Peter Waara
Professor at Department of Education
- Mobile phone:
- +46 72 999 92 85
- E-mail:
- peter.waara@edu.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Von Kraemers allé 1 A
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 2136
750 02 Uppsala
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Short presentation
Professor (chair) in educational sciences.
Biography
Peters main field of expertise is youth, labour market entrance and mobility as well as regional and local development. In 1991 Peter launched an enterprise which is ‘still alive and well’ with the focus on local development, youth questions and social work. The academic career can be summarised as follows: he received his PhD in 1996 and has ever since been working in research and academic teaching, lately with a focus on administration of research and educational (including strategic planning, evaluation and budget issues). In 2007 he was appointed as full professor in education at Uppsala University as well as appointed as professor in Sociology at Luleå University of Technology. Between 2011 and 2013 Peter was the dean of the faculty of education at Uppsala University.
Publications
Selection of publications
- Mellan något och någon (2011)
- Youth research in Sweden 2000-2008 (2011)
- En befolkning i balans (2010)
- Tema Unga (2010)
- Ungas organisering över tid (2010)
- Youth and the labour market in Sweden (2009)
- Vedklyvaren ger oss tankar för dagen (2009)
- Luleå kan lära av Umeå (2008)
- Därför vinner Umeå (2008)
- How people regard the mine establishment in Kaunisvaara, Tapuli and Hannukainen areas (2008)
- Demography and social conditions in Pajala and Kolari (2008)
- Utanför arbetslivet i arbetssamhället (2007)
- Comparing psychosocial factors associated with job stress among administrative staff and cleaners (2006)
Recent publications
- Mellan något och någon (2011)
- Youth research in Sweden 2000-2008 (2011)
- En befolkning i balans (2010)
- Tema Unga (2010)
- Ungas organisering över tid (2010)
All publications
Articles
- Luleå kan lära av Umeå (2008)
- Därför vinner Umeå (2008)
- At the End of the World (2002)
- She Won the Trial but Lost the Case (2001)
- Between the border (1998)
- Recension av Ingmar Böök: Josef, Samhällssjälen och ams (1991)
Books
- Use of the Internet, post-national identity and virtual interaction (2005)
- Ungdom i gränsland (1996)
Chapters
- Mellan något och någon (2011)
- Youth and the labour market in Sweden (2009)
- Comparing psychosocial factors associated with job stress among administrative staff and cleaners (2006)
- Rural Young People in Norrbotten and Västerbotten in the North of Sweden (1998)
- Borderyouth (1998)
- Ungdom i arbetssamhället (1995)
Conferences
Reports
- Youth research in Sweden 2000-2008 (2011)
- En befolkning i balans (2010)
- Tema Unga (2010)
- Ungas organisering över tid (2010)
- Ung i Jokkmokk (2009)
- På väg till jobbet (2008)
- How people regard the mine establishment in Kaunisvaara, Tapuli and Hannukainen areas (2008)
- Demography and social conditions in Pajala and Kolari (2008)
- Utanför arbetslivet i arbetssamhället (2007)
- Ungdomsforskning i Barentsregionen (2006)