from theory. Each of the reflections in the paper are illustrated with quotes from participants and presented verbatim. The study started in real classroom contexts, although it had to be conducted (from April 2020) through Skype due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant that data from two-thirds of our research were produced during classes on Skype.

     

    Expected outcomes 

    In the data from the civic orientation courses for newly arrived adult migrants in Sweden we find discursive themes and narrations about childhood, children and children’s rights. Here we give two examples.

    Ethnographic Fieldwork Reflections I - Concern for the upbringing of children.

    Many of the participants in the courses were parents and expressed several times through the course concern about what the children's upbringing would look like; was it possible to teach the children in an appropriate way in the new country? However, the biggest and most serious concern, expressed by several participants were the fear that the children would be taken care of by the social authorities. As one mother voiced: “My greatest worry is parenting. I come from Africa, and I like Sweden. In Sweden it’s…They might take your child from you. You are criminal. As much as I learn the Swedish way, I want to be African.”

    Ethnographic Fieldwork Reflections II – Children’s rights.

    Information of the Convention of Children’s rights was included in the courses. The communicator explained: “The convention of the Child is an interesting topic. It’s good to know as a lot of newcomers fear the social services, not knowing what my role as a parent is”. It was further explained that Sweden was one of the very first to sign the convention and in 2020 it became a law in Sweden. The communicator continued that children’s rights “is really on the table, now it’s a basic and praxis”. The communicator explained that “In Sweden it is important that children can express their ideas, for children to learn that they are important and to listen to. This was at first a cultural shock”.

    Some additional themes as well as analyses will be presented at the conference.

     

    Intent of publication

    European Journal of Educational Research.

     

    References 

    Abdulla, A. & Risenfors, S. (2013). Kursen samhällsorientering för nyanlända: mobilisering och integration för deltagare. [The course civic orientation for new arrivals: mobilization and integration for participants].  In L. Eriksson, G. Nilsson & L. A. Svensson (red.), Gemenskaper: socialpedagogiska perspektiv.  Göteborg, Sweden: Daidalos. In Swedish.

    von Brömssen, K., Milani, T., Spehar, A. & Bauer, S. (accepted for FECUN), “Swedes’ relations to their government are based on trust”.  Banal Nationalism in Civic Orientation Courses for Newly Arrived Adult Migrants in Sweden.

    Council of Europe. (2017). Adult Migrants: Integration and Education. https://rm.coe.int/recommendations-resolutions-on-adult-migrants-and-education-rev-2017-/168079335c.

    De Fina, A. & Johnstone, B. (2015). Discourse Analysis and Narrative. In D. Tannen, H. E. Hamilton & D. Schiffrin (eds.), The Handbook of Discourse Analysis, 2nd.ed. , pp. 152-167. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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    Mattsson, T. (2020). Constitutional Rights for Children in Sweden. In T. Haugli, A. Nylund, R. Sigurdsen & L.R.L. Bendiksen (ed.), Children’s Constitutional Rights in the Nordic Countries, pp. 103-119. Brill.  

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  • 25.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Construction of Curriculum in Theory and the Situation in the Classroom, Differences and Commonalities2018In: Are you READY?: Diversity and Religious Education across Europe – The story of the READY project / [ed] Schreiner, Peter, Münster: Waxmann Verlag, 2018, 1., p. 87-89Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 26.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Documentation of Study Visits and Teaching Experiences on "Religion and Diversity" (10 5)2018In: Are you READY?: Diversity and Religious Education across Europe – The story of the READY project / [ed] Schreiner, Peter, Münster: Waxmann Verlag, 2018, 1., p. 41-45Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 27.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Elin Thorsén: “In Search of the Self: A study of the International Scene of Modern Advaitic Satsang in Present-Day Rishikesh”: Recension av Thorséns avhandling2022In: Nordic Journal of Religion and Society, ISSN 0809-7291, E-ISSN 1890-7008, Vol. 35, no 2, p. 130-132Article, book review (Other academic)
  • 28.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Exploring the Concept of Ambiguity out from Simone de Beauvoir and Paulo Freire: a Lens to Contemporary Education2022In: Theo-Web: Academic Journal of Religious Education, E-ISSN 1863-0502, Vol. 21, no 1, p. 8-19Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This essay explores the concept of ambiguity out from an understanding developed by the French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. She was one of existentialism’s leading exponents, and her work entitled Ethics of Ambiguity (2018[1947]) works as a starting point. The concept of ambiguity is further explored from an educational view, with the help of the Brazilian educationalist Paulo Freire who was influenced by the French existentialist thinking. The essay ends discussing some current themes in education, with the insights brought out by the explorations of the concept of ambiguity by de Beauvoirand Freire.

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  • 29.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies. University West.
    Exploring the Concept of Race in Swedish Educational Research after WWII: A Research Overview2021In: Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, ISSN 2002-0317Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Research about race and racism(s) has helped to explain power relations and differences in education. However, it has been difficult to have a theoretical lens using the concept of race and racism(s) accepted in areas of education, as well as in educational research in Sweden. Issues formulated in terms of race and racism(s) are controversial and there is strong resistance to talk about race. This article provides an overview of research in education using the concepts of race, racism(s), and/or racialization in Sweden after World War II. The aim is to investigate educational research where these concepts come into use, how this research is framed, the findings of the studies, as well as nuances and tendencies in educational research using the concept of race. The article locates the historical view of the concept of race and its use in Sweden and argues that the history and unresolved political issues around eugenics and race come into play and contribute to the hesitation and avoidance of the use of the concept. 

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  • 30.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Exploring ‘The Ethics of Ambiguity’ by Simone de Beauvoir2021In: ISREV- International Seminar on Religious Education and Values, Gothenburg, Sweden, 26-30/7, 2021 (on-line), 2021Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this presentation is to explore the work ‘The Ethics of Ambiguity’ (‘Pour une morale de l'ambiguïté’) bySimone de Beauvoir published in 1947. ‘The Ethics of Ambiguity’ consists of three parts and a short conclusion wherede Beauvoir puts out the philosophical underpinnings of her stance on an existentialist ethic. de Beauvoir's mostilluminating argument in this work is her description of the development of man and the order of human beings whoface the ambiguity of existence. In the symposium, questions will be discussed on the interpretation and meaning ofthe concept ambiguity, and how de Beauvoir’s way of seeing human beings might relate to education and ReligiousEducation in our neoliberal conditions

  • 31.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    German Student Teachers in Protestant RE in Conversation with Student Teachers in Non-Confessional RE in Sweden2018In: Are you READY?: Diversity and Religious Education across Europe – The story of the READY project / [ed] Schreiner, Peter, Münster: Waxmann Verlag, 2018, 1., p. 62-64Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 32.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Giving a Voice to Student Teachers on the Concept of Diversity2018In: Are you READY?: Diversity and Religious Education across Europe – The story of the READY project / [ed] Schreiner, Peter, Münster: Waxmann Verlag, 2018, 1., p. 59-61Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 33.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Identiteters konfigurationer: Från att "vara" till att "bli till"2016In: Interkulturella perspektiv: pedagogik i mångkulturella lärandemiljöer / [ed] Lorentz, Hans & Bergstedt, Bosse, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2016, 2. uppl., p. 53-71Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 34.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    In the Context of Migration: the Swedish Nation's selfnarration through Civic Orientation Courses2021In: Book of Abstracts: Futures 21 / [ed] Victoria Justine Ulriksen Draborg, Aarhus: VIA University College , 2021, p. 15-Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 35.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Insights of the READY Project2018In: Are you READY?: Diversity and Religious Education across Europe – The story of the READY project / [ed] Schreiner, Peter, Münster: Waxmann Verlag, 2018, 1., p. 94-114Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 36.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Internationalisation in teacher education: student teachers' reflections on experiences from a field study in South Africa.2018In: South Africa-Sweden Research Week, University of Pretoria, May 17, 2018., 2018Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 37.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Is there a Place for Intersectionality in Research on Religious and Values Education?2016In: Diversity and Intersectionality: Studies in Religion, Education and Values / [ed] Jeff Astley and Leslie J. Francis (eds.), Oxford: Peter Lang , 2016, p. 1-22Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 38.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Migration i perspektiv av globala sociala förändringar2016In: R & L : religion & livsfrågor : aktuellt för undervisningen, ISSN 0347-2159, no 2, p. 6-8Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 39.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Negotiating religion in civic orientation courses in Sweden2023Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 40.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Negotiations on Religion: Young peoples' articulations on religion in a diverse society2017Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    As flows of people are more common than ever in our times, challenges are put on individuals to put up with a complexity of ideas, values and lifestyles (Castells, 1997). This also means that identities are challenged and has to be negotiated, for many in new surroundings with new traditions, cultures, religions and languages. The concept of negotiation can be used to underline the dynamic processes in constructing linkages between traditions and individuality (cf Østberg, 2003; von Brömssen, 2003). In this paper I will focus discursive constructions and negotiations on 'religion' articulated by three young people age 14 and 15 in Sweden; two boys who position themselves as Muslims and one girl from the Buddhist tradition. The data has been constructed in individual interviews and analyzed from a discourse theoretical approach (Wetherell, Taylor & Yates, 2001). The research suggests that young people do intensive "identity work" (cf Ziehe, 1993) and articulate reflexive knowledge about cultural and religious pluralism, but also that this requires an advanced translational capacity. It also shows, albeit with some variations, that religion as a source of identity is apparent for many young people. This work links to a research proposal on work in a South-North perspective on issues on young people, religion, teaching and education as well as the conference theme "Education in an era of decolonization and transformation".

  • 41.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Niels Reeh : Secularization Revisited Teaching of Religion and the State of Denmark. 1721-2006 Boundaries of Religious Freedom. Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies, vol. 5.2017In: Nordic Journal of Religion and Society, ISSN 0809-7291, E-ISSN 1890-7008, Vol. 30, no 1, p. 82-84Article, book review (Other academic)
  • 42.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies.
    Radikalnationalism, konspirationsteorier och kulturkrig: Undervisningens utmaningar i dagens samhälle2021In: Interkulturella dimensioner: Pedagogik för interkulturellt lärand / [ed] Hans Lorentz & Bosse Bergstedt, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2021, 1:1, p. 71-94Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 43.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    READY: Insights and analysis of aspects of religious education in European contexts2018Other (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    This document constitutes one of the intellectual outputs (IO5) of the Erasmus+ project Religious Education and Diversity (READY): Sharing experiences of and approaches to teacher education in the context of "Education and Training 2020." This paper summarizes, structures and analysis the READY material. It deals with student teachers' and teacher trainers' reflections on study visits, on student teachers' lesson planning and teaching,reflection papers, the produced DVDs and several other papers that are available on the READY website. See: http://www.readyproject.eu/

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  • 44.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Reflections on Religious Education from a Swedish Perspective2022In: Religionsunterricht im Plausibilisierungsstress Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf aktuelle Entwicklungen und Herausforderungen. / [ed] Domsgen, Michael & Witten, Ulrike, Transcript Verlag, 2022, 1, p. 315-332Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 45.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages. Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
    Religious education at schools in Europe. part 3, Northern Europe: Rothgangel, Martin, Skeie, Geir & Jäggle, Martin (eds.).Göttingen: V & R Unipress, 20142015In: British Journal of Religious Education, ISSN 0141-6200, E-ISSN 1740-7931, Vol. 38, no 1, p. 104-106Article, book review (Refereed)
  • 46.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Samhällskunskapsundervisning med utgångspunkt i samhällsfrågor-vad betyder det?: En recension av Göran Morén (2017) Samhällsfrågor som didaktiskt begrepp i samhällskunskap på gymnasieskolan.2017In: Nordidactica: Journal of Humanities and Social Science Education, ISSN 2000-9879, no 3, p. 106-110Article, book review (Other academic)
  • 47.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Samhällsorientering för vuxna nyanlända migranter: nationens narrativ om sig själv2023In: Abstracts för Decemberkonferensen, Trollhättan: Högskolan Väst , 2023, p. 1-1Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    Integration av migranter har blivit en allt mer debatterad fråga i Sverige. I den här presentationen utgör kurser i samhällsorientering för nyanlända vuxna migranter i Sverige den empiriska utgångspunkten. Syftet är att undersöka om, och i så fall hur, medborgerliga värderingar är knutna till den svenska nationen genom specifika diskurser och berättelser. Med hjälp av ett ramverk som sammanför teoretiseringar av nationen med föreställningar om kronotopen (Bachtin, 1981) och sociala narrativ, visas hur samhällsorienteringen för vuxna migranter präglas av specifika rums-temporala rörelser som diskursivt konstruerar Sverige som en förgivettagen och ”naturlig” nation. Sådana nationella kronotoper är en del av nationalismens retorik vilken i samhällsorienteringen konstruerar en linjär och heltäckande berättelse om den svenska nationens välstånd och överlägsenhet, inte minst gentemot vissa andra geografiska områden i världen. Analysen bidrar till att visa hur vissa värderingar blir nationaliserade och konstruerar en "föreställd nation” (Calhoun 2017).

    Presentationen utgår från projektet ”Medborgar- och demokratifostran för vuxna nyanlända migranter? – En policy-etnografisk studie i tre storstadskommuner” (VR - dnr 2018-04091).I projektet ingår:Simon Bauer, Institutionen för svenska, flerspråkighet och språkteknologi, Göteborgs universitetKerstin von Brömssen, Institutionen för Individ och Samhälle, Högskolan Väst.Tommaso T. Milani, Institutionen för svenska, flerspråkighet och språkteknologi, Göteborgs universitet och PennState University.Andrea Spehar, Institutionen för statsvetenskap, Göteborgs universitet.

  • 48.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Socio-spatial theories: a short introduction2017In: Location, Space and Place in Education / [ed] Rothgangel, Martin, von Brömssen, Kerstin, Heimbrock, Hans-Günter & Skeie, Geir, Münster, Germany: Waxmann Verlag, 2017, 1, p. 15-19Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 49.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages.
    Some ethnic Swedish students’ discourses on religion: secularism par excellence2016In: Journal of Religious Education, ISSN 1442-018X, E-ISSN 2199-4625, Vol. 64, no 2, p. 113-125Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Having been almost abandoned during the latter part of the 1900s, religion and youth is currently a growing field of research in Europe. Since people thought that secularisation would eradicate religion as a phenomenon, there was obviously no major reason to investigate young people’s attitudes towards religion. Since that time, the understanding of the world and its complex relationship with religion has changed, and this now attracts much discussion. In Europe, this not only concerns religion and youth among different migrant groups, but also research on religion and youth of those born and raised in Europe itself and integrated into the historic majority. The aim of this paper is to revisit and reanalyse the results of two qualitative research projects based on interviews with young students in schools who identify themselves as Swedish. I analyze their discursive constructions on their own religion and the religions of ‘others’. The data point towards a strong secularist discourse, where the Swedish students identify themselves as having a modern and rational worldview. On the other hand, they regard religion and religious people as old-fashioned and irrational. The focus in this article concerns articulations constructing this overarching secularist discourse, which I discuss in light of the contemporary debate on secularisation and secularism. However, most of the young students in the research appreciated the subject of Religious Education in Sweden as a means towards understanding the world. This was especially so in discussions on Religious Education with upper secondary school students, whereas younger students found religion to be more boring and traditional; thus the subject having difficulties in relating to the younger students’ experiences.

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  • 50.
    von Brömssen, Kerstin
    University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies.
    The Discourse of Decolonizing Education2022Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    In the aftermath of the 2015-2016 student protests on South African university campuses, many universities are struggling with how to respond to the demands put forward by students to end epistemic violence and decolonise curriculum. The discourse on decolonizing the curriculum Is strong and loud, and the question concerning whar knowledge is most worth as well as whose knowledge is of most worth is highly relevant. A challenge that remains in the debate around responding to these demands concerns the fact that the call to decolonize curriculum is incredibly diverse, and seldom founded on similar concepts and ideologies when addressed by different people or groups. New lines of thinking is needed. This paper gives a background to the protests in 2015-2016 and a presentation of various discourses from the South African context of claiming decolonizing of education.  

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