The research programme welcomes eight new projects for 2025-2027

The call to support research on Democracy and Higher Education closed on 5 February 2025. 32 applications were submitted in total and were reviewed and prioritised by six experts.

The Board of Democracy and Higher Education decided on 26 March 2025 to grant support to 5 research groups and 3 researchers for the period 2025-2027.

Defenders of Democracy: The Police, Democracy and Higher Education
Project members: Kristine Höglund (main applicant), Department of Peace and Conflict Research and Emma Elfversson, Department of Government.

Seminariet som demokratisk arena i högre utbildning: I spänningsfältet mellan ideal och verklighet
Project members: Johan Wickström (main applicant), Department of Education and Ulrike Schnaas, Division for Quality Enhancement.

Higher Education on the Democracy – Autocracy Continuum – What roles do bureaucrats in higher education play for democratisation and safeguarding democracy?
Project members: Camille Louise Pellerin (main applicant) and Karin Leijon, Department of Government.

Academic actors as guardians of democracy?
Project members: Anthoula Malkopoulou (main applicant), Sofia Näsström and Siri Sylvan, Department of Government.

Higher Education and Citizens’ Commitment to Democratic Norms
Project members:Hanne Fjelde (main applicant) and Annekatrin Deglow, Department of Peace and Conflict Research.

City-universitetet och den högre utbildningens marknadisering
Main applicant: Johanna Ringarp, Department of Education.

Democratic Trailblazers or Rebellious Thugs? Understanding Organized Student Violence at Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Main applicant: Anders Themnér, Department of Peace and Conflict Research.

För att rätt lära känna sig själv: Demokrati och kvinnors inkludering i historieskrivning
Main applicant: Louise Berglund, Department of History.

More information on the projects will be available on the website during April.