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Carl-Gösta Ojala serves as Senior Lecturer at Uppsala University's Department of Archaeology, Ancient History and Cultural Preservation, where his research bridges archaeological practice with critical examinations of colonial history and indigenous heritage. His academic profile demonstrates deep engagement with Sámi communities across historical periods, from Bronze Age material culture studies to contemporary issues of cultural preservation and indigenous rights. Dr. Ojala's research program centers on decolonizing archaeological methodologies through rigorous analysis of how colonial frameworks have shaped archaeological knowledge production in Northern Europe. His work particularly examines the historical collection of Sámi material culture and human remains, the impact of colonial infrastructure projects like hydroelectric dams on indigenous heritage sites, and the political dimensions of archaeological interpretation in Sápmi. He investigates how archaeological narratives have been constructed within colonial contexts and how contemporary practice can better incorporate indigenous perspectives. An analysis of his recent publications reveals evolving scholarly attention from historical colonial practices to their contemporary implications for indigenous self-determination and cultural heritage management. His 2023-2025 works demonstrate increasing focus on Sámi mobilities, dammed heritage, and the politics of archaeological representation, reflecting a trajectory toward more applied, community-engaged scholarship that addresses ongoing colonial legacies in cultural heritage institutions. Dr. Ojala has established himself as a critical voice in Nordic archaeological discourse through numerous book chapters, journal articles, and edited volumes including 'Archaeologies of "Us" and "Them": Debating History, Heritage and Indigeneity' (2017). His scholarship consistently challenges conventional archaeological paradigms while offering constructive frameworks for more ethical, collaborative research practices with indigenous communities in Northern Europe.

• Sámi Archaeology
• Colonial History
• Indigenous Heritage Studies
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Mattias Tydén is a Senior Lecturer at Stockholm University's Department of History, where he received his doctorate in 2002. He previously served as an associate professor at Uppsala University's Hugo Valentin Center (formerly the Center for Multiethnic Research) and has been a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm and Linköping University's Department of History. His research focuses on key aspects of Swedish modern history including: Racism as an idea and policy, particularly examining eugenics and sterilization programs Evolution of the welfare state and its early challenges Migrant and refugee issues in historical perspective Sweden's response to the Holocaust Post-war international aid development His most recent major publication, En svindlande uppgift. Sverige och biståndet 1945-1975 (2021), explores Sweden's role in international development assistance during the formative post-war decades, co-authored with Annika Berg and Urban Lundberg.

• Swedish 20th-century history
• Racism as an ideology
• Welfare state development
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Magnus Linnarsson is a Professor of History at Stockholm University's Department of History, specializing in political history with a focus on early modern and modern Sweden. His research examines institutional change, public-private service organization, and the evolution of the welfare city. He leads undergraduate programs and supervises students at all levels. PhD in History (2010), Lund University Associate Professor (2017), Stockholm University His research spans four centuries of political conflicts over public services, state formation, and urban development. Key works include analyses of Sweden's postal, customs, and welfare systems, comparing hierarchical and contractual state organization models. Recent publications (2024) in Nordic Welfare Cities explore urban citizenship and inclusive welfare systems since 1850, challenging national narratives by emphasizing local governance. Earlier studies (2022–2018) dissected regime shifts, mercantile-state relations, and publicness concepts in tramway and telecom debates. Current projects include: Skiftande regimer (2021–2025): State formation and administrative reform (Vetenskapsrådet-funded) Olika vägar till välfärdsstaden (2021–2025): Nordic urban welfare debates (Riksbankens jubileumsfond-funded) He advocates for interdisciplinary analysis of political economy, institutional loyalty, and spatial dynamics, connecting historical debates to modern policy challenges.

• Political history
• Urban history
• Early modern period
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Christian Lundahl is Professor of Education at Örebro University, specializing in the history of assessments, evaluation, and Swedish educational research. His work focuses on internationalization of educational data, marketization of schools, and the role of PISA in policy debates. He leads the transnational research project The Global Laboratory – Torsten Husén and the Internationalization of Educational Research (funded by the Swedish Research Council) and co-edited books like Beyond PISA . Lundahl also developed Sweden’s first MOOC for teacher education and serves as scientific leader for the Open Parliament Laboratory (OPaL) . Research Interests : History of educational assessments and evaluations Transnational educational policy flows Marketization and computational analysis in education PISA data utilization and mis/trust Curriculum theory and policy Equity in grading and national tests Recent Trends in Publications include computational analytics in policy data, historical analysis of educational laboratories, and critiques of PISA’s political role. His 2025 articles examine sampling bias in parliamentary data and school marketization. Projects and Leadership : Principal investigator for The Global Laboratory (2020-2024) Co-developer of Sweden’s first MOOC for teacher training (2013) Scientific leader of OPaL – The Open Parliament Laboratory Visiting Professor at Humboldt University (2020)

• Educational History
• Comparative Education
• Assessment and Evaluation
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Jonas Monié-Nordin is an Associate Professor at Stockholm University's Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies , specializing in Sámi archaeology , global historical archaeology , and critical cultural heritage studies . His research spans from the High Middle Ages to contemporary societal issues, with particular focus on resource colonialism in Sápmi and Scandinavia's role in early modern globalization. Academic Credentials: PhD in Archaeology (2005, Stockholm University), Docent in Historical Archaeology Ongoing Project: Shared Spaces – Separated Past? (Swedish Science Board funded) investigating Sámi history in Central Scandinavia His interdisciplinary methodology combines material culture analysis, landscape archaeology, and historical source criticism. Recent fieldwork includes excavations of Sámi settlements in Dalarna, Hälsingland, and Uppland. He co-edited Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity (Springer 2013) and authored The Scandinavian Early Modern World (Routledge 2020). Beyond academia, he serves on the Truth Commission for the Sámi People (KU2021.02) and contributes to public debates through media outlets like Dagens Nyheter and Svenska Dagbladet . His work demonstrates how archaeology bridges historical injustice and contemporary reconciliation processes.

• Sámi Archaeology
• Global Historical Archaeology
• Critical Cultural Heritage Studies
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Fredrik Fällman is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg. His academic background includes a PhD from Stockholm University (2004) and extensive research in China, including visiting roles at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Renmin University of China. He has held adjunct positions, such as Distinguished Adjunct Researcher at Renmin University (2010-2014), and served as co-ordinator at the Nordic Confucius Institute in Stockholm (2005-2006). His research focuses on religion in modern China, propaganda language, and cultural exchange between China and the West. Notable interests include the role of Christian communities among Chinese intellectuals, Uyghur cultural history, and the sinicization of religious practices. He has published widely on topics ranging from missionary history to contemporary religious policies. Fällman teaches Chinese language, history, and cultural studies at all academic levels. He has been recognized as a Member of The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg (2022). His work often bridges historical analysis with contemporary socio-political dynamics, including panel discussions on Hong Kong and invited lectures at institutions like SOAS, University of London.

• Sinology
• Religious Studies in China
• Cultural Christianity
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Charlotta Krispinsson is a Senior Lecturer in Art History at Umeå University, Sweden. She specializes in 17th-century art and visual culture with a focus on copying practices, portraiture, and the use of prints in Northern Europe. Previously, she held positions at Södertörn University, Uppsala University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Humboldt University in Berlin funded by the Swedish Research Council. Her educational background includes a PhD in Art History from Stockholm University (2016) with a dissertation on national portrait collections and late 19th- and early 20th-century art historical writings on early modern portraiture. She has also been a research fellow at the Rubenianum in Antwerp (2023). Krispinsson's research centers on how prints functioned as vehicles for artistic transmission in 17th-century Sweden and Norway, examining how painters like Gottfried Hendtzschel and Elias Fiigenschoug used prints after Rubens' designs for church commissions. Her work challenges traditional art historical narratives by highlighting the importance of copying practices rather than originality in peripheral European contexts. Her recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory from her doctoral work on portrait collections toward increasingly specific studies of copying practices in Northern European art. She examines how prints after Rubens were used as templates for religious paintings in Norwegian churches, revealing how artistic production functioned in regions distant from major artistic centers. Postdoctoral Fellowship funded by Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) Krispinsson has presented her research at numerous international conferences including NORDIK meetings across Scandinavia. She teaches art history at multiple Swedish universities and has been actively involved in conference organization, particularly sessions on pre-modern art histories of migration and exchange. Her current research continues to explore the widespread use of prints as models for painting in seventeenth-century Sweden.

• 17th-century Art History
• Visual Culture in Sweden
• Image Theory
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Dr. Frank Thomas Grub is Professor of German and Head of the Department of Modern Languages at Uppsala University. Educated at Universität des Saarlandes (Dr. phil. 2003) and promoted to Associate Professor at Gothenburg University (2012) before joining Uppsala as Professor (2018), he has been recognized as Excellent Teacher (2021). As founder of the Landeskunde Nord network since 2012 and editor of the Peter Lang book series since 2013, his career bridges academic research, educational innovation, and international collaboration. His research focuses on contemporary German-language literature , GDR cultural studies , and transcultural didactics . Key projects explore autobiographical writing, post-Wall literary representations, and the intersection of travel literature with cultural memory. Recent publications (2024-2025) examine media narratives of reunification and cultural stereotypes in language pedagogy. Prof. Grub contributes to German as a foreign language curriculum development Intercultural competence frameworks Editorial leadership in Northern European Germanistics His 2023-2025 works analyze graphic novels in education, migration discourse in literature, and media transitions during the Cold War.

• Contemporary German-Language Literature
• GDR Literature
• Cultural Studies Didactics
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Magnus Rodell is a Lecturer in the history of ideas at Södertörn University, Department of History and Contemporary Studies. He has taught courses ranging from early Christian philosophy to contemporary cultural theory, including roles at the international Master's program EuroCulture (2002-2009) and the Teacher Training Program with intercultural focus. Education: PhD in History of Ideas from Uppsala University (2002) Research Focus: Monumental culture, collective memory, material culture, nation-building, and border studies through historical and contemporary lenses Notable Contributions: Analysis of spatial turn in cultural studies, media's role in commemorative practices, and border-making processes His work bridges historical analysis with modern cultural representations, particularly examining how physical monuments and media interact in shaping national identity and memory.

• Monumental Culture
• Collective Memory
• Material Culture
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Lars Berglund is Professor of Musicology at Uppsala University's Department of Musicology, where he serves as Director of Studies for the doctoral program. He earned his PhD from Uppsala in 2002 with a thesis on German musician Christian Geist and has held progressive academic positions since 2003, becoming Professor in 2015. Berglund chaired the department from 2012-2018 and currently leads the Swedish Research Council's Humanities and Social Sciences Subject Council (2025-2027). He is a board member of HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) and holds memberships in the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters and Royal Swedish Academy of Music. His research specializes in 17th-century music history, combining philology, music analysis, and reception studies with focus on: Italian-Scandinavian cultural exchange Court and church music patronage systems Performance theory and vocal traditions Scandinavian modernist music Recent publications (2019-2025) demonstrate strong emphasis on transnational music transfer, archival reconstruction of Baroque repertoires (particularly the Düben Collection), and ceremonial music analysis. Key themes include royal patronage networks, contrafactum techniques, and music's role in early modern diplomacy. Awards & Honors: Member, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters Member, Royal Swedish Academy of Music Major Funded Projects: "Translatio musicae: French and Italian Music in Northern Europe" (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond 2019-2023) Swedish Church Music History monograph (2020-2024) Digitization of court/university music (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond 2020-2025) STINT network on Early Modern musical exchange (2012-2016) He supervises doctoral candidates and teaches advanced courses in historical musicology and analysis.

• Music History
• Early Modern Music
• Reception History
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Gustaf Fryksén is a Researcher and doctoral candidate in History at Lund University's Department of History. Affiliated as an Assistant in the History Sweden and the Mediterranean World program and an Archivist in the Department of Collections, his work focuses on Sweden, the Mediterranean, and the Ottoman world from 1680 to 1830. His PhD project, The House of Logie , explores consular families' roles in 18th-century trade and diplomacy through multinational archival research. Fryksén holds degrees in medicine, languages, and archival science, blending interdisciplinary expertise. Education: PhD Candidate in History at Lund University (2015–present) Studies in Medicine, Languages, and Archival Science Research Interests: Maritime History, Consular Studies, Global History Ottoman Studies, Archival Science Swedish-Mediterranean diplomatic and trade networks Teaching: Taught Peace and Conflict Studies at the Department of Political Science (2016–2018). Projects & Grants: Principal Investigator of Defiant Servitude: Consuls and free agents in Ottoman North Africa and the Levant, 1710–1770 Member of Sweden and the Mediterranean World (1600–1900) and LoK: Life Worlds and Knowledge Circulation, 1450–1850 Labs/Teams: Collaborates on international projects like Fred i Sverige, Sverige i Europa and Great Northern War Studies Group .

• History
• Maritime History
• Consular Studies
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Martin Hårdstedt is Professor of History at Umeå University's Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, specializing in Nordic military and political history with particular focus on Finland. He serves as Head of Advanced Level (Master's) and maintains strong connections with Åbo Akademi University in Finland. His research spans military, social and political history from the 18th century through the Napoleonic era to World War II, with special expertise in the Finnish War 1808-09 and Norwegian collaboration during WWII. Current projects include analyzing Nordic behavior during the Crimean War (1854-56) and preparing a 2026 book on Trondheim collaboration 1940-45. Hårdstedt's publications reveal consistent thematic focus on war as a human phenomenon and civil-military interactions. His work shows increasing emphasis on contemporary relevance, particularly drawing parallels between historical Nordic conflicts and modern Ukrainian-Russia dynamics. Recent scholarship demonstrates methodological evolution from traditional military history toward interdisciplinary approaches incorporating social history and geopolitical analysis. Clio Prize (2009) for 'The Finnish War 1808-1809' Regular contributor to Nordic bilateral leadership programs (Sweden-Finland, Sweden-Latvia, Sweden-Lithuania) Co-founder of Militärhistoriepodden (2019), reaching 150+ episodes by 2025 Hårdstedt actively supervises doctoral students and has taught at all academic levels since 1995. His public engagement includes lecturing for the Swedish Royal Family, media commentary, and collaboration with historical associations like Oravais Historical Association. He contributes significantly to historical popularization through radio, television, and major publications including 'Swedish Battlefields' (2003).

• Military History
• Nordic History
• Finnish History
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Peter Lindström is an Associate Professor at the Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Umeå University. He holds the academic title of Docent in History. His research focuses on historical power dynamics, material culture, gender studies, and international relations in early modern Europe. He is based at HUM.K.105 in Humanisthuset, Umeå. His recent work includes analyses of gender and materiality in political contexts, as well as studies on Swedish-Turkish diplomatic negotiations during the 18th century. Lindström’s publications bridge micro-historical case studies with broader themes of statecraft and cultural exchanges. No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text. His advising record and lab affiliations remain unspecified.

• History
• Gender Studies
• Political History
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Erik Sidenvall is a Professor of Practical Theology at Lund University's Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (Faculty of Humanities and Theology) since autumn 2024. His research bridges historical and contemporary analyses of religious spatiality, materiality, and existential sustainability. Key projects: Room for Ageing (Kamprad Foundation, €500k) and Cemeteries of the Future (PI). Editor-in-Chief of Swedish Theological Quarterly . Active in Cold War research networks (ReCoNet) and existential sustainability initiatives. His recent publications focus on interdisciplinary existential resilience, vision interpretation in early modern Sweden, and theology-church collaboration. Awards include the Kungliga humanistiska vetenskapssamfundet election (2023) and Hallenblad Award (2022). He supervises PhD students across Lund and Glasgow Universities.

• Spatiality and Religion
• Religious Materiality of Everyday Life
• Church Organization
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Hebatalla Taha is an Associate Senior Lecturer at Lund University's Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) and Department of Political Science. She also participates in the MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World research network. Her research focuses on the intersections of political economy, technology, and war in the modern Middle East, particularly Palestine/Israel and Egypt. Her doctoral work analyzed the role of Palestinians in Israeli capitalism through everyday encounters in unconventional sites of contestation like high-tech firms and shopping centers. Her recent research explores nuclear histories and technologies in the Middle East, with publications appearing in prestigious journals including Third World Quarterly , International Affairs , and Global Affairs . Her work examines nuclear imaginaries in Egypt, atomic aesthetics, and the intersections of gender and nuclear discourse. Her research output shows a strong trend toward nuclear politics in the Middle East, with numerous publications examining Egyptian nuclear history, atomic culture, and nuclear policy across the region. She frequently collaborates with the Nuclear Knowledges research collective at Sciences Po. International Affairs Early Career Prize (2022) Dr. Taha actively contributes to academic discourse through conference presentations and workshop organization, including the Swemena Annual Conference and CMES Reading Course on the Israel-Palestina Conflict. She is involved in significant research projects including SWEMENA (Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network) and MECW 2.0. She maintains an affiliation as an Affiliated Scholar at the Center for International Studies (CERI) at Sciences Po, where she collaborates with the Nuclear Knowledges research collective.

• Political Economy
• Nuclear Politics
• Middle East Politics
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