Johan Alfonsson

Johan Alfonsson is an Associate Senior Lecturer at Halmstad University’s School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a PhD in Sociology from his 2020 dissertation on Alienation and Work, focusing on precarious employment conditions for young on-call workers. His research spans labor market precarity, gig economy dynamics, and split shift impacts in elderly care.

Key projects include Forte-funded studies on low-wage jobs in Sweden (2005–2020) and gig work’s effects on autonomy since 2022. In 2023, he began investigating split shifts in elderly care through power resources theory.

• Current Roles: Postdoc Researcher, Associate Senior Lecturer
• Key Themes: Flexible Capitalism, Labor Precarity, Class Analysis

His recent publications analyze platform work in Nordic industries, class stratification under neoliberalism, and heritability critiques in social theory. While no specific awards are documented, his work reflects active participation in funded research collaborations.