Julia Suárez-Krabbe

Julia Suárez-Krabbe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Arts at Roskilde University (Denmark). Her research focuses on racism, human rights, decolonization, and knowledge production in Europe and the Americas. She collaborates closely with refugee movements, examining state-sanctioned racism in Danish deportation camps and exploring ontological/existential dimensions of decolonization. She holds a Distinguished Research Associate position at the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education.

Key research areas include multiculturalism from southern theories, gender studies, and the intersection of law/ethics with human rights. She has published extensively on topics like non-knowledge in education, indigenous resistance in Colombia, and Eurocentric crises. Recent projects include 'Freedom of Movements. The Practice of Resistance' (2025-2026) and 'Rethinking Democracy from the Global South' (ongoing since 2017).

Notable contributions include analyzing colonial legacies in Danish policies, advocating for decolonial pedagogical reforms, and documenting struggles against extractivism in Latin America. Her work bridges academic scholarship with grassroots activism through collaborations with global south scholars and marginalized communities.