Roland Paulsen

Roland Paulsen

Senior lecturer, Associate professor

Personal profile

Research

I have written five books including Empty Labor: Idleness and Workplace Resistance (Cambridge University Press) where I address the mystery of why some employees can be very idle at work whereas others suffer from stress and work intensification. I have also studied and written about the Swedish workfare system, and the book Return to Meaning: A Social Science with Something to Say (co-authored with Mats Alvesson and Yiannis Gabriel, Oxford University Press) is about the lack of relevance and meaningfulness in social science. 

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):

  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

UKÄ subject classification

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
  • Business Administration

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics where Roland Paulsen is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
  • 1 Similar Profiles
View full fingerprint

Collaborations the last five years

Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
Explore network further
View all 32 research outputs
  • 2 Participation in conference
  • 2 Media participation
  • 1 Invited talk