Martin Gustavsson

Martin Gustavsson serves as an Associate Professor of Economic History and researcher at SCORE (Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research), a multidisciplinary research center jointly operated by Stockholm University and the Stockholm School of Economics. He is affiliated with the Department of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University and also connected to the Stockholm Center for Public Sector Research and the Stockholm Center for Civil Society Studies at SSE/SIR.

His research spans three primary thematic areas: the impact of external resources on organizational behavior (particularly examining Swedish higher education funding before and after economic crises in the 1970s and 1990s); class-based consumption patterns and how economic and cultural capital influence purchasing behavior (including studies of art market polarization during the 1930s); and the rationalization of work processes and market organization (such as Taylorization of office work after the 1930s crisis).

Gustavsson's recent publications (2019-2023) demonstrate consistent scholarly output across economic history, cultural sociology, and economic sociology. His work frequently employs Bourdieu-inspired analysis of cultural fields and examines historical patterns of resource allocation, market regulation, and educational policy. A notable thread throughout his research is the examination of how institutional frameworks interact with economic constraints to shape cultural and educational outcomes in Sweden.

His advisory work and grant activities aren't explicitly detailed in the available materials, though his research collaborations with institutions like Uppsala University's Research Group of Sociology of Education and Culture suggest active engagement in academic networks. Similarly, while no specific laboratory affiliations are mentioned, his work with SCORE indicates participation in organizational research initiatives focused on public sector development and civil society studies.