Mikaela Sundberg

Mikaela Sundberg is a Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University's Department of Sociology and serves as Director of the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (SCORE). She is also an affiliated researcher with the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research on Religion and Society (CRS) at Uppsala University. Her work spans multiple academic institutions and research centers in Sweden.

Professor Sundberg's research spans several substantive and theoretical fields, including:

• Organizational sociology
• Microsociology
• Science and technology studies
• Sociology of science
• Sociology of religion
• Military sociology

Her research has focused on two main areas: scientific practices (particularly modeling and numerical simulations) and voluntary total institutions. Based on extensive ethnographic work, she has published influential work on the French Foreign Legion and Catholic monasteries. Her research on monastic life explores social relations in French monasteries of the Cistercian Order of Strict Observance, examining how people dedicated to religious life navigate relationships with fellow monks and nuns.

Professor Sundberg's publication record shows a clear trajectory from studying scientific practices in astrophysics, meteorology, and oceanography to examining voluntary total institutions like the French Foreign Legion and Catholic monasteries. Her more recent work (2015-2022) has increasingly focused on religious communities and monastic life, while maintaining connections to organizational sociology and microsociological perspectives. This evolution demonstrates her ability to apply sociological frameworks across diverse institutional settings.

Professor Sundberg has directed significant research projects funded by the Swedish Research Council, including studies on the French Foreign Legion and monastic life. She is currently leading research on "The trajectory of cause of death data," examining how cause of death data is achieved in Sweden. Her work demonstrates a consistent pattern of securing competitive research funding to pursue innovative sociological investigations.

As Director of SCORE (Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research), Professor Sundberg leads an important research hub focused on organizational studies. Her leadership in this center demonstrates her prominence in the field of organizational sociology within the Swedish academic landscape.