Kristin Linderoth

Kristin Linderoth is a researcher at Lund University's Department of History, specializing in labor history, feminist theory, and welfare state analysis. Her work explores intersections of class, gender, and social change through oral history and Marxist-feminist frameworks.

• Active in projects like 'Den bortglömda protestvågen?' analyzing wildcat strikes in Sweden (1980-1990)
• Recipient of the Rudolf Meidner Prize (2021) for union history research
• Contributor to academic debates on workplace power dynamics and labor subjectivity

Research focuses on:

• Cultures of solidarity in labor struggles
• Co-constitutive relationships between recognition and redistribution
• Historical analysis of public sector labor activism

Her publications span book chapters, newspaper articles, and methodological contributions to gender studies. Current work examines historical labor conflicts like the Tesla dispute and their implications for contemporary labor movements.

Scientific Awards

• Rudolf Meidner Prize (2021) for trade union history research

Linderoth combines oral history with feminist standpoint theory to analyze labor subject formation. She participates in conferences and workshops, including organizing the Arbetarrörelsens Forskarnätverk (2025).