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Elin Rødahl Lie

Lecturer - Department of Education

Email e.r.lie@iped.uio.no

Phone +47 22 85 56 07

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Visiting address Sem Sælands vei 7 Helga Engs hus 0371 Oslo

Postal address Postboks 1092 Blindern 0317 Oslo

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Academic interests

My academic interests are particularly focused on fundamental questions and critical aspects of education in relation to gender, equality, and democracy. My Ph.D. project is an analysis of the concept of (gender) equality as an educational ideal in Norwegian education. My field of interest includes topics such as:

Education
Bildung
Democratic Education
Gender Equality
Feminist Theory
Philosophy of Education

Teaching

Background

2020–: Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Education, University of Oslo (UiO)
2015–2020: Lecturer, Department of Education, UiO
2014: MA, Education, Department of Education, UiO
2009: BA, Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, Centre for Gender Research, UiO

Tags: Education, Philosophy of education, Gender studies, Feminist theory, Bildung, Democracy, Gender equality

Lie, Elin Rødahl (2023). Encountering the Promise of Happiness. In Search for a Critical Space in Education. In Bostad, Inga; Papastephanou, Marianna & Strand, Torill (Ed.), Justice, Education, and the World of Today. Philosophical Investigations. Routledge. ISSN 9781032355351. doi: 10.4324/9781003327332. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
This edited book challenges the limits of current educational philosophical discourse and argues for a restored normativisation of education through a powerful notion of justice. Moving beyond conventional paradigms of how justice and education relate, the book rethinks the promotion of justice in, for, and through education in its current state. Chapters combine international and diverse philosophical perspectives with a focus on contemporary issues, such as climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, racism, and migrant crises. Divided into three distinct parts, the book explores the ontological and socio-political grounds underlying our notions of education and justice, and offers self-reflective meta-critique on education philosophers’ tendency of promoting and upholding orthodox visions and missions. Ultimately, the book offers contemporary and innovative philosophical reflections on the link between justice and education, and enriches the discourse through a multi-perspectival and sensitive exploration of the topic. It will be of great interest to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of philosophy of education, education policy and politics, education studies, and social justice. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Funded by University of Oslo.
Evenshaug, Aurora Jacobsen & Lie, Elin Rødahl (2023). Fragments of danning - A critical analysis of the current educational discourse in Norway. Global Education Review (GER). Full text in Research Archive Show summary
In 2017, a new core curriculum was implemented in Norwegian primary and secondary education, replacing the core curriculum from 1997. While the concept of danning is present in both curricula, its meaning and use seem to change. The concept of danning has a played a significant role in Norwegian society and educational history. Danning has been linked to the establishment of Norwegian democracy, in which education plays an important role. Since the 19th century, the meaning of the concept has been subject to change, corresponding to historical changes, yet the word itself continues to be part of the Norwegian educational rhetoric and national curriculum. This means that conversations about danning may not be fruitful because the participants attach different meanings to the same concept. Thus, a study of how danning has been used and how it is used today is warranted. Through an analysis of two Norwegian curricula, from 1997 and 2017, we find changes in the perception of danning and in its role as an educational concept in Norwegian education. We argue that danning goes from being understood as a result-oriented, social and democratic concept in 1997 to being seen as an individualistic process in pursuit of certain personal characteristics, without its former social component, in 2017. This indicates a fragmentation of danning.
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2023). Gender, Equality, and Education—Are We About to Abandon Our Nordic Ideals? In Tröhler, Daniel; Bostad, Inga; Tveit, Sverre & Hörmann, Bernadette (Ed.), The Nordic Education Model in Context. Routledge. ISSN 9781032110462. doi: 10.4324/9781003218180. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2022). When unhappiness is not the endpoint, fostering justice through education. Ethics and Education. ISSN 1744-9642. doi: 10.1080/17449642.2022.2054562. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2021). Livsmestring i skolen. Å lære lykke eller å lykkes? In Bostad, Inga (Eds.), Å høre hjemme i verden. Introduksjon til en pedagogisk hjemstedsfilosofi.. Spartacus. ISSN 9788230402917. p. 197–216. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2018). Å lykkes = Lykke? - Likestilling og "generasjon prestasjon". In Wright, Moira Von & Kvernbekk, Tone (Ed.), Barn og deres voksne. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202572549. p. 218–235. Full text in Research Archive

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Lie, Elin Rødahl (2025). 'Historical Present' - my Methodological Framework. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2025). Fra likestilling til livsmestring? Et kritisk blikk på skolens likestillingsoppdrag. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2025). ‘Historical present’ – on the need for a framework. Full text in Research Archive
Hogstad, Kjetil Horn; Bostad, Inga; Lie, Elin Rødahl; Kvamme, Ole Andreas; Kvernbekk, Tone & Harboe, Turid Løyte [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2024). Humaniorafagenes perspektiver kan styrke utdanningsforskningen. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2024). In Search of a Critical Space in Education. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2024). On educational responsibility. Full text in Research Archive
Evenshaug, Aurora Jacobsen & Lie, Elin Rødahl (2022). Fragments of Danning: a critical analysis of the current educational discourse in Norway. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2022). Gender, Equality, and Education—Are We About to Abandon Our Nordic Ideals? Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2021). When Unhappiness is Not the Endpoint. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2021). Gender Equality, third, fourth or fifth act? A critical analysis of Nordic educational discourses on gender equality. Full text in Research Archive
Beck, Eevi Elisabeth; Stalenget, Thale Kristin; Lie, Elin Rødahl & Steier, Rolf (2020). Being and Not-Being at NERA. Towards Research Practices Responsive to Planetary Capacity. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2019). Inclusion as Invitation? - When Unhappiness is not the endpoint. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl; Sivesind, Kirsten & Landfald, Ørjan Flygt (2017). Medierende betingelser for læring og danning: et pedagogisk forsknings- og utviklingsprosjekt. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl & Landfald, Ørjan Flygt (2017). «FadderPluss» - Erfaring fra studiestart BA i pedagogikk. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2016). Pedagogikk og politikk - Kan Hannah Arendt hjelpe oss å forstå forholdet mellom pedagogikk og politikk i dag? Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2016). Kjønn. feminisme og likestilling. In Kvamme, Ole Andreas; Kvernbekk, Tone & Strand, Torill (Ed.), Pedagogiske fenomener. En innføring. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202494667. p. 377–389. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2015). Education and the Political - What is the relationship between education and the political in todays (global) world? Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2015). Experiencing Democracy – can Democratic Iterations Illuminate Educational Potential? Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2018). Evalueringsrapport «FadderPluss» - Et læringsmiljøprosjekt rettet mot 1. semester, Bachelor i Pedagogikk – Høst 2017. Institutt for pedagogikk. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2016). Examen facultatum – utdanningsvitenskapelig variant – Evalueringsrapport Høst 2015. Institutt for pedagogikk. Full text in Research Archive
Lie, Elin Rødahl (2014). Likestilling som danning - kan Gert Biesta kaste nytt lys på likestillingsbegrepet i skolen? Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive

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Projects

(Gender) equality as an educational ideal - From a collective community project to the individual's responsibility for mastering life? (PhD-project)