Silje Lundgren

Associate Professor

I do research on sexual harassment and sexual abuse of power, mainly within the police, and teach and supervise within gender studies.

I work together with Malin Wieslander (IBL) in three research projects about sexual harassment within the Swedish Police Force. In addition, I work together with researchers at Uppsala University within a research environment on sexual corruption project about sexual abuse of power, i.e. that a person abuses their position of power in exchange for sexual services.

I teach at the introductory course in gender studies on sexuality and consent, and at the MA program in gender studies, mainly on sexual harassment, violence and abuse. I supervise and examine MA theses in gender studies, mainly with students that use qualitative methods.

Research projects

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Sexual Corruption

Sexual corruption, sometimes referred to as 'sextortion', occurs when a person with entrusted authority abuses it to obtain sexual favours. This research project studies the implementation of policy against sextortion.

Sexual harassment within the police

One of tasks of the police is to take reports about sexual assault, investigate and to some extent prevent sexual offences. But what happens when sexual harassment and abuse take place within the police?

Publications

2025

Silje Lundgren, Malin Wieslander (2025) Holding the harasser responsible: Implications of identifying sexual harassment that includes abuse of power and quid pro quo elements as sexual corruption Gender, Work and Organization, Vol. 1, p. 181-201 (Article in journal)

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2024

Silje Lundgren (2024) Vi måste prata om sexuell korruption Parabol, Vol. 12 (Article in journal)

Malin Wieslander, Silje Lundgren (2024) Disclaimers for the Non-Reporting of Sexual Harassment within the Swedish Police Police Quarterly (Article in journal)

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Silje Lundgren, Elin Bjarnegård, Åsa Eldén, Dolores Calvo (2024) What is sexual corruption?: Challenges of raising awareness and legislating in the absence of recognition Forum on Crime & Society, Vol. 11 (Article in journal)

Elin Bjarnegård, Dolores Calvo, Åsa Eldén, Silje Lundgren (2024) Sexual corruption is abuse of power - and there's more to it than 'sextortion' alone

CV

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2022-
Associate professor, Gender studies, Linköping University
2017
Research Coordinator, Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA)
2012-2016
Research Coordinator, Gender studies, Linköping University
2011
Ph D, Uppsala University
Ph D thesis in Cultural Anthropology was titled "Heterosexual Havana : Ideals and hierarchies of gender and sexuality in contemporary Cuba"
2006-2012
Ph D student and teacher, The Institute of Latin American Studies, Stockholm University

Assignments

2024-
Deputy Chair of the Board of the Dept. of Thematic Studies
2023-
Member of the board of the Swedish Association of Gender Researchers (SGf)
2022

Gender Studies and Equality,

2019
Director of Forum for Gender Studies and Equality
2017
Coordinator of work at Linköping University in relation to the situation for refugees
2016
Coordinator Conference g16 - Boundaries, Mobility and Mobilisation at g16

News

Discourse and dance during gender conference

Research and revels, can they be combined? Indeed they can, according to the organisers of the g16 conference. Not only researchers from all round the world, but also Linköping residents are invited.

Malin Wieslander

Associate Professor, Docent

Alma Persson

Senior Associate Professor, Head of Division

Organisation

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Gender studies (TEMAG)

At Tema Genus, we conduct research, PhD training, undergraduate and master’s education, and social outreach, all with a foundation in interdisciplinary gender studies and often together with international collaborators.

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Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA)

In an increasingly complicated world, there is a need for researchers that can handle both breadth and depth, and can collaborate across disciplinary borders. Major societal questions are studied from an interdisciplinary perspective at TEMA.

International Affairs and Collaborations Division (ISA)

International Affairs and Collaborations Division (ISA) supports faculties and departments in their work with internationalisation, research funding, commissioned education and collaboration.

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Forum for Gender Studies and Equality (Forum)

A meeting place for researchers, teachers, students and others interested in gender studies and gender equality.