Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research
- Cultural sociology
- Subcultures
- Urban sociology
- Ethnography
Erik Hannerz is associate professsor in sociology, mainly working in the field of cultural criminology. He earned his ph d in Sociology at Uppsala University, his dissertation seeking to develop and refine the concept of subcultures so as to allow for heterogeneity and plurality, using punk in Sweden and Indonesia as the case. His later research projects include “Rewriting the city” that investigates how graffiti writers perceive and make use of urban space and Citizen police work and digital crowdsourcing that focused on the work and negotiations of internet detectives. He is the author to Performing Punk (Palgrave 2015) and Urban Creativity (Dokument Press Akademi 2024). Hannerz is co-founder of the research environment Cultural Space, the research group Urban Creativity, as well as of the master program in Cultural Criminology. In 2022 he was awarded the Students of Lund University pedagogical prize. Hannerz is since 2013 Faculty Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology, Yale University.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Sociology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Bandekriminalitet: Fra gaden til sociale medier
Sausdal, D. & Hannerz, E., 2026, Hans Reitzels Forlag.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Gängkriminalitet: Från gatan till sociala medier
Sausdal, D. & Hannerz, E., 2025, Stockholm: Liber. 224 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Rules of fames: Negotiating the legal in subcultural graffiti
Hannerz, E. & Kimvall, J., 2025, In: Urban Matters. September 2025, p. 1 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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”De gängkriminella spelar efter regler som vi har gett dem”
Hannerz, E. & Sausdal, D., 2025, Dagens nyheter (DN debatt).Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Newspaper article
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From writing the streets to Instagram: A history of subcultural graffiti as media
Hannerz, E. & Kimvall, J., 2024 Sept 15, Urban Creativity : Essays on interventions in public space. Hannerz, E. & Bengtsen, P. (eds.). Årsta: Dokument Press, p. 237-272Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile91 Downloads (Pure)
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GANG_REC: Researching gang recruitment and culture in the 21st century
Sausdal, D. B. (PI), Hannerz, E. (PI), Westberg, T. (Researcher), Christiansen, I. (Researcher) & Kalkan, H. (Researcher)
2026/01/01 → 2030/12/31
Project: Research
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Urban Creativity Lund
Bengtsen, P. (Project coordinator), Hannerz, E. (Project coordinator), Nilsson, E. (Researcher), Stampoulidis, G. (Researcher), Paulsson, A. (Researcher), Lund Hansen, A. (Researcher), Kimvall, J. (Researcher) & Arvidsson, M. (Researcher)
2019/05/15 → …
Project: Network
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Brottsutredande medborgare och digital crowdsourcing i civilt spanings- och underrättelsearbete.
Burcar Alm, V. (Researcher), Wästerfors, D. (Researcher) & Hannerz, E. (Researcher)
2019/01/01 → 2021/12/31
Project: Research
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The Urban Creativity Pufendorf IAS Theme
Bengtsen, P. (PI), Hannerz, E. (PI), Arvidsson, M. (Researcher), Lund Hansen, A. (Researcher), Paulsson, A. (Researcher), Stampoulidis, G. (Researcher), Nilsson, E. (Researcher) & Kimvall, J. (Researcher)
2018/10/01 → 2019/05/31
Project: Research
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The Last Urban Frontier: Commodification of Public Space and the Right to the City in Insurgent Hong Kong
Chan, E. (Researcher), Isenberg, B. (Supervisor) & Hannerz, E. (Supervisor)
2018/09/01 → 2023/05/05
Project: Dissertation
Activities
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New Capitalism[s] & Violence
Ulver, S. (Organiser), Hannerz, E. (Organiser) & Sausdal, D. B. (Organiser)
2026 Apr 22Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of conference
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Urban Creativity Seminar
Bengtsen, P. (Organiser), Hannerz, E. (Organiser), Ward, T. (Participant), Haavimb, S. (Participant), Carrasco, I. (Participant), Ma, Y. (Participant), Schmitz, A. (Participant), Tunic, S. (Participant), Beck, J. (Participant), Zojaji, N. (Participant) & Gillen, D. (Participant)
2025 Apr 14Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop/ seminar/ course
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TEDX: Are punk and graffiti the best schools for entrepeneurs
Hannerz, E. (Lecturer)
2023Activity: Other › Media participation
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The Cultural Criminology Junior Research Seminar
Hannerz, E. (Organiser) & Tutenges, S. (Organiser)
2022 Mar 22Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of conference
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Urban Creativity Seminar
Hannerz, E. (Organiser), Bengtsen, P. (Organiser), Nilsson, E. (Presenter), Chan, E. (Presenter), Paulsson, A. (Presenter), Urbonaite-Barkauskiene, V. (Presenter), van Linden, C. (Presenter), Kimvall, J. (Presenter), Arvidsson, M. (Presenter) & Jacobson, M. (Presenter)
2020 Dec 14Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop/ seminar/ course
Prizes and Distinction
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Lunds studenters pedagogiska pris för framstående insatser i utbildningen
Hannerz, E. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)