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Tom Petersson serves as Associate Professor and Researcher at Uppsala University's Department of Economic History within the Faculty of Social Sciences. He concurrently holds an administrative role as Analyst in the University Administration's Planning Division under the Vice-Chancellor's Office. His dual academic-administrative position reflects deep institutional integration at Sweden's oldest university.
His research spans Economic History and Business History with specialization in Swedish financial systems, banking networks, and industrial development. Key interests include historical network analysis of capitalism, gender perspectives in finance, and the evolution of savings banks. His work frequently examines the interplay between personal relationships and economic structures in Swedish business history.
Petersson's publication trajectory reveals consistent focus on Swedish financial history with increasing international comparative dimensions. Recent works analyze risk management frameworks in 19th century banking while earlier research explored computer industry development and gender dynamics in financial systems. His scholarship demonstrates methodological rigor in network analysis applied to historical economic data.
Through Uppsala Centre for Business History, he contributes to major collaborative projects examining Stockholm's emergence as a financial hub and the transformation of savings bank foundations. His administrative role in university planning provides practical context for his academic analyses of institutional change.
