Henrik Örnlind

Henrik Örnlind is a researcher and teacher at the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Linnaeus University. He defended his doctoral thesis in spring 2025 on urban policy and segregation in Sweden. His work bridges academic research and practical social interventions, with active roles in municipal collaboration and co-creative research projects.

• Research Focus: Urban welfare policy, segregation, gang dynamics, and ethnographic methods.
• Teaching: Course coordinator for crime prevention and livelihood support training.
• Projects: Follow-up researcher for Jönköping Municipality; participant in a Forte-funded project on gang-related violence at the University of Gothenburg.

Örnlind’s research emphasizes structural and everyday analyses of urban inequality, combining political economy with ethnographic depth. His work explores how governance shapes welfare delivery in marginalized areas and investigates the social and emotional pathways of youth in and out of gangs. He advocates for collaborative research involving civil society, practitioners, and policymakers.

His recent publications reveal a strong trend toward understanding violence, displacement, and bureaucratic practices through qualitative and ethnographic lenses. Themes include penal governance, masculinities, desistance from crime, and municipal responses to social exclusion. His methodological contributions highlight innovative ethnographic writing and analysis.

Scientific Awards:

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Örnlind supervises no listed students but leads and participates in multiple research groups. He is the coordinator of AKTIV, a cross-institutional research environment focused on labor market and subsistence issues. He is also active in the Ethnographic Forum and Research on Interventions and Support for Children and Youth (RISCY). His grants include involvement in a Forte-funded project and municipal research contracts, reflecting applied and policy-relevant research.

Research Groups and Labs:

• AKTIV: Research environment on labor markets and subsistence (coordinator).
• Ethnographic Forum: Focus on ethnographic methods and qualitative research.
• RISCY: Research on child and youth interventions.