I have worked in Peace and Development Studies at LNU in 2016, joining from the Open University in the UK. My work focuses on learning and communication in peace and development, specialising in community development and participatory technologies. I've collaborated extensively with teachers, researchers and youth workers in Europe, Central Asia, India and Africa through a number of funded projects.
Teaching
I teach on the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in peace and development, and contribute to the sociology programme and international social science. My focus is on research methods, community development and sustainable development more generally. Classes cover both theory and practice, and I supervise the masters students in practical fieldwork projects in the local community.
Previous teaching includes online courses in video production, systems thinking and environmental studies. I also participated in research student training at the Open University over a 15 year period, and supervised 6 PhD students to completion.
Research
My scholarship encompasses applied social science in sub-Saharan Africa, India and Europe. I have worked on the governance of rural development, adaptation to climate change and participatory research methods, reported on in academic publications, videos and community initiatives. I convened the International Visual Methods Steering group from 2013 to 2017, and have supported international training and capacity building in participatory video for researchers and activists since 2005.
Current work focuses on social issues around the integration of refugees and migrants in Sweden, the characteristics of different technologies for supporting participatory engagement and the use of AI to support teaching academic writing.
My research groups
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Center for cultural sociology The center for cultural sociology (CCS) strives to make living conditions of children and youth visible and understandable by relating individual and shared emotions to…
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Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies The Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies is a leading centre for Colonial…
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The Cluster for Borders of Justice: Migration, Equity, and the Global Postcolonial Order The Cluster for Borders of Justice: Migration, Equity, and the Global Postcolonial Order is a research cluster…
My ongoing research projects
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Project: ”Let’s talk…”: Intimacy, migration and the possibilities of social solidarity This project explores negotiations around love, intimacy, relationships and health in relation to dominating…
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Project: OUR FUTURE OUR FUTURE aims to enhance the capacity of young people to craft meaningful life projects in an era of complexity. The project explores the theme of the future with young…
My completed research projects
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Project: AgroDev The project aimed to modernize agro-industry related higher education, thus promoting implementation and effective management of sustainable agro-food production systems in…
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Project: European Migration and Integration Network (EMIN) EMIN is a geographically independent initiative, working across Sweden. The aim of the project was to individually support the target group…
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Project: FutureAbility: Digital and transversal skills for online teachers The project will draw on the experience of university teachers during the Corona pandemic to develop training and resources…
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Project: iBali – democratising knowledge through creative storytelling in urban African schools The aim of iBali is to establish an international network in Africa that applies arts and humanities…
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Project: What happened next? In this project, art and research meet. The project combines ethnological, artistic methods with mobile-based self-documentation to express the experiences of refugees…
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Seed project: AI for ISP: Proof-of-concept using an AI chatbot to support undergraduate academic writing The main objective for this seed project is to explore how to use ChatGPT to support students…
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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High, C., Teleman, H., Narvselius, E., Boshi, B. (2025). Building Participatory Instant Messaging : Developing a Methodology for Online Workshops Using WhatsApp. Journal of Participatory Research Methods. 6 (3). 1-27.
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High, C., Singh, N., Nemes, G. (2025). Artificial Intelligence for Agricultural Extension : Supporting Transformative Learning Among Smallholder Farmers. Journal of Development Policy and Practice. 10 (3). 1-20.
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Davies, A., High, C., Mwangome, N., Hanlin, R., Jones, C. (2022). Evaluating and engaging : Using participatory video with Kenyan secondary school students to explore engagement with health research. Frontiers in Public Health. 10.
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Singh, N., High, C., Lane, A., Oreszczyn, S. (2017). Building agency through participatory video : Insights from the experiences of young women participants in India. Gender, Technology and Development. 21 (3). 173-188.
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Nemes, G., High, C. (2013). Old institutions, new challenges : the agricultural knowledge system in Hungary. Studies in Agricultural Economics. 115 (2). 76-84.
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Petheram, L., Stacey, N., Campbell, B., High, C. (2012). Using visual products derived from community research to inform natural resource management policy. Land use policy. 29 (1). 1-10.
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Petheram, L., High, C., Campbell, B., Stacey, N. (2011). Lenses for learning : visual techniques in natural resource planning. Journal of Environmental Management. 92 (10). 2734-2745.
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Conference paper (Refereed)
- Mohammed, A.T., High, C., Velander, J., Matar, K., Okmanis, R., et al. (2024). Generative AI-Enhanced Academic Writing : A Stakeholder-Centric Approach for the Design and Developmentof CHAT4ISP-AI. SAC '24: Proceedings of the 39th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing. 74-80.
Conference paper (Other academic)
- High, C., Teleman, H. (2021). What’s it for? : The social affordances of participatory media production and the ideology of practice. IVMC7: Decolonising Design : Abstracts booklet.
- High, C. (2019). Participatory video from different angles : Identity, love and accommodation. Presented at International Participatory Video Festival 2, Monza, Italy, 6 October, 2019.
- Moore, R., Buckler, A., Addae-Kyeremeh, E., Singh, R., Rossiter, J., et al. (2017). Understanding teachers' working experiences : Capturing data on teachers as professionals, learners and change-makers in low resource contexts. .
- High, C., Buckler, A. (2017). Teachers work : The tacit pedagogy of expert teachers in rural Malawi. Presented at EADI-NORDIC 2017.
- High, C., Buckler, A. (2017). When the best action happens behind the camera : Using participatory video to understand the implicit theories-in-practice of primary teachers in Malawi.. .
- High, C., Goldsmith, R. (2015). Working with others : Mediating research and practice in participatory video. Presented at 4th International Visual Methods Conference, Brighton, UK, September 16-18, 2015.
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Nemes, G., High, C., Augustyn, A. (2014). Beyond the New Rural Paradigm : Project state and collective reflexive agency. Territorial Cohesion in Rural Europe : The Relational Turn in Rural Development. London, Routledge. 212-235.
- High, C., Singh, N., Petheram, L., Nemes, G. (2012). Defining participatory video from practice. Handbook of Participatory Video. Lanham, Maryland, AltaMira Press. 35-48.
Other (Other academic)
- High, C. (2011). Academic Seminar Blockade. Youtube.