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KRIT - Critical Theories

Research group
Active research
Project owner
The Department of Education and Special Education, University of Gothenburg

Short description

KRIT has as its main focus the complex issue of power relations, subjectivity formation and democratic participation in educational institutions and how this relates to structures such as gender, social class and ethnicity. Theoretically, the group works from a critical tradition. Critical ethnography and policy research, e.g. policy ethnography, has been substantial within the group as a whole and in particular in the work of some individuals.

The research conducted by the group is characterized by a strong interest in power processes and democratic socialization in educational institutions in relation to the structural conditions of society and group resources. Empirically, the shifting character of higher education as well as the effects of school marketization have often been in focus in recent studies.

News

NERA – Conference

From March 4 to 6 2026, several members of KRIT participated in the annual conference of NERA (Nordic Educational Research Association). This year, the conference was held in Aarhus, Denmark. Research from KRIT was presented across several different networks (see list below), illustrating the breadth of research within KRIT.

  • Network 7, Value Issues and Social Relations in Education
  • Network 8, Gender and Education
  • Network 10, Higher Education
  • Network 19, Teaching and Teacher Education
  • Network 21, Politics of Education and Education Policy Studies
  • Network 24, School Development

More ongoing projects

Rethinking the relation between gender and STEM education: a theoretical engagement with a fragmented research terrain. Swedish Research Council (2022-2026). Main applicant: Andreas Ottemo, KRIT. 2,9M SEK.

Publications

KRIT - Critical Theories (gup.ub.gu.se)