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Louise Sund is a Visiting Professor at Örebro University’s School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences and a Professor of Education at Mälardalen University. Her work centers on the ethical and political dimensions of environmental and sustainability education, with a focus on decolonial approaches and global justice issues. She currently leads the Swedish Research Council-funded project A decolonial approach to teaching global justice issues (DecoPrax) (2022–2026) and co-investigates Environmental and sustainability education meets the reality of schooling (2024–2026).
Education
- Doctoral dissertation: Om global etik i miljö- och hållbarhetsutbildningens policy och praktik (2014, Örebro University).
Sund’s research spans critical pedagogy, decolonial frameworks, and the intersection of sustainability and ethics in education. Her recent publications emphasize pragmatic and transactional models for addressing environmental challenges, teacher collaborations, and the complexities of global citizenship education. The themes of her 15 most recent articles reflect a focus on decolonial pedagogy, ethical global issues, and sustainability curriculum development, often in Northern European contexts.
Grants
- Swedish Research Council grants (2022–2026, 2018–2021).
- British Academy grant (2018–2019).
Research Groups
- Practice-oriented social science education research group (Mälardalen).
- Critical perspectives on environmental and sustainability education (Örebro).
- Environmental and Sustainability Education Research Group (ESERGO, Örebro).
- Nordic research network for environmental and sustainability education (founding member, steering committee).
