About the School
Katja Brøgger
Research Program Director, PhD, Associate professor
Danish School of Education - Education Studies, Emdrup
Tuborgvej 164
building B, 213
2400 København NV
Denmark
Phone: +4587163812
Mobile: +4593508478
Katja Brøgger is Associate Professor in education policy and governance at the Department of Education Science.
Sapere Aude and Inge Lehmann grant
In 2020 Katja received a Sapere Aude and an Inge Lehmann grant from the Independent Research Council Denmark to conduct a large-scale international research project on neo-nationalism. The project explores how neo-nationalism has affected national and European higher education policy. The project centers on universities and compares how neo-nationalism has affected higher education policy in Poland, France, Denmark and the UK. It also examines recent actions taken by the EU to counter neo-nationalist trends in Europe.
Learn more about the project 'Asserting the Nation' here: https://dff.dk/en/grants/research-leaders-2020 and on the project website
The research program Policy Futures
Katja is research program director of Policy Futures. The research program explores the double challenge that is confronting current European education policy: 1)how the transnational turn in education policy is reshaping current and future concepts and governing of education, 2)how this transnational order is undermined by the rise of re-nationalizations, nationalisms and populisms.
The program supports the Bachelor's and Master's degree program in Education Science through research and teaching on education policy, governance and administration.
Katja also supervises doctoral students working with education reforms, higher education governance, universities, public-private partnerships, privatization and neo-nationalism.
Learn more about the Research Program Policy Futures: http://edu.au.dk/en/research/research-programmes/policy-futures/
Committees and consortia
Katja is Vice-chairperson of The Research Committee at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, a member of the PhD Committee ARTS, Aarhus University, a member of The Consortium of Higher Education Researchers, The European Consortium of Political Research, and the study board for Education Science, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University.
Scholarly interests
Education policy and governance
Universities/higher education
EU and the European Higher Education Area
Inter/national higher education reform
The rise of neo-nationalism in Europe and European higher education
Privatization and market-making in higher education
Quality assurance/accreditation
Policy borrowing and lending
New materialism
Classes Taught
PhD courses
Education administration and governance (MA)
Advanced education administration and governance (MA)
Education in a comparative social science perspective (BA)
The politics of knowledge and education (BA)
Education, economy and the labour market (BA, elective module)
Sustainability in teaching, organization and democracy (BA, elective module)
Research areas
- Education, teaching and philosophy > Pedagogy and education > Politics and economics of education
- Education, teaching and philosophy > Pedagogy and education > Education policy
- Society and Politics > International Affairs > The EU and Europe The Bologna and post Bologna process
- Man and Cultures > Culture and Society > Globalisation The globalising of Higher Education
- Society and Politics > State, Region and Municipality > The state
- Education, teaching and philosophy > Political and Economic Philosophy and History of Ideas > Neoliberalisms
- Education, teaching and philosophy > Metaphysics and Ontology > Critique of metaphysics Poststructuralism Performativity theory New materialism
- In preparation
The Crafting of a European Education Space and its Possible Disintegration - The role of the EU, the OECD and the nation states
Brøgger, K. & Ydesen, C., 2022, (In preparation) From Pro-European to European Education: Institutions, Actors and Policies. Paoli, S. & Ruppen, R. (eds.). Routledge, 25 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- In preparation
Soft and Hard Re-bordering of Europe. The impact of neo-nationalism on the European Higher Education Area
Brøgger, K., 2022, (In preparation) In: Globalisation, Societies and Education. Special issue on The New Geopolitics of International Higher Education, 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- In preparation
Critique and self-examination in European higher education research: higher education between international alliances and the rise of neo-nationalism
Brøgger, K., 2021, (In preparation) A New Repertoire for the Critique of Contemporary Education. Gorur, R., Landri, P. & Normand, R. (eds.). 20 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- In preparation
From Political Agendas to Regulation: An analysis of translations of quality criteria in university accreditation
Madsen, M., Degn, L. & Brøgger, K., 2021, (In preparation) In: Studies in Higher Education. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Submitted
Kvalitet, relevans og effektivitet på universiteterne - om statslig styring af selvejende universiteter gennem magtfulde policy-instrumenter
Brøgger, K. & Madsen, M., 2021, (Submitted) In: Dansk Pædagogisk Tidsskrift. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Submitted
The Acceleration of Soft Privatization in European Higher Education: On (non)human agency assemblages of private providers, pandemic forces and digital fuel
Brøgger, K., 2021, (Submitted).Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
- Submitted
The Return to National Primacy in Higher Education?
Brøgger, K. & Madsen, M., 2021, (Submitted).Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
- Submitted
Never let a crisis go to waste: Covid-19 and the emergency digitalization of European education
Brøgger, K., Cone, L., Berghmans, M., Decuypere, M., Förschler, A., Grimaldi, E., Hartong, S., Hillman, T., Ideland, M., Landri, P., Player-Koro, C., Raptopoulou, A., Rensfeldt, A. B., Rönnberg, L., van de Oudeweetering, K. & Vanermen, L., 2021, (Submitted) In: European Educational Research Journal - EERJ. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Submitted
The Return of Government and the Digitization of Education in Europe: On the risk of social inequality and the loss of trust in education
Bormann, I., Brøgger, K., Lazarová, B. & Pol, M. P., 2021, (Submitted) In: European Educational Research Journal - EERJ. Special Issue, 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Submitted
A new materialist instrumentation approach to policy analysis. On higher education accountability policies
Brøgger, K. & Madsen, M., 2021, (Submitted) In: Journal of Education Policy. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
A specter is haunting European higher education – the specter of neo-nationalism
Brøgger, K., 2020, (Accepted/In press) Higher Education Hauntologies: Living with Ghosts for a Justice-to-come. Bozalek, V., Zembylas, M., Motala, S. & Hölscher, D. (eds.). Routledge, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- Published
Federal, state or market governance – education quality at risk? The emergence of an accreditation market in European higher education.
Brøgger, K. & Karseth, B., 2019. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
- Published
Soft privatisation: mapping an emerging field of European education governance
Cone, L. & Brøgger, K., Feb 2020, In: Globalisation, Societies and Education. 18, 4, p. 374-390 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
In the mood of data and measurements: experiments as affirmative critique, or how to curate academic value with care
Staunæs, D. & Brøgger, K., Dec 2020, In: Feminist Theory. 21, 4, p. 429–445 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Performative approaches to education reforms: exploring intended and unintended effects of reforms morphing as they move
Staunæs, D. (ed.), Brøgger, K. (ed.) & Krejsler, J. B. (ed.), 2019, London: Routledge. 114 p.Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review
- Published
The performative power of (non)human agency assemblages of soft governance
Brøgger, K., 2019, Performative approaches to education reforms: exploring intended and unintended effects of reforms morphing as they move. Staunæs, D., Brøgger, K. & Benedicto Krejsler, J. (eds.). 1st Edition ed. Abingdon: Routledge, p. 9-22 14 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- Published
Governing Through Standards – The Faceless Masters of Higher Education: The Bologna Process, the EU and the Open Method of Coordination
Brøgger, K., 2019, Dordrecht: Springer. 187 p. (Educational Governance Research, Vol. 10).Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review
Asserting the Nation: Comparative studies on the rise of neo-nationalism in higher education. The case of continental Europe
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF)
01/07/2021 → 30/06/2024
Project: Research
Asserting the Nation: Comparative studies on the rise of neo-nationalism in higher education. The case of the United Kingdom and Brexit
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF)
01/07/2021 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research
Policy futures: Researching on education policy, governance and administration at a time of political crisis in Europe
Madsen, M., Brøgger, K., Cone, L., Krejsler, J. B., Cort, P. S., Clausen, T., Kristensen, J. E., Piil, S., Hedegaard, M. L. L., Larson, A., Jimenez, G., Plotnikof, M., Coninck-Smith, N. D., Laursen, R., Moos, L., Staunæs, D., Nørgaard, C., Binderup, T., Vertelyté, M., Smedegaard Ernst Bengtsen, S., Normand, R., Robertson, S., Kaastrup, C. M. & Tarby, S. C. M.
01/03/2019 → …
Project: Research
Federal, state or market governance? The emergence of an accreditation market in European higher education. Taking stock on account of the 20th anniversary of the Bologna Process
Brøgger, K. & Karseth, B.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2020
Project: Research
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Globalisation, Societies and Education (External organisation)
Katja Brøgger (Member)
Jan 2021 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board
PhD Committee, ARTS, Aarhus University (External organisation)
Katja Brøgger (Member)
2021 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board
Keynote: European Universities – Critical Futures Seminar
Katja Brøgger (Lecturer)
15 Dec 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Sapere Aude Research Leader grant and Inge Lehmann grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark (DKK 10.493.000 in total). Project: Asserting the Nation: Comparative studies on the rise of neo-nationalism in higher education. PI: Katja Brøgger
Katja Brøgger (Participant)
2020 → 2024Activity: Other activity types › Other
Power, nation-building and education infrastructures. Discussion paper
Katja Brøgger (Invited speaker)
6 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Performativity, Time and Capitalism. Discussion paper
Katja Brøgger (Invited speaker)
26 Aug 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
The Reclosing of the Borders in European Higher Education? On the rise of neo-nationalism in Europe and European higher education. Paper presentation
Katja Brøgger (Invited speaker)
26 Aug 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
The research review panel at Danish School of Education, Aarhus University (Event)
Katja Brøgger (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board
European Educational Research Journal (Journal)
Katja Brøgger (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
Vice-chairperson of the Research Committee at Danish School of Education, Aarhus University.
Katja Brøgger (Participant)
Nov 2019 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
Higher education between transnational reform and the return of national protectionism
Katja Brøgger (Lecturer)
24 Sep 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Research seminar: Policy Futures (DPU) and Centre for Education Policy Research (AAU)
Katja Brøgger (Organizer), Lucas Lundbye Cone (Organizer), John Benedicto Krejsler (Organizer), Mette Buchardt (Organizer) & Annette Rasmussen (Organizer)
24 Sep 2019 → 25 Sep 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
PhD-course: The transnational turn in European education policy & its potential reversal?
John Benedicto Krejsler (Organizer), Katja Brøgger (Organizer), Robert Lingard (Speaker) & Romuald Normand (Speaker)
9 Sep 2019 → 13 Sep 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
Privatopia Network meeting at ECER 2019
Lucas Lundbye Cone (Organizer) & Katja Brøgger (Organizer)
4 Sep 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
PRIVATOPIA - Research Network on the Privatization of European Education (External organisation)
Lucas Lundbye Cone (Member) & Katja Brøgger (Member)
4 Sep 2019Activity: Membership types › Membership in research network
ECER 2019: Federal, State or Market Governance? The Emergence of an Accreditation Market in European Higher Education
Katja Brøgger (Lecturer) & Berit Karseth (Lecturer)
4 Sep 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Leder af forskningsprogrammet Policy Futures
Katja Brøgger (Editor)
Mar 2019 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
Universitetet i Europa - den dobbelte udfordring
Katja Brøgger (Invited speaker)
1 Mar 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Magisterbladet - kommentar: Eksperternes dom over første år med Ane Halsboe: En jævn ministerpræstation – med adskillige væsentlige mangler. Artikel af Pernille Siegumfeldt.
24/08/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Magisterbladet - kommentar: Danske universiteter bløder udvekslingsstuderende. Artikel af Magnus Vesth Skjødt.
24/08/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Information - kommentar: Det er blevet nemt at gå på universitetet. Artikel af Mathias Sindberg
31/08/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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