Niels Selling

Tel: +46 73 677 44 44

I am a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies, an adjunct associate professor at Linköping University, and an adjunct professor at IESEG School of Management.

I am a mixed-methods researcher working at the intersection of management studies, sociology, and political science. My work examines how firms influence politics and society, and how political and societal dynamics, in turn, shape corporate behavior. My research interests include corporate responsibility, business power, and political behavior.

At the Institute for Futures Studies, I have contributed to the project Subterranean Politics: The World and Work of Policy Professionals, which explores the expanding category of professionals employed to influence politics. As lead investigator of Firms as Political Activists: The Scope and Nature of Corporate Political Responsibility, I investigated how companies take stances on moral issues and navigate an increasingly polarized political climate.

I am currently focusing on the political and sociological aspects of technology and artificial intelligence.

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Three recently published works

Selling, Niels, and Frank GA de Bakker. "When employees matter: How employee resource groups and workforce liberalism jointly spur firms to support Pro-LGBTQ legislation." Journal of Business Research 186 (2025): 115017.

Selling, Niels, and Pontus Strimling. "Liberal and anti-establishment: An exploration of the political ideologies of American tech workers." The Sociological Review 71.6 (2023): 1467-1497.

Selling, Niels. "Either with Us or Against Us: Business Power and Campaign Contributions in an Age of Hyper-Partisanship." Political Research Quarterly 76.4 (2023): 1764-1779.

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