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Susanna Alakoski is a Visiting Professor at Linköping University’s Department of Culture and Society, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Her tenure (2021–2023) focused on integrating literary and academic approaches to social issues through collaborative research and writing. Key roles included advancing dialogue on welfare systems, social justice, and marginalized communities.
Research Focus: Alakoski’s work bridges social science and humanities, addressing systemic challenges in healthcare, education, policing, and environmental policy. Her interdisciplinary approach emphasizes narrative as a tool for social critique and activism.
Publications: Major outputs include Brandtal (2023, co-authored with Magnus Dahlstedt), examining grassroots voices in social work, and anthologies critiquing Sweden’s welfare state. Her fiction trilogy explores transnational women’s histories.
Outreach: She led writing workshops for doctoral students, emphasizing creative academic communication. Her initiatives like ‘feel-good research’ debates challenge academia’s role in societal discourse.
Affiliations: Post-tenure, she remains on the editorial board of Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift and pursues literary projects with Linköping University collaborators.
