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Karl's research focuses on the politics of plastics. This involves a wide range of social science approaches related to plastics as a material and phenomenon. He has written about the lock-in effects of plastics, norms and cultures related to plastics, governance and policy of plastics and the political economy of plastics.
Karl's thesis project focuses on how the disposability of plastics came to be embedded in Sweden during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. He conceptualises embeddedness through three interlocking dynamics; lock-in, practices and hegemony. The first chapter deals with the rise of the self-service store as an arena for disposability, and the second on how plastic packaging came to sell itself as disposable. The third is about the rise of the Stenungsund petrochemical cluster in the wake of plastic disposability, and the fourth chapter focuses on how the development of ideas of waste management and recycling inadvertently came to justify plastic disposability.
Karl also has a strong interest in philosophy, political theory, sociology, history, comparative politics, international relations and environmental politics.
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):
UKÄ subject classification
- Political Science
Free keywords
- Material Politics
- Politics of plastics
- Environmental Politics
- International Political Economy
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Expanding European fossil-based plastic production in a time of socio-ecological crisis: A neo-Gramscian perspective
Holmberg, K., Tilsted, J. P., Bauer, F. & Stripple, J., 2024 Sept 16, In: Energy Research & Social Science. 118, 13 p., 103759.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards a Global Plastics Treaty: Tracing the UN Negotiations
Dreyer, E., Hansen, T., Holmberg, K., Olsen, T. & Stripple, J., 2024 Mar 11, Lund University. 36 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
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It takes two to tango: the second session of negotiations (INC-2) for a global treaty to end plastic pollution
Cowan, E., Holmberg, K., Nøklebye, E., Rognerud, I. & Tiller, R., 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 14, 2, p. 428-434Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Limits to Plastic Growth: Towards a global cap on primary plastics production
Bauer, F., Holmberg, K., Olsen, T., Stripple, J. & Tilsted, J. P., 2024, Lund: Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund university. 30 p. (IMES/EESS Report; no. 136)Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
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Keep plastics on a tight leash: Swedish public opinion on plastic policies
Holmberg, K. & Persson, S., 2023 Jan 16, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 141, March 2023, p. 109-116 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Embedded disposability: A cultural political economy of plastics
Holmberg, K. (Researcher), Stripple, J. (Supervisor), Skovgaard, J. (Assistant supervisor) & Hasselbalch, J. (Assistant supervisor)
MISTRA, Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research
2020/09/01 → 2025/06/01
Project: Dissertation
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STEPS Phase 2: STEPS – Sustainable Plastics and Transition Pathways, Phase 2
Hatti-Kaul, R. (PI), Egan, N. (Project communication officer), Generosi, J. (Project coordinator), Hulteberg, C. (Researcher), Bauer, F. (Researcher), Zhang, B. (Researcher), Englund Örn, O. (Research student), Sayed Ali Sayed, M. (Researcher), Hagman, A. (Research assistant), Leiva Eriksson, N. (Researcher), Pyo, S.-H. (Researcher), Madsen, S. (Research student), Palm, E. (Research student), Nilsson, L. J. (Researcher), Ericsson, K. (Researcher), Stripple, J. (Researcher), Holmberg, K. (Research student), Liu, J. (Researcher), Molina-Besch, K. (Researcher), Mankar, S. (Research student), Warlin, N. (Research student), Nguyen, T. (Research student), Nordin, A. (Researcher), Dash, S. (Research student), Jannasch, P. (Researcher), Karlsson, H. (Research student), Abdelaziz, O. (Researcher), Garcia Gonzalez, N. (Researcher), Peric, S. (Administrator), Valsange, N. (Research student) & Rehnberg, N. (Researcher)
MISTRA, Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research
2020/09/01 → 2024/08/31
Project: Research
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STEPS: STEPS – Sustainable Plastics and Transition Pathways, Phase 1
Generosi, J. (Project coordinator), Hatti-Kaul, R. (PI), Pyo, S.-H. (Researcher), Zhang, B. (PI), Turner, C. (Researcher), Rodriguez Meizoso, I. (Researcher), Wallberg, O. (Researcher), Hulteberg, C. (CoI), Diegel, O. (Researcher), Ristinmaa, M. (Researcher), Nilsson, L. J. (PI), Palm, E. (Research student), Ericsson, K. (Researcher), Hansen, T. (CoI), Klintman, M. (Researcher), Stripple, J. (Researcher), Bauer, F. (Researcher), Madsen, S. (PI), Jannasch, P. (Researcher), Egan, N. (Project communication officer), Nielsen, T. (Researcher), Holmberg, K. (Research assistant), Svantesson, A. (Research assistant), Hall, S. (Researcher), Mahmoud, S. (Researcher), Englund Örn, O. (Research student), Mankar, S. (Research student), Warlin, N. (Research student), Valsange, N. (Research student), Sanku, M. (Research student), Hasselbalch, J. (Researcher), Sjölin, M. (Research student), Hansen, T. (Researcher), Chen, L. (Research student), Nordin, A. (Researcher), Engqvist, J. (Research student), Garcia Gonzalez, N. (Researcher), Newson, W. R. (Researcher), Johansson, E. (Researcher), Kuktaite, R. (Researcher), Muneer, F. (Researcher), Nilsson , E. (Researcher), Guo, Z. (Researcher), Ahlqvist, J. (Administrator) & Peric, S. (Administrator)
MISTRA, Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research
2016/09/01 → 2020/08/31
Project: Research
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Activities
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University of Manchester
Holmberg, K. (Visiting researcher) & Paterson, M. (Role not specified)
2024 Mar 1 → 2024 Jun 1Activity: Visiting an external institution › Research or teaching at external organisation
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COP fika: Looking behind the scenes of International Negotiations for our Planet
Hickmann, T. (Host), Blasi Romero, M. (Host), Zelli, F. (Chair), Holmberg, K. (Invited speaker), Sirakaya, A. (Invited speaker) & Testa, G. (Invited speaker)
2023 Apr 18Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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Svår kamp för globalt avtal om plast
Holmberg, K. (Interviewee)
2022 Feb 19Activity: Other › Media participation
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ClimBEco graduate research school winter meeting 2022: Navigating the forest - role play on the Swedish forestry debate
Sjöström, C. (Organiser), Lindberg, H. G. (Organiser), Akselsson, C. (Invited speaker), Zanchi, G. (Invited speaker), Bakx, T. (Organiser), Jadav, A. (Presenter), Larsson, C. (Presenter), Tájmel, D. (Presenter), Zani, D. (Presenter), Theanutti, J. (Presenter), Bergkvist, J. (Presenter), Winberg, J. (Presenter), Holmberg, K. (Presenter), Garson, K. (Presenter), Deshmukh, A. (Presenter), Nilsson, L. (Presenter), Karlsson, M. (Presenter), Mafla Endara, P. M. (Presenter), Müller, M. (Presenter), Rosero, P. (Presenter), López I Losada, R. (Presenter), Bergqvist, S. (Presenter), Ullström, S. (Presenter), Winterfeldt, S. (Presenter), Störling, T. (Presenter), Quan, Y. (Presenter), Nolen, Z. (Presenter), Sovann, C. (Presenter) & Waman, D. (Presenter)
2022 Feb 17 → 2022 Feb 18Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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Gyllene tillfälle för tuffare plastpolitik
Holmberg, K. (Interviewee)
2021 Nov 24Activity: Other › Media participation