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Emil Marklund is Associate Professor (on leave) in Educational Work at Umeå University, Department of Applied Educational Science. His expertise lies at the intersection of history and educational science, with a PhD in History and Education and formal teacher certification. He is currently located in the Natural Science Building (Naturvetarhuset), Umeå.
Education & Professional Qualifications
- PhD in History with a focus on educational science
- Qualified / recognised university teacher status
- Certified upper-secondary teacher: history, social science, geography, religious studies
Research Interests
Marklund’s research interrogates the welfare state and the education system from both historical and contemporary perspectives. He is particularly interested in:
- Teacher recruitment, professionalisation and working conditions
- Gendered experiences of teaching and family life, 19th–20th centuries
- Social and economic background of teachers in rural and peripheral regions
- Comparative Nordic educational history
- Microhistorical and life-course approaches
- Historical demography, especially fertility, migration and mortality
Scholarly Output & Trends
Across more than two-dozen peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, conference papers and policy reports, Marklund consistently combines quantitative and qualitative methods to illuminate how teachers’ social origins shaped their career trajectories and everyday lives. A clear temporal arc runs from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s, with recurring comparative lenses on Iceland and Sweden. Themes of gender, rurality, and welfare-state formation dominate.
Scientific Awards & Fellowships
No specific prizes or fellowships are mentioned in the provided material.
Teaching & Advising
Marklund has taught extensively at first- and second-cycle levels, primarily within teacher-education programmes. His portfolio includes:
- Didactics and special education
- Vocational education and teaching placement (VFU)
- Supervision and examination of degree projects
- Guest teaching for the Police Education Unit
- All levels of the school system, from primary to upper-secondary
Research Groups & Collaborations
He is a member of the History and Education research group and the Perspectives on Education Policy and Politics group at Umeå University, indicating active engagement in interdisciplinary and policy-oriented scholarship.
