About RECAST
RECAST is a forum for researchers and doctoral students from all disciplines to meet and discuss research relating to sustainability, share knowledge, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, widen networks, and develop collaborative partnerships. RECAST is open to anyone who is interested in the role of research in the transition to a sustainable society.
RECAST seminars are conducted in English. To indicate your interest in receiving continuous information about the RECAST seminars and other activities, please do not hesitate to contact Anton Grenholm, agr@du.se.
RECAST Seminars
April 18: The SNS Preparedness Commission
The escalating global security challenges have prompted Sweden to enhance its overall defence capabilities. The pressing issues of climate change and the potential emergence of new pandemics underscore the importance of robust preparedness. To construct and uphold a resilient society, collaborative efforts are essential, involving public and private actors as well as civil society. In response, in 2024 Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle (SNS) started a three-year research project focused on crisis and preparedness issues – the SNS Preparedness Commission.
The project aims to analyse how to establish and sustain socio-economically efficient preparedness. Associated with the project is a research group that includes Lars Hultkrantz, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the School of Economics, Örebro University, and Lena Nerhagen, PhD in Economics at Dalarna University.
At the following seminar, they will present the group's work and how it relates both to previous research and to ongoing changes in Swedish defence preparedness. The seminar is conducted in English. Read a longer description of the research group's work (pdf, Swedish).
Date and Time: Thursday, 18 April, 13:00-15:00
Venue: F134, Campus Falun, or Zoom (link)
Contact: Lena Nerhagen, lnh@du.se
Past RECAST Seminars
Read summaries of previous RECAST seminars
Funding Bodies
Via the Staff Web you can find a list of funding bodies, as well as a guide for how to apply for external funding.
External Research Funding - Dalarna University
Publications
Publications categorised under RECAST in DiVA:
- . A whole (pre)school approach to sustainability in eco- and non-eco-certified preschools in Sweden : Principals’ views and attitudes, Konferens i pedagogiskt arbete, 2023 : 2023. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Förskolebarns egna val av lek : Preliminär resultat av en studie med barn, 2023. Conference paper.
- . Children’s Empowered Inclusion in Early Childhood Education for Sustainability, Part of: International Perspectives on Educating for Democracy in Early Childhood, Routledge, 2023. Chapter of book.
- . Education for Sustainability for Preschool Children in Sweden, 2023. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Collaborative Commentary : How Do Teachers Support Children as Citizens?, Part of: International Perspectives on Educating for Democracy in Early Childhood, Routledge, 2023. Chapter of book.
- . Do we need a new airport in the Mountains? : An analysis of soft and strong sustainability arguments, Part of: Enabling Sustainable Visits, Uppsala University, 2023. Chapter of book.
- . Exploring the nexus between sustainable tourism governance, resilience and complexity research, Tourism Recreation Resarch, 2023, Vol. 48, No. 3, 352-367. Article : refereed.
- . Slow post-apocalypse and distorted pastoral in Jessie Greengrass’ The High House, Un/Building the Future: The Country and The City in the Anthropocene : 2023. Conference paper.
- . Teaching Sustainability in Swedish Preschools : Challenges encounter by teachers and child-minders, 2022. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Integration of Economic Sustainability in Early Childhood Education : Mapping the Field, 2022. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Preschool children’s agency in education for sustainability : the case of Sweden, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2022, Vol. 30, No. 1, 147-163. Article : refereed.
- . Global report on assistive technology, World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2022.
- . Climate change and sustainable tourism in the new normal : How can we learn from the Covid-19 pandemic?, 2022. Report.
- . Pedagogy for sustainable tourism : reflections on the curriculum space of a master programme in Sweden, Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, 2022, Vol. 22, No. 1. Article : refereed.
- . Generations and Future Scenarios in John Lanchester’s The Wall and Contemporary Climate Change Discourse, Between Fiction and Society: Imagination and World Building in the Aftermath of a Global Pandemic : 2022. Conference paper.
- . The concept of teaching in preschool curriculum in Sweden and education for sustainability, 11th World Environmental Education Congress : 2022. Conference paper : refereed.
- . The possible inclusion of Education for Sustainability in Swedish preschool curriculum and education, 11th World Environmental Education Congress : 2022. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Hur kan lärare främja positiva interetniska relationer i skolan? Förutsättningar, strategier och utmaningar, Part of: Ungas uppväxtvillkor och integration, Delegationen för migrationsstudier (Delmi), 2021. Chapter of book.
- . Local and global aspects : Teaching social sustainability in Swedish preschools, Sustainability (Switzerland), 2021, Vol. 13, No. 7. Article : refereed.
- . Pricing for 55: Implementing corporate climate strategy in choice architecture through internal pricing, 2021. Conference paper.
- . Utbildning för hållbar utveckling i kurser i lärarutbildningen vid Högskolan Dalarna : Ett uppdrag inom pedagogiskt arbete, Arbetsrapport / Högskolan Dalarna, 2021. Report.
- . Stakeholders’ sustainability discourses of a tourist project in rural Sweden, 29th Nordic Symposium on Tourism and Hospitality Research, “Shaping mobile futures: Challenges and possibilities in precarious times" : 2021. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Sustainable tourism in the new normal : learning from covid experience, 2021. Conference paper.
- . Climate change and sustainable tourism in the new normal, Tourism 21: Re-building Tourism – Continuities and Changes : 2021. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Urban weather generation : the intercomparison of three emerging models, 2021. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Characterization of oxide layers formed on pilot plant Steckel rolled 304 stainless steel samples, Jernkontoret forskning, 2021. Report.
- . Influence of annealing on hot-rolled oxides on 2507 stainless steel, Jernkontoret forskning, 2021. Report.
- . Characterization of hot-rolled and annealed oxides on 2507 stainless steel – Microstructure, chemical composition, mechanical properties and pickling characteristics, Jernkontoret forskning, 2021. Report.
- . Fysioterapi och hållbar utveckling : Hänger det ihop – och varför behöver vi engagera oss?, Fysioterapi, 2021, No. 4, 38-44. Article.
- . Förskolans arbete med hållbarhet, Studentlitteratur AB, 2021. Book.
- . Hållbarhetsambitioner i svenska stora företag, Tidningen Balans Fördjupning, 2021, No. 4, 24-29. Article : popular science.
- . Eco-certified Preschools and Children's Learning for Sustainability : Researching Holistic Outcomes of Preschool Education for Sustainability (HOPES), 2020. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Principals´ Views on and Descriptions of Preschool Education for Sustainable Development, Journal of Applied Technical and Educational Sciences jATES, 2020, Vol. 10, No. 2, 18-40. Article : refereed.
- . An analytical framework for sustainable tourism pedagogy : reflections from Sweden, Research Symposium on Sustainability Day, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden, December 10 2020 : 2020. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Concrete Examples of Education for Sustainability Practices in Preschools in Sweden, Education in an Era of Risk - the Role of Educational Research for the Future : 2019. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Education for Sustainability in the New Preschool Curriculum in Sweden, ECER 2019, Hamburg, "Education in an Era of Risk - the Role of Educational Research for the Future" : 2019. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Preschool children’s knowledge about the environmental impact of various modes of transport, Early Child Development and Care, 2019, Vol. 189, No. 3, 376-391. Article : refereed.
- . Economic (in)equality and sustainability : preschool children’s views of the economic situation of other children in the world, Early Child Development and Care, 2019, Vol. 189, No. 8, 1256-1270. Article : refereed.
- . Hållbarhet i förskolan : En översikt av forskningsresultat, Kollegiet för didaktik och barns lärande. Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande. Göteborgs universitet. : 2019. Conference paper.
- . Att arbeta med lärande för hållbar utveckling i förskolan : Skolutvecklings- och forskningsprojekt Högskolan Dalarna, 2019. Conference paper : popular science.
- . A case study of a Green Flag-certified preschool in Sweden, Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 2019, Vol. 9, No. 4, 607-627. Article : refereed.
- . Sustainability in preschool educational activities : A case study of an eco-certified preschool in Sweden, 2018. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Children’s learning for a sustainable society : Influences from home and preschool, Education Inquiry, 2017, Vol. 8, No. 2, 151-172. Article : refereed.
- . Kids, cash and sustainability : Economic knowledge and behaviors among preschool children, Cogent Education, 2017, Vol. 4, No. 1. Article : refereed.
- . Assessing self-reported understanding and practices of sustainability issues among children in eco- and non-eco-certified preschools in Sweden, Leading education: The distinct contributions of educational research and researchers. 22-26 August, 2016. : 2016. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Developing a semi-structured interview instrument to explore preschool children’s understanding of economic issues related to sustainable development, 2016. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Förskolechefers syn på arbete med hållbar utveckling bland förskolebarn, 2015. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Preschool children’s understanding of transport use and environmental issues in Sweden, 2015. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Environmental and sustainability education in early childhood : a systematic search and review of the literature, 2015. Conference paper : refereed.
Projects
The University is involved in several projects that address sustainable development from different perspectives
Search Research Project - Dalarna University
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