Jenny Berglund

Jenny Berglund is a Professor at Stockholm University's Department of Subject Education, specializing in religious education with a focus on Islamic education. She leads international research projects such as International Knowledge Transfer in Religious Education and serves as Secretary General of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR) since 2020. Her work bridges academic study of religions with practical pedagogical implementations, particularly examining interactions between state-funded and supplementary Islamic education systems.

• University: Stockholm University
• Department: Department of Subject Education
• Academic Rank: Professor

Her research explores how Islamic supplementary education functions as extra-curricular activity, the impact of secular normativity on Muslim students' experiences, and the interplay between liturgical literacy and cultural capital. She analyzes how Quran memorization skills translate to mainstream education and critiques Sweden's non-denominational religious education for its Lutheran Protestant undercurrent despite claims of neutrality.

Key publication themes include:

• Comparative analysis of European Islamic education systems
• Secularism vs. religious freedom debates
• Intercultural dimensions of Quranic learning
• State-funded Muslim schooling in Sweden
• Symbiosis between Islamic and secular education