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Research
I am a trained social anthropologist from University of Copenhagen (M.Sc. 1996, PhD 2002) and have been involved in developing the subdiscipline of educational anthropology through a comparative and global perspective at the Danish School of Education. My thematic interests concentrate on:
· Migration and mobility; education-related migration, internationalisation and marketization of education.
· Public/private divides in formal education, inequality and financing of education.
· Mass-schooling, nation-building and family-based educational strategies
Most of my work is based on ethnographic research conducted in (and in relation to) Nepal, but also includes fieldwork experiences from India, Vietnam and Denmark. Moreover, my engagement involves North-South research collaborations and participation in research capacity building projects, especially in Nepal.
Areas of expertise
- Educational anthropology
- Education, mobility and migration
- Education and global inequality
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Moral Economies of Schooling: Money, Morality and Household Financing of Education
Sharma, S. (Collaborator) & Valentin, K. (PI)
01/01/2024 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research
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Moral Economies of Schooling: Money, Morality and Household Financing of Education
Valentin, K. (PI) & Pradhan, U. (CoPI)
01/01/2024 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research
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AMR@LAB: Antimicrobial Resistance and Labour Migration across Healthcare Boundaries in Northern South Asia
Seeberg, J. (PI), Valentin, K. (Participant), Brüggemann, H. (Participant), Wejse, C. M. (Participant), Pathak, G. S. (Participant), Korsbæk, M. (Project coordinator), Varma, M. B. (Project manager), Kotwani, A. (Participant), Shakya, M. (Project manager), Yadav, D. (Project manager), Pokharel, P. K. (Participant), Upadhyay, R. (Participant), Bhutia, A. (Participant), Thomas, A. (Participant), Dhungel, L. (Participant) & Jami, J. (Participant)
01/04/2022 → 31/03/2026
Project: Research
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MIAU: MIAU - Centre for Migration and Integration research, Aarhus University
Rytter, M. (Project manager), Valentin, K. (Project manager), Fibiger, M. Q. (Project manager), Wilken, L. (Project manager), Larsen, B. R. (Project manager), Hansen, H. L. (Project manager), Sanchez Boe, C. (Project manager), Adriansen, H. K. (Participant), Anderson, S. D. (Participant), Atzbach, R. (Participant), Bach, J. S. (Participant), Bugge, P. (Participant), Frydensberg, J. N. B. (Participant), Christensen, T. W. (Participant), Elbek, L. L. (Participant), Fibiger, T. B. (Participant), Ghandchi, N. (Participant), Gilliam, L. (Participant), Gulløv, E. (Participant), Hansen, A. S. (Participant), Hansen, J. H. S. (Participant), Hasse, C. (Participant), Ifversen, J. (Participant), Ismail, A. M. (Participant), Johansen, M.-L. (Participant), Jørgensen, M. N. (Participant), Kansteiner, W. (Participant), Larsen, T. L. (Participant), Lund Mortensen, E. (Participant), Maksimovic, T. (Participant), McQuaid, S. D. (Participant), Naum, M. E. (Participant), Nielsen, G. B. (Participant), Niraula, A. (Participant), Pacheco Cueva, V. D. (Participant), Pardue, D. (Participant), Santamaria Colmenero, S. (Participant), Schou Pallesen, C. M. (Participant), Sparre, S. L. (Participant), Seeberg, J. (Participant), Thunoe, M. (Participant), Visser, J. (Participant), Vium, C. (Participant), Waltorp, K. (Participant), Suhr, C. (Participant), Winther, I. W. (Participant), Wright, S. (Participant) & Ilkjær, H. (Participant)
01/01/2019 → 31/08/2023
Project: Research
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MigMob: MigMob - The Migration & Mobility Network
Rytter, M. (Project manager) & Valentin, K. (Project manager)
01/01/2017 → 01/09/2020
Project: Research
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COVID-19 and social exclusions. The experiences of Indian medical students in Tbilisi during and after the pandemic
Ginnerskov-Dahlberg, M. & Valentin, K., 2024, (Accepted/In press) Handbook of Migration, COVID-19 and Cities. Edward Elgar PublishingResearch output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Educational anthropology and the comparative challenge
Valentin, K., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Compare: a journal of comparative and international education.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Unpredictable Mobilities: How international students navigate the ambigious terrain between political constraints and their everyday aspirations for a desirable life.
Ginnerskov-Dahlberg, M. & Valentin, K., 2024, Internationalization in Higher Education and Research: Perspectives, Obstacles and Alternatives. Engwall, L. (ed.). Cham: Springer, p. 117-136 (Higher Education Dynamics, Vol. 62).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Anthropological perspectives on education in Nepal: Educational transformations and avenues of learning
Valentin, K. (Editor) & Pradhan, U. (Editor), Feb 2023, Anthropological Perspectives on Education in Nepal: : Educational Transformations and Avenues of Learning . Oxford University Press, p. 1-27 27 p. (Education and Society in South Asia).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Bureaucratising Social Justice: The reproduction of social inequality through scholarship programs in Nepal
Pradhan, U., Wallenius, T. J. & Valentin, K., Dec 2023, In: Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 54, 4, p. 331-348 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Activities
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Specialecensor
Valentin, K. (Examiner)
31 Oct 2023Activity: External lectures and Examination › Examination
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Academy of Finland (External organisation)
Valentin, K. (Member)
15 Apr 2023 → 24 May 2023Activity: Membership types › Member of review committee
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University of Auckland (External organisation)
Valentin, K. (Member)
16 Mar 2023Activity: Membership types › Member of review committee
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Kommentator på 90% seminar
Valentin, K. (Participant)
25 Jan 2023Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Himalayan Studies Conference
Valentin, K. (Speaker), Pradhan, U. (Speaker) & Parajuli, L. (Chair person)
13 Oct 2022 → 16 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
Press/Media
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Forskere: Danmark bør sende overskydende vacciner til Nepal
01/06/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Forskere: Danmark bør sende overskydende vacciner til Nepal
01/06/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Forskere, organisationer og frivillige knyttet til Nepal: Covid-19 hærger Nepal. Danmark må hjælpe
21/05/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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