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Emma Arneback is Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Department of Education and Special Education. Her work centres on educational equity, racism and anti-racism, school segregation, and the juridification of schooling—especially since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child became Swedish law.
Research interests span:
- Racism and anti-racism in schools
- Widening participation in higher education
- Local initiatives against school segregation
- Juridification of education and children’s rights
- Education and democracy
She currently leads or co-leads three externally-funded projects:
- Challenging Segregation through Education (Swedish Research Council, 2021-2025)
- What Happens to Schools when the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child becomes Law? (JURED) (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, 2022-2025)
- Racism and Antiracism in Middle School (ROAR) (Swedish Research Council, 2025-2028)
Across more than 40 peer-reviewed publications since 2010, her scholarship tracks the evolving interplay between policy, classroom practice, and legal frameworks, with a consistent emphasis on creating more equitable educational conditions.
Professional service includes membership in the IPS Institutional Council and the National Board of Save the Children Sweden.
