Research about Culture and Society

Audiovisual Studies

The research of this group looks at both new media, such as social media, web productions and mobile media, as well as traditional forms of media, such as film, newspapers and TV.

Transition, Identity and Civil Society

The research group Transition, Identity and Civil Society was formed in 2011 and involves researchers in Political Science and Sociology at Dalarna University.

Studies of Business and Economic Dynamics

The research group contribute with knowledge about the importance of entrepreneurship, good leadership and institutional conditions for sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

Research Projects

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Faculty and Staff

Anna Parkhouse

Head of School

anhe@du.se

023-77 89 06

Tomas Axelson

Deputy Head of School

tax@du.se

023-77 82 76

Thorbjörn Swenberg

Deputy Head of School

tsw@du.se

023-77 81 03

Staff at School of Culture and Society

Publications

Axelson, Tomas. Muslimer på vita duken. : Från fientliga stereotyper till nyfikenhet och nyansrikedom, Part of: Gudsbilder i förändring, Verbum Akademisk, 2024. Chapter of book.
Adie, Bailey Ashton, de Bernardi, Cecilia. ‘Oh my god what is happening?’ : historic second home communities and post-disaster nostalgia, Journal of Heritage Tourism, 2023, Vol. 18, No. 3, 337-348. Article : refereed.
Ahlstrand, Roland, Hobbins, Jennifer, MacKenzie, Robert, McLachlan, Chris, O'Brien, Martin, Rydell, Alexis, Stuart, Mark. Variation in the nature of occupational communities and their role in the navigation of post-redundancy transitions in the Swedish, British and Australian steel industries, 2023. Conference paper : refereed.
Ahlstrand, Roland, Rydell, Alexis. Lokala partsrelationer och organisatorisk flexibilitet: omställningar inom hotellbranschen under covid-19-krisen 2020–2021, 2023. Conference paper : refereed.
Avango, Dag, Lepy, Elise, Brännström, Malin, Heikkinen, Hannu, Komu, Teresa, Pashkevich, Albina, Österlin, Carl. Heritage for the future – narrating abandoned mining sites, Part of: Resource extraction and Arctic communities, Cambridge University Press, 2023. Chapter of book.
Berg, Mikael, Persson, Anders. The Didactic Function of Narratives : Teacher discussions on the use of challenging, engaging, unifying, and complementing narratives in the history classroom, Historical Encounters, 2023, Vol. 10, No. 1, 44-59. Article : refereed.
Berge, Lars. Swedish Evangelical Mission, Popular Mobilization for Schooling and Egalitarian ideals in Ethiopia 1868–1935, Part of: Narratives of education in times of colonization and decolonization in Africa (1920s – 1970s), Brill Academic Publishers, 2023. Chapter of book.
Berge, Lars. Missionary Sources and African History : The Case of two Swedish Lutheran Missions, Part of: Africa as Method. Sources and Epistemologies in the study of Africa’s past, Springer London, 2023. Chapter of book.
Bergenstråhle, Joachim. A Phenomenological Alternative to Screenplay Development Methods, Linguistics and Literature Studies, 2023, Vol. 11, No. 1, 11-23. Article : refereed.
Bergman Bruhn, Åsa, Andersson, Ing-Marie, Lindahl, Cecilia. Variation at work as a strategy for enabling sustainable employment in the Swedish equine sector, 2023. Conference paper : refereed.

Courses and programs

We offer courses and programmes at Bachelor och Master level within the School of Culture and Society

Courses and programmes in English:

Business and Tourism Studies

Courses and programmes in Swedish:

Dalarna University Centre for Intercultural Research and Development (DUCID)

DUCID - Interkulturellt Utvecklingscentrum Dalarna (IKUD) in Swedish - is a research centre that aims to promote collaboration and co-production between the University and municipalities, county councils, official bodies, civil society and businesses.

Centre for Tourism and Leisure Research (CeTLeR)

CeTLeR at Dalarna University is the collaborative centre of excellence that works with regional businesses and the tourism industry to increase knowledge and understanding so as to meet industry needs while developing its potential.