Martin Gustavsson

Martin Gustavsson is Associate Professor in Economic History at Stockholm University, with dual affiliations at the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (Score) and Sociology of Education and Culture (SEC) at Uppsala University. His research examines the historical interplay between economics, politics, and culture through case studies of markets.

Research explores diverse markets including Swedish art (1920-1960), exclusive furniture (1935-1955), media technology (1973-2000), insurance (1995-2010), and suburban shopping centers (1943-2000). Current projects analyze educational financing mechanisms, historical funding of civil society organizations, and governance in agricultural cooperatives.

Publications investigate cultural economy dynamics through museum funding models, art market conflicts, bourgeois consumption patterns, and class identity formation. His 2012 co-edited volume Konstens omvända ekonomi examines valuation mechanisms in artistic education and fields.