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Karin Eliasson

Postdoc

In my research I investigate how Swedish actors make sense of global environmental change and resource flows in relation to the UN 2030 Agenda and geopolitics, and how visualisations can facilitate these sense making activities.

Making sense of Sweden鈥檚 role in the 2030 Agenda in the light of global change

The Swedish government has expressed the ambition to be a global leader in working towards sustainability and achieving the UN 2030 Agenda. At the same time Sweden has a relatively high ecological footprint and unsustainable consumption patterns.

My PhD dissertation is part of the research programme Mistra Geopolitics that aims to critically examine the dynamics of geopolitics, human security and environmental change. Sweden is integrated in complex systems where resources and goods flow across the globe. We could thereby be influenced by geopolitical and environmental change happening at locations outside of Sweden at the same time as we are causing environmental impacts globally. Besides this, Sweden has taken on a prominent role in the UN 2030 Agenda that calls for radical societal transformations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for all. What opportunities and challenges does this entail for Swedish actors? What roles, responsibilities and agency do Swedish actors possess?

Visualisation supported focus groups

To investigate how Swedish actors from government agencies, non-governmental organisations, business and academia makes sense of these issues I work with focus groups. To support and facilitate the focus group discussions, we have developed interactive visualisation tools where for example crop trade and mineral and metal reserves, such as phosphorus, can be examined. Sustainable food production and consumption and phosphorus use are key themes in my research.

Publications

2025

Konstantinos Kourkoutas, Tina-Simone Neset, Paloma Valdivia Vizarreta, Oriol Barat Auleda, Karin Eliasson, Fabio Alberto Hernandez Palacio, Kristiane Marie Fjær Lindland, Igor Tempels Moreno Pessoa, Veronica Junjan (2025)
Anders Riel Müller, Konstantinos Kourkoutas, Begonya Saez Tajafuerce, Karin Eliasson, Tina-Simone Neset, Ana Mafalda Madureira, Javier Martinez (2025)
Tina-Simone Neset, Karin Eliasson, Valentina Bresciani, Vangelis Angelakis, Stefan Cavalcante Bernat Junior, Ida Grundel, Marko 艩evrovi膰 (2025)

2024

Vangelis Angelakis, Karin Eliasson, Thobias Davidsson, Robert Klar, Antonios Papamanolis, Vasiliki Lazari, Stylianos Karatzas (2024) IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2) (Conference paper)
Ida Grundel, Karin Eliasson, Tina-Simone Neset (2024)

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