Comparative Methodology and Curriculum Studies: Book Launch & Distinguished Lecture

Join us for an inspiring event featuring the launch of the new book «Curriculum Dynamics within and across Contexts: Collected Work of Stefan Thomas Hopmann» (Lang Verlag 2025) and a distinguished lecture by Professor Wieland Wermke.

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The book cover for Curriculum Dynamics within and across Contexts: Collected Work of Stefan Thomas Hopmann (Lang Verlag, 2025)

Find open access versions of the book here: Curriculum Dynamics within and across Contexts: Collected Work of Stefan Thomas Hopmann, Peter Lang Verlag

Program

12.30-13.00
Presentation of the new Open Access book

Professor Wieland Wermke, Stockholm University and Professor Kirsten Sivesind, IPED, UiO presents the new book Curriculum Dynamics within and across Contexts: Collected Work of Stefan Thomas Hopmann

13.00-13.45 
Distinguished lecture by Professor Wieland Wermke, Stockholm University.

Title: Comparative Methodology and the Curriculum

Wieland Wermke will discuss the fertile contribution of the comparative method to understanding the complex realities and interrelations across various levels of curriculum-making. In doing so, he will draw on a terminology of causal relations, complexity, and contingency. The presentation will also be related to Stefan Hopmann's collected works: Curriculum within and across contexts, which Wermke has co-edited with Kirsten Sivesind.

13.45-14.00
Plenary discussion, Q&A

Bio

Wieland Wermke is Professor of Education at Stockholm University. His research explores teacher professionalism, autonomy, and comparative education, with a particular interest in special needs education.

A man in a black sweater with black hair and a black beard stands before an oak wood, smiling.
Professor, Wieland Wermke, Stockholm University
Published Dec. 3, 2025 11:54 AM - Last modified Dec. 3, 2025 11:54 AM