The research secretariat initiates and conducts research projects that explore the history of Swedish business. Here you can read about both ongoing and completed research projects. (More about the research recretariat itself can be found here. )
2026-2028: The Sources of Infrastructure: Historical archives as a resource for robust and sustainable transport facilities. A three-year methodological research project to develop and analyze methods for making transport and infrastructure historical sources available, combining, and using them within the Swedish Transport Administration and transport history research. In collaboration with the Swedish National Maritime, Transport and Military Museums, SMMTF. Funded by the Swedish Transport Administration. Builds on a previous preliminary study project.
2023-2026: "Goal conflict as opportunity: learning in the north where green industry meets cultural heritage values and circular economy." The project's starting point is the industrial establishments currently taking place to meet the need for metals, minerals, and fossil-free technology in the green transition. The aim is to integrate cultural and value-creating perspectives and cultural heritage values into the planning process and develop tools to prevent goal conflicts between industry and the cultural environment. In collaboration with Sweco, Luleå University of Technology, and Dalarna University. Funded by Vinnova.
Ongoing: Trade, the sea and the families: Perspectives on the trading and maritime city of Gävle in the age of globalization. An anthology project about the port and industrial city’s role in international trade, in cooperation with the Gävleborg County Museum and the Centre for Maritime Studies at Stockholm University. The anthology is based on a research seminar in Gävle on October 16–17, 2025.
2025-2027: Royal Institute of Technology over 200 years. Editor and content responsible for an overarching history of KTH’s development from craft school to research university. Teaching at the Institute of Technology began in 1827. Today, the Royal Institute of Technology is Sweden’s leading technical teaching and research environment. The project is completed in connection with KTH’s 200th anniversary in 2027. Funded by KTH.
