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Linn Axelsson is a Senior Lecturer (Docent) at the Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, where she conducts research on migration, borders, and labor geography. Her work focuses on understanding the complex relationships between migration governance, border practices, and the experiences of migrants across various economic sectors and national contexts.
Dr. Axelsson's research interests span several interconnected areas of human geography. She investigates eco-social transformation, examining how environmental and social changes intersect in contemporary societies. Her work on border studies and migration explores the evolving nature of borders beyond traditional territorial boundaries, analyzing how borders are performed and experienced in everyday life. In labour geography and precarious work, she examines the conditions of migrant workers across various sectors including agriculture, IT, and restaurant industries. Her research on digital geography and place-making investigates how digital technologies reshape spatial practices and experiences.
Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the temporal and spatial dimensions of migration governance. Axelsson's work reveals how borders operate not just as physical barriers but as complex processes that unfold over time and across space. She has made significant contributions to understanding migration intermediaries, showing how state and non-state actors co-produce regulatory spaces for labor migration. Her research on Thai berry pickers in Sweden has illuminated the precarious working conditions in this sector while also revealing the motivations behind repeated migration. Similarly, her studies of Chinese restaurant workers and IT professionals in Sweden have uncovered the temporal dimensions of migrant experiences, particularly the concept of 'waiting' as a fundamental aspect of migration.
Dr. Axelsson has led and participated in multiple research projects including 'Agents of migration,' 'Digital Nature,' 'Border topologies,' 'Language and Life-Course,' and 'Wild berry shifting.' These projects have been funded through various academic grants, though specific funding sources aren't detailed in the available information. While student supervision isn't explicitly mentioned in the provided text, her active research program suggests involvement in mentoring graduate students.
Her work on border topologies has been particularly influential, introducing conceptual frameworks that help understand how time and space work together to shape migrant experiences. Axelsson's research bridges theoretical innovation with empirical depth, often drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with migrants across different sectors and national contexts.
