Susanne Johansson

I teach at GIH in the following areas:

• Scientific theory and research methodology
• Student essay writing
• Ethics in research and sport contexts
• Sociology of sport
• Social sustainability in sport
• Organisation and leadership in sport
• Sport and communication

In addition to my teaching, I lecture in and outside of academia on themes related to my research area.

My research primarily focuses on safe and unsafe sports, with a particular emphasis on sexual harassment, abuse, and the grey areas surrounding these issues. I am interested in the cultures and relationships within sports that can both enable abuse and promote safeguarding and social agency. This includes the coach-athlete relationship, where dynamics of power, trust, and dependency are crucial for both well-being and sports performance.

Through my work, I am also invested in bridging the gap between research, sports policy, and practice – especially in relation to safeguarding, ethics, and social sustainability in sports.

Additionally, I am a member of Research in Education and Movement Culture (REMO), an interdisciplinary research group that explores movement, culture, and society from humanities and social science perspectives.

• Research in Education & Movement Culture

Collaborates with the sports movement in Sweden, participates in research collaborations and with other assignments and actors.