

Research
- Development studies
- International Migration
- School Policy
Research and teaching
I received my PhD in Sociology at Lund University in 2008. I am docent in Sociology with teaching assignments in development studies, international migration and social policy. My main research experience covers participatory development, migration and transnationalism, and Swedish school policy.
Publications
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Sweden in the quest for global talent
Johan Sandberg, Axel Fredholm
(2025) International Talent Management in Times of Crisis , p.86-99
Book chapterIntra-Company Transfers: A European Perspective
Johan Sandberg, Axel Fredholm, Annika Elwert
(2025) International Talent Management in Times of Crisis , p.36-49
Book chapterFrom recipients of skills to facilitators of socially robust knowledge : Teaching students in co-generative learning and participatory methodology
Yahia Mahmoud, Axel Fredholm
(2024) Promoting Inclusion and Justice in University Teaching : A Transformative-Emancipatory Toolkit for Educators , p.101-110
Book chapterWelfare conditionality and policy contingencies of school-allowance retractions in Sweden
Johan Sandberg, Axel Fredholm
(2024) Social Policy and Administration, 58 p.175-188
Journal articleImmigrant Organizations and Labor Market Integration: The Case of Sweden
Johan Sandberg, Axel Fredholm, Olle Frödin
(2023) Journal of International Migration and Integration, 24 p.1357-1380
Journal articleThe Migration-Development Nexus Revisited : Immigrant Organizations and the Swedish Policy Framework for Development and Humanitarian Assistance
Axel Fredholm, Johan Sandberg, Olle Frödin
(2022) Forum for Development Studies, 49 p.467-492
Journal articleTransnationalism, integration och etnisk organisering : En studie av svenska etniska organisationer i ljuset av civilsamhällets omvandling
Olle Frödin, Axel Fredholm
(2021) Sociologisk Forskning, 58 p.311-338
Journal articleIntegration, cultural preservation and transnationalism through state supported immigrant organizations : a study of Sweden’s national ethnic associations
Olle Frödin, Axel Fredholm, Johan Sandberg
(2021) Comparative Migration Studies, 9
Journal articleReconsidering school politics : Educational controversies in Sweden
Axel Fredholm
(2016) The Curriculum Journal, 28 p.5-21
Journal articleBaseras bistånd på ideologi eller vetenskap?
Torbjörn Fagerström, Göran Djurfeldt, Axel Fredholm
(2009) Omvärlden
Newspaper articleAvoiding the counterfactuals: Research design in assesing the impact of agricultural research
Göran Djurfeldt, Torbjörn Fagerström, Axel Fredholm
(2009)
ReportGlobal research gateway-en resurs i forskning och undervisning
Axel Fredholm
(2009) Proceedings Utvecklingskonferens Lunds universitet 2009 , p.205-207
Conference paperDecentralization and Agrarian Development, The case of agricultural extension in Indonesia
Tobias Axelsson, Axel Fredholm
(2009)
Conference paperBeyond the Catchwords : Adjustment and Community Response to Participatory Development in Post-Suharto Indonesia
Axel Fredholm
(2008) Lund Disserations in Sociology 82
Dissertation