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Malin Bäckman

I am a doctoral student in Environmental Communication at the Department of Urban and Rural Development. My research belongs to a project focusing on nudging and participation for sustainable urban lifestyles.

Presentation

Before joining SLU I had been working in interdisciplinary academic research projects focusing on different sustainability related topics for a few years. I have a background in design and a keen interest in creative and participatory research methods.

Research

My PhD research is part of a project called Sustainable Urban Lifestyles through Nudging and Citizen Engagement, where I am studying everyday practices by ethnographic research methods in two urban areas; Rosendal in Uppsala and Sofielund in Malmö.

Background

For a selection of previous work and projects, please view my portfolio.

For more details about my work experience and education, please visit my LinkedIn profile.

Selected publications

Backman, M., Pitt, H., Marsden, T., Mahmood, A., Mathijs, E. (2019). Experiential approaches to sustainability education: towards learning landscapes. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 20 (1), pp.139-156, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-06-2018-0109

Pearson, K.R., Backman, M., Grenni, S., Moriggi, A., Pisters, S., Vrieze de, A. (2018).
Arts-Based Methods for Transformative Engagement: A Toolkit. Wageningen: SUSPLACE. Available here.

Bäckman, M. (2015) Designing with(in) a community. Sharing insights gained through practice. In A.Fuad-Luke, A. Hirscher, K. Moebus (eds.) Agents of Alternatives. Redesigning our realities. Berlin: Agents of Alternatives. pp.338-349. Available here.

More texts can be found here.