Dr. Linda Wedlin

Biography

Linda Wedlin is a Professor of Business Studies at Uppsala University, specializing in Organization Theory. Her primary research interests focus on institutional change, transnational regulation, policy-making, and the management of development within higher education. Currently, she directs a research program on Democracy in Higher Education. Her ongoing projects delve into topics such as university governance reform and the implications of recent higher education reforms in Sweden, particularly the autonomy reform which has given universities more freedom in organizational decision-making. She has scrutinized the role of ranking systems in shaping the identity and governance of higher education institutions. Her research has been presented in high-impact international journals including the European Management Review and Management Learning, as well as in books and conference proceedings. She was awarded the 2006 Nils Klim Prize for young Nordic researchers in the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, and theology. In collaboration with a research group, she is involved in several ongoing research projects within higher education governance and has actively participated in international initiatives aimed at restructuring higher education for scientific innovation, supported by funding from various institutions.

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