Main research areas
- Sociology of work
- Cultural sociology, media and consumption
- Critical/sociological theory
Current Research
My research is done at the intersections of the sociology of work and cultural sociology. I defended my dissertation in 2024 which set out to understand how creative work is reshaped by the growth of the gig economy centered around digital platforms. I am interested in the reasons and motivations for seeking out insecure and precarious freelance work, and how creative workers utilize digital platforms to navigate a highly competitive labor market. I use qualitative methods such as interviews and digital ethnography. Theoretically I’m interested in questions of power, subjectivity and precarization in today’s labor markets.
Publications
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At least I have this freedom : Subjectivity and self-precarization among digital freelancers in the Swedish cultural industries
Daniel Karlsson
(2024)
DissertationDe unga gör helt rätt när de stämmer staten
Christina Moberg, Hervé Corvellec, Anders Lindroth, Manuela Isacson, Linn Nilsson, et al.
(2022) Aftonbladet
Newspaper articleAtt skapa en arbetssökande : Jobbcoaching, immateriellt arbete och den individualiserade arbetslösheten
Daniel Karlsson
(2019) Sociologisk Forskning, 56 p.125-147
Journal article
BACKGROUND
Daniel Karlsson has a PhD in sociology from Lund University and a Master’s degree from Uppsala University. He also has a background in media and communication studies.