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Karin Salomonsson is a Docent and Head of Faculty Office at the Division of Ethnology, School of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University. Her research focuses on cultural and social dimensions of economic practices, particularly lending, borrowing, and trust in contemporary consumer culture.
- Active projects include studies on cashless society (2021-2022), collaborative consumption, and the cultural significance of creditworthiness.
- She serves as Principal Investigator (PI) and Project Coordinator for interdisciplinary research networks.
Research Interests: Salomonsson explores intersections of ethnology and social sciences, emphasizing trust infrastructure, financial practices, and cultural anthropology. Her work addresses:
- Power dynamics in credit markets and age-based categorization
- Social implications of cashless payment systems
- Trust mechanisms in collaborative consumption
- Monetary practices in digital economies
Publications: Her 67 research outputs include 9 articles, 16 book chapters, and 8 abstracts published between 2017-2021. Key themes revolve around consumer culture, financial anthropology, and social infrastructure.
Academic Engagement: She actively participates in:
- PhD thesis examinations and supervision
- Peer review activities
- Conference presentations (e.g., 2021 workshop on personal lending practices)
- Public lectures on cashless society impacts
Collaborations: Works with researchers across 10 active/finished projects involving institutions like University of Gothenburg and multidisciplinary teams spanning social sciences, economics, and cultural studies.
