Marcus Lauri

Marcus Lauri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Social Work at Mid Sweden University. His research critically examines social welfare systems with focus on gender-based violence policies and feminist political discourse. He investigates how marketization affects social services, particularly women's shelters.

Research areas include:

• Carceral feminism and violence policy frameworks
• Discursive analysis of shelter services privatization
• LGBTQ+ activism against right-wing extremism
• Social work subjectivation through bureaucratic systems

His publications analyze how organizational technologies shape social work practice, with recent work examining mandatory reporting protocols for intimate partner violence. Lauri maintains critical engagement with Swedish welfare state transformations and their impact on marginalized groups.