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Magnus Dahlstedt

Professor

My interest in terms of research and teaching is related to the development and changes of citizenship ideals, in the advanced liberal society of today, in the age of international migration. 

Development and changes of citizenship ideals

My interest in terms of research and teaching is related to the development and changes of citizenship ideals, in the advanced liberal society of today, in the age of international migration. The focus is on struggles over defining citizenship in the context of the multi-ethnic city – in relation to welfare, education and democracy. 

Publications

2026

Magnus Dahlstedt, Sofia Nordmark, Viktor Vesterberg (2026) (Report)

2025

David Ekholm, Magnus Dahlstedt (2025) Innan det är för sent: En ESO-antologi om brottsförebyggande arbete för barn och unga, p. 111-128 (Chapter in book)
David Ekholm, Magnus Dahlstedt (2025) Social class, physical education, and community sport: Theoretical perspectives (Chapter in book)
Magnus Dahlstedt (2025) Artikel 14, Vol. 2025, p. 25-31 (Article in journal)
Magnus Dahlstedt (2025) Tidningen Curie (Article in journal)

News

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Brave Magnus has no beard

With hard rock as a constant companion, Professor Magnus Dahlstedt goes his own way in academia. He wants research to be shared, understood and used – knowledge has no value if not disseminated.
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Different kind of football activity for girls creates inclusion

Can youth sports be a tool for creating inclusion and combating segregation? Activities organised in a non-traditional way in communities where the target group is located may be precisely that, according to research that focuses on sport for girls.
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Studying the role of sporting activities in social sustainability

Sporting activities have become common in socioeconomically vulnerable areas. Politicians hope they can promote integration and bring down crime. But research shows that other initiatives are necessary in long-term work with social sustainability.

Research

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The Social Work research environment

The Social Work research environment nurtures justice and is guided by the principle of equal value for all persons. It acts to promote social change towards a more sustainable and inclusive society.
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Migration, learning and social inclusion

What effect do different kinds of educational interventions aimed at learning the Swedish language have for migrants' inclusion in the Swedish labour market and society more widely? What do the migrants themselves have to say about this?
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Just Transitions Graduate School

The aim of Just Transitions graduate school is to build knowledge and competence around how to implement just climate transition in a local context. The graduate school is based on seven doctoral projects and a platform for knowledge exchange.

Organisation

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Division of Social Work (SOCARB)

The division oversees education and research in the field of social work.

Department of Culture and Society (IKOS)

At the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), social sciences and the humanities gather in environments where research and education work together.