Business History

Another important theme has been early credit markets in Gothenburg, and in particular the demarcation between formal and informal credit markets. The Gothenburg commercial houses have also been the subject of extensive research.

A new project analyzes digitalisation in the steel industry. In a comparative project, small companies and self-employed people in Finland and Sweden are studied during the post-war period and especially as part of regional policy measures. One area that is being established is history methodological issues, focusing on debates that are ongoing within the subject of Business History and especially the role of the business archive.

Ongoing research projects

• De-industrialisation and re-industrialisation: reinventing the Swedish textile and clothing industry 1970–2005
   
• From cash to crypto: changes in payment system from a historical perspective
   
• Understanding international cartels in the 20th century: tracing size and scope
   
• Professorship in Business History

 

Completed research projects

• Sustainable employment or forced entrepreneurship for weak groups in the labour market? - Ready-to-wear manufacturing and trade in 20th century Gothenburg and Helsinki
   
• Göteborgska massmedier 1920-2021 (in Swedish)
   
• Imperievinster. Finansmarknadernas globalisering och avkastning på brittiska investeringar i Afrika
   
• Digitalisering inom stålindustrin 1970-2020 (in Swedish)
   
• Konkurrenslagstiftningens påverkan på utvecklingen inom cementindustrin i USA och Sverige (in Swedish)