Susanne Soederberg

Susanne Soederberg is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Queen's University, cross-appointed in Global Development Studies. Her research critically examines the intersections of global capitalism, financial systems, and social inequality. She focuses on topics such as urban displacements, financial inclusion, debt regimes, and neoliberal governance. Her work interrogates how financialized capitalism exacerbates marginalization through mechanisms like evictions, predatory lending, and austerity policies. Key areas include the political economy of displacement, the role of transnational institutions like the World Economic Forum, and the impacts of global development frameworks.

Her research spans case studies from Berlin to Mexico, analyzing refugee housing crises, securitized mortgages, and the 'debtfare state' in contexts such as payday lending industries. She critiques contemporary global governance structures and their implications for social justice, emphasizing the need for systemic change in housing, debt, and economic policy. Soederberg's interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, political economy, and development studies to address urgent issues of displacement, financial violence, and the reproduction of class inequalities.