Hybridity Through Transitions: Crisis and Resilience in Nordic Universities

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.