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Anders Hylmö is an Associate Senior Lecturer at Halmstad University's School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability. He holds a PhD in Sociology from Lund University and is a research fellow at the R-QUEST Center (NIFU, Oslo) and affiliated with SWINNO at Lund University's Department of Economic History. His research focuses on the interplay between organizational structures and epistemic practices in science, particularly in economics and innovation studies.
- Education: PhD in Sociology (Lund University, 2018)
- Research Projects: Configurations for Energy Transitions, Värdet av centrumsatsningar (Postdoc, 2018-2021), SWINNO (Researcher, 2021-2022)
Research interests include the sociology of science/STS, research policy dynamics, and the social dimensions of innovation. His work explores how funding patterns, evaluation practices, and institutional settings shape the knowledge produced in academic disciplines. Notably, his PhD thesis Disciplined Reasoning (2018) analyzed disciplinary identity formation in economics and received the Katrin Fridjonsdottir Memorial Prize.
His recent articles examine topics like academic ranking cultures, institutional impacts of research centers, and historical trajectories of innovative firms. Collaborations span Nordic universities and industry partners, with a focus on sustainability transitions and policy impacts.
- Awards: Katrin Fridjonsdottir Memorial Prize (2018)
- Collaborations: NIFU Oslo, SWINNO Lund, Vinnova-funded projects
Current projects include mixed-methods studies on regional energy innovation adoption and the long-term effects of collaborative research centers. Hylmö’s work bridges sociological theory with applied research on science governance and policy outcomes.
