Hybridity Through Transitions: Crisis and Resilience in Nordic Universities
Elias Pekkola · Luiz Alonso de Andrade · Kerttu Kettunen · Stefan Lundborg
Mar 2026 · Educational Leadership and Leaders in Contexts Book 9 · BRILL
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Hybridity Through Transitions: Crisis and Resilience in Nordic Universities investigates how Nordic higher education institutions adapt to crises and long-term reforms by blending traditional academic values with market-oriented governance. Drawing on empirical studies from Finland, Sweden, and Norway, the book examines hybridity as both a structural condition and a resilience mechanism. It explores how universities respond to challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, digitalisation, and marketisation, offering a conceptual and comparative framework for understanding institutional transformation. This timely volume is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the evolving landscape of higher education governance and the future of academic institutions.
Contributors are: Luiz Alonso de Andrade, Michael Oduro Asante, Lars Geschwind, Tina Hedmo, Jan-Erik Johanson, Henna Juusola, Kerttu Kettunen, Tommi Kärkkäinen, Harri Laihonen, Stefan Lundborg, Marjukka Mikkonen, Reetta Muhonen, Elias Pekkola, Motolani Peltola, Marc C. Perkins, Rómulo Pinheiro, Johanna Pöysä-Tarhonen, Tomi Rajala, Íris Santos, Taru Siekkinen, Cathrine Edelhard Tømte, Jarmo Vakkuri, Minni Virtanen and Caroline Waks.
Contributors are: Luiz Alonso de Andrade, Michael Oduro Asante, Lars Geschwind, Tina Hedmo, Jan-Erik Johanson, Henna Juusola, Kerttu Kettunen, Tommi Kärkkäinen, Harri Laihonen, Stefan Lundborg, Marjukka Mikkonen, Reetta Muhonen, Elias Pekkola, Motolani Peltola, Marc C. Perkins, Rómulo Pinheiro, Johanna Pöysä-Tarhonen, Tomi Rajala, Íris Santos, Taru Siekkinen, Cathrine Edelhard Tømte, Jarmo Vakkuri, Minni Virtanen and Caroline Waks.
Hybridity Through Transitions: Crisis and Resilience in Nordic Universities investigates how Nordic higher education institutions adapt to crises and long-term reforms by blending traditional academic values with market-oriented governance. Drawing on empirical studies from Finland, Sweden, and N...
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Elias Pekkola, PhD., is an Associate Professor of Security Governance at Tampere University, where he also serves as Vice Dean for Education in the Faculty of Management and Business. His research focuses on public administration, crisis management, and security governance. Dr. Pekkola has co-edited several books and contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications. His recent work includes studies on leadership in crisis resilience and the dynamics of public administration in complex hybrid environments
Luiz Alonso de Andrade, PhD., is a researcher and university teacher at the administrative sciences unit in the Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, Finland. Luiz's recent research targets digitalisation and hybridity in higher education, social security policy, bureaucratic decision-making, and digital self-services. Luiz also worked as a manager in Brazilian national social security, where he led collaborative governance and digitalisation projects.
Kerttu Kettunen (DSc) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Innovation at the University of Agder School of Business and Law. Her research spans organization theory, marketing studies, and higher education. She is particularly interested in the history of management education, international accreditation processes, and the dynamics of competition among business schools. Her recent work focuses on how perceptions of corporate brand, reputation, status, and legitimacy are shaped by organizational stakeholders within social media communities. Kerttu has published in leading academic journals, including Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of Management Inquiry, Scandinavian Journal of Management, and Studies in Higher Education.
Stefan Lundborg, PhD., is part of the Higher Education Organization Studies (HEOS) research group at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and is the Chief Audit Executive of Örebro University. His research interests concern the academic profession and higher education governance.
Luiz Alonso de Andrade, PhD., is a researcher and university teacher at the administrative sciences unit in the Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, Finland. Luiz's recent research targets digitalisation and hybridity in higher education, social security policy, bureaucratic decision-making, and digital self-services. Luiz also worked as a manager in Brazilian national social security, where he led collaborative governance and digitalisation projects.
Kerttu Kettunen (DSc) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Innovation at the University of Agder School of Business and Law. Her research spans organization theory, marketing studies, and higher education. She is particularly interested in the history of management education, international accreditation processes, and the dynamics of competition among business schools. Her recent work focuses on how perceptions of corporate brand, reputation, status, and legitimacy are shaped by organizational stakeholders within social media communities. Kerttu has published in leading academic journals, including Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of Management Inquiry, Scandinavian Journal of Management, and Studies in Higher Education.
Stefan Lundborg, PhD., is part of the Higher Education Organization Studies (HEOS) research group at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and is the Chief Audit Executive of Örebro University. His research interests concern the academic profession and higher education governance.
Elias Pekkola, PhD., is an Associate Professor of Security Governance at Tampere University, where he also serves as Vice Dean for Education in the Faculty of Management and Business. His research focuses on public administration, crisis management, and security governance. Dr. Pekkola has co-edi...
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