Johanna Rivano Eckerdal

Johanna Rivano Eckerdal is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Information Studies at the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University. She serves as Office Director for the Centre for Oresund Region Studies and contributes to the LU Profile Area: Human Rights. Her research focuses on information practices in three interconnected domains: information literacy, sexual and reproductive health, and cultural policy's impact on public libraries and democracy.

• Academic Roles: Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Office Director, ALM Master's Program Teacher
• Research Themes: Information Literacy, Democratic Library Functions, Cultural Policy Analysis

Her current work emphasizes how policy documents shape public library development and their societal role in democracy. She actively participates in international collaborations, including projects on cross-border regional studies and library infrastructure in European cities.

Scientific Awards:

• Highly Commended Emerald/EFMD Doctoral Research Award (2012)

As a principal investigator for the Swedish Energy Agency-funded ILIT project (2022-2025), she explores libraries' transformative capacity in austerity urbanism. She also leads networks like CEMES: Centre for Modern European Studies and contributes to policy briefs and public debates about library autonomy and local governance.