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Susanne Bregnbæk

Researcher

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Contact details
  • Email: susanne [dot] bregnbak [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se
Organisation
  • Department of Sociology
  • Service point: 31

Main research areas

  • China
  • Family-state
  • Transformation

Current research

I have expertise within the anthropology of China and have a profile within existential/psychological anthropology. I am now PI (Principal Investigator) of the project New Relational Horizons for Institutionalized Youth in Denmark: Loneliness and Belonging, which investigates young people’s experiences of institutionalization and their relationships to significant others. The project offers policy advice on how to decrease experiences of loneliness and increase a sense of belonging.

In addition to this, I am co-editing a book called Flygtningefamilier i forandring, about changing family relationships for refugee families in Denmark, and a special issue/book on The Transformative Power of Love, which investigates the force of love in social life in a global perspective.

Teaching

I teach social anthropology at the BA, MA, and Ph.D. level.

Background

Susanne Bregnbæk is a senior lecturer in social anthropology at the Department of Sociology, Lund University and holds a ph.d. in anthropology from the University of Copenhagen (2010).

Media inquiries

Chinese society, refugees, institutionalized youth

Research projects

New Relational Horizons for Institutionalized Youth in Denmark: Loneliness and Belonging (Spor 1 - Anbringelse — NUBU).

Research environments

Last updated: 7 Mar 2025