Presentation
In 2024 I obtained a PhD in Urban Studies from Malmö University. My thesis studies resident experiences and practices in area-based development in the residential area of Gårdsten (Gothenburg), arguing that behind the positive representations that emphasize Gårdsten's positive change, nuanced, multi-layered resident experiences of continued stigmatization are concealed. The thesis critically assesses the role of area-based initiatives and Swedish public housing, identifying limitations to area-based approaches organized and coordinated by public housing companies.
I currently receive a scholarship from the Lars Erik Lundberg Scholarship Foundation for a project about waste management initiatives in marginalized urban areas. This research studies how and why housing companies include waste management in their strategies to get vulnerable areas removed from the Swedish police's list of vulnerable areas. Due to the influence of the police’s list of vulnerable areas, initiatives in marginalized areas are increasingly shaped by a concern to increase safety and social order. Initiatives that aim to increase good waste practices are often part of housing companies’ strategies to increase security in marginalized areas, initiatives that also aim to get areas removed from the police’s list. The research project focusses on housing companies in Malmö and Gothenburg and investigates how waste management initiatives in marginalized areas can be understood as more than a concern with sustainability by studying the broader context in which these initiatives are embedded. The project is hosted by Malmö University at the Department of Urban Studies and by the Institute for Urban Research (IUR).
In 2024, I received the Bengt Turner Award at the ENHR conference for my conference paper "Spatial Blurring: Resident Experiences in Area-Based Development in a Stigmatized Neighbourhood".
