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 Fund 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/copy_of_research-leaders-2020/researchleader-20 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/accountability policies
Policy instruments
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
Critique and self-examination in European higher education research: higher education between international alliances and the rise of neo-nationalism
Brøgger, K., 2022, (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
- Submitted
Translating Quality Criteria in University Accreditation
Degn, L., Madsen, M. & Brøgger, K., 2021, (Submitted) 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
Re-nationalising Europe? On the Rise of Neo-nationalism, the Role of Universities and the Future of the European Higher Education Area
Brøgger, K., 2022, (Submitted) 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
- Submitted
Pandemic Acceleration: Covid-19 and the emergency digitalization of European education
Cone, L., Brøgger, K., 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
- Accepted/In press
Kvalitet, relevans og effektivitet på universiteterne - om statslig styring af selvejende universiteter gennem magtfulde policy-instrumenter
Brøgger, K. & Madsen, M., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Dansk Pædagogisk Tidsskrift. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
COVID-19 and its effects: On the risk of social inequality through digitalization and the loss of trust in three European education systems
Bormann, I., Brøgger, K., Lazarová, B. & Pol, M. P., 2021, (Accepted/In press) 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
- E-pub ahead of print
An affirmative-diffractive re-reading of the policy instrumentation approach through agential realism and the accreditation instrument
Brøgger, K. & Madsen, M., 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Education Policy. p. 1-18Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
A specter is haunting European higher education: the specter of neo-nationalism
Brøgger, K., 2021, Higher Education Hauntologies: Living with Ghosts for a Justice-to-come. Bozalek, V., Zembylas, M., Motala, S. & Hölscher, D. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge, p. 63-75Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › 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
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 → 31/12/2024
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 → 31/12/2024
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
Keynote: The Culture, Politics and Gobal Justice Ideas Lab, Cambridge University. Title: 'Re-nationalizing Europe? On the Rise of Neo-nationalism, the Role of Universities and the Future of the European Higher Education Area'
Katja Brøgger (Lecturer)
3 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
The Policy Futures International Webinar Series: What does the surplus of data do to policy making?
Katja Brøgger (Organizer)
28 May 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
Journal of Education Policy (Journal)
Katja Brøgger (Reviewer)
Apr 2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
The Policy Futures International Webinar Series
Katja Brøgger (Organizer)
19 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
Samtalesalon om kriser og kritik arrangeret af Dansk Pædagogisk Tidsskrift. Panelbidrag om ny-nationalisme, akkreditering og privatisering på universiteterne (contribution to academic salon organized by Danish Journal of Education)
Katja Brøgger (Panel member)
1 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
The Policy Futures International Webinar Series
Katja Brøgger (Organizer)
9 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
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
The Policy Futures International Webinar Series
Katja Brøgger (Organizer)
3 Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
The Policy Futures International Webinar Series
Katja Brøgger (Organizer)
13 Nov 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
The Policy Futures International Webinar Series
Katja Brøgger (Organizer)
2 Nov 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
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
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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