Nio-Fem 2/2017, p. 6-11 Interview with best-selling author Linus Jonkman Author Linus Jonkman. Photo: Johan Bergmark The work room is often a social space with a lot of sound and interaction. But it doesn’t suit all people. Author Linus Jonkman expresses appreciation for the value of what he calls ”självsamhet” (Eng.”selflessness”) – a certain voluntary…

Interview with author Nora Bateson The Nature of Science She is a film maker, writer and lecturer. And she leads the Bateson Institute.Becoming a competent graduate can be an asset to a hard labour market. But Nora Bateson, who leads the International Bateson Institute, believes that academic research the way it is conducted today leads…

Interview with social anthropologist Raoul Galli What is trade union capital? What is ”trade union capital” for? Researcher Raoul Galli has studied what is recognized in the trade union world based on Pierre Bourdieu’s theory. When I speak to Raoul Galli, I am struck by his academic language and measured gestures. On pure intuition, it…

Interview with sociologist Roland Paulsen Empty working life Sociologist Roland Paulsen attended the conference “Det ifrågasatta arbetet” (Eng. ”Questionable work” or “Wishful work”) at Arbetets Museum (the Museum of Work) in Norrköping in November 2013. He calls himself a ”labour critic” and pushed the controversial thesis at the conference that we should reduce working hours….

Interview with deacon Karin Löfgren Is spiritual care truly psychological? What is the difference between being a pastor, a psychologist or a psychiatrist? Deacon Karin Löfgren believes that her profession has a special opportunity to help people with spiritual problems. On a sunny spring day at the end of April, I arrive at Björkhagen metro…

Interview with Gunnar Adler-Karlsson To the praise of laziness? Professor Gunnar Adler-Karlsson and the basic income Do we live to work or do we work to live? Gunnar Adler-Karlsson asked this question in the 1970s. He created a debate about the future of the labour market that is still lively at an international level. The…

Interview with psychologist Andreas Bergsten Is there workplace democracy at work? What do you get if you cross an atheist with a Jehovah’s Witness? Answer: Someone who knocks on the door but has nothing to say! With this little witty story, Andreas Bergsten – psychologist and former employee at Unionen – has described the union’s…