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Em Andersson is a Senior Lecturer at Lund University's School of Social Work, where she has been affiliated since 2012. Her academic position focuses on social policy within the field of sociology, contributing to both teaching and research activities at the university.
Dr. Andersson holds a PhD in Sociology and has established herself as a significant contributor to welfare studies and organizational research. Her teaching responsibilities include courses in the second and sixth semesters of the Bachelor's program in Social Sciences and Social Work, where she serves as course director for the second semester's "Social Sciences and Social Work" program.
Her research interests span across welfare studies and organization studies, with particular emphasis on social policy discourses concerning citizen groups, family practices, and social problems. Dr. Andersson employs poststructuralist, postcolonial, and feminist theoretical frameworks in her work. She has conducted notable research on transnational adoption discourses in Swedish social policy and has investigated processes of inclusion and exclusion in organizational cultures, with a specific focus on racialization in Swedish academia through the Lund University-funded project "In Hedda Andersson's footsteps".
Analysis of Dr. Andersson's recent publications reveals a consistent focus on social work theory, structural inequality, and child welfare issues. Her work demonstrates strong connections between theoretical frameworks and practical applications in social services, particularly examining how language functions as both resource and challenge for bilingual social workers.
Dr. Andersson actively contributes to academic community building through her coordination of the School of Social Work's seminar series "Research in Progress" and serves as convener of the working group for gender equality, equal treatment and diversity. She also represents the department on the Work Environment Committee.
Her professional activities extend to supervision of master's theses within the Social Sciences program and participation in research projects examining racialization and class in higher education. Dr. Andersson's scholarly work connects with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals related to reducing inequalities and promoting just, peaceful, and inclusive societies.
