I am professor in Sociology at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
My research concerns different forms of expertise and their role in politics and public policies. This research deals, for example, with “policy professionals”, that is, people who are employed to do politics and affect politics rather than elected to office. I study the work of policy professionals as a form of political influence, and their motivations, careers, and labour market. The most important publication from the project is Politics for Hire. The World and Work of Policy Professionals (Edward Elgar 2020).
Later research concerns expert reports and their role in Swedish health care governance. A current project deals with the inner world of research policies and the role different funding agencies have in forming the conditions for research.
