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Paul Horton is an Assistant Professor at Linköping University, Sweden, affiliated with the Department of Pedagogy and Didactics (PEDI) and Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning (IBL). His research focuses on school bullying, power relations, gender and sexuality, and the social-ecological contexts of education. He has conducted fieldwork in Vietnam (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Haiphong) and Sweden, examining issues like LGBTQ+ rights, masculinity studies, and institutional bullying dynamics.
His recent projects include a Swedish Research Council (Formas) grant for sustainable development research (2025) and ethnographic analyses of bullying in Swedish and Vietnamese schools. He teaches courses on educational psychology, qualitative analysis, and gender/sexuality studies, and supervises students at all academic levels.
Research trends in his work emphasize:
- Intersection of bullying and gendered power structures
- Comparative studies across Sweden and Vietnam
- Social-ecological frameworks for understanding violence
- Legal-juridical influences on bullying definitions
- Urban cultural resistance by LGBTQ+ communities
- Embodiment and masculinity in bullying experiences
Scientific awards:
- Swedish Research Council (Formas) grant (2025) for sustainable development research
His collaborative networks include researchers like Robert Thornberg (Professor) and Camilla Forsberg, with publications in journals such as International Journal of Inclusive Education, Sex Education, and Educational Research. He contributes to debates on reframing bullying through critical pedagogy, Foucauldian power analysis, and Agamben's 'bare life' concept.
